History of the Video Vanguard Award at MTV: from David Bowie to Katy Perry
12 september 2024 в 17:13
This week at the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony, Katy Perry was awarded the Video Vanguard Award, which was especially significant as the award was presented to her by her longtime partner Orlando Bloom.
Perry now joins the prestigious list of recipients, including Madonna, Britney Spears, Beyoncé, and other legendary artists, such as David Bowie — the first recipient of the award at the first VMAs ceremony in 1984. In 1991, the network renamed the coveted award, which is not presented every year, to honor Michael Jackson, who received the Moon Person in 1988.
At the 36th annual VMAs ceremony, Missy Elliott became the first female rap artist to receive the Vanguard Award, and Shakira became the first South American artist to receive the award at the 2023 ceremony.
From the first recipient to the very last, here is the history of past Video Vanguard Award winners.
Bowie received the first MTV Video Vanguard Award in 1984 at the first MTV Video Music Awards ceremony. The ceremony also mentioned The Beatles and director Richard Lester for their contributions to music videos over the years.
David Byrne received the Vanguard Award in 1985. The former Talking Heads frontman shared this award with the rock duo Godley & Creme, as well as Russell Mulcahy, who notably directed «Video Killed the Radio Star».
Madonna made history by becoming the first woman to receive the Vanguard Award in 1986. The singer shared this award with music video director Zbigniew Rybczynski.
Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel was honored in 1987 along with British director Julien Temple, who directed various music videos for David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, and Sex Pistols.
Jackson won the Vanguard Award in 1988, a year after releasing his seventh studio album, Bad.
Janet Jackson was awarded the Vanguard Award in 1990, at just 24 years old. She remains the youngest person ever to receive this award.
In 1991, Bon Jovi received the award alongside Wayne Isham, who directed several notable music videos for the group.
In 1997, LL Cool J became the first hip-hop artist to receive the Vanguard Award. He shared this award with director Mark Romanek, who notably directed Janet and Michael Jackson’s video for «Scream».
Justin Timberlake was with his former *NSYNC bandmates and friend Jimmy Fallon when accepting the award.
Beyoncé was awarded the Vanguard Award in 2014 by her husband Jay-Z and daughter Blue Ivy.
Jennifer Lopez received the Vanguard Award in 2018, becoming the first Latin American artist to receive this award
Perry now joins the prestigious list of recipients, including Madonna, Britney Spears, Beyoncé, and other legendary artists, such as David Bowie — the first recipient of the award at the first VMAs ceremony in 1984. In 1991, the network renamed the coveted award, which is not presented every year, to honor Michael Jackson, who received the Moon Person in 1988.
At the 36th annual VMAs ceremony, Missy Elliott became the first female rap artist to receive the Vanguard Award, and Shakira became the first South American artist to receive the award at the 2023 ceremony.
From the first recipient to the very last, here is the history of past Video Vanguard Award winners.
Bowie received the first MTV Video Vanguard Award in 1984 at the first MTV Video Music Awards ceremony. The ceremony also mentioned The Beatles and director Richard Lester for their contributions to music videos over the years.
David Byrne received the Vanguard Award in 1985. The former Talking Heads frontman shared this award with the rock duo Godley & Creme, as well as Russell Mulcahy, who notably directed «Video Killed the Radio Star».
Madonna made history by becoming the first woman to receive the Vanguard Award in 1986. The singer shared this award with music video director Zbigniew Rybczynski.
Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel was honored in 1987 along with British director Julien Temple, who directed various music videos for David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, and Sex Pistols.
Jackson won the Vanguard Award in 1988, a year after releasing his seventh studio album, Bad.
Janet Jackson was awarded the Vanguard Award in 1990, at just 24 years old. She remains the youngest person ever to receive this award.
In 1991, Bon Jovi received the award alongside Wayne Isham, who directed several notable music videos for the group.
In 1997, LL Cool J became the first hip-hop artist to receive the Vanguard Award. He shared this award with director Mark Romanek, who notably directed Janet and Michael Jackson’s video for «Scream».
Justin Timberlake was with his former *NSYNC bandmates and friend Jimmy Fallon when accepting the award.
Beyoncé was awarded the Vanguard Award in 2014 by her husband Jay-Z and daughter Blue Ivy.
Jennifer Lopez received the Vanguard Award in 2018, becoming the first Latin American artist to receive this award
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