Megan Thee Stallion served as host of the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards held at the UBS Arena in Long Island, NY.
Taylor Swift had a very BIG night taking home seven awards, including the night’s biggest Moonman, Video of the Year, for her collaboration featuring Post Malone, “Fortnight,” tying for her for most overall wins.
Some highlights of the night included Eminem kicking off the show with “Houdini” and “Somebody Save Me” featuring Jelly Roll who was prominently featured on video screens. “Houdini” won for Best Hip-Hop making Eminem the most solo male artist with (15) wins.
Katy Perry received the Video Vanguard Award, performing a medley of hits spanning her career: “Roar,” “E.T.,” “California Gurls,” “Teenage Dream,” “I Kissed a Girl,” “Firework,” and her latest single, “Lifetimes.”
LL Cool J celebrated 40 years of Def Jam Recordings with Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav and Chuck D and a medley of LL hits. The night also revisited and featured many memorable VMA moments from the past four decades of shows.
WINNERS IN EACH CATEGORY BELOW:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift
SONG OF THE YEAR
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
BEST NEW ARTIST
Chappell Roan
MTV PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
June 2024: LE SSERAFIM – “EASY”
BEST COLLABORATION
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
BEST POP
Taylor Swift
BEST HIP-HOP
Eminem – “Houdini”
BEST R&B
SZA – “Snooze”
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things”
BEST ROCK
Lenny Kravitz – “Human”
BEST LATIN
Anitta – “Mil Veces”
BEST AFROBEATS
Tyla – “Water”
BEST K-POP
LISA – “Rockstar”
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For (From The Motion Picture “Barbie”)”
BEST DIRECTION
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Anatol Trofimov for Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)”
BEST EDITING
Chancler Haynes for Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Charm La’Donna for Dua Lipa – “Houdini”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Synapse Virtual Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic, Flawless Post for Eminem – “Houdini”
BEST ART DIRECTION
Brittany Porter for Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA”
SOCIAL CATEGORIES:
BEST TRENDING VIDEO
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Yuki Chiba – “Mamushi”
BEST GROUP
SEVENTEEN
SONG OF THE SUMMER
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
VMAs MOST ICONIC PERFORMANCE (+VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD WINNER)
Katy Perry – “Roar”
For video highlights and all things VMAs visit mtv.com