All the winners from the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards
Taylor Swift tonight became the most-awarded solo artist in VMAs history
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Your support makes all the difference.The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) put on an eventful show that had everything from Taylor Swift paying her respects to New York on the 23rd anniversary of 9/11 to host Megan Thee Stallion recreating Britney Spears’ “Slave 4 U” outfit.
Swift was the night’s big winner, taking home seven awards to become the most-awarded solo artist in the event’s history.
Sabrina Carpenter also went home happy, winning Song of the Year for “Espresso” shortly after making out with an alien.
Going into the night, Swift had led the nominations pack with 10 nods. Meanwhile, 29 artists, including eventual Best New Artist winner Chappell Roan, became first-time nominees.
Here are all tonight’s winners:
Video of the Year
Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)”
Billie Eilish – “LUNCH”
Doja Cat – “Paint The Town Red”
Eminem – “Houdini”
SZA – “Snooze”
Taylor Swift ft Post Malone – “Fortnight” - WINNER
Artist of the Year
Ariana Grande
Bad Bunny
Eminem
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Taylor Swift - WINNER
Song of the Year
Beyoncé – “Texas Hold ‘Em”
Jack Harlow – “Lovin On Me”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” - WINNER
Taylor Swift ft Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Teddy Swims – “Lose Control”
Best New Artist
Benson Boone
Chappell Roan - WINNER
Gracie Abrams
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Tyla
MTV Push Performance of the Year
August 2023: Kaliii – “Area Codes”
September 2023: GloRilla – “Lick or Sum”
October 2023: Benson Boone – “In The Stars”
November 2023: Coco Jones – “ICU”
December 2023: Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”
January 2024: Jessie Murph – “Wild Ones”
February 2024: Teddy Swims – “Lose Control”
March 2024: Chappell Roan – “Red Wine Supernova”
April 2024: Flyana Boss – “yeaaa”
May 2024: Laufey – “Goddess”
June 2024:LE SSERAFIM — “Easy” - WINNER
July 2024: The Warning – “Automatic Sun”
Best Collaboration
Drake ft Sexyy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy”
GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be”
Jessie Murph ft Jelly Roll – “Wild Ones”
Jung Kook ft Latto – “Seven”
Post Malone ft Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help”
Taylor Swift ft Post Malone – “Fortnight” - WINNER
Best Pop
Camila Cabello
Dua Lipa
Olivia Rodrigo
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift - WINNER
Best Hip-Hop
Drake ft Sexyy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy”
Eminem – “Houdini” - WINNER
GloRilla – “Yeah Glo!”
Gunna – “fukumean”
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA”
Travis Scott ft Playboi Carti – “FE!N”
Best R&B
Alicia Keys – “Lifeline”
Muni Long – “Made For Me”
SZA – “Snooze” - WINNER
Tyla – “Water”
USHER, Summer Walker, 21 Savage – “Good Good”
Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”
Best Alternative
Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things” - WINNER
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves”
Hozier – “Too Sweet”
Imagine Dragons – “Eyes Closed”
Linkin Park – “Friendly Fire”
Teddy Swims – “Lose Control (Live)”
Best Rock
Bon Jovi – “Legendary”
Coldplay – “feelslikeimfallinginlove”
Green Day – “Dilemma”
Kings of Leon – “Mustang”
Lenny Kravitz – “Human” - WINNER
U2 – “Atomic City”
Best Latin
Anitta – “Mil Veces” - WINNER
Bad Bunny – “MONACO”
KAROL G – “MI EX TENÍA RAZÓN”
Myke Towers – “LALA”
Peso Pluma & Anitta – “BELLAKEO”
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky”
Shakira & Cardi B – “Puntería”
Best Afrobeats
Ayra Starr ft Giveon – “Last Heartbreak Song”
Burna Boy – “City Boys”
Chris Brown ft Davido & Lojay – “Sensational”
Tems – “Love Me JeJe”
Tyla – “Water” - WINNER
USHER – “Pheelz”
Best K-Pop
Jung Kook ft Latto – “Seven”
LISA – “Rockstar” - WINNER
NCT Dream – “Smoothie”
NewJeans – “Super Shy”
Stray Kids – “LALALALA”
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Deja Vu”
Video for Good
Alexander Stewart – “if only you knew”
Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For” - WINNER
Coldplay – “feelslikeimfallinginlove”
Joyner Lucas & Jelly Roll – “Best For Me”
RAYE – “Genesis.”
Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
Best Direction
Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)”
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves”
Eminem – “Houdini”
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”
Taylor Swift ft Post Malone – “Fortnight” - WINNER
Best Cinematography
Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” - WINNER
Charli xcx – “Von dutch”
Dua Lipa – “Illusion”
Olivia Rodrigo – “obsessed”
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky”
Taylor Swift ft Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best Editing
Anitta – “Mil Veces”
Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)”
Eminem – “Houdini”
LISA – “Rockstar”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
Taylor Swift ft Post Malone – “Fortnight” - WINNER
Best Choreography
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves”
Dua Lipa – “Houdini” - WINNER
LISA – “Rockstar”
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky”
Tate McRae – “Greedy”
Troye Sivan – “Rush”
Best Visual Effects
Ariana Grande – “the boy is mine”
Eminem – “Houdini” - WINNER
Justin Timberlake – “Selfish”
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA”
Olivia Rodrigo – “get him back!”
Taylor Swift ft Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best Art Direction
Charli xcx – “360”
LISA – “Rockstar”
Megan Thee Stallion - “BOA” - WINNER
Olivia Rodrigo – “bad idea right?”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”
Taylor Swift ft Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best Group
*NSYNC
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
NCT DREAM
NewJeans
SEVENTEEN - WINNER
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Twenty One Pilots
VMAs Most Iconic Performance
Beyonce – Love On Top
Eminem – The Real Slim Shady / The Way I Am
Katy Perry – Roar - WINNER
Lady Gaga – Paparazzi
Madonna – Like A Virgin
Madonna, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Missy Elliott – Like A Virgin / Hollywood
Taylor Swift – You Belong With Me
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