MTV and pop music go hand in hand, so you know there’s no better place to catch a killer pop performance than the MTV Video Music Awards. The VMAs are all about spectacle, after all, and when it comes to causing a scene, no one does it much bigger than Madonna, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake. Am I right?
And those icons are just the tip of the iceberg. From TLC and the Backstreet Boys to Justin Bieber and Pink, the VMAs have mastered the art of pop in all its flash and splash glory. But who reigns supreme with the Best Pop Performance ever at the VMAs?
Paula Abdul, “Straight Up”/”Cold Hearted Snake” medley (1989)
Madonna, “Vogue” (1990)
TLC, “Creep”/”Waterfalls” medley (1995)
Michael Jackson, greatest hits medley (1995)
Backstreet Boys, “Everybody” (1998)
NSYNC and Michael Jackson, “Pop” (2001)
Britney Spears, “Satisfaction”/”Oops … I Did It Again” (2002)
Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson tribute (2009)
TayLor Swift, “You Belong With Me” (2009)
Justin Bieber, “U Smile”/”Somebody to Love” medley (2010)
Polls close Wednesday, August 24 at noon, so vote now and vote often! Results will be announced in the lead-up to the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, which air live from Los Angeles on Sunday, August 28 at 9 PM on MTV. Don't forget to tune in!
And here are the results until now:
35.95% - Michael Jackson, greatest hits medley (1995)
30.62% - Backstreet Boys, “Everybody” (1998)
25.52% - Britney Spears, “Satisfaction”/”Oops … I Did It Again” (2002)
02.87% - Justin Bieber, “U Smile”/”Somebody to Love” medley (2010
02.35% - Madonna, “Vogue” (1990)
01.57% - Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson tribute (2009)
00.60% - Taylor Swift, “You Belong With Me” (2009)
00.42% - NSYNC and Michael Jackson, “Pop” (2001)
00.08% - TLC, “Creep”/”Waterfalls” medley (1995)
00.02% - Paula Abdul, “Straight Up”/”Cold Hearted Snake” medley (1989)
Paula Abdul, “Straight Up”/”Cold Hearted Snake” medley (1989) >>>>>>>>>>>> this performance ***** on every song in the list... this is fking awesome i just love this the dance is INCREDIBLE :heart::heart: