Posted 12 minutes agoSubscribe to Taylor Swift NewsletterCaret Down25 Of The Most Painfully Awkward Moments In VMAs History - Including Some So Bad That They Cut The CamerasThe secondhand embarrassment is real.by Leyla MohammedBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLinkHot Topic🔥 Full coverage and conversation on Taylor Swift It's no secret that the MTV Video Music Awards - which first took place in 1984 - has gifted us some of the most iconic moments in pop culture history.