2006

HOST: Jack Black

LOCATION: Radio City Music Hall, New York, NYC

PERFORMERS: Justin Timberlake, Tenacious D, OK Go, The All-American Rejects, Beyoncé, Panic! at the Disco, Christina Aguilera, The Killers, T.I. joined by Young Dro and a chorus of children, Shakira along with Wyclef Jean, Ludacris, Pharell and the Pussycat Dolls

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Panic! at the Disco, "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: The Raconteurs provided live musical accompaniment to the show featuring Lou Reed and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Lil' Kim entering the stage in an orange prison suit, OK Go performed their treadmill dance live on stage reaching their target heart rate, The All-American Rejects blew the roof off the house as thousands of kids surrounded them on stage and were projected on the walls of the house

2005

HOST: P. Diddy

LOCATION: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Fl

PERFORMERS: My Chemical Romance, Kelly Clarkson, Green Day, Ludacris, Shakira, Coldplay, The Rize dancers, R. Kelly, The Killers, Diddy conducted a full orchestra as Snoop Dogg joined in a tribute to Notorious B.I.G, Fat Joe featuring Don Omar, Tego Calderone and Daddy Yankee, Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx, Mariah Carey with special guests Jermaine Dupri, Jadakiss, DJ Clue and Styles P, 50 Cent, joined by Mobb Deep and Tony Yayo

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: The live VMA broadcast, "My VMAs," a dedicated channel within MTV Overdrive, will allow viewers to re-live and re-mix their VMA experience, celebrities revved up their engines for a pimped out and tricked out car show, The Game, Green Day, Ludacris, Shaquille O'Neal, Snoop Dogg, Lil' Kim, and Nelly showed up in their customized cars, special water effects were produced by Wet Designs, Ashlee and Jessica Simpson had a sisterly moment, Hilary Duff and Joel Madden, in their first official public appearance on TV together, Kelly Clarkson's performing her hit "Since U Been Gone" with rain cascading down onto the audience

2004

HOST: Hosted by Presenters

LOCATION: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Fl

PERFORMERS: Jessica Simpson, The Polyphonic Spree, OutKast, Usher, Lil' Jon, Petey Pablo, Ying Yang Twins and Terror Squad featuring Fat Joe, a duet between Nelly and Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys featuring Stevie Wonder and Lenny Kravitz, Kanye West featuring Chaka Khan

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: OutKast, "Hey Ya!"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: Celebrities arrive by yacht, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony had their official "coming out" as a married couple, Usher kicked off his performance by stepping out of the rain on stage, Kanye West did "All Falls Down" with R & B legend Chaka Kahn, Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne crowd surfed in a bubble

2003

HOST: Chris Rock

LOCATION: Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY

PERFORMERS: Coldplay, Metallica, Good Charlotte, 50 Cent and Snoop Dogg, Christina Aguilera featuring Redman and Dave Navarro, Madonna featuring Missy Elliot, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, Mary J Blige featuring 50 Cent and Method Man, Beyonce featuring Jay Z

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Missy Elliot, "Work It"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: Madonna's performance which ended with Britney, Madonna and Christina locking lips, Avril Lavigne and Kelly Osbourne presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to Duran Duran, who had never won a VMA during their career, DMX introduced Mary J Blige who performed a special medley of hits, with featured guests 50 Cent and Method Man, live from the skating rink at Rockefeller Plaza, Beyonce descended from the ceiling upside down onto the stage for her performance

2002

HOST: Jimmy Fallon

LOCATION: Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY

PERFORMERS: Sheryl Crow, The Hives, The Vines, Shakira, Eminem, Pink, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Ja Rule and Ashanti featuring Nas, P.Diddy featuring Busta Rhymes, Usher and Pharell of The Neptunes, Justin Timberlake and a surprise performance by Guns N' Roses

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Eminem, "Without Me"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band open show performing outside American Museum of Natural History; Britney Spears presents Michael Jackson with a birthday cake on stage; Jennifer Lopez and surprise guest Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of NYC, celebrate the essence of New York City with a powerful Sheryl Crow performance; Carson Daly and TLC's T-Boz & Chilli announced a $25,000 AIDS educational scholarship in honor of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes; Shocking surprise performance by a reclusive Guns N' Roses who haven't performed in the U.S.A. since the mid-nineties

2001

HOST: Jamie Foxx

LOCATION: Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NY

PERFORMERS: Ludacris, Trina, Staind, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Britney Spears, U2, Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule, *NSYNC featuring Michael Jackson, Linkin Park featuring the Executioner, Missy Elliot featuring Nelly Furtado

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink's "Lady Marmalade"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: Michael Jackson joining *NSYNC on stage; U2's tribute to the surviving Ramones; tribute to the late Aaliyah from her brother Rashad Houghton

2000

HOST: Marlon & Sean Wayans

LOCATION: Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY

PERFORMERS: Janet Jackson, Blink 182, Rage Against the Machine, Sisqo, Britney Spears, Eminem, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, *NSYNC, Nelly, Christina Aguilera featuring a surprise appearance by Fred Durst

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Eminem's "The Real Slim Shady"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: Britney Spears does her shocking "strip tease"; Tim C. from Rage Against the Machine climbs on set and won't come down

1999

HOST: Chris Rock

LOCATION: Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NY

PERFORMERS: Lauryn Hill, Backstreet Boys, Ricky Martin, Nine Inch Nails, TLC, Fatboy Slim, Jay-Z, Eminem featuring surprise appearances by Dr Dre & Snoop Dogg, Kid Rock with special surprise appearances by Run DMC and Aerosmith, Britney Spears and *NSYNC

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Lauryn Hill's "Doo Wop (That Thing)"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: Diana Ross fluffs Lil Kim breast pastie; Drag queens salute the many incarnations of Madonna, the VMAs most winning artist (18 statues in all)

1998

HOST: Ben Stiller

LOCATION: Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA

PERFORMERS: Hole, Master P, Backstreet Boys, Beastie Boys, Dave Matthews Band, Marilyn Manson, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Monica & Brandy, Madonna with surprise appearance by Lenny Kravitz, Pras featuring ODB, Mya and Wyclef Jean,

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Madonna's "Ray of Light"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston share a stage for the first time – in identical dresses

1997

HOST: Chris Rock

LOCATION: Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY

PERFORMERS: Jewel, Prodigy, Lil Kim, Missy Elliott, Angie Martinez, Da Brat & Left Eye, U2, Beck, The Spice Girls, Jamiroquai, Marilyn Manson, The Wallflowers with Bruce Springsteen, Puff Daddy & The Family featuring a surprise appearance by Sting,

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Jamiroquai's "Virtual Insanity"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: Sting helps Puff Daddy pay homage to the Notorious B.I.G.; Martha Stewart presents an award with her homey Busta Rhymes

1996

HOST: Dennis Miller

LOCATION: Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY

PERFORMERS: Bone thugs-n-harmony, Bush, Fugees (Refugee Camp) & NAS, Hootie & the Blowfish, Kiss, LL Cool J, Metallica, Alanis Morissette, Oasis, The Smashing Pumpkins, Neil Young, The Cranberries

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: The Smashing Pumpkins' "Tonight, Tonight"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: The original Van Halen appear together for the first time in ten years – and David Lee Roth alienates the group all over again

1995

HOST: Dennis Miller

LOCATION: Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY

PERFORMERS: Bon Jovi, Green Day, Hole, Hootie and the Blowfish, Michael Jackson, Live, Alanis Morissette, Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M., TLC, White Zombie

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: TLC's "Waterfalls"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers spices things up when he dares to bare

1994

HOST: Roseanne

LOCATION: Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY

PERFORMERS: Aerosmith, Beastie Boys, Boyz II Men, Bruce Springsteen, Green Day, Salt-N-Pepa, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Stone Temple Pilots, The Leningrad Cowboys & The Alexander Red Army Ensemble, The Rolling Stones, The Smashing Pumpkins, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Aerosmith's "Cryin'"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: "And just think, nobody thought this would last…" Famous last words from Michael Jackson, who kicked off the show by kissing his then wife, Lisa Marie Presley; Madonna and Letterman put their famous feud to bed and appear together on the show

1993

HOST: Christian Slater

LOCATION: Universal Amphitheater; Los Angeles, CA

PERFORMERS: Aerosmith, The Edge from U2, Janet Jackson, Lenny Kravitz, Madonna, Naughty by Nature, Pearl Jam & Neil Young, R.E.M., Soul Asylum with Peter Buck & Victoria Williams, Spin Doctors, Sting

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Pearl Jam's "Jeremy"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: Milton Berle and RuPaul present an award together and get into a spat

1992

HOST: Dana Carvey

LOCATION: UCLA's Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA

PERFORMERS: Bryan Adams, Eric Clapton, The Black Crowes, Bobby Brown, Def Leppard, En Vogue, Guns N' Roses, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers, U2

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Van Halen's "Right Now"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: Howard Stern grosses out the nation as Fartman

1991

HOST: Arsenio Hall

LOCATION: Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA

PERFORMERS: Paul Abdul, C+C Music Factory, Mariah Carey, EMF, Guns N' Roses, Don Henley, LL Cool J, Metallica, Poison, Prince and the New Power Generation, Queensryche, Was Not Was (House Band), Van Halen

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: In his first public appearance after being arrested in a movie theater for indecent exposure, Paul Reubens (aka Pee-wee Herman) asks the crowd, "Heard any good jokes lately?"

1990

HOST: Arsenio Hall

LOCATION: Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA

PERFORMERS: 2 Live Crew, Aerosmith, Phil Collins, Faith No More, INXS, Janet Jackson, Madonna, M.C. Hammer, Motley Crue, New Edition featuring Bobby Brown, Sinead O'Connor, World Party

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: Madonna performs "Vogue" as an aristocrat with a dancer disappearing under her skirt

1989

HOST: Arsenio Hall

LOCATION: Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA

PERFORMERS: Paula Abdul, Bobby Brown, Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora, Cher, The Cult, The Cure, Def Leppard, Madonna, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers with Axl Rose, The Rolling Stones, Tone Loc

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Neil Young's "This Note's For You"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora reveal a softer side with an acoustic performance of "Livin' on a Prayer"

1988

HOST: Arsenio Hall

LOCATION: Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA

PERFORMERS: Aerosmith, Cher, Chubby Checker & The Fat Boys, Crowded House, Depeche Mode, Guns N' Roses, INXS, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Penn & Teller, Paul Resier, Sam Kinison, Jody Watley

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: INXS' "Need You Tonight/Mediate"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: Guns N' Roses rock the house (and the music world)

1987

HOST: Hosted by Presenters

LOCATION: Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA

PERFORMERS: ,Bryan Adams, The Bangles, Bon Jovi, David Bowie, The Cars, Crowded House, Whitney Houston, Cyndi Lauper, Los Lobos, Madonna, Prince, Whitsnake, Rum_DMC with Steven Tyler & Joe Perry

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: Peter Gabriel takes home nine moonmen

1986

HOST: Hosted by Presenters

LOCATION: The Palladium, New York, NY and Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA (Live Via Satellite)

PERFORMERS: Genesis, The Hooters, Whitney Houston, INXS, Mr. Mister, The Monkees, Robert Palmer, Pet Shop Boys, Simply Red, 'til Tuesday, Tina Turner, Van Halen

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: Awards are simulcast from New York and Los Angeles for the first and only time

1985

HOST: Eddie Murphy

LOCATION: Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY

PERFORMERS: Eddie Murphy, Pat Benatar, John Cougar Mellencamp, Eurythmics, Sting, Tears for Fears, Daryl Hall & John Gates with Eddie Kendrick and David Ruffin,

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: "We Are the World" video featuring USA for African (Michael Jackson, Sting, Bono, etc.) wins Best Group Video and Viewers Choice Award

1984

HOST: Bette Midler & Dan Ackroyd

LOCATION: Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY

PERFORMERS: David Bowie, Huey Lewis & The News, Madonna, Mayor Ed Koch, Ray Parker, Jr., Rod Stewart, Tina Turner, ZZ Top

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR: The Cars' "You Might Think"

HIGHLIGHT MOMENTS: Madonna performs her now-legendary wedding-dress romp to "Like a Virgin"