2021 MTV VMAs: A Complete Winners List
The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards will be held in New York City at Barclays Center on Sept. 12 at 8 p.m.
Check out which one of your favorite artists took home the award:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” — WINNER
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “Popstar” (starring Justin Bieber)
Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Me More”
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits”
The Weeknd – “Save Your Tears”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber — WINNER
Ariana Grande
Doja Cat
Megan Thee Stallion
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
SONG OF THE YEAR
Olivia Rodrigo – “Drivers License” — WINNER
24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior – “Mood”
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave the Door Open”
BTS – “Dynamite”
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
Dua Lipa – “Levitating”
BEST NEW ARTIST
Olivia Rodrigo — WINNER
24kGoldn
Giveon
The Kid LAROI
Polo G
Saweetie
PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Olivia Rodrigo – “Drivers License” — WINNER
Wallows – “Are You Bored Yet?”
Ashnikko – “Daisy”
SAINt JHN – “Gorgeous”
24kGoldn – “Coco”
JC Stewart – “Break My Heart”
Latto – “Sex Lies”
Madison Beer – “Selfish”
The Kid LAROI – “Without You”
Girl in Red “Serotonin”
Fousheé – “my slime”
Jxdn – “Think About Me”
BEST COLLABORATION
Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Me More” — WINNER
24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior – “Mood”
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
Drake ft. Lil Durk – “Laugh Now Cry Later”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches”
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa – “Prisoner”
BEST POP
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches” — WINNER
Ariana Grande – “Positions”
Billie Eilish – “Therefore I Am”
BTS – “Butter”
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Good 4 U”
Shawn Mendes – “Wonder”
Taylor Swift – “Willow”
BEST HIP-HOP
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. – “Franchise” — WINNER
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
Drake ft. Lil Durk – “Laugh Now Cry Later”
Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “On Me (remix)”
Moneybagg Yo – “Said Sum”
Polo G – “RAPSTAR”
BEST ROCK
John Mayer – “Last Train Home” — WINNER
Evanescence – “Use My Voice”
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame”
The Killers – “My Own Soul’s Warning”
Kings Of Leon – “The Bandit”
Lenny Kravitz – “Raise Vibration”
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Machine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear – “My Ex’s Best Friend” — WINNER
Bleachers – “Stop Making This Hurt”
Glass Animals – “Heat Waves”
Imagine Dragons – “Follow You”
Twenty One Pilots – “Shy Away”
Willow ft. Travis Barker – “Transparent Soul”
BEST LATIN
Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA – “Lo Vas A Olvidar” — WINNER
Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez – “Dákiti”
Black Eyed Peas and Shakira – “Girl Like Me”
J. Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy – “Un Dia (One Day)”
Karol G – “Bichota”
Maluma – “Hawái”
BEST R&B
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave the Door Open” — WINNER
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – “Brown Skin Girl”
Chris Brown and Young Thug – “Go Crazy”
Giveon – “Heartbreak Anniversary”
H.E.R. ft. Chris Brown – “Come Through”
SZA – “Good Days”
BEST K-POP
BTS – “Butter”– WINNER
(G)I-DLE – “DUMDi DUMDi”
BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez – “Ice Cream”
Monsta X – “Gambler”
SEVENTEEN – “Ready to love”
TWICE – “Alcohol-Free”
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Billie Eilish – “Your Power” — WINNER
Demi Lovato – “Dancing With the Devil”
H.E.R. – “Fight For You”
Kane Brown – “Worldwide Beautiful”
Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”
Pharrell Williams ft. Jay-Z – “Entrepreneur”
BEST DIRECTION
Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino — WINNER
Billie Eilish – “Your Power” – Directed by: Billie Eilish
DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “Popstar” (starring Justin Bieber) – Directed by: Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X
Taylor Swift – “Willow” – Directed by: Taylor Swift
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A – “Franchise” – Directed by: Travis Scott
Tyler, The Creator – “Lumberjack” – Directed by: Wolf Haley
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – “Brown Skin Girl” – Cinematography by: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, Mohammed Atta Ahmed, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant — WINNER
Billie Eilish – “Therefore I Am” – Cinematography by: Rob Witt
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Cinematography by: Santiago Gonzalez
Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper – “Holy” –Cinematography by: Elias Talbot
Lady Gaga – “911” – Cinematography by: Jeff Cronenweth
Lorde – “Solar Power” – Cinematography by: Andrew Stroud
BEST ART DIRECTION
Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Art Direction by: John Richoux — WINNER
Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer – “Already” – Art Direction by: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Art Direction by: Alison Dominitz
Lady Gaga – “911” – Art Direction by: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus
Saweetie ft. Doja Cat – “Best Friend” – Art Direction by: Art Haynes
Taylor Swift – “willow” – Art Direction by: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Visual Effects by: Mathematic — WINNER
Bella Poarch – “Build a Bitch” – Visual Effects by: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova
Coldplay – “Higher Power” – Visual Effects by: Mathematic
Doja Cat & The Weeknd – “You Right” – Visual Effects by: La Pac, Anthony Lestremau, Julien Missaire, Petr Shkolniy, Alexi Bailla, Micha Sher, Antoine Hache, Mikros MPC, Nicolas Huget, Guillaume Ho Tsong Fang, Benjamin Lenfant, Stephane Pivron, MPC Bangalore, Chanakya Chander, Raju Ganesh, David Rouxel
Glass Animals – “Tangerine” – Visual Effects by: Ronan Fourreau
P!NK – “All I Know So Far” – Visual Effects by: Dave Meyers, Freenjoy Inc
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Choreography by: Paul Roberts — WINNER
Ariana Grande – “34+35” – Choreography by: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson
BTS – “Butter” – Choreography by: Son Sung Deuk with BHM Performance Directing Team
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Choreography by: Natricia Bernard
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Choreography by: Nina McNeely
Marshmello & Halsey – “Be Kind” – Choreography by: Dani Vitale
BEST EDITING
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave the Door Open” – Editing by: Troy Charbonnet — WINNER
BTS – “Butter” – Editing by: Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens
Drake – “What’s Next” – Editing by: Noah Kendal
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Editing by: Claudia Wass
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches” – Editing by: Mark Mayr, Vinnie Hobbs
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa – “Prisoner”
GROUP OF THE YEAR
BTS — WINNER
Blackpink
CNCO
Foo Fighters
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
Silk Sonic
Twenty One Pilots
U.S. GLOBAL ICON AWARD
Foo Fighters
BEST BREAKTHROUGH SONG
Claire Rosinkranz — “Backyard Boy” — WINNER
Masked Wolf: “Astronaut In The Ocean”
Bella Poarch: “Build a B*tch”
Young Baby Tate ft. Flo Milli: “I Am”
Whoheem: “Let’s Link”
SONG OF THE SUMMER
BTS, “Butter” — WINNER
Billie Eilish, “Happier Than Ever”
Camila Cabello, “Don’t Go Yet”
DJ Khaled feat. Lil Baby and Lil Durk, “Every Chance I Get”
Doja Cat, “Need To Know”
Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Giveon, “Heartbreak Anniversary”
Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar and Giveon, “Peaches”
The Kid LAROI with Justin Bieber, “Stay”
Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
Lizzo feat. Cardi B, “Rumors”
Megan Thee Stallion, “Thot Shit”
Normani feat. Cardi B, “Wild Side”
Olivia Rodrigo, “Good 4 U”
Shawn Mendes and Tainy, “Summer Of Love”
