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The 1984 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 14, 1984. The inaugural ceremony honored the best music videos released between May 2, 1983 and May 2, 1984, and was hosted by Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City .
The MTV Video Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as the VMAs) is an award show presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards (in the video category), the annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony has often been called the Super Bowl for youth, an acknowledgment of the VMA ceremony's ability to draw ...
In 2002, Whoopi Goldberg became the tenth person to win all four awards, the first African American and the first to win two of their awards in the same year. American actress, comedian and author Whoopi Goldberg (born 1955) received her fourth distinct award in 2002. Between 1985 and 2009, she received a total of five competitive awards. [21]
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film, which recognizes the most outstanding video of a song taken from a movie soundtrack, was included for the first time. [1] The Special Recognition award—given out every year since 1984—was presented for the last time, after which it was eliminated from the award lineup altogether.
The first artist to win Video of the Year twice is Eminem, in 2000 for "The Real Slim Shady" and in 2002 for "Without Me". Rihanna became the first woman to win the award twice, in 2007 for "Umbrella", and 2012 for "We Found Love". Two-time winner Beyoncé, did so with "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" in 2009 and "Formation" in 2016.
The category was called Best Short Form Music Video until 2012, from 2013 it was shortened to Best Music Video. [3] Award recipients include the performers, directors, and producers associated with the winning videos, except for its first two years when the Grammy went to the performing artist only.
Lopez became the first ethnic Latin artist to receive the honor. Lopez was later the recipient of the MTV Generation Award at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards, becoming the first entertainer to receive both honors from MTV. [47] 2019: Missy Elliott * United States Presented by Cardi B. Elliott previously won the Video of the Year for "Work It" in ...
The 1985 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 13, 1985, honoring the best music videos from May 2, 1984, to May 1, 1985. The show was hosted by Eddie Murphy at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City .