But beautiful B. then proceeded to belt out a stellar version of Etta James' classic "At Last" to a star-studded crowd—which included Etta James herself. Nice.
Beyoncé later dueted with Justin Timberlake on a crowd-pleasing "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (other musical guests included the Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna, Kid Rock, Mary J. Blige, Miley Cyrus and Mariah Carey).
But the fashion statements themselves also moved the New York fashionista throngs. Sample some of the stars' finery in our Fashion Rocks 2008 Gallery.
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Dec 18, 2009 6:00 pm PST
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Beyonce nets three prizes at MTV awards in Berlin
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