Watch some of the biggest moments from the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards… and see the full winners list below!
Taylor Swift opened the show!
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello finally took the stage together to perform ‘Senorita’.
Fresh off her splitting up with Liam, Miley Cyrus shared her new breakup song.
The Jonas Brothers we’re on the road that night on tour in New Jersey, but shared a performance from the concert live with the VMA crowd
And Missy Elliott’s medley of hits, as she received the Video Vanguard Award
Scroll down past the winners list for even more videos!
2019 VMA Winners
Video Vanguard
WINNER: Missy Elliott
Video of the Year
WINNER: Taylor Swift: “You Need to Calm Down” 21 Savage: “a lot” [ft. J. Cole] Billie Eilish: “bad guy” Ariana Grande: thank u, next” Jonas Brothers: “Sucker” Lil Nas X: “Old Town Road (Remix)” [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus]
Artist of the Year
WINNER: Ariana Grande Cardi B Billie Eilish Halsey Jonas Brothers Shawn Mendes
Song of the Year
WINNER: Lil Nas X: “Old Town Road (Remix)” [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus] Drake: “In My Feelings” Ariana Grande: “thank u, next” Jonas Brothers: “Sucker” Lady Gaga / Bradley Cooper: “Shallow” Taylor Swift: “You Need to Calm Down”
Best New Artist
WINNER: Billie Eilish Ava Max H.E.R. Lil Nas X Lizzo ROSALÍA
Best Collaboration
WINNER: Shawn Mendes / Camila Cabello: “Señorita” Lil Nas X: “Old Town Road (Remix)” [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus] Lady Gaga / Bradley Cooper: “Shallow” Taylor Swift: “ME!” [ft. Brendon Urie] Ed Sheeran / Justin Bieber: “I Don’t Care” BTS: “Boy With Luv” [ft. Halsey]
Push Artist of the Year
WINNER: Billie Eilish Bazzi CNCO H.E.R. Lauv Lizzo
Best Pop
WINNER: Jonas Brothers: “Sucker” 5 Seconds of Summer: “Easier” Cardi B / Bruno Mars: “Please Me” Billie Eilish: “bad guy” Khalid: “Talk” Ariana Grande: “thank u, next” Taylor Swift: “You Need to Calm Down”
Best Hip-Hop
WINNER: Cardi B: “Money” 2 Chainz: “Rule the World”[ft. Ariana Grande] 21 Savage: “a lot” [ft. J. Cole] DJ Khaled: “Higher” [ft. Nipsey Hussle and John Legend] Lil Nas X: “Old Town Road (Remix)” [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus] Travis Scott: “SICKO MODE” [ft. Drake]
Best R&B
WINNER: Normani: “Waves” [ft. 6LACK] Anderson .Paak: “Make It Better” [ft. Smokey Robinson] Childish Gambino: “Feels Like Summer” H.E.R.: “Could’ve Been” [ft. Bryson Tiller] Alicia Keys: “Raise a Man” Ella Mai: “Trip”
Best K-Pop
WINNER: BTS: “Boy With Luv” [ft. Halsey] BLACKPINK: “Kill This Love” Monsta X: “Who Do You Love” [ft. French Montana] TOMORROW X TOGETHER: “Cat & Dog” NCT 127: “Regular” EXO: “Tempo”
Best Latin
WINNER: ROSALÍA / J Balvin: “Con Altura” [ft. El Guincho] Anuel AA / Karol G: “Secreto” Bad Bunny: “MIA” [ft. Drake] benny blanco / Tainy / Selena Gomez / J Balvin: “I Can’t Get Enough” Daddy Yankee: “Con Calma” [ft. Snow] Maluma: “Mala Mía”
Best Dance
WINNER: The Chainsmokers: “Call You Mine” [ft. Bebe Rexha] Clean Bandit: “Solo” [ft. Demi Lovato] DJ Snake: “Taki Taki” [ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B] David Guetta / Bebe Rexha / J Balvin: “Say My Name” Marshmello / Bastille: “Happier” Silk City / Dua Lipa: “Electricity”
Best Rock
WINNER: Panic! At the Disco: “High Hopes” The 1975: “Love It If We Made It” Fall Out Boy: “Bishops Knife Trick” Imagine Dragons: “Natural” Lenny Kravitz: “Low” twenty one pilots: “My Blood”
Video for Good
WINNER: Taylor Swift: “You Need to Calm Down” Halsey: “Nightmare” The Killers: “Land of the Free” Jamie N Commons / Skylar Grey: “Runaway Train” [ft. Gallant] John Legend: “Preach” Lil Dicky: “Earth”
Best Group
WINNER: BTS 5 Seconds of Summer Backstreet Boys BLACKPINK CNCO Jonas Brothers PRETTYMUCH Why Don’t We
Best Power Anthem
WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion: “Hot Girl Summer” [ft. Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign] Ariana Grande: “7 rings” DJ Khaled: “Wish Wish” [ft. Cardi B and 21 Savage] Halsey: “Nightmare” Lizzo: “Tempo” [ft. Missy Elliott] Maren Morris: “Girl” Miley Cyrus: “Mother’s Daughter” Taylor Swift: “You Need To Calm Down”
Song of Summer
WINNER: Ariana Grande and Social House: “Boyfriend” Billie Eilish: “Bad Guy” DaBaby: “Suge” Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber: “I Don’t Care” Jonas Brothers: “Sucker” Khalid: “Talk” Lil Nas X: “Old Town Road (Remix)” [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus] Lil Tecca: “Ransom” Lizzo: “Truth Hurts” Miley Cyrus: “Mother’s Daughter” Post Malone: “Goodbyes” [ft. Young Thug] Rosalía and J Balvin: “Con Altura” [ft. El Guincho] Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello: “Señorita” Taylor Swift: “You Need To Calm Down” The Chainsmokers and Bebe Rexha: “Call You Mine” Young Thug: “The London” [ft. J. Cole and Travis Scott]
Fashion Trailblazer
WINNER: Marc Jacobs
Best Direction
WINNER: Lil Nas X: “Old Town Road (Remix)” [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus] (dir. Calmatic) Billie Eilish: “bad Guy” (dir. Dave Meyers) FKA twigs: “Cellophane” (dir. Andrew Thomas Huang) Ariana Grande: “thank u, next” (dir. Hannah Lux Davis) LSD: “No New Friends” (dir. Dano Cerny) Taylor Swift: “You Need to Calm Down” (dir. Drew Kirsch and Taylor Swift)
Best Visual Effects
WINNER: Taylor Swift: “ME!” [ft. Brendon Urie] (visual effects: Loris Paillier & Lucas Salton for BUF VFX) Billie Eilish: “when the party’s over” (visual effects: Ryan Ross, Andres Jaramillo) FKA twigs: “Cellophane” (visual effects: Matt Chandler, Fabio Zaveti for Analog) Ariana Grande: “God is a woman” (visual effects: Fabrice Lagayette, Kristina Prilukova & Rebecca Rice for Mathematic) DJ Khaled: “Just Us” [ft. SZA] (visual effects: Sergii Mashevskyi) LSD: “No New Friends” (visual effects: Ethan Chancer)
Best Editing
WINNER: Billie Eilish: “bad guy” (editing: Billie Eilish) Anderson .Paak: “Tints” [ft. Kendrick Lamar] (editing: Elias Talbot) Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” (editing: Calmatic) Ariana Grande: “7 rings” (editing: Hannah Lux Davis & Taylor Walsh) Solange: “Almeda” (editing: Solange Knowles, Vinnie Hobbs, Jonathon Proctor) Taylor Swift: “You Need to Calm Down” (editing: Jarrett Fijal)
Best Art Direction
WINNER: Ariana Grande: “7 rings” (art direction: John Richoux) BTS: “Boy With Luv” [ft. Halsey] (art direction: JinSil Park, BoNa Kim (MU:E)) Lil Nas X: “Old Town Road (Remix)” [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus] (art direction: Itaru Dela Vegas) Shawn Mendes / Camila Cabello: “Señorita” (art direction: Tatiana Van Sauter) Taylor Swift: “You Need to Calm Down” (art direction: Brittany Porter) Kanye West / Lil Pump: “I Love It” [ft. Adele Givens] (art direction: Tino Schaedler)
Best Choreography
WINNER: ROSALÍA / J Balvin: “Con Altura” [ft. El Guincho] (choreography: Charm La’Donna) FKA twigs: “Cellophane” (choreography: Kelly Yvonne) LSD: “No New Friends” (choreography: Ryan Heffington) Shawn Mendes / Camila Cabello: “Señorita” (choreography: Calvit Hodge, Sara Biv) Solange: “Almeda” (choreography: Maya Taylor, Solange Knowles) BTS: “Boy With Luv” [ft. Halsey] (choreography: Rie Hata)
Best Cinematography
WINNER: Shawn Mendes / Camila Cabello: “Señorita” (cinematography: Scott Cunningham) Anderson .Paak: “Tints” [ft. Kendrick Lamar] (cinematography: Elias Talbot) Billie Eilish: “hostage” (cinematography: Pau Castejon) Ariana Grande: “thank u, next” (cinematography: Christopher Probst) Solange: “Almeda” (cinematography: Chayse Irvin, Ryan Marie Helfant, Justin Hamilton) Taylor Swift: “ME!” [ft. Brendon Urie] (cinematography: Starr Whitesides)
Check out more moments from the VMAs!
VMA Fashion Detail Cam
PEOPLE: Live from the VMA Red Carpet
Now This VMA Red Carpet Arrivals
Jonas Brothers Interview
Taylor Swift Interview
CNCO Interview
ASAP Ferg on his collab with Big Sean
Queen Latifah, Fetty Wap, Naughty By Nature
CNCO
Big Sean / ASAP Ferg
Normani
JBalvin/Bad Bunny
Rosalia / Ozuna
Lil Nas X