MTV Video Music Awards 2012
MTV VMAs: 5 Things That Set It Apart
From pop star PDA to stage-crashing headliners, a by-the-numbers breakdown of MTV's wildest awards show
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4: TIMES A GROUP HAS WON BEST POP VIDEO
Since 1999, group acts have won best pop video only four times: 'N Sync in 2000 and 2001 and No Doubt in 2002 and 2004. But 2012 could be the game changer: This year's awards are fan-voted, meaning legions of One Direction fans could usher the first-time nominees onto the podium in a category previously dominated by solo female artists such as Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Pink and Kelly Clarkson.
