MTV Video Music Awards

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MTV Video Music Awards
Image:Gnome globe current event.svg 2007 MTV Video Music Awards
Awarded for Best in music videos
Presented by MTV
Country Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States
First awarded 1984
Official website

The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 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 is now a respected pop culture awards show in its own right. These shows are presented annually and broadcast live on MTV. Past broadcasts have been held in New York City; Los Angeles, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Miami, Florida.

The statues given to winners of the award are often called "Moon Men" because the statue is of an astronaut on the moon, one of the earliest representations of MTV. The "Moon Man" award is manufactured by R.S. Owens[1] & Company in Chicago, IL, who has been producing the award since 1984. The eligibility period for the Video Music Awards begins July 1. Before 2002, the VMAs were traditionally held on the first Thursday of September. It was decided to move the awards back a week so that it wouldn't conflict with the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks.[citation needed]

The 2007 MTV Video Music Awards were held in Las Vegas, Nevada in the Pearl Theater at the Palms Hotel and Casino on September 9, 2007.

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[edit] MTV Video Music Award host cities

For more details on this topic, see MTV Video Music Award Host Cities.

[edit] Award categories

[edit] Defunct categories



[edit] Most frequent winners

  • Artists with the most awards:
1. Madonna: 20
2. Peter Gabriel: 13
3. R.E.M.: 12
4. Aerosmith: 10
5. Fatboy Slim: 9
5. Janet Jackson: 9
7. Eminem: 8
7. Green Day: 8
7. Michael Jackson: 8
10. a-ha: 7
10. En Vogue: 7
10. 'N Sync: 7
10. Red Hot Chili Peppers: 7
10. The Smashing Pumpkins: 7
14. Beck: 6
14. U2: 6
16. Herbie Hancock: 5
16. Jay-Z: 5
16. Missy Elliott: 5
16. Nirvana: 5
16. No Doubt: 5
16. TLC: 5[2]
  • Artist with the most awards in one night:
Peter Gabriel: 9 (For "Sledgehammer")

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