Here are all the artists who have won the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards

The Beatles and director Richard Lester were the first people to win the Video Vanguard Award.

Lester directed two of their first music videos "A Hard Day's Night" and "Help!"

In the same year, David Bowie also won the award in honor of his contributions to music video history.

In the second year of the VMAs, David Byrne, lead singer and guitarist of the band Talking Heads, won the Video Vanguard Award.

Australian filmmaker Russell Mulcahy won in the same year for directing the first video ever played on MTV, "Video Killed the Radio Star."

Godley & Creme from Manchester, England, were a rock duo before they began directing music videos together.

They won their award for "an outstanding body of work," according to MTV. Godley and Creme notably directed videos for The Police and Duran Duran.

In 1986, Madonna became the first woman to win the Video Vanguard Award. She won the award the same year her third studio album, "True Blue," was released.

Polish director Zbigniew Rybczyński directed videos for Yoko Ono and Grandmaster Flash. The year after winning the award, he directed the music video for "Imagine" by John Lennon.

British director Julien Temple received one of two Vanguard Awards in 1987 for his work creating music videos for David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, and the Sex Pistols.

The same year, Peter Gabriel, the frontman of the English rock band Genesis, won both the Vanguard Award, and video of the year for the song "Sledgehammer."

Michael Jackson was the sole winner of the Vanguard Award in 1988 after revolutionizing music videos with his 14-minute video for "Thriller." Jackson's video for "Billie Jean" is also regarded as the first video by a Black artist to be heavily played on MTV, according to Billboard.

George Michael won the Vanguard Award in 1989, receiving his award from past winner, Madonna. Michael began his career as part of the duo Wham! before going solo in 1987.

Janet Jackson followed in her brother's footsteps by winning the Vanguard Award in 1990. Jackson, who was 24 at the time, was both the first Black woman to win the award, and the youngest person to win the award. She still holds the title of youngest winner.

The 1991 winners were Bon Jovi and director Wayne Isham, who helped make videos for their hits "Livin' on a Prayer," "You Give Love a Bad Name," and many more. Isham directed videos for other major stars of the era, including Pink Floyd, Mötley Crüe, Whitney Houston, The Rolling Stones, and Janet Jackson.

This is the year the award was renamed after Michael Jackson.

Rock band Guns N' Roses won the 1992 Vanguard Award. Queen's Brian May said at the time, according to Billboard, that the award was for "almost single-handedly [putting] back the passion, and the anger, and the reality into a virtually dormant rock and roll industry."

The 1994 VMAs had two Vanguard Award winners, one of whom was rock star Tom Petty, the leader of two rock bands, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch.

The Rolling Stones won the award that same year for their achievements in their career. 

Four years after winning video of the year for "Losing My Religion," R.E.M. received the Vanguard Award.

In 1997, there were two winners of the Vanguard Award. American director Mark Romanek was recognized for his contribution to music videos, including Michael and Janet Jackson's "Scream."

LL Cool J became the first hip-hop artist to win the Vanguard Award in 1997.

Following LL Cool J's footsteps, hip-hop group Beastie Boys won the Vanguard Award in 1998.

Back to rock bands, the Red Hot Chili Peppers won the Vanguard Award in 2000.

U2 won the Vanguard Award at the 2001 VMAs. However, during their speech, they invited members of The Ramones to join them on stage to honor Joey Ramone, who died earlier that year.

Duran Duran won the award in 2003, with it being retitled the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Vanguard Award was retired for three years but returned in 2006 to honor Hype Williams' direction of several music videos, including Will Smith's "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It," TLC's "No Scrubs," and Kanye West's "Gold Digger."

No one won the Video Vanguard Award for five years. When the award returned in 2011, Britney Spears received the honor.

Two years later, Justin Timberlake won two big awards at the 2013 VMAs — the Vanguard Award, and video of the year for "Mirrors."

In 2014, Jay-Z presented the Video Vanguard Award to his wife Beyoncé while holding their baby. At the time, she was only the second Black woman and the fourth woman to win the award since 1984.

Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, won the Vanguard Award in 2015, and used his speech to announce he would run for president in 2020, which he eventually did and lost.

Ye was given the award by Taylor Swift, six years after he famously interrupted the pop star during her acceptance speech for the best female video award in 2009.

Rihanna was presented with the award by Drake, who used the opportunity to profess his love for the singer and leaned in for a kiss, which Rihanna politely dodged.

There had been reports earlier that year that the pair were dating. However, in 2018, Rihanna told Vogue that she and Drake were no longer friends.

"The VMAs is such a fan-focused awards show, so having that energy around me, and knowing the people who had received the award in the past, made it feel like a big deal," she said. "Waiting through that speech was probably the most uncomfortable part. I don't like too many compliments. I don't like to be put on blast."

P!nk won the Vanguard Award the following year for her music videos throughout her career.

Jennifer Lopez became the first Latin star to win a Video Vanguard Award in 2018.

In 2019, Missy Elliot received the Vanguard Award for her impact on the music industry.

Nicki Minaj continued the trend of women winning the Vanguard Award when the prize returned at the 2022 VMAs.

She received the award for her music videos that defined pop culture such as "Super Bass," "Starships," and "Anaconda."

Shakira is this year's winner of the Vanguard Award and will perform at the upcoming VMAs for the first time in 17 years.

In a statement to Billboard, Bruce Gillmer, the president of music, music talent, programming, and events at Paramount, said: "Shakira is a true global force who continues to inspire and influence the masses with her unique, musical prowess."

Gillmer continued: "She's a trailblazer for women around the world and one of the first artists to lead the globalization of Latin music. Her massive impact across the musical landscape will be long-lasting as she continues to create and entertain at the highest level."