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After years of waiting patiently, Mariah Carey At last he has a Moonman sculpture.
During the 2025 MTV Video Music AwardsThe singer walked “obsessed” with the Vision Vanguard Award.
“Thank you MTV for giving me a Vanguard Award,” she by the audience on Sunday, September 7. “I can’t believe I get my first VMA tonight. I have just one question. What in the Sam Bryn Did you wait for it? I cheat. I love your MTV. I love you so much.”
Ever since she released her debut album in 1990, Carey has been a staple on MTV thanks to her number 1 hits and unforgettable music videos. She acknowledged some of her most memorable minutes during her reception speech.
“Being here brings back amazing memories, as when I introduced Ll Cool J. With his Vanguard prize, or when Whitney Houston and I opened the show with a full standoff, ”he said.” I’ve learned that music is evolving, videos evolve, but the fun? That is eternal. Thanks MTV for playing my videos and to my fans, I love you so much. “
Keep reading to learn more about Carey’s history with MTV.
Mariah Carey
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for MTVCarey has won two VMA. She has been nominated for nine VMA throughout her career. Her first goal came in 1996 for the best R&B video thanks to “one sweet day.”
Eventually she won her first moon on Sunday when he announced an MTV before the show he made the winner for Best R&B Video is “a dangerous type.”.
Later in the Live Telecast, Carey received her second moon when presenter Ariana Grande presented her with the Video Vanguard Prize.
Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston
Kmazur/wirimageYears before receiving her own Vanguard Video Award, Carey had the opportunity to present the same trophy to Ll Cool J in 1997.
A year earlier, Carey presented Foo Fighters’ best group video.
Perhaps her most memorable presentation moment came in 1998 when she joined Whitney Houston to present the best male video prize. The lucky recipient was Will Smi Thanks to hit him “just both of us.”
It was a playful battle of the Divas in 1998 when Carey and Houston opened the show with skit. During the unforgettable segment, the two singers wearing the same Vera Wang dress showed “custom” and tried one up each other.
Mariah Carey
Kmazur/wirimageCarey has not attended an annual MTV award show since 2005. At the time she sang a mixture of songs from her album MIMI EIGHTING. When she returned in 2025, she performed another mix of hits long her career, including “obsession” and “fantasy.”
In her reception speech Carey reminded fans that she First album in seven years. Here for the whole.
“Mariah is delighted with the positive reception to her new song, ‘Dangerous Type,’” a previously said source Weekly US. “She has high hopes for her upcoming album, as is her team.”