VMA 2010: facts and trivia
Whenever lack least for the 2010 VMAs ... Meanwhile, not to despair, I offer a history of this great annual festival which has been carried since 1984.
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
Lady Gaga has 13 nominations for this year's ceremony. What is striking is that it competes with two videos, "Bad Romance" and "Telephone" in the category Video Año.Madonna reached be nominated in 62 opportunities, which won 19 awards. For if there were doubts, VMAs material girl earned more than any other artist. Missy Elliott received 37 nominations and won 6 statuettes. Aerosmith, 36 entries and 10 victories. U2 competed 32 times, the winner came out 5 times. With 31 nominations are Michael Jackson and REM, but the King of Pop garnered 11 Moon Men, while the alternative group was only 7.The prize, the legendary and coveted Moon Man, is 12 inches tall and weighs 7 pounds. It is made of zinc. The silver band is charging almost 10 inches and shows the MTV logo. It is worth mentioning that each figurine is personalized with a silver plate (there recorded the winner's name, video, date and category).
LIVE PERFORMANCES Madonna performed live in 7 VMA ceremonies, 4 of which were opened with their performances. This means that it is the only artist who has captured the scene of the VMA in the 80, 90 and 00. However, the artist who acted consecutively is Justin Timberlake (presented for 4 consecutive years from 1999 to 2002, three times with 'NSYNC and a solo). The first edition of the VMAs in September 1984 was 7-stage performance, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Huey Lewis and the News, David Bowie, ZZ Top, Tina Turner and Ray Parker Jr.Curiosidad 1: In the 2001 edition of the VMAs, there was little energy at the Metropolitan Opera House, the theater where the show was performed, which led to U2 postpones presentación.Curiosidad 2: In the year 2000, DMX never showed up on site to perform live, and Nelly, who initially was going to play in the pre-show, came to occupy the empty space at the show central.Una Madonna over ... The pop superstar took two places in the Top 10 of the opening of the VMAs: one in 1984, when she sang "Like a Virgin" and the other in 2003 when he kissed Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.
HOSTS AND PRESENTERS
Chelsea Handler is the host of the MTV Video Music Awards 2010. It is the third woman to lead the show. The other two women are Bette Midler did (in the company of Dan Aykroyd, for the first edition in 1984) and Rosanne Barr (1994). Arsenio Hall led the VMAs for 4 consecutive years from 1988 to 1991. Chris Rock hosted 3 times (1997, 1999 and 2003), while Dennis Miller made 2 consecutive years (1995 and 1996). Diddy did it in 2005. And in 2004 there were anfitrión.Afeni Shakur (mother of Tupac Shakur) and Voletta Wallace (Notorious BIG's mother) met for the first time at the VMAs in 1999, when both presented the award for Best Rap Video.
VENUES
The ceremony of the Video Music Awards was held in the cities of New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Miami. The 2004 edition, based in Miami, was the first time in 20 years was not done in New York or Los Angeles.
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