The 2022 MTV VMAs saw the music industry in their most glitzy and glamorous looks for the award show, which was emceed by LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, and Jack Harlow.
Held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, music fans were treated to performances by Jack Harlow and Fergie, Lizzo, Blackpink, Eminem with Snoop Dogg.
The Red Hot Chilli Peppers also took to the stage to perform and won best rock with their song Black Summer as well as the Global Icon Award. Taylor Swift’s 10 minute music video of All Too Well (Taylor’s Version) won video of the year.
Nicki Minaj was also awarded with the prestigious Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
Below are the winners in bold:
Video of the year:
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
Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
Artist of the year:
Bad Bunny – Rimas Entertainment
Drake – OVO/Republic
Ed Sheeran – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – Columbia Records
Jack Harlow – Generation Now / Atlantic Records
Lil Nas X – Columbia Records
Lizzo – Atlantic Records
Song of the year:
Adele – Easy On Me
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
Doja Cat – Woman
Elton John & Dua Lipa – Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)
Lizzo – About Damn Time
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – STAY
Best new artist:
Baby Keem
Dove Cameron
GAYLE
Latto
Måneskin
SEVENTEEN
Push performance of the year:
September 2021: Griff – One Night
October 2021: Remi Wolf – Sexy Villain
November 2021: Nessa Barrett – i hope ur miserable until ur dead
December 2021: SEVENTEEN – Rock With You
January 2021: Mae Muller – Better Days
February 2022: GAYLE – abcdefu
March 2022: Sheneesa – R U That
April 2022: Omar Apollo – Tamagotchi
May 2022: Wet Leg – Chaise Longue
June 2022: Muni Long – Baby Boo
July 2022: Doechii – Persuasive
Best collaboration:
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – Way 2 Sexy
Elton John & Dua Lipa – Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – INDUSTRY BABY
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
Best pop
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
Doja Cat – Woman
Ed Sheeran – Shivers
Harry Styles – As It Was
Lizzo – About Damn Time
Olivia Rodrigo – traitor
Best hip-hop:
Eminem & Snoop Dogg – From The D 2 The LBC
Future ft. Drake, Tems – WAIT FOR U
Kendrick Lamar – N95
Latto – Big Energy
Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby – Do We Have A Problem?
Pusha T – Diet Coke
Snoop Dogg
Best rock:
Foo Fighters – Love Dies Young
Jack White – Taking Me Back
Muse – Won’t Stand Down
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Black Summer
Shinedown – Planet Zero
Three Days Grace – So Called Life
Best alternative
Avril Lavigne ft. blackbear – Love It When You Hate Me
Imagine Dragons x JID – Enemy
Machine Gun Kelly ft. WILLOW – emo girl
Måneskin – I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE
Panic! At The Disco – Viva Las Vengeance
Twenty One Pilots – Saturday
WILLOW, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker – G R O W
Best latin:
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 R&B:
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)
The Weeknd – Out Of Time
Best K-Pop:
BTS – Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)
ITZY – LOCO
LISA – LALISA
SEVENTEEN – HOT
Stray Kids – MANIAC
TWICE – The Feels
Video for good
Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5
Latto – P*ssy
Lizzo – About Damn Time
Rina Sawayama – This Hell
Stromae – Fils de joie
Best metaverse performance
BLACKPINK The Virtual | PUBG
BTS | Minecraft
Charli XCX | Roblox
Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience
Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite
Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox
Blackpink
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
Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
Best cinematography:
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – family ties
Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran – Bam Bam
Harry Styles – As It Was
Kendrick Lamar – N95
Normani ft. Cardi B – Wild Side
Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
Best direction:
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – family ties
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
Ed Sheeran – Shivers
Harry Styles – As It Was
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – INDUSTRY BABY
Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
Best art direction:
Adele – Oh My God
Doja Cat – Get Into It (Yuh)
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – Way 2 Sexy
Kacey Musgraves – simple times
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – INDUSTRY BABY
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa – Sweetest Pie
Best visual effects:
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
Coldplay X BTS – My Universe
Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5 –
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – INDUSTRY BABY
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – Sweetest Pie
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – STAY
Best choreography:
BTS – Permission to Dance
Doja Cat – Woman
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 editing:
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – family ties
Doja Cat – Get Into It (Yuh)
Olivia Rodrigo – brutal
ROSALÍA – SAOKO
Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
The Weeknd – Take My Breath
Group of the year:
BLACKPINK
BTS
City Girls
Foo Fighters
Imagine Dragons
Måneskin
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Silk Sonic
Lizzo
Song of the summer:
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
Jack Harlow – First Class
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
Album of the year:
Adele – 30
Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
Drake – Certified Lover Boy
Harry Styles – Harry’s House