The 25 most memorable VMA MTV shows of all time

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Grammy Awards can be the biggest night of music but theMTV Video Music Awards are probably the most memorable. Year after year, artists take the VMA scene that in the most epicious ways-exhibiting their creative visions, crazy outfits, incredible dance movements, and even announce their pregnancy (we look to you,Beyonce) Throughout the show is more than the story of three decades, we have seen our fair share of extravagant performances, fromMadonna showcase not so virginal at the inaugural ceremony ofMiley Cyrus'Inability to keep his tongue in his mouth. And with that, here are the 25 more memorable MTV VMA performances of all time.

1
Madonna - "Like A Virgin" (1984)

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While 26 years oldMadonna really wanted to sing to a living white Bengal tigerat first VMA In 1984, sheEmergence of a 17 feet wedding cake In this iconic lace bustier and bride's veil was just so epic. Not to mention, which was twisting on the floor, because of a missing high heel.

"I walked in these steps that were the bleachers of a wedding cake, and I lost ... my white stiletto,"she saidJay Leno In 2012. "I thought," Oh my God, how am I going to do that? He is there and I am on television. So I thought, "Well, I'll pretend that I wanted to do, and I plunged on the floor." And the rest, as they say, it's history.

2
Madonna - "Vogue" (1990)

Madonna performs Vogue at the VMAs
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Six years after its iconic Performance "Like A Virgin", Madonna gaveAnother over-the-top show For his change of play struck "Vogue" in 1990. Donating aMarie Antoinette-This wig and ball dress, the Material Girl showed its "Vogueing" skills with a paper fan. The result was a standing ovation of the entire crowd.

3
Nirvana - "lithium" (1992)

Nirvana at the 1992 VMA Awards- most memorable performances
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In true anti-Establishment Nirvana, the grunge group startedTheir VMA 1992 Performance with agreements of their prohibitions (and, from there, still released) song "R *** me" before bursting in "lithium", out of their now famousno matter album. Performance climbed quickly when the bassistKrist Novoselic Throwing his instrument in the air, and he landed on his face. Ah, teenage spirit.

4
Medley Michael Jackson (1995)

Michael Jackson 1995 Medley performance VMAs
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It seems appropriate thatMichael Jackson-whom vma video vanguard award is named after-was the first person to execute15 minutes a metley killer of his greatest successes in 1995. Give the public a taste of everything from "Thriller" to "Billie Jean" at "Dangerous", Medley of Jackson was mostly a dance show, but he was all about Even impressive. Oh andSlash showed up bust some sick guitar riffs too.

5
P. Diddy - "I will miss you" (1997)

P Diddy Notorious BIG tribute VMAs
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In a moving tribute to his friend, the rapperNotorious B.i.g.,P. Diddy (Then "Puffy") orchestratedA huge production who presented gospel singers dressed in white,Sting, andFaith Evans(The widow of Biggie), to cry his death. The legend of hip-hop was projected on a giant screen at the end of the performance, while Puffy looked severely on.

6
Eminem - "The Real Slim Shady" / "The Way I AM" (2000)

Eminmen at the VMAs- most memorable performances
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Marshall Mathers, AliasEminem, Was at the height of his glory in 2000, and he proved that he was the king of rap charts startingHis performance With dozens of Slim Shadys sosy outside New York City Music Hall. Belting Out, "Does the real Slim Shady please get up? The clones followed him inside the historic site where he continued the performance with "The Way I Am." This was the first time a VMA performance had started outside a place and made its way into, and probably one of the most memorable moments of Eminem's prolific career.

7
Alicia Keys - "Fallin '" (2001)

Alicia Keys most memorable VMA performance
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Solidifying its place as R & B power and generally, a force to be counted,Alicia Keys carried out the first single of his first album,Songs in Minor,In 2001, before accepting the price of the best new artist later that night.The performance, Which is lower and raw stripped that many of the other most remarkable VMA performances, showed off the piano skills seriously impressive (Keys open number playingBeethoven) And of the undeniable voice.

8
Britney Spears - "I'm a Slave 4" (2001)

Britney Spears performs at the VMAs
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Britney Spears'Theme of the jungle performances In 2001, certainly provoked an emotion, not only because she went to her teenage pop image for a sexy, adult woman, but because of the albino python she pulled as an accessory on stage.

9
Jennifer Lopez FT Ja Rule -. "I am real" (2001)

J-Lo and Ja Rule at the VMAS
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At the exit of an epic summer summit of charts,Jennifer LopezandJa ruleshook the VMA 2001their performanceof "I am real." If you think that J-Lo had it now, she was really in her bonus here. Hats alone are pure early 2000s.

10
Bruce Springsteen - "The climb" (2002)

Bruce Springsteen and Steve Van Zandt perform at the 2002 VMAs
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Just shy one year after September 11,Bruce Springsteen and the street group deliveredan edifying interpretation of the title track of his 9/11 inspiration album,The climb, drive at home a message of hope and unity. Since rewards were hosted in their usual New York house that year, it was particularly adapted and touching the first VMA post-9/11.

11
Britney Spears, Madonna, Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliot - "Like a Virgin" / "Hollywood" / "Working" (2003)

Britney Spears and Madonna Kiss
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All the biggest princesses pop came together forThis performance In 2003, featuring this famous kiss between Britney and Madonna (and less famous between Madonna andChristina Aguilera) Since the outfits to the movements of dance, it was a fantastic tribute to the first performance of Madonna's memorable VMA of the "life of a virgin" and another VMA moment that will never be forgotten. Oh and yes,Elliot MissyWas there too - in a tux, no less.

12
Kelly Clarkson - "Since you were gone" (2005)

Kelly Clarkson Performs 'Since U Been Gone' at the 2005 Video Music Awards
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American Idol First winner,Kelly Clarkson, took at the 2005 VMM stage and brought with her a full rain storm on the middle of the Arena of American Airlines packed in Miami, Florida. As she saidPeople ofthe performance"" Carry out in the rain for the VMA was one of my favorite moments on television! I hate to be dressed, so the fact that I was making wet with mascara smeared everywhere on my face was definitely the highest point of my evening! "

13
Lady Gaga - "Paparazzi" (2009)

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Prove his insane talent and impeccable talent,Lady Gaga's 2009 VMA Performance is far and far from one of the most memorable of all time. The 23-year-old singer then failed around an adorned white assembly that looked like a mansion before the false blood starts spitting from his thoracic cage. In the end, she hung without control over the crowd, while a halo shone behind her - a macabre metaphor for the power of tabloids and paparazzi, and a powerful message to leave fixtures only.

14
Janet Jackson's Michael Jackson Medley (2009)

Janet jackson michael Jackson performance
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Only two months after the death ofMichael Jackson, MTV paid tribute to their original avant-garde withan epic tribute Containing a Medley of its greatest songs and emblematic dance movements. The culminating point, of course, was a performance of his sisterJanet Jackson their collaboration "Scream". The incredible tribute in the perfectly synchronized dance alongside a massive video of his brother left hearings at the head.

15
Taylor Swift - "You belong with me" (2009)

Taylor Swift performs in subway car at 2009 MTV VMAs, most memorable performances
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Live the real life of New York,Taylor Swift in particular expelledIts 2009 VMA performance On a real living metro platform before taking the party in a real metro car ... then go into the streets of the city. She finished the number on a taxi booth parked outside the city of the city city of the city, it was literally a performance of the size of the Manhattan.

16
Kanye West - "Fullay" (2010)

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The year after infacking the Acceptance Speech from Taylor Swift,Kanye West Delivered a passionate artistic performance, beginner his song "Cases-Rames" with Yezzy Panache signature. Located against a brilliant white backdrop, the musician appeared in a red blinding suit and used a synthesizer drum machine to repel the instrumental on his song with a subtle message on the incident the previous year: "Let's be a Toast on [Jolies]. "Halfway, rapperPusha T. I joined it, as well as several captivating ballerinas visually.

17
Beyoncé- "Love on top" (2011)

Beyonce Love on Top VMA most memorable performances
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Will never forgetBeyonce Great announcement of his first pregnancy, thanks toits 2011 performances In the VMA. Dressed in a suit inspired by the tux that has been penetrated in sequins, she limited itself to "loving on the top" and made all the movements and note easily. But the viewers were truly left without voice after dropping the microphone, opened his jacket, flashed and rubbed his stomach before breaking the biggest smile - striking everyone in the new one andJay Z expected.

18
Lady Gaga - "Yoü and me" (2011)

Lady Gaga VMA Awards You and I performance
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Showing as male alter ego JO Calderone, Lady Gaga tapa to herPerformance skills of the methodBy tipping a dark pompadour hairstyle, a black suit, a white t-shirt and a cigarette at VMA 2011. After talking to the crowd about Jo's Fiction Exes, she broke out in the ballad, "Yoü and I. " Jo would come back later on a scene to try to kiss the winner of Vanguard video of the year, Britney Spears, in vain. I must greet their dedication to the character, though!

19
* The meeting of Nsync Medley (2013)

NSYNC Reunion performance ath VMAs
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In the context ofJustin Timberlake's career performance In honor of his victory of Michael Jackson Vanguard Vanguard in 2013, * Nsync sowed the crowd with aSurprise, complete with some of their signature dance movements. The last time the group appeared together on the VMA scene was in 2001, when Michael Jackson himself joined them for theirPerformance of "pop".

20
Miley Cyrus Ft. Robin Thicke - "We can not stop" (2013)

Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke We Can't Stop VMA performance- most memorable vma performances
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Perhaps one of themost of the performances of controversial VMA to date came whenMiley Cyrus showed its wild side to the Vmes 2013 in Twerking onRobin Thicke At his party Anthem "we can not stop." Before the performance, she hadRecount Mtv She wanted her fans to feel as if they were at the party-based part of the music video of the song, saying, "It's going to be epic. It's a bit like my video times a thousand." Almost naked sexualized performance and hyper can have resulted inSeveral complaints from the FCCbut he also proved that Cyrus had totally the good girlHannah Montana Image-for good.

21
Medley of Beyoncé (2013)

MTV Video Vanguard Medley Performance 2013
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Queen Bey still kills the scene when she tornHis Medley Set In honor of his video Vanguard winning in 2013. Casting a spell on the public for a complete performance of 15 minutes, she started saying the crowd, "Welcome to my world", then started singing and To dance his way through all his classic moments - days of children of his destinies until 2013 - passing through a total of 12 tracks in total.

22
Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande, Jessie J - "Break Free" / "Anaconda" / "Bang Bang" (2014)

Nikci Minaj Anaconda at the VMAs
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In the ultimate salvation at the daughter's power, these three Powerous opened the 2014 VMA withA performance of epic proportions.Ariana Grande Boot things by offering an interpretation of this song from its song "to free" by emerging from a huge spaceship. Then the performance went toNicki Minaj's Moment in honor, with a theme jungle of the song "Anaconda". Ultimately,Jessie J Emerged to sing the opening verse of "Bang Bang" while the crowd became even more excited to see the superstars will meet.

23
FT logic. Alessia Cara - "1-800-273-8255" (2017)

Logic at the 2017 VMA awards - most memorable VMA performances
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At VMA 2017, rapperLogic bookA heartbreaking performance for cardiac force Single with the title of the national lifeline for suicide prevention. Joined byAlessia Cara,Khalidand a group of survivors on stage, the mobile performance of the logic has resulted in a peak of 50% to the call to the Hotline line, according toCnn.

24
Fifth Harmony - "Angel" / "Down" (2017)

Fifth Harmony at the VMA Awards
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In an act of ultimate shadow, the fifth harmony addressed the release of their former fifth member,Camila Cabello, at the 2017 VMA. The girls group had a stand-in for Cabello joining them fortheir performance And right when the song started, the double tile saved, falling upside down the scene. It was a divided move that had people who speak - and made the performance all the more unforgettable.

25
Ariana Grande - "God is a woman" (2018)

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Pop Princess Ariana Grande gaveVisual performance on 2018 VMA When she and her dancers reappracedThe last dinnerwith a tuft centered on the female. The fans were delighted when the Great ended the performance by bringing out the most important ladies of his life - his mother, his mother, his mother, his cousin, to stand on stage as the ultimate symbol of the Empowerment of women. And for more genial trivia of this Zany industry, check these 40 facts about music that really sing .

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