The watchdog group is so convinced the weed-loving wild child will do or say something outrageous at the prizegiving, they've reached out to the show's sponsors and urged them to pull their ads.

It appears the group's members are still reeling from Cyrus' show-stopping performance with Robin Thicke at the 2013 VMAs, where she gyrated suggestively in front of the singer as he performed Blurred Lines.

A statement from the PTC reads: "MTV's award shows are known for carefully orchestrated controversy and shock value, even though the program is marketed to impressionable young viewers.

"MTV appears to be courting controversy with this year's VMAs by its choice of Miley Cyrus - who, you will recall, ignited a firestorm of controversy during the 2013 VMAs when she bent over and gyrated on the pelvis of Robin Thicke, and pretended to masturbate with a giant foam finger - as host."