Tacky rapper comment before Lorde wins Best Rock Video at VMAs

US rapper Trey Songz at the MTV Video Music Awards was presenting the Best Rock Video at the MTV Video Music Awards when he made a tacky gesture that will likely attract comment.

Noting that the male-dominated category included one female, New Zealand’s Lorde, he said: “There’s even a lady in the mix. I can always get behind a lady.”

With that he nuzzled his groin towards co-presenter actress Nina Dobrev.

“He probably didn’t mean that the way that it sounded,” she blushed.

“Oh but I did,” he insisted.

With the audience predominantly young, it’s a line that will surely raise eyebrows, particularly given Lorde is still a 17 year old.

But the MTV Awards has always had its notorious moments from Madonna kissing Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, to a young Miley Cyrus twerking.

Lorde had the last laugh by winning the category.

Sydney boys 5 Seconds of Summer also wowed the crowd with a rousing performance of their hit, Amnesia, but missed out on the Artist to Watch category.