Industry legend Lou Adler produced two of the films that were selected this year, American Me and Up in Smoke.
The one-hour special will air on Saturday (Nov. 2) on CBS and CMT.
The country duo talk about the challenges of sharing one button and being away from home.
Director Martin Scorsese accepted the Spirit of Collaboration Award for his work with the late composer Robbie Robertson.
"I remember us going, could we ask, like, Harry Styles?" recalled Arturo Perez Jr., who directed the 2024 movie musical remake of the 2004 comedy with Samantha Jayne.
The show salutes genre-busting artists Tanya Tucker & Patti LaBelle and will also include posthumous nods to Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner & Sinead O’Connor.
Coppola also invited Del Rey to the premiere, but the singer-songwriter couldn't attend.
"We’re used to dealing with artists in their early 20s," says MTV co-founder John Sykes. "But her talent, her experience, her drive, her sex appeal transcended age."
