The 2002 MTV VMAs were a HOT MESS

[@TheBlackPanther05]

MTV knew EXACTLY what they were doing when they had Christina present that award to Eminem.

[@Kamy_369]

Yes they did I we can’t deny we used to love this awards

[@fielalmanga]

​@@Kamy_369 THESE awards*** Inglés, por favor

[@venusianvenom]

@@fielalmanga shutup

[@AnonymousPikachu]

How do you know? Were you in the room when they made the decision

[@steevenhyde3505]

Eminem said that him and Christina hugged it out backstage.

[@83jdc1]

Michael didn't mistakenly accept the award. They told him he was getting it, even advertised it and changed it at the last second

[@mstwelvedeadlycyns]

They are dumb

[@Roma-SRyan]

buddy this was explained in great detail in some documentary.

[@JayApollo106]

I was coming here to say exactly this. They played him at the last minute, but you can still find official mentions online that note that the award was real at some point.

[@G...a-n3e]

It's practically confirmed that MJ's Invincible album's promotion was deliberately sabotaged by Sony.

[@Marc-zi5cq]

that makes zero sense. They released it, they want their money back. They spend a ton on recording it, producers, Michaels demands and gave him expensive videos. It just wasnt selling like it should so they stopped pumping more money into it they would never get back since it freefalled in the charts quickly. It's easy business decisions.

[@jaychulo.F]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@Marc-zi5cqthat’s when your wrong they didn’t promote the album beside putting a single on the radio they didn’t give him budget for music videos besides u rock my world and mj was known for having at least 4-5 videos per album come on now that’s where the bread and butter is besides touring the main producer dark child (Rodney jerkins ) confirmed mj and Sony’s relationship already was damaged before the release of the album and on top of that it came out after 9/11 .. invincible would’ve been bigger if it wasn’t for sabotaging and delays.

[@txwtw]

Didn’t Sony try to come up with ideas for the album to be more successful (tours, etc) but Michael refused and just blamed it entirely on Sony even though they were literally trying to help the album perform well.

[@txwtw]

@MarvinGuatemalanBoy Invincible is overrated, it’s such a lacklustre album with a few good songs here and there. A lot of the times he just sounds like he’s straining his vocals. It doesn’t exactly have his signature sound, it just sounds like any other 2000s album at the time. Such a shame this was his last album he made before his death (and no I am not counting his posthumous albums)

[@oBSessed81]

I said it once, but it's so true. Britney's outfit is SO iconic.

[@theonlyrocha]

point out a outfit of hers that is not iconic. this woman's existence is iconic.

[@KNF01]

Just.... WOW! It's so perfect on her

[@lessthanthree3528]

that outfit is my fave of all time for her ..im a big sucker for hats tho lol and leather

[@LexFerraro]

you can say it again because it is so underrated 😩😩

[@TheGnuhhh]

She was dragged for that outfit

[@ov7spears]

at the end of the day MJ got his way and now MTV gives out the MJ Vanguard award.. that man is music, don't disrespect him like that, he didn't need to beg.

[@GreenEyedChaos]

It’s crazy to me that people believe that MJ just “mistakenly thought he was getting an award” Award shows were exploiting him for decades, getting him to attend, providing them with the ratings, and then snubbing him and not giving him the recognition he deserved. All the hell and humiliation that he went through by the media was due to the fact that they all knew he didn’t need the music industry, the music industry needed him.. they had to do what they could to bring him down

[@danielmccarthy3672]

Well , let's be real. At least some of that hell had to do with the kids.

[@GreenEyedChaos]

@@danielmccarthy3672 I mean, yes he was incredibly naive and put himself in very stupid situations.. but the “child sex abuse” claims that everyone swallows were literally proven extortion at this point

[@danielmccarthy3672]

@MrsOakshott They are pretty clearly shady at this point ( at least the most visible ones ) , but the were still very viable at that point and for many years afterwards. It isn't like people just turned on him because the wind blew the other way. Some of it may have been political , but he definitely made enemies where they didn't have to be.

[@hotsexyangel]

Yup! Award shows still do this trick to this day 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@ShimmySchimeon]

MTV was really disrespectful towards Michael Jackson and didn't recognize his talent fully, instead they used him as a laughing stock after the fake allegations. I wouldn't be suprised if Sony and MTV was in on this prank. (Had to edit my initial reponse cause I didn't like my first comment lol)

[@ckotcher1]

I was thinking that too. People were more honest then and less “woke” and tbh I kind of miss that but Jimmy Fallon saying “I think he’s had some work done”pissed me off. Michael was bullied a lot in those days. I don’t think he was given the respect he deserved I mean he MADE MTV. Other artists like Madonna of course made the station what it was but Michael was the first artist who made experimental videos like “Thriller” took it to to another level There would be no MTV without Michael.

[@danielmccarthy3672]

​@Roller Girl It's not like he went easy on anyone else , and MJ did have a ton of work done.

[@smurfitoo1585]

@@danielmccarthy3672but he didn’t have to point out his “work that was done” we all know he had plastic surgery but why point it out unless your trying to judge or roast someone?

[@danielmccarthy3672]

@@smurfitoo1585 The point was that he WAS trying to roast him , the same way that he did other celebrities there. It's not like MJ was the only person he did it to . It wasn't even that nasty of a joke , he simply said something that was true.

[@RestingCatNipFace]

@@danielmccarthy3672 Exactly.

[@zyoteesunuwar4825]

It's weirdly interesting how MJ saved MTV's fading ass, his nephew once confirmed that MTV called MJ begging him to make an appearance to boost their rating. Then not only he showed up but he gave one of the most iconic performances in MTV history which was the 1995 VMA. But later they started to use him as a punching bag and never gave him the respect and honor he deserved. Sometimes I wonder what if MJ was white and did exactly the same thing to make MTV. They probably would have kissed his hand and feet and given him a special award every year, with a golden chair in the front center for him to sit.

[@DanielCastro-ib4le]

MTV was clearly run by misogynist white men who hated Michaels success and they also treated women (main example: Britney Spears) like dirt too cause look how long it took them to give Britney an award.

[@daniellethomas3745]

Sony did Michael dirty. Look into it

[@coolschmoool]

They have a long history of exploiting their artists. Poor Michael fr

[@ichasepaper954]

"Tommy Motolla is a devil!"..... RIP MJ

[@daniellethomas3745]

@@coolschmoool his rep was trashed after his death- after he could no longer defend himself. That Oprah doc with those washed up losers felt so weird and scripted and creepy…

[@alanahclaire6494]

My heart always breaks seeing what they did to Michael. MTV wouldn’t be what they are today if it wasn’t for him and they treated him like dirt and still do.

[@mstwelvedeadlycyns]

True

[@strawberryseeds]

The man sexually assaulted children.

[@trerhodes8884]

@thedarkerknight2188 uuuh rich people are human , humans have feelings lol ..

[@yoshikitte]

@thedarkerknight2188are you stupid or are you stupid ☠️

[@Elena-er7zp]

Michael Jackson did not want to go but then was told he was gonna receive an award. That was the only reason he was there. His make-up artist has talked about how upset he was that night after the whole thing. I think his manager at the time, Trudy Green, played a big role in the whole fiasco. She did not have his back at all. I can see Jackson declining the invite then Green telling MTV - “hey, if you want him there. Give him an award” So it wasn’t him, it was her. She was also someone who wanted him to wear a prosthetic nose and darken his skin for the music video “You Rock My World”. She had the special effects artist there on set and waiting without Jackson even knowing this idea was going to be presented to him. This upset Jackson greatly and he had a meltdown in the dressing room, sobbing, breaking mirrors and everything Trudy Green was a horrible manager for him.

[@CourtLife234]

I don't know if I'm right but, I thought he locked himself in a bathroom and had a meltdown

[@zyoteesunuwar4825]

@@CourtLife234 I think it was during the shoot for you rock my world MV.

[@CourtLife234]

@zyoteesunuwar4825 yes. It was

[@kaetlinjensen5928]

I think about the Britney /Michael artist of the millennium awkwardness a lot. It was before social media , so I thought I was alone in the secondhand embarrassment for twenty years

[@Yasmin-dx3ek]

I don't know why they would lie to him like that. He was accepting dozens of 'Artist of the Millenium' awards in the early 2000s too.

[@jean-baptistegrenouille1431]

Do 1995 VMAS next pls! The Madonna interview with Courtney Love is iconic

[@alyssaf5006]

Yes!! This one!

[@calvinhouston5015]

And the 2010 BET Awards...

[@puppetfae]

y e s 🙏

[@KNF01]

and then 1994 with beastie boys left without trophy after so many nominations and one of the greatest music videos of all time.

[@brieladitty125]

Mother knows best!

[@longlivebeans]

Revisionist history has erased Avril’s pattern of publicly slut shaming the pop girlies, Britney Spears being one of them, so I’m not surprised she didn’t get a standing ovation out of her. Us old asses didn’t forget lol.

[@hyperballadbradx6486]

👏🏻👏🏻

[@TheVassal]

i mean, Avril was right. at least half of the US population of girlies didnt turn out to become slutbags

[@casswashwash1070]

I forgive her. Most of us thought that way back then unfortunately

[@muscleandhate]

There was so much acceptance of misogyny and a lot of 'not like other girls' back then, was horrible.

[@joydanleigh7711]

​@@muscleandhate yeah

[@VinVonVoom]

Michael's Invincible album sold 13 million units, making it the ninth highest selling album that year. That is not a flop.

[@elasticcamper]

ugh this made me realize so many legends are gone and some at such a young age. i miss MJ, heath, lisa lopez, james brown, chester, lisa marie, etc. also the amount of jokes about the olsen twins are weird asf. they would never leave them alone.

[@DanielCastro-ib4le]

And Brittany Murphy. And yeah the Olson twins had to endure some weird jokes. It was weird and disgusting 😊

[@Aries_Superstar_Army]

R.I.P. Michael Jackson and his former wife Lisa Marie Presley, Left Eye from TLC, Chester Bennington and Brittany Murphy 💔🖤💐🕊🙏🏽

[@yo-sefakimbey7009]

And Aaliyah

[@Aries_Superstar_Army]

R.I.P. Aaliyah ❤️🖤🤍🕊🙏🏽💐

[@Aries_Superstar_Army]

R.I.P. DMX 🎤🖤🤍❤️🙏🏽🕊💐

[@Aries_Superstar_Army]

R.I.P. Jam Master Jay from Run DMC ❤️🤍🖤🙏🏽🕊💐🎤

[@LaurenOliviArt]

RIP Chris Cornell

[@boxybrown5300]

Dude I forgot how iconic music was this year, SO many good tracks and celebrities who aren't with us anymore. RIP.

[@hyperballadbradx6486]

I love seeing so much Brittany Murphy in these videos but it always makes me horribly, horribly sad. I love her and miss her 😢

[@tula1433]

Yea she is so missed !

[@trailer.prince]

i don't usually care for actors or actresses but i always ADORED Brittany Murphy): i was devastated when we lost her and always do😭

[@RestingCatNipFace]

Her energy was so contagious. I couldn’t believe it when I heard she passed away 😢

[@AvecPoesie]

I just watched Girl, Interrupted again last night and Brittany Murphy's performance in that film is moving and emotionally wrenching beyond measure. She never received adequate recognition for how far-reaching her talents were. 🥀

[@aenesthesia]

@@AvecPoesie Ohh 😭 That's one of my favorite movies still! 💜

[@Y49life]

Michael didn’t do anything wrong. They always picked on him because he is the most talented person on this planet and A LOT of people won’t or can’t accept that 😂

[@user-ux8hg8bk3e]

Relax, stop with the nonsense!

[@bclislife]

Look at you giving Mariah her flowers at an event she wasn’t even at! Now that’s a slay. Thank you for making this

[@emc2era988]

As he should 💅

[@ccraisins2005]

According to a MJ documentary I watched, MJ was just high on pain pills and through he was there for an award but MTV just had him there to boost up their guest list.

[@14funnybunny1]

I can see mj demanding an award if he has to show up 😂😂

[@mommiedearest3329]

​@@14funnybunny1 as he should 😂

[@897peace]

@@mommiedearest3329 but no fr. What am I showing up for as a LEGEND? 😂

[@dmk_1781]

They did in fact, advertise the award on their web page (still up) got him to come & then embarrassed him by claiming he was mistaken. MTV re-enacted it a year later.

[@jaychulo.F]

@@14funnybunny1that’s what Beyoncé does now 😂

[@shibbyreviewseverything]

Sony went out of their way to not promote his album because he went behind their back and worked a deal to own 48 precent of Sony so they was trying anything to make him look bad..MJ the 🐐

[@jenthinkspink]

I will never get tired of the way you say "mess". Always puts me in a good mood!

[@sativaloves]

There’s a full length version of the 01 VMAS on KZbin (with commercials lol), it’s a little grainy but I think it adds. It’s an old clip, doesn’t need to be in 4k. It’s so strange to watch because it was aired 9/6/01 only 5 days before 9/11/01. So sad to think about what the country is about to go through.

[@TheRareVideosXL]

Avril Lavigne and Kelly Clarkson are friends and Avril wrote one of Kelly's biggest hits Breakaway and Avril was on Kelly's TV show last year so all is well and they are friends and yes Avril's hair got stuck and it was unintentional.Great content as always and keep it up.

[@dashvanessa5322]

Ok thank you avril

[@dhrgkbqxtjr2743]

Um they are not friends. Avril didn't know her label sold the song and Kelly didn't know she was getting a song written by Avril until she actually received a copy of the CD and saw her name in the credits. Avril only went on Kelly's TV show because it's a method to promote her brand, that's all.

[@Christian-ql7uq]

@@dhrgkbqxtjr2743 no, that was the case with Miss Independent and Christina Aguilera.

[@dhrgkbqxtjr2743]

@@Christian-ql7uq no, that was Breakaway. Did you even watch the episode? They literally talk about not knowing about who wrote it before they sing the track.

[@Christian-ql7uq]

@@dhrgkbqxtjr2743 theres several interviews with kelly clarkson talking about how she didnt know Miss Independent was written by Christina Aguilera until she got the liner notes for Thankful. I've been a Kelly fan for 20 years.

[@AJ-xc4qe]

If you ever decide to cover the short-lived award shows, my ideas would be the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, VH1's Big In Awards, the Young Hollywood Awards and the ones I remembered watching like The Hall of Game Awards, the MTV Fandom Awards, the NewNowNext Awards and the Radio Disney Music Awards (RIP...to Radio Disney. Whatever to the rest.) Edit: I don't know if I'll get another chance to talk about her in the next VMAs videos because I don't know if she's there like in the end but I want to say it here. I miss Michelle Branch, man. Like Olivia Rodrigo, she was ANOTHER half-Asian American pop rock chick who ALSO released HER debut single about romance that became the biggest hit of her career AND songwriting AND album debut at just 18, which was just 20 YEARS PRIOR!!! Not to mention, she ALSO paved the path for other pop rock teen artists to follow, including Avril a year later! She's the only Asian American music act I can think of who crossed over between pop, country and adult contemporary charts. And I just finished listening to what should've been her 2010 follow-up album West Coast Time and it sounded like we were robbed of hearing her natural evolution into a music vet. Imo, talent means nothing to have a successful career if you don't have just as strong of a management team. Taylor should bless her lucky stars she has one. Especially since she herself idolized Michelle Branch, owning a blue guitar because of her and even covering THIS SONG at Michelle's birthstate of Arizona! Todd released his last Song Vs Song episode on KZbin. And I wanted to make some suggestions. Two of my suggestions were All You Wanted Vs I'm With You or Are You Happy Now? vs My Happy Ending Two great songs from two different rocker girls who were growing from teenhood to adulthood at the same time but fell off for different but still sad reasons.

[@bruhvibes5941]

Norah Jones was a folk music making half asian too. Olivia rlly had to make that "every pop girl white" statement 🧐🧐

[@jaianna843]

Michelle Branch was so underrated. I was a huge fan of hers, I couldn't understand how she wasn't bigger than others in terms of fame and recognition.

[@ChasingKia]

babe, next time do more research. there’s an interview on KZbin from the producer of this show who says that MTV wanted to present Michael something for his birthday but they knew he wouldn’t come just for that. so they literally baited him with that but didn’t know he was actually gonna come with a speech and take it so seriously. he really thought he was getting an award.

[@NostalgiaBabeXO]

Invincible? A Flop? Are we talking about the same album that Michael co-wrote and produced EVERY track on? The same album that went 17x platinum overall in several countries? Can't be lol!

[@AXEL-jt2cd]

It was a flop for MJ’s standards. Before some people get defensive, the music wasn’t a flop, I sing and know the words to all tracks on that album. Many artists would wish to sell 366k in the first week and 5 million overall for their album but can’t especially with streaming now. It was low for MJ’s standards because SONY failed to support Michael’s vision and promote the album well. Michael put his foot down because SONY put theirs down, in another reality MJ would’ve did the Invincible Tour & have another smash hit era.

[@thema1998]

"Invincible" technically *was* a flop! The album cost $30-$40 million to produce. When Michael Jackson refused to tour for the album, Sony ended promotion for the album. A lot of money ended up being lost as a result. 😅

[@okamiodonnell9153]

Michael would never demand someone give him an award. He was always the shyest person when he accepted any awards, and he adored Britney and would never force her to do or say anything. He even cried afterwards after realizing what MTV didm It was 100% MTV trying to embarrass him.

[@ilymykiki]

WOW, Ashanti was nominated three times in one category! 😱😍

[@ilymykiki]

And technically she won! 😂

[@asiadavisgurl1]

​@@ilymykiki cuz she's REAL 😂😂😂

[@patsysolatzzo2962]

Oh this was such a memorable and iconic time for awards shows. Something amazing about this was that I was into alternative music. So seeing pod with lincon park had me tuned in for the mess. If it wasn’t for my love for meteora I would have been distanced from iconic pop culture moments. It’s so good that they mixed in every genre and wasn’t only catering to popular Britney Spears but had artists like mobey. It’s a lost art of iconic collaboration. It’s how we got that Madonna Courtney love interview in 95. God it was good.

[@longlivebeans]

That Madonna/Courtney Love interview lives in my head lol.

[@patsysolatzzo2962]

@@longlivebeans courtney love throwing stuff at Madonna never gets old

[@righteousroses]

There definitely isn’t a lot of mainstream genres in music now 😢

[@txwtw]

@@righteousroses wdym by that? Pop, rap and hip hop are the most popular mainstream genres rn

[@righteousroses]

@@txwtw missing rock, neosoul, r&b, the coffeehouse sound (Colbie Calliet, Train, etc)

[@Regreviews]

They did mj wrong smh

[@daniellethomas3745]

It’s so weird to see Diddy performing “I need a Girl” when we now know he wanted a boy….

[@alejandrocervantes3624]

Wait, what? I dont know, WHAT?!!

[@roxyli5322]

@@alejandrocervantes3624 diddy is gay

[@RestingCatNipFace]

He wanted some Frosted Flakes

[@chantoya17]

lol bisexuality exists.

[@daniellethomas3745]

@@alejandrocervantes3624 he has been on the dl forever, but also grooms teens by plying them with fancy gifts/experiences and record deals in order to abuse them. Usher was a kid when he was sent to LIVE with Diddy in his wild New York penthouse under the guise of a boot camp for performing. Usher later introduced Beiber to Diddy, who quickly swooped in to “mentor” him which commenced with a strange “48 hours with Diddy” you tube video.

[@0104brit]

Your videos are reminding me of how older award shows are 100x BETTER than current ones!!!

[@bubbleheart500]

fun fact : one of justin timberlakes's back up dancers was kevin federline also lance was planning on actually going to space thats why jimmy was making that joke

[@Grass12]

for the 2001 mtv awards, im cool with the crappy audio, it wont mess up the video for me if anything itll make the award show even messier lol

[@iwannatalkalot3415]

I agree!

[@naosoumarcelo]

OH HELL NO!!1 Let me fix something for you real quick: you forgot to mention how fucking hot and stunning Christina was at this event, the introduction of Xtina, the cat walking, and the "don't mess with me" attitude! THE BEST CHRISTINA OF ALL TIME!11

[@RestingCatNipFace]

Couldn’t agree more. “Stripped” was and still is one of the greatest pop albums ever, imo. “Fighter” is such a badass song and video.

[@nicks1050]

I feel like you just glossed over that guns and roses performance at the end. It’s highly regarded as the worst performance ever on the vmas. Plus it had buckethead, probably the weirdest, and also one of the most talented artists that ever been on that stage

[@evie7601]

aw it’s still kinda hard seeing chester after all this time. i’m glad to see him happy tho

[@meghanhenderson8417]

I still can't listen to old Linkin Park. A part of me died with Chester. He was always a big reason for me to keep going and when he had enough it seemed like I'd be going down the same path eventually. He had always given me hope that it gets better but now I'm not so sure.

[@ilubyou13]

@@meghanhenderson8417 same, I still can’t get over his death 😢😢

[@evie7601]

@@meghanhenderson8417 his life was really hard it’s unfortunate that it ended in tragedy too but it’s important to remember him for the kind, giving, funny and passionate person he was. i watch the celebrating life hollywood bowl concert at least once a year and i still cry like a baby but i know chester would want us to be happy and move on. not in the sense that we should forget him but we should continue living. remember what joy and feeling of being understood their songs brought you and hang on to that. i hope you can someday listen to their songs again and that you beat whatever demons you’re fighting. nothing is more important than taking care of yourself and reaching out to friends and family can be hard but asking for help makes you strong.

[@owengleeson6782]

Shakira sllllaaaayed that performance and was robbed of the awards she was nominated for

[@blaquepearlzchocolatediamndz77]

Don't try do Michael. His Invincible album Sony purposely didn't promote because he played them at thier own game. They wanted he masters he owned, including the Beatles Catalog or the majority of their catalog. He owed them 1. There was something else I'm missing...They didn't promote Invincible. That's why he set out for his This Is It tour. So he would FINALLY be released. We know the rnd

[@doreimani]

I love your videos so much, I may not have been old enough to watch or know about the VMAs until 2008, but I've been a huge fan of late 90s/early 2000s pop culture for years and I've watched all of these award shows you talk about. this is the niche niche NICHE commentary I always needed I'm obsessed

[@wanerness]

Still not over Tony screwing over Mariah by stealing that sample and robbing us of the far superior Loverboy version

[@syria0110]

I honestly love the Candy sample, but I think the original Firecracker one is good too

[@nbunnysnowboard]

THIS IS MY FAVORITE ONE!!! My Nana recorded it for me on her vcr so I had a vhs tape of it and I watched it over and over!!!! I was 11 when this came out lol this whole awards show is so iconic

[@Skedadlee]

The sexual tension between Xtina and Eminem will always have me at the edge of my seat. They could have been cute together if Eminem didn't start the bs between them lol

[@casswashwash1070]

Ew no

[@samj5183]

Nah, Xtina dodged that bullet

[@wrathford]

their agents were truly working overtime to give us this drama!!

[@pepeshadilay]

They are both trans

[@Rochelle1985]

I really don't think Eminem was into her, lol. She did say he "was cute and wanted to meet him" at the preshow at the '99 VMAs, which was kinda hilarious, lol.

[@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624]

The 2002 Video Music Awards, hosted by Jimmy Fallon was amazing. I watched it on KZbin. It had everything. The performers. The presenters. The greatest guys who made VMA's history like the sale segments of the moon man in the 2002 Video Music Awards telecast. : )

[@TwoBs]

Ooooohhhhweeeee all those nominations are bops. Got a massive wave of nostalgia hearing them and getting to “rewatch” this specific show as I remember seeing it live.

[@lovemarinelife]

Not only was Tommy Matola (sp?) trying to eff Mariah over, but so was Puff Daddy. That was back when PD and JL were together and I heard interviews of Mariah’s people saying he basically strong armed them into letting JL have whatever song MC was wanting to sample. You could do a whole video about shady ass JL and her people behind her. She’s not even singing in most of her songs! Ashanti was singing in at least one song but JL acted like it was her singing. bc she can’t sing at all. It’s so dirty. I like some of JL songs, but let’s face it, MC will always be superior to her in almost every way. I mean, JL isn’t even as good a dancer as she claims to be. For someone who constantly says she’s real, she’s really not. She’s a prime example of fake it til you make it bc that’s her entire dancing/singing career. I will say this though, she is a great actress! Her portrayal of Selena was amazing!!!

[@Marc-zi5cq]

You sound obsessed. Ashanti didnt sing a Jlo song, she sang backup on a Jlo song and got credited. the raw vocals of I'm Real and Ain't IT Funny are on youtube everyone can hear its Jlo. In 2002 Jlo wasnt with Diddy, they split in late 2000, so thats not true either. All this was about a sample of an old song, both wanted to use. If Tommy Mottola legally got it for Jlo, tough shit. If he didnt, sue him. They didnt so obviously it was legal. Also hate Mottola if you area biased lamb, not Jlo. Bu also dont forget mariah used all the Mottola payola she could get and all his ways to further her career,get airplay and become who she became herself. She even married the dude twice her age, even thought we know her type is different, so lets not get it twisted. Jlo had hits, Jlo sold albums, Jlo won awards The dude in this video is biased enough bringing his one sided view up in a video where Jlo won and Mariah was not even nominated or present.

[@Marc-zi5cq]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYu7ZpmkaNyXiNE hear for yourself.

[@angelicad7]

This was the year I actually remember well of MTV Award show and it set the standard of what I expected the others to live up to. It holds fond memories

[@sarakellerova6945]

the way Brandy is so overlooked ughhhh…. but YOU KNOW REALLLL

[@RestingCatNipFace]

Brandy is amazing.

[@VegasGirl777]

I LOVE these VMA videos!!! Please keep them coming. The Britney footage is a big plus to me. 💕

[@charlieblanche3321]

Saw this video come up and did a big YESSSS. Just got home, long day, hot bath, then i see you've got a new video.... PERFECT 🎉

[@milkypeaches5354]

I binge watched all of your hot mess and chaotic videos last week and was SO excited that you uploaded again! :) Super nostalgic and very well commentated. I'm looking forward to seeing you grow!

[@clarissa-marie]

The Lance Bass being stuck in space bit was because it was all over the news at that time that Lance was training to go visit the International Space Station! It never happened though, but he did train for months lol

[@kaym1558]

Michael and Britney were both duped during that fake award segment. It was done to humiliate the both of them, unfortunately.

[@startlestarfish]

Okay but you should’ve shown the clip of Christina Aguilera walking down the stairs cause she was serving! And also I’m a slave for you was only nominated once!!!?

[@TheEmanueleCastelli]

I was thinking the same!!! That entrance 🤤

[@Andy-td8eo]

​@@TheEmanueleCastelliand having Superman or Beautiful liar in the background on an edit

[@firstthings_first9828]

Omg you HAVE to do the 2009 Movie and tv awards! You can’t forget Eminem getting a bare a$$ in his face!

[@equusquaggaquagga536]

James Brown, Britney and Michael in the same stage Best performers of 3 generations😍

[@frankieffbaby]

J.Lo's song had that lyric because Ashanti wrote it and sung the reference track and they left her vocals on the song.

[@MiaBostic]

If I was MJ I wouldn't show up unless I'm winning an award as well! 😂

[@hotsexyangel]

Fr!

[@Aries_Superstar_Army]

Invincible is the best album from Michael Jackson’s catalog! It should have gotten more singles and a tour because the songs were really good 😌 I remember watching this with my family on a school night in 5th grade.

[@yo-sefakimbey7009]

Definitely didn't get the proper promotion at all

[@alanahclaire6494]

Speechless is one of my favorites from that album 💖

[@zyoteesunuwar4825]

@@yo-sefakimbey7009 Exactly! The album was not even finished if you ask me. MJ would have at least 5 music videos in every album. Now, how many MVs Invincible has? Also, if it was promoted like his previous albums, it would easily sell at least 10 - 15 million regardless of whether America likes him. The international fans would have eaten that album.

[@yo-sefakimbey7009]

@@zyoteesunuwar4825 I think that album maybe has two videos but at least we know the one. The one with him and Carlos Santana should have had a video in my opinion

[@yo-sefakimbey7009]

@@alanahclaire6494 go listen to 2000 Watts again and tell me that it doesn't sound like JC from NSYNC

[@dmitriyshepher2493]

Thank you for this episode. I'm so ill right now and feel like I'm dying, and your video helped me to lift my mood. ❤

[@Gabs1990]

Oh my goodness. I was 12 years old and this particular VMAs is so nostalgic for me. It was crazy to see all those faces fresh and young in their popular prime days again. Also brings up trauma cause I think about what was going on in my life at the time. This is a whole bitter sweet vibe.

[@michaelone28-3]

Same so same 😩

[@Mskittenlover12]

Just Like a Pill is a bop. You spilled fr. Still love that song.

[@freezhollywood]

Tbf Sony didn’t market MJ’s album. Like at all. They sabotaged him. Still went platinum 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@lboogie5580]

People that are now dead at VMAs 2002 who are gone too soon! Heath Ledger, Chester Bennington, James Gandolfini, Proof of D12, Brittany Murphy, Lisa Marie Presley, Michael Jackson and Jam Master Jay. MAY all of them rest in peace!

[@macaulaygrant9354]

I adore this series - please do AMA 2004 for my queen Anna

[@JoanRudith]

Invincible is one of MJs best albums. It’s moved over 8 million units. If that’s my biggest flop…. I’d take it! 😂 but everything he did after Thriller was at some point called a flop, cuz it didn’t do what Thriller did.

[@homogenicmp3]

Selling 8M units nowadays is crazy but yeah during those years it was considered a flop.

[@VinVonVoom]

​@@homogenicmp3Invincible sold 13 million units actually, making it the ninth highest selling album that year. That is not a flop.Invincible sold 13 million units actually, making it the ninth highest selling album that year. That is not a flop.

[@GregoryPailKid]

I love these Mtv VMA vids you've been covering! Having been born in 1981, I remember them very well!

[@JuliyaGannondorf]

You deserve a million subs! Quality content. I’d love to see the mtv movie awards too!

[@travonlewis8134]

Mike was never in a flop era and mtv new exactly what they was doing great video tho I suggest the 95 vmas

[@vickic3432]

I am okay with any option for the 2001 vma’s. I just love your videos.

[@kingkawayne]

But Invincible wasn't a flop it debuted at #1 and was double platinum by that time

[@CourtLife234]

The album was just basically poorly promoted

[@zyoteesunuwar4825]

The album went #1 in 11 countries, the single debuted at #1 on the 200 chart, and was even nominated for best male pop vocal performance at the Grammys. It was not flopped compared to other artist but compared to MJ's level and lack of proper promotion was the key reason. I assume many fans intentionally did not buy the album cuz of the MJ's fude with sony cuz the sales money goes to SONY.

[@lgarza186]

The way you didn’t even talk about Xtina walking down the stairs. One of the most iconic moments in VMA history

[@TheEmanueleCastelli]

THIS!!! 🎉

[@gamingwithallia23]

Thanks for this video. And extra thanks for adding the left eye tribute with t boz and chilli. RIP left eye.

[@brieladitty125]

Thank you again Hugo for making these videos!! I have nostalgic memories of these Mtv awards!!!

[@Thefuzzion115]

Please do option 2 i think it’s the best one. Voice overs of what people are saying would be incredibly iconic! 🥰

[@MrSimonBG]

Michael's album DID sell well tho It was literally the 9th best selling album That Year. It was FAR from a flop era.

[@erin8205]

I was 28 when this aired. Remember vividly. Saw it live and was actually online too. Viewers were aghast at Axel Rose’s “new face”. Loved the opening with the late, great James Gandofini and Bruce. First VMAS after 911. The music at this time was really good. I honestly feel that performers don’t try anymore. There was so much to this show. Haven’t seen one in YEARS.

[@kapowjam3462]

What a blast from the past with these songs. Great video!

[@LuisVilaMX]

I could read Kellys lips saying "what a B"...

[@TheSeaKND]

I AM SO PUMPED that this was in my recommended. Like whoa, quality nostalgia. ;D

[@aagc1988]

you should do the 2002 MTV movie awards. with the infamous kiss of ewan mcgregor and nicole kidman. they truly dont like to kiss each other. they do it for 2 awards for moulin rouge and both look like they wanna trow up afterwards. in fact for the 2 one nicole rushes to the stage and she looks like she vomited before hand. ewan was a hot mess, he had a look like now adays making his old kenobi even that this was 20 years ago. eighter he was doing some hard drugs or was bad at his health cause he did not looked anything like he did on moulin rouge.

[@weluvfood2865]

8:20 but the thing is a flop in Michael’s standards is a success in others. Invincible sold more than most of the new artist’s that came out in 2001, but because its Michael they highlight his fails and not his successes. He even sold more than Madonnas album around that time and she had more promotion and support from her label. So it’s just disgusting looking back on this time they treated him horribly and then when This is it tickets went on sale everyone became a fan again. Wishy washy.

[@koasterlover1045]

I have never been more ready for a videor

[@serenakengne5835]

19:45 I don't know why, but I'm counting the number of deceased people featured or mentioned during this award show. It's 7 right now (Brown, Jackson, Aaliyah, Murphy, Ledger, Lopes, Presley). It goes to show how things change so much in just 21 years. You would expect most of these persons to still be alive today.

[@Aries_Superstar_Army]

Full Moon, Stripped and Justified were the best albums of 2002.

[@Andy-td8eo]

What about The Eminem Show

[@Aries_Superstar_Army]

@@Andy-td8eo That too.

[@xErasmus]

Eminem said some homophobic shit in his songs, but he isn't a homophobe himself. There is also a lot of Pro-LGBT bars in his songs. He literally in one song says "there's no reason why a man shouldn't marry another man". He is also extremely close with Elton John. Like very close. Elton John helped Em get through his addiction issues. And once he got tired of being called homophobic all the time, he started bringing Elton John out as a surprise during his shows. Elton also says that Eminem is not in any way homophobic, he means those rap bars as seriously as he does the bars where he is rapping about his brain falling out of his skull, or him kidnapping and r-wording little kids. It's meant to be offensive on purpose. Just in case some of you actually thought Eminem was some huge homophobe.

[@xErasmus]

@loveutill theendoftimes Because that was what the culture and language was like back then? It was a very, very different time, and he doesn't really do it anymore. He even apologized to Tyler the creator for saying it in a diss towards him, despite it being a diss song. The whole point of rap and Eminem at that time was to be provocative. Like Eminem has made bits where Bruno dropped his bare ass in his face during a major award show around the same time, and he was also putting on a completely straight face while coming out as gay in an interview around the same time. No one who was actually homophobic would do that. Do you also believe everyone who ever has, or even still does use the r-slur is ableist? Or are all guys that call their mates b**ch or c*** mysoginustic?

[@Marc-zi5cq]

At that time, he didnt have any pro gay lyrics at all. I know his old albums. He might have changed his attitude recently but in 2002 he didnt. And he literally had a homophobic lyric and video in 2000 with Real Slim Shady. Whether he in his private life cared or not, he still put it out in the world.

[@SA-xi1cr]

These videos are so addicting! If the audio is a little messed up for the 2001 VMA that is okay.

[@xxfiza.]

You corrected B2K! ❤❤❤❤ ilysm 😅🫶🏽

[@loxsannbraham8281]

Jlo winning for “I AM REAL” against 2 OTHER (heavy on the other) Ashanti songs , IS FUCKIN WILD

[@bruhvibes5941]

Fr song wasn't as good as Ashanti's

[@requiemforanali]

not me being sad cause you didn’t post these vids anymore and then coming here to see if maybe i missed it and you posted it TODAY. my mind

[@etiennedodge]

22:30 I REMEMBER THAT! I watched it when it was live and I remember when Em said all that sh*t to Moby! Crazy times! I didn't know they edited it out afterwords.

[@Andy-td8eo]

And Eminem said that he wished he would've handled that differently, according to his book, but he was upset that night because he didn't know what was happening, having Moby sitting 2 rows behind Eminem, having Christina presenting the award and someone putting a dog puppet in his face, Mtv was messy for this

[@justifyingjade]

Now this one, had some serious tunes and brought back many good memories for me! Thank you!

[@lizd.8655]

RIP Brittney Murphy, Heath Ledger, and Chester Bennington 😢

[@yo-sefakimbey7009]

Diddy actually started his career as a backup dancer. Dancing has kind of always been his thing

[@joyjewel748]

I feel like it was sarcasm/shade when he said he'd never seen him dance before 😂 Diddy is known for his unique dance moves and was famously called out back in the day for always popping up dancing in the videos of the artists that were signed to him.

[@yo-sefakimbey7009]

@@joyjewel748 I think that one flew over my head

[@AarosConcerts]

Greatest VMA year of All time! The memories I have of this is unbelievable 🙌🏻 I still have my VHS of it 🔥 music was so freakin great back then, you couldn’t pay me to watch these days

[@sammieconsalvey4448]

So many people not with us anymore it's sad

[@Marc-zi5cq]

the second theory about Michael is the more convinving one that makes sense.