September 7, 2012 - Young British boy band One Direction snagged a trio of moonmen at this year's MTV Video Music Awards ceremony, with M.I.A., Rihanna and Chris Brown among the other winners.
July 31, 2012 - Rihanna and Drake top the list of nominees at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, while newcomers Gotye, Carly Rae Jepsen and Lana Del Rey receive their first VMA nominations.
November 8, 2010 - Lady Gaga took three honors -- Best Pop, Best Female and Best Song ("Bad Romance") -- to lead last night's MTV Europe Music Awards, which took place in Madrid.
September 8, 2008 - After a much-heralded, much ado about nothing return to celebrity, Britney Spears swept Sunday's (9/7) MTV Video Music Awards with three Moonmen, for Video of the Year, Best Pop Video and Best Female Video Sunday (9/7). They were her first VMA prizes.
July 29, 2008 - MTV has counted its first round of fan votes and revealed the nominees for Best Female Video and Best Male Video for the 25th annual Video Music Awards.
September 10, 2007 - For this year's MTV Video Music Awards, the cable outlet reportedly tried to shake its declining viewership by concentrating on live performances (namely one Britney Spears), cutting the showtime to from three to two hours and moving the ceremony to Sin City.
September 6, 2007 - Tabloid mainstay Britney Spears will look to get her pop-music career back on track Sunday (9/9), when she's scheduled to open the 2007 Video Music Awards by performing her new song "Gimme More."
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