Behind the Scenes of 'Lady Marmalade' MTV Movie Awards Performance (2001) | You Had To Be There

We went behind the scenes as the soul sisters prepared for their one-time-only performance of “Lady Marmalade” at the 2001 MTV Movie Awards. Featuring P!nk, Lil' Kim, Jay Manuel, Mya, Nzingha, Billy B, and Christina Aguilera.
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[@fayeteg7807]

I remember Kim saying that they actually didn't all talk with each other, it was more like each girl would only talk to Kim xD

[@Stopwar1234]

Lmfaoo

[@iKETOURAGE]

I can believe that😂.Loved them but always got "Mean Girls" Nice-Nasty energy when I saw them together 😂😂

[@Gia_Marie]

There was drama between Pink and Christina's management team but spilled over onto them two for a bit. I remember hearing Missy Elliot was playing peacemaker and Kim didn't care much for Pink. They were (are) strong independent women who should've been brought together, but media loves drama.

[@dxmkrew]

You can kind of read it in her eyes, that she was playing it up for the cameras.

[@grossartus]

Kim said that she felt like the host becaude everyone only talked to her

[@ilubyou13]

Mya was absolutely stunning!!

[@dayoungstunnaa24]

Still Is

[@cherrybelle7956]

She still is that body

[@dproduction7209]

Yasss I was thinking the same. And she still looks the same til this day. 🥰

[@LSD77777]

She doesn’t have a pretty face, she’s just light skin

[@ilubyou13]

@@LSD77777 Just light skin? That’s gross to say. And if she was dark skin she would still be beautiful. Mya was gorgeous

[@angelsalva1569]

Mya's voice when she shows her warm up 🥰.

[@Anthony_Gx]

Christinaaaaa living LEGEND!

[@tosomt5419]

everyone looked so YOUNG...Kim had a whole different face...Mya basically still looks the same

[@wonderlandian8465]

Maya and P!nk haven't really aged

[@ov7spears]

@@wonderlandian8465 neither has Xtina, she just gets fat

[@jeniestra.]

@@ov7spears oh, look, a guy body shaming a woman. How cute.

[@jayskicksnfits9372]

​@@wonderlandian8465 It's *Myá* .

[@marcelt1726]

@@jeniestra.it’s body shaming if u are making fun of the person but simply pointing out the obvious isn’t buddy shaming… she does visibly go up and down with weight. Y’all do too much sometimes.

[@MyaFan443]

Mya still does that warm up 😩😳 A true queen 👸🏽

[@idkoh6273]

Warm up girl❤️‍🔥

[@dproduction7209]

When Christina said she almost peed her panties I literally was weak laughing! 😹😹😹 Gotta love her bubbly personality she is so sweet. 😻

[@jeniestra.]

Still iconic. No collab has come closer to this level of greatness. In spite of all the Christina and Pink cattiness 😂😂😂. I'm glad they both matured and talked things through.

[@qingbee7227]

Omg Jay Manuel from America's Next Top Model did make up for this performance 😍😍😍😍 that makes this even more ICONIC LEGENDARY AND DOPE.

[@Cc-rz8ks]

His makeup look was definitely the best one,!

[@angelsalva1569]

He was Mya's make up artist at that time i believe

[@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624]

I love how Pink's pink hair is so gorgeous! : )

[@pinkfridaygirIs]

Give us more 2000s behind the scenes!

[@samwimoe1620]

Omg Christina Aguilera soo beautiful 😍🤩

[@iamcasihart]

Mya is sooooooooo gorgeous. Then. Now. Forever. ♥️

[@XtinaDaily]

Queen Legend X!

[@mindofzena8447]

Jay Manuel did Mya's makeup for this performance?!?! I never knew!! I love him! He literally doesn't age! And clearly not enough people watched ANTM because where are the rest of the surprised comments? Or did everybody know ? lol

[@ViceBeach]

Kim looked BEAUTIFUL here!!!!!

[@mnlyt2942]

I love Mya’s voice

[@shaunhoward3166]

Christina is the QUEEN!!!!

[@Yukheyy]

Where Kim actually still looked like herself , such a gorgeous woman back then

[@theicyb]

WE NEED THE 20 ANNIVERSARY PERFORMANCE

[@jeniestra.]

Yes!

[@pinek8564]

Lil Kim 😍

[@jessejameslatimer8686]

Kim's speaking voice is so different to her sound when she raps

[@canelara]

GIVE US AALIYAH MORE THAN A WOMAN BTS FOOTAGE!!! I KNOW YALL WERE THERE

[@au-ni6ejsas]

PLEASE PLEASE

[@Tylan0l]

THAT PART!!

[@Kimdone365]

YAS BITCH YASSSSSSSSSS

[@Recardo4306]

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OMGGGGGGGG THE STANS HARRASSING OMG

[@Kimdone365]

@@Recardo4306 YAS WE ARE BITCH AND WHAT ABOUT IT.

[@808aaq]

This song still goes hard after all these years! I remember they won pretty much all the awards that year especially that huge one at the Grammys when they performed the song with Patti Labelle and won a Grammy for best Pop song!❤❤❤❤

[@Wakanda888]

I like how Mýa had Jay as her makeup artist and all the other girls had their own makeup artists as well who brought out their own individually personalities with each of the girls makeups that made them stand out yet worked well when they were together and performing.

[@nehsangbong7259]

The Pink and Xtina fued era.

[@hooajo]

Pink is definately cool as hell from nature!! Mya is so human, honest, nervous…. Lil kim is so cute and lovely when shes not performing…. Wow

[@madamx2244]

And Christina is the queen

[@kariannstunes8619]

Yeah, amazing 🎶 4:42

[@kariannstunes8619]

The Coolest 5:02

[@crstl89]

I grew up loving all 4 of them individually and together for this collaboration. I’ve never seen back stage footage. Wow what a gem. I remembered watching mtv’s making the video for moulin rouge. This is another continuation of that. I love them 😍

[@tupacf1lm]

Lil Kim was so beautiful idk why she did that herself she was always beautiful

[@jorgemurga2107]

kim is so stunning

[@dayoungstunnaa24]

Was

[@talon3684]

They slayed the whole thing from start to finish

[@billjordan3952]

They are all so beautiful 😍 🤩

[@jujub4553]

I watched this performance live. I remember when they kept touting it as a one time only performance...and then it wasn’t one time only lol

[@steevenhyde3505]

They did the Movie Awards and the Grammys and then Lil Kim went to prison. So they did it a third time for a game without Lil Kim and that was it.

[@troemboekarangs525]

@@steevenhyde3505 what happen with lil kim..?

[@buffoon6973]

@@troemboekarangs525 she refused to rat..actually she lied for her old crew, they were in a shoot out.

[@maiaheredia3256]

​@@buffoon6973wh😅AT?

[@Silver-nj9tz]

Wow I did not expect lil Kim to sound like that! Such a transition from how she performs

[@Tylan0l]

Aaliyah was a nominee & presented with Diddy this night. Release more footage of Aaliyah, please! This is her 20th anniversary of her passing!😢

[@flw2915]

Which is Next Wednesday 08-25-2021

[@christopherjudge1138]

Li'l Kim in that sexy blonde wig and Pink wearing that half chapter blue leather shirt and sporting that rockabilly-type hairdo is extremely FIRE!!! 👹🔱🔥👹🔱🔥

[@Lildeadthing420]

When they're first talking to pink she looks SO cute and is so funny. Never was a pink stan but i might have to become one

[@uqonsoul]

7:30 Xtina & Pink I don't see a problem between them

[@jeniestra.]

@@i-p1363 Facts.

[@MsBlessidSoul]

They’re all so pretty 😍

[@au-ni6ejsas]

from all of us - THANK YOU FOR THIS

[@ronylira8219]

Christina: "My vocal coach" 2001 And people still saying she doesn't have technique. She have it in the bault, she use her own...

[@CaapriceTube1]

wow, Jun.1 2001. exactly a week before my 12th birthday. Now I'm 32, where the heck does time go?!?!!

[@AntionneTV]

Lil Kim the QUEEN BEEE 👑 🙌🏼🤩

[@QUiNTiNBANKS]

*if you’re reading this I wish nothing but wealth and health all 2021*

[@gulugul78]

Thank you! You too bro

[@Cc-rz8ks]

You too Quintin

[@dubginkxx]

I remember crushing on all these women..😍

[@crystalk17co]

Wow Mr. Jay

[@user-ef4xf7eh2q]

I am hoping that the entire 1994 MTV Movie Awards full show gets uploaded, I would love to see it.

[@TheSpartanfan84]

I remember it won video of the year at the vma's

[@-rapha]

This is a dream. Wow (let's hope this performance is never forgotten)

[@Purple_Cat2181]

Look how stoned pink is

[@JHC_76]

Love pink So humble down to earth funny to ❤

[@Ariel-uj2oc]

I miss those days, btw I wasn't born yet lmao.

[@zoriamm5064]

Sameeee

[@mlpfilly6377]

Haha relatable

[@Xoxo0xx0]

then no way you can miss those days lmao

[@mainycmedeiros]

Xtina 💜

[@yayachipmunk2393]

Pink looks a lot like Rachel McAdams here??? Stunning!!

[@podsmpsg1]

Memories.

[@MsTilly]

JAY MANUEL! I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW HE DID MAKEUP LIKE THAT

[@Andthewinneriss]

I just found out that the movie awards during these days was live to tape recorded so they record the host parts then the performances then the award presentations that had to be such a long day

[@janaeaniyah9830]

I wish i was born earlier so bad, i hate being born in 06. these kids my age have no taste😭

[@nini.4988]

Same.

[@ilubyou13]

It’s crazy cause I was born in 94 and I feel like I missed a lot with 90s and 80s 🙃

[@Cosmicattt]

@@ilubyou13 yeah dude, I was born in 95 and I feel you on that. Everyone i know born in the 70s and 80s tell me I missed out too which doesn’t help 😩😂

[@brittanyguyton3987]

@@Cosmicattt I can relate. 80s and 90Ss was the prime of music and pop culture in general. I envy everybody that got to witness it.

[@Cc-rz8ks]

Look up the show "Making The Video", it was really popular during the early 2000s.

[@BerzerkaDurk]

imagine asking Pink to say who she is for the camera. lmao

[@AshleyCanayVideography]

This Pink interview is not aging this video well 😂

[@hazelvinculado3986]

Well its a promotional video what do you expect that they would Act that theres something wrong and tell what they really feel at that time? Of course they had to Act as if Everything is okay as the Director said to promote..

[@ramirogutierrez6312]

WE WANT THE WHOLE MAKING THE VIDEO UPLOADED in HD PLS!!

[@kariannstunes8619]

did you ever find it? 3:20

[@grace.4481]

Yess

[@chubidelrosario4417]

I think the mess up that pink was talking about was about the final dance where they are all lined up in the front..

[@nickyoung1072]

Xtina at 8:07 "I think we all did..our best." HAHAHA sounds so shadyyyyy i love her haha

[@telanotelano]

I don’t think that was shade sounded like she and the rest of the girls were genuinely nervous.

[@jeniestra.]

How is that shady? They all clearly looked nervous.

[@xxxTIN0xxx]

She's a shady Queen 😉 but that didn't sound shady, she included herself, she said "we".

[@franciscogutierrez5016]

Y’all looking for drama where there isn’t. Christina is one off the most humble artist I’ve ever seen and that’s why I Will forever admire her and support her

[@rafaelbalbinotte6036]

Could you post Christina Aguilera "Dirrty" Live at MTV Mardi Gras 2003?!

[@rolandogonzalez9734]

and they performed it two more times together

[@marcelredplanet3765]

Gosh, Lil Kim is sooo cute with her giggles and a really lovable character. Xtina seems a bit faked, Pink pretty bratty and Mya just a tad boring. But they are all still so freshfaced and look sooo beautiful.

[@atolm1]

Kim looked so gorg here.

[@andispensable]

oh my god Mr. Jay with the black hair 😅

[@Saleigh]

Christina Aguilera had an attitude and Pink didn't like how rude she was. Their fine now but many people did not care for Christina because she thought she was better and made sure she got the hardest part even though pink and lil Kim were my fav. I like Christina’s voice it's amazing so is pinks. Lil Kim was so beautiful and a great rapper Inwishbshe didn't touch her face she was a beauty. Mya she's gorgeous all beautiful

[@gulugul78]

Love this! First btw

[@kenyattatucker1279]

I love pink I want my old pink back I love her red hair

[@carlotta4th]

It was pink hair. A little on the nose, but fitting for the name.

[@kenyattatucker1279]

@@carlotta4th pink one of my favorite singer because I was born Pink's album in 2000. And I still got that ringtone

[@ivoryglass3589]

billie reminds me of younger pink

[@enid9911]

8:40 where thid maya and pink mess up?

[@davfb8622]

They probably swing opposite the dancers at the same time

[@user-cl4kr4dj4l]

I don't know why but they all come across as unhappy or anxious for some reason. Maybe its the live performance... something is just not right.

[@jeniestra.]

It was a huge moment for them and doing a live performance with so many different singers is not something easy.

[@PS-Tekken]

Kim used to be so damn pretty. I hate what she let the industry gaslight her into doing with her face / body

[@BAMOORE94]

Mr Jay was really out here doing make up before top model

[@phillypretzel]

lol Kim looked high af

[@SteadyNUnremitting]

When Xtina still had a vocal coach.

[@jeniestra.]

She has never stopped working with a vocal coach.

[@MyTerraincognita1]

That make up artist was the Mario of the 90s, ehat happened to him?

[@UzFermini]

Bring them Back please 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

[@ashleetheresa3309]

I wish Pink would make her hair that pink again instead of a "natural" hair colour she has now

[@TravFletch]

And then jay went on to antm right and we know how that went garbage 👀🙅🏼‍♂️

[@wonderlandian8465]

Ok but listen to this thought... Young P!nk and young Rihana kinda lowkey favored each other...or am i the only one seeing it? I don't know why her whole 0:43 mannerism kinda made me make the connection in my head.

[@ilubyou13]

You mean young Mya? 🤨

[@wonderlandian8465]

@@ilubyou13 No

[@carlotta4th]

You're just seeing what you want to see.

[@Anthony_Gx]

Love this BS footage. Never seen this before

[@josedescg]

I wasn't liked that wig of Lil 'Kim

[@Mandz1313]

God im glad pink got away from being in songs like these!!

[@jeniestra.]

Songs like this? This song is a classic and this is the only cover that does it justice.

[@davfb8622]

She sure stuck to ONE sound after that

[@membersonlydave]

5 days before 9/11

[@Cc-rz8ks]

This was in June 2001, not the VMAs.

[@CesarJoel94]

All the makeup artists they hired for them here show how awful they’re and how they couldn’t recreate the look from the music video they were going for