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Who won the VMAs? Full list of 2024 MTV winners by category
MTVs Video Music Awards is over for another year as the likes of Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and Katy Perry get recognition.
Another edition of the MTV Video Music Awards, also known as the VMAs, has come to an end. On the evening of Wednesday, September 11, the UBS Arena in New York hosted the 40th edition of the ceremony that celebrates the best music videos of the year.
The event was hosted by rapper Megan Thee Stallion, and included performances by Anitta, Benson Boone, Camila Cabello, Chappell Roan, Eminem, Halsey, Katy Perry, Karol G, Lenny Kravitz, Rauw Alejandro, and Sabrina Carpenter who kept the audience vibe high throughout.
Regarding the nominations, Taylor Swift led the list with 10 nods. The 34-year-old superstar was followed by Post Malone, with whom she shared credits on Fortnite, earning nine nominations. Sabrina Carpenter, Eminem, and Ariana Grande were also among the most nominated, each receiving six nominations, while SZA and Megan Thee Stallion garnered five.
MTV Video Music Awards 2024: Complete list of VMA winners and honorees
Thanks to her impeccable artistic career, Katy Perry was honored with a special award. The best-selling female artist in Capitol Records’ history received this year’s Video Vanguard Award. As for the other winners, below is the complete list of all the artists who took home a ‘Spaceman’ on Wednesday night.
Main Prizes
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”
- WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Artist of the year
- Ariana Grande
- Bad Bunny
- Eminem
- Sabrina Carpenter
- SZA
- WINNER: Taylor Swift
Song of the year
- Beyoncé – “Texas Hold ‘Em”
- Jack Harlow – “Lovin on Me”
- Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
- WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
- Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
- Teddy Swims – “Lose Control”
Best New Artist
- Benson Boone
- WINNER: Chappell Roan
- Gracie Abrams
- Shaboozey
- Teddy Swims
- Tyla
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 feat. Latto – “Seven”
- Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen - “I Had Some Help”
- WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone - “Fortnight”
Best Pop Video
- Camila Cabello
- Dua Lipa
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Tate McCrae
- WINNER: Taylor Swift
Best Hip-Hop Video
- Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy”
- WINNER: Eminem – “Houdini”
- GloRilla – “Yeah Glo!”
- Gunna – “fukumean”
- Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA”
- Travis Scott feat. Playboi Carti – “FAITH!N”
Best R&B Video
- Alicia Keys – “Lifeline”
- Muni Long – “Made for Me”
- WINNER: SZA – “Snooze”
- Tyla – “Water”
- Usher, Summer Walker, 21 Savage – “Good Good”
- Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”
Best Alternative Video
- WINNER: Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things”
- Bleachers – “Tiny Moves”
- Hozier – “Too Sweet”
- Imagine Dragons – “Eyes Closed”
- Linkin Park – “Friendly Fire”
- Teddy Swims – “Lose Control (Live)”
Best Rock Video
- Bon Jovi – “Legendary”
- Coldplay – “feelslikeimfallinginlove”
- Green Day – “Dilemma”
- Kings of Leon – “Mustang”
- WINNER: Lenny Kravitz – “Human”
- U2 – “Atomic City”
Best Latin Video
- WINNER: Anitta – “A Thousand Times”
- Bad Bunny – “Monaco”
- Karol G – “My Ex Was Right”
- Myke Towers – “LaLa”
- Featherweight & Anitta – “Bellakeo”
- Rauw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky”
- Shakira & Cardi B – “Aiming”
Best Afrobeats
- Ayra Starr ft. Giveon – “Last Heartbreak Song”
- Burna Boy – “City Boys”
- Chris Brown ft. Davido & Lojay – “Sensational”
- Tems – “Love Me JeJe”
- WINNER: Tyla – “Water”
- Usher, Pheelz – “Ruin”
Best K-pop Video
- Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven”
- WINNER: LISA – “Rockstar”
- NCT Dream – “Smoothie”
- NewJeans – “Super Shy”
- Stray Kids – “LALALALA”
- TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Deja vu”
Video for good
- Alexander Stewart – “if only you knew”
- WINNER: Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For (From Barbie)”
- Coldplay – “feelslikeimfallinginlove”
- Joyner Lucas & Jelly Roll – “Best for Me”
- RAYE – “Genesis.”
- Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
Push performance of the year
- Kaliii – “Area Codes”
- GloRilla – “Lick or Sum”
- Benson Boone – “In The Stars”
- Coco Jones – “ICU”
- “On My Mama” – Lovett Music
- Jessie Muurph – “Wild Ones”
- Teddy Swims – “Lose Control”
- Chappell Roan – “Red Wine Supernova”
- Flyana Boss – “yeaaa”
- Laufey – “Goddess”
- WINNER: LE SSERAFIM – “EASY”
- The Warning – “Automatic Sun”
Technical Awards
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”
- WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best Cinematography
- WINNER: Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)”
- Charli XCX – “Von dutch”
- Dua Lipa – “Illusion”
- Olivia Rodrigo – “obsessed”
- Rauw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky”
- Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best editing
- Anitta – “A Thousand Times”
- Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)”
- Eminem – “Houdini”
- LISA – “Rockstar”
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
- WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best Choreography
- Bleachers – “Tiny Moves”
- WINNER: Dua Lipa – “Houdini”
- LISA – “Rockstar”
- Rauw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky”
- Tate McCrae – “Greedy”
- Troye Sivan – “Rush”
Best visual effects
- Ariana Grande – “the boy is mine”
- WINNER: Eminem – “Houdini”
- 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”
- WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA”
- Olivia Rodrigo – “bad idea right?”
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”
- Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”