Beyonce proves she's in a lane of her own

Beyonce has proved once again that she is the contemporary rock star, and she used the MTV Video Music Awards stage to showcase her skills and outshine her peers, from Rihanna to Britney Spears.

Beyonce won eight awards, including video of the year, and performed five songs from her visual album Lemonade in an epic 16-minute concert on Sunday that had the audience at Madison Square Garden in awe.

She sang live, danced heavily and worked the crowd as she ran through Pray You Catch Me, Hold Up, Sorry, Don't Hurt Yourself and Formation, which won the top prize over Adele, Drake, Justin Bieber and Kanye West.