Lea Michele and the cast of Glee dedicate their Teen Choice Award wins to Cory Monteith

They lost their beloved co-star Cory Monteith to a drug overdose earlier this summer.
And the cast of Glee was honoured with an award for choice TV show comedy at Sunday's Teen Choice Awards at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.
Show star Amber Riley thanked fans for their unwavering devotion as she cast are returning to the screen this fall for their fifth season without show breakout Cory, who played Finn Hudson.

'I want to personally thank you': Lea Michele tearfully thanked the fans as she accepted an award for top comedy actress at the Teen Choice Awards at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles on Sunday. 

TEEN CHOICE AWARDS: Lea Michele tearful dedication to Cory...

'Although we lost someone that we really love, that you guys love too, we are very fortunate to come back [for the next season],' she said.
'Cory was like a brother to us and like a dad, and you know he was always ready to sign an autograph for a fan -- he loved you gleeks and he loves his fans.
'So on behalf of our brother and our classmate, we accept this award,' Amber continued.

Dedication: Lea dedicated her award to her boyfriend Cory Monteith, who passed away on July 13 from a drug overdose

Healing: The cast returned to the set earlier this month to star filming season five

Moving tribute: Lea's speech ended with a photo montage to Cory

Lea Michele, who won the award for choice TV comedy actress, tearfully took to the microphone to pay tribute to her former boyfriend. 

'I just wanted to be here today to personally thank all of you and tell everyone out there how much all of your love and support has meant to me over these very difficult past few weeks,' the 26-year-old said.
'Not that I had any doubt before, but you guys are most certainly the greatest fans in the world.'

'We lost someone special': Amber Riley talked of being fortunate to return to season five, even without Cory 

TEEN CHOICE AWARDS: Glee cast dedicate their award to Cory...

We're in this together: Glee also received a surf board for top comedy, male breakout star and male scene stealer

Moving on without Cory: Glee actors Jane Lynch (L) and Matthew Morrison were honoured along with rest of the cast

She continued: 'I wanted to dedicate this award to Cory, and for all of you out there who loved and admired Cory as much as I did. I promise that with your love, we'll get through this together.
'He was very special to me and to the world, and we were all lucky to witness his incredible talent, his handsome smile and his beautiful, beautiful heart.
'And whether you knew him personally or as Finn Hudson, Cory reached out and he became part of all of our hearts -- and that's where he'll stay forever.'

Hosts: Pretty Little Liars star Lucy Hale joined Glee cast member Darren Criss for hosting duties on Sunday

Best song ever: One Direction opened the show to the sound of thousands of screaming fans with their tune Best Song Ever

Many directions: The British boyband took home four surfboards for choice music group, tour, single by a group, and love song

Let the celebration begin: The group took home four awards

Best buds: One Direction's Harry Styles sat alongside his close friend and fellow Brit Ed Sheeran

You can do it Harry: The Little Things singer gave his best as he tried to twerk in tight jeans

Monteith, who co-hosted the Teen Choice Awards in 2010, was found dead July 13 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
An autopsy revealed the 31-year-old actor died of an overdose of heroin and alcohol.
The show also took home life-sized awards for breakout star Blake Jenner and male scene stealer, Chord Overstreet.
Glee star Darren Criss also served as a co-host for the telecast alongside Pretty Little Liars star Lucy Hale.

Best break-up: Selena Gomez has her split with Justin Bieber to thank for her award for best break-up tune

All grown up: The former Disney star turned 21 on July 22

Kick-ass: Actors Chloe Grace Moretz and Christopher Mintz-Plasse were among the star-studded presenters at the event

New girl: Lily Collins easily outshined fellow presenter Max Greenfield in a Fausto Puglisi skirt and Houghton shirt

Teens aged 13 to 19 have the say in who gets to take home the colourful surfboard in 42 categories across television, music, film, sports, fashion, comedy and web videos.
And they screamed at the top of their lungs as confetti dropped from the ceiling during One Direction's rousing opener, debuting their new single Best Song Ever.
'It's always good when One Direction opens for you,' Darren joked before calling the band back to the stage to accept the first four awards for the night: choice music group, tour, single by a group, and love song.

Trendsetter: Miley Cyrus donned a stappy leather mini skirt and matching leather bralette for her win for Candie¿s Fashion Trendsetter Award

Happy family: The Party in the USA singer sat alongside her father Billy Ray Cyrus and sister Noah

Mingling: Multiple board winner Miley Cyrus got friendly backstage with One Direction's Harry Styles

Aussie charm: Actor Liam Hemsworth presented the first award to fellow Australian comedianne Rebel Wilson

Rebel Wilson, wearing an oddly appropriate pink and black wetsuit, took home the first film award for her role in the comedy Pitch Perfect.
'Thank goodness I won or else it would have been really awkward wearing this wetsuit. I can take this surfboard to the beach and look at it,' the Australian comedianne said.
But the bold blonde was later bleeped as she made an off-colour remark about One Direction's band name that was muted out by producers.

Pitch perfect: Rebel's co-star Skylar Astin accepts Choice Movie Actor for the musical comedy film

Big win: Skylar joked about the board being his first award since the age of seven at summer camp

What did you say? Rebel Wilson was cut off during her acceptance speech as she made a joke about One Direction

That's what the surfboards are for: Pitch Perfect star Rebel rushed the stage in a pink and black personalized wetsuit

Earning his title: Choice movie villain winner Adam DeVine talked to red carpet host Jenni 'Jwoww' Farley about photobombing stars at the show

Still at it: Inside the show Adam continued his quest, punking Nina Dobrev and Simon Helberg

Rebel's co-star Skylar Astin took home the board for choice movie comedy actor, and the film was also a winner for best villain (Adam DeVine).
The musical comedy lead the pack with eleven nominations heading into the awards show, followed by The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 with nine.
The ABC Family drama Pretty Little Liars was the first television show to take home honours, bagging seven wins for choice drama, summer TV show, summer female and male actors, male and female actors and summer TV Villain.

Ultimate choice: Ashton Kutcher gave a rousing speech as he accepted his 16th surfboard

Making his mark: Ashton's Buttlerfly Effect co-star Logan Lerman took home his first Teen Choice Award for his role in The Perks of Being a Wallflower

So funny: As Logan Lerman accepted his award, actor Adam DeVine was the prankster behind him

Top funnyman: Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons was honoured for his role as Sheldon Cooper in the hit comedy series

Inspirational: Nick Jonas was presented with the Acuvue Inspire Award

Biggest fans: Nick's brothers Joe and Kevin gave him a standing ovation

Selena Gomez celebrated her high-profile split with Justin Bieber with a win for choice break-up tune for her single Come and Get It. The 21-year-old also took home a board for choice female hottie and summer music star.

Other winners included Bruno Mars, Demi Lovato, Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons and Olympian Gabby Douglas.
The list of celebrity presenters is even longer - Abigail Breslin, Emblem3, Max Greenfield, Demi Lovato, Hailee Steinfeld, Bella Thorne, The Wanted, Rebel Wilson, Lily Collins, Liam Hemsworth, and Chloe Grace Moretz.

Song of the summer: Demi Lovato crooned her latest single Made in the USA

Helping hand: Demi's close friend Nick Jonas played drums during her performance

Double duty: After her performance, Demi stepped on stage to present the Acuvue Inspire Award

Good looking trio: Demi and Nick sat in the audience beside Teen Choice Award winner Sandra Bullock

Her own board: Basketball player Russell Westbrook and actress Michelle Rodriguez presented Demi Lovato with one of three awards

New look: The 20-year-old transformed her blonde hair into a faux hawk

Ultimate Choice winner Ashton Kutcher used his platform to deliver an impassioned speech to the mostly under 20 set -- many of whom were just born when he first landed on television in 1998 in the hit comedy That '70s Show.

The Jobs star joked that the achievement -- his 16th board in his two decade career -- felt like he was receiving 'an old guy award.'
Ashton then got serious, offering to his many learned lessons on opportunity, potential and life in general.
'I've never had a job in my life that I was better than,' the 35-year-old said, recounting his first job as a dishwasher before breaking into modelling in his late teens.
'I was always just lucky to have a job. .. I never quit my job till I had my next job. So opportunity looked a lot like work.'

Still Into You: Paramore's lead singer Hayley Williams was flanked by hipster ballerinas during her performance

Show them what you're made of: The band Paramore was gifted with an award for choice rock group after their electric performance

Sky high: Emblem 3 celebrated their first win ever for breakout group

She's a Chloe: The X Factor standouts were spirited on stage alongside actress Laura Marano

They've got the X Factor: Fellow show stand outs Fifth Harmony acted as presenters

Young stars: Candice Glover, Bella Thorne and Joey King were among the teen presenters

He also shared to the audience his view on sexiness -- 'the sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart' -- and other nuggets of wisdom.
'Life can be a lot broader than that when you realize one simple thing: Everything around us that we call life was made up by people who are no smarter than you.
'You can build a life that other people can live in. Build your life, don't live it.'

Changing it up: Co-host Lucy Hale later changed into a vintage inspired pink shift dress

Sporty: The two later changed into athletic gear to present the sports awards

Rock the vote: Kerry Washington and Vampire Diaries star Ian Somerhalder congratulated the audience for their record setting 150 million votes cast

Action man: LL Cool J was bestowed with the honour of Choice TV Action Star

On the road: Bruno Mars filmed his thank you speech for top R&B artist and summer music star while on tour

Scandal star Kerry Washington also tried to use her opportunity at the mic as a teaching moment for the young audience.
'Tonight means your vote matters,' she said of the more than 150 million votes cast -- a new record for the show.
The 36-year-old was dressed in a youthful Stella McCartney dress as she present alongside Vampire Diaries actor Ian Somerhalder.
She later sent her best wishes via Twitter to choice female athlete winner Gabby Douglas.
'CONGRATS on your #teenchoice award @gabrielledoug XOXOXO,' she wrote.

Handling the heat: Sandra Bullock won twice for her comedy film The Heat

Sorry for that: Sandra made an apology for shoving a peanut up her nose in the film

Youthful: The mother-of-one looked sleek in a Antonio Berardi sheath dress

Pretty little liars: The stars of the ABC Family programme took home 7 awards

Spinning: Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirwall, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jesy Nelson of Little Mix posed backstage

Do you feel lucky: Matthew Morrison was all smiles as he posed beside the Candies Spin For Charity wheel

Breezy: Bella Thorne posed backstage in her palm-tree patterned ensemble

The show ended with an attempt to rally the crowd to break the world record for twerking, a theme hosts Darren and Lucy brought up earlier in the show by ambushing One Direction's Harry Styles into a twerking demonstration.
The 19-year-old first insisted that he wasn't going to partake in the popular dance move, insisting that his tight pants might not be up to the task.
But he gladly joined in the fun, and later Darren and Lucy brought out Guinness World Record officiators to count the entire audience's effort.

Looks like a winner: Nelly raised his arms and beamed a big smile

Purple princess: Michelle Rodriguez grabbed the wheel and prepared to spin for charity

Time to twerk: The show ended with a Guinness World Record attempt for most people twerking at the same time

Dressed for the occasion: Darren and Lucy slipped into silly onesies for their dance

All about the effort: Darren showed off his expert twerking with a handstand attempt

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Harry Styles causes Twitter meltdown as he stands up and twerks at the Teen Choice Awards

Harry Styles sent Twitter into meltdown on Sunday night after livening up the Teen Choice Awards with a spot of twerking.
The One Direction star was encouraged by the hosts of the ceremony, Lucy Hale and Darren Criss, to take a second in the spotlight.
And given the opportunity to show off his moves, Harry decided to break out the twerk - a dance move which involves moving the hips up and down.

Twerk it! Harry Styles caused a Twitter meltdown with a spot of twerking at the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday night

 

TEEN CHOICE AWARDS: Harry Styles twerking in tight jeans

Harry's decision to try his luck twerking clearly came as a shock to his pals, as Ed Sheeran, who Harry was sitting next to, and bandmate Zayn Malik, sitting in the row behind, were seen breaking into fits of laughter upon witnessing the twerk.
Within seconds of Harry's impromptu performance, hundreds of GIFs and videos of the moment had hit Twitter, while #HarryDroppedThatThunThunThun quickly began to trend.
However, Harry was clearly embarrassed that the three-second move had caused such a storm, writing on Twitter later on: 'Note to self, don't 'twerk'.'

Who, me? Harry was singled out by hosts Lucy Hale and Darren Criss to stand up and show off his moves

Go Harry, go Harry! The singer flexed his hands before breaking into the twerk

Check me out! While the twerking action lasted a matter of seconds, it caused a storm on Twitter

Despite Harry causing a Twitter meltdown, it certainly proved a successful night in other ways for One Direction.
While Harry was a solo winner by taking home the Top Hottie and Best Smile gongs, the band also went home with the awards for Choice Summer Tour, Choice Group, Choice Single for Live While We're Young and Choice Love Song for Little Things.
Meanwhile, Rebel Wilson chose to use the band as the butt of one of her more controversial jokes, before adding: 'I like Harry Styles. I met them backstage before I went on and Ed Sheeran, who's not technically part of the band, was there and kind of jamming.

Thank you very much! Harry looked embarrassed as he sat down after the incident

You're hilarious! Harry was seen laughing with Ed after his twerking performance

Note to self! Harry tweeted that he shouldn't twerk after the awards

'He's a very nice guy. But probably Harry is my favorite.'
While Harry sat with Ed in the crowd, Zayn sat alongside Little Mix singer girlfriend Perrie Edwards, with the pair dismissing rumours from earlier this week that they had ended their romance.
Instead, the couple looked incredibly happy and loved-up as they sat together hand-in-hand.

Opening the show: Harry and his bandmates delighted the crowd as they performed to open the show

Winners: The boys took home four awards as a band, with Harry winning two solo prizes

Back to school: The boys posed up in a makeshift classroom backstage at the awards

Earlier, Perrie posed up with her Little Mix bandmates Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall on the red carpet.

The girls appeared more than a little excited about attending the awards, posting various pictures of themselves on their Instagram pages throughout the evening.

Little Mix perhaps also used the opportunity to catch up with former X Factor alum Cher Lloyd, who debuted a more grown-up look at the awards after swapping her long hair extensions for a chic bob.

Dressed to impress: Little Mix went all out with their outfits for the event

Girls united! The girls also posed backstage with Demi Lovato and Fifth Harmony

Who's that girl? Cher Lloyd looked chic after swapping her long hair extensions for a grown-up bob

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Madonna shows off diamond encrusted grills as she attends Menton music festival with boyfriend Brahim Zaibat

Madonna showed off her distinctive looking grills when she arrived in the south of France accompanied by boyfriend Brahim Zaibat.
The 54-year-old singer was paying a visit to Menton, a picturesque coastal town close to the French-Italian border and site of the annual Festival de Musique de Menton – a celebration of classical music with performances from a range of global artists and symphony orchestras.

But while then occasion was all about classical music, Madonna also took the opportunity to show off the distinctly urban grills she previously showcased for followers on picture messaging service Instagtram.

The bizarre fashion accessory includes 24 diamonds and an open-tooth design that shows her real teeth underneath.

Something to smile about: The singer shows off her grills as she arrives at the event in southern France with Brahim Zaibat

Evidently delighted with her new mouthpiece, Madonna has since showing them off in a range of shots over the last few weeks, including one in which he appears to be biting down on a sword.

Dressed a little less provocatively than usual in a polka dotted black dress and white cardigan, Madonna was spotted taking in performances from concert pianist sisters Katia and Marielle Labèque and Basque band Kalakan, with whom the singer is close friends.
But while Zaibat looked bright and cheerful in a Comme des Garcons T-shirt, his famous girlfriend looked distinctly weary as they entered the venue for a night of world music.
Indeed, Madonna appeared to be ready for a good nights sleep as she ran a hand through her hair, her eyes downcast as she followed festival art director Paul Thomas Emmanuel into the event, with a grinning Zaibat bringing up the rear.

Ready for bed: Madonna looks washed out as she attends a performance at the Menton Music Festival in southern France

Exhausted: The pop legend runs a hand through her hair as she arrives at the venue for a performances from piano sisters Katia and Marielle LabËque and Basque trio Kalakan with Zaibat and festival artistic director Paul Thomas Emmanuel

Eyes right: Something has caught Madonna's eye as she arrives accompanied by her young boyfriend

The Borderline singer added a touch of mainstream glamour to an event not generally known for attracting mainstream celebrities.
But while she was warmly greeted at the event, she’s said to be less welcome in Russia after reportedly violating the terms of her visa by claiming money for a performance in St. Petersburg last year.
According to ABC performers are not allowed to earn money in the country while visiting on a tourist visa.
Lady Gaga has been accused of breaching the same rule while performing in Moscow and St. Petersburg with her Born This Way tour in 2012, but insiders claim real the source of the controversy is their apparent promotion of gay rights while visitors.

Seats please: The festival director places a hand on the hitmaker's back as she makes her way to her seat

Passing the time: Madonna and Zaibat chat to another guest as they wait for the performance to get underway

Material girl: Madonna looked surprisingly low-key in a black polka-dotted dress and white cardigan at the Menton music festival

‘The Russian government is sending a shot across the bow to Lady Gaga, Madonna, and other performers who are taking up gay rights in Russia,’ Centre for the National Interest executive director Paul Saunders told ABC.
During her concert in Russia, Madonna reportedly told the audience: ‘Gay people here and all around the world have the same rights.’
The comment is understood to have incensed advocates of St. Petersburg’s anti-gay law, which prohibits people to openly talk about homosexuality around minors.
Anyone breaking the law face potential fines, deportation and – in extreme cases – imprisonment.

Sharp-tongues: Madonna bites down on a sword with her grilled teeth in a picture from her Instagram account

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