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| Photos From VMA Parties, Swag Suites, and Stunts Throughout the Years |
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| 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. |
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 | The 2001 VMA outdoor setup at New York's Lincoln Center featured a blow-up moon man. Photo: BizBash |
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 | 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 |
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 | For Jay-Z's 2003 after-party in New York, gilded models posed at his club 40/40. Photo: Courtesy of Party Productions NYC |
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 | 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 |
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 | Jessica Simpson wheeled around Yahoo's 2006 party in New York. Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images |
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 | 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 |
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 | 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 |
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 | 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 |
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 | The 2008 Pepsi Smash party at the Avalon Hollywood had screens showing Pepsi ads throughout the L.A. club. Photo: Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging |
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 | 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 |
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—Jesse North
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