#OnThisDay The 2001 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 6, 2001, honoring the best music videos from June 10, 2000, to June 8, 2001. The show was hosted by Jamie Foxx at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. Highlights of the show included a surprise appearance by #MichaelJackson at the end of NSYNC's performance. | Nations Of Magic

Time to take things allllll the way back! Before the 2022 #MTVAwards get underway June 5 at 8p on MTV, it's only right that we look back on where the show began. ⏮ Grab your popcorn and check out the highlights from the VERY FIRST MTV Movie Awards, 30 years ago! 🎬 | MTV

10K reactions · 10K shares | This week in 2001, VH1 revealed their 100 Greatest Music Videos rankings which included 5 Michael Jackson short films including “Thriller” at #1. Listen to the songs this weekend! https://michaeljackson.lnk.to/Listen | Michael Jackson | Facebook

180K views · 9.6K reactions | On this day in 2001, “Pop” won four Moonmen at MTV’s Video Music Awards, for Best Group Video, Best Pop Video, Best Dance Video and Viewer’s Choice. The guys also performed “Pop” with help of The King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson. | *NSYNC | Facebook

14K views | this BTS (BTS (방탄소년단))performance at the 2020 Video Music Awards was “Dynamite” 朗 relive this explosive moment before we make more memories at the 2021 #VMAs starts 8.30am Monday on MTV.  | MTV Australia | Facebook

The 1999 Video Music Awards are the best throwback ever. | MTV