Madonna’s appearance at the VMAs surprised many attendees, making an already crazy event even more exciting. Many prominent artists joined together on Sept. 12 for the Video Music Awards (VMAs) led by...

As a male, I was at first intrigued by the idea of Miley Cyrus romping around the VMA stage in a bikini. But what she brought to the annual awards show was a dreadful and pointlessly raunchy performance that made me fear for the future of entertainment.