2014 : The 2014 show was held at The Forum in Inglewood , California . Miley Cyrus won Video of the Year for " Wrecking Ball " and got a young homeless man named Jesse to accept the award on her behalf . His speech was a call-to-action to help raise awareness to the homeless youth of America . Nicki Minaj suffered a wardrobe malfunction during her performance of " Bang Bang " with Jessie J and Ariana Grande , that left her clutching her black dress . Beyoncé closed the show by performing a 16-minute medley of hits from her self-titled fifth studio album . After the performance , her husband Jay Z and daughter Blue Ivy presented the Video Vanguard Award to her
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