Since the MTV Video Music Awards began in 1984, viewers could always count on one thing: someone would do something shocking and totally memorable at some point during the ceremony. The best part is you never know exactly who or what is going to pop off. Will the best moment be an incredible performance? Will it be someone getting into a fight? Will there be blood involved? Will the players still have a career afterward? A marriage?

The VMAs are always surprising, and they’ve been shocking music fans for years. IIn honor of the 2025 VMAs happening tonight, we’ve rounded up some of the most memorable moments in VMA history since the show began.

1984: Madonna humps the stage in her VMA debut

In retrospect, this is nothing compared to Madonna’s later performances, but, at the time, at the

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