Art & Photography / Cult VaultArt & Photography / Cult VaultThat time Courtney Love threw her make up at MadonnaWhat happened when two of the world’s most powerful and talented women collided at the MTV Video Music Awards?ShareLink copied ✔️December 7, 2017December 7, 2017TextAshleigh Kane Long before Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj, we had Courtney Love and Madonna at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1995... and it was better than could have ever been expected. So, Madonna is being interviewed by the host when a make-up compact comes falling through the air. “Hi Courtney”, greets the host, as the camera pans to a slightly wobbly Courtney Love at the bottom of a staircase. “That’s Courtney... everybody’s favourite...” he trails off. Madonna doesn’t seem to agree. “Should we let her come up?” asks Madonna, before quickly retracting it – “no, don’t. Please,” she adds. However, Courtney is already on the way, throwing more things as she approaches. “Courtney Love is in dire need of attention right now,” adds Madonna. Awk-ward. But it gets better. 1) They shake hands. 2) They have a shoe-off – Love in Charles Jourdan, Madonna in Gucci. 3) Madonna definitely makes a thinly veiled dig at Love’s drug use. 4) Just watch. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREThese playfully erotic zines capture Williamsburg’s 00s art scene‘This show is like a world’: Collier Schorr on her major new exhibitionThe rise of EsDeeKid in 5 tracksLa dolce vita: These photos explore Cortina beyond the Olympic hypeDazed Club handpicked this curator for a new show in London GANNIGANNI is yearning for a dreamy summer – and so are we Catherine Opie on ‘perverts’, Heated Rivalry and photographing neo-NazisCandid photos capture life inside a women’s prison in MexicoLife lessons from the legendary photographer Larry SultanThese intimate photos show the multiplicity of ‘Dykes’The most loved photo stories from February 2026The best art and photography shows to see in March 2026Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy