Who won big at the MTV VMAs 2022? Every winner, including Taylor Swift, Lil Nas X, Bad Bunny
Corrections & clarifications: A previous version of the list incorrectly identified the winner of MTVâs video for good award.
Nicki Minaj can now add Video Vanguard to her superstar reĚsumeĚ.
At Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, Minaj accepted the showâs lifetime achievement award for her artistry and global superstar status. The honor is named after Michael Jackson, and Minaj gave him a shout-out during her acceptance speech.
"I wish that Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson were here," said Minaj, referring to the importance of mental health. "I wish that people understood what they meant and what they were going through. I wish people took mental health seriously, even for the people who you think have the perfect lives."
In honoring other legends, MTV also awarded the Red Hot Chili Peppers with the Global Icon Award after being introduced by Cheech & Chong as their "favorite band of all time."
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Jack Harlow collected the show's first award for his feature on Lil Nas X's "Industry Baby," which won best collaboration. "This one is for the champions," Lil Nas X said.
Taylor Swift accepted the award for best longform video for "All Too Well: The Short Film," while Harry Styles won album of the year for "Harry's House."
At the end of the night, performing from New York's Yankee Stadium, Bad Bunny took home artist of the year.
"I always knew that I could become a huge artist without changing my culture, my slang, and my language," he said. "I am Benito Antonio MartiĚnez Ocasio, from Puerto Rico to the world."
The full list of VMA nominees and winners (winners in bold):
Video of the year
Doja Cat, âWomanâ
Drake featuring Future & Young Thug, âWay 2 Sexyâ
Ed Sheeran, âShiversâ
Harry Styles, âAs It Wasâ
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, âIndustry Babyâ
Olivia Rodrigo, âBrutalâ
WINNER: Taylor Swift, âAll Too Wellâ (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)
Artist of the year
WINNER: Bad Bunny
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
Jack Harlow
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Song of the year
Adele, âEasy On Meâ
WINNER: Billie Eilish, âHappier Than Everâ
Doja Cat, âWoman��
Elton John & Dua Lipa, âCold Heart (Pnau Remix)â
Lizzo, âAbout Damn Timeâ
The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber, âStayâ
Best new artist
Baby Keem
WINNER: Dove Cameron
Gayle
Latto
MaĚneskin
Seventeen
Push performance of the year
September 2021: Griff, âOne Nightâ
October 2021: Remi Wolf, âSexy Villainâ
November 2021: Nessa Barrett, âi hope ur miserable until ur deadâ
WINNER: December 2021: Seventeen, âRock With Youâ
January 2021: Mae Muller, âBetter Daysâ
February 2022: Gayle, âabcdefuâ
March 2022: Sheneesa, âR U Thatâ
April 2022: Omar Apollo, âTamagotchiâ
May 2022: Wet Leg, âChaise Longueâ
June 2022: Muni Long, âBaby Booâ
July 2022: Doechii, âPersuasiveâ
Best collaboration
Drake featuring Future & Young Thug, âWay 2 Sexyâ
Elton John & Dua Lipa, âCold Heart (Pnau Remix)â
WINNER: Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, âIndustry Babyâ
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa, âSweetest Pieâ
Post Malone & The Weeknd, âOne Right Nowâ
RosaliĚa featuring The Weeknd, âLa Famaâ
The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber, âStayâ
Best pop
Billie Eilish, âHappier Than Everâ
Doja Cat, âWomanâ
Ed Sheeran, âShiversâ
WINNER: Harry Styles, âAs It Wasâ
Lizzo, âAbout Damn Timeâ
Olivia Rodrigo, âTraitorâ
Best hip-hop
Eminem & Snoop Dogg, âFrom the D 2 the LBCâ
Future featuring Drake, Tems, âWait for Uâ
Kendrick Lamar, âN95â
Latto, âBig Energyâ
WINNER: Nicki Minaj featuring Lil Baby, âDo We Have a Problem?â
Pusha T, âDiet Cokeâ
Best rock
Foo Fighters, âLove Dies Youngâ
Jack White, âTaking Me Backâ
Muse, âWonât Stand Downâ
WINNER: Red Hot Chili Peppers, âBlack Summerâ
Shinedown, âPlanet Zeroâ
Three Days Grace, âSo Called Lifeâ
Best alternative
Avril Lavigne featuring Blackbear, âLove It When You Hate Meâ
Imagine Dragons x JID, âEnemyâ
Machine Gun Kelly featuring Willow, âEmo Girlâ
WINNER: MaĚneskin, âI Wanna Be Your Slaveâ
Panic! at the Disco, âViva Las Vengeanceâ
Twenty One Pilots, âSaturdayâ
Willow, Avril Lavigne featuring Travis Barker â âG R O Wâ
Best Latin
WINNER: Anitta, âEnvolverâ
Bad Bunny, âTitiĚ Me PreguntoĚâ
Becky G X Karol G, âMamiiiâ
Daddy Yankee, âRemixâ
Farruko, âPepasâ
J Balvin & Skrillex, âIn Da Gettoâ
Best R&B
Alicia Keys, âCity of Gods (Part II)â
ChloĚe, âHave Mercyâ
H.E.R., âFor Anyoneâ
Normani featuring Cardi B, âWild Sideâ
Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B, âNo Love (Extended Version)â
WINNER: The Weeknd, âOut of Timeâ
Best K-pop
BTS, âYet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)â
Itzy, âLocoâ
WINNER: Lisa, âLalisaâ
Seventeen, âHotâ
Stray Kids, âManiacâ
Twice, âThe Feelsâ
Video for good
Kendrick Lamar, âThe Heart Part 5â
WINNER: Latto, âP---yâ
WINNER: Lizzo, âAbout Damn Timeâ
Rina Sawayama, âThis Hellâ
Stromae, âFils de joieâ
Best metaverse performance
WINNER: âBlackpink The Virtualâ (PUBG)
âBTSâ (Minecraft)
âCharli XCXâ (Roblox)
âJustin Bieber â An Interactive Virtual Experienceâ (Wave)
âRift Tour featuring Ariana Grandeâ (Fortnite)
âTwenty One Pilots Concert Experienceâ (Roblox)
Best longform video
Billie Eilish, âHappier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angelesâ
Foo Fighters, âStudio 666â
Kacey Musgraves, âStar-Crossedâ
Madonna, âMadame Xâ
Olivia Rodrigo, âDriving Home 2 Uâ
WINNER: Taylor Swift, âAll Too Wellâ (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)
Group of the year
Blackpink
WINNER: BTS
City Girls
Foo Fighters
Imagine Dragons
MaĚneskin
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Silk Sonic
Song of the summer
Bad Bunny & Chencho Corleone, âMe Porto Bonitoâ
Beyonce, âBreak My Soulâ
Charlie Puth featuring Jung Kook of BTS, âLeft and Rightâ
Doja Cat, âVegasâ
Future featuring Drake, Tems, âWait for Uâ
Harry Styles, âLate Night Talkingâ
WINNER: Jack Harlow, âFirst Classâ
Kane Brown, âGrandâ
Latto x Mariah Carey featuring DJ Khaled, âBig Energy (Remix)â
Lizzo, âAbout Damn Timeâ
Marshmello x Khalid, âNumbâ
Nicki Minaj, âSuper Freaky Girlâ
Nicky Youre, dazy, âSunroofâ
Post Malone with Doja Cat, âI Like You (A Happier Song)â
Rosalia, âBizcochitoâ
Steve Lacy, âBad Habitâ
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"
Best cinematography
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, âFamily Tiesâ
Camila Cabello featuring Ed Sheeran, âBam Bamâ
WINNER: Harry Styles, âAs It Wasâ
Kendrick Lamar, âN95â
Normani featuring Cardi B, âWild Sideâ
Taylor Swift, âAll Too Wellâ (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)
Best direction
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, âFamily Tiesâ
Billie Eilish, âHappier Than Everâ
Ed Sheeran, âShiversâ
Harry Styles, âAs It Wasâ
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, âIndustry Babyâ
WINNER: Taylor Swift, âAll Too Wellâ (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)
Best art direction
Adele, âOh My Godâ
Doja Cat, âGet Into It (Yuh)â
Drake featuring Future & Young Thug, âWay 2 Sexyâ
Kacey Musgraves, âSimple Timesâ
WINNER: Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, âIndustry Babyâ
Megan Thee Stallion featuring Dua Lipa, âSweetest Pieâ
Best visual effects
Billie Eilish, âHappier Than Everâ
Coldplay X BTS, âMy Universeâ
Kendrick Lamar, âThe Heart Part 5â
WINNER: Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, âIndustry Babyâ
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa, âSweetest Pieâ
The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber, âStayâ
Best choreography
BTS, âPermission to Danceâ
WINNER: Doja Cat, âWomanâ
FKA twigs featuring The Weeknd, âTears In the Clubâ
Harry Styles, âAs It Wasâ
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, âIndustry Babyâ
Normani featuring Cardi B, âWild Sideâ
Best editing
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, âFamily Tiesâ
Doja Cat, âGet Into It (Yuh)â
Olivia Rodrigo, âBrutalâ
WINNER: RosaliĚa, âSaokoâ
Taylor Swift, âAll Too Wellâ (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)
The Weeknd, âTake My Breathâ
Contributing: Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, and The Associated Press