MTV Video Music Awards 2014 Live & Opening Performance at the Award Show

The 2014 MTV Video Music Awards are fast approaching. If the show's 30-year legacy is any indication, we're in for superstar collabs and elaborate sets come Sunday (Aug. 24). To celebrate the annual spectacular, we’ve picked the best performances in VMA history. Pop megastars including Michael Jackson, Madonna, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga made a strong showing on the tally – but who had the most showstopping moment of all? Read on to find out where they ranked, and relive all the jaw-dropping, headline-grabbing performances.

Opening Performance at the MTV Video Music Award 2014

 Pop princess Ariana Grande will do the opening performance at the MTV Video Music Awards 2014.

The Break Free singer will take the centre stage at the MTV VMA awards along with Anaconda singer Nicki Minaj and Jessie J.

The Bang Bang singer has secured three nominations for the upcoming awards and will compete with Beyonce, Eminem and Rihanna in the Best Female Video, Best Pop Video and Best Collaboration awards categories.

Last year the MTV Award show was hugely criticised for the raunchy and sexually charged performance by pop star Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke.

However, pop star Nicki Minaj may refresh last year's memories if she recreates her Anaconda performance.
 

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Even more troubling was that MTV still applied a TV-14 rating to the program, despite other adult-oriented performances and advertising messages. Such a rating was simply unacceptable to the families who depend on the television ratings system to be applied accurately and to the millions of families whose children are marketed to by MTV. The 2013 VMAs were a public relations kerfuffle for your network that I feel certain you will not wish to repeat," his letter continued. 

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MTV Video Music Awards 2014 will air on the night of Sunday, 24th August.