2014 MTV Video Music Awards

The 2014 MTV Video Music Awards were held on August 24, 2014, at The Forum in Inglewood, California. It was the 31st annual MTV Video Music Awards. Beyoncé and Iggy Azalea led the nominees with eight nominations each, while Eminem followed them with seven. Beyoncé received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, following a 16-minute medley of her self-titled fifth studio album. The show had an audience of 8.3 million viewers, while 10.1 million cumulative with the other three Viacom networks that simulcast the presentation. == Performances == House artist DJ Mustard == Presenters == === Pre-show === Lucy Hale and Sway – hosts Lucy Hale – presented Best Lyric Video Christina Garibaldi – red carpet Ingrid Nilsen and Becky G – fashion correspondents === Main show === Gwen Stefani and Snoop Dogg – presented Best Female Video Jay Pharoah – performed a short stand-up routine and spoke about Artist to Watch voting procedures Lorde – introduced Taylor Swift Chelsea Handler – presented Best Male Video Jay Pharoah as Jay-Z – again performed a short stand-up routine and spoke about Artist to Watch voting procedures Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels – presented Best Pop Video Kim Kardashian West – introduced Sam Smith Common – spoke about the situation in Ferguson, Missouri, and presented Best Hip-Hop Video Jay Pharoah as Kanye West – again performed a short stand-up routine and spoke about Artist to Watch voting procedures Uzo Aduba, Laverne Cox and Taylor Schilling – introduced Usher and Nicki Minaj Nina Dobrev and Trey Songz – presented Best Rock Video Chloë Grace Moretz and Dylan O'Brien – introduced 5 Seconds of Summer Jay Pharoah – presented Artist to Watch Jennifer Lopez – introduced Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora Demi Lovato and Jason Derulo – introduced Maroon 5 Jimmy Fallon – presented Video of the Year Jay-Z and Blue Ivy Carter – presented Video Vanguard Award == Winners and nominees == The nominations were announced on July 17, 2014. Winners are in bold text. == Artists with multiple wins and nominations == == Music Videos with multiple wins and nominations == == See also == 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards == References == == External links == Official website 2014 MTV Video Music Awards at IMDb