LIST: The big winners at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards put the spotlight on the music videos, performances, tributes, and appearances that stood out in the music industry in the past year.
Taking place at the Prudential Center in New Jersey, the awards ceremony was hosted by Nicki Minaj, who also received the Video Vanguard Award.
Harry Styles, Doja Cat, and Jack Harlow had the most number of nominations with eight each, followed by Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X with seven each.
Taylor Swift took home the Video of the Year Award on Sunday night for "All too Well". In her acceptance speech, Swift revealed that she is dropping her new album in October, with more details coming at midnight. Swift went up against Doja Cat, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Styles, Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow, Olivia Rodrigo, for the biggest award of the night.
Bad Bunny took home the Artist of the Year prize, going up against Drake, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles, Jack Harlow, Lil Nas X, and Lizzo.
Here's a complete list of the VMAs 2022 winners.
Video of the Year
- WINNER: Taylor Swift: “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records
- Doja Cat: “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
- Drake ft. Future, Young Thug: “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO / Republic
- Ed Sheeran: “Shivers” – Atlantic Records
- Harry Styles: “As It Was“ – Columbia Records
- Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow: “Industry Baby” – Columbia Records
- Olivia Rodrigo: “Brutal” – Geffen Records
Artist of the Year
- WINNER: Bad Bunny – Rimas Entertainment
- Drake – OVO / Republic
- Ed Sheeran – Atlantic Records
- Harry Styles – Columbia Records
- Jack Harlow – Generation Now / Atlantic Records
- Lil Nas X – Columbia Records
- Lizzo – Atlantic Records
Song of the Year
- WINNER: Billie Eilish: “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
- Adele: “Easy on Me” – Columbia Records
- Doja Cat: “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
- Elton John, Dua Lipa: “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records
- Lizzo: “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records
- The Kid Laroi, Justin Bieber: “Stay” – Columbia Records
Best New Artist
- WINNER: Dove Cameron – Disruptor Records / Columbia Records
- Baby Keem – Columbia Records
- Gayle – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records
- Latto – Streamcut / RCA Records
- Måneskin – Arista Records
- Seventeen – Pledis Entertainment / Geffen Records
Push Performance of the Year
- WINNER: Seventeen: “Rock With You” – Pledis Entertainment / Geffen Records
- Griff: “One Night” – Warner Records
- Remi Wolf: “Sexy Villain” – Island Records
- Nessa Barrett: “I Hope Ur Miserable Until Ur Dead” – Warner Records
- Mae Muller: “Better Days” – Capitol Records U.K.
- Gayle: “abcdefu” Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records
- Shenseea: “R U That” – Rich Immigrants / Interscope Records
- Omar Apollo: “Tamagotchi” – Warner Records
- Wet Leg: “Chaise Longue” – Domino Recording Company
- Muni Long: “Baby Boo” – Supergiant Records LLC / Def Jam Recording
- Doechii: “Persuasive” – Top Dog Entertainment / Capitol Records
Best Collaboration
- WINNER: Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow: “Industry Baby” – Columbia Records
- Drake ft. Future, Young Thug: “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO / Republic
- Elton John, Dua Lipa: “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records
- Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa: “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment
- Post Malone, The Weeknd: “One Right Now” – Mercury Records / Republic Records
- Rosalía ft. The Weeknd: “La Fama” – Columbia Records
- The Kid Laroi, Justin Bieber: “Stay” – Columbia Records
Best Pop
- WINNER: Harry Styles: “As It Was” – Columbia Records
- Billie Eilish: “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
- Doja Cat: “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
- Ed Sheeran: “Shivers” – Atlantic Records
- Lizzo: “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records
- Olivia Rodrigo: “Traitor” – Geffen Records
Best Hip-Hop
- WINNER: Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby: “Do We Have a Problem?” – Young Money / Cash Money / Republic Records
- Eminem, Snoop Dogg: “From the D 2 the LBC” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records
- Future ft. Drake, Tems: “Wait for U” – Freebandz / Epic Records
- Kendrick Lamar: “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records
- Latto: “Big Energy” – Streamcut / RCA Records
- Pusha T: “Diet Coke” – G.O.O.D. Music / Def Jam
Best Rock
- WINNER: Red Hot Chili Peppers: “Black Summer” – Warner Records
- Foo Fighters: “Love Dies Young” – RCA Records
- Jack White: “Taking Me Back” – Third Man Records
- Muse: “Won’t Stand Down” – Warner Records
- Shinedown: “Planet Zero” – Elektra Music Group
- Three Days Grace: “So Called Life” – RCA Records
Best Alternative
- WINNER: Måneskin: “I Wanna Be Your Slave” – Arista Records
- Avril Lavigne ft. Blackbear: “Love It When You Hate Me” – Elektra Music Group / DTA Records
- Imagine Dragons, JID: “Enemy” – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records
- Machine Gun Kelly ft. Willow: “Emo Girl” – Bad Boy / Interscope Records
- Panic! at the Disco: “Viva Las Vengeance” – Fueled by Ramen / Elektra Music Group
- Twenty One Pilots: “Saturday” – Fueled by Ramen / Elektra Music Group
- Willow, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker: “G R O W” – MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation Records
Best Latin
- WINNER: Anitta: “Envolver” – Warner Records
- Bad Bunny: “Tití Me Preguntó” – Rimas Entertainment
- Becky G, Karol G: “Mamiii” – Kemosabe Records / Sony Music Latin / RCA Records
- Daddy Yankee: “Remix” – Republic Records
- Farruko: “Pepas” – Sony Music U.S. Latin
- J Balvin, Skrillex: “In Da Getto” – Sueños Globales, LLC /Universal Music Latino / Asylum Records U.K.
Best R&B
- WINNER: The Weeknd: “Out Of Time” – XO / Republic Records
- Alicia Keys: “City of Gods (Part II)” – AKW
- Chlöe: “Have Mercy” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
- H.E.R.: “For Anyone” – RCA Records
- Normani ft. Cardi B: “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records
- Summer Walker, SZA, Cardi B: “No Love” (Extended Version) – LVRN / Interscope Records
Best K-pop
- WINNER: Lisa: “Lalisa” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
- BTS: “Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” – Bighit Music / Geffen Records
- Itzy: “Loco” – JYP Entertainment
- Seventeen: “Hot” – Pledis Entertainment / Geffen Records
- Stray Kids: “Maniac” – JYP Entertainment
- Twice: “The Feels” – JYP Entertainment
Video for Good
- WINNER: Lizzo: “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records
- Kendrick Lamar: “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records
- Latto: “P*ssy” – Streamcut / RCA Records
- Rina Sawayama: “This Hell” – Dirty Hit
- Stromae: ”Fils de Joie” – Mosaert Label / The Darkroom / Interscope Records
Best Metaverse Performance
- WINNER: Blackpink the Virtual | PUBG – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
- BTS | Minecraft – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records
- Charli XCX | Roblox – Atlantic Records
- Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave – Def Jam
- Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite – Republic Records
- Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox – Fueled by Ramen / Elektra Music Group
Best Longform Video
- WINNER: Taylor Swift: “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records
- Billie Eilish: Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles – Darkroom / Interscope Records
- Foo Fighters: Studio 666 – RCA Records
- Kacey Musgraves: Star-Crossed – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville
- Madonna: Madame X - Interscope Records
- Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U – Geffen Records
Best Cinematography
- WINNER: Harry Styles: “As It Was” – Columbia Records
- Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar: “Family Ties” – Columbia Records
- Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran: “Bam Bam” – Epic Records
- Kendrick Lamar: “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records
- Normani ft. Cardi B: “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records
- Taylor Swift: “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records
Best Direction
- WINNER: Taylor Swift: “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records
- Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar: “Family Ties” – Columbia Records
- Billie Eilish: “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
- Ed Sheeran: “Shivers” – Atlantic Records
- Harry Styles: “As It Was” – Columbia Records
- Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow: “Industry Baby” – Columbia Records
Best Art Direction
- WINNER: Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow: “Industry Baby” – Columbia Records
- Adele: “Oh My God” – Columbia Records
- Doja Cat: “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
- Drake ft. Future, Young Thug: “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO / Republic Records
- Kacey Musgraves: “Simple Times” – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville
- Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa: “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment
Best Visual Effects
- WINNER: Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow: “Industry Baby” – Columbia Records
- Billie Eilish: “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
- Coldplay, BTS: “My Universe” – Atlantic Records
- Kendrick Lamar: “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records
- Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa: “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment
- The Kid Laroi, Justin Bieber: “Stay” – Columbia Records
Best Choreography
- WINNER: Doja Cat: “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
- BTS: “Permission to Dance” – Bighit Music / Geffen Records
- FKA twigs ft. The Weeknd: “Tears In The Club” – Atlantic Records
- Harry Styles: “As It Was” – Columbia Records
- Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow: “Industry Baby” – Columbia Records
- Normani ft. Cardi B: “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records
Best Editing
- WINNER: Rosalía: “Saoko” – Columbia Records
- Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar: “Family Ties” – Columbia Records
- Doja Cat: “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
- Olivia Rodrigo: “Brutal” – Geffen Records
- Taylor Swift: “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records
- The Weeknd: “Take My Breath” – XO / Republic Records
Group of the Year
- WINNER: BTS
- Blackpink
- City Girls
- Foo Fighters
- Imagine Dragons
- Måneskin
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Silk Sonic
Song of the Summer
- WINNER: Jack Harlow: “First Class”
- Bad Bunny & Chencho Corleone: “Me Porto Bonito”
- Beyoncé: “Break My Soul”
- Charlie Puth: “Left And Right (feat. Jung Kook of BTS)”
- Doja Cat: “Vegas (From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Elvis)”
- Future ft. Drake, Tems: “Wait For U”
- Harry Styles: “Late Night Talking”
- Kane Brown: “Grand”
- Latto x Mariah Carey: “Big Energy (Remix) ft. DJ Khaled”
- Lizzo: “About Damn Time”
- Marshmello x Khalid: “Numb”
- Nicki Minaj: “Super Freaky Girl”
- Nicky Youre, Dazy: “Sunroof”
- Post Malone with Doja Cat: “I Like You (A Happier Song)”
- Rosalía: “Bizcochito”
- Steve Lacy: “Bad Habit”
Album of the Year
- WINNER: Harry Styles: Harry’s House
- Adele: 30
- Bad Bunny: Un Verano Sin Ti
- Billie Eilish: Happier Than Ever
- Drake: Certified Lover Boy