The 1995 MTV Video Music Awards was an awards show that happened on September 7, 1995, at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Michael Jackson's appearance[]
Michael Jackson attended the award show with his sister Janet, with the two winning three awards for the "Scream" music video. In addition, Michael performed a fifteen-minute medley of his main songs.
The full version of the show is available on the HIStory on Film, Volume II video album, as the seventh video on side one.
Set list[]
- "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
- "The Way You Make Me Feel"
- "Scream"
- Interlude (including samples of "Jam", "Beat It" and "Thriller")
- "Black or White" (feat. Slash)
- "Billie Jean"
- "Dangerous" (including samples of "Smooth Criminal")
- "You Are Not Alone"
Gallery[]
Performance[]
"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
Medley
"Black or White"
"Billie Jean"
"Dangerous"
"You Are Not Alone"
Ceremony[]
Attending
Watching the ceremony
Ceremony
Trivia[]
- The rehearsal for the performance took place between August 25, 1995-September 1, 1995 at Sony Music Studios, NYC.
- After "The Way You Make Me Feel", Michael was supposed to perform "Rock with You", but it was eventually removed from the set list.