After giving an energetic performance, Beyoncé dropped her mic, unbuttoned her jacket, and rubbed her newly revealed baby bump — greatest pregnancy confirmation of all time.
After losing rapper Biggie Smalls earlier that year, Diddy brought his widow Faith Evans, 112, and Sting together to perform “I’ll Be Missing You” in tribute. Definitely one of the VMAs most touching moments to date.
A 15-minute performance of hit songs like “Beat It,” “Billie Jean,” “The Way You Make Me Feel,” and more from the King of Pop himself. Need we say more?
One year after interrupting Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech to declare Beyonce deserved the award, Kanye returned to the VMA stage with a single beat making machine to debut the first single from his upcoming album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy a.k.a the album that was so good it made us forgive him.
In her first solo performance at the VMAs, Beyoncé wowed the audience with killer choreography and a surprise appearance from future hubby Jay Z. Plus that upside down entrance was epic.
R. Kelly brought his grand “Trapped in the Closet” saga to life on the VMA stage in 2005. The singer even debuted never-before-seen chapters for the audience.