Britney will forever be the queen of the VMAs nobody can take that away from her. As for Gaga, as much as I love her, we don't know if she'll be relevant 10 years from now.
The reason it's clearly Britney is because the kind of attention that Gaga seems to be seeking by going all out at the VMAs is the kind that Britney pioneered. And with Britney although attention was surely a goal for what she did, it felt a bit more natural to her. Maybe it's my generation but I can't remember any iconic VMA performances prior to Britney. Does anyone know of any? Madonna's vogue comes to mind, but that's about it.
Britney. When will Gaga have one of the most tragic performances (Gimme More) and one of the most controversial performances of all time? (Performance w/ Madonna)
I was going to do this but thanks! Let's throw in the 2008 VMAs where she opened the show and swept the major awards that night. Also the fact that she's the youngest recipient of the Video Vanguard Award
Beyonce helps MTV VMA's set Twitter records
Every year the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) has that one big moment described as “lightening in a bottle,” by VP of Programming for MTV Digital Colin Helms. Last night that moment was when Beyonce finished performing, threw down her microphone, rubbed her belly indicating she was pregnant, followed by the camera turning to a smiling Jay-Z being congratulated by Kanye West. http://lostremote.com/beyonce-helps-...-record_b21246
2011 MTV Video Music Awards score biggest ratings since 1993 with 12.4 million viewers
LOS ANGELES -- Between Beyonce's baby bump and Lady Gaga dressed in drag, the Video Music Awards brought MTV its biggest audience since the network has been measuring its viewership.
