When the pop-punks played the MMVAs in 2009, frontman Josh Ramsay performed "Celebrity Status" in his budget version of Lady Gaga's sparkler bra. The reliable pranksters of the MMVAs, Marianas Trench have rolled up to the red carpet in a hamster ball and a hot tub.
Arthur Mola
Rihanna On a Throne of Male Dancers
Rihanna performing "SOS" at the 2006 MMVAs.
George Pimentel
Lady Gaga Emerges From Her Cocoon
Lady Gaga performing "Born This Way" at the 2011 MMVAs.
George Pimentel
Miley Mean Muggin'
Miley Cyrus performing "Party In the U.S.A." at the 2010 MMVAs. Halfway through her performance, Justin Bieber rode in on a bicycle for a shriek-inducing surprise cameo. Miley also co-hosted the awards show that year.
Arthur Mola
Beastie Boys Kickin' It Live
Beastie Boys performing "Ch-Check It Out" at the 2004 MMVAs.
Donald Weber
DrakeTube
Drake performing "Over" at the 2010 MMVAs.
Arthur Mola
Lick Me Like a Lollipop
Katy Perry performing "California Gurls" at the 2010 MMVAs.
Arthur Mola
Avril Doesn't Like Your Girlfriend
Avril Lavigne rocks out to "Girlfriend" at the 2007 MMVAs.
J Ross
The One and Only Bieber
Justin Bieber causing something between a riot and a religious experience for Beliebers at the 2010 MMVAs prior to his actual performance.
Arthur Mola
Fergie's Nails By Beetlejuice
Black Eyed Peas performing "Boom Boom Pow" at the 2009 MMVAs.
Arthur Mola
Avril Lavigne Kicking Off a "Y.M.C.A." Sing-Along
Actually she was performing "What the Hell" during the 2011 MMVAs. Earlier, she mooned the red carpet to show off a cheeky "MMVA" temp tattoo.
George Pimentel
Bruno Mars Plays It Smooth
Bruno Mars performing "Just the Way You Are" at the 2011 MMVAs.
George Pimentel
Duff Lite
Hilary Duff sings "With Love" at the 2007 MMVAs.
J Ross
Good Girl Gone Bad In Leather
Rihanna performing "Take a Bow" at the 2008 MMVAs.
Arthur Mola
Selena Gomez Pulls Double Duty
Hosting the 2011 MMVAs wasn't enough for Gomez: She performed "Who Says" with her band The Scene during the show AND brought out her beloved boyfriend Justin Bieber for a surprise appearance. Fans went crazy when the two got cuddly in front of the whole audience.
George Pimentel
Snoop Dogg with Kev Nish of Far East Movement
Snoop and Far East Movement's Kev Nish performing "Like a G6" at the 2011 MMVAs.
Jag Gundu
Snoop the Cyclops
Snoop Dogg performing "Like a G6" at the 2011 MMVAs.
George Pimentel
Dev Sippin on Sizzurp
Dev performing "Like a G6" with Far East Movement and Snoop Dogg (not pictured) at the 2011 MMVAs.
George Pimentel
Adam Lambert (+ Cheetah Tie)
Adam Lambert sings "Whataya Want From Me" at the 2010 MMVAs.
Arthur Mola
Promiscuous Girl
Nelly Furtado and Timbaland performing "Promiscuous" at the 2006 MMVAs.
George Pimentel
The Return of New Kids on the Block
The first televised primetime performance of the reunited New Kids on the Block was at the 2008 MMVAs. NKOTB brought fans a medley of classic hits and their then-current single "Summertime."
Malcolm Taylor
Ke$ha Reps The USA
Ke$ha performing "Tik Tok" at the 2010 MMVAs.
Arthur Mola
American Idol Abroad
Kelly Clarkson performs "My Life Would Suck Without You" at the 2009 MMVAs.
Arthur Mola
Militant Miley
Miley Cyrus gets the traditional strip-down from shirtless servicemen a the 2010 MMVAs during a performance of "Can't Be Tamed."
Arthur Mola
Fefe Dobson Owning the Stage
Fefe Dobson performing "Can't Breathe" at the 2011 MMVAs.
