2022 MTV Video Music Awards: See the complete winners list

NEWARK, N.J. — The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards descended upon the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sunday with Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award winner Nicki Minaj hosting.

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Meanwhile, the Red Hot Chili Peppers were honored with the Global Icon Award, according to Variety.

Kendrick Lamar, Jack Harlow and Lil Nas X led the nominations entering the ceremony with seven nods each, while Doja Cat and Harry Styles followed closely behind with six nominations each. Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd each entered the night with five nods apiece, Deaadline reported.

See the complete list of categories and nominees below with winners noted in bold italics.

Video of the Year

Doja Cat – “Woman”
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby”
Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal”
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)” - WINNER

Artist of the Year

Bad Bunny - WINNER
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
Jack Harlow
Lil Nas X
Lizzo

Best Album

Adele – 30
Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
Drake – Certified Lover Boy
Harry Styles – Harry’s House - WINNER

Song of the Year

Adele – “Easy on Me”
Doja Cat – “Woman”'
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” - WINNER
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “Stay”

Best New Artist

Baby Keem
Dove Cameron - WINNER
GAYLE
Latto
Måneskin
Seventeen

Best Song of the Summer

Bad Bunny and Chencho Corleone – “Me Porto Bonito”
Kane Brown – “Grand”
Beyoncé – “Break My Soul”
Doja Cat – “Vegas”
Future (featuring Drake and Tems) – “Wait for U”
Jack Harlow – “First Class” - WINNER
Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit”
Latto and Mariah Carey (featuring DJ Khaled) – “Big Energy (Remix)”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
Marshmello and Khalid – “Numb”
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
Post Malone (featuring Doja Cat) – “I Like You (A Happier Song)”
Charlie Puth (featuring Jungkook) – “Left and Right”
Rosalía – “Bizcochito”
Harry Styles – “Late Night Talking”
Nicky Youre and dazy – “Sunroof”

Push Performance of the Year

September 2021: Griff – “One Night”
October 2021: Remi Wolf – “Sexy Villain”
November 2021: Nessa Barrett – “i hope ur miserable until ur dead”
December 2021: SEVENTEEN – “Rock With You” - WINNER
January 2021: Mae Muller – “Better Days”
February 2022: GAYLE – “abcdefu”
March 2022: Sheneesa – “R U That”
April 2022: Omar Apollo – “Tamagotchi”
May 2022: Wet Leg – “Chaise Longue”
June 2022: Muni Long – “Baby Boo”
July 2022: Doechii – “Persuasive”

Best Collaboration

Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” - WINNER
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”
Post Malone & The Weeknd – “One Right Now”
ROSALÍA ft. The Weeknd – “LA FAMA”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY”

Best Pop

Doja Cat – “Woman”
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
Olivia Rodrigo – “traitor”
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers”
Harry Styles – “As It Was” - WINNER

Best Hip-Hop

Eminem & Snoop Dogg – “From The D 2 The LBC”
Future ft. Drake, Tems – “WAIT FOR U”
Kendrick Lamar – “N95″
Latto – “Big Energy”
Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby – “Do We Have A Problem?” - WINNER
Pusha T – “Diet Coke”

Best Rock

Foo Fighters – “Love Dies Young”
Jack White – “Taking Me Back”
Muse – “Won’t Stand Down”
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Black Summer” - WINNER
Shinedown – “Planet Zero”
Three Days Grace – “So Called Life”

Best Alternative

Avril Lavigne ft. blackbear – “Love It When You Hate Me”
Imagine Dragons x JID – “Enemy”
Machine Gun Kelly ft. WILLOW – “emo girl”
Måneskin – “I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE” - WINNER
Panic! At The Disco – “Viva Las Vengeance”
Twenty One Pilots – “Saturday”
WILLOW, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker – “G R O W”

Best Latin

Anitta – “Envolver” - WINNER
Bad Bunny – “Tití Me Preguntó”
Becky G X KAROL G – “MAMIII”
Daddy Yankee – “REMIX”
Farruko – “Pepas”
J Balvin & Skrillex – “In Da Getto”

Best R&B

Chlöe – “Have Mercy”
H.E.R. – “For Anyone”
Alicia Keys – “City of Gods (Part II)”
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side”
Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B – “No Love (Extended Version)”
The Weeknd – “Out Of Time” - WINNER

Best K-Pop

BTS – “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)”
ITZY – “LOCO”
LISA – “LALISA” - WINNER
SEVENTEEN – “HOT”
Stray Kids – “MANIAC”
TWICE – “The Feels”

Video for Good

Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5″
Latto – “Pussy”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time” - WINNER
Rina Sawayama – “This Hell”
Stromae – “Fils de joie”

Best Metaverse Performance

BLACKPINK The Virtual | PUBG - WINNER
BTS | Minecraft
Charli XCX | Roblox
Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave
Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite
Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox

Best Longform Video

Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles”
Foo Fighters – “Studio 666″
Kacey Musgraves – “star-crossed”
Madonna – “Madame X”
Olivia Rodrigo – “driving home 2 u”
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)” - WINNER

Best Cinematography

Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties”
Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran – “Bam Bam”
Kendrick Lamar – “N95″
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side”
Harry Styles – “As It Was” - WINNER
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)”

Best Direction

Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties”
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)” - WINNER

Best Art Direction

Adele – “Oh My God”
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)”
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” - WINNER
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”
Kacey Musgraves – “simple times”

Best Visual Effects

Coldplay X BTS – “My Universe”
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5″
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” - WINNER
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY”

Best Choreography

BTS – “Permission to Dance”
Doja Cat – “Woman” - WINNER
FKA twigs ft. The Weeknd – “Tears In The Club”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”

Best Editing

Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties”
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)”
Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal”
ROSALÍA – “SAOKO” - WINNER
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)”
The Weeknd – “Take My Breath”

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2022 MTV Video Music Awards red-carpet arrivals Taylor Swift attends the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Center on August 28, 2022, in Newark, New Jersey. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for MTV/Paramount Global)