MTV Video Music Awards - VMA Side Story commercial

Summary: Pop stars and VMA host Russell Brand do their own version of West Side Story.

Video:

Music in the commercial

Song: Tonight by Ne-Yo by Taylor Swift by Cobra Starship by Leighton Meester by Russell Brand by Katy Perry

First up are Cobra Starship and Leighton Meester. They reference their collaboration "Girls Go Bad".

Ne-Yo does a dance routine, and gives a nod to Michael Jackson, whose "Beat It" video itself was inspired by the musical West Side Story.

Katy Perry prunes bushes on a rooftop. She references her song "Waking Up In Vegas".

Russell Brand holds a VMA award and sings about what you can expect at the show.

Taylor Swift sings the chorus in a taxicab.

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Song: Tonight composed by Leonard Bernstein written by Stephen Sondheim

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Song: Good Girls Go Bad by Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester

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Song: Waking Up In Vegas by Katy Perry

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Song: Teardrops on My Guitar by Taylor Swift

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Description

The video intermixes songs from West Side Story with references to the songs of pop stars in the video.

Text:
THE STARS ALIGN
SUNDAY
SEPT. 13
LIVE!
9P/8c
HOSTED BY
RUSSELL BRAND