1.NSYNC at their very first VMAs in 1999:

NSYNC at their last VMAs in 2023:

2.Shakira at her very first VMAs in 2001:

Shakira at her last VMAs in 2023:

3.Taylor Swift at her very first VMAs in 2008:

Taylor Swift at her last VMAs in 2023:

4.Nicki Minaj at her very first VMAs in 2010:

Nicki Minaj at her last VMAs in 2023:

5.Selena Gomez at her very first VMAs in 2010:

Selena Gomez at her last VMAs in 2023:

6.Fat Joe at his very first VMAs in 2002:

Fat Joe at his last VMAs in 2023:

7.Jared Leto at his very first VMAs in 2006:

Jared Leto at his last VMAs in 2023:

8.Ashanti at her very first VMAs in 2002:

Ashanti at her last VMAs in 2023:

9.Lil Wayne at his very first VMAs in 2005:

Lil Wayne at his last VMAs in 2023:

10.Nicky Hilton at her very first VMAs in 2002:

Nicky Hilton at her last VMAs in 2023:

11.Diddy at his very first VMAs in 1997:

Diddy at his last VMAs in 2023:

12.Billy Porter at his very first VMAs in 2021:

Billy Porter at his last VMAs in 2023:

13.Rita Ora at her very first VMAs in 2012:

Rita Ora at her last VMAs in 2023:

14.Nelly Furtado at her very first VMAs in 2001:

Nelly Furtado at her last VMAs in 2023:

15.Bebe Rexha at her very first VMAs in 2016:

Bebe Rexha at her last VMAs in 2023:

16.Sabrina Carpenter at her very first VMAs in 2018:

Sabrina Carpenter at her last VMAs in 2023:

17.Tinashe at her very first VMAs in 2015:

Tinashe at her last VMAs in 2023:

18.Lil Nas X at his very first VMAs in 2019:

Lil Nas X at his last VMAs in 2023:

19.Dixie and Charli D'Amelio at their very first VMAs in 2021:

Dixie and Charli D'Amelio at their last VMAs in 2023:

20.Tiffany Haddish at her very first VMAs in 2017:

Tiffany Haddish at her last VMAs in 2023:

21.Emily Ratajkowski at her very first VMAs in 2015:

Emily Ratajkowski at her last VMAs in 2023:

22.Megan Thee Stallion at her very first VMAs in 2019:

Megan Thee Stallion at her last VMAs in 2023:

23.Doja Cat at her very first VMAs in 2020:

Doja Cat at her last VMAs in 2023:

24.Dove Cameron at her very first VMAs in 2021:

Dove Cameron at her last VMAs in 2023:

25.Demi Lovato at her very first VMAs in 2008:

Demi Lovato at her last VMAs in 2023:

26.Cardi B at her very first VMAs in 2017:

Cardi B at her last VMAs in 2023:

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