MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance

The MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance in a Video was first awarded at the first annual MTV Video Music Awards in 1984. The last of this award was given out in 1989.

Year	Winner	Other nominees
1984	Van Halen — "Jump"	David Bowie — "Modern Love" Duran Duran — "The Reflex" Bette Midler — "Beast of Burden" The Pretenders — "Middle of the Road"
1985	Bruce Springsteen — "Dancing in the Dark"	David Bowie — "Blue Jean (live)" Eurythmics — "Would I Lie to You?" Talking Heads — "Once in a Lifetime (live)" Tina Turner — "Better Be Good to Me"
1986	Bryan Adams and Tina Turner — "It's Only Love"	Dire Straits — "Money for Nothing" Huey Lewis and the News — "The Power of Love" Robert Palmer — "Addicted to Love" Pete Townshend — "Face the Face"
1987	Bon Jovi — "Livin' on a Prayer"	Bon Jovi — "You Give Love a Bad Name" Run-D.M.C. (featuring Aerosmith) — "Walk This Way" Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band — "Born to Run" Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band — "War"
1988	Prince (featuring Sheena Easton) — "U Got the Look"	Aerosmith — "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" Grateful Dead — "Touch of Grey" Elton John — "Candle in the Wind (live)" Roy Orbison — "Oh, Pretty Woman (live)" U2 — "Where the Streets Have No Name"
1989	Living Colour — "Cult of Personality"	Bobby Brown — "My Prerogative" Def Leppard — "Pour Some Sugar on Me" Guns N' Roses — "Paradise City"

See also

• MTV Europe Music Award for Best Live Act
• MTV Europe Music Award for Best World Stage Performance