Current Award Categories

Up until the early 80’s the only award that mattered in the mainstream pop music industry was the Grammys. However all that changed when the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA’s) was introduced in 1984. It recognized the excellence of musicians and the efforts that were put into making the top music videos every year. With MTV’s teenage fan following growing in millions, it didn’t take long for the VMA’s to be accepted as an award that recognized excellence in the pop music culture. ‘The moonman’ has become a coveted award since 2001. Over the years the VMA’s have been known for the live theatrics and ‘controversial events’ of the performers and winners more than the awards itself. The ceremony was originally designed to go on for almost five hours, with the pre-show lasting two hours followed by a three hour long post-show. The producers have cut down on the lengthy shows and the present day VMA’s lasts for approximately two hours. The current categories for the MTV Video Music Awards are listed below:

Past award categories

Categories such as, Ringtone of the Year (2006), Quadruple Threat of the Year (2007), Most Earth shattering Collaboration (2007) didn’t quite make the cut to be a permanent category and were scrapped as soon as they were introduced. The VMA’s have experimented with quite a few categories and have retired a whole lot of them. The ones that are no longer in use are: