The 2003 MTV Video Music Awards are in the history books, and on September 12, the 40th annual VMA Awards will take place in New Jersey, marking the moment Madonna, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera share the infamous 20th anniversary of the prestigious early awards ceremony. An on-stage kiss during an infamous wedding-themed show. However, that wasn't the only notable moment of the night, Queen Bey also made her solo debut on stage at the 2003 VMAs.
The Beyhive may recall that Beyoncé kicked off her stunning performance with her Sean Paul-assisted hit "Baby Boy," which the 32-time Grammy Award winner radioed from New York City The ceiling of the City Music Hall lowered. Bey then closed out her VMA performance with future husband Jay-Z with a flawless rendition of Dangerously in Love 's lead single "Crazy in Love."
Shortly after her first solo performance, Beyoncé recalled her intense VMA rehearsals in an interview with MTV News, revealing that she was suspended in the air for much longer than she expected on the night of the show. "I've never hung up that long!" the pop star explained at the time. "The people who were accepting the awards, I don't know if they realized I was hanging so high - so I hung there for a good minute or so. I said, 'Okay!'"
In the two decades since her 2003 MTV Video Music Awards (where she won Best Female Video, Best R&B Video, and Best Choreography Video), Beyoncé continues to become the most famous artist in history One, and has since had five knockouts at the VMAs.
One of Queen Bey's most famous VMA performances took place in 2011, when the singer took the stage to support her fourth studio album, titled 4 . After an energetic rendition of her hit "Love on Top," Beyonce dropped the mic, unbuttoned her jacket, rubbed her belly, and shocked fans by announcing to the world that she was pregnant for the first time.
Three years later, in 2014, Bey won the prestigious Video Vanguard Award and treated fans to a 17-minute remix of tracks from her self-titled album, including "Pretty Hurts" and "Haunted."
Most recently, in 2016, Beyoncé returned to the MTV VMAs stage again, this time showcasing some of her biggest hits from her Grammy-winning album Lemonade , such as "Hold Up," "Don't Hurt Yourself," And the lead single "Formation".
