Last night’s VMAs were so wild that I don’t even know where to begin! Let’s start with their iconic 50th anniversary of Hip Hop tribute, starring Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, LL Cool J, and many more.
Speculations were (kind of) right about *NSYNC reuniting at the VMAs. They did so to present the Best Pop Award to (spoiler alert) Taylor Swift. Taylor was the biggest winner of the night, taking home 9 awards out of 11 nominations!
Shakira took home the Video Vanguard award, making her the first South American artist to ever receive that honor! Naturally, this came with an amazing performance of a medley of her classics.
Not only did Diddy get the VMA Global Icon award, but he also got to perform with this son (and #HotShow alumni) King Combs!
https://youtu.be/OGJrOFCUaiY?si=m7v1yEpY58SKnKov
What a night! Last but not least, here is the full list of winners:
Video of the Year -Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Song of the Year – Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Artist of the Year – Taylor Swift
Best New Artist – Ice Spice
Push Performance of the Year – TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride”
Best Collaboration – KAROL G, Shakira – “TQG”
Best Pop – Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Best Hip-Hop – Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
Best R&B – SZA – “Shirt”
Best Alternative – Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace”
Best Rock – Måneskin – “THE LONELIEST”
Best Latin – Anitta – “Funk Rave”
Best K-Pop – Stray Kids – “S-Class”
Best Afrobeats – Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
Video for Good – Dove Cameron – “Breakfast”
Best Direction – Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” (Directed by Taylor Swift)
Show of the Summer – Taylor Swift
Group of the Year – BLACKPINK
Album of the Year – Taylor Swift – Midnights
Song of the Summer – Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven”
Best Direction – Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” (Directed by Taylor Swift)
Best Cinematography – Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” (Cinematography by Rina Yang)
Best Visual Effects – Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” (Visual Effects by Parliament)
Best Choreography – BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” (Choreography by Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX))
Best Art Direction – Doja Cat – “Attention” (Art Direction by Spencer Graves)
Best Editing – Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” (Edited by Sofia Kerpan and David Checel)
