MTV’s Video Music Awards returned to Newark, New Jersey on Aug. 28 at the Prudential Center. Co-hosted by LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow, the VMA stage welcomed performances from stars like BLACKPINK, J Balvin, Lizzo and Bad Bunny, who rightfully took home the Moon Person for Artist of the Year.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Minaj also took home special awards during the evening, and the ceremony closed out with a surprise announcement from Taylor Swift (who secured three Moon People) that her tenth studio album, Midnights, will release on Oct. 21.
See the full list of winners below.
GLOBAL ICON AWARD
Honoree: Red Hot Chili Peppers
VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD
Honoree: Nicki Minaj
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Doja Cat – "Woman"
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – "Way 2 Sexy"
Ed Sheeran – "Shivers"
Harry Styles – "As It Was"
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – "Industry Baby"
Olivia Rodrigo – "Brutal"
Taylor Swift – "All Too Well" (10-minute version) (Taylor's version) (WINNER)
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bad Bunny (WINNER)
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
Jack Harlow
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
SONG OF THE YEAR
Adele – "Easy on Me"
Billie Eilish – "Happier Than Ever" (WINNER)
Doja Cat – "Woman"
Elton John & Dua Lipa – "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)"
Lizzo – "About Damn Time"
The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – "Stay"
BEST NEW ARTIST
Baby Keem
Dove Cameron (WINNER)
Gayle
Latto
Måneskin
Seventeen
PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
September 2021: Griff — "One Night"
October 2021: Remi Wolf – "Sexy Villain"
November 2021: Nessa Barrett – "i hope ur miserable until ur dead"
December 2021: Seventeen – "Rock With You" (WINNER)
January 2021: Mae Muller – "Better Days"
February 2022: Gayle – "abcdefu"
March 2022: Sheneesa – "R U That"
April 2022: Omar Apollo – "Tamagotchi"
May 2022: Wet Leg – "Chaise Longue"
June 2022: Muni Long – "Baby Boo"
July 2022: Doechii – "Persuasive"
BEST COLLABORATION
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – "Way 2 Sexy"
Elton John & Dua Lipa – "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)"
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – "Industry Baby" (WINNER)
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – "Sweetest Pie"
Post Malone & The Weeknd – "One Right Now"
Rosalía ft. The Weeknd – "La Fama"
The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – "Stay"
BEST POP
Billie Eilish – "Happier Than Ever"
Doja Cat – "Woman"
Ed Sheeran – "Shivers"
Harry Styles – "As It Was" (WINNER)
Lizzo – "About Damn Time"
Olivia Rodrigo – "Traitor"
BEST HIP-HOP
Eminem & Snoop Dogg – "From the D 2 the LBC"
Future ft. Drake, Tems – "Wait for U"
Kendrick Lamar – "N95"
Latto – "Big Energy"
Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby – "Do We Have a Problem?" (WINNER)
Pusha T – "Diet Coke"
BEST ROCK
Foo Fighters – "Love Dies Young"
Jack White – "Taking Me Back"
Muse – "Won't Stand Down"
Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Black Summer" (WINNER)
Shinedown – "Planet Zero"
Three Days Grace – "So Called Life"
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Avril Lavigne ft. Blackbear - "Love It When You Hate Me"
Imagine Dragons x JID – "Enemy"
Machine Gun Kelly ft. Willow – "emo girl"
Måneskin – "I Wanna Be Your Slave" (WINNER)
Panic! at the Disco – "Viva Las Vengeance"
Twenty One Pilots – "Saturday"
Willow, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker – "Grow"
BEST LATIN
Anitta – "Envolver" (WINNER)
Bad Bunny – "Tití Me Preguntó"
Becky G x Karol G – "Mamiii"
Daddy Yankee – "Remix"
Farruko – "Pepas"
J Balvin & Skrillex – "In Da Getto"
BEST R&B
Alicia Keys – "City of Gods (Part II)"
Chlöe – "Have Mercy"
H.E.R. – "For Anyone"
Normani ft. Cardi B – "Wild Side"
Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B - "No Love (extended version)"
The Weeknd – "Out of Time" (WINNER)
BEST K-POP
BTS – "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)"
Itzy – "Loco"
Lisa – "Lalisa" (WINNER)
Seventeen – "Hot"
Stray Kids – "Maniac"
Twice – "The Feels"
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Kendrick Lamar – "The Heart Part 5"
Latto – "P*ssy"
Lizzo – "About Damn Time" (WINNER)
Rina Sawayama – "This Hell"
Stromae – "Fils de joie"
BEST METAVERSE PERFORMANCE
Blackpink The Virtual | PUBG (WINNER)
BTS | Minecraft/YouTube
Charli XCX | Roblox
Justin Bieber - An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave
Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite
Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox
BEST LONGFORM VIDEO
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
Foo Fighters – Studio 666
Kacey Musgraves – Star-Crossed
Madonna – Madame X
Olivia Rodrigo – Driving Home 2 U
Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10-minute version) (Taylor's version) (WINNER)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – "Family Ties"
Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran – "Bam Bam"
Harry Styles – "As It Was" (WINNER)
Kendrick Lamar – "N95"
Normani ft. Cardi B – "Wild Side"
Taylor Swift – "All Too Well" (10-minute version) (Taylor's version)
BEST DIRECTION
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – "Family Ties"
Billie Eilish – "Happier Than Ever"
Ed Sheeran – "Shivers"
Harry Styles – "As It Was"
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – "Industry Baby"
Taylor Swift – "All Too Well" (10-minute version) (Taylor's version) (WINNER)
BEST ART DIRECTION
Adele – "Oh My God"
Doja Cat – "Get Into It (Yuh)"
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – "Way 2 Sexy"
Kacey Musgraves – "Simple Times"
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – "Industry Baby" (WINNER)
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa – "Sweetest Pie"
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Billie Eilish – "Happier Than Ever"
Coldplay x BTS – "My Universe"
Kendrick Lamar – "The Heart Part 5"
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – "Industry Baby" (WINNER)
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – "Sweetest Pie"
The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – "Stay"
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
BTS – "Permission to Dance"
Doja Cat – "Woman" (WINNER)
FKA Twigs ft. The Weeknd – "Tears in the Club"
Harry Styles – "As It Was"
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – "Industry Baby"
Normani ft. Cardi B – "Wild Side"
BEST EDITING
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – "Family Ties"
Doja Cat – "Get Into It (Yuh)"
Olivia Rodrigo – "Brutal"
Rosalía – "Saoko" (WINNER)
Taylor Swift – "All Too Well" (10-minute version) (Taylor's version)
The Weeknd – "Take My Breath"
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Blackpink
BTS (WINNER)
City Girls
Foo Fighters
Imagine Dragons
Måneskin
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Silk Sonic
SONG OF THE SUMMER
Bad Bunny & Chencho Corleone – "Me Porto Bonito"
Beyoncé – "Break My Soul"
Charlie Puth - "Left and Right (feat. Jung Kook of BTS)"
Doja Cat – "Vegas (from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Elvis)"
Future ft. Drake, Tems – "Wait for U"
Harry Styles – "Late Night Talking"
Jack Harlow – "First Class" (WINNER)
Kane Brown – "Grand"
Latto x Mariah Carey – "Big Energy (Remix) ft. DJ Khaled"
Lizzo – "About Damn Time"
Marshmello x Khalid – "Numb"
Nicki Minaj – "Super Freaky Girl"
Nicky Youre & Dazy - "Sunroof"
Post Malone with Doja Cat - "I Like You (a Happier Song)"
ROSALÍA - "BIZCOCHITO"
Steve Lacy – "Bad Habit"
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Adele – 30
Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
Drake – Certified Lover Boy
Harry Styles – Harry's House (WINNER)
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Photography by: Getty Images/Noam Galai
