BREAKING NEWS
OK LogoPHOTOS

Beyonce Is Getting the VMAs Vanguard Award! See Her Best VMAs Moments

Beyonce destiny child vmas dresses
Source: Getty

Jan. 28 2015, Updated 2:41 p.m. ET

Link to FacebookShare to XShare to Email
Beyonce commercial

The ladies then appeared in a VMAs promo for the 2001 show.

Article continues below advertisement
Beyonce vmas

They wore god-awful matching, orange, fringed ensembles to accept their award for "Survivor." #neverforget

beyonce1

Beyonce

The girls of Destiny's Child sang "Say My Name" a cappella while presenting during the 2000 VMAs.

Beyonce performance outfit
Source: Getty

For her very first solo performance, at the 2003 VMAs, Beyonce shook her harem pants to "Baby Boy."

beyonce jay z

Tumblr_leitfa4pet1qej93ko1_500

And then followed up with 2003's biggest summer jam, "Crazy in Love." She and Jay weren't even official yet, but take a look at that grind...

Article continues below advertisement
Beyonce alarm

In 2006, Beyonce and an army of dancers gave a commanding performance of "Ring the Alarm."

Article continues below advertisement

tumblr_lg69hwcytk1qej93ko1_500

Tumblr_lg69hwCytK1qej93ko1_500

2009 was a landmark VMAs year for Beyonce... and Kanye West... and Taylor Swift. You may know the speech ("I'm a let you finish—"), but have you ever seen this gif of Beyonce reacting in horror to Kanye defending her?

Article continues below advertisement

beyonce

MORE ON:
PHOTOS
Tumblr_ld9zqanJwK1qcnoaro1_500

Beyonce bounced back quickly from the Kanye horror and performed about an hour later with her smash "Single Ladies."

Article continues below advertisement
Beyonce and Taylor Swift
Source: Getty

The sweetest part? When Beyonce won "Video of the Year" and called Taylor Swift out to finish her acceptance speech.

Article continues below advertisement

beyonce taylor swift

Tumblr_lg69po3nFb1qej93ko1_500

Good move, B.

Article continues below advertisement
Beyonce purple jacket
Source: Getty

It seemed like it'd be tough to top the 2009 VMAs, but this is Beyonce we're talking about, mmkay? Can you even look at this outfit from her 2011 performance....

Article continues below advertisement

tumblr_lqtfjry0wy1qm1u6z

Tumblr_lqtfjrY0wY1qm1u6z

And not immediately remember this pregnancy reveal?! It was the most tweeted moment in Twitter history at the time.

Article continues below advertisement

jayzhappygif

JayzHappyGIF

Kanye West and Jay Z's reaction to the prego belly was pretty cute, too.

Article continues below advertisement
Beyonce
Source: Getty

What will Beyonce do for her 2014 performance? After a year that brought us a secret album and best-selling tour, we can't wait to see what's next!

Advertisement

Want OK! each day? Sign up here!

Opt-out of personalized ads

© Copyright 2024 OK!™️. A DIVISION OF EMPIRE MEDIA GROUP INC. OK! is a registered trademark. All rights reserved. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy. People may receive compensation for some links to products and services. Offers may be subject to change without notice.