MTV Video Music Awards de 1989

Os vencedores aparecem em negrito.

Neil Young — "This Note's for You"

• Fine Young Cannibals — "She Drives Me Crazy"
• Michael Jackson — "Leave Me Alone"
• Madonna — "Like a Prayer"
• Steve Winwood — "Roll with It"

Elvis Costello — "Veronica"

• Bobby Brown — "Every Little Step"
• Lou Reed — "Dirty Blvd."
• Steve Winwood — "Roll with It"

Paula Abdul — "Straight Up"

• Tracy Chapman — "Fast Car"
• Madonna — "Express Yourself"
• Tanita Tikaram — "Twist in My Sobriety"
• Jody Watley — "Real Love"

Living Colour — "Cult of Personality"

• Fine Young Cannibals — "She Drives Me Crazy"
• Guns N' Roses — "Sweet Child o' Mine"
• Traveling Wilburys — "Handle with Care"

Living Colour — "Cult of Personality"

• Paula Abdul — "Straight Up"
• Edie Brickell & New Bohemians — "What I Am"
• Neneh Cherry — "Buffalo Stance"

Guns N' Roses — "Sweet Child o' Mine"

• Aerosmith — "Rag Doll"
• Def Leppard — "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
• Metallica — "One"

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince — "Parents Just Don't Understand"

• Ice-T — "Colors"
• Kool Moe Dee — "How Ya Like Me Now"
• MC Hammer — "Turn This Mutha Out"
• Tone Lōc — "Wild Thing"

Paula Abdul — "Straight Up"

• Bobby Brown — "Every Little Step"
• Michael Jackson — "Smooth Criminal"
• Jody Watley — "Real Love"

R.E.M. — "Orange Crush"

• The Cure — "Fascination Street"
• The Escape Club — "Wild, Wild West"
• Love and Rockets — "So Alive"
• Siouxsie and the Banshees — "Peek-a-Boo"

U2 com B. B. King — "When Love Comes to Town" (de Rattle and Hum)

• The Belle Stars — "Iko Iko" (de Rain Man)
• Ice-T — "Colors" (de Colors)
• Annie Lennox e Al Green — "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" (de Scrooged)

Art of Noise (participação Tom Jones) — "Kiss"

• Paula Abdul — "Straight Up"
• Elvis Costello — "Veronica"
• The Escape Club — "Wild, Wild West"
• Fine Young Cannibals — "She Drives Me Crazy"
• Michael Jackson — "Leave Me Alone"
• Jody Watley — "Real Love"

Living Colour — "Cult of Personality"

• Bobby Brown — "My Prerogative"
• Def Leppard — "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
• Guns N' Roses — "Paradise City"

Madonna — "Express Yourself" (Diretor: David Fincher)

• DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince — "Parents Just Don't Understand" (Diretor: Scott Kalvert)
• Van Halen — "Finish What Ya Started" (Diretor: Andy Morahan)
• Jody Watley — "Real Love" (Diretor: David Fincher)
• Steve Winwood — "Roll with It" (Diretor: David Fincher)

Paula Abdul — "Straight Up" (Coreógrafo: Paula Abdul)

• Bobby Brown — "Every Little Step" (Coreógrafo: Bobby Brown)
• Michael Jackson — "Smooth Criminal" (Coreógrafos: Michael Jackson e Vincent Paterson)
• New Kids on the Block — "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" (Coreógrafo: Tyrone Procter)

Michael Jackson — "Leave Me Alone" (Efeitos Especiais: Jim Blashfield)

• Adrian Belew — "Oh Daddy" (Efeitos Especiais: Joey Ahlbum)
• The Escape Club — "Wild, Wild West" (Efeitos Especiais: Nicholas Brandt e Bridget Blake-Wilson)
• Prince — "I Wish U Heaven" (Efeitos Especiais: Maury Rosenfeld e Fred Raimondi)

Madonna — "Express Yourself" (Diretores de Arte: Holgar Gross e Vance Lorenzini)

• DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince — "Parents Just Don't Understand" (Diretor de Arte: Greg Harrison)
• Debbie Gibson — "Electric Youth" (Diretor de Arte: Rhaz Zeizler)
• INXS — "New Sensation" (Diretor de Arte: Lynn-Maree Milburn)
• Michael Jackson — "Leave Me Alone" (Diretor de Arte: Jim Blashfield)
• Jody Watley — "Real Love" (Diretor de Arte: Piers Plowden)

Paula Abdul — "Straight Up" (Editor: Jim Haygood)

• Michael Jackson — "Leave Me Alone" (Editor: Paul Diener)
• Madonna — "Express Yourself" (Editor: Scott Chestnut)
• Jody Watley — "Real Love" (Editor: Scott Chestnut)
• Steve Winwood — "Roll with It" (Editor: Scott Chestnut)

Madonna — "Express Yourself" (Diretor de Fotografia: Mark Plummer)

• Michael Jackson — "Smooth Criminal" (Diretor de Fotografia: John Hora)
• Tanita Tikaram — "Twist in My Sobriety" (Diretor de Fotografia: Jeff Darling)
• Steve Winwood — "Roll with It" (Diretor de Fotografia: Mark Plummer)

Madonna — "Like a Prayer"

• Fine Young Cannibals — "She Drives Me Crazy"
• Michael Jackson — "Leave Me Alone"
• Steve Winwood — "Roll with It"
• Neil Young — "This Note's for You"

Chayanne – "Este Ritmo Se Baila Así"

• Emmanuel – "La Última Luna"
• Gipsy Kings – "Djobi Djoba"
• Miguel Mateos–ZAS – "Y, sin Pensar"
• Fito Páez – "Sólo los Chicos"

Roxette – "The Look"

• Front 242 – "Headhunter"
• The Jeremy Days – "Brand New Toy"
• Niagara – "Soleil d'Hiver"
• Rainbirds – "Sea of Time"
• Vaya Con Dios – "Don't Cry for Louie"

Kome Kome Club – "Kome Kome War"

• Kyosuke Himuro – "Angel"
• Toshinobu Kubota – "Indigo Waltz"
• Unicorn – "Daimeiwaku"

George Michael

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