Every year the MTV Video Music Awards feature some of the biggest and most memorable performances from all of your favorite artists. Less formal than the Grammy Awards, the VMAs give artists the opportunity to let their hair down and really go out on a limb to put on some of the most daring and exciting performances of their careers. Simply put, you’re not going to see a blood-soaked Lady Gaga dangling above the stage or a wedding dress-clad Madonna climbing down a cake and rolling on the floor anywhere else.
But Madonna’s star-making turn at the inaugural VMAs and Gaga’s electrifying take on “Paparazzi” are just two of the most iconic moments in VMA performance history. Who can forget when Sting joined Diddy, Faith Evans and 112 to pay tribute to Notorious B.I.G. with “I’ll Be Missing You” in 1997, or when Eminem surrounded himself with lookalikes to perform “The Real Slim Shady” in 2000? And, of course, many are still jealous of a certain python that got to spend a few glorious seconds draped around Britney Spears’ shoulders in 2001.
Narrowing down all of the classic VMA performances to a short list of the most iconic was a major task, but we think we’ve singled out the ten most unforgettable performances in VMA history. Now it’s your turn to tell us which performance is the Most Iconic VMA Performance Ever.
Madonna, “Like a Virgin” (1984)
Guns N’ Roses, “Welcome to the Jungle” (1988)
The Rolling Stones, “Mixed Emotions” (1989)
Bon Jovi, “Livin’ on a Prayer”/”Wanted Dead or Alive” (1989)
Michael Jackson, “The Way You Make Me Feel”/”Scream”/”Beat It”/”Smooth Criminal” Medley (1995)
Diddy, Faith Evans, 112, Sting, “I’ll Be Missing You” (1997)
Aerosmith, Run DMC, Kid Rock, “Walk This Way” (1999)
Eminem, “The Real Slim Shady”/”The Way I Am” (2000)
Britney Spears, “I’m a Slave 4 U” (2001)
Lady Gaga, “Paparazzi” (2009)
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And here are the results until now:
42.04% - Michael Jackson, “The Way You Make Me Feel”/”Scream”/”Beat It”/”Smooth Criminal” Medley (1995)
25.86% - Lady Gaga, “Paparazzi” (2009)
25.56% - Britney Spears, “I’m a Slave 4 U” (2001)
05.14% - Bon Jovi, “Livin’ on a Prayer”/”Wanted Dead or Alive” (1989)
01.12% - Madonna, “Like a Virgin” (1984)
00.12% - Eminem, “The Real Slim Shady”/”The Way I Am” (2000)
00.06% - Guns N’ Roses, “Welcome to the Jungle” (1988)
00.06% - Aerosmith, Run DMC, Kid Rock, “Walk This Way” (1999)
00.03% - Diddy, Faith Evans, 112, Sting, “I’ll Be Missing You” (1997)
00.02% - The Rolling Stones, “Mixed Emotions” (1989)
42.04% - Michael Jackson, “The Way You Make Me Feel”/”Scream”/”Beat It”/”Smooth Criminal” Medley (1995)
05.14% - Bon Jovi, “42.04% - Livin’ on a Prayer”/”Wanted Dead or Alive” (1989)
00.12% - Eminem, “The Real Slim Shady”/”The Way I Am” (2000)
00.06% - Guns N’ Roses, “Welcome to the Jungle” (1988)
00.06% - Aerosmith, Run DMC, Kid Rock, “Walk This Way” (1999)
00.03% - Diddy, Faith Evans, 112, Sting, “I’ll Be Missing You” (1997)
00.02% - The Rolling Stones, “Mixed Emotions” (1989)
None of these performances are Iconic
At least replace them with more Britney ones and the Single Ladies performance
42.04% - Michael Jackson, “The Way You Make Me Feel”/”Scream”/”Beat It”/”Smooth Criminal” Medley (1995)
05.14% - Bon Jovi, “42.04% - Livin’ on a Prayer”/”Wanted Dead or Alive” (1989)
00.12% - Eminem, “The Real Slim Shady”/”The Way I Am” (2000)
00.06% - Guns N’ Roses, “Welcome to the Jungle” (1988)
00.06% - Aerosmith, Run DMC, Kid Rock, “Walk This Way” (1999)
00.03% - Diddy, Faith Evans, 112, Sting, “I’ll Be Missing You” (1997)
00.02% - The Rolling Stones, “Mixed Emotions” (1989)
None of these performances are Iconic
Actually, if you look at music history from the last couple of decade, they're all quite iconic... but I suppose in your case, if you haven't seen them, they don't matter.
Definitely Madonna's Like A Virgin peformance. The others don't even come close. But I'm surprised they put Paparazzi in there, I mean I'm not sure its iconic, but whatever. If MTV says so, it must be true
Actually, if you look at music history from the last couple of decade, they're all quite iconic... but I suppose in your case, if you haven't seen them, they don't matter.
Actually, if you look at music history from the last couple of decade, they're all quite iconic... but I suppose in your case, if you haven't seen them, they don't matter.
Well they're not Iconic now and yeah the last part of what you said is true tbh
Vote here 
It's normally Britney vs. Gaga with 1% in it. 
