MTV honor Madonna,,,,, Britney Spears,,,,, Kanye West and more legendary artists who won the Video Pioneer Award at the Video Music Awards.
David Bowie He was the first artist to win the first honor in the first VMA in 1984. Seven years later, the network was renamed as a commemorative award in honor of the award Michael JacksonHe was given to the Moon Man in 1988. The name was renamed again in 2019 after Jackson came under fire for allegations of sexual abuse in HBO’s departure from Neverland documentary, with all references removed from the award’s website and 2019 radio. (Jackson died in 2009 and denied all charges against him in the past.)
At the 36th Annual VMA Missy Elliott Making history the first female rap artist to receive the Vanguard Award, which is not awarded annually. In 2018, Jennifer Lopez Be the first Latin artist to win the award. ShakiraIn her case, she will be the first South American artist to be honored at the 2023 ceremony.
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