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The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards have returned!
Once all of your favorite artists modeled their exciting fashion on the red carpet, they made their way inside to see who would take home the iconic moonman trophy in a show hosted by Megan Thee Stallion.
Taylor Swift led the pack with the most nominations, earning 12 total including Artist of the Year and Video of the Year for her collaboration with Post Malone, who was also among the top nominated for the night. This was also a big year for first-time nominees, with 29 newcomers receiving their first-ever VMA nomination, including artists like Morgan Wallen, Jelly Roll, Chappell Roan, Gracie Abrams and Benson Boone.
Additionally, Katy Perry received the Video Vanguard Award, a lifetime achievement award presented to an artist for outstanding contributions and profound impact on music videos and pop culture, per Billboard. Past recipients include Shakira, Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliott, Jennifer Lopez, P!NK, Rihanna and more.
Many of the night's nominees also showed off how they got their nods by hitting the stage, with performances from artists like Sabrina Carpenter, Halsey, LL Cool J, GloRilla, Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes and more.
Keep reading to see the full list of the night's big winners and their fellow nominees.
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 you only 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"
Olivia Rodrigo — "bad idea right?"
Sabrina Carpenter — "Please Please Please"
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone — "Fortnight"
Megan Thee Stallion — "BOA" — WINNER
VMAs Most Iconic Performance
Beyoncé — "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"
Best Trending Video
Beyoncé — "TEXAS HOLD 'EM"
Camila Cabello feat. Playboi Carti — "I LUV IT"
Chappell Roan — "HOT TO GO!"
Charli xcx — "Apple"
Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba — "Mamushi" — WINNER
Tinashe — "Nasty"
Best Group
*NSYNC
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
NCT DREAM
NewJeans
SEVENTEEN — WINNER
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Twenty One Pilots
Song Of The Summer
Ariana Grande — "we can't be friends (wait for your love)
Benson Boone — "Beautiful Things"
Billie Eilish — "BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Chappell Roan — "Good Luck, Babe!"
Charli xcx & Billie Eilish — "Guess"
Eminem — "Houdini"
Future, Metro Boomin, Kendrick Lamar — "Like That"
GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion — "Wanna Be"
Hozier — "Too Sweet"
Kendrick Lamar — "Not Like Us"
Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen — "I Had Some Help"
Sabrina Carpenter — "Please Please Please"
Shaboozey — "A Bar Song (Tipsy)"
SZA — "Saturn"
Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone — "Fortnight" — WINNER
Tommy Richman — "MILLION DOLLAR BABY"