It’s a star-studded night for the music industry as the VMAs have finally arrived. The event was co-hosted by Nicki Minaj, Jack Harlow, & LL Cool J. Pop Queen Nicki Minaj took home the Video Vanguard award this year and the Global Icon Award went to Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
The big night had performances from the industry’s favorite artists: Anitta, Bad Bunny, J Balvin and Ryan Castro, BLACKPINK, Kane Brown, Eminem, and Snoop Dogg, Marshmello and Khalid, Lizzo, Måneskin, and Panic! at the Disco. Snoop and Slim Shady brought the metaverse to the Prudential Center, as they performed half of their song in Bored Ape avatars.
Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X, and Jack Harlow received the most nominations with seven each. While Doja Cat & Harry Styles follow with six only next to Drake, Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, the Weeknd & Ed Sheeran scoring 5 nominations each.
Check out the complete List of 2022 MTV VMA winners below.
Video of the year
Drake Featuring Future & Young Thug – Way 2 Sexy
WINNER: Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow – Industry Baby
Doja Cat – Woman
Ed Sheeran – Shivers
Harry Styles – As It Was
Olivia Rodrigo – Brutal
Best new Artist
WINNER: Dove Cameron
Baby Keem
Latto
Seventeen
Gayle
Måneskin
Artist of the year
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
WINNER: Bad Bunny
Drake
Jack Harlow
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Song of the year
Bad Bunny and Chencho Corleone – Me Porto Bonito
Beyonce – Break My Soul
Kane Brown – Grand
Doja Cat – Vegas
WINNER: Jack Harlow – First Class
Future featuring Drake and Tems – Wait for U
Steve Lacy – Bad Habit
Latto and Mariah Carey featuring DJ Khaled – Big Energy (Remix)
Lizzo – About Damn Time
Post Malone featuring Doja Cat – I Like You (A Happier Song)
Marshmello and Khalid – Numb
Nicki Minaj – Super Freaky Girl
Charlie Puth featuring Jungkook of BTS Left and Right
Rosalía – Bizcochito
Harry Styles – Late Night Talking
Nicky You’re and dazy – Sunroof
Album of the year
Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
Drake – Certified Lover Boy
WINNER: Harry Styles Harry’s House
Adele – 30
Best Rock
WINNER: 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”
Push Performance of the year
September 2021: Griff – “One Night” – Warner Records
October 2021: Remi Wolf – “Sexy Villain” – Island Records
November 2021: Nessa Barrett – “i hope ur miserable until ur dead” – Warner Records
WINNER: December 2021: SEVENTEEN – “Rock With You” – PLEDIS Entertainment / Geffen Records
January 2021: Mae Muller – “Better Days” – Capitol Records UK
February 2022: GAYLE – “abcdefu” – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records
March 2022: Sheneesa – “R U That” – Rich Immigrants / Interscope Records
April 2022: Omar Apollo – “Tamagotchi” – Warner Records
May 2022: Wet Leg – “Chaise Longue” – Domino Recording Company
June 2022: Muni Long – “Baby Boo” – Supergiant Records LLC / Def Jam Recording
July 2022: Doechii – “Persuasive” – Top Dog Entertainment / Capitol Records
Best Collaboration
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO/Republic
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records
WINNER: Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment
Post Malone & The Weeknd – “One Right Now” – Mercury Records / Republic Records
ROSALÍA ft. The Weeknd – “LA FAMA” – Columbia Records
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records
Best Hip-Hop
Eminem & Snoop Dogg – From the D 2 the LBC
WINNER: Nicki Minaj Featuring Lil Baby – Do We Have a Problem?
Pusha T – Diet Coke
Future Featuring Drake & Tems – Wait for U
Kendrick Lamar – N95
Latto – Big Energy
Best Pop
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records
Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “traitor” – Geffen Records
WINNER: Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Best Latin
WINNER: Anitta – “Envolver”
Bad Bunny – “Tití Me Preguntó”
Becky G X KAROL G – “MAMIII”
Daddy Yankee – “REMIX”
Farruko – “Pepas”
J Balvin & Skrillex – “In Da Getto”
Best K-Pop
BTS – “Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” – BigHit Music / Geffen Records
ITZY – “LOCO” – JYP Entertainment
WINNER: LISA – “LALISA” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
SEVENTEEN – “HOT” – PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen Records
Stray Kids – “MANIAC” – JYP Entertainment
TWICE – “The Feels” – JYP Entertainment
Best R&B
Alicia Keys – “City of Gods (Part II)” – AKW
Chlöe – “Have Mercy” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
WINNER: The Weeknd – “Out of Time” – XO / Republic Records
H.E.R. – “For Anyone” – RCA Records
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool/RCA Records
Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B – “No Love (Extended Version)” – LVRN / Interscope Records
Video for good
Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5
Latto – P*ssy
WINNER: Lizzo – About Damn Time
Rina Sawayama – This Hell
Stromae – Fils de Joie
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
WINNER: Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
Best Alternative
Avril Lavigne Featuring Blackbear – Love It When You Hate Me
Imagine Dragons & J.I.D – Enemy
Machine Gun Kelly ft. WILLOW – “emo girl” – Bad Boy / Interscope Records
WINNER: Måneskin – I Wanna Be Your Slave
Panic! at the Disco – Viva las Vengeance
Twenty-One Pilots – Saturday
Willow & Avril Lavigne Featuring Travis Barker – Grow
Best metaverse performance
BTS | Minecraft – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records
Charli XCX | Roblox – Atlantic Records
WINNER: BLACKPINK The Virtual | PUBG – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave – Def Jam
Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite – Republic Records
Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group
Best Cinematography
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records
Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran – “Bam Bam” – Epic Records
WINNER: Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Kendrick Lamar – “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Normani ft. Cardi B –“Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)” – Republic Records
Best Direction
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
WINNER: Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)” – Republic Records
Best art direction
Adele – “Oh My God” – Columbia Records
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
WINNER: Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO / Republic Records
Kacey Musgraves – “simple times” – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville
Best visual effects
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Coldplay X BTS – “My Universe” – Atlantic Records
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang/Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records
WINNER: Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records
Best choreography
BTS – “Permission to Dance” – BIGHIT Music/Geffen Records
WINNER: Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
FKA twigs ft. The Weeknd – “Tears In The Club” – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records
Best Editing
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal” – Geffen Records
WINNER: ROSALÍA – “SAOKO” – Columbia Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)” – Republic Records
The Weeknd – “Take My Breath” – XO / Republic Records
Group of the year
BLACKPINK
WINNER: BTS
City Girls
Foo Fighters
Imagine Dragons
Måneskin
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Silk Sonic
akash
August 30, 2022 at 12:59 pm
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