MTV Video Music Awards: MTV Video Music Awards 2009

1 episodes Premiered Sep 13, 2009 Updated Sep 26, 2026

Radio City Music Hall, New York

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⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of MTV Video Music Awards Season 25.
⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

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2009 MTV Video Music Awards

Sep 13, 2009 · 120 min

The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, honoring the best music videos from the previous year between June 2008 to June 2009, were presented on September 13, 2009, at the Radio City Music