2014 MTV Video Music Awards
| 2014 MTV Video Music Awards | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | Sunday, August 24, 2014 |
| Location | The Forum (Inglewood, California) |
| Country | United States |
| Most awards | Beyoncé (4) |
| Most nominations | Beyoncé and Iggy Azalea (8 each)[1] |
| Website | www |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | |
| Produced by | Amy Doyle Garrett English Jesse Ignjatovic Dave Sirulnick |
| Directed by | Hamish Hamilton |
The 2014 MTV Video Music Awards were held on August 24, 2014 at The Forum in Inglewood, California.[3] It was the 31st annual MTV Video Music Awards. Beyoncé and Iggy Azalea led the nominees with eight nominations each, while Eminem followed them with seven. Beyoncé received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, following a 16-minute medley of her self-titled fifth studio album. The show had an audience of 8.3 million viewers, while 10.1 million cumulative with the other three Viacom networks that simulcast the presentation.[4][5]
Performances
[edit]| 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
[edit]Pre-show
[edit]- Lucy Hale and Sway – hosts
- Lucy Hale – presented Best Lyric Video
- Christina Garibaldi – red carpet
- Ingrid Nilsen and Becky G – fashion correspondents[6]
Main show
[edit]- Gwen Stefani and Snoop Dogg – presented Best Female Video
- Jay Pharoah – performed a short stand-up routine and spoke about Artist to Watch voting procedures
- Lorde – introduced Taylor Swift
- Chelsea Handler – presented Best Male Video
- Jay Pharoah as Jay-Z – again performed a short stand-up routine and spoke about Artist to Watch voting procedures
- Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels – presented Best Pop Video
- Kim Kardashian West – introduced Sam Smith
- Common – spoke about the situation in Ferguson, Missouri, and presented Best Hip-Hop Video
- Jay Pharoah as Kanye West – again performed a short stand-up routine and spoke about Artist to Watch voting procedures
- Uzo Aduba, Laverne Cox and Taylor Schilling – introduced Usher and Nicki Minaj
- Nina Dobrev and Trey Songz – presented Best Rock Video
- Chloë Grace Moretz and Dylan O'Brien – introduced 5 Seconds of Summer
- Jay Pharoah – presented Artist to Watch
- Jennifer Lopez – introduced Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora
- Demi Lovato and Jason Derulo – introduced Maroon 5
- Jimmy Fallon – presented Video of the Year
- Jay-Z and Blue Ivy Carter – presented Video Vanguard Award
Winners and nominees
[edit]The nominations were announced on July 17, 2014. Winners are in bold text.
Artists with multiple wins and nominations
[edit]| Wins | Artist |
|---|---|
| 4 | Beyoncé |
| Nominations | Artist |
|---|---|
| 8 | Beyoncé |
| Iggy Azalea | |
| 7 | Eminem |
| 5 | Charli XCX |
| 4 | DJ Snake |
| Ariana Grande | |
| Lil Jon | |
| Pharrell Williams | |
| 3 | Katy Perry |
| Rihanna | |
| Sia | |
| 2 | 2 Chainz |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | |
| Arcade Fire | |
| Avicii | |
| Disclosure | |
| Hayley Williams | |
| Jason Derulo | |
| Jay-Z | |
| Juicy J | |
| Lorde | |
| Miley Cyrus | |
| OK Go | |
| Pitbull | |
| Sam Smith | |
| Zedd |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kaufman, Gil (August 26, 2014). "2014 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations: Get The Full List". MTV. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ Gallo, Phill (August 26, 2014). "VMAs Rating Down Despite Blue Ivy Surprise". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (April 23, 2014). "The 2014 MTV Video Music Awards Are Going Back To Cali - MTV". MTV. Viacom. Archived from the original on May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ "TV Ratings: VMAs Take a Small Hit, Pull 8.3 Million Viewers". The Hollywood Reporter. August 26, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ "MTV VMAs viewership falls to 9.8 million, despite airing on more networks". Los Angeles Times. August 31, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ^ "Lucy Hale Is Your 2014 VMA Pre-Show Host! No Lie!". MTV News. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014.