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An '''MTV Video Music Award''' (commonly abbreviated as a '''VMA''') is an award presented by the cable channel [[MTV]] to honor the best in the [[music video]] medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the [[Grammy Award]]s (in the video category), the annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony has often been called the "[[Super Bowl]] for youth", an acknowledgment of the VMA ceremony's ability to draw millions of youth from teens to 20-somethings each year.<ref name=nyt1>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/20/business/media-business-advertising-mtv-s-sponsors-hope-video-music-awards-can-draw-crowd.html|title=THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING; MTV's sponsors hope the Video Music Awards can draw a crowd, without wardrobe malfunctions. |last1=Elliot |first1=Stuart |last2= |first2= |date=August 20, 2004 |work =[[The New York Times|NYTimes.com]] |publisher=[[The New York Times Company]] |accessdate=19 September 2010}}</ref> By 2001, the VMA had become a coveted award.<ref name=bbc1>{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1456093.stm|title=MTV's irresistible rise |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date=July 1, 2000 |work=[[BBC News|News.BBC.co.uk]] |publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] |accessdate=16 September 2009}}</ref> The statue given to winners is an [[astronaut]] on the moon, one of the earliest representations of MTV, and colloquially called a "moonman". The statue was conceived by [[Manhattan Design]]—also designers of the original MTV logo—based on the 1981 "Top of the Hour" animation created by [[Fred Seibert]], produced by [[Alan Goodman]], and produced by [[Buzz Potamkin]] at [[Buzzco Associates]]. The statue is now made by New York firm, [[Society Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=del Castillo|first1=Michael|title=Downtime: The man behind MTV's moonman|url=http://upstart.bizjournals.com/entrepreneurs/hot-shots/2012/09/06/downtime-with-society-award-david-moritz.html?page=all|website=www.upstart.bizjournals.com}}</ref> Since the 2006 ceremony, viewers are able to vote for their favorite videos in all general categories by visiting MTV's website.<ref>{{cite news|author=Spin Staff|publisher=SpinMedia Group|title=MTV Announces VMA Nominees|url=http://www.spin.com/2006/07/mtv-announces-vma-nominees/|date=July 31, 2006|accessdate=August 31, 2015}}</ref>
The annual VMA ceremony occurs before the end of summer and held either in late August or mid-September, and broadcast live on MTV, along with simulcasts on MTV's sister networks to nullify in-house competition. The [[1984 MTV Video Music Awards|first VMA ceremony]] was held in 1984 at [[New York City]]'s [[Radio City Music Hall]]. The ceremonies are normally held in either New York City or [[Los Angeles]]. However, the ceremonies have also been hosted in [[Miami, Florida|Miami]] and [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]].

Revision as of 21:31, 21 July 2017

Kwacha Music Awards
2017 Kwacha Music Awards
First awardedSeptember 14, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-09-14)
Most recent MTV Video Music Award winners
← 2015 August 28, 2016 2017 →
  Beyonce - The Formation World Tour, at Wembley Stadium in London, England.jpg File:Dnce.jpg
Award Video of the Year Best New Artist
Winner Beyoncé
("Formation")
DNCE
  Calvin Harris - Rock in Rio Madrid 2012 - 09.jpg Beyonce - The Formation World Tour, at Wembley Stadium in London, England.jpg
Award Best Male Video Best Female Video
Winner Calvin Harris
("This Is What You Came For")
Beyoncé
("Hold Up")

Previous Video of the Year

"Bad Blood"

Video of the Year

"Formation"