Lady Gaga Goes Topless in MTV VMA Promos

MTV has given us an exciting new reason to watch the 2011 Video Music Awards (VMAs): Lady Gaga will perform! To announce her appearance, the singer performs a fantastic jazz version of her new single "You and I" in three new promo clips -- one of which features her playing the piano while topless! Check them out below.
Here's Gaga removing her own bra while playing the piano (multitasking!):So far, this is the only explanation that the singer has put forward: "The (video is about the) idea that when you're away from someone you love, it's torture," she told MTV. "I knew I wanted the video to be about me sprinting back and walking hundreds of thousands of miles to get him back."
(Yes, but what about the mermaid in the bathtub? Why is she making out with herself in a cornfield? We demand answers!)
Along with Gaga, singers scheduled to perform at the Aug. 28 VMAs include Adele (whose "Rolling in the Deep" video received seven nominations), Bruno Mars, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown. The ceremony will also include a much-hyped tribute to Britney Spears.
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