Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish win big at the MTV VMA Awards 2019

Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish win big at the MTV VMA Awards 2019

Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish were among the big winners at the MTV VMA Awards 2019 last night (August 26).

The ceremony was hosted by comedian Sebastian Maniscalco and took place at Newark's Prudential Center. Swift, Grande and Eilish each claimed three awards.

Swift scored the Video Of the Year and Video For Good Awards for You Need To Calm Down, as well as Best Visual Effects for Me!. Grande won Artist Of The Year as well as Song Of The Summer for Boyfriend and Best Art Direction for 7 Rings. Eilish scored Best New Artist, Push Artist Of The Year and Best Editing for the Bad Guy video.

Elsewhere, hip-hop legend Missy Elliott accepted the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus scooped Song Of The Year for the Old Town Road (Remix) and Cardi B claimed Best Hip Hop.

Performers on the night included Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Normani and Miley Cyrus.

You can see the full list of winners below:

VIDEO VANGUARD
Missy Elliott

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande – Republic Records

SONG OF THE YEAR
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records

BEST NEW ARTIST
Billie Eilish – Darkroom/Interscope Records

BEST COLLABORATION
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Island Records 

PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Billie Eilish – Darkroom/Interscope Records

BEST POP
Jonas Brothers – “Sucker” – Republic Records 

BEST HIP HOP
Cardi B – “Money” – Atlantic Records

BEST R&B
Normani ft. 6lack – “Waves” – Keep Cool/RCA Records

BEST K-POP
BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Columbia Records

BEST LATIN
ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – “Con Altura” – Columbia Records

BEST DANCE
The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha – “Call You Mine” – Disruptor/Columbia Records

BEST ROCK
Panic! At The Disco – “High Hopes” – Elektra Music Group –

VIDEO FOR GOOD 
Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records –

BEST GROUP
BTS

BEST POWER ANTHEM
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign “Hot Girl Summer”

SONG OF THE SUMMER
Ariana Grande & Social House – "boyfriend"

BEST DIRECTION
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records – Directed by Calmatic

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Loris Paillier & Lucas Salton for BUF VFX

BEST EDITING
Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Darkroom/Interscope Records – Editing by Billie Eilish 

BEST ART DIRECTION
Ariana Grande – “7 Rings” – Republic Records – Art Direction by John Richoux

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – “Con Altura” – Columbia Records – Choreography by Charm La’Donna 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Island Records – Cinematography by Scott Cunningham

FASHION TRAILBLAZER
Marc Jacobs

 

 



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