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Heading into the night, Taylor Swift led the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards with 12 nominations, closely followed by her “Fortnight” collaborator Post Malone with 11. By the end of it, both emerged as the top winners. Swift took home seven awards, while Post won five, including their top honor of the night when “Fortnight” was named Video of the Year.
The 2024 VMAs featured 29 first-time nominees, many of whom received multiple nominations, such as Sabrina Carpenter, Teddy Swims, Benson Boone, Tyla, Chappell Roan, Jelly Roll, Sexxy Red, Victoria Monét, Jessie Murph, and Rauw Alejandro. Other notable artists receiving their first nominations included Morgan Wallen, Burna Boy, Coco Jones, Gracie Abrams, Gunna, Playboi Carti, Raye, and Tyler Childers.
See the full list of winners below.
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 GrandeBad BunnyEminemSabrina CarpenterSZA
WINNER: Taylor Swift
Song of the Year
Beyoncé – “Texas Hold ‘Em”Jack Harlow – “Lovin on Me”Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”Teddy Swims – “Lose Control”
WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
Best New Artist
Benson BooneGracie AbramsShaboozeyTeddy SwimsTyla
WINNER: Chappell Roan
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 ft. Latto – “Seven”Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help”
WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best Pop
Camila CabelloDua LipaOlivia RodrigoSabrina CarpenterTate McRae
WINNER: Taylor Swift
Best Hip-Hop
Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy “GloRilla – “Yeah Glo!”Gunna – “fukumean”Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA”Travis Scott ft. Playboi Carti – “FE!N”
WINNER: Eminem – “Houdini”
Best R&B
Alicia Keys – “Lifeline”Muni Long – “Made For Me”Tyla – “Water”Usher, Summer Walker, 21 Savage – “Good Good”Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”
WINNER: SZA – “Snooze”
Best Alternative
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves”Hozier – “Too Sweet”Imagine Dragons – “Eyes Closed”Linkin Park – “Friendly Fire”Teddy Swims – “Lose Control (Live)”
WINNER: Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things”
Best Rock
Bon Jovi – “Legendary”Coldplay – “Feelslikeimfallinginlove”Green Day – “Dilemma”Kings of Leon – “Mustang”U2 – “Atomic City”
WINNER: Lenny Kravitz – “Human”
Best Latin
Bad Bunny – “Monaco”Karol G – “Mi Ex Tenía Razón”Myke Towers – “Lala”Peso Pluma & Anitta – “Bellakeo”Rauw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky”Shakira & Cardi B – “Puntería”
WINNER: Anitta – “Mil Veces”
Best Afro-beats
Ayra Starr ft. Giveon – “Last Heartbreak Song”Burna Boy – “City Boys”Chris Brown ft. Davido & Lojay – “Sensational”Tems – “Love Me JeJe”Usher, Pheelz – “Ruin”
WINNER: Tyla – “Water”
Best K-Pop
Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven”NCT Dream – “Smoothie”NewJeans – “Super Shy”Stray Kids – “LALALALA”TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Deja vu”
WINNER: Lisa – “Rockstar”
Video for Good
Alexander Stewart – “if you only knew”Coldplay – “Feelslikeimfallinginlove”Joyner Lucas & Jelly Roll – “Best For Me”RAYE – “Genesis”Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
WINNER: Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For (From the Motion Picture Barbie)”
Best Direction
Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” – Directed byChristian BreslauerBleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Directed by Alex Lockett & Margaret QualleyEminem – “Houdini” – Directed by Rich LeeMegan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Directed by Daniel Iglesias Jr.Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Directed by Bardia Zeinali
WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Directed by Taylor Swift
Best Cinematography
Charli XCX – “Von dutch” – Cinematography by Jeff BiermanDua Lipa – “Illusion” – Cinematography by Nikita KuzmenkoOlivia Rodrigo – “obsessed” – Cinematography by Marz MillerRauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” – Cinematography by Camilo MonsalveTaylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Cinematography by RodrigoPrieto
WINNER: Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” – Cinematography by Anatol Trofimov
Best Editing
Anitta – “Mil Veces” – Editing by Nick YumulAriana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” – Editing by Luis Caraza PeimbertEminem – “Houdini” – Editing by David ChecelLISA – “Rockstar” – Editing by Nik KohlerSabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” – Editing by Jai Shukla
WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Editing by Chancler Haynes
Best Choreography
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Choreography by Margaret QualleyLISA – “Rockstar” – Choreography by Sean BankheadRauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” – Choreography by Felix ‘Fefe’ BurgosTate McRae – “Greedy” – Choreography by Sean BankheadTroye Sivan – “Rush” – Choreography by Sergio Reis, Mauro Van De Kerkhof
WINNER: Dua Lipa – “Houdini” – Choreography by Charm La’Donna
Best Visual Effects
Ariana Grande – “The Boy Is Mine” – Visual Effects by Digital AxisJustin Timberlake – “Selfish” – Visual Effects by Candice DragonasMegan Thee Stallion – “Boa” – Visual Effects by MathematicOlivia Rodrigo – “Get Him Back!” – Visual Effects by Cooper Vacheron, Preston Mohr, Karen Arakelian, Justin JohnsonTaylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Parliament
WINNER: Eminem – “Houdini” – Visual Effects by Synapse Virtual Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic, Flawless Post
Best Art Direction
Charli XCX – “360” – Art Direction by Grace SurnowLisa – “Rockstar” – Art Direction by Pongsan ThawatwichianOlivia Rodrigo – “Bad Idea Right?” – Art Direction by Nicholas des JardinsSabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins
WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion – “Boa” – Art Direction by Brittany Porter
Best Trending Video
Beyoncé – “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM”Camila Cabello ft. Playboi Carti – “I LUV IT”Chappell Roan – “HOT TO GO!”Charli XCX – “Apple”Tinashe – “Nasty”
WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion ft. Yuki Chiba – “Mamushi”
Best Group
*NSYNCColdplayImagine DragonsNCT DreamNewJeansTOMORROW X TOGETHERTwenty One Pilots
WINNER: SEVENTEEN
Songs of the Summer
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 & Billie Eilish – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”Eminem – “Houdini”Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – “Like That”GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be”Hozier – “Too Sweet”Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help”Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”SZA – “Saturn”Tommy Richman – “MILLION DOLLAR BABY”
WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
VMAs Most Iconic Performance
Beyoncé – “Love on Top”Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Missy Elliott – “Like a Virgin” & “Hollywood”Eminem – “Real Slim Shady” & “The Way I Am”Lady Gaga – “Paparazzi”Madonna – “Like a Virgin”Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”
WINNER: Katy Perry – “Roar”
