A History of VMA Hosts: Why Keke Palmer’s Hosting Turn Is So Important

Keke Palmer will be the first woman of color to host the awards show by herself. VMAs

The multi-talented performer will be the first woman of color to host the show since"Downtown" Julie Brown and her fellow MTV VJs emceed the awards in 1986 and 1987 -- years before Palmer was even born -- and the first ever to take on solo hosting duties.have featured a host for 28 of their 35 shows, going host-less in 2004, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2018. And the list of stars who have led the event is truly an eclectic mix of celebrity talents and star power.

and his debut musical album, for 1985's show, before turning things over to their mega-popular VJs -- including Brown, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, Martha Quinn, Dweezil Zappa, Carolyne Heldman and Kevin Seal -- in '86 and '87. While always entertaining, those shows lacked some of the star power needed to go toe-to-toe with music's biggest names -- and so the network found their groove with a late-night legend, putting Arsenio Hall at the VMAs helm from 1988-91. In fact, Black male comedians have turned in some of the awards show's most celebrated hosting performances. Following Murphy and Hall,

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