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At the 2000 Video Music Awards, D'Angelo and Jennifer Lopez presented the award
for Best Rock Video to Limp Bizkit. As Limp Bizkit vocalist Fred Durst spoke, Rage
Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford climbed onto the scaffolding of the set.
Durst egged Commerford on, saying "Stage dive, dude" and "Take a dive," finally
ending his speech with "and [Commerford]'s a pussy 'cause he won't jump."
Commerford and his bodyguard were sentenced to a night in jail. RATM vocalist
Zack De La Rocha reportedly left the awards after Commerford's stunt. RATM
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.
Britney Spears performed "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and her hit "Oops!... I Did It
Again which became one of the VMA's most iconic and controversial performances
mostly due to Spears' skin-colored performance attire.
At the end of Christina Aguilera's performance, Durst walked onstage and performed
part of his band's song "Livin' It Up" with Aguilera. After eliciting charged reactions
from his fans, Durst stated: "I already told you guys before, I did it all for the nookie,
man. The feud died weeks later. Aguilera denied Durst's statement, saying Durst "got
no nookie.
Aguilera and Spears disproved rumors of a rivalry when they came onstage, holding
hands, and introduced Whitney Houston. Houston, who had been targeted by the
media for erratic behavior, canceled appearances, drug use rumors and being 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 behavior, jumping
up and down saying "free" in reference to Brown's recent jail release.
2001
At the 2001 Video Music Awards, Spears gave another memorable performance when
she took the stage to sing her 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. U2 had been set to perform a medley including
"Elevation", "Beautiful Day" and "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of." The
riser they were performing on lost power and MTV had to cut to several minutes of
promos while everything was setup again. 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.
Michael Jackson 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 Justin Timberlake's beatboxing.
2002
In 2002, the VMA took place on Michael Jackson's birthday, and as a tribute, Britney
Spears introduced him saying she "considered him the artist of the millennium."
Jackson misunderstood 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. A year later, this was parodied by presenters Fred Durst and Jack Black,
with Durst stating that Black was the "funniest man alive." Following Jackson's death
in 2009, MTV retconned that he had indeed been honored with the Artist of the
Millennium Award.

2. Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog appeared and had a confrontation with Eminem.
Eminem 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.
The Best Male Video award was given to Eminem right after the confrontation with
Triumph and Moby, and when Eminem went to stage to pick up the award, in the
middle of his speech, he challenged Moby to fight if he continued to boo him.
Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, the surviving members of the
top-selling R&B trio TLC, made their first television appearance since the death of
bandmate Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes.
Christina Aguilera shocked the audience by wearing a revealing outfit and heavy
make-up, with a sexual image contrasting her previous good-girl persona. She was
part of an awkward moment at the awards when presenting the Best Male Video
Award to Eminem, who dissed her in 2000.
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."
2003
At the 2003 Video Music Awards, Madonna portrayed a groom kissing her brides,
Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, on stage. The gender role-reversal and lesbian
theme instantly made front page headlines. The three singers performed 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 VMA: the same wedding cake set, wedding dresses and "Boy Toy" belt
worn by Madonna in 1984 now adorned Aguilera and Spears.
Beyoncé made a memorable entrance, descending upside down from the rafters at
Radio City Music Hall. Knowles performed "Baby Boy" as she was gently lowered to
the stage, dressed in harem pants. She was later joined by Jay-Z as they performed
their duet "Crazy in Love." The performance marked Knowles's solo debut.
2004
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 the first video music awards to not have a host.
2005
At the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, while introducing the Reggaeton spot, Fat
Joe made a disparaging comment about G-Unit: "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 directed profanities at Fat Joe which were edited
out before the shows airing although some broadcasts played the uncensored version
of the show. R.Kelly performed his rap opera, "Trapped in the Closet."
Actress Eva Longoria caused a stir when she appeared barely dressed to introduce
Mariah Carey.
The 2005 VMAs were the first to have performances in Spanish, when Shakira,
Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, and Tego Calderon performed. It was the first time that
Spanish videos were nominated at the awards.
Beavis and Butt-head appeared in several Viewer's Choice award skits, saying to
"Vote to put Beavis and Butt-head back on MTV!"
2006
During the 2006 Video Music Awards, after Jennifer Lopez announced the Video of
the Year (Panic! at the Disco for I Write Sins Not Tragedies), a man jumped from the

3. 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."
2007
The 2007 Video Music Awards is best known for Britney Spears's performance of her
comeback single "Gimme More." Spears failed to live up to the pre-show hype about
her appearance, with poor lip-syncing and dancing, and showing off an out of shape
physique after reportedly tossing aside her costume, appearing wearing only a black,
sparkly bra and panty set.
Kid Rock and Tommy Lee were involved in an altercation during Alicia Keys's
performance. Lee was sitting with magician Criss Angel when the two went to visit
Diddy, who was sitting close to Kid Rock. Kid Rock allegedly sucker punched Lee in
his back. The two were broken up, and both were escorted from the resort. Angel was
removed a short time later.
2008
At the 2008 Video Music Awards, after 16 nominations, Britney Spears finally won,
taking Best Female Video, Best Pop Video, and Video of the Year for "Piece of Me."
This feat is often regarded as the beginning of Spears' comeback.
Host Russell Brand commented on Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama,
begging the audience to vote for him. Brand called President George W. Bush a
"retarded cowboy" and claimed Bush "wouldn't be trusted with a pair of scissors in
Britain."
Russell Brand also made comments on the Jonas Brothers for wearing Purity Rings.
Brand later faced critsism for his swipes at the trio. He confirmed his apology at the
MTV Video Music Awards 2009 By saying "I Upset the Jonas Brothers last year, I
had to say sorry to them and they forgave me. They had to they're Christians
German Rock Band Tokio Hotel became the first German act to win the coveted Best
New Artist award. This is considered to be the beginning of a new national interest in
international acts whose native language are not English.
2009
At the 2009 Video Music Awards, Taylor Swift won Best Female video. During her
acceptance speech, Kanye West appeared on stage. He took the microphone from
Swift and said "Yo Tay [sic], I'm really happy for you, and Imma gonna let you finish,
but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time. Because MTV cut away from the
stage after West gave the microphone back to Swift, she could not finish her speech.
Right after this there was a commercial break with a commercial saying that "this
moment was for Taylor". When Beyoncé won Video of the Year for "Single Ladies
(Put a Ring on It)," she called Swift to the stage to "have her moment." In an off-the-
record portion of an interview the following day, President Barack Obama called West
"a jackass" for his antics. During a post-interview, Jay-Z admitted West was wrong to
go on stage, but he thought people were overreacting to the incident.
Madonna opened the show talking about her experiences with Michael Jackson. After
her speech, a Michael Jackson tribute commenced, including Janet Jackson
performing the duet "Scream". The show closed with a sneak preview of Michael
Jackson's "This Is It" movie.
Rapper Lil' Mama jumped on stage as Jay-Z and Alicia Keys performed "Empire
State of Mind. Lil' Mama later apologized. During an interview with New York Radio
DJ Angie Martinez, Jay-Z said that he thought the unrehearsed move was something
similar to the West and Swift incident. Lady Gaga and Beyonce each received 9
nominations. Each won three, as did Green Day.

4. Lady Gaga performed her latest number one hit, Paparazzi. After playing a short
section of it on the piano, she then began to bleed, and was then hung on her wrists.
Along with that she wore six head-turning outfits including an Alexander McQueen
red dress with mask and thorn crown, a silver space-age body suit, and more
outrageous outfits.
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- From looking at this research it is easy to see that every music video which is
successful has something new and exciting about it. The artists who won either
have their own unique style or involve sex appeal within their videos. These seem
to be the main aspects that sell.