In full order —- the VMAs are officially over. Rounding out your top winners as we begin our MTV recap, here they are.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Billie Eilish — “everything i wanted”Eminem ft. Juice WRLD — “Godzilla”Future ft. Drake — “Life Is Good”Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — “Rain On Me”Taylor Swift — “The Man”The Weeknd — “Blinding Lights” *WINNER
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
DaBabyJustin BieberLady Gaga *WINNERMegan Thee StallionPost MaloneThe Weeknd
SONG OF THE YEAR
Billie Eilish — “everything i wanted”Doja Cat — “Say So”Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — “Rain On Me” *WINNERMegan Thee Stallion — “Savage”Post Malone — “Circles”Roddy Ricch — “The Box”
BEST COLLABORATION
Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber — “Stuck with U”Black Eyed Peas ft. J Balvin — “RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)”Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid — “Beautiful People”Future ft. Drake — “Life Is Good”Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj — “Tusa”Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — “Rain On Me” *WINNER
PUSH BEST NEW ARTIST
Doja Cat *WINNERJack HarlowLewis CapaldiRoddy RicchTate McRaeYUNGBLUD
BEST POP
BTS — “On” *WINNERHalsey — “You should be sad”Jonas Brothers — “What a Man Gotta Do”Justin Bieber ft. Quavo — “Intentions”Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — “Rain On Me”Taylor Swift — “Lover”
BEST HIP-HOP
DaBaby — “BOP”Eminem ft. Juice WRLD — “Godzilla”Future ft. Drake — “Life Is Good”Megan Thee Stallion — “Savage” *WINNERRoddy Ricch — “The Box”Travis Scott — “HIGHEST IN THE ROOM”
BEST ROCK
blink-182 — “Happy Days”Coldplay — “Orphans” *WINNEREvanescence — “Wasted On You”Fall Out Boy ft. Wyclef Jean — “Dear Future Self (Hands Up)”Green Day — “Oh Yeah!”The Killers — “Caution”
BEST ALTERNATIVE
The 1975 — “If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)”All Time Low — “Some Kind Of Disaster”FINNEAS — “Let’s Fall in Love for the Night”Lana Del Rey — “Doin’ Time”Machine Gun Kelly — “Bloody Valentine” *WINNERtwenty one pilots — “Level of Concern”
BEST LATIN
Anuel AA ft. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G & J Balvin — “China”Bad Bunny — “Yo Perreo Sola”Black Eyed Peas ft. Ozuna & J. Rey Soul — “MAMACITA”J Balvin — “Amarillo”Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj — “Tusa”Maluma ft. J Balvin — “Qué Pena” *WINNER
BEST R&B
Alicia Keys — “Underdog”Chloe x Halle — “Do It”H.E.R. ft. YG — “Slide”Khalid ft. Summer Walker — “Eleven”Lizzo — “Cuz I Love You”The Weeknd — “Blinding Lights” *WINNER
BEST K-POP
(G)I-DLE — “Oh My God”BTS — “On” *WINNEREXO — “Obsession”Monsta X — “SOMEONE’S SOMEONE”Tomorrow X Together — “9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)”Red Velvet — “Psycho”
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Anderson .Paak — “Lockdown”Billie Eilish — “all the good girls go to hell”Demi Lovato — “I Love Me”H.E.R. – “I Can’t Breathe” *WINNERLil Baby — “The Bigger Picture”Taylor Swift — “The Man”
BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM HOME
5 Seconds of Summer — “Wildflower”Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber — “Stuck with U” *WINNERblink-182 — “Happy Days”Drake — “Toosie Slide”John Legend — “Bigger Love”twenty one pilots — “Level of Concern”
BEST GROUP
BTS *WINNER5 Seconds of SummerThe 1975BLACKPINKChloe x HalleCNCOLittle MixMONSTA XNow Unitedtwenty one pilots
BEST QUARANTINE PERFORMANCE
Chloe x Halle — “Do It” from MTV’s Prom-AthonCNCO — MTV Unplugged At Home *WINNERDJ D-Nice — Club MTV Presents: #DanceTogetherJohn Legend — #TogetherAtHome Concert SeriesLady Gaga — “Smile” from One World: Together At HomePost Malone — Nirvana Tribute
BEST DIRECTION
Billie Eilish — “xanny” — Directed by Billie EilishDoja Cat — “Say So” — Directed by Hannah Lux DavisDua Lipa — “Don’t Start Now” — Directed by NabilHarry Styles — “Adore You” — Directed by Dave MeyersTaylor Swift — “The Man” — Directed by Taylor Swift *WINNERThe Weeknd — “Blinding Lights” — Directed by Anton Tammi
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
5 Seconds of Summer — “Old Me” — Cinematography by Kieran FowlerCamila Cabello ft. DaBaby — “My Oh My” — Cinematography by Scott CunninghamBillie Eilish — “all the good girls go to hell” — Cinematography by Christopher ProbstKaty Perry — “Harleys In Hawaii” — Cinematography by Arnau VallsLady Gaga with Ariana Grande — “Rain On Me” — Cinematography by Thomas Kloss *WINNERThe Weeknd — “Blinding Lights” — Cinematography by Oliver Millar
BEST ART DIRECTION
A$AP Rocky — “Babushka Boi” — Art Direction by A$AP Rocky & Nadia Lee CohenDua Lipa — “Physical” — Art Direction by Anna Colomé Nogu ́Harry Styles — “Adore You” — Art Direction by Laura Ellis CricksMiley Cyrus — “Mother’s Daughter” — Art Direction by Christian Stone *WINNERSelena Gomez — “Boyfriend” — Art Direction by Tatiana Van SauterTaylor Swift — “Lover” — Art Direction by Ethan Tobman
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Billie Eilish — “all the good girls go to hell” — Darkroom / Interscope Records — Visual Effects by Drive StudiosDemi Lovato — “I Love Me” — Island Records — Visual Effects by Hoody FXDua Lipa — “Physical” — Warner Records — Visual Effects by EIGHTY4 *WINNERHarry Styles — “Adore You” — Columbia Records — Visual Effects by MathematicLady Gaga with Ariana Grande — “Rain On Me” — Streamline / Interscope Records — Visual Effects by Ingenuity StudiosTravis Scott — “Higest in the Room” — Epic Records / Cactus Jack — Visual Effects by ArtJail, Scissor Films & Frender
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
BTS — “On” — Choreography by Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun, Lee Byung Eun *WINNERCNCO & Natti Natasha — “Honey Boo” — Choreography by Kyle HanagamiDaBaby — “BOP” — Choreography by Dani Leigh and CherryDua Lipa — “Physical” — Choreography by Charm La’DonnaLady Gaga with Ariana Grande — “Rain On Me” — Choreography by Richy JacksonNormani — “Motivation” — Choreography by Sean Bankhead
BEST EDITING
Halsey — “Graveyard” — Edited by Emilie Aubry, Janne Vartia & Tim MontanaJames Blake — “Can’t Believe the Way We Flow” — Edited by Frank LebonLizzo — “Good As Hell” — Edited by Russell Santos & Sofia KerpanMiley Cyrus — “Mother’s Daughter” — Edited by Alexandre Moors, Nuno Xico *WINNERROSALÍA — “A Palé” — Edited by Andre JonesThe Weeknd — “Blinding Lights” — Edited by Janne Vartia & Tim Montana