The MTV Video Music Awards 2021 were held last night and were attended by a large number of stars ( read here ).
Justin Bieber topped this year’s list of candidates with seven nominations, followed by Megan Thee Stallion with six nominations. Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Giveon, Lil Nas X and first-time nominee Olivia Rodrigo each had five nominations.
Below is the full list of nominees for each category, along with the winners.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion - "WAP"
DJ Khaled feat. Drake - "POPSTAR" (Starring Justin Bieber)
Doja Cat feat. SZA - "Kiss Me More"
Ed Sheeran -- "Bad Habits"
Lil Nas X -- "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)" *FITUES
The Weeknd -- "Save Your Tears"
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande
Doja Cat
Justin Bieber *FITUES
Megan Thee Stallion
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
SONG OF THE YEAR
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"
Olivia Rodrigo -- "drivers license" *FITUESE
BEST NEW ARTIST
24kGoldn
Giveon
The Kid LAROI
Olivia Rodrigo *FITUESE
Polo G
Saweetie
PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
September 2020: Wallows -- "Are You Bored Yet?"
October 2020: Ashnikko -- "Daisy"
November 2020: SAINt JHN -- "Gorgeous"
December 2020: 24kGoldn -- "Coco"
January 2021: JC Stewart -- "Break My Heart"
February 2021: Latto -- "Sex Lies" -- RCA Records
March 2021: Madison Beer -- "Selfish"
April 2021: The Kid LAROI -- "WITHOUT YOU"
May 2021: Olivia Rodrigo -- "drivers license" *FITUESE
June 2021: girl in red "Serotonin"
July 2021: Fousheé -- "my slime"
August 2021: jxdn -- "Think About Me"
BEST COLLABORATION
24kGoldn ft. iann dior -- "Mood"
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion -- "WAP"
Doja Cat ft. SZA -- "Kiss Me More" *FITUES
Drake ft. Lil Durk -- "Laugh Now Cry Later"
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon -- "Peaches"
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa -- "Prisoner"
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Blackpink
BTS *FITUES
CNCO
Foo Fighters
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
Bruno Mars / Anderson .Paak / Silk Sonic
Twenty One Pilots
BEST POP
Ariana Grande -- "positions"
Billie Eilish -- "Therefore I Am"
BTS -- "Butter" -- BIGHIT MUSIC
Harry Styles -- "Treat People With Kindness"
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon -- "Peaches" *FITUES
Olivia Rodrigo -- "good 4 u"
Shawn Mendes -- "Wonder"
Taylor Swift -- "willow"
BEST HIP-HOP
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"
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. -- "FRANCHISE" *FITUES
BEST ROCK
Evanescence -- "Use My Voice"
Foo Fighters -- "Shame Shame"
John Mayer -- "Last Train Home" *FITUES
The Killers -- "My Own Soul's Warning"
Kings Of Leon -- "The Bandit"
Lenny Kravitz -- "Raise Vibration"
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Bleachers -- "Stop Making This Hurt"
Glass Animals -- "Heat Waves"
Imagine Dragons -- "Follow You"
Machine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear -- "My Ex's Best Friend" *FITUES
Twenty One Pilots -- "Shy Away" -- Fueled By Ramen
WILLOW ft. Travis Barker -- "t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l"
BEST LATIN
Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez -- "Dákiti"
Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA -- "Lo Vas A Olvidar" *FITUESE
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
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid -- "BROWN SKIN GIRL"
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic -- "Leave The Door Open" *FITUES
Chris Brown and Young Thug -- "Go Crazy"
Giveon -- "HEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARY"
H.E.R. ft. Chris Brown -- "Come Through"
SZA -- "Good Days"
BEST K-POP
(G)I-DLE -- "DUMDi DUMDi"
BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez -- "Ice Cream"
BTS -- "Butter" *FITUES
Monsta X -- "Gambler"
SEVENTEEN -- "Ready to love"
TWICE -- "Alcohol-Free"
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Billie Eilish -- "Your Power" *FITUES
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
Billie Eilish -- "Your Power" -- Directed by: Billie Eilish
DJ Khaled ft. Drake -- "POPSTAR (Starring Justin Bieber)" -- Directed by: Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X
Lil Nas X -- "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)" -- Directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino *FITUES
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, MOHAMMAED ATTA AHMED, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant *FITUES
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
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
Lil Nas X -- "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)" -- Art Direction by: John Richoux
Saweetie ft. Doja Cat -- "Best Friend" -- Art Direction by: Art Haynes *FITUES
Taylor Swift -- "willow" -- Art Direction by: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
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
Harry Styles -- "Treat People With Kindness" -- Choreography by: Paul Roberts *FITUES
Marshmello & Halsey -- "Be Kind" -- Choreography by: Dani Vitale
BEST EDITING
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic -- "Leave The Door Open" -- Editing by: Troy Charbonnet *FITUES
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 feat. Daniel Caesar, Giveon - "Peaches" - Editing by: Mark Mayr, Vinnie Hobbs
Miley Cyrus feat. Dua Lipa - "Prisoner"
