See who won at the 2021 MTV VMAs
By Lisa Respers France, CNN
The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards will be presented Sunday.
Justin Bieber leads this year’s list of nominees with seven, followed by Megan Thee Stallion with six nods. Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Giveon, Lil Nas X and Olivia Rodrigo, a first time nominee, each earned five nominations.
Below is a list of nominees. Check back for winners throughout the night.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion — “WAP”
DJ Khaled ft. Drake — “POPSTAR” (Starring Justin Bieber)
Doja Cat ft. SZA — “Kiss Me More”
Ed Sheeran — “Bad Habits”
Lil Nas X — “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” *WINNER
The Weeknd — “Save Your Tears”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande
Doja Cat
Justin Bieber *WINNER
Megan Thee Stallion
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
SONG OF THE YEAR
24kGoldn ft. iann dior — “Mood”
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic — “Leave The Door Open”
BTS — “Dynamite”
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion — “WAP”
Dua Lipa — “Levitating”
Olivia Rodrigo — “drivers license” *WINNER
BEST NEW ARTIST
24kGoldn
Giveon
The Kid LAROI
Olivia Rodrigo *WINNER
Polo G
Saweetie
PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
September 2020: Wallows — “Are You Bored Yet?”
October 2020: Ashnikko — “Daisy”
November 2020: SAINt JHN — “Gorgeous”
December 2020: 24kGoldn — “Coco”
January 2021: JC Stewart — “Break My Heart”
February 2021: Latto — “Sex Lies” — RCA Records
March 2021: Madison Beer — “Selfish”
April 2021: The Kid LAROI — “WITHOUT YOU”
May 2021: Olivia Rodrigo — “drivers license” *WINNER
June 2021: girl in red “Serotonin”
July 2021: Fousheé — “my slime”
August 2021: jxdn — “Think About Me”
BEST COLLABORATION
24kGoldn ft. iann dior — “Mood”
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion — “WAP”
Doja Cat ft. SZA — “Kiss Me More” *WINNER
Drake ft. Lil Durk — “Laugh Now Cry Later”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon — “Peaches”
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa — “Prisoner”
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Blackpink
BTS *WINNER
CNCO
Foo Fighters
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
Bruno Mars / Anderson .Paak / Silk Sonic
Twenty One Pilots
BEST POP
Ariana Grande — “positions”
Billie Eilish — “Therefore I Am”
BTS — “Butter” — BIGHIT MUSIC
Harry Styles — “Treat People With Kindness”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon — “Peaches” *WINNER
Olivia Rodrigo — “good 4 u”
Shawn Mendes — “Wonder”
Taylor Swift — “willow”
BEST HIP-HOP
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion — “WAP”
Drake ft. Lil Durk — “Laugh Now Cry Later”
Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion — “On Me (remix)”
Moneybagg Yo — “Said Sum”
Polo G — “RAPSTAR”
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. — “FRANCHISE” *WINNER
BEST ROCK
Evanescence — “Use My Voice”
Foo Fighters — “Shame Shame”
John Mayer — “Last Train Home” *WINNER
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”
Machine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear — “My Ex’s Best Friend” *WINNER
Twenty One Pilots — “Shy Away” — Fueled By Ramen
WILLOW ft. Travis Barker — “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l”
BEST LATIN
Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez — “Dákiti”
Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA — “Lo Vas A Olvidar” *WINNER
Black Eyed Peas and Shakira — “GIRL LIKE ME”
J. Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy — “UN DIA (ONE DAY)”
Karol G — “Bichota”
Maluma — “Hawái”
BEST R&B
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid — “BROWN SKIN GIRL”
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic — “Leave The Door Open” *WINNER
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”
BTS — “Butter” *WINNER
Monsta X — “Gambler”
SEVENTEEN — “Ready to love”
TWICE — “Alcohol-Free”
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Billie Eilish — “Your Power” *WINNER
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”
BEST DIRECTION
Billie Eilish — “Your Power” — Directed by: Billie Eilish
DJ Khaled ft. Drake — “POPSTAR (Starring Justin Bieber)” — Directed by: Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X
Lil Nas X — “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” — Directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino *WINNER
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
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid — “BROWN SKIN GIRL” — Cinematography by: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, MOHAMMAED ATTA AHMED, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant *WINNER
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
Beyoncé, 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
Saweetie ft. Doja Cat: “Best Friend” — Art Direction by: Alec Contestabile *WINNER
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
Lil Nas X — “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” — Visual Effects by: Mathematic *WINNER
P!NK — “All I Know So Far” — Visual Effects by: Dave Meyers, Freenjoy Inc
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Ariana Grande — “34+35” — Choreography by: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson
BTS — “Butter” –Choreography by: SON SUNG DEUK With BHM PERFORMANCE DIRECTING TEAM
Ed Sheeran — “Bad Habits” — Choreography by: Natricia Bernard
Foo Fighters — “Shame Shame” — Choreography by: Nina McNeely
Harry Styles — “Treat People With Kindness” — Choreography by: Paul Roberts *WINNER
Marshmello & Halsey — “Be Kind” — Choreography by: Dani Vitale
BEST EDITING
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic — “Leave The Door Open” — Editing by: Troy Charbonnet *WINNER
BTS — “Butter” — Editing by: Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens
Drake — “What’s Next” — Editing by: Noah Kendal
Harry Styles — “Treat People With Kindness” — Editing by: Claudia Wass
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon — “Peaches” — Editing by: Mark Mayr, Vinnie Hobbs
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa — “Prisoner”
A previous version of this story did not credit Alec Contestabile as art director for the music video for “Best Friend.” It has been corrected.
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