1999 MTV Video Music Awards
1999 MTV Video Music Awards | |
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Date | Thursday, September 9, 1999 |
Location | Metropolitan Opera House, New York City |
Country | United States |
Hosted by | Chris Rock |
Most awards | Ricky Martin (5) |
Most nominations | Ricky Martin (9) and Korn (9) (Tied) |
Website | www |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | MTV |
The 1999 MTV Video Music Awards (stylized as 9999 MTV Video Music Awards) aired live on September 9, 1999, honoring the best music videos from June 13, 1998, to June 11, 1999. The show was hosted by Chris Rock at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.[1] Ricky Martin was the most-awarded artist of the night, winning two primary awards for Best Pop Video and Best Dance Video, and three additional awards in the International Viewer's Choice categories for "Livin' la Vida Loca".[2] Martin and Korn were the most nominated artists of the night, both with 9 nominations for their songs, "Livin' la Vida Loca" and "Freak on a Leash", respectively. Martin was also the first Latin artist in history to receive a nomination in Video of the Year category,[3] but lost to "Doo Wop (That Thing)" by Lauryn Hill, which became the first Hip hop video to receive the award.[4][5]
Highlights of the show included Diana Ross jiggling Lil' Kim's exposed breast in response to her outfit, which left her entire left breast uncovered, but for a small pastie on her nipple. The mothers of slain rappers Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G., Afeni Shakur and Voletta Wallace, came together to present the Best Rap Video Award. The Beastie Boys' Adam Horovitz made a plea for peace in the wake of the sexual assaults at Woodstock '99. Near the end of the night, MTV staged a tribute to Madonna, the most-nominated artist in VMA history, by presenting a host of male drag performers dressed as the singer in her past music videos. Rapper DMX was scheduled to perform but was a no-show; as a result, Jay-Z's solo set was extended. Another moment of the ceremony was the debut of Britney Spears performing her debut single "...Baby One More Time", and then, NSYNC, performed their song "Tearin' Up My Heart".
As Backstreet Boys came up and accepted their award for Viewer's Choice, a stranger came onto the stage and said, "Wake up at 3". This person was later revealed to be John Del Signore, who crashed the ceremony in a failed attempt to sell Viacom a show idea.[6]
The awards show featured a line-up of sponsors and cross-promotions, most notably with SEGA, as the date of the show also coincided with the launch of their Dreamcast game console.
Performances[]
Main show[]
Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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Pre-show[7] | |
Smash Mouth | "All Star" |
Blink-182 | "What's My Age Again?" "All the Small Things" |
Main show | |
Kid Rock (featuring Run-DMC, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Joe C.) | "King of Rock" "Rock Box" "Bawitdaba" "Walk This Way" |
Lauryn Hill | "Lost Ones" "Everything Is Everything" |
Backstreet Boys | "I Want It That Way" "Larger Than Life" |
Ricky Martin | "She's All I Ever Had" "Livin' la Vida Loca" |
Nine Inch Nails | "The Fragile" |
TLC | "No Scrubs" |
Fatboy Slim | "Praise You" |
Jay-Z (featuring DJ Clue and Amil) | "Jigga My Nigga" "Can I Get A..." "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" |
Britney Spears and NSYNC | "...Baby One More Time" "Tearin' Up My Heart" |
Eminem, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg | "My Name Is" "Guilty Conscience" "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang" |
Presenters[]
Pre-show[]
- Chris Connelly and Ananda Lewis – announced the winners of the professional categories and presented Best R&B Video.[8]
Main show[]
- Moby – DJed during the commercial breaks
- Janet Jackson – presented Best Dance Video
- Puff Daddy and Denise Richards – presented Best Group Video
- Tom Green – appeared in vignettes about Viewer's Choice voting procedures
- Wyclef Jean and Charlotte Church – presented Best New Artist in a Video
- David Bowie – introduced Lauryn Hill
- Will Smith – introduced Afeni Shakur and Voletta Wallace and presented Best Rap Video with them
- Carson Daly and Pamela Anderson – described balloting procedures, and introduced the Backstreet Boys
- Gavin Rossdale and Susan Sarandon – presented Best Female Video
- Christina Aguilera and Tommy Lee – presented Best Rock Video
- Janeane Garofalo and Method Man – presented Breakthrough Video
- Mark McGrath and Jennifer Lopez – presented Best Video From a Film
- Johnny Depp – introduced Nine Inch Nails
- Limp Bizkit (Fred Durst and Wes Borland) and Heather Locklear – presented Best Pop Video
- Prince – introduced TLC
- Mira Sorvino and Freddie Prinze Jr. – presented Best Male Video
- Regis Philbin – introduced Fatboy Slim, Richard Koufey and the Torrance Community Dance Group
- Renée Zellweger and Jay Mohr – introduced the International Viewer's Choice Awards winners
- Stone Cold Steve Austin – introduced Jay-Z
- Buddy Hackett, Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael C. Williams – presented Best Direction in a Video
- Mary J. Blige and Lil' Kim – introduced Diana Ross and presented Best Hip-Hop Video with her
- Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Heidi Klum and Tim Robbins – presented Viewer's Choice
- Lars Ulrich – introduced Eminem
- Madonna – introduced Paul McCartney and presented Video of the Year with him
Winners and nominees[]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
Video of the Year | Best Male Video |
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Lauryn Hill – "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
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Will Smith – "Miami"
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Best Female Video | Best Group Video |
Lauryn Hill – "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
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TLC – "No Scrubs"
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Best New Artist in a Video | Best Pop Video |
Eminem – "My Name Is" |
Ricky Martin – "Livin' la Vida Loca"
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Best Rock Video | Best R&B Video |
Korn – "Freak on a Leash"
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Lauryn Hill – "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
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Best Rap Video | Best Hip-Hop Video |
Jay-Z (featuring Ja Rule and Amil) – "Can I Get A..."
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Beastie Boys – "Intergalactic"
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Best Dance Video | Best Video from a Film |
Ricky Martin – "Livin' la Vida Loca"
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Madonna – "Beautiful Stranger" (from Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me)
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Breakthrough Video | Best Direction in a Video |
Fatboy Slim – "Praise You"
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Fatboy Slim – "Praise You" (Director: Torrance Community Dance Group)
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Best Choreography in a Video | Best Special Effects in a Video |
Fatboy Slim – "Praise You" (Choreographers: Richard Koufey and Michael Rooney)
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Garbage – "Special" (Special Effects: Sean Broughton, Stuart D. Gordon and Paul Simpson of Digital Domain)
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Best Art Direction in a Video | Best Editing in a Video |
Lauryn Hill – "Doo Wop (That Thing)" (Art Director: Gideon Ponte)
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Korn – "Freak on a Leash" (Editors: Haines Hall and Michael Sachs)
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Best Cinematography in a Video | Best Artist Website |
Marilyn Manson – "The Dope Show" (Director of Photography: Martin Coppen)
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Red Hot Chili Peppers (www.redhotchilipeppers.com)
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Viewer's Choice | |
Backstreet Boys – "I Want It That Way"
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International Viewer's Choice Awards[]
MTV Australia[]
Silverchair – "Anthem for the Year 2000"
- Neil Finn – "Sinner"
- The Living End – "Save the Day"
- Powderfinger – "Already Gone"
- Spiderbait – "Stevie"
MTV Brasil[]
Raimundos – "Mulher de Fases"
- Banda Eva – "De Ladinho"
- Barão Vermelho – "Por Você"
- Capital Inicial – "O Mundo"
- Charlie Brown Jr. – "Zoio D Lula"
- Cidade Negra – "Já Foi"
- Claudinho e Buchecha – "Só Love"
- Engenheiros do Hawaii – "Eu Que Não Amo Você"
- Jota Quest – "Sempre Assim"
- Kid Abelha – "Eu Só Penso em Você"
- Leonardo – "120, 150, 200 km/h"
- Nativus – "Liberdade pra Dentro da Cabeça"
- Os Paralamas do Sucesso – "Depois da Queda o Coice"
- Pato Fu – "Canção pra Você Viver Mais"
- Pepê e Neném – "Mania de Você"
- Sandy & Junior – "No Fundo do Coração"
- SPC – "Sai da Minha Aba (Bicão)"
- Skank – "Mandrake e os Cubanos"
- Caetano Veloso – "Sozinho"
- Vinny – "Shake Boom"[9]
MTV India[]
A. R. Rahman – "Dil Se Re"
- Shankar Mahadevan – "Breathless"
- Sonu Nigam – "Ab Mujhe Raat Din"
- Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan – "Kuch Kuch Hota Hain"
- Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan – "Mera Mann"
MTV Korea[]
H.O.T. – "Make a Line"
- Cho Sung Mo – "To Heaven"
- Jinusean – "Taekwon V"
- No Brain – "Youth 98"
- Shin Hae Chul – "Invitation to My Daily Life"
- Yoo Seung Jun – "Burning Love"
MTV Latin America (North)[]
Ricky Martin – "Livin' la Vida Loca"
- Bersuit Vergarabat – "Sr. Cobranza"
- Café Tacuba – "Revés"
- Control Machete – "Sí, Señor"
- Molotov – "El Carnal de las Estrellas"
MTV Latin America (South)[]
Ricky Martin – "Livin' la Vida Loca"
- Los Auténticos Decadentes – "Los Piratas"
- Miguel Mateos – "Bar Imperio"
- Molotov – "El Carnal de las Estrellas"
- Los Pericos – "Sin Cadenas"
MTV Mandarin[]
Shino Lin – "Irritated"
- Chau Wa-Kin – "Someone with a Story"
- Valen Hsu – "Don't Say Goodbye"
- Faye Wong – "Quitting in Halfway"
- Harlem Yu and Jeff Chang – "Love Turning Around"
- Zhang Chen-Yu – "I Want Money"
- Zheng Jun – "Happiness"
MTV Russia[]
Ricky Martin – "Livin' la Vida Loca"
- Linda – "Otpusti Menyia"
- Mumiy Troll – "Ranetka"
- The Offspring – "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)"
- Otpetye Moshenniki – "Lyubi Menia, Lyubi"
- Britney Spears – "...Baby One More Time"
MTV Southeast Asia[]
Parokya ni Edgar – "Harana"
- Mai Charoenpura – "Mai Han Pen Rai"
- Krisdayanti – "Menghitung Hari"
- Poetic Ammo – "Everything Changes"
See also[]
References[]
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- ^ Kaufmang, Gil (September 10, 1999). "Ricky Martin, Lauryn Hill Dominate at MTV Video Music Awards". MTV News. Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ Unterberger, Andrew (July 21, 2020). "Who'll Be Nominated For Video of the Year at the 2020 VMAs? Sizing Up the Most Likely Contenders". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (August 25, 2018). "Flashback: See Lauryn Hill Perform Lush Version of 'Lost Ones' at MTV VMAs". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ Anthony, Kiyonna (September 10, 2021). "5 Best Hip Hop Moments From The 1999 MTV Video Music Awards". iHeartRadio. Archived from the original on September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- ^ Del Signore, John (November 6, 2009). "Bite Me, Kanye! I Bum-Rushed the MTV Video Music Awards, Ten Years Ago This Week". The Awl. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
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External links[]
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