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summary">2008 MTV Video Music Awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:MTV_VMA_2008_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/MTV_VMA_2008_logo.svg/220px-MTV_VMA_2008_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/MTV_VMA_2008_logo.svg/330px-MTV_VMA_2008_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/MTV_VMA_2008_logo.svg/440px-MTV_VMA_2008_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="445" data-file-height="225" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">Sunday, September 7, 2008</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Pictures" title="Paramount Pictures">Paramount Pictures</a> Studios (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data location">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Hosted by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Russell_Brand" title="Russell Brand">Russell Brand</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Most awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a> (3)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Most nominations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/The_Pussycat_Dolls" title="The Pussycat Dolls">The Pussycat Dolls</a> (6)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/past-vmas/2008/">http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/past-vmas/2008/</a> <span class="penicon autoconfirmed-show"><span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q745807?uselang=en#P856" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Television/radio coverage</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data">Jesse Ignjatovic <br /> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Sirulnick" title="Dave Sirulnick">Dave Sirulnick</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data">Joe DeMaio</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap" style="border-top: 1px solid #000; padding-top: 5px; font-weight: bold;"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2007_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2007 MTV Video Music Awards">2007</a> <b>·</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;" class=""><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="MTV Video Music Awards">MTV Video Music Awards</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint"><b>·</b> <a href="/wiki/2009_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2009 MTV Video Music Awards">2009</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2008 <a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="MTV Video Music Awards">MTV Video Music Awards</a></b> took place on September 7, 2008, live from <a href="/wiki/Paramount_Pictures" title="Paramount Pictures">Paramount Pictures</a> Studios (which, like MTV, is owned by <a href="/wiki/Viacom_(2005%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Viacom (2005–present)">Viacom</a>), honoring the best <a href="/wiki/Music_video" title="Music video">music videos</a> from the previous year. Nominations for a majority of the categories were announced on the <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a> program <i><a href="/wiki/FNMTV" title="FNMTV">FNMTV</a></i> after being selected through viewer online voting at MTV.com. The remaining, professional categories were chosen by a panel of music industry professionals and announced via press release on August 27.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the nomination process was first announced, it mentioned a previously-unheard professional category named "Best Story;"<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, this award did not come to fruition when the list of professional nominees was revealed the following month. </p><p>Unlike previous editions of the show, MTV announced the winners to the professional categories three days before the ceremony (September 4) via a press release, rather than on the pre-show or main show.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rest of the winners were announced during the ceremony. Comedian <a href="/wiki/Russell_Brand" title="Russell Brand">Russell Brand</a> hosted the event.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This year's awards were a huge improvement ratings-wise, seeing a 19% rise on <a href="/wiki/2007_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2007 MTV Video Music Awards">last year</a> with 8.4 million viewers. It was also a 23% advance over the 5.76 million who saw the <a href="/wiki/2006_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2006 MTV Video Music Awards">2006 ceremony</a>. Although ratings improved, this year's video music awards was hosted at its smallest venue of its 25-year history. <a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a> became the main winner of the night, walking away with her first three Moonmen: Video of the Year, Best Female Video, and Best Pop Video all for "<a href="/wiki/Piece_of_Me" title="Piece of Me">Piece of Me</a>". </p><p><a href="/wiki/The_Pussycat_Dolls" title="The Pussycat Dolls">The Pussycat Dolls</a> received the most nominations (6), followed by <a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown" title="Chris Brown">Chris Brown</a> and <a href="/wiki/Katy_Perry" title="Katy Perry">Katy Perry</a> (5). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span 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"<a href="/wiki/Burnin%27_Up_(Jonas_Brothers_song)" title="Burnin' Up (Jonas Brothers song)">Burnin' Up</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Pussycat_Dolls" title="The Pussycat Dolls">The Pussycat Dolls</a> – "<a href="/wiki/When_I_Grow_Up_(The_Pussycat_Dolls_song)" title="When I Grow Up (The Pussycat Dolls song)">When I Grow Up</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Ting_Tings" title="The Ting Tings">The Ting Tings</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Shut_Up_and_Let_Me_Go" title="Shut Up and Let Me Go">Shut Up and Let Me Go</a>"</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Best_Male_Video">Best Male Video</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Best Male Video"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown" title="Chris Brown">Chris Brown</a> – "<a href="/wiki/With_You_(Chris_Brown_song)" title="With You (Chris Brown song)">With You</a>" </b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Flo_Rida" title="Flo Rida">Flo Rida</a> (featuring <a href="/wiki/T-Pain" title="T-Pain">T-Pain</a>) – "<a href="/wiki/Low_(Flo_Rida_song)" title="Low (Flo Rida song)">Low</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lil_Wayne" title="Lil Wayne">Lil Wayne</a> (featuring <a href="/wiki/Static_Major" title="Static Major">Static Major</a>) – "<a href="/wiki/Lollipop_(Lil_Wayne_song)" title="Lollipop (Lil Wayne song)">Lollipop</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T.I." title="T.I.">T.I.</a> – "<a href="/wiki/No_Matter_What_(T.I._song)" title="No Matter What (T.I. song)">No Matter What</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Usher_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Usher (entertainer)">Usher</a> (featuring <a href="/wiki/Young_Jeezy" class="mw-redirect" title="Young Jeezy">Young Jeezy</a>) – "<a href="/wiki/Love_in_This_Club" title="Love in This Club">Love in This Club</a>"</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 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"<a href="/wiki/I_Kissed_a_Girl" title="I Kissed a Girl">I Kissed a Girl</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordin_Sparks" title="Jordin Sparks">Jordin Sparks</a> (featuring <a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown_(American_entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chris Brown (American entertainer)">Chris Brown</a>) – "<a href="/wiki/No_Air" title="No Air">No Air</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Teardrops_on_My_Guitar" title="Teardrops on My Guitar">Teardrops on My Guitar</a>"</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Best_Pop_Video">Best Pop Video</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Best Pop Video"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Piece_of_Me" title="Piece of Me">Piece of Me</a>"</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Danity_Kane" title="Danity Kane">Danity Kane</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Damaged_(Danity_Kane_song)" title="Damaged (Danity Kane song)">Damaged</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonas_Brothers" title="Jonas Brothers">Jonas Brothers</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Burnin%27_Up_(Jonas_Brothers_song)" title="Burnin' Up (Jonas Brothers song)">Burnin' Up</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panic!_at_the_Disco" title="Panic! at the Disco">Panic at the Disco</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Nine_in_the_Afternoon" title="Nine in the Afternoon">Nine in the Afternoon</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokio_Hotel" title="Tokio Hotel">Tokio Hotel</a> – "<a href="/wiki/%C3%9Cbers_Ende_der_Welt" title="Übers Ende der Welt">Ready, Set, Go!</a>"</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Best_Rock_Video">Best Rock Video</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Blige">Mary J. Blige</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Just_Fine" title="Just Fine">Just Fine</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lupe_Fiasco" title="Lupe Fiasco">Lupe Fiasco</a> (featuring <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Santos" title="Matthew Santos">Matthew Santos</a>) – "<a href="/wiki/Superstar_(Lupe_Fiasco_song)" title="Superstar (Lupe Fiasco song)">Superstar</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flo_Rida" title="Flo Rida">Flo Rida</a> (featuring <a href="/wiki/T-Pain" title="T-Pain">T-Pain</a>) – "<a href="/wiki/Low_(Flo_Rida_song)" title="Low (Flo Rida song)">Low</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (featuring <a href="/wiki/Chris_Martin" title="Chris Martin">Chris Martin</a>) – "<a href="/wiki/Homecoming_(Kanye_West_song)" title="Homecoming (Kanye West song)">Homecoming</a>"</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Best_Dancing_in_a_Video">Best Dancing in a Video</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Best Dancing in a Video"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b><a href="/wiki/The_Pussycat_Dolls" title="The Pussycat Dolls">The Pussycat Dolls</a> – "<a href="/wiki/When_I_Grow_Up_(The_Pussycat_Dolls_song)" title="When I Grow Up (The Pussycat Dolls song)">When I Grow Up</a>"</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown" title="Chris Brown">Chris Brown</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Forever_(Chris_Brown_song)" title="Forever (Chris Brown song)">Forever</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danity_Kane" title="Danity Kane">Danity Kane</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Damaged_(Danity_Kane_song)" title="Damaged (Danity Kane song)">Damaged</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Madonna (entertainer)">Madonna</a> (featuring <a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a> and <a href="/wiki/Timbaland" title="Timbaland">Timbaland</a>) – "<a href="/wiki/4_Minutes_(Madonna_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="4 Minutes (Madonna song)">4 Minutes</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ne-Yo" title="Ne-Yo">Ne-Yo</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Closer_(Ne-Yo_song)" title="Closer (Ne-Yo song)">Closer</a>"</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Best_Direction">Best Direction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Best Direction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Erykah_Badu" title="Erykah Badu">Erykah Badu</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Honey_(Erykah_Badu_song)" title="Honey (Erykah Badu song)">Honey</a>" (Directors: <a href="/wiki/Erykah_Badu" title="Erykah Badu">Erykah Badu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Robinson_(director)" title="Chris Robinson (director)">Mr. Roboto</a>)</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Linkin_Park" title="Linkin Park">Linkin Park</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Shadow_of_the_Day" title="Shadow of the Day">Shadow of the Day</a>" (Director: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Hahn" title="Joe Hahn">Joe Hahn</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panic!_at_the_Disco" title="Panic! at the Disco">Panic at the Disco</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Nine_in_the_Afternoon" title="Nine in the Afternoon">Nine in the Afternoon</a>" (Director: <a href="/wiki/Shane_Drake" title="Shane Drake">Shane Drake</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Pussycat_Dolls" title="The Pussycat Dolls">The Pussycat Dolls</a> – "<a href="/wiki/When_I_Grow_Up_(Pussycat_Dolls_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="When I Grow Up (Pussycat Dolls song)">When I Grow Up</a>" (Director: <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Kahn_(director)" title="Joseph Kahn (director)">Joseph Kahn</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Take_a_Bow_(Rihanna_song)" title="Take a Bow (Rihanna song)">Take a Bow</a>" (Director: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mandler" title="Anthony Mandler">Anthony Mandler</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Best_Choreography">Best Choreography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Best Choreography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Gnarls_Barkley" title="Gnarls Barkley">Gnarls Barkley</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Run_(I%27m_a_Natural_Disaster)" title="Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)">Run</a>" (Choreographer: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Rooney" title="Michael Rooney">Michael Rooney</a>)</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Chasing_Pavements" title="Chasing Pavements">Chasing Pavements</a>" (Choreographer: <a href="/wiki/Marguerite_Derricks" title="Marguerite Derricks">Marguerite Derricks</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown" title="Chris Brown">Chris Brown</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Forever_(Chris_Brown_song)" title="Forever (Chris Brown song)">Forever</a>" (Choreographers: Tone & Rich)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown" title="Chris Brown">Chris Brown</a> (featuring <a href="/wiki/T-Pain" title="T-Pain">T-Pain</a>) – "<a href="/wiki/Kiss_Kiss_(Chris_Brown_song)" title="Kiss Kiss (Chris Brown song)">Kiss Kiss</a>" (Choreographer: Flii Stylz)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Pussycat_Dolls" title="The Pussycat Dolls">The Pussycat Dolls</a> – "<a href="/wiki/When_I_Grow_Up_(Pussycat_Dolls_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="When I Grow Up (Pussycat Dolls song)">When I Grow Up</a>" (Choreographers: <a href="/wiki/Robin_Antin" title="Robin Antin">Robin Antin</a> and Mikey Minden)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Best_Special_Effects">Best Special Effects</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Best Special Effects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (featuring <a href="/wiki/T-Pain" title="T-Pain">T-Pain</a>) – "<a href="/wiki/Good_Life_(Kanye_West_song)" title="Good Life (Kanye West song)">Good Life</a>" (Special Effects: <a href="/wiki/So_Me" title="So Me">SoMe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jonas_%26_Fran%C3%A7ois" title="Jonas & François">Jonas & François</a>)</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Erykah_Badu" title="Erykah Badu">Erykah Badu</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Honey_(Erykah_Badu_song)" title="Honey (Erykah Badu song)">Honey</a>" (Special Effects: X1 FX)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coldplay" title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Violet_Hill_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Violet Hill (song)">Violet Hill</a>" (Special Effects: <a href="/wiki/Asa_Mader" title="Asa Mader">Asa Mader</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missy_Elliott" title="Missy Elliott">Missy Elliott</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Ching-a-Ling" title="Ching-a-Ling">Ching-a-Ling</a>/<a href="/wiki/Shake_Your_Pom_Pom" title="Shake Your Pom Pom">Shake Your Pom Pom</a>" (Special Effects: Les Umberger)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linkin_Park" title="Linkin Park">Linkin Park</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Bleed_It_Out" title="Bleed It Out">Bleed It Out</a>" (Special Effects: David Lebensfeld and Adam Catino)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Best_Art_Direction">Best Art Direction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Best Art Direction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Gnarls_Barkley" title="Gnarls Barkley">Gnarls Barkley</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Run_(I%27m_a_Natural_Disaster)" title="Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)">Run</a>" (Art Directors: Happy Massee and Kells Jesse)</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MGMT" title="MGMT">MGMT</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Electric_Feel" title="Electric Feel">Electric Feel</a>" (Art Director: Sophie Kosofsky)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katy_Perry" title="Katy Perry">Katy Perry</a> – "<a href="/wiki/I_Kissed_a_Girl" title="I Kissed a Girl">I Kissed a Girl</a>" (Art Director: Benji Bamps)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Pussycat_Dolls" title="The Pussycat Dolls">The Pussycat Dolls</a> – "<a href="/wiki/When_I_Grow_Up_(The_Pussycat_Dolls_song)" title="When I Grow Up (The Pussycat Dolls song)">When I Grow Up</a>" (Art Director: Marcelle Gravel)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_White_Stripes" title="The White Stripes">The White Stripes</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Conquest_(song)#The_White_Stripes_version" title="Conquest (song)">Conquest</a>" (Art Director: David Fitzpatrick)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Best_Editing">Best Editing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Best Editing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Death_Cab_for_Cutie" title="Death Cab for Cutie">Death Cab for Cutie</a> – "<a href="/wiki/I_Will_Possess_Your_Heart" title="I Will Possess Your Heart">I Will Possess Your Heart</a>" (Editors: Aaron Stewart-Ahn and Jeff Buchanan)</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Erykah_Badu" title="Erykah Badu">Erykah Badu</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Honey_(Erykah_Badu_song)" title="Honey (Erykah Badu song)">Honey</a>" (Editor: T. David Binns)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ne-Yo" title="Ne-Yo">Ne-Yo</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Closer_(Ne-Yo_song)" title="Closer (Ne-Yo song)">Closer</a>" (Editor: Clark Eddy)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katy_Perry" title="Katy Perry">Katy Perry</a> – "<a href="/wiki/I_Kissed_a_Girl" title="I Kissed a Girl">I Kissed a Girl</a>" (Editor: Tom Lindsay)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weezer" title="Weezer">Weezer</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Pork_and_Beans_(song)" title="Pork and Beans (song)">Pork and Beans</a>" (Editors: Jeff Consiglio and Colin Woods)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Best_Cinematography">Best Cinematography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Best Cinematography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b><a href="/wiki/The_White_Stripes" title="The White Stripes">The White Stripes</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Conquest_(song)#The_White_Stripes_version" title="Conquest (song)">Conquest</a>" (Director of Photography: Wyatt Troll)</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Erykah_Badu" title="Erykah Badu">Erykah Badu</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Honey_(Erykah_Badu_song)" title="Honey (Erykah Badu song)">Honey</a>" (Director of Photography: Karsten "Crash" Gopinath)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Death_Cab_for_Cutie" title="Death Cab for Cutie">Death Cab for Cutie</a> – "<a href="/wiki/I_Will_Possess_Your_Heart" title="I Will Possess Your Heart">I Will Possess Your Heart</a>" (Directors of Photography: Aaron Stewart-Ahn and Shawn Kim)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katy_Perry" title="Katy Perry">Katy Perry</a> – "<a href="/wiki/I_Kissed_a_Girl" title="I Kissed a Girl">I Kissed a Girl</a>" (Director of Photography: Simon Thirlaway)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Pussycat_Dolls" title="The Pussycat Dolls">The Pussycat Dolls</a> – "<a href="/wiki/When_I_Grow_Up_(Pussycat_Dolls_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="When I Grow Up (Pussycat Dolls song)">When I Grow Up</a>" (Director of Photography: Christopher Probst)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Best_UK_Video">Best UK Video</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Best UK Video"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b><a href="/wiki/The_Ting_Tings" title="The Ting Tings">The Ting Tings</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Shut_Up_and_Let_Me_Go" title="Shut Up and Let Me Go">Shut Up and Let Me Go</a>"</b> <sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coldplay" title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Violet_Hill_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Violet Hill (song)">Violet Hill</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duffy_(singer)" title="Duffy (singer)">Duffy</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Warwick_Avenue_(song)" title="Warwick Avenue (song)">Warwick Avenue</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estelle_(musician)" title="Estelle (musician)">Estelle</a> (featuring <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>) – "<a href="/wiki/American_Boy_(Estelle_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Boy (Estelle song)">American Boy</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leona_Lewis" title="Leona Lewis">Leona Lewis</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Bleeding_Love" title="Bleeding Love">Bleeding Love</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Performances">Performances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Performances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-show">Pre-show</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Pre-show"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Dance-off</i>: <a href="/wiki/Fanny_Pak" title="Fanny Pak">Fanny Pak</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/Kaba_Modern" title="Kaba Modern">Kaba Modern</a> (winner, as chosen by the audience via online voting, got $25,000 for charity and the opportunity of presenting the award for Best Dancing in a Video during the main show)<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Main_stage">Main stage</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Main stage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Disturbia_(song)" title="Disturbia (song)">Disturbia</a>"/"<a href="/wiki/Seven_Nation_Army" title="Seven Nation Army">Seven Nation Army</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lil_Wayne" title="Lil Wayne">Lil Wayne</a> (featuring <a href="/wiki/Leona_Lewis" title="Leona Lewis">Leona Lewis</a> and <a href="/wiki/T-Pain" title="T-Pain">T-Pain</a>) – "DontGetIt"/"Misunderstood"/"<a href="/wiki/A_Milli" title="A Milli">A Milli</a>"/"<a href="/wiki/Got_Money" title="Got Money">Got Money</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramore" title="Paramore">Paramore</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Misery_Business" title="Misery Business">Misery Business</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christina_Aguilera" title="Christina Aguilera">Christina Aguilera</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Genie_in_a_Bottle" title="Genie in a Bottle">Genie 2.0</a>"/"<a href="/wiki/Keeps_Gettin%27_Better" title="Keeps Gettin' Better">Keeps Gettin' Better</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kid_Rock" title="Kid Rock">Kid Rock</a> (featuring <a href="/wiki/Lil_Wayne" title="Lil Wayne">Lil Wayne</a>) – "<a href="/wiki/All_Summer_Long_(Kid_Rock_song)" title="All Summer Long (Kid Rock song)">All Summer Long</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Love_Lockdown" title="Love Lockdown">Love Lockdown</a>"</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Back_lot_(off_stage)"><span id="Back_lot_.28off_stage.29"></span>Back lot (off stage)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Back lot (off stage)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jonas_Brothers" title="Jonas Brothers">Jonas Brothers</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Lovebug_(Jonas_Brothers_song)" title="Lovebug (Jonas Brothers song)">Lovebug</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pink_(singer)" title="Pink (singer)">Pink</a> – "<a href="/wiki/So_What_(Pink_song)" title="So What (Pink song)">So What</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T.I." title="T.I.">T.I.</a> (featuring <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a>) – "<a href="/wiki/Whatever_You_Like_(T.I._song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Whatever You Like (T.I. song)">Whatever You Like</a>" (back lot)/"<a href="/wiki/Live_Your_Life_(T.I._song)" title="Live Your Life (T.I. song)">Live Your Life</a>" (main stage)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="DJ_AM_and_Travis_Barker_performances">DJ AM and Travis Barker performances</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: DJ AM and Travis Barker performances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/DJ_AM" title="DJ AM">DJ AM</a> and <a href="/wiki/Travis_Barker" title="Travis Barker">Travis Barker</a> performed small interludes consisting of remixes of past hits throughout the show, as well as teaming up with <a href="/wiki/Katy_Perry" title="Katy Perry">Katy Perry</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Ting_Tings" title="The Ting Tings">The Ting Tings</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lupe_Fiasco" title="Lupe Fiasco">Lupe Fiasco</a> to perform their own singles and <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a> classics from the past 25 years. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Katy_Perry" title="Katy Perry">Katy Perry</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Like_a_Virgin_(song)" title="Like a Virgin (song)">Like a Virgin</a>"/"<a href="/wiki/I_Kissed_a_Girl" title="I Kissed a Girl">I Kissed a Girl</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Ting_Tings" title="The Ting Tings">The Ting Tings</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Shut_Up_and_Let_Me_Go" title="Shut Up and Let Me Go">Shut Up and Let Me Go</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/LL_Cool_J" title="LL Cool J">LL Cool J</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Going_Back_to_Cali_(LL_Cool_J_song)" title="Going Back to Cali (LL Cool J song)">Going Back to Cali</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lupe_Fiasco" title="Lupe Fiasco">Lupe Fiasco</a> (featuring <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Santos" title="Matthew Santos">Matthew Santos</a>) – "<a href="/wiki/Superstar_(Lupe_Fiasco_song)" title="Superstar (Lupe Fiasco song)">Superstar</a>"</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Remixes">Remixes</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Remixes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>DJ AM and Travis Barker also played remixes of the following songs in the lead-up to or return from commercial breaks. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oasis_(band)" title="Oasis (band)">Oasis</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Wonderwall_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wonderwall (song)">Wonderwall</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A-ha" title="A-ha">a-ha</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Take_On_Me" title="Take On Me">Take On Me</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M.I.A._(artist)" class="mw-redirect" title="M.I.A. (artist)">M.I.A.</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Bucky_Done_Gun" title="Bucky Done Gun">Bucky Done Gun</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rage_Against_the_Machine" title="Rage Against the Machine">Rage Against the Machine</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Killing_in_the_Name" title="Killing in the Name">Killing in the Name</a>"</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Presenters">Presenters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Presenters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a> – opened the show and welcomed the audience</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonah_Hill" title="Jonah Hill">Jonah Hill</a> – appeared in Spears's opening sketch</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Foxx" title="Jamie Foxx">Jamie Foxx</a> – presented Best Female Video</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Wentz" title="Pete Wentz">Pete Wentz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heidi_Montag" title="Heidi Montag">Heidi Montag</a> and <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Pratt" title="Spencer Pratt">Spencer Pratt</a> – introduced Best New Artist voting</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demi_Moore" title="Demi Moore">Demi Moore</a> – presented Best Male Video</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> – introduced the <a href="/wiki/Jonas_Brothers" title="Jonas Brothers">Jonas Brothers</a>. Co-hosted the pre-show.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Phelps" title="Michael Phelps">Michael Phelps</a> – introduced <a href="/wiki/Lil%27_Wayne" class="mw-redirect" title="Lil' Wayne">Lil' Wayne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ciara" title="Ciara">Ciara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Lohan" title="Lindsay Lohan">Lindsay Lohan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fanny_Pak" title="Fanny Pak">Fanny Pak</a> – introduced winner of dance-off (Lohan and Ciara) and presented Best Dancing in a Video</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Wentz" title="Pete Wentz">Pete Wentz</a> and <a href="/wiki/Danity_Kane" title="Danity Kane">Danity Kane</a> – introduced Best New Artist voting</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Pattinson" title="Robert Pattinson">Robert Pattinson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cam_Gigandet" title="Cam Gigandet">Cam Gigandet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Lautner" title="Taylor Lautner">Taylor Lautner</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kristen_Stewart" title="Kristen Stewart">Kristen Stewart</a> – introduced <a href="/wiki/Paramore" title="Paramore">Paramore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slash_(musician)" title="Slash (musician)">Slash</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shia_LaBeouf" title="Shia LaBeouf">Shia LaBeouf</a> – presented Best Rock Video</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miley_Cyrus" title="Miley Cyrus">Miley Cyrus</a> – introduced <a href="/wiki/Pink_(singer)" title="Pink (singer)">Pink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Wentz" title="Pete Wentz">Pete Wentz</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ashlee_Simpson" title="Ashlee Simpson">Ashlee Simpson</a> – introduced Best New Artist voting</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slipknot_(band)" title="Slipknot (band)">Slipknot</a> (<a href="/wiki/Corey_Taylor" title="Corey Taylor">Corey Taylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Root" title="Jim Root">Jim Root</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Crahan" title="Shawn Crahan">Shawn "Clown" Crahan</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Mintz-Plasse" title="Christopher Mintz-Plasse">Christopher Mintz-Plasse</a> – presented Best Hip-Hop Video</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Legend" title="John Legend">John Legend</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jordin_Sparks" title="Jordin Sparks">Jordin Sparks</a> – introduced <a href="/wiki/T.I." title="T.I.">T.I.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zac_Efron" title="Zac Efron">Zac Efron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Hudgens" title="Vanessa Hudgens">Vanessa Hudgens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ashley_Tisdale" title="Ashley Tisdale">Ashley Tisdale</a> and <a href="/wiki/Corbin_Bleu" title="Corbin Bleu">Corbin Bleu</a> – introduced <a href="/wiki/Christina_Aguilera" title="Christina Aguilera">Christina Aguilera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lauren_Conrad" title="Lauren Conrad">Lauren Conrad</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chace_Crawford" title="Chace Crawford">Chace Crawford</a> – presented Best New Artist in a Video</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paris_Hilton" title="Paris Hilton">Paris Hilton</a> – presented Best Pop Video</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drake_Bell" title="Drake Bell">Drake Bell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Josh_Peck" title="Josh Peck">Josh Peck</a> – introduced <a href="/wiki/Kid_Rock" title="Kid Rock">Kid Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> – presented Video of the Year</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversy">Controversy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>One of host Brand's jokes during the night centered around <a href="/wiki/Purity_ring" title="Purity ring">purity rings</a>, specifically those worn by the <a href="/wiki/Jonas_Brothers" title="Jonas Brothers">Jonas Brothers</a>. <a href="/wiki/Jordin_Sparks" title="Jordin Sparks">Jordin Sparks</a>, who also wears a purity ring, began her introduction of <a href="/wiki/T.I." title="T.I.">T.I.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> by saying, "It's not bad to wear a promise ring because not everybody, guy or girl, wants to be a slut." Sparks was criticized for implying that those who do not wear purity rings or do not <a href="/wiki/Sexual_abstinence" title="Sexual abstinence">abstain</a> are promiscuous.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Brand later described the experience, and aftermath, during his 2009 comedy special 'Scandalous - Live At The O2'. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Censorship">Censorship</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Censorship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In repeat airings all references to <a href="/wiki/John_McCain" title="John McCain">John McCain</a> and <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> were removed from Russell Brand's opening monologue.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Promotion">Promotion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Promotion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Several Promos were made that featured host <a href="/wiki/Russell_Brand" title="Russell Brand">Russell Brand</a> and MTV regulars <a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pete_Wentz" title="Pete Wentz">Pete Wentz</a>, and <a href="/wiki/LL_Cool_J" title="LL Cool J">LL Cool J</a>. Britney Spears' promos were given a lot of attention. The promos featured Spears and Brand in a Paramount lot ad-libbing while an elephant was positioned in the background, reference to "the <a href="/wiki/Elephant_in_the_room" title="Elephant in the room">elephant in the room</a>", rumored to be her criticized 2007 VMA performance, which they refrained from discussing in the commercials.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There was also a promotion that appeared on Nickelodeon, featuring the cast of <i><a href="/wiki/ICarly" title="ICarly">iCarly</a></i>. </p><p>During the program, the MTV networks <a href="/wiki/VH1" title="VH1">VH1</a>, <a href="/wiki/NickMusic" class="mw-redirect" title="NickMusic">MTV Hits</a>, and <a href="/wiki/BET_Jams" class="mw-redirect" title="BET Jams">MTV Jams</a> did not air their usual programming at all, instead displaying full-screen cards guiding viewers to watch the ceremony on MTV, with VH1 using a rotating "billboard" of sponsors to promote 'sneak peeks' of the live ceremony which appeared in the top-left corner with false crowd noise in the background. During the VMA commercial breaks, VH1 also carried regular advertising. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_MTV_Europe_Music_Awards" title="2008 MTV Europe Music Awards">2008 MTV Europe Music Awards</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes_and_references">Notes and references</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Notes and references"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFHarris2008" class="citation news cs1">Harris, Chris (27 August 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221124214212/https://www.mtv.com/news/f377ww/kanye-west-rihanna-chris-brown-katy-perry-videos-pick-up-more-vma-nominations">"Kanye West, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Katy Perry Videos Pick Up More VMA Nominations"</a>. <i>MTV</i>. 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Video Music Awards">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="1988 MTV Video Music Awards">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="1989 MTV Video Music Awards">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="1990 MTV Video Music Awards">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="1991 MTV Video Music Awards">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="1992 MTV Video Music Awards">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="1993 MTV Video Music Awards">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="1994 MTV Video Music Awards">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="1995 MTV Video Music Awards">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="1996 MTV Video Music Awards">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="1997 MTV Video Music Awards">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="1998 MTV Video Music Awards">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="1999 MTV Video Music Awards">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2000 MTV Video Music Awards">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2001 MTV Video Music Awards">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2002 MTV Video Music Awards">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2003 MTV Video Music Awards">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2004 MTV Video Music Awards">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2005 MTV Video Music Awards">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2006 MTV Video Music Awards">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2007 MTV Video Music 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