The 15 most memorable MTV VMAs performances

The MTV Video Music Awards have always been a stage for unpredictable and iconicpop-music moments.Consistently drawing in the biggest names in the industry, the show has produced some of music's most memorable live TVperformances since it began in 1984 ' for better and for worse.With the 2016 MTV VMAs airing on Sunday, we're looking back atthe most noteworthy VMA performances since the show's inception.With moments likeMichael Jackson's excellent career medley in 1995 andBritney Spears singing "I'm a Slave 4 U"with a giant snake around her neck in 2001,theVMAs have been dependably compellingfor decades.Check out our chronological list of the 15 most memorable VMA performances:SEE ALSO:How Britney Spears lost control of her life 8 years ago and then made an incredible career comeback1984: Madonna ' "Like a Virgin"Youtube Embed:http://www.youtube.com/embed/AFiwFKDyp8AWidth: 800pxHeight: 380pxMadonna kicked off the first ever MTV VMAs with a performance of her 1984 hit "Like a Virgin." According to Billboard, the26-year-old pop star originally wanted to sing next to a bengal tiger, but she instead emerged from a 17-foot-tall cake to perform the song.1989: Bon Jovi ' "Livin' on a Prayer / Wanted Dead or Alive"Youtube Embed:http://www.youtube.com/embed/ruT9zTYGtgEWidth: 800pxHeight: 400pxJon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora's acoustic renditionsof two of their band's biggest hits on the 1989 VMAsare relatively tame compared to the rest of this list, but the performance wascredited for inspiring MTV's popular "Unplugged" series, according to Uproxx.1992: Nirvana '"Lithium"Youtube Embed:http://www.youtube.com/embed/OWwT1QGApMgWidth: 800pxHeight: 380pxNirvana's raucous performance of their "Nevermind" single "Lithium" began controversiallywith the opening chords of their yet-to-be-released 1993 song "Rape Me." Toward the end, bassistKrist Noveselic threw his instrument in the air, and it landed on his face.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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