This year’s VMAs was filled with excitement and unexpected occasions. From opening with Madonna herself, to having Doja Cat as an easygoing host.
So without further ado, letโs dive into some performances of the night and each category with their respective winners.

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Performances
The singer/songwriter Anitta was the first brazilian artist to ever perform on the VMAs.
During their performance of “Satuday”, Twenty One Pilot’s Tyler Joseph announced his wife’s Jenna pregnancy.
At the very end of Olivia Rodrigo’s performance of “good 4 u”, she hits the camera with the back of the microfone shattering its lenses.
Nominees and their Winners
Video of The Year
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion (“WAPโ)
DJ Khaled ft. Drake (“POPSTARโ)
Doja Cat ft. SZA (“Kiss Me Moreโ)
Ed Sheeran (โBad Habitsโ)
WINNER: Lil Nas X (“Montero (Call Me by Your Name)”)
The Weeknd (โSave Your Tearsโ)
Artist of the Year
Ariana Grande
Doja Cat
WINNER: Justin Bieber
Megan Thee Stallion
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
Song of the Year
24kGoldn ft. iann dior (“Moodโ)
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic (โLeave The Door Openโ
BTS (โDynamiteโ)
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion (โWAPโ)
Dua Lipa (โLevitatingโ)
WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo (โdrivers licenseโ)
Best New Artist
24kGoldn
Giveon
The Kid LAROI
WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo
Polo G
Saweetie
Best Collaboration
24kGoldn ft. iann dior (โMoodโ)
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion (โWAPโ)
WINNER: Doja Cat ft. SZA (โKiss Me Moreโ)
Drake ft. Lil Durk (โLaugh Now Cry Laterโ)
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon (โPeachesโ)
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa (โPrisonerโ)
Best Pop
Ariana Grande (โpositionsโ)
Billie Eilish (โTherefore I Amโ)
BTS (โButterโ)
Harry Styles (โTreat People With Kindnessโ)
WINNER: Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon (โPeachesโ)
Olivia Rodrigo (โgood 4 uโ)
Shawn Mendes (โWonderโ)
Taylor Swift (โwillowโ)
Best Hip-Hop
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion (โWAPโ)
Drake ft. Lil Durk (โLaugh Now Cry Laterโ)
Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion (โOn Me (remix)โ)
Moneybagg Yo (โSaid Sumโ)
Polo G (โRAPSTARโ)
WINNER: Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. (โFRANCHISEโ)
Group of the Year
Blackpink
WINNER: BTS
CNCO
Foo Fighters
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
Silk Sonic
Twenty One Pilots
Best Rock
Evanescence (“Use My Voice”)
Foo Fighters (“Shame Shame”)
WINNER: John Mayer (“Last Train Home”)
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”)
WINNER: Machine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear (“My Ex’s Best Friend”)
Twenty One Pilots (“Shy Away”)
Best Latin
Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez (“Dรกkiti”)
WINNER: Billie Eilish & Rosalรญa (“Lo Vas A Olvidar”)
Black Eyed Peas and Shakira (“Girl Like Me”)
Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy (“Un Die (One Day)”)
Karol G (“Bichota”)
Maluma (“Hawรกi”)
Best R&B
Beyoncรฉ, Blue Ivy, Saint Jhn, WizKid (“Brown Skin Girl”)
WINNER: Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic (“Leave the Door Open”)
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”)
WINNER: BTS (“Butter”)
Monsta X (“Gambler”)
Seventeen (“Ready to love”)
Twice (“Alcohol-Free”)
Best Direction
Billie Eilish (“Your Power”) / Directed by: Billie Eilish
DJ Khaled ft. Drake (“Popstar (Starring Justin Bieber)”) / Directed by: Julien Christian Lutz a.k.a. Director X
WINNER: Lil Nas X (“Montero (Call Me by Your Name)”) / Directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino
Taylor Swift (“Willow”) / Directed by: Taylor Swift
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A (“Franchise”) / Directed by: Travis Scott
Tyler, The Creator (“Lumberjack”) / Directed by: Wolf Haley
Best Cinematography
WINNER: Beyoncรฉ, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid (“Brown Skin Girl”) / Cinematography by: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, Mohammaed Atta Ahmed, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant
Billie Eilish (“Therefore I Am”) / Cinematography by: Rob Witt
Foo Fighters (“Shame Shame”) / Cinematography by: Santiago Gonzalez
Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper (“Holy”) / Cinematography by: Elias Talbot
Lady Gaga (“911”) / Cinematography by: Jeff Cronenweth
Lorde (“Solar Power”) / Cinematography by: Andrew Stroud
Best Art Direction
Beyoncรฉ, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer (“Already”) / Art Direction by: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos
Ed Sheeran (“Bad Habits”) / Art Direction by: Alison Dominitz
Lady Gaga (“911”) / Art Direction by: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus
Lil Nas X (“Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”) / Art Direction by: John Richoux
WINNER: Saweetie ft. Doja Cat (“Best Friend”) / Art Direction by: Alec Contestabile
Taylor Swift (“Willow”) / Art Direction by: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez
Best Visual Effects
Bella Poarch (“Build a Bitch”) / Visual Effects by: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova
Coldplay (“Higher Power”) / Visual Effects by: Mathematic
Doja Cat & The Weeknd (“You Right”) / Visual Effects by: La Pac, Anthony Lestremau, Julien Missaire, Petr Shkolniy, Alexi Bailla, Micha Sher, Antoine Hache, Mikros MPC, Nicolas Huget, Guillaume Ho Tsong Fang, Benjamin Lenfant, Stephane Pivron, MPC Bangalore, Chanakya Chander, Raju Ganesh, David Rouxel
Glass Animals (“Tangerine”) / Visual Effects by: Ronan Fourreau
WINNER: Lil Nas X (“Montero (Call Me by Your Name)”) / Visual Effects by: Mathematic
P!nk (“All I Know So Far”) / Visual Effects by: BUF, VFX Supervisors: Dominique Vidal & Geoffrey Niquet, VFX Producers: Annabelle Zoellin & Camille Gibrat
Best Choreography
Ariana Grande (“34+35”) / Choreography by: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson
BTS (“Butter”) / Choreography by: Son Sung with BHM Performance Directing Team
Ed Sheeran (“Bad Habits”) / Choreography by: Natricia Bernard
Foo Fighters (“Shame Shame”) / Choreography by: Nina McNeely
WINNER: Harry Styles (“Treat People With Kindness”)
Marshmello & Halsey (“Be Kind”) / Choreography by: Dani Vitale
Best Editing
WINNER: Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic (“Leave the Door Open”)
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”)
Push Performance of the Year
Wallows (“Are You Bored Yet?”)
Ashnikko (“Daisy”)
Saint Jhn (“Gorgeous”)
24kGoldn (“Coco”)
JC Stewart (“Break My Heart”)
Latto (“Sex Lies”)
Madison Beer (“Selfish”)
The Kid Laroi (“Without You”)
WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo (“Drivers License”)
Girl in Red (“Serotonin”)
Fousheรฉ (“My Slime”)
Jxdn (“Think About Me”)
Video for Good
WINNER: Billie Eilish (“Your Power”)
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”)
Global Icon Award
HONOREE: Foo Fighters