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NEWS   09.11.09 12:21 PM PRINT | SEND TO A FRIEND |
Photos From VMA Parties, Swag Suites, and Stunts Throughout the Years
The MTV Video Music Awards are returning to New York this Sunday, September 13. Here's a look back at some of the highlights from years past.

PHOTO GALLERY

The 2001 VMA outdoor setup at New York's Lincoln Center featured a blow-up moon man. - Photo: BizBash
The 2001 VMA outdoor setup at New York's Lincoln Center featured a blow-up moon man.
Photo: BizBash
Sean "Diddy" Combs's party after the 2002 VMAs took over Cipriani 42nd Street in New York with vamped-up entertainment, including nearly naked female dancers suspended from the ceiling. - Photo: BizBash
Sean "Diddy" Combs's party after the 2002 VMAs took over Cipriani 42nd Street in New York with vamped-up entertainment, including nearly naked female dancers suspended from the ceiling.
Photo: BizBash
For Jay-Z's 2003 after-party in New York, gilded models posed at his club 40/40. - Photo: Courtesy of Party Productions NYC
For Jay-Z's 2003 after-party in New York, gilded models posed at his club 40/40.
Photo: Courtesy of Party Productions NYC
The Maverick Records after-party for the VMAs in New York in 2003 took place at the Four Seasons, where guests surrounded an illuminated red pool. - Photo: Matt Hein
The Maverick Records after-party for the VMAs in New York in 2003 took place at the Four Seasons, where guests surrounded an illuminated red pool.
Photo: Matt Hein
Jessica Simpson wheeled around Yahoo's 2006 party in New York. - Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images
Jessica Simpson wheeled around Yahoo's 2006 party in New York.
Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images
At the 2007 VMAs in Las Vegas, Kanye West performed at Rolling Stone's after-party at the Hard Rock Hotel's Joint. - Photo: BizBash
At the 2007 VMAs in Las Vegas, Kanye West performed at Rolling Stone's after-party at the Hard Rock Hotel's Joint.
Photo: BizBash
New York-based Strategic Group hosted a gifting suite at the Venetian, showcasing brands like Kenneth Cole for the 2007 VMAs in Las Vegas. - Photo: BizBash
New York-based Strategic Group hosted a gifting suite at the Venetian, showcasing brands like Kenneth Cole for the 2007 VMAs in Las Vegas.
Photo: BizBash
Guests at Maxim's 2007 party at Mandalay Bay's Moorea Bay Beach Club in Las Vegas had a view of Joss Stone's concert at the hotel's beach area. - Photo: BizBash
Guests at Maxim's 2007 party at Mandalay Bay's Moorea Bay Beach Club in Las Vegas had a view of Joss Stone's concert at the hotel's beach area.
Photo: BizBash
The 2008 Pepsi Smash party at the Avalon Hollywood had screens showing Pepsi ads throughout the L.A. club. - Photo: Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging
The 2008 Pepsi Smash party at the Avalon Hollywood had screens showing Pepsi ads throughout the L.A. club.
Photo: Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging
Cabanas at Hype Marketing's 2008 House of Hype hospitality suite got a mostly white, polo club-like look. - Photo: Sky Cassidy/Red Dawn Media for BizBash
Cabanas at Hype Marketing's 2008 House of Hype hospitality suite got a mostly white, polo club-like look.
Photo: Sky Cassidy/Red Dawn Media for BizBash
   



  —Jesse North
RELATED TOPICS MTV, MTV Video Music Awards, Kanye West, Jessica Simpson, Sean Combs, Jay-Z, Maverick Records, Rolling Stone, Kenneth Cole, Pepsi, Maxim

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