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Video Music Awards Wiki Information
The MTV Video Music Awards
(VMAs) were established at the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Originally beginning as an alternative to the Grammy Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards became a respected pop culture awards show in its own right. They were presented annually, and broadcast live on MTV.
Past broadcasts have been held in New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, and Las Vegas. In 2008, the MTV Video Music awards were held in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California at Paramount Pictures Studios (which, like MTV, is owned by Viacom) on September 7. The statue given to winners was an astronaut on the moon, one of the earliest representations of MTV. Before 2002, the VMAs were traditionally held on the second Thursday of September. The VMAs' date was moved back a week so that it would never coincide with the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards will take place in Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, September 13, 2009.
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Overview
The VMAs has been a generational pop-cultural annual award show that gathers the most popular bands and artists each year, but also brings iconic acts to the show. For years, the show was noteworthy for its live crazy moments (some cut for the re-runs); it quickly gained popularity because of them, rather than the awards given. Also, part of the show's popularity was based on the performances given; sometimes it would bring together different artists/bands to be featured in one significant final performance, and at times it would even reunite bands or bring back retired artists to perform again.
The show starts with a pre-show that can last from 1 to 2 hours (in which a few small awards are given). That is followed by the main show which lasts up to three hours, and then the post-show; however, in recent years, the VMAs have cut the main show down to 2 hours due to many changes.
Notable moments
1980s
- Madonna's performance at the First Annual MTV Video Music Awards in 1984 is considered to be the first controversial incident in a career that would see many more. She took the stage to sing "Like A Virgin" wearing a combination bustier/wedding gown, which included her trademark "Boy Toy" belt. During the performance, she rolled around on the floor, revealing lacy stockings and garters, and made a number of sexually suggestive moves. While such a performance would probably not raise eyebrows today, it was shocking to a mid-1980s audience. However, Madonna seemed to thrive on the controversy, and it only served to increase her popularity. [1]
- Whitney Houston, who was one of the first female African American artists to receive heavy rotation on network, performed "How Will I Know" and "Greatest Love of All" in the 1986 Video Music Awards. The network had previously received criticism for not playing enough videos by black artists.
- Controversial comic Andrew Dice Clay's appearance on the 1989 Video Music Awards to promote his new movie, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
, earned him a "lifetime ban" from the network when he started performing some of his already-notorious nursery rhymes that contained too much vulgar language and references. [2] Also that year, after performing with Tom Petty, Guns N' Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin was assaulted by Mötley Crüe lead singer Vince Neil, leading to a verbal battle between Vince and Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose when Axl stood up for Izzy. [3]
1990s
- A conflict between Poison's Bret Michaels and C.C. DeVille culminated in a fistfight at the Video Music Awards in 1991, provoked by DeVille's live performance which was perceived as inept. DeVille was fired and replaced by Pennsylvanian guitar virtuoso Richie Kotzen. [4] Mariah Carey hit the highest notes ever recorded at that point. She hit a G7 in her song Emotions. Topping all that was the first public appearance by Paul Reubens after his lewd-conduct arrest earlier that year. Taking the stage in costume as Pee Wee Herman, he received a standing ovation, after which he asked the audience, "Heard any good jokes lately?
" [5]
- In 1992, MTV had requested Nirvana perform their smash hit "Smells Like Teen Spirit," while the band itself had indicated it preferred to play its new songs, "Rape Me" and "tourette's". This did not go over well with network executives, who continued to push for "Teen Spirit." Finally, offering a compromise, MTV executives offered the band a choice to play either "Teen Spirit" or "Lithium," which the band appeared to accept. However, at the actual performance, Nirvana began to play, and Kurt Cobain played the first few chords of the song, "Rape me
", much to the horror of MTV execs. The band did finally return to its regular performance of "Lithium." Near the end of the song, frustrated that his amp had stopped functioning, bassist Krist Novoselic decided to toss his bass into the air for dramatic effect. Unfortunately, he misjudged the landing, and the bass ended up bouncing off of his forehead, forcing him to stumble off the stage in a daze. [6] At that same event, Guns N' Roses vocalist Axl Rose challenged Cobain to a fight after he, his wife and Hole frontwoman, Courtney Love, and Nirvana bandmates Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, egged him on. Additionally, in the end of Nirvana's performance on the VMAs of the same year, while Cobain was trashing the band's equipment, drummer Dave Grohl ran to the mike and shouted "Hi, Axl! Where's Axl?" repeatedly. Nevertheless, Guns N' Roses' hit ballad "November Rain" became the most-requested video on MTV, eventually winning an MTV Video Music Award for best cinematography that year. During the awards show, the band performed "November Rain" with singer Elton John. Because of the previously mentioned dispute Axl had with Cobain, moments before the "November Rain" performance, Cobain spat on the keys of what he thought was Axl's piano. Cobain later revealed that he was shocked to see Elton John play on the piano he had spat on.
- RuPaul caused a bit of controversy at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards when he was given the opportunity to present an award with legendary actor Milton Berle. The two had conflicts back-stage, and when Berle inappropriately touched RuPaul's breasts, RuPaul ad-libbed the line "So you used to wear gowns, but now you're wearing diapers."
The press picked this up as a crack in the "love everyone" message RuPaul presented, and depicted the incident as a young newcomer treating a legend poorly.
:Also that year, Michael Jackson was invited to make an apresentation to commemorate the VMAs' 10th anniversary. He performed Black or White and Will You Be There. [7]
- At the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards on September 8, shortly after a profanity-laced appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman
, Madonna was announced to present the award for Best Group Video. She came out arm-in-arm with an unannounced David Letterman, to a wild ovation. At the microphone, Letterman told her, "I'll be out by the car. Watch your language,
" and then left. Madonna has made several appearances on Letterman's show since, the two now treating the incident with humor.
:Also that year, recently betrothed couple Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley received a standing ovation as they hit the stage hand-in-hand. After turning to the audience and proclaiming, "And just think, nobody thought this would last," Michael Jackson grabbed Lisa Marie Presley and viewers got to witness one of the most awkward kisses of all time. Presley, who divorced Jackson in 1996, would later claim that Jackson’s PR team insisted on the kiss. [8]
- The 1995 MTV Video Music Awards saw Courtney Love's band Hole perform the song "Violet" from their major-label debut album "Live Through This". This was one of the first major televised performances given by Love following the suicide of her husband Kurt Cobain and the death of her band's bassist Kristen Pfaff in 1994. The performance was very raw and displayed Love's howling vocals. The song ended with Love throwing her guitar, knocking the microphone stand into the crowd and pushing over speaker-boxes with bandmate Eric Erlandson before exiting the stage.
:Also that year, Michael Jackson performed a medley of his main songs, 2 of them were new songs. Slash played Black or White.
- On September 4, 1996, the four original members of Van Halen made their first public appearance together since their infamous break-up in 1985, presenting an MTV Video Music Award. Their appearance was greeted with a 20-second standing ovation, and fueled widespread speculation about a reunion tour. After the ousting of vocalist Sammy Hagar on Father's Day 1996, the original line-up of Van Halen, featuring vocalist David Lee Roth, recorded two new songs for a highly anticipated greatest hits album, entitled Best Of Vol. 1. Backstage, after presenting an award to Beck, the reunion soured bitterly, and reportedly, David Lee Roth and guitarist Eddie Van Halen nearly came to blows. During media interviews, Roth advised Van Halen not to talk about his personal issues, such as his impending hip replacement surgery. Van Halen claims that Roth said, "tonight is about me, man, not your fucking hip!" Van Halen, infuriated at what he perceived as Roth's egotism, lunged at Roth and told him, "if you ever speak to me like that again, you'd better be wearing a cup!" Van Halen also fumed about Roth's behaviour while presenting another award to Beck, calling it "disrespectful" and "embarrassing". Several weeks later, the public learned that Van Halen would not reunite with Roth, to much outrage. Roth released a media statement apologizing to fans, stating that he was an unwitting participant in a publicity stunt to sell more copies of the greatest hits album, and that he had been led to believe that he was rejoining Van Halen. The following day, Eddie and Alex Van Halen released a media statement, stating that they had been honest with Roth, and never lead him to believe that he had been re-hired and guaranteed to be the next lead singer. Many were infuriated by this situation, and largely took Roth's side in the argument. Subsequently, Van Halen's popularity declined. [9]
:In that same event, Alanis Morissette performed "Your House", a hidden track from her bestseller album " Jagged Little Pill". The performance had nothing to do with her 1995 one. The beginning and the ending of the song were sung acapella, while the rest was played with only one guitar on stage. At the end Alanis was close to tears. Also, the recently reunited Kiss closed the show with a special concert aired from the New York Dockyards
- In 1997, Pat Smear announced that he was leaving Foo Fighters and presented his replacement, Franz Stahl who had been a member of the band Scream with Dave Grohl. Pat would return to the band ten years later. That same year, Puff Daddy released his debut album No Way Out
, featuring the successful tribute single "I'll Be Missing You", dedicated to the recently murdered Notorious B.I.G. The song featured Puff Daddy, Biggie's widow Faith Evans and R&B group 112. The song sampled the melody of The Police's hit song "Every Breath You Take." All these artists performed the song with former Police vocalist Sting during the show.
:The odd pairing of presenters Martha Stewart and Busta Rhymes that year drew much talk in the press. They presented the best dance video award to the Spice Girls for their music video " Wannabe," who wore a black strap on their left arms as a sign of grief because of Princess Diana's death prior to the event. Also, while accepting the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist Video that year for "Sleep To Dream", Fiona Apple appealed to her audience not to be enamored of celebrity culture. Referring to the MTV/Music Industry she proclaimed " this world is bullshit
" and quoted Maya Angelou: " Go with yourself
." Though her comments were generally greeted with cheers and applause at the awards ceremony, the media backlash was huge; host Chris Rock made a derisive comment about her speech. Some considered her remarks to be hypocritical, seeing a contradiction between her appearance in a risqué music video in only her underwear and her telling young women to ignore celebrity culture. However she was unapologetic: " When I have something to say, I'll say it
." [10]
- At the 1998 VMAs, Brandy and Monica performed The Boy Is Mine together live for the first time, putting an end to the media speculation that the two were rivals. During the original broadcast of the show, a commercial faded in the Nine Inch Nails NIN logo on a black screen while playing a combination of music that started as a solo piano piece and morphed into an electronic/industrial beat (which would later found out to be the songs La Mer and Into The Void, which share many melodic components and can be considered variations on a theme) and ended with Trent Reznor screaming "Tried to save myself, but myself kept slipping away" and the word "ninetynine" in the trademark NIN reversed-N font. This was only shown once during the original broadcast, was edited out of all repeats, and generally seen as a sign that the long-awaited follow-up to The Downward Spiral would be released early in 1999. Ironically, work was continued on the album through the first half of 1999, and Nine Inch Nails performed the title track The Fragile off the double-CD at 1999 MTV Video Music Awards almost one year to the day of the "ninetynine" commercial. It can be found as an Easter Egg or on the "Beneath The Surface" menu on the live NIN DVD and all that could have been.
: Geri Halliwell attended the event, one of her first public appearances since she left the Spice Girls, in May of that year. She presented the best video of the year award to Madonna for her music video " Ray of Light." That year also saw actress Rose McGowan arrived with then-boyfriend Marilyn Manson wearing a see-through dress, no bra, and a thong, while singing sensations Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston poked fun at their rumored rift by wearing look-a-like chocolate brown dresses by Vera Wang. In an attempt to outdo each other, the singers tore off pieces of their dresses to reveal minidresses then staged a faux catfight that left the audience in disbelief. "People thought Whitney and I had some kind of beef," explained Carey of the gag.
- Lil' Kim showed up at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards with an entire breast exposed and only a tiny piece of fabric over the nipple. Kim's outfit became even more controversial later that night, when she appeared on stage with Mary J. Blige and Diana Ross to present an award, and Ross reached over, cupped her hand under Kim's exposed breast and jiggled it while both laughed heartily. It was later described as Ross getting to second base with Kim on national television. Two of the presenters were Afeni Shakur and Voletta Wallace, the mothers of the recently slain Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G., who met for the first time. [11] That year opened with a performance by Kid Rock, Run DMC and Jam Master Jay, and Aerosmith. Songs performed were "Kings of Rock", "Bawitdaba", "Rock Box", and "Walk This Way". Britney Spears appeared in the show for the first time performing her hit "...Baby One More Time".
2000s
- At the 2000 Video Music Awards, D'Angelo and Jennifer Lopez presented the award for Best Rock Video to Limp Bizkit. As Fred Durst was making his speech, Tim Commerford, the bassist for Rage Against the Machine, climbed onto the scaffolding of the set and threatened to jump. Durst began to egg Commerford on by saying "Stage dive, dude" and "Take a dive",
finally ending his speech with "and [Commerford]'s a pussy 'cause he won't jump."
By this time the crowd had started a small "Jump!" chant. The show soon went into a commercial break. Commerford, along with his bodyguard, was sentenced to a night in jail, though he later claimed the stunt was intended as a joke. Zack De La Rocha, the lead singer for RATM reportedly left the awards after Tim's stunt. Rage guitarist Tom Morello recalled that Commerford related his plan to the rest of the band before the show, and that both De La Rocha and Morello advised him against it immediately after Bizkit was presented the award . Many people speculated that this further fueled the ongoing tension between the band which eventually led to their breakup.
:Also that year, Britney Spears gave a memorable live performance of " (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and her own hit " Oops!... I Did It Again". While she began her segment in a black suit, she shocked the media while, at only the age of 18, ripped that off to display a revealing, flesh-colored stage outfit, giving the impression she was nude.
At the end of Christina Aguilera's performance, Limp Bizkit's frontman Durst entered onstage and performed part of his band's song "Livin' It Up" with Aguilera, surprising the audience due to the differences between their music styles and also because Eminem previously accused in his "The Real Slim Shady" song that Aguilera and Durst had had a sexual relationship (denied by both Durst and Aguilera). After eliciting charged reactions from his fans, Durst stated: "I already told you guys before, I did it all for the nookie, man." [12] The feud died weeks later. Aguilera denied Durst's statement: "He got no nookie." [13]
Aguilera and Spears also used the 2000 VMAs to prove that the rumors of their rivalry were fake, as they came onstage, holding hands and introduced Whitney Houston. Houston, who had been targeted by the media for erratic behavior, cancelled appearances, and drug use rumors and was busted for carrying marijuana at a Hawaii airport just a few months prior, came out to a standing ovation and introduced an award to Eminem with husband Bobby Brown who was recently released from jail. Houston showed more erratic behaviour, jumping up and down saying "free" in reference to Brown's recent jail release.
- The next year, at the 2001 Video Music Awards, Britney Spears again shocked the nation when she took the stage to give a performance of her then-new single, "I'm a Slave 4 U." Along with dancing in a very revealing outfit, the performance is probably most remembered for featuring the singer in a cage with a tiger and briefly dancing with a live albino Burmese Python on her shoulders. The inclusion of a tiger and a snake in the performance bought a great deal of criticism from PETA. [14] U2 had been set to perform a medley including "Elevation", "Beautiful Day" and "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of". However, the riser they were performing on lost power and MTV had to cut to several minutes of promos while everything was setup again. However, they lost power again and finally the band was lowered to the ground and performed without the riser. Lead singer Bono made reference after the performance that MTV "forgot to pay the electricity bill."
[15]
:Michael Jackson also made a surprise appearance at the end of 'N Sync's performance of " Pop" and, surrounded by members of the group, performed some of his trademark dance moves to the beatboxing of member Justin Timberlake.
- In 2002, the VMAs took place on Michael Jackson's birthday, and as a tribute, Britney Spears introduced him saying she "considered him the artist of the millennium"; however, Jackson misunderstood the words and said "When I was a little boy growing up in Indiana if someone told me I'd be getting the artist of the millennium award
, I'd have never believed it" [16]. A year later, this was parodied by presenters Fred Durst and Jack Black, with Durst stating that Black was the "funniest man alive". However, following the King of Pop's tragic passing in 2009, MTV admitted that Michael Jackson had been indeed honoured with the Artist of the Millenium Award. [17]Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog appeared and had a confrontation with Eminem thanks to his "comic insults" to the rapper (which MTV later removed from rebroadcast airings). Eminem also had a confrontation with Moby, who had called the rapper's music misogynistic and homophobic. By that time, there were various boos from the crowd directed at Moby. The Best Male Video award was given right after the confrontation with Triumph and Moby, and when he went to stage to pick up the award, in the middle of his speech, he dared Moby to come on stage so they could fight; at this point, Eminem's speech was interrupted by the audence's boos. Christina Aguilera shocked the VMAs audience by wearing a very revealing outfit and heavy make-up, with an oversexualized image contrasting to her previous pop-princess persona. She was also part of an awkward moment at the awards when presenting the Best Male Video Award to Eminem, who dissed her in 2000.
:Also that night, Axl Rose unveiled the new lineup of Guns N' Roses. The band's set was the show's finale, and although the performance was meant to be kept a secret, some New York radio outlets announced the performance earlier in the day. The band played a set consisting of " Welcome to the Jungle," " Madagascar," and " Paradise City." And both Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, the surviving members of the top-selling R&B trio TLC (band), make their first television appearance since the death of their beloved friend and bandmate Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes.
- At the 2003 Video Music Awards, Madonna provoked the public by portraying a groom and kissing her brides, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, on stage. The gender role-reversal and lesbian theme instantly made front page headlines. By that time, the three singers were performing a medley of her early hit, "Like a Virgin", and her then latest release, "Hollywood", with a guest rap by Missy Elliott. The design resembled Madonna's performance of "Like a Virgin" at the 1984 VMAs: the same wedding cake set, wedding dresses and "Boy Toy" belt worn by Madonna in 1984 now adorned Aguilera and Spears, who many believe to be the heirs and beneficiaries of Madonna's pop legacy. [18] Beyoncé made one of the most memorable on stage entrances in VMA history. Descending upside down from the rafters at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, the singer performed her single "Baby Boy" as she was gently lowered to the stage. Dressed in harem pants and looking like goddess, the singer was later joined by Jay-Z as they performed their duet "Crazy in Love." The performance marked the solo debut of the former Destiny's Child’s front woman. "I don’t know how I’m going to top it," said the singer of her over the top performance.
- The 2004 MTV Video Music Awards were held at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. This was the first time the awards show was held outside of New York City and Los Angeles. It was also the first video music awards to not have a host.
- The next year, at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, while introducing the Reggaeton spot Fat Joe made a disparaging comment about G-Unit during a performance, "I'd like to tell the people home I feel so safe tonight with all this police protection courtesy of G-Unit..." Later in the show, after G-Unit's performance, 50 cent addressed the crowd with profanities directed at Fat Joe which were edited out before the shows airing although some broadcasts played the uncensored version of the show. Kanye West was shown, making sure nothing else would happen. [19] R.Kelly performed his Rap opera, "Trapped in the Closet", a performance that was roundly criticized for being overwrought and self-indulgent. The R&B singer also didn't appear to hide the fact that he was lip-synching: he was missing entire words, phrases, and even sentences, which triggered some people to think that he didn't know the lyrics despite having written the song himself.
:Also in 2005, actress Eva Longoria caused a stir when she appeared barely dressed to introduce Mariah Carey's equally head-turning performance. That year was also the first to have performances in Spanish, when Shakira, Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, and Tego Calderon all performed. It was also the first time that Spanish videos were nominated at the awards. And Beavis and Butt-head appeared in a couple of Viewer's Choice award skits, saying to "Vote to put Beavis and Butt-head back on MTV!" This could be a sign that the show was coming back soon, but was more than likely a promotional appearance for the November 8, 2005 retail release of The Best of Beavis and Butt-Head Volume One: The Mike Judge Collection.
- During the 2006 Video Music Awards, after Jennifer Lopez announced the winner of the Video of the Year (Panic at the Disco for I Write Sins Not Tragedies), a man jumped from the audience, took the microphone, and identified himself as "Sixx". The camera zoomed out until he was taken off the stage, and Panic at the Disco frontman Brendon Urie commented "He stole my thunder".
- The 2007 Video Music Awards is best known for Britney Spears's infamous performance of her comeback single "Gimme More". Spears, who had been going through personal problems throughout most of 2007, failed to live up to the pre-show hype about her appearance, with poor lip-synching and dancing. [20]. Kid Rock and Tommy Lee were involved in an altercation at the VMAs during the come-back performance of Alicia Keys. A source reported that Tommy Lee was sitting with magician Criss Angel when the two went to visit Diddy, who was sitting close to Kid Rock. Shortly after the two went over to see Diddy, "all hell broke loose," that source told Access Hollywood
. It is reported that Kid Rock sucker punched Tommy Lee in his back. The two who were once husbands of Pamela Anderson were broken up, and both were escorted from the resort. Angel was removed a short time later. The cause of the fight is unknown. [21]
- At the 2008 Video Music Awards, after 16 nominations, Britney Spears finally won a moonman. She won all three of her nominations for Best Female Video, Best Pop Video, and Video of the Year for "Piece of Me". Host Russell Brand made comments on Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, begging the audience to vote for him. Brand also made controversial comments on President Bush, calling him a "retarded cowboy" and that he "wouldn't be trusted with a pair of scissors in Britain". Also, he made comments on the Purity rings worn by the Jonas Brothers. After these comments, Jordin Sparks announced "it's okay to wear promise rings because not every guy and girl wants to be a slut". After this, Brand apologized to the audience for making the comments.
- The 2009 Video Music Awards will be held on September 13 in New York City at Radio City Music Hall, will be hosted by Russell Brand, and will include performances by Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Green Day, P!nk and Muse. [22] [23]
:VMA artists will also perform at a MTV/ Time Warner Cable/ VMA weekend pre-party and competition at The Fillmore at Irving Plaza on September 11. Having narrowed over 190 New York City bands down to the top 3, those three will compete in front of top MTV VMA talent for the " The Best Breakout New York City Artist Award". The competition will take place in between performances from VMA artists, and the battle will be between the all-female pop/ folk/ rock harmony trio " The Shells" (Jessica Rae Waltz, Carrie Welling, and Melanie Klaja), [24] [25] the rock quartet "MeTalkPretty," and the rock quartet "Red Directors". [26] The winning band will be revealed the night of the VMAs, and showcased nationally on MTV2. [27]
Host cities
Date
| Venue
| City
| Host
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September 14, 1984 [28]
| Radio City Music Hall
| New York City
| Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler
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September 13, 1985 [29]
| Eddie Murphy
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September 5, 1986 [30]
| The Palladium, Gibson Amphitheatre
| New York City, Los Angeles
| MTV VJs
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September 11, 1987
| Gibson Amphitheatre
| Los Angeles
|
September 7, 1988
| Arsenio Hall
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September 6, 1989
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September 6, 1990 [31]
|
September 5, 1991 [32]
|
September 9, 1992 [33]
| UCLA's Pauley Pavilion
| Dana Carvey
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September 2, 1993 [34]
| Gibson Amphitheatre
| Christian Slater
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September 8, 1994 [35]
| Radio City Music Hall
| New York City
| Roseanne Barr
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September 7, 1995 [36]
| Dennis Miller
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September 4, 1996 [37]
|
September 4, 1997 [38]
| Chris Rock
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September 10, 1998 [39]
| Gibson Amphitheatre
| Los Angeles
| Ben Stiller
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September 9, 1999 [40]
| Metropolitan Opera House
| New York City
| Chris Rock
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September 7, 2000 [41]
| Radio City Music Hall
| Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans
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September 6, 2001 [42]
| Metropolitan Opera House
| Jamie Foxx
|
August 29, 2002 [43]
| Radio City Music Hall
| Jimmy Fallon
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August 28, 2003 [44]
| Chris Rock
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August 29, 2004 [45]
| AmericanAirlines Arena
| Miami
| No official host
|
August 28, 2005 [46]
| Sean "Diddy" Combs
|
August 31, 2006 [47]
| Radio City Music Hall
| New York City
| Jack Black
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September 9, 2007 [48]
| The Palms Hotel and Casino
| Las Vegas
| No official host
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September 7, 2008 [49]
| Paramount Pictures
| Los Angeles
| Russell Brand [50]
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September 13, 2009
| Radio City Music Hall
| New York City
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Current award categories
- Video of the Year
- Best Male Video
- Best Female Video
- Best New Artist
- Best Pop Video
- Best Rock Video
- Best Hip-Hop Video
- Breakthrough Video
- Best Direction in a Video
- Best Choreography in a Video
- Best Special Effects in a Video
- Best Art Direction in a Video
- Best Editing in a Video
- Best Cinematography in a Video
- Best Video (That Should Have Won a Moonman)
- MTV Video Vanguard Award
- Best UK Video
- Best Breakout New York City Artist Award
Past award categories
- Best Overall Performance in a Video (1984-87)
- Most Experimental Video (1984-87; replaced by Breakthrough Video)
- Best Concept Video (1984-88)
- Best Stage Performance in a Video (1984-89)
- Best Post-Modern Video (1989-90)
- Best Long Form Video (1991)
- Best Alternative Video (1991-98)
- Best Artist Website (1999)
- Best Video from a Film (1987-2003)
- International Viewer's Choice (1989-2003; awards for individual regions were created and eliminated in different years)
- Best R&B Video (1993-2006)
- Best Rap Video (1989-2006)
- Best Dance Video (1989-2006)
- MTV2 Award (2001-06)
- Viewer's Choice (1984-2006)
- Best Video Game Soundtrack (2004-06)
- Best Video Game Score (2006)
- Ringtone of the Year (2006)
- Best Group Video (1984-2007; awarded as Best Group
in 2007)
- Quadruple Threat of the Year (2007)
- Most Earthshattering Collaboration (2007)
- Monster Single of the Year (2007)
- Best Dancing in a Video (2008)
References
- Madonna, 1st annual MTV Video Music Awards, 1984, VMAs Greatest Moments - Party Photos - Parties - In Style
- Andrew Dice Clay at Hollywood.com
- Here Today... Gone To Hell! - Guns N' Roses History
- MTV Video Music Awards | 1991 | Highlights, Winners, Performers ands Photos from the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards | MTV.com
- Paul Reubens Discusses Pee-Wee's Big Return - Movie News Story | MTV Movie News
- MTV Video Music Awards | 1992 | Highlights, Winners, Performers and Photos from the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards | MTV.com
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- Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley, 1994 VMAs, The VMAs Most Memorable Moments - Party Photos - Parties - In Style
- MTV Video Music Award - Memorable Moments
- The 5 Most Absurd Moments in VMA History | Cracked.com
- MTV Video Music Awards | 1999 | Highlights, Winners, Performers and Photos from the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards | MTV.com
- Limp's Durst Explains Aguilera Duet - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News
- Aguilera Responds To Durst's "Nookie" Comment - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News
- Britney Spears performs, 2001 MTV Video Music Awards, The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, New York City, Greatest VMA Moments Ever - Party Photos - Parties - In St...
- MTV Video Music Awards | 2001 | Highlights, Winners, Performers and Photos from the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards | MTV.com
- BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Eminem scoops MTV video awards
- Britney Spears presents Michael Jackson with the Artist of the Millennium Award at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards
- Britney Spears, Madonna, and Christina Aguilera 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, Greatest VMA Moments - Party Photos - Parties - In Style
- Fat Joe Says 50's Taunts Led To VMA Disaster - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News
- Britney Spears's Comeback a Bust at VMAs
- Access Hollywood
- Beyonce To Perform At 2009 MTV VMAs: During the show, Death Cab for Cutie's 'New Moon' soundtrack single will premiere on MTV.com
- About the Show
- Band Spotlight: The Shells
- About the Shells
- About the Show
- Time Warner Cable and MTV2 are taking over the VMAs!
- MTV 1st Annual Video Music Awards (1984) (TV)
- MTV Video Music Awards 1985 (1985) (TV)
- MTV Video Music Awards 1986 (1986) (TV)
- MTV Video Music Awards 1990 (1990) (TV)
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