CHEERS AND TEARS AT THE VMA AWARDS AS SHAKIRA'S SONS LOOK ON PROUDLY AND TAYLOR SWIFT MEETS HER CHILDHOOD IDOLS

It definitely wasn't a cruel summer for Taylor Swift, who swept the MTV Video Music Awards in September.

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The superstar singer won nine of the 11 awards for which she was nominated - including Artist of the Year - at a star-studded ceremony in Newark, N.J.

As if her armful of trophies wasn't enough, Taylor, 33, had the thrill of a lifetime when the members of 'N Sync, including Justin Timberlake and Lance Bass, reunited onstage to present her with Best Pop Video for her single "Anti-Hero."