MTV Video Music Awards

References

Images

Britney Spears performs on stage holding a large yellow python draped over her shoulders, wearing a green bra top and blue skirt, with audience members visible in the foreground.

Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, and Kevin Jonas stand together in suits on the red carpet at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles.

Lady Gaga poses backstage at the MTV Video Music Awards wearing a dress and platform boots made of raw meat, with long pale hair and a backdrop reading MTV Video Music Awards.

Missy Elliott performs on stage wearing a black and gold outfit, holding a sparkling microphone and smiling during the MTV Video Music Awards.

MTV Video Music Awards

American music awards

Written by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Learn about this topic in these articles:

MTV
Mid-1980s to early 2000s: Viacom and the shift from music videos to pop culture
…the format with its annual Video Music Awards. Total Request Live (TRL), an hour-long interview and music video show, debuted in 1998 and anchored the weekday lineup.
Read More
…the format with its annual Video Music Awards. Total Request Live (TRL), an hour-long interview and music video show, debuted in 1998 and anchored the weekday lineup.
Read More