MTV VMAs 2024: See the Complete Winners List (2025)

Believe it ornot, the 2024VMAshave officially arrived. On Wednesday, the biggest names in music gathered for theMTV Video Music Awardsto see who would take home the night’s top prizes.

Taylor Swift led the pack of nominees with 12 nods, almost all of which were for the visual for herTortured Poets Departmentsingle with Post Malone,“Fortnight.”The clip is up for the night’s big prize, Video of the Year, offering Swift the chance to notch a record-extending fifth victory in that category. She’s also up for Artist of the Year, while the “Fortnight” visual picked up additional nods for Song of the Year, Best Collaboration, and a slew of technical categories.

Thanks to the dominance of “Fortnight,”Post Malonepicked up nine nominations, though he also scored an additional one in Best Collaboration for hissmash with Morgan Wallen, “I Had Some Help.”Ariana Grandepicked up six noms, as didEminemand first-time VMA nomineeSabrina Carpenter.

The Artist of the Year category boasts Swift, Grande, Eminem, Carpenter, Bad Bunny, and SZA. And Best New Artist features Benson Boone, Chapell Roan, Gracie Abrams, Shaboozey, Teddy Swims, and Tyla.

The 2024 VMAs feature 29 first-time nominees, many of whom picked up multiple nominations, like Carpenter, Teddy Swims, Benson Boone, Tyla, Chapell Roan, Jelly Roll, Sexxy Red, Victoria Monét, Murph, and Rauw Alejandro. There are a bunch of additional big names who picked up their first nominations as well, including Morgan Wallen, Burna Boy, Coco Jones, Gracie Abrams, Gunna, Playboi Carti, Raye, and Tyler Childers.

Megan Thee Stallion served as host for the night.

See the list of winners below, which will be updated throughout the night.

Video of the Year
Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)”
Billie Eilish – “Lunch”
Doja Cat – “Paint the Town Red”
Eminem – “Houdini”
SZA – “Snooze”
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”

Artist of the Year
Ariana Grande
Bad Bunny
Eminem
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Taylor Swift

Song of the Year
Beyoncé – “Texas Hold Em”
Jack Harlow – “Lovin on Me”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Teddy Swims – “Lose Control”

Best New Artist
Benson Boone
Chappell Roan
Gracie Abrams
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Tyla

Best Collaboration
Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy “
GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be”
Jessie Murph ft. Jelly Roll – “Wild Ones”
Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven”
Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help”
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”

Best Pop
Camila Cabello
Dua Lipa
Olivia Rodrigo
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift

Best Hip-Hop
Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy “
Eminem – “Houdini”
GloRilla – “Yeah Glo!”
Gunna – “fukumean”
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA”
Travis Scott ft. Playboi Carti – “FE!N”

Best R&B
Alicia Keys – “Lifeline”
Muni Long – “Made For Me”
SZA – “Snooze”
Tyla – “Water”
USHER, Summer Walker, 21 Savage – “Good Good”
Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”

Best Alternative
Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things”
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves”
Hozier – “Too Sweet”
Imagine Dragons – “Eyes Closed”
Linkin Park – “Friendly Fire”
Teddy Swims – “Lose Control (Live)”

Best Rock
Bon Jovi – “Legendary”
Coldplay – “Feelslikeimfallinginlove”
Green Day – “Dilemma”
Kings of Leon – “Mustang”
Lenny Kravitz – “Human”
U2 – “Atomic City”

Best Latin
Anitta – “Mil Veces”
Bad Bunny – “MONACO”
KAROL G – “MI EX TENÍA RAZÓN”
Myke Towers – “LALA”
Peso Pluma & Anitta – “BELLAKEO”
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky”
Shakira & Cardi B – “Puntería”

Best Afrobeats
Ayra Starr ft. Giveon – “Last Heartbreak Song”
Burna Boy – “City Boys”
Chris Brown ft. Davido & Lojay – “Sensational”
Tems – “Love Me JeJe”
Tyla – “Water”
Usher, Pheelz – “Ruin”

Best K-Pop
Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven”
LISA – “Rockstar”
NCT Dream – “Smoothie”
NewJeans – “Super Shy”
Stray Kids – “LALALALA”
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Deja vu”

Video for Good
Alexander Stewart – “if you only knew”
Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For”
Coldplay – “Feelslikeimfallinginlove”
Joyner Lucas & Jelly Roll – “Best for Me”
RAYE – “Genesis”
Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”

Best Direction
Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” – Directed by
Christian Breslauer
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Directed by Alex Lockett & Margaret Qualley
Eminem – “Houdini” – Directed by Rich Lee
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Directed by Daniel Iglesias Jr.
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Directed by Bardia Zeinali
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Directed by Taylor Swift

Best Cinematography
Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” – Cinematography by Anatol Trofimov
Charli xcx – “Von dutch” – Cinematography by Jeff Bierman
Dua Lipa – “Illusion” – Cinematography by Nikita Kuzmenko
Olivia Rodrigo – “obsessed” – Cinematography by Marz Miller
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky” – Cinematography by Camilo Monsalve
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Cinematography by Rodrigo
Prieto

Best Editing
Anitta – “Mil Veces” – Editing by Nick Yumul
Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” – Editing by Luis Caraza Peimbert
Eminem – “Houdini” – Editing by David Checel
LISA – “Rockstar” – Editing by Nik Kohler
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” – Editing by Jai Shukla
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Editing by Chancler Haynes

Best Choreography
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Choreography by Margaret Qualley
Dua Lipa – “Houdini” – Choreography by Charm La’Donna
LISA – “Rockstar” – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky” – Choreography by Felix ‘Fefe’ Burgos
Tate McRae – “Greedy” – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Troye Sivan – “Rush” – Choreography by Sergio Reis, Mauro Van De Kerkhof

Best Visual Effects
Ariana Grande – “The Boy Is Mine” – Visual Effects by Digital Axis
Eminem – “Houdini” – Visual Effects by Synapse Virtual Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic, Flawless Post
Justin Timberlake – “Selfish” – Visual Effects by Candice Dragonas
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Visual Effects by Mathematic
Olivia Rodrigo – “get him back!” – Visual Effects by Cooper Vacheron, Preston Mohr, Karen Arakelian, Justin Johnson
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Visual Effects by Parliament

Best Art Direction
Charli xcx – “360” – Art Direction by Grace Surnow
LISA – “Rockstar” – Art Direction by Pongsan Thawatwichian
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Art Direction by Brittany Porter
Olivia Rodrigo – “bad idea right?” – Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Art Direction by Ethan Tobman

Best Trending Video
Beyoncé – “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM”
Camila Cabello ft. Playboi Carti – “I LUV IT”
Chappell Roan – “HOT TO GO!”
Charli xcx – “Apple”
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Yuki Chiba – “Mamushi”
Tinashe – “Nasty”

Best Group
*NSYNC
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
NCT Dream
NewJeans
SEVENTEEN
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Twenty One Pilots

Song of the Summer
Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)”
Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things”
Billie Eilish – “BIRDS OF A FEATHER”
Chappell Roan – “Good Luck, Babe!”
Charli xcx & Billie Eilish – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
Eminem – “Houdini”
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – “Like That”
GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be”
Hozier – “Too Sweet”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”
Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
SZA – “Saturn”
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Tommy Richman – “MILLION DOLLAR BABY”

VMAs Most Iconic Performance
Beyoncé – “Love on Top”
Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Missy Elliott – “Like a Virgin” & “Hollywood”
Eminem – “Real Slim Shady” & “The Way I Am”
Katy Perry – “Roar”
Lady Gaga – “Paparazzi”
Madonna – “Like a Virgin”
Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”