The music video for " Got 'til It 's Gone " premiered during the opening of the MTV Video Music Awards on September 4 , 1997 , where Jackson presented an award to Mark Romanek . On the same day , an album listening party was held in New York City at the Chrysler Building 's Art Deco Cloud Room , reopened after sixty-five years for the event . Entertainers in attendance included Marilyn Manson , Beck , Billy Corgan , Sheryl Crow , Meredith Brooks , Diddy , Naomi Campbell , and Michael Douglas . On September 9 , a release party for the album was set up at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City , California . In mid-September , Jackson went to Europe to promote the album . She performed " Got 'til It 's Gone " on BBC One 's '' Top of the Pops '' show and on '' Graines de Star '' in France . Upon her return to the United States to release the album , she was interviewed on '' The Oprah Winfrey Show '' , performing " Got 'til It 's Gone " and " Together Again "
MTV Video Music Awards
1997 MTV Video Music Awards
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