I was gonna denounce the VMAs when I saw a Kelly Clarkson video winning 2005 and 2006, but SUBG and BoY are probably her two most memorable and impactful (maybe just BoY for this one?) videos, so they deserved it more than anything else in her videography
The 2007 VMAs were so odd. The lack of most of the usual awards and the underwhelming performance structure of having like two or three acts perform together on different stages left a lot to be desired. I get they were trying something new, but they pretty much stripped everything that makes the VMAs great. If it weren't for Britney's
infamous iconic Gimme More performance, the 2007 VMAs would be completely forgotten
The 2013 nominations are truly tragic. We Can't Stop was the only deserving winner out of that boring ass bunch
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2004: "Toxic" Britney Spears
2005: "La Tortura" Shakira ft. Alejandro Sanz
2006: "Hung Up" Madonna
2008: "Touch My Body" Mariah Carey
2009: "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Beyoncé
2010: "California Gurls" Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg
2011: "Super Bass" Nicki Minaj
2012: "We Found Love" Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris
2013: "We Can't Stop" Miley Cyrus
2014: "Fancy" Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX
This round of preliminaries was pretty easy. There were clear winners for every year except maybe 2005, 2010, 2011, and 2014.
Results: Preliminary #2
- and the only tough decision I had to make was between Single Ladies and Poker Face.
