+ Michael's tribute & THE Queen's opening speech. Gaga really had no room with that performance.
I'll have to disagree with you on that. The most iconic thing to happen at the VMA's was the Kanye/T.Swift interruption and there is no denying that. The tribute and opening speech were touching, but not memorable enough.
This looks like Beyonce. Although it could be Shakira or J.Lo, but where is the picture from?
The performance is not at all recognizable and that's what the thread is all about.
"Like A Virgin" was the opening performance of the first VMAs. It was the performance that set the bar for the show and made it, forever, the most controversial award show on television.
"I'm A Slave 4 U" is one of the rare occasions in Pop music where the performance made the song recognizable, not the music video nor its own chart success.