MTV VMAs 2022: See the Full Winners List

    The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey last night (August 28). The event, which was hosted by LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, and Jack Harlow, featured performances from Nicki Minaj, Bad Bunny, Anitta, Lizzo, Blackpink, Harlow, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flo Milli, Eminem and Snoop Dogg, Maneskin, and more. Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X, and Jack Harlow lead the night’s nominations with seven each, followed by Doja Cat and Harry Styles with six nominations. Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift, the Weeknd, and Ed Sheeran were tied with five nominations. Check out the full list of winners below.

    Video of the Year

    Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow – Industry Baby
    Doja Cat – Woman
    Drake Featuring Future & Young Thug – Way 2 Sexy
    Ed Sheeran – Shivers
    Harry Styles – As It Was
    Olivia Rodrigo – Brutal
    WINNER: Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)

    Best New Artist

    Baby Keem
    WINNER: Dove Cameron
    Gayle
    Latto
    Måneskin
    Seventeen

    Best Rock

    Foo Fighters – Love Dies Young
    Jack White – Taking Me Back
    Muse – Won’t Stand Down
    WINNER: Red Hot Chili Peppers – Black Summer
    Shinedown – Planet Zero
    Three Days Grace – So Called Life

    Artist of the Year

    WINNER: Bad Bunny
    Drake
    Ed Sheeran
    Harry Styles
    Jack Harlow
    Lil Nas X
    Lizzo

    Song of Summer

    Bad Bunny and Chencho Corleone – Me Porto Bonito
    Beyonce – Break My Soul
    Kane Brown – Grand
    Doja Cat – Vegas
    Future featuring Drake and Tems – Wait for U
    WINNER: Jack Harlow – First Class
    Steve Lacy – Bad Habit
    Latto and Mariah Carey featuring DJ Khaled – Big Energy (Remix)
    Lizzo – About Damn Time
    Post Malone featuring Doja Cat – I Like You (A Happier Song)
    Marshmello and Khalid – Numb
    Nicki Minaj – Super Freaky Girl
    Charlie Puth featuring Jungkook of BTS Left and Right
    Rosalía – Bizcochito
    Harry Styles – Late Night Talking
    Nicky Youre and dazy – Sunroof

    Best Hip-Hop

    Eminem & Snoop Dogg – From the D 2 the LBC
    Future Featuring Drake & Tems – Wait for U
    Kendrick Lamar – N95
    Latto – Big Energy
    WINNER: Nicki Minaj Featuring Lil Baby – Do We Have a Problem?
    Pusha T – Diet Coke

    Best Latin

    WINNER: Anitta – Envolver
    Bad Bunny – Tití Me Preguntó
    Becky G & Karol G – Mamiii
    Daddy Yankee – REMIX
    Farruko – Pepas
    J Balvin & Skrillex – In da Getto

    Video for Good

    Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5
    Latto – P*ssy
    WINNER: Lizzo – About Damn Time
    Rina Sawayama – This Hell
    Stromae – Fils de joie

    Best K-Pop

    BTS – Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)
    Itzy – Loco
    WINNER: Lisa – Lalisa
    Seventeen – Hot
    Stray Kids – Maniac
    Twice – The Feels

    Album of the Year

    Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti
    Billie Eilish – Happier than Ever
    Drake – Certified Lover Boy
    Adele – 30
    WINNER: Harry Styles – Harry’s House

    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
    WINNER: Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)

    Best Collaboration

    Drake Featuring Future & Young Thug – Way 2 Sexy
    Elton John & Dua Lipa – Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)
    WINNER: Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow – Industry Baby
    Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – Sweetest Pie
    Post Malone & The Weeknd – One Right Now
    Rosalía Featuring The Weeknd – La Fama
    The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – Stay

    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
    WINNER: December 2021: Seventeen – Rock With You
    January 2021: Mae Muller – Better Days
    February 2022: Gayle – ABCDEFU
    March 2022: Shenseea – 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 Metaverse Performance

    WINNER: Blackpink the Virtual – PUBG
    BTS – Minecraft
    Charli XCX – Roblox
    Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience – Wave
    Rift Tour Featuring Ariana Grande – Fortnite
    Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience – Roblox

    Best Alternative

    Avril Lavigne Featuring Blackbear – Love It When You Hate Me
    Imagine Dragons & J.I.D – Enemy
    Machine Gun Kelly Featuring Willow – Emo Girl
    WINNER: Måneskin – I Wanna Be Your Slave
    Panic! at the Disco – Viva las Vengeance
    Twenty One Pilots – Saturday
    Willow & Avril Lavigne Featuring Travis Barker – Grow

    Song of the Year

    Adele – Easy on Me
    WINNER: 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 Pop

    Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
    Doja Cat – Woman
    Ed Sheeran – Shivers
    WINNER: Harry Styles – As It Was
    Lizzo – About Damn Time
    Olivia Rodrigo – Traitor

    Best R&B

    Alicia Keys – City of Gods (Part II)
    Chlöe – Have Mercy
    H.E.R. – For Anyone
    Normani Featuring Cardi B – Wild Side
    Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B – No Love (Extended Version)
    WINNER: The Weeknd – Out Of Time

    Best Group

    Blackpink
    WINNER: BTS
    City Girls
    Foo Fighters
    Imagine Dragons
    Måneskin
    Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Silk Sonic

    Cinematography

    Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – family ties
    Camila Cabello feat. Ed Sheeran – Bam Bam
    WINNER: Harry Styles – As It Was
    Kendrick Lamar – N95
    Normani feat. 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
    WINNER: 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 Featuring Future & Young Thug – Way 2 Sexy
    Kacey Musgraves – Simple Times
    WINNER: Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow – Industry Baby
    Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – Sweetest Pie

    Best Visual Effects

    Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
    Coldplay & BTS – My Universe
    Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5
    WINNER: 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
    WINNER: Doja Cat – Woman
    FKA twigs Featuring The Weeknd – Tears in the Club
    Harry Styles – As It Was
    Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow – Industry Baby
    Normani Featuring Cardi B – Wild Side

    Best Editing

    Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties
    Doja Cat – Get Into It (Yuh)
    Olivia Rodrigo – Brutal
    WINNER: Rosalía – Saoko
    Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
    The Weeknd – Take My Breath

    Konstantinos Pappis
    Konstantinos Pappis
    Konstantinos Pappis is a writer, journalist, and music editor at Our Culture. His work has also appeared in Pitchfork, GIGsoup, and other publications. He currently lives in Athens, Greece.

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