The annual VMA ceremony occurs before the end of summer and held either in late August or mid-September, and broadcast live on MTV, along with a “roadblock” simulcast across MTV’s sister networks since 2014, which is utilized to maximize the ceremony’s ratings. The first VMA ceremony was held in 1984 at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. The ceremonies are normally held in either New York City or Los Angeles.
The statue given to winners is an astronaut on the moon, one of the earliest representations of MTV, and was colloquially called a “moonman”. However, in 2017, Chris McCarthy, the president of MTV, stated that the statue would be called a “Moon Person” from then on. The statue was conceived by Manhattan Design—also designers of the original MTV logo—based on the 1981 “Top of the Hour” animation created by Fred Seibert, Since the 2006 ceremony, viewers are able to vote for their favourite videos in all general categories by visiting MTV’s website. I personally watch the VMAs to see what the artist are going wear ,for the performances and just trying to guess who the winner is going to be.
Discussion questions
1. What is the Vmas and how does it differ from the Grammy awards?
2. How many categories are in the VMAs?
3. How are the nominees picked?
4.Do you know any iconic moments from the VMAs?
5. Whats your opinion on this years VMA awards?
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