After stirring up more controversy than any music video really had in quite some time, Lil Nas X rightfully took home the Moon Person for “Montero (Call Me By Your Name).”
“I want to say thank you to the gay agenda,” the “Old Town Road” singer noted in his short, but sweet acceptance speech. The video also won for best direction.
Justin Bieber and Olivia Rodrigo also were standout winners at this year’s ceremony. After kicking off the VMAs with an opening performance, Bieber went on to win best pop video and artist of the year. Rodrigo, at her very first VMAs, nabbed Moon Persons for both best new artist, Push Performance of the year and song of the year. She followed Bieber with a performance of "Good 4 U" that cemented her status as pop punk princess and rising superstar.
See below for the full list of winners.
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VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “POPSTAR” (Starring Justin Bieber)
Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Me More”
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits”
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”— WINNER
The Weeknd – “Save Your Tears”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande
Doja Cat
Justin Bieber— WINNER
Megan Thee Stallion
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
SONG OF THE YEAR
24kGoldn ft. iann dior – “Mood”
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave The Door Open”
BTS – “Dynamite”
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
Dua Lipa – “Levitating”
Olivia Rodrigo – “drivers license”— WINNER
BEST NEW ARTIST, Presented by Facebook
24kGoldn
Giveon
The Kid LAROI
Olivia Rodrigo— WINNER
Polo G
Saweetie
PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
September 2020: Wallows – "Are You Bored Yet?"
October 2020: Ashnikko – "Daisy"
November 2020: SAINt JHN – "Gorgeous"
December 2020: 24kGoldn – "Coco"
January 2021: JC Stewart – "Break My Heart"
February 2021: Latto – "Sex Lies"
March 2021: Madison Beer – "Selfish"
April 2021: The Kid LAROI – "WITHOUT YOU"
May 2021: Olivia Rodrigo – "drivers license"—WINNER
June 2021: girl in red "Serotonin"
July 2021: Fousheé – "my slime"
August 2021: jxdn – “Think About Me”
BEST COLLABORATION
24kGoldn ft. iann dior – “Mood”
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion
Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Me More”— WINNER
Drake ft. Lil Durk – “Laugh Now Cry Later”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches”
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa – “Prisoner”
BEST POP
Ariana Grande – “positions”
Billie Eilish – “Therefore I Am”
BTS – “Butter”
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches”— WINNER
Olivia Rodrigo – “good 4 u”
Shawn Mendes – “Wonder”
Taylor Swift – “willow”
BEST HIP-HOP
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
Drake ft. Lil Durk – “Laugh Now Cry Later”
Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “On Me (remix)”
Moneybagg Yo – “Said Sum”
Polo G – “RAPSTAR”
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. – “FRANCHISE”— WINNER
BEST ROCK
Evanescence – “Use My Voice”
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame”
John Mayer – “Last Train Home”— WINNER
The Killers – “My Own Soul's Warning”
Kings Of Leon – “The Bandit”
Lenny Kravitz – “Raise Vibration”
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Bleachers – “Stop Making This Hurt”
Glass Animals – “Heat Waves”
Imagine Dragons – “Follow You”
Machine Gun Kelly ft. blackbear – “my ex’s best friend”— WINNER
twenty one pilots – “Shy Away”
WILLOW ft. Travis Barker – “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l”
BEST LATIN
Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez – “Dákiti”
Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA – “Lo Vas A Olvidar”— WINNER
Black Eyed Peas and Shakira – “GIRL LIKE ME”
J. Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy – “UN DIA (ONE DAY)”
Karol G – “Bichota”
Maluma – “Hawái”
BEST R&B
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – “BROWN SKIN GIRL”
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave The Door Open”— WINNER
Chris Brown and Young Thug – “Go Crazy”
Giveon – “HEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARY”
H.E.R. ft. Chris Brown – “Come Through”
SZA – “Good Days”
BEST K-POP
(G)I-DLE – “DUMDi DUMDi”
BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez – “Ice Cream”
BTS – “Butter” — WINNER
SEVENTEEN – “Ready to love”
TWICE – “Alcohol-Free”
BIGHIT MUSIC MONSTA X- "GAMBLER"
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Billie Eilish – “Your Power”— WINNER
Demi Lovato – “Dancing With The Devil”
H.E.R. – “Fight For You”
Kane Brown – “Worldwide Beautiful”
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
Pharrell Williams ft. JAY-Z – “Entrepreneur”
BEST DIRECTION
Billie Eilish – “Your Power”
DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “POPSTAR (Starring Justin Bieber)”
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”— WINNER
Taylor Swift – “willow”
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A – “Franchise”
Tyler, The Creator – “LUMBERJACK”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – “BROWN SKIN GIRL”— WINNER
Billie Eilish – “Therefore I Am”
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame”
Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper – “Holy”
Lady Gaga – “911”
Lorde – “Solar Power”
BEST ART DIRECTION
Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer – “ALREADY”
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits”
Lady Gaga – “911”
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
Saweetie ft. Doja Cat – “Best Friend”— WINNER
Taylor Swift – “willow”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Bella Poarch – “Build A Bitch”
Coldplay – “Higher Power”
Doja Cat & The Weeknd – “You Right”
Glass Animals – “Tangerine”
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”— WINNER
P!NK – “All I Know So Far”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Ariana Grande – “34+35”
BTS – “Butter”
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits”
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame”
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness”— WINNER
Marshmello & Halsey – “Be Kind”
BEST EDITING
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave The Door Open”— WINNER
BTS – “Butter”
Drake – “What's Next”
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches”
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa – “Prisoner”
Photography by: Kevin Winter/MTV VMAs 2020, Getty Images
