The 2003 edition of the VMAs featured a performance by Madonna, alongside Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera
Madonna did everything so that no one would know that she was going to kiss Britney Spears It is Christina Aguilera during the 2003 edition of the MTV Video Music Awards. According to former MTV employees (via People), the singer emptied the rehearsal space in order to keep the secret.
Spears It is Aguilera shared the stage with Madonna in a presentation that was also attended by missy elliott , dazzled by the kiss. Before the author of the hit “Papa Don’t Preach” join the two other performers, they sang a snippet of “Like a Virgin”until Madonna appear singing “Hollywood”. “They valued her choices [Madonna]”, he said Summer Straucha former employee of MTV, about the relationship between the queen of pop and the channel’s bosses.
Almost, Jennifer Lopez was not graced by the singer’s kiss. She dropped out of the VMAs to act in Dance With Me (2004). christina entered its place. The director of the awards, Beth McCarthy-Millerwent to Los Angeles to find out about the event, and then understood the proposal of Madonna.
McCarthy-Miller called the then president of MTV, Van Tofflerand said, “You can’t tell anyone, but I think this will make you happy: Madonna will kiss Britney It is christina“, remembered Toffler.
“You knew it would be a big time”, Strauch scored by revealing the team’s reaction when they learned the details of the presentation. “I remember everyone smiling and cheering,” he added.
Despite the clips of “Justify My Love” It is “Erotica” not having pleased MTV at the time — being left out of the channel’s programming —, the controversial number of Madonna was embraced even though it generated controversy.
“She has a history of pushing us and pushing the culture, and that’s what’s best about her and what was also great about MTV. We push the culture in provocative ways,” he concluded. Toffler in an interview with Rolling Stone (via People).
Source: Rollingstone
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