19 VMA Moments From The Last Two Decades That Will Make You Shake Your Head

Wait, Kid Rock and Tommy Lee fought over Pamela Anderson???

19. When it appeared as though Taylor Swift cursed:

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18. When bloody Lady Gaga hung herself during a performance of Paparazzi:

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17. When she arrived in a meat dress a few years later:

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16. And when she dressed as Jo Calderone and everyone was like???

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15. When Beyoncé performed pregnant as hell as a way to announce that she was pregnant as hell:

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14. When Britney performed with a 7-foot albino Burmese python:

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13. And when she gave a performance we couldn’t forget— in a bad way:

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12. When the Chainsmokers and Halsey sounded not quite as good as the recording:

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11. When Eminem legit almost fought a puppet:

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10. And when Kid Rock and Tommy Lee actually fought over Pam Anderson:

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9. When Miley accidentally flashed everyone on live TV:

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8. And when Nicki Minaj called her out for talking smack about her in the press:

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7. When Tim Commerford, from the band Rage Against the Machine, climbed up a stage prop and landed himself in jail, to interrupt Limp Bizkit’s acceptance speech of the award he was also nominated for.

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6. When Britney Spears called Michael Jackson "artist of the millennium" and Michael Jackson thought that was the name of the award (it was not):

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5. And when Rihanna swerved a Drake smooch:

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4. When Britney, Madonna, and Christina had this casual on-stage make out:

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3. When Lil Mama invaded Jay Z and Alicia Key's performance of "Empire State of Mind" — a song she absolutely was not featured on:

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2. When Miley Cyrus infamously twerked on Robin Thicke:

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1. And, of course, when Kanye interrupted Taylor Swift:

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