And the winners are...
The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards--and list of the night's biggest winners--has officially arrived and we're more excited than ever. The star-studded event, held this year at New Jersey's Prudential Center Aug. 28, saw a slew of historic nominations for some of music's most influential artists.
Doja Cat, Jack Harlow and Harry Styles led the way in earning the most nominations for the night, with the trio landing eight apiece. (All three artists recently nabbed one more nomination in the Song of the Summer category). Following close behind them would be none other than Lil Nas X and Kendrick Lamar, who also tied with seven nods each. But that's not all: Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd each scored an impressive five nominations.
As far as first time nominees go, this year's list included Baby Keem, GAYLE, Kacey Musgraves, Mneskin, Anitta, Becky G, Dove Cameron, Karol G, ITZY, JID, Muni Long, Tems, Wet Leg and more.
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Read on to see if your favorite performer moonwalked home with a trophy...
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
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WINNER: Harry Styles – Harry's House
Adele – 30
Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
Drake – Certified Lover Boy
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Bad Bunny
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
Jack Harlow
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
BEST POP
WINNER: Harry Styles – "As It Was"
Billie Eilish – "Happier Than Ever"
Doja Cat – "Woman"
Ed Sheeran – "Shivers"
Lizzo – "About Damn Time"
Olivia Rodrigo – "traitor"
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
WINNER: 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"
SONG OF THE YEAR
WINNER: 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"
GROUP OF THE YEAR
WINNER: BTS
BLACKPINK
City Girls
Foo Fighters
Imagine Dragons
Måneskin
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Silk Sonic
VIDEO FOR GOOD
WINNER: Lizzo – "About Damn Time"
Kendrick Lamar – "The Heart Part 5"
Latto – "P*ssy"
Rina Sawayama – "This Hell"
Stromae – "Fils de joie"
Best R&B
WINNER: 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 NEW ARTIST, Presented by EXTRA® Gum
WINNER: Dove Cameron
Baby Keem
GAYLE
Latto
Måneskin
SEVENTEEN
BEST EDITING
WINNER: 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"
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
WINNER: 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 HIP-HOP
WINNER: 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 LONGFORM VIDEO
WINNER: 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 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"
BEST COLLABORATION
WINNER: 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"
SONG OF THE SUMMER
WINNER: Jack Harlow – "First Class"
Bad Bunny & Chencho Corleone – "Me Porto Bonito"
Beyoncé – "Break My Soul"
Charlie Puth – "Left And Right (feat. Jung Kook of BTS)"
Doja Cat – "Vegas (From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Elvis)"
Future ft. Drake, Tems – "Wait For U"
Harry Styles – "Late Night Talking"
Kane Brown – "Grand"
Latto x Mariah Carey – "Big Energy (Remix) ft. DJ Khaled"
Lizzo – "About Damn Time"
Marshmello x Khalid – "Numb"
Nicki Minaj – "Super Freaky Girl"
Nicky Youre, dazy – "Sunroof"
Post Malone with Doja Cat – "I Like You (A Happier Song)"
Rosalía – "Bizcochito"
Steve Lacy – "Bad Habit"
BEST K-POP
WINNER: LISA – "LALISA"
BTS – "Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)"
ITZY – "LOCO"
SEVENTEEN – "HOT"
Stray Kids – "MANIAC"
TWICE – "The Feels"
BEST ALTERNATIVE
WINNER: Måneskin – "I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE" – Arista Records
Avril Lavigne ft. blackbear - "Love It When You Hate Me" - Elektra Music Group / DTA Records
Imagine Dragons x JID – "Enemy" – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records
Machine Gun Kelly ft. WILLOW – "emo girl" – Bad Boy / Interscope Records
Panic! At The Disco – "Viva Las Vengeance" – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group
Twenty One Pilots – "Saturday" – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group
WILLOW, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker – "G R O W" – MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation Records
BEST ART DIRECTION
WINNER: 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 LATIN
WINNER: Anitta – "Envolver" – Warner Records
Bad Bunny – "Tití Me Preguntó" – Rimas Entertainment
Becky G X KAROL G – "MAMIII" – Kemosabe Records / Sony Music Latin / RCA Records
Daddy Yankee – "REMIX" – Republic Records
Farruko – "Pepas" – Sony Music US Latin
J Balvin & Skrillex – "In Da Getto" – Sueños Globales, LLC /Universal Music Latino / Asylum Records UK
BEST METAVERSE PERFORMANCE
WINNER: BLACKPINK The Virtual | PUBG – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
BTS | Minecraft – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records
Charli XCX | Roblox – Atlantic 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
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 VISUAL EFFECTS
WINNER: 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"
