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2014 MTV Video Music Awards

The2014MTV Video Music Awardswere held on August 24, 2014 atThe ForuminInglewood, California.[3]It was the 31st annual MTV Video Music Awards.BeyoncéandIggy Azalealed the nominees with eight nominations each, whileEminemfollowed them with seven. Beyoncé received theMichael Jackson Video Vanguard Award,following a 16-minute medley of herself-titled fifth studio album.The show had an audience of 8.3 million viewers, while 10.1 million cumulative with the other threeViacomnetworks that simulcast the presentation.[4][5]

2014 MTV Video Music Awards
DateSunday, August 24, 2014(2014-08-24)
LocationThe Forum(Inglewood, California)
CountryUnited States
Most awardsBeyoncé(4)
Most nominationsBeyoncé andIggy Azalea(8 each)[1]
Websitewww.mtv.com/vma/2014/
Television/radio coverage
Network
Produced byAmy Doyle
Garrett English
Jesse Ignjatovic
Dave Sirulnick
Directed byHamish Hamilton
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Performances

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Artist(s) Song(s)
Pre-show
Fifth Harmony "Boss"
Charli XCX "Boom Clap"
Main show
Ariana Grande
Nicki Minaj
Jessie J 		"Break Free"(Grande)
"Anaconda"(Minaj)
"Bang Bang"
Taylor Swift "Shake It Off"
Sam Smith "Stay with Me"
Usher
Nicki Minaj 		"She Came to Give It to You"
5 Seconds of Summer "Amnesia"
Iggy Azalea
Rita Ora 		"Black Widow"
Maroon 5 "Maps"
"One More Night"
(outdoor stage)
Beyoncé "Mine"
"Haunted"(contains excerpts from "Ghost" and "Pretty Hurts")
"No Angel"
"Jealous"/"Blow"/"Drunk in Love"
"Rocket"
"Partition"
"Flawless"(contains elements from "Superpower"and"Flawless (Remix)")
"Yoncé"
"Blue"(contains excerpts from "Heaven")
"XO"
House artist

Presenters

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Pre-show

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Main show

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Winners and nominees

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The nominations were announced on July 17, 2014. Winners are inboldtext.

Video of the Year

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Miley Cyrus– "Wrecking Ball"

Best Male Video

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Ed Sheeran(featuringPharrell Williams) – "Sing"

Best Female Video

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Katy Perry(featuringJuicy J) – "Dark Horse"

Artist to Watch

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Fifth Harmony– "Miss Movin' On"

Best Pop Video

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Ariana Grande(featuringIggy Azalea) – "Problem"

Best Rock Video

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Lorde– "Royals"

Best Hip-Hop Video

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Drake(featuringMajid Jordan) – "Hold On, We're Going Home"

MTV Clubland Award

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Zedd(featuringHayley Williams) – "Stay the Night"

Best Collaboration

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Beyoncé(featuringJay-Z) – "Drunk in Love"

Best Direction

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DJ SnakeandLil Jon– "Turn Down for What"(Directors:DANIELS)

Best Choreography

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Sia– "Chandelier"(Choreographer:Ryan Heffington)

Best Visual Effects

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OK Go– "The Writing's on the Wall"(Visual Effects: 1stAveMachine)

Best Art Direction

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Arcade Fire– "Reflektor"(Art Director:Anastasia Masaro)

Best Editing

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Eminem– "Rap God"(Editor: Ken Mowe)

Best Cinematography

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Beyoncé– "Pretty Hurts"(Directors of Photography: Darren Lew and Jackson Hunt)

Best Video with a Social Message

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Beyoncé– "Pretty Hurts"

Best Lyric Video

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5 Seconds of Summer– "Don't Stop"

Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award

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Beyoncé

See also

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References

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  1. ^Kaufman, Gil (August 26, 2014)."2014 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations: Get The Full List".MTV.Archived fromthe originalon July 17, 2014.RetrievedJuly 11,2015.
  2. ^Gallo, Phill (August 26, 2014)."VMAs Rating Down Despite Blue Ivy Surprise".Billboard.RetrievedJuly 11,2015.
  3. ^Kaufman, Gil (April 23, 2014)."The 2014 MTV Video Music Awards Are Going Back To Cali - MTV".MTV.Viacom.Archived fromthe originalon May 1, 2014.RetrievedMay 25,2014.
  4. ^"TV Ratings: VMAs Take a Small Hit, Pull 8.3 Million Viewers".The Hollywood Reporter.August 26, 2014.RetrievedJuly 11,2015.
  5. ^"MTV VMAs viewership falls to 9.8 million, despite airing on more networks".Los Angeles Times.August 31, 2015.RetrievedSeptember 1,2015.
  6. ^"Lucy Hale Is Your 2014 VMA Pre-Show Host! No Lie!".MTV News.Archived fromthe originalon August 17, 2014.
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