(crowd cheers)
(crowd chanting Missy)
- Is this on?
Oh wait a minute, I got my earrings in, huh?
How you doin'?
I love y'all, too.
Oh my God.
I, um, I promised I wouldn't cry
this time 'cause I, I cry every awards.
But this, this um, this Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
means so much to me.
I have worked diligently for
over two decades.
(crowd cheers and applauds)
And I never thought that I would be standing up here
receiving this award, so it means so much to me.
I promise you it don't go unnoticed that the
support and love that y'all have shown me over the years.
(crowd cheers and applauds)
And I wanna, you know, I always gotta start off
by thankin' God because without him
I would not be standing before y'all.
(crowd cheers and applauds)
I ain't here to change nobody, but I know the God
that I serve have gotten me this far.
(crowd cheers and applauds)
I like to thank my Mother, I love you Mommy,
I know you watchin' this.
Imma try to make this fast, Imma just go down the list.
My Mother,
Timbaland, I love you
Hype Williams,
June Ambrose,
Dave Meyers,
(speaks too fast)
Laurieann Gibson,
Shawn Bankhead,
Blair Keyon,
(crowd cheering and applauding)
Syliva Brome,
Merlin Bob,
Jeff Slayer,
Julie Greene,
Ward,
Craig Cowman,
and um, Syliva Rhone at Elektra.
They was the first to sign me then.
Now I'm with Atlantic Records.
I love y'all so much, the whole Atlantic family.
Um, Mona Scott Young
Cari Bodee
Louise Wess,
my entire glam squad. My entire glam squad.
Um, Virginia, my hometown. I love y'all. Two up, two down.
Um, Janet Jackson I know you are watching. I love you.
I thank you for being such a great friend.
Um, shoot and people that I, videos that I watched,
I wanted to say these names,
Busta Rhymes, he is a inspiration to me,
Janet Jackson,
Peter Gabriel,
I've watched Madonna videos,
and, and MTV I am so humbly grateful.
I thank y'all.
Nina Diaz,
Chris McCarthy,
Bruce Gillmer,
Kid Fury,
Crissles, they the ones that came for me to get this
they worked so hard with
my fans, the Superfriends and Blogs radio, Aalyia
I love you. We miss you.
(crowd cheers and applauds)
And lastly, and lastly I wanna dedicate this award
to the dance community all
(crowd cheers and applauds)
all around the world because when y'all get on the stage
with these artists it is not, y'all are not just props.
Y'all are the icing on the cake.
Y'all are the beat to the heart.
And so, I dedicate this to every dance community out there
and including these hard working suit
Come here the little ones.
(crowd cheering)
This is the next generation and I promise y'all
I love y'all with all my heart.
If my heart could speak you would know how grateful I am.
I'm so grateful.
I'm humbled.
I'm so humbled.
Thank you so much. I love y' all.
And Cardi.
(crowd cheers and applauds)
Cardi, thank you sis.
Thank you!
Cardi, no one said thank you's.
And thank you sis for such a intro, I thank you.
I love y'all.
Good night!
(crowd cheers and applauds)