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The <\/span>MTV Video Music Awards<\/a> are nothing if not entertaining. While they give out accolades and statuettes\u00a0like at any good awards show, the fact that this is MTV means all bets are off.<\/span><\/p>\n As the setting is more relaxed than other ceremonies, musicians and artists often feel they have more room to play, allowing for majorly artistic and often wild moments. If artists on a first-name basis with your fans —\u00a0i.e. pop stars named Miley, <\/span>Madonna<\/a>\u00a0and Taylor — that often means they’ve had more than one major moment play out on the VMAs stage.<\/span><\/p>\n That’s just what <\/span>Miley Cyrus<\/a> did, managing\u00a0to shock viewers (though not her longtime fans) when she twerked with <\/span>Robin Thicke<\/a> onstage in 2013, which she followed up two years later with a hosting gig that included an onstage feud with Nicki Minaj.<\/span><\/p>\n Speaking of feuds, <\/span>Taylor Swift’s<\/a> bad blood with <\/span>Katy Perry<\/a> took center stage in 2017 — and she wasn’t even there! And the 2009 moment <\/span>Kanye West<\/a> interrupted Taylor\u00a0during her acceptance speech for Best Female Video to campaign for Beyonc\u00e9’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” video has gone down as one of the most infamous moments in VMAs history.<\/span><\/p>\n Of course, performances have received their due as well, with Lizzo <\/span>giving fans all the feels<\/a> with her stage show lauding self-acceptance in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n And Madonna was one of the O.G. troublemakers when she performed “Like a Virgin” in 1984, which she took to new levels with the kiss heard around the world when performing her same pop hit with <\/span>Britney Spears<\/a> and <\/span>Christina Aguilera<\/a> in 2003.<\/span><\/p>\n To check out all of the biggest moments in VMA history, click through the gallery below.<\/span><\/p>\n Fans can find out who reigns supreme this year when the 2023 VMAs air Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 8 p.m. ET on MTV. And follow along at\u00a0<\/span>ETonline.com<\/a>\u00a0for full coverage from this year’s VMAs, including the complete list of the\u00a0<\/span>nominees<\/a>\u00a0and the night’s big winners.<\/span><\/p>\n