On This Day in 2009, Kanye West Grabbed the Mic From Taylor Swift at the MTV VMAs

On This Day in 2009, Kanye West Grabbed the Mic From Taylor Swift at the MTV VMAs

The MTV Video Music Awards are at their best when there’s a little chaos and drama involved. MTV has done a good job of getting this right, too, dating all the way back to Madonna’s iconic performance of “Like a Virgin” at the first VMAs in 1984. I mean, who doesn’t remember Diana Ross giving Lil’ Kim’s chest a little jiggle in 1999? Or Rage Against the Machine’s Tim Commerford hijacking the show in 2000? And of course, who could forget Madonna …