MTV Video Music Awards | Performers
2008 Video Music Awards Performers
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Rihanna
- "Disturbia/Seven Nation Army"
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Jonas Brothers
- "Lovebug"
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Paramore
- "Misery Business"
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Pink
- "So What"
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T.I.
- "Whatever You Like"
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Christina Aguilera
- "Genie in a Bottle/Keeps Getting Better"
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Kanye West
- "Love Lockdown"
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Katy Perry
- "I Kissed A Girl"
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Kid Rock
- "Rock N Roll Jesus/All Summer Long"
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The Ting Tings
- "Shut Up and Let Me Go"
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LL Cool J
- "Going Back To Cali"
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Lupe Fiasco
- "Superstar"
2007 Video Music Awards Performers
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Britney Spears
- "Gimme More"
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Kayne West
- "Stronger"
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Akon & Mark Ronson
- "Smack That"
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Fall Out Boy
- "Thnks fr th Mmrs"
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Foo Fighters
- "The Pretender"
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Maroon 5, Mark Ronson
- "Wake Up Call"
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T.I. f/ Justin Timberlake
- "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)"
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Chris Brown f/ Rihanna
- "Wall to Wall" / "Billie Jean" / "Umbrella"
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Justice, Mark RonsonWale - "D.A.N.C.E."
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Foo Fighters f/ Cee-lo
- "Darling Nikki"
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50 Cent f/ Justin Timberlake
- "Ayo Technology"
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Linkin Park f/ Timbaland
- "Bleed It Out"
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Foo Fighters f/ Serj Tankian
- "Holiday In Cambodia"
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Rihanna f/ Fall Out Boy
- "Shut Up and Drive"
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Alicia Keys
- "No One" / "Freedom"
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Common f/ Kayne West
- "Drivin' Me Wild"
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Gym Class Heroes f/ Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy)
- "Clothes Off!"
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50 Cent
- "In Da Club"
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Mark Ronson & Daniel Merriweather
- "Stop Me"
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Mastodon f/ Josh Homme
- "Colony Of Birchman"
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Nelly Furtado , Keri Hilson , Timbaland & Justin Timberlake
- "Do It" / "The Way I Are" / "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows"
2006 Video Music Awards Performers
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Fergie
- "London Bridges" (Pre-Show)
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My Chemical Romance
- "Black Parade" (Pre-Show)
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The All-American Rejects
- "Move Along"
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Justin Timberlake f/ Timbaland
- "My Love" / "SexyBack"
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Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean
- "Hips Don't Lie"
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Ludacris, Pharrell & The Pussycat Dolls
- "Money Maker"
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OK Go
- "Here It Goes Again"
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Beyoncé
- "Ring The Alarm"
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T.I.
- "Shoulder Lean" / "What You Know"
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Panic! At the Disco
- "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
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Christina Aguilera
- "Hurt"
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Tenacious D
- "Friendship Song"
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The Killers
- "Enterlude" / "When You Were Young"
2005 Video Music Awards Performers
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Green Day
- "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
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Ludacris f/ Bobby Valentino
- "Pimpin' All Over the World"
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MC Hammer
- "U Can't Touch This (Dance Version)"
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Shakira f/ Alejandro Sanz
- "La Tortura"
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R. Kelly
- "Trapped in the Closet"
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The Killers
- "Mr. Brightside"
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Diddy & Snoop Dogg
- "Tribute to Biggie"
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Don Omar
- "Reggaeton Latino"
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Tego Calderon
- "El Abayar"
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Daddy Yankee
- "Gasolina"
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Coldplay
- "Speed of Sound"
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Kanye West f/ Jamie Foxx
- "Gold Digger"
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Mariah Carey
- "Shake It Off" / "We Belong Together"
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50 Cent f/ Mobb Deep & Tony Yayo
- "Disco Inferno" / "Outta Control" / "So Seductive"
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My Chemical Romance
- "Helena"
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Kelly Clarkson
- "Since U Been Gone"
2004 Video Music Awards Performers
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Anthony Hamilton & Jadakiss
- "Why" (Pre-Show)
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Ashlee Simpson
- "Pieces of Me" (Pre-Show)
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New Found Glory
- "All Down Hill From Here" (Pre-Show)
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Usher f/ Lil' Jon & Ludacris
- "Yeah!"
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Jet
- "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?"
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Yellowcard
- "Ocean Avenue"
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Hoobastank
- "The Reason"
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Kanye West f/ Chaka Khan
- "Jesus Walks" / "All Falls Down" / "Through the Fire"
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Eastside Boyz & Lil' Jon
- "Get Low"
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Ying Yang Twins
- "Salt Shaker"
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Petey Pablo
- "Freek-a-Leek"
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Terror Squad f/ Fat Joe
- "Lean Back"
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Jessica Simpson
- "With You" / "Angels"
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Nelly f/ Christina Aguilera
- "Tilt Ya Head Back"
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Alicia Keys f/ Lenny Kravitz & Stevie Wonder
- "If I Ain't got You" / "Higher Ground"
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Polyphonic Spree
- "Hold Me Now"
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OutKast
- "Prototype" / "The Way You Move" / "Hey Ya!" / "Ghetto Musick"
2003 Video Music Awards Performers
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Black Eyed Peas
- "Where is the Love" (Pre-Show)
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Sean Paul
- "Like Glue" (Pre-Show)
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Madonna f/ Britney Spears & Christina Aguilera & Missy Elliott
- "Like A Virgin" / "Hollywood" / "Work It"
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Good Charlotte
- "The Anthem"
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Christina Aguilera f/ Dave Navarro & Redman
- "Dirrty" / "Fighter"
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50 Cent f/ Snoop Dogg
- "P.I.M.P."
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Mary J. Blige f/ 50 Cent & Method Man
- "Love At First Sight" / "Ooh!" / "Family Affair"
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Coldplay
- "The Scientist"
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Beyoncé f/ Jay-Z
- "Baby Boy" / "Crazy in Love"
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Metallica
- "Frantic"
2002 Video Music Awards Performers
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Avril Lavigne
- "Complicated" (Pre-Show)
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Ludacris f/ I-20 & Mystikal
- "Move" (Pre-Show)
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Bruce Springsteen the & E Street Band
- "The Rising"
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Pink
- "Just Like a Pill"
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Ashanti, Ja Rule & Nas
- "Down 4 U" / "One Mic"
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Shakira
- "Objection (Tango)"
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Eminem
- "White America" / "Cleaning Out My Closet"
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Busta Rhymes, Ginuwine, P. Diddy
Pharrell & Usher
- "Bad Boy For Life" / "I Need a Girl (Part I & II)" / "Pass the Courvoisier"
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Sheryl Crow
- "Safe & Sound"
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The Hives
- "Main Offender"
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The Vines
- "Get Free"
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Justin Timberlake f/ Clipse
- "Like I Love You"
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Guns n' Roses
- "Welcome To The Jungle" / "Madagascar"
2001 Video Music Awards Performers
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Alien Ant Farm
- "Smooth Criminal" (Pre-Show)
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City High f/ Eve
- "Caramel"
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Jennifer Lopez f/ Ja Rule
- "I'm Real"
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Linkin Park
- "One Step Closer"
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Alicia Keys
- "Fur Elise" / "Fallin"
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*NSYNC & Michael Jackson
- "Pop"
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Jay-Z
- "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"
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Staind
- "Fade"
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Missy Elliott f/ Ludacris,
Nelly Furtado& Trina
- "Get Ur Freak On" / "One Minute Man"
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U2
- "Elevation" / "Stuck In A Moment"
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Britney Spears
- "I'm a Slave 4 U"
2000 Video Music Awards Performers
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Janet Jackson
- "Doesn't Really Matter"
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Rage Against The Machine
- "Testify"
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Sisqo
- "Incomplete" / "Thong Song"
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Britney Spears
- "Satisfaction" / "Oops!...I Did It Again"
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Eminem
- "The Real Slim Shady" / "The Way I Am"
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
- "Californication"
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*NSYNC
- "This I Promise You" / "Bye Bye Bye" / "It's Gonna Be Me"
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Nelly
- "Country Grammar"
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Christina Aguilera f/ Fred Durst
- "Genie in a Bottle" / "Come On Over (All I Want Is You)"
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blink-182
- "All The Small Things"
1999 Video Music Awards Performers
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Kid Rock f/ Aerosmith & Run-DMC
- "King of Rock" / "Bawitdaba" / "Walk This Way"
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Lauryn Hill
- "Lost Ones" / "Everything is Everything"
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Backstreet Boys
- "I Want It That Way" / "Larger Than Life"
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Ricky Martin
- "She's All I Ever Had" / "Livin' La Vida Loca"
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Nine Inch Nails
- "The Fragile"
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TLC
- "No Scrubs"
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Fatboy Slim
- "Praise You"
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Amil & Jay-Z
- "Jigga" / "Can I Get A..." / "Hard Knock Life"
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*NSYNC & Britney Spears
- "Baby One More Time" / "Tearin' Up My Heart"
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Eminem, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg
- "My Name Is" / "Guilty Conscience" / "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang"
1998 Video Music Awards Performers
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Madonna
- "Shanti" / "Ray of Light"
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Pras f/ Mya, Ol' Dirty Bastard
Wyclef Jean
- "Gone Til November" / "Ghetto Superstar"
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Hole
- "Celebrity Skin"
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Master P
- "Make 'Em Say Uhh"
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Backstreet Boys
- "Everybody"
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Beastie Boys
- "Three MC's and One DJ" / "Intergalactic"
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Brandy & Monica
- "The Boy Is Mine"
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Dave Matthews Band
- "Stay (Wasting Time)"
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Marilyn Manson
- "The Dope Show"
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Brian Setzer Orchestra
- "Jump Jive an' Wail"
1997 Video Music Awards Performers
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Puff Daddy & the Family, 112, Faith Evans & Sting
- "Mo Money, Mo Problems" / "I'll Be Missing You"
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Jewel
- "Angels Standing By"
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The Prodigy
- "Breathe"
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Bruce Springsteen& The Wallflowers
- "One Headlight"
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Angie Martinez, Da Brat, Left Eye, Lil' Kim & Missy Elliott
- "Not Tonight"
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U2
- "Please"
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Beck
- "The New Pollution"
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Spice Girls
- "Say You'll Be There"
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Jamiroquai
- "Virtual Insanity"
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Marilyn Manson
- "The Beautiful People"
1996 Video Music Awards Performers
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The Smashing Pumpkins
- "Tonight, Tonight"
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The Fugees f/ Nas
- Medley
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Metallica
- "Until It Sleeps"
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LL Cool J
- "Doin It"
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Neil Young
- "The Needle and the Damage Done"
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Hootie & the Blowfish
- "Sad Caper"
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Alanis Morissette
- "Your House"
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Bush
- "Machinehead"
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The Cranberries
- "Salvation"
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Oasis
- "Champagne Supernova"
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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- "Tha Crossroads"
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Kiss
- "Rock and Roll All Nite"
1995 Video Music Awards Performers
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Michael Jackson
- Medley
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Live
- "I Alone"
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TLC
- "Creep" / "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" / "Waterfalls"
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R.E.M.
- "Wake Up Bomb"
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
- "Warped"
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Bon Jovi
- "Helter Skelter" / "Something For The Pain"
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Alanis Morissette
- "You Oughtta Know"
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Hootie & the Blowfish
- "Only Wanna Be With You"
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Hole
- "Doll Parts"
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Green Day
- "Stuck With You"
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White Zombie
- "More Human Than Human"
1994 Video Music Awards Performers
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Aerosmith
- "Walk This Way"
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Boyz II Men
- "I'll Make Love to You"
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Smashing Pumpkins
- "Disarm"
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Rolling Stones
- "Love is Strong" / "Start Me Up"
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Green Day
- "Basket Case"
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Beastie Boys
- "Sabotage"
- Alexander Red Army Ensemble & Lenigrad Cowboys - "Sweet Home Alabama"
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Salt-n-Pepa
- "Push It" / "None of Your Business" / "Whatta Man" / "Shoop"
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- "Mary Jane's Last Dance"
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Snoop Dogg
- "Murder Was the Case"
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Stone Temple Pilots
- "Pretty Penny"
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Bruce Springsteen
- "Streets of Philadelphia"
1993 Video Music Awards Performers
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Madonna
- "Bye Bye Baby"
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Lenny Kravitz
- "Are You Gonna Go My Way?"
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Sting
- "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You"
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Soul Asylum, Peter Buck & Victoria Williams
- "Runaway Train"
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Aerosmith
- "Livin' On the Edge"
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Naughty By Nature
- "Hip Hop Hooray"
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R.E.M.
- "Everybody Hurts" / "Drive"
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Spin Doctors
- "Two Princes"
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Neil Young & Pearl Jam
- "Animal" / "Keep on Rocking"
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The Edge
- "Numb"
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Janet Jackson
- "That's the Way Love Goes" / "If"
1992 Video Music Awards Performers
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The Black Crowes
- "Remedy"
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Bobby Brown
- "Humpin' Around"
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U2
- "Even Better Than the Real Thing"
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Def Leppard
- "Let's Get Rocked"
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Nirvana
- "Lithium"
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Elton John
- "The One"
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Pearl Jam
- "Jeremy"
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
- "Give It Away"
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Michael Jackson
- "Black or White"
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Bryan Adams
- "Do I Have to Say the Words"
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En Vogue
- "Free Your Mind"
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Eric Clapton
- "Tears In Heaven"
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Guns N' Roses & Elton John
- "November Rain"
1991 Video Music Awards Performers
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Pee-wee Herman
- Introduced Show
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Van Halen
- "Poundcake"
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C+C Music Factory
- "Things That Make You Go Hmmmm" / "Here We Go" / "Gonna Make You Sweet (Everybody Dance Now)"
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Poison
- "Talk Dirty To Me"
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Mariah Carey
- "Emotions"
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EMF
- "Unbelievable"
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Paula Abdul
- "Vibeology"
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Queensryche
- "Silent Lucidity"
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LL Cool J
- "Mama Said Knock You Out"
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Metallica
- "Enter Sandman"
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Don Henley
- "Heart of the Matter"
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Guns N' Roses
- "Live and Let Die"
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Prince & The New Power Generation
- "Gett Off"
1990 Video Music Awards Performers
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Janet Jackson
- "Black Cat"
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Motley Crue
- "Don't Go Away Mad"
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MC Hammer
- "U Can't Touch This"
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INXS
- "Suicide Blonde"
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Sinéad O'Connor
- "Nothing Compares 2 U"
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New Edition f/ Bobby Brown
- "Poison" / "Tap Into My Heart" / "Rub You The Right Way" / "Sensitivity" / "If It Isn't Love" / "Mr. Telephone Man" / "Can You Stand The Rain"
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Faith No More
- "Epic"
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Phil Collins
- "Sussudio"
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2 Live Crew
- "Banned in the USA"
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World Party
- "Put The Message In The Box"
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Aerosmith
- "Love in a Elevator"
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Madonna
- "Vogue"
1989 Video Music Awards Performers
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Madonna
- "Express Yourself"
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Bobby Brown
- "On Our Own"
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Def Leppard
- "Tear It Down"
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Tone-Loc
- "Wild Thing"
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The Cult
- "Fire Woman"
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Paula Abdul
- "Straight Up" / "Forever Your Girl" / "Cold Hearted Snake"
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Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora
- "Livin' On a Prayer" / "Wanted Dead or Alive"
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The Cure
- "Just Like Heaven"
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Cher
- "If I Could Turn Back Time"
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The Rolling Stones
- "Mixed Emotions"
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Axl Rose & Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- "Free Fallin'" / "Heartbreak Hotel"
1988 Video Music Awards Performers
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Rod Stewart
- "Forever Young"
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Jody Watley
- "Some Kind of Lover"
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Aerosmith
- "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"
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Elton John
- "I Don't Wanna Go On With You"
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Bobby McFerrin
- "Review of the Balloting Rules & Regulations"
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Depeche Mode
- "Strangelove"
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Crowded House
- "Better Be Home Soon"
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Michael Jackson
- "Bad"
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Cher
- "Main Man"
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Chubby Checker & Fat Boys
- "Louie, Louie" / "The Twist"
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Guns N' Roses
- "Welcome to the Jungle"
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INXS
- "New Sensation"
1987 Video Music Awards Performers
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Los Lobos
- "La Bamba"
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Bryan Adams
- "Only The Strong Survive" / "Victim of Love"
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The Bangles
- "Walk Like An Egyptian" / "Walking Down Your Street"
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Bon Jovi
- "Livin' On a Prayer"
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Crowded House
- "Don't Dream It's Over" / "Now We're Getting Somewhere"
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Madonna
- "Causing a Commotion"
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Whitesnake
- "Still of the Night"
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Whitney Houston
- "I Wanna Dance With Someody"
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The Cars
- "You Are The Girl" / "Double Trouble"
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David Bowie
- "Never Let Me Down"
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Prince
- "Sign O' the Times" / "Play In The Sunshine"
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Whitney Houston
- "Didn't We Almost Have It All"
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Cyndi Lauper
- "Change of Heart" / "True Colors"
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Run-DMC, Steven Tyler
- "Walk This Way"
1986 Video Music Awards Performers
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Robert Palmer
- "Addicted to Love"
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Hooters
- "And We Danced" / "Nervous Nights"
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Monkees
- "I'm a Believer" / "Daydream Believer"
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'til Tuesday
- "What About Love"
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INXS
- "What You Need"
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Van Halen
- "Best of Both Worlds" / "Love Comes Walkin' In"
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Mr. Mister
- "Kyrie" / "Broken Wings"
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Simply Red
- "Holding Back The Years" / "Money's Too Tight To Mention"
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Whitney Houston
- "How Will I Know" / "The Greatest Love of All"
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Pet Shop Boys
- "Love Comes Quickly" / "West End Girls"
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Tina Turner
- "Typical Male"
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Genesis
- "Throwin' It All Away"
1985 Video Music Awards Performers
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Eurythmics
- "Would I Lie To You?"
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David Ruffin, Eddie Kendrick & Hall & Oates
- "The Way You Do The Things You Do" / "My Girl"
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Tears for Fears
- "Shout"
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John "Cougar" Mellencamp
- "Lonely Ol' Night"
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Pat Benatar
- "Seven Rooms of Gloom"
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Sting
- "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"
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Eddie Murphy
- "Party All The Time"
1984 Video Music Awards Performers
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Rod Stewart
- "Infatuation"
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Madonna
- "Like A Virgin"
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Huey Lewis & The News
- "I Want A New Drug"
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David Bowie
- "Blue Jean"
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Tina Turner
- "What's Love Got to Do With It?"
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ZZ Top
- "Sharp Dressed Man"
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Ray Parker Jr.
- "Ghostbusters"