VMAs!
Okay, got a long list of things to say.
I really wasn't expecting this at all.
I'd just like to say that-
I don't know, I'm extremely nervous
and I'm extremely flattered.
I want to thank some people.
I'd like to thank Prince,
first of all, for writing such a beautiful song.
It really is the most beautiful song I've ever heard.
Also, I'd like to thank a very good friend of mine,
Fachtna O'Ceallaigh, who used to manage me,
whose idea it was in the first place
that I should do the song, and I'm very grateful to him.
Also to my present manager,
Steve, who I love very, very much.
Also, I'd like to thank my husband, John,
who's always been very good to me
and all my band and Keira and all my friend,
and Tara, and everybody who's been so good to me,
and I'd like to thank Mr. God, and I'd like to thank John.
I'd also like to take the opportunity to say
that I have a very great respect for people of all countries,
including American people, who have always been my-
My audiences have always been very loving towards me
and I've always got a great feeling of affection from them.
I'd like to thank that my attitude
over the National Anthem
was in order to draw attention to the censorship issue,
which as far as I'm concerned, censorship in any form is bad,
but when it's racism disguised as censorship, it's even worse.
That was the point I was trying to make. Thank you.
Thank you very much.
I'd also like to say thank you very much to my family
for always being very understanding of me,
and thank you to Alan and Jerry Alta,
who are also very kind.
Thank you. I'm really, really thrilled.
Thank you very, very much. I can't believe it.
We got another list real quick. Shout outs to-
To our mommies!
Muah! Muah! Muah! Love you, moms!
Other special people in our lives, you know-
Andre, Dalvin, Dallas.
He's so special.
Let's see. Julie [Myeres 00:02:23], Marie Davis.
Billy B.
Coco, Reina, Ronald, Keira, Denise,
Pam, and Uncle
The Bradley family.
Charter, the Atlanta Police Department,
Ashanti.
Steven Barnes, David Bisby, Kyra Pitta.
Bruce Colbrenner, and last but not least.
Again.
Jessica Harmon!
Peace out!
Thank you!
Thank you. I wanna thank Jonas again.
I wanna thank Nicola Doring, the best producer in the business.
Heinrich Kelverson, the cinematographer.
Ari, Luigi, and Laura for making me look good.
Finally, I would like to thank MTV,
my record company, Warner Bros.,
and all of my fans for all of your support through the years.
Thank you very much.
Wow. I just wanna thank God for allowing me to do this,
you now, in the first place. Thank you guys for supporting.
I can't go any further without thanking my girls,
Veronica Fletcher, Deborah, Billy B.,
Anita Gibson, Judy Irizarry, Tamika Foster,
Deborah Wockny, Morgan Yadkin, and Marnie Safran.
I just wanna thank MTV, Big TV, my management team,
my Sis Mem. I love you. Leanne.
I never got the opportunity to say thank you to Mary J.
Blige, DeAngelo,
and Carlos Santana for being on this record with me
and helping to make this music.
I just wanna thank my family.
Today is the birth of my grandmother,
who I lost last year sometime. I thank God for her in my life
because I know that I was raised in a strong family unit
and it allowed me to be able to give love
and do everything that I do truthfully
and honestly and from the heart.
I just wanna say thank you, Grandma.
I love you very, very much.
God bless y'all. Stay focused. Respect.
Thank y'all.
So much. We already thanked every-
Well, not everybody.
Brooklyn!
Jimmy Avi for having us on this project,
and of course we cannot forget Patti LaBelle, once again,
for giving us the opportunity to record "Lady Marmalade."
All of our managers, record companies,
Paul Hunter for a great video, also.
LA Reeve.
Yeah, what up, Queens? What up, Queens?
Philly! Philly!
We love Philly! What's up, [Eve 00:05:23]?
I'm the fifth member of "Lady Marmalade."
I'm the fifth member We just wanna thank everybody.
I ain't get to say nothing, did I?
I love you.
Thank y'all. Thank y'all.
Couldn't have did it without you.
No doubt. BIG, y'all.
What up, Ron? Where my hat at?
MTV, one more time, thank you.
Love you! Love you!
God! Thank you! Thank God! I'm gonna make it quick.
Thank my mom, MTV once again, Ellie Kohler, Alyson right here.
Alyson was a big part of the "Work It" video, y'all.
[High Hat 00:06:08], my choreographer. Where Dave at?
Right here.
Dave Myers right here. Timbaland, my whole glam squad.
come here, baby.
Yo, give it up for [Tweet 00:06:21], y'all. I gotta put
[Tweet 00:06:23] down here. Hold up, Larry, Annette.
God, there's so many people back there.
Ah, look. Bill Pedaway, y'all.
Yo, I thank y'all. I thank y'all. Mom, I love you.
Aaliyah, this is another one for you, baby girl.
Alright, I love y'all.
Mary J. Blige, I love you, mommy, wherever you at.
Wow! Video of the Year.
This is definitely the most important one
for me of the night.
You know, I just wanna say congrats
to all the other nominees in the category.
This was a big one it was the most unexpected for me.
I have to say thank you to my management.
I forgot them earlier.
Thank you to my best friend for keeping me grounded
and helping me get through this to do this for you guys.
Thank to the fans again, and thank you, MTV!
Wow, thank you. I'm in shock right now.
I was not expecting this.
This is such an honor to have this award right now.
I just wanna dedicate this
to all of my amazing fans out there,
for all of your support. Thank you.
This is dedicated to you. Thank you.
This is amazing.
I remember being 17 years old up
for my first MTV award with Destiny's Child
and it was one of the most exciting moments in my life.
I'd like for Taylor to come out and have her moment.
Where are
you?
Maybe we could try this again.
I would really like to thank Roman White,
who directed my video, and Lucas Till for being in it.
I would like to thank all the fans on Twitter and MySpace
and everyone who came out to my shows this summer.
I would like to thank my little brother's high school
for letting us shoot the video there.
Thank you so much.
I never thought I'd be asking Cher to hold my meat purse.
Thank you so much.
I was so nervous for tonight that I would let my fans down.
I love you so much.
Thank you to my family and Troy and Vince and Jimmy Ivine.
I promised if I won this tonight
I'd announce the name of my new record.
It's called "Born This Way."
Oh my goodness. Thank you so much!
Tonight has been a night of firsts.
This is my second Moonman and I'm very, very proud of this
because I'm very proud for the song that it stands for,
which is "Firework,"
and I feel like I am doing something
right when I sing that song.
Thank you so much to everybody who helped in creating it.
Dave Myers, to EMI, to Danny Lockwit,
to my management, to all y'all out there.
Thank you so much to all my fans.
VMAs! MTV, thank you so much, but most importantly my fans.
Thank you so much for voting. I love you.
or die. It's me and y'all 'til we go.
I just wanna thank Rock Nation, my management,
everybody on my team, my glam squad,
Melina for making this amazing video with me.
I love you guys. Thank you. This is awesome.
Thank you all.
My name is Jesse and I am accepting this award
on behalf of the 1.6 million runaways and homeless youth
in the United States who are starving, lost,
and scared for their lives right now.
I know this because I'm one of these people.
I got it
Thank you.
I've survived in shelters all over this city.
I've cleaned your hotel rooms.
I've been an extra in your movies.
I've been an extra in your life.
Though I may have been invisible to you on the streets,
I have a lot of the same dreams
that brought many of you here tonight.
Los Angeles, entertainment capital,
has the largest population of homeless youth in America.
The music industry will make over $7 billion this year,
and outside these doors are 54,000 human beings
who have no place to call home.
Thank you.
If you wanna make a powerful change in the world right now,
please join us and go to Miley's Facebook page.
A dream you dream alone is only a dream,
but a dream we dream together is reality.
Thank you so much for your time.
First I wanna thank Kendrick Lamar.
I wish he was here, but he's off in Europe on tour being amazing.
But he is such a positive influence in my life
and I wanted to thank him first.
You know, this video was such a collaborative effort.
These women helped create their parts,
helped write their roles and decide what they wanted to be,
and I mean, there are two women in the video
who I've named cats after.
I love them so much and the fact that,
to the fans, the fact that you would vote
and give us this bonding experience
that we will have forever,
thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I know there's been a lot of discussion about this video
and what it means, but I'm just happy that in 2015,
we live in a world where boys can play princesses
and girls can play soldiers. Thank you so much.
First of all, I'd like to thank my beautiful daughter
and my incredible husband for all of their support.
I'd like to thank Melina
for directing such an incredible video and pushing me.
I'd like to thank the choreographers
who worked so hard. I have the most incredible team.
They work tirelessly, they stay up all night,
and I could not have done this without you guys.
I dedicate this award to the people of New Orleans.
God bless you guys. Thank you.
This is- My hands are literally shaking.
I am never gonna forget this moment ever in my life.
Madonna, I love you so, so much.
I've seen every single music video of yours.
I've seen every single documentary of yours.
You've inspired me so much.
For that reason, this is a surreal moment.
I love you. Seriously. I can't believe-
Video of the Year, wow.
Thank you so much, all of my fans, for voting.
I wanna thank Dave Myers
for being such an incredible director and collaborator,
and for putting up with me blowing up his phone
every time we make a music video.
I wanna thank Sarah, Calvit, Galen,
the amazing choreographers on this music video.
I wanna thank Lele Pons, Laquon, Noah,
all the amazing actors in the video.
I wanna thank my family, who inspired this music video.
I wanna thank my fans again and honestly,
I dedicate this to Madonna. Thank you.