MTV Video Music Awards 1992

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MTV Video Music Awards 1992

Awarded for MTV Video Music Awards
date September 9, 1992
Moderation Dana Carvey
Loan location Pauley Pavilion , Los Angeles , California
Country United States
Awarded by MTV
Most awards Van Halen and Red Hot Chili Peppers (3 each)
Most of the nominations Red Hot Chili Peppers (9)
website mtv.com/vma
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The MTV Video Music Awards 1992 were presented on September 9, 1992. The prize was awarded to videos that premiered from June 16, 1991 to June 15, 1992. The ceremony took place at the Pauley Pavilion , Los Angeles , California . The moderator was Dana Carvey .

The winners of the evening were Van Halen and Red Hot Chili Peppers . Van Halen's video for Right Now won the Video of the Year award, while Red Hot Chili Peppers' Under the Bridge won the Audience Award. The Red Hit Chili Peppers also topped the nomination list with eight nominations for two videos.

During the show, there were several arguments between Axl Rose and the members of Nirvana as well as Courtney Love . The two bands had already quarreled throughout the year, but the dispute escalated at the VMAs. It all started backstage when Love jokingly offered Axl Rose to sponsor Frances Bean Cobain . Rose then threatened Kurt Cobain and Rose's friend Stephanie Seymour also interfered in the feud. Krist Novoselic and Duff McKagan also got into an argument, which almost escalated. Dave Grohl then used the performance to mock Axl from the stage.

It wasn't the only excitement that came from nirvana. Before the gig, MTV had tried to convince the band to play Smells Like Teen Spirit , but Cobain didn't want to be reduced to a single song. So they agreed on lithium . At the show, however, Nirvana played briefly Rape Me , the song that MTV banned them. But it should go on. Then Novoselic threw up his bass and tried to catch her. But the timing didn't work out and so he got a head wound.

While Guns N 'Roses caused quite a stir behind the scenes, Elton John and Axl Rose's joint appearance on November Rain was an attempt to resolve other disputes. Guns N 'Roses were considered homophobic based on a line of text on G N' R Lies . it was the beginning of a long friendship between the two musicians.

Nominees and winners

The artists marked in bold indicate the winner of the category.

Video of the Year

Van Halen - Right Now

Best Male Video

Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven (Performance)

Best Female Video

Annie Lennox - Why

Best Group Video

U2 - Even Better Than the Real Thing

Best New Artist in a Video

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

Best Metal / Hard Rock Video

Metallica - Enter Sandman

Best rap video

Arrested Development - Tennessee

Best dance video

Prince and The New Power Generation - Cream

Best alternative video

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

Best Video From a Film

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (from Wayne's World )

Breakthrough video

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away

Best Direction in a Video

Van Halen - Right Now (Director: Mark Fenske )

Best Choreography in a Video

En Vogue - My Lovin '(You're Never Gonna Get It) (Choreographers: Frank Gatson, Travis Payne and LaVelle Smith Jnr)

Best Special Effects in a Video

U2 - Even Better Than the Real Thing (Special Effects: Simon Taylor)

Best Art Direction in a Video

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away (Art Directors: Nick Goodman and Robertino Mazati)

Best editing in a video

Van Halen - Right Now (Editor: Mitchell Sinoway)

Best Cinematography in a Video

Guns N 'Roses - November Rain (Camera: Mike Southon and Daniel Pearl )

Viewer's Choice

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge

International Viewer's Choice Awards

MTV Asia

Christina - Jing Mai Klua

MTV Australia

Diesel - Man Alive

MTV Brazil

Nenhum de Nós - Ao Meu Redor

MTV Europe

The Cure - Friday I'm in Love

MTV Internacional

El General - Muévelo

Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award

Guns N 'Roses

Live performances

Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic ( Nirvana ) live at the show

Appearances

Preshow

Main show

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Krist Novoselic : The Daily Weekly - What Really Happened at the 1992 MTV Music Video Awards - Seattle Weekly. In: Seattle Weekly. March 3, 2009, accessed April 26, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Duff McKagan : All Apologies. In: Reverb. December 28, 2011, accessed April 26, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Graham Hartmann: Axl Rose vs. Nirvana - Nastiest Rock Feuds. Retrieved April 26, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Steven Hyden: Part 2: 1991: “What's so civil about war anyway?” Retrieved April 26, 2019 (American English).
  5. ↑ The Story Of Nirvana's Horrific Night At The 1992 VMAs. In: UPROXX. August 27, 2015, accessed April 26, 2019 .
  6. ↑ The Story Of Nirvana's Horrific Night At The 1992 VMAs. In: UPROXX. August 27, 2015, accessed April 26, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Andy Greene, Andy Greene: Flashback: Guns N 'Roses Jam With Elton. In: Rolling Stone. April 2, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2019 (American English).