VMAs 2020: Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, BTS And More Winners — Full List
The biggest night in music (videos) has arrived once again: The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards were held on Sunday, with uber hostess Keke Palmer presiding over the unconventional ceremony.
Heading into Sunday's broadcast, Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande are leading the pack with nine nominations apiece, seven of which are shared for their hit collaboration "Rain on Me." Other multi-nominated artists include The Weeknd (seven), Billie Eillish (six), Taylor Swift (six) and Megan Thee Stallion (five).
Broadcast (partially) from New York City's Barclays Center, this year's VMAs feature socially distanced performances from Gaga, Grande, Black Eyes Peas, BTS, CNCO, Doja Cat, Maluma, DaBaby, The Weeknd and Miley Cyrus. The pre-show also boasted a handful of big-name performers, including Jack Harlow, Chloe x Halle, Tate McRae, Lewis Capaldi, Machine Gun Kelly, Travis Barker and Blackbear. This year's main event is being simulcast on The CW, making this the first time that the VMAs have aired on a major broadcast network.
Scroll down for a complete list of this year's VMA winners, then drop a comment with your thoughts. Which artists were you really rooting for this year, and did the VMAs do right by them?
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Billie Eilish – "everything i wanted"
Eminem ft. Juice WRLD – "Godzilla"
Future ft. Drake – "Life Is Good"
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – "Rain On Me"
Taylor Swift – "The Man"
The Weeknd – "Blinding Lights" (WINNER!)
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
DaBaby
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga (WINNER!)
Megan Thee Stallion
Post Malone
The Weeknd
BEST GROUP
5 Seconds of Summer
Blackpink
BTS (WINNER!)
Chloe x Halle
CNCO
Little Mix
Monsta X
Now United
The 1975
Twenty One Pilots
SONG OF THE YEAR
Billie Eilish – "everything i wanted"
Doja Cat – "Say So"
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – "Rain On Me" (WINNER!)
Megan Thee Stallion – "Savage"
Post Malone – "Circles"
Roddy Ricch – "The Box"
BEST COLLABORATION
Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber – "Stuck with U"
Black Eyed Peas ft. J Balvin – "RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)"
Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid – "Beautiful People"
Future ft. Drake – "Life Is Good"
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj – "Tusa"
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – "Rain On Me" (WINNER!)
BEST ALTERNATIVE VIDEO
The 1975 – "If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)"
All Time Low – "Some Kind Of Disaster"
FINNEAS – "Let's Fall in Love for the Night"
Lana Del Rey – "Doin' Time"
Machine Gun Kelly – "Bloody Valentine" (WINNER!)
twenty one pilots – "Level of Concern"
BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
DaBaby – "BOP"
Eminem ft. Juice WRLD – "Godzilla"
Future ft. Drake – "Life Is Good"
Megan Thee Stallion – "Savage" (WINNER!)
Roddy Ricch – "The Box"
Travis Scott – "HIGHEST IN THE ROOM"
BEST K-POP VIDEO
(G)I-DLE – "Oh My God"
BTS – "On" (WINNER!)
EXO – "Obsession"
Monsta X – "SOMEONE'S SOMEONE"
Tomorrow X Together – "9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)"
Red Velvet – "Psycho"
BEST LATIN VIDEO
Anuel AA ft. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G & J Balvin – "China"
Bad Bunny – "Yo Perreo Sola"
Black Eyed Peas ft. Ozuna & J. Rey Soul – "MAMACITA"
J Balvin – "Amarillo"
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj – "Tusa"
Maluma ft. J Balvin – "Queì Pena" (WINNER!)
BEST POP VIDEO
BTS – "On" (WINNER!)
Halsey – "You should be sad"
Jonas Brothers – "What a Man Gotta Do"
Justin Bieber ft. Quavo – "Intentions"
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – "Rain On Me"
Taylor Swift – "Lover"
BEST R&B VIDEO
Alicia Keys – "Underdog"
Chloe x Halle – "Do It"
H.E.R. ft. YG – "Slide"
Khalid ft. Summer Walker – "Eleven"
Lizzo – "Cuz I Love You"
The Weeknd – "Blinding Lights" (WINNER!)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM HOME
5 Seconds of Summer – "Wildflower"
Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber – "Stuck with U" (WINNER!)
blink-182 – "Happy Days"
Drake – "Toosie Slide"
John Legend – "Bigger Love"
twenty one pilots – "Level of Concern"
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Anderson .Paak – "Lockdown"
Billie Eilish – "all the good girls go to hell"
Demi Lovato – "I Love Me"
H.E.R. – "I Can't Breathe" (WINNER!)
Lil Baby – "The Bigger Picture"
Taylor Swift – "The Man"
PUSH BEST NEW ARTIST
Doja Cat (WINNER!)
Jack Harlow
Lewis Capaldi
Roddy Ricch
Tate McRae
YUNGBLUD
BEST QUARANTINE PERFORMANCE
Chloe x Halle – "Do It" from MTV's Prom-athon
CNCO – Unplugged At Home (WINNER!)
DJ D-Nice – Club MTV presents #DanceTogether
John Legend – #togetherathome Concert Series
Lady Gaga – "Smile" from One World: Together At Home
Post Malone – Nirvana Tribute
BEST ROCK VIDEO
blink-182 – "Happy Days"
Coldplay – "Orphans" (WINNER!)
Evanescence – "Wasted On You"
Fall Out Boy ft. Wyclef Jean – "Dear Future Self (Hands Up)"
Green Day – "Oh Yeah!"
The Killers – "Caution"
BEST ART DIRECTION
A$AP Rocky – "Babushka Boi" – Art Direction by A$AP Rocky & Nadia Lee Cohen
Dua Lipa – "Physical" – Art Direction by Anna Colomeì Nogu ì
Harry Styles – "Adore You" – Art Direction by Laura Ellis Cricks
Miley Cyrus – "Mother's Daughter" – Art Direction by Christian Stone (WINNER!)
Selena Gomez – "Boyfriend" – Art Direction by Tatiana Van Sauter
Taylor Swift – "Lover" – Art Direction by Ethan Tobman
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
BTS – "On" – Choreography by Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun, Lee Byung Eun (WINNER!)
CNCO & Natti Natasha – "Honey Boo" – Choreography by Kyle Hanagami
DaBaby – "BOP" – Choreography by Dani Leigh and Cherry
Dua Lipa – "Physical" – Choreography by Charm La'Donna
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – "Rain on Me" – Choreography by Richy Jackson
Normani – "Motivation" – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
5 Seconds of Summer – "Old Me" – Cinematography by Kieran Fowler
Camila Cabello ft. DaBaby – "My Oh My" – Cinematography by Dave Meyers
Billie Eilish – "all the good girls go to hell" – Cinematography by Christopher Probst
Katy Perry – "Harleys In Hawaii" – Cinematography by Arnau Valls
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – "Rain On Me" – Cinematography by Thomas Kloss (WINNER!)
The Weeknd – "Blinding Lights" – Cinematography by Oliver Millar
BEST DIRECTION
Billie Eilish – "xanny" – Directed by Billie Eilish
Doja Cat – "Say So" – – Directed by Hannah Lux Davis
Dua Lipa – "Don't Start Now" – Directed by Nabil
Harry Styles – "Adore You" – Directed by Dave Meyers
Taylor Swift – "The Man" – Directed by Taylor Swift (WINNER!)
The Weeknd – "Blinding Lights" – Directed by Anton Tammi
BEST EDITING
Halsey – "Graveyard" – Edited by Emilie Aubry, Janne Vartia & Tim Montana
James Blake – "Can't Believe the Way We Flow" – Edited by Frank Lebon
Lizzo – "Good As Hell" – Edited by Russell Santos & Sofia Kerpan
Miley Cyrus – "Mother's Daughter" – Edited by Alexandre Moors, Nuno Xico (WINNER!)
ROSALIìA – "A Paleì" – Edited by Andre Jones
The Weeknd – "Blinding Lights" – Edited by Janne Vartia & Tim Montana
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Billie Eilish – "all the good girls go to hell" – Visual Effects by Drive Studios
Demi Lovato – "I Love Me" – Visual Effects by Hoody FX
Dua Lipa – "Physical" – Visual Effects by EIGHTY4 (WINNER!)
Harry Styles – "Adore You" – Visual Effects by Mathematic
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – "Rain On Me" – Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios
Travis Scott – "HIGHEST IN THE ROOM" – Visual Effects by ARTJAIL, SCISSOR FILMS & FRENDER
SONG OF SUMMER
Blackpink – "How You Like That" (WINNER!)
Cardi B (featuring Megan Thee Stallion) – "WAP"
Miley Cyrus – "Midnight Sky"
DaBaby (featuring Roddy Ricch) – "Rockstar"
DJ Khaled (featuring Drake) – "Popstar"
Doja Cat – "Say So"
Jack Harlow – "Whats Poppin"
Lil Baby (featuring 42 Dugg) – "We Paid"
Dua Lipa – "Break My Heart"
Megan Thee Stallion (featuring Beyoncé) – "Savage (Remix)"
Pop Smoke (featuring 50 Cent and Roddy Ricch) – "The Woo"
Saint Jhn – "Roses"
Saweetie – "Tap In"
Harry Styles – "Watermelon Sugar"
Taylor Swift – "Cardigan"
The Weeknd – "Blinding Lights"