However, in 2017, Chris McCarthy, the president of MTV VMAs, stated that the statue would be called a "MoonPerson" from then on.
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17 Facts About MTV VMAs
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MTV VMAs gave one of the most memorable performances of her hit "Express Yourself", as a preview of what would become her Blond Ambition World Tour.
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MTV VMAs's trousers were parodied numerous times throughout the following year, on In Living Color and even at the following year's VMAs by radio shock jock Howard Stern.
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MTV VMAs misjudged the landing, and the bass ended up bouncing off of his forehead, forcing him to stumble off the stage in a daze.
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MTV VMAs came out, arm-in-arm with an unannounced David Letterman, to a wild ovation.
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MTV VMAs was part of an awkward moment at the awards when presenting the Best Male Video Award to Eminem, who had insulted her in 2000.
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MTV VMAs wore black sequined lingerie and put in less energy than her previous performances.
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Show's 30th anniversary, MTV VMAs redesigned its moonman statue for one year only due to the ceremony's being held in Brooklyn for the first time.
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The 2013 MTV VMAs marked the fourth time in the award show's history that a host had not been appointed for the annual event.
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MTV VMAs's speech was a call-to-action to help raise awareness to the homeless youth of America.
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MTV VMAs presented the Video Vanguard Award to Kanye West, who ended his acceptance speech by claiming that he will run for president in 2020.
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MTV VMAs became the most awarded artist in VMA history with 24 moonmen, surpassing Madonna's previous record of 20.
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MTV VMAs became the second artist and first female artist to have won the award for a video she co-directed, and the fourth artist to win the category twice overall.
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MTV VMAs won Best Latin and Best Coreography for "Con Altura", becoming the first ever Spanish act to win a VMA, for which she was congraturated by many personalities including Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
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MTV VMAs became the second artist and first LGBTQ+ artist to win both categories for a video they co-directed.
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MTV VMAs jokingly thanked the gay agenda in his acceptance speech.
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Ratings are not available prior to 1994 because MTV VMAs was not subscribing to Nielsen Media Research's program ratings prior to 1994.
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