Nominees, artists and celebrities attend the 36th annual MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on August 26, 2019.
Missy Elliott performs her hits "The Rain," "Get Ur Freak On," "Hot Boyz," "Work It," "WTF (Where They From)" and "Lose Control." Elliott was given the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI