Foo Fighter “Walk” Wins MTV Video Award!
Congrats to the Foo Fighters for winning the MTV Video Award for "Best Rock Video". That is perhaps the only notable thing about these awards as far as us rockers go. I'm posting a list of all the winners below, just for the hell of it. Compare this year's list to the list of winner's from the first MTV Video Awards and it might make you a little queasy seeing the direction MTV has taken since they were cool back in the day. I've also posted that award winning Foo Fighters video for your enjoyment!
Here's the list of 2011 winners
Best Video With a Message
Lady Gaga, ‘Born This Way’ – WINNER
Best Pop Video
Britney Spears, ‘Till the World Ends’ – WINNER
Best Hip-Hop Video
Nicki Minaj, ‘Super Bass’ – WINNER
Best Rock Video
Foo Fighters, ‘Walk’ – WINNER
Best Collaboration
Katy Perry, ‘E.T.’ feat. Kanye West – WINNER
Best Male Video
Justin Bieber, ‘U Smile’ – WINNER
Best New Artist
Tyler, The Ceator, ‘Yonkers’ – WINNER
Best Female Video
Lady Gaga, ‘Born This Way’ – WINNER
Video of the Year
Katy Perry, ‘Firework’ – WINNER
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Winners from the first VMA's in 1984
Video of the Year
The Cars — "You Might Think"
Best Male Video
David Bowie — "China Girl"
Best Female Video Cyndi Lauper — "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
Best Group Video
ZZ Top — "Legs"
Best New Artist in a Video
Eurythmics — "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
Best Stage Performance in a Video
Van Halen — "Jump"
Best Direction in a Video
ZZ Top — "Sharp Dressed Man"