MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs): Full List of Winners, Categories, Nominees, Performance
The Prudential Center in New Jersey hosted the MTV VMAs in August as reported by I Get Talk. In addition to the star prizes, the Red Hot Chili Peppers received the Global Icon Award, while the Video Vanguard Award went to the show’s host, Nicki Minaj.
There were nominees in all the categories, including Madonna, who has received 20 VMA awards and is the most honored performer ever, as well as Beyoncé, Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, Adele, and others. Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Blackpink, Bad Bunny, Anitta, Jack Harlow, Kane Brown, and other performers are scheduled to appear on the show tonight.
Below is the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) list of winners, nominees and categories.
MTV VMAs Video of the year award:
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)”
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”
Best new artist award:
Dove Cameron
Baby Keem
GAYLE
Latto
Måneskin
Seventeen
MTV VMAs Award for best rock:
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Black Summer”
Foo Fighters – “Love Dies Young”
Jack White – “Taking Me Back”
Muse – “Won’t Stand Down”
Shinedown – “Planet Zero”
Three Days Grace – “So Called Life”
Artist of the year award:
Bad Bunny
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
Jack Harlow
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Song of Summer award:
Jack Harlow – “First Class”
Bad Bunny and Chencho Corleone – “Me Porto Bonito”
Beyoncé – “Break My Soul”
Charlie Puth (featuring Jungkook) – “Left and Right”
Doja Cat – “Vegas”
Future (featuring Drake and Tems) – “Wait for U”
Harry Styles – “Late Night Talking”
Kane Brown – “Grand”
Latto and Mariah Carey (featuring DJ Khaled) – “Big Energy (Remix)”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
Marshmello and Khalid – “Numb”
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
Nicky Youre and dazy – “Sunroof”
Post Malone (featuring Doja Cat) – “I Like You (A Happier Song)”
Rosalía – “Bizcochito”
Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit”
Best hip-hop award:
Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby – “Do We Have A Problem?”
Eminem & Snoop Dogg – “From The D 2 The LBC”
Future ft. Drake, Tems – “WAIT FOR U”
Kendrick Lamar – “N95”
Latto – “Big Energy”
Pusha T – “Diet Coke”
Best Latin award:
Anitta – “Envolver”
Bad Bunny – “Tití Me Preguntó”
Becky G X KAROL G – “MAMIII”
Daddy Yankee – “REMIX”
Farruko – “Pepas”
J Balvin & Skrillex – “In Da Getto”
Video for good award:
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
Latto – “Pussy”
Rina Sawayama – “This Hell”
Stromae – ”Fils de joie”
Best K-pop award:
LISA – “LALISA”
BTS – “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)”
ITZY – “LOCO”
SEVENTEEN – “HOT”
Stray Kids – “MANIAC”
TWICE – “The Feels”
Best Album award:
Harry Styles – Harry’s House
Adele – 30
Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
Drake – Certified Lover Boy
Best longform video award:
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)”
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”
Best collaboration award
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)”
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”
Push performance of the year award:
December 2021: SEVENTEEN – “Rock With You”
September 2021: Griff – “One Night”
October 2021: Remi Wolf – “Sexy Villain”
November 2021: Nessa Barrett – “i hope ur miserable until ur dead”
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 metaverse performance award:
BLACKPINK The Virtual | PUBG
BTS | Minecraft
Charli XCX | Roblox
Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave
Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite
Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox
Best alternative award:
Måneskin – “I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE”
Avril Lavigne ft. blackbear – “Love It When You Hate Me”
Imagine Dragons x JID – “Enemy”
Machine Gun Kelly ft. WILLOW – “emo girl”
Panic! At The Disco – “Viva Las Vengeance”
Twenty One Pilots – “Saturday”
WILLOW, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker – “G R O W”
Song of the year award:
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Adele – “Easy on Me”
Doja Cat – “Woman”
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “Stay”
Best pop award:
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Doja Cat – “Woman”
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
Olivia Rodrigo – “traitor”
Best R&B award:
The Weeknd – “Out Of Time”
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)”
Best cinematography award:
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties”
Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran – “Bam Bam”
Kendrick Lamar – “N95”
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side”
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)”
Best direction award:
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)”
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”
Best art direction award:
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”
Adele – “Oh My God”
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)”
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Kacey Musgraves – “simple times”
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”
Best visual effects award:
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Coldplay X BTS – “My Universe”
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY”
Best choreography award:
Doja Cat – “Woman”
BTS – “Permission to Dance”
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 award:
ROSALÍA – “SAOKO”
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties”
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)”
Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal”
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)”
The Weeknd – “Take My Breath”
Group of the Year award:
BTS
Blackpink
City Girls
Foo Fighters
Imagine Dragons
Måneskin
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Silk Sonic