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“MTV Video Music Awards” (1995)

Date confirmed on MTV.com (archived) (“09/07/1995”)

Michael Jackson, awards received

Best Choreography - "Scream"

Best Art Direction - "Scream"

Best Dance Video - "Scream"

Bruce Gowers, director, Bruce Gowers’ website

The consummate professional. Nothing was too much trouble for him in rehearsal – whatever it took to get it right for all concerned. During a break in rehearsal he and I sat up in a box in Radio City reviewing the camera coverage and I realized that he kept looking at my tee-shirt. He said, “Oh I love that show”. The tee-shirt was from Nickelodeon’s Roundhouse (a sketch comedy show with music and dance). “I have all the episodes but I haven’t got the tee-shirt”. I said, “Don’t worry, we’ll get you one” and I had a production asst. call Nickelodeon for me and request a tee-shirt for Michael. Within the hour, a complete Roundhouse gift bag arrived at the theater — caps, signed cast photos, tee-shirts etc. Needless to say Michael was thrilled. I love the bit in this performance with Michael, the smoke, the wind machine and Slash upstaging Michael…which was Michael’s idea. He thought it was hysterical to have one of his guys come out and attempt to drag Slash off.

Chris Cadman, author, “Michael Jackson the Maestro”

Michael rehearsed for 22 days for his MTV Performance, along with 18 dancers and a choir. Slash joined him on stage as wife Lisa Marie watched from the audience.