--- description: Featuring Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, Sam Smith and others title: VMAs 2014: Watch the Highlights - Video image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d5ab7e8af551427/6986a0b1f983e7511804f5a6/454104972.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Highlights From the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 25, 2014 2:46 AM CUT  Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj perform onstage during the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 24, 2014 in Inglewood, California Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj perform onstage during the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 24, 2014 in Inglewood, CaliforniaKevin Mazur—WireImage/Getty Images  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 25, 2014 2:46 AM CUT The MTV Video Music Awards are more about the performances than the actual trophies, so if you missed the show—or just want to relive Nicki Minaj’s glorious wardrobe malfunction—check out the highlights below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3171106/vmas-2014-performance-videos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3171106/vmas-2014-performance-videos/"},"headline":"Watch Highlights From the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards","datePublished":"2014-08-25T02:46:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:49:46.308Z","description":"Featuring Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, Sam Smith and others","url":"https://time.com/3171106/vmas-2014-performance-videos/","keywords":["Television","Music","MTV","vmas","Video Music Awards"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d5ab7e8af551427/6986a0b1f983e7511804f5a6/454104972.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d5ab7e8af551427/6986a0b1f983e7511804f5a6/454104972.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2014 MTV Video Music Awards - Roaming Show","caption":"2014 MTV Video Music Awards - Roaming Show","creditText":"Kevin Mazur—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3171106/vmas-2014-performance-videos/","name":"Watch Highlights From the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards"}}]}] ```