MTV Video Music Award
List of ceremonies

MTV Video Music Award

Section Title: List of ceremonies
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Year	Date	Venue	Host City	Host	Video of the Year Winner	Ref.

1984	September 14	Radio City Music Hall	New York City	Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler	"You Might Think" by The Cars (Directed by Jeff Stein and Charlex)

1985	September 13	Eddie Murphy	"The Boys of Summer" by Don Henley (Directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino)

1986	September 5	The Palladium, Universal Amphitheatre	New York City, Los Angeles	MTV VJs: "Downtown" Julie Brown, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, Martha Quinn and Dweezil Zappa	"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits (Directed by Steve Barron)

1987	September 11	Universal Amphitheatre	Los Angeles	MTV VJs: "Downtown" Julie Brown, Carolyne Heldman, Dweezil Zappa and Kevin Seal	"Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel (Directed by Stephen R. Johnson)

1988	September 7	Arsenio Hall	"Need You Tonight" / "Mediate" by INXS (Directed by Richard Lowenstein)

1989	September 6	"This Note's for You" by Neil Young (Directed by Julien Temple)

1990	September 6	"Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinéad O'Connor (Directed by John Maybury)

1991	September 5	"Losing My Religion" by R.E.M. (Directed by Tarsem Singh)

1992	September 9	UCLA's Pauley Pavilion	Dana Carvey	"Right Now" by Van Halen (Directed by Mark Fenske)

1993	September 2	Universal Amphitheatre	Christian Slater	"Jeremy" by Pearl Jam (Directed by Mark Pellington)

1994	September 8	Radio City Music Hall	New York City	Roseanne Barr	"Cryin'" by Aerosmith (Directed by Marty Callner)

1995	September 7	Dennis Miller	"Waterfalls" by TLC (Directed by F. Gary Gray)

1996	September 4	"Tonight, Tonight" by The Smashing Pumpkins (Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris)

1997	September 4	Chris Rock	"Virtual Insanity" by Jamiroquai (Directed by Jonathan Glazer)

1998	September 10	Universal Amphitheatre	Los Angeles	Ben Stiller	"Ray of Light" by Madonna (Directed by Jonas Åkerlund)

1999	September 9	Metropolitan Opera House	New York City	Chris Rock	"Doo Wop (That Thing)" by Lauryn Hill (Directed by Big TV!)

2000	September 7	Radio City Music Hall	Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans	"The Real Slim Shady" by Eminem (Directed by Dr. Dre and Philip Atwell)

2001	September 6	Metropolitan Opera House	Jamie Foxx	"Lady Marmalade" by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and P!nk featuring Missy Elliott (Directed by Paul Hunter)

2002	August 29	Radio City Music Hall	Jimmy Fallon	"Without Me" by Eminem (Directed by Joseph Kahn)

2003	August 28	Chris Rock	"Work It" by Missy Elliott (Directed by Dave Meyers)

2004	August 29	American Airlines Arena	Miami	N/A	"Hey Ya!" by OutKast (Directed by Bryan Barber)

2005	August 28	Sean "Diddy" Combs	"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day (Directed by Samuel Bayer)

2006	August 31	Radio City Music Hall	New York City	Jack Black	"I Write Sins Not Tragedies" by Panic! At The Disco (Directed by Shane Drake)

2007	September 9	Palms Casino Resort	Las Vegas	N/A	"Umbrella" by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z (Directed by Chris Applebaum)

2008	September 7	Paramount Studios	Los Angeles	Russell Brand	"Piece of Me" by Britney Spears (Directed by Wayne Isham)

2009	September 13	Radio City Music Hall	New York City	"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" by Beyoncé (Directed by Jake Nava)

2010	September 12	Nokia Theatre	Los Angeles	Chelsea Handler	"Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga (Directed by Francis Lawrence)

2011	August 28	N/A	"Firework" by Katy Perry (Directed by Dave Meyers)

2012	September 6	Staples Center	Kevin Hart	"We Found Love" by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris (Directed by Melina Matsoukas)

2013	August 25	Barclays Center	Brooklyn, New York City	N/A	"Mirrors" by Justin Timberlake (Directed by Floria Sigismondi)

2014	August 24	The Forum	Inglewood, California	"Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus (Directed by Terry Richardson)

2015	August 30	Microsoft Theater	Los Angeles	Miley Cyrus	"Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar (Directed by Joseph Kahn)

2016	August 28	Madison Square Garden	New York City	N/A	"Formation" by Beyoncé (Directed by Melina Matsoukas)

2017	August 27	The Forum	Inglewood, California	Katy Perry	"HUMBLE." by Kendrick Lamar (Directed by Dave Meyers and The Little Homies)

2018	August 20	Radio City Music Hall	New York City	N/A	"Havana" by Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug (Directed by Dave Meyers)

2019	August 26	Prudential Center	Newark, New Jersey	TBA	TBA

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