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9-6-2001
hosted by...
jamie foxx

performances by...
missy "misdemeanor" elliot, nelly furtado, micheal jackson, ja rule, jay z, alicia keys, linkin park, jennifer lopez, ludacris, nsync, britney spears, staind, u2

appearances by...
christina aguilera, backstreet boys, mary j blige, jon bon jovi, busta rhymes, sean "p diddy" combs, nikka costa, sheryl crow, carson daly, destinys child, andy dick, dmx, dream, dale earnhardt jr, eve, will ferrell, macy gray, janet jackson, mick jagger, jewel, spike jonze, chris kattan, kid rock, johnny knoxville, ananda lewis, lil kim, limp bizkit, moby, mandy moore, mudvayne, mya, nelly, outkast, pink, the ramones, shakira, jessica simpson, will smith, snoop dog, gwen stefani, julia stiles, ben stiller, tenacious d, timbaland, triump the insult comic dog, usher, mark walhberg, christopher walken, estella ward

mtvs opening act pre show-
red carpet interviews... pamela anderson, christina aguilera, backstreet boys, busta rhymes, sean "p diddy" combs, sheryl crow, destinys child, dream, eve, incubus, janet jackson, mick jagger, ja rule, jay z, chris kattan, alicia keys, kid rock, lil kim, jennifer lopez, ludacris, mya, no doubts gwen and tom, nsync, outkast, pink, will smith, britney spears, spliff, sum 41, u2
arrivals... pamela anderson, christina aguilera, black eyed peas, mary j blige, bono, busta rhymes, city high, sean "p diddy" combs arriving on top of a semi performing bad boys for life, destinys child, will ferrell, janet jackson, mick jagger, kid rock, mandy lauderdale, lil kim, jennifer lopez, mya, nsync, o town, outkast, pink, will smith, sum 41
performances... alien ant farm performs smooth criminal, city high performs what would you do? then joined by eve for this is city high
dmx story
shopping with ja rule and pink story
carmen soundtrack story with sean "p diddy" combs, jermaine dupri, gorillaz, the neptunes and timbaland

post show...
interviews... alien ant farm, sean "p diddy" combs, sheryl crow, dream, spike jonze, nelly, nsync, outkast, snoop dog, u2
coverage of... sean "p diddy" combs, dmx, missy "misdemeanor" elliot, will ferrell, michael jackson, mick jagger, jay z, limp bizkit, mudvayne, nsync, the ramones, britney spears, gwen stefani, ben stiller, u2

what happened?
backstreet boys present best hip hop video award to outkast for ms jackson
will ferrell spoofing tim cummofords 2000 vmas outbreak
jennifer lopez and ja rule perform i'm real medley
destinys child present best direction in a video award to spike jonze for fatboy slims weapon of choice
janet jackson, missy "misdemeanor" elliot, timbaland and aaliyah's family hold a special tribute to aaliyah
jessica simpson, mandy moore and dream present best dance video award to nsync for pop
dale earnhardt jr introduces linkin park who perform one step closer
jennifer lopez and carson daly talk
chris kattan and julia stiles dance out the nominees for the viewers choice award
alicia keys performs fallin
christina aguilera, pink, mya and lil kim present best male video award to moby for southside
will smith presents best female video award to eve and gwen stefani for let me blow your mind
nelly, macy gray and mary j blige present best new artist in a video award to alicia keys for fallin
christopher walken introduces nsync who performs pop with a special appearance by michael jackson
gwen stefani, moby and eve present the first ever mtv2 award to mudvayne for dig
jay z performs izzo (h.o.v.a.)
andy dick as daphne aguilera performs the viewers choice nominees
tenacious d presents best group video award to nsync for pop
usher and estella ward present best r&b video award to destinys child for survivor
dmx and mark wahlberg introduce staind who perfrom its been awhile
sean "p diddy" combs and ben stiller present best rap video award to nelly for ride wit me
triump the insult comic dog insults carson daly and jennifer lopez and the viewers choice nominees
nikka cost and sheryl crow present best pop video to nsync for pop
shakira and busta rhymes introduce missy "misdemeanor" elliot, ludacris and nelly furtado who perform get ur freak on
bon jovi and jewel present best video from a film award to christina aguilera, pink, mya and lil kim for lady marmalade from moulin rouge
carson daly presents the video vanguard award to u2 who then performs elevation and stuck in a moment medley... then while accepting their award, bono brings out the ramones
johnny knoxville and snoop dog present best rock video award to limp bizkit for rollin
anada lewis and the 2 last standing fan winners present the viewers choice award to nsync for pop
outkast introduces britney spears who performs i'm a slave for you
kid rock and mick jagger present best video of the year award to christina aguilera, pink, mya and lil kim for lady marmalade