VIDEO OF THE YEAR
(Presented by Burger King)
Ariana Grande – "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)"
Billie Eilish – "Lunch"
Doja Cat – "Paint the Town Red"
Eminem – "Houdini"
SZA – "Snooze"
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – "Fortnight" - WINNER
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande
Bad Bunny
Eminem
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Taylor Swift - WINNER
SONG OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé – "Texas Hold 'Em"
Jack Harlow – "Lovin on Me"
Kendrick Lamar – "Not Like Us"
Sabrina Carpenter – "Espresso" - WINNER
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – "Fortnight"
Teddy Swims – "Lose Control"
BEST NEW ARTIST
Benson Boone
Chappell Roan - WINNER
Gracie Abrams
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Tyla
PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
August 2023: Kaliii – "Area Codes"
September 2023: GloRilla – "Lick or Sum"
October 2023: Benson Boone – "In The Stars"
November 2023: Coco Jones – "ICU"
December 2023: Victoria Monét – "On My Mama"
January 2024: Jessie Murph – "Wild Ones"
February 2024: Teddy Swims – "Lose Control"
March 2024: Chappell Roan – "Red Wine Supernova"
April 2024: Flyana Boss – "Yeaaa"
May 2024: Laufey – "Goddess"
June 2024: Le Sserafim – "Easy" - WINNER
July 2024: The Warning – "Automatic Sun"
BEST COLLABORATION
Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA – "Rich Baby Daddy"
GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion – "Wanna Be"
Jessie Murph featuring Jelly Roll – "Wild Ones"
Jungkook featuring Latto – "Seven"
Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen – "I Had Some Help"
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – "Fortnight" - WINNER
BEST POP
Camila Cabello
Dua Lipa
Olivia Rodrigo
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift - WINNER
BEST HIP-HOP
Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA – "Rich Baby Daddy"
Eminem – "Houdini" - WINNER
GloRilla – "Yeah Glo!"
Gunna – "FukUMean"
Megan Thee Stallion – "Boa"
Travis Scott featuring Playboi Carti – "Fe!n"
BEST R&B
Alicia Keys – "Lifeline"
Muni Long – "Made for Me"
SZA – "Snooze" - WINNER
Tyla – "Water"
Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage – "Good Good"
Victoria Monét – "On My Mama"
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Benson Boone – "Beautiful Things" - WINNER
Bleachers – "Tiny Moves"
Hozier – "Too Sweet"
Imagine Dragons – "Eyes Closed"
Linkin Park – "Friendly Fire"
Teddy Swims – "Lose Control (Live)"
BEST ROCK
Bon Jovi – "Legendary"
Coldplay – "Feelslikeimfallinginlove"
Green Day – "Dilemma"
Kings of Leon – "Mustang"
Lenny Kravitz – "Human" - WINNER
U2 – "Atomic City"
BEST LATIN
Anitta – "Mil Veces" - WINNER
Bad Bunny – "Monaco"
Karol G – "Mi Ex Tenía Razón"
Myke Towers – "Lala"
Peso Pluma and Anitta – "Bellakeo"
Rauw Alejandro – "Touching The Sky"
Shakira and Cardi B – "Puntería"
BEST K-POP
Jungkook featuring Latto – "Seven"
Lisa – "Rockstar" - WINNER
NCT Dream – "Smoothie"
NewJeans – "Super Shy"
Stray Kids – "Lalalala"
Tomorrow X Together – "Deja Vu"
BEST AFROBEATS
Ayra Starr featuring Giveon – "Last Heartbreak Song"
Burna Boy – "City Boys"
Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay – "Sensational"
Tems – "Love Me JeJe"
Tyla – "Water" - WINNER
Usher and Pheelz – "Ruin”
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Alexander Stewart – "if only you knew"
Billie Eilish – "What Was I Made For?" - WINNER
Coldplay – "Feelslikeimfallinginlove"
Joyner Lucas and Jelly Roll – "Best for Me"
RAYE – "Genesis"
Tyler Childers – "In Your Love”
BEST GROUP
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
NCT Dream
NewJeans
NSYNC
Seventeen - WINNER
Tomorrow X Together
Twenty One Pilots
SONG OF SUMMER
(Presented by Hilton)
Ariana Grande – "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)"
Benson Boone – "Beautiful Things"
Billie Eilish – "Birds of a Feather"
Chappell Roan – "Good Luck, Babe!"
Charli XCX and Billie Eilish – "Guess featuring Billie Eilish"
Eminem – "Houdini"
Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar – "Like That"
GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion – "Wanna Be"
Hozier – "Too Sweet"
Kendrick Lamar – "Not Like Us"
Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen – "I Had Some Help"
Sabrina Carpenter – "Please Please Please"
Shaboozey – "A Bar Song (Tipsy)"
SZA – "Saturn"
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – "Fortnight" - WINNER
Tommy Richman – "Million Dollar Baby"
VMAS MOST ICONIC PERFORMANCE
Beyoncé – "Love on Top" (2011)
Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Madonna and Missy Elliott – "Like a Virgin" and "Hollywood" (2003)
Eminem – "The Real Slim Shady" and "The Way I Am" (2000)
Katy Perry – "Roar" (2013, live from Empire-Fulton Ferry Park) - WINNER
Lady Gaga – "Paparazzi" (2009)
Madonna – "Like a Virgin" (1984)
Taylor Swift – "You Belong with Me" (2009)
BEST TRENDING VIDEO
Beyoncé – "Texas Hold 'Em"
Camila Cabello featuring Playboi Carti – "I Luv It"
Chappell Roan – "Hot to Go!"
Charli XCX – "Apple"
Megan Thee Stallion featuring Yuki Chiba – "Mamushi" - WINNER
Tinashe – "Nasty"
Technical Awards
BEST DIRECTION
Ariana Grande – "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" –(Directed by Christian Breslauer)
Bleachers – "Tiny Moves" (Directed by Alex Lockett and Margaret Qualley)
Eminem – "Houdini" (Directed by Rich Lee)
Megan Thee Stallion – "Boa" (Directed by Daniel Iglesias Jr.)
Sabrina Carpenter – "Please Please Please" (Directed by Bardia Zeinali)
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – "Fortnight" (Directed by Taylor Swift) - WINNER
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ariana Grande – "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" – (Cinematography by Anatol Trofimov) - WINNER
Charli XCX – "Von Dutch" (Cinematography by Jeff Bierman)
Dua Lipa – "Illusion" (Cinematography by Nikita Kuzmenko)
Olivia Rodrigo – "Obsessed" (Cinematography by Marz Miller)
Rauw Alejandro – "Touching the Sky" (Cinematography by Camilo Monsalve)
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – "Fortnight" (Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ariana Grande – "The Boy Is Mine" (Visual Effects by Digital Axis)
Eminem – "Houdini" (Visual Effects by Synapse Virtual Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic and Flawless Post) - WINNER
Justin Timberlake – "Selfish" (Visual Effects by Max Colt and FRENDER)
Megan Thee Stallion – "Boa" (Visual Effects by Mathematic)
Olivia Rodrigo – "Get Him Back!" (Visual Effects by Uppercut, John Geehreng, Steve Cokonis, Mitch Gardiner, Chelsea Pistono, John Ashby, Alice Cen, Ernie Armitage, Georgina Poushkine, Cooper Vacheron, Preston Mohr, Karen Arakelian and Justin Johnson)
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – "Fortnight" (Visual Effects by Parliament)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Bleachers – "Tiny Moves" (Choreography by Margaret Qualley)
Dua Lipa – "Houdini" (Choreography by Charm La'Donna) - WINNER
Lisa – "Rockstar" (Choreography by Sean Bankhead)
Rauw Alejandro – "Touching the Sky" (Choreography by Felix 'Fefe' Burgos)
Tate McRae – "Greedy" (Choreography by Sean Bankhead)
Troye Sivan – "Rush" (Choreography by Sergio Reis)
BEST ART DIRECTION
Charli XCX – "360" (Art Direction by Grace Surnow)
Lisa – "Rockstar" (Art Direction by Pongsan Thawatwichian)
Megan Thee Stallion – "Boa" (Art Direction by Brittany Porter) - WINNER
Olivia Rodrigo – "Bad Idea Right?" (Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins)
Sabrina Carpenter – "Please Please Please" (Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins)
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – "Fortnight" (Art Direction by Ethan Tobman)
BEST EDITING
Anitta – "Mil Veces" (Editing by Nick Yumul)
Ariana Grande – "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" – (Editing by Luis Caraza Peimbert)
Eminem – "Houdini" (Editing by David Checel)
Lisa – "Rockstar" (Editing by Nik Kohler)
Sabrina Carpenter – "Espresso" (Editing by Jai Shukla)
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – "Fortnight" (Editing by Chancler Haynes) - WINNER
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
Katy Perry
