The 2024 MTV VMAs delivered all the drama, glamour, and amazing moments we’d hoped for. And then there are a few things! The event, which was last-minute rescheduled for the September 10 presidential debate and then moved to UBS Arena in Elmont, New York on September 11, was filled with unforgettable performances, record-breaking wins, and all the star power you’d expect from one of music’s biggest nights.
Taylor Swift and Post Malone were the two names on everyone’s lips heading into the night, and they didn’t disappoint. Both artists were nominated, with Swift leading with 12 nominations and Post following with 11 for their epic collaboration “Fortnight.” By the end of the night, Swift and Malone were also among the top winners, with Swift surprisingly taking home a seven for Moon Persons and Post taking home five, as well as the coveted Video of the Year award for their joint track.
Swift made history, surpassing Beyoncé’s record to become the artist with the most awards in VMAs history. It was one hell of a night. Talk about world domination!
But it wasn’t just Swift and Malone who made headlines. K-pop sensation LE SSERAFIM thrilled fans by winning their first-ever VMAs for MTV Push Performance of the Year, joining a host of first-time nominees from Tyla to Coco Jones. As always, the VMAs were a night full of surprises, with Megan Thee Stallion double-duty as performer and host, and Sabrina Carpenter ending the night with a very unexpected (and strange) kiss.
Ready to see who else walked away with the Moon Person? Here’s a full list of winners from the unforgettable 2024 MTV VMAs!
Video of the Year
- Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Waiting for Your Love)”
- Billie Eilish – “LUNCH”
- Doja Cat – “Paint the Town Red”
- Eminem – “Houdini”
- SZA – ‘Snooze’
- Winner: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Artist of the Year
- Ariana Grande
- bad rabbit
- Eminem
- Sabrina Carpenter
- lion
- Winner: Taylor Swift
song of the year
- Beyonce – “Texas Hold’em”
- Jack Harlow – “Lovin On Me”
- Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
- Winner: Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
- Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
- Teddy Swims – “Lose Control”
Best Newcomer Award
- Benson Minute
- Winner: Chapel Roan
- Gracie Abrams
- Shabuji
- Teddy swimming
- still
MTV Push Performance of the Year
- August 2023: Kaliii – “Area Code”
- September 2023: GloRilla – “Lick or Sum”
- October 2023: Benson Boone – “In The Stars”
- November 2023: Coco Jones – “ICU”
- December 2023: Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”
- January 2024: Jessie Murph – “Wild Ones”
- February 2024: Teddy Swims – “Lose Control”
- March 2024: Chappell Roan – “Red Wine Supernova”
- April 2024: Flyna Boss – “Geeeeeeee”
- May 2024: Laufey – “Goddess”
- Winner: June 2024: LE SSERAFIM – “EASY”
- July 2024: Warning – “Auto Sun”
Best collaboration
- Drake ft. Sexy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy”
- GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be”
- Jessie Murph ft. Jelly Roll – “Wild Ones”
- Jungkook ft. Lato – “Seven”
- Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help”
- Winner: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best Pop
- Camila Cabello
- Dua Lipa
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Tate McRae
- Winner: Taylor Swift
Best Hip Hop
- Drake ft. Sexy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy”
- Winner: Eminem – “Houdini”
- GloRilla – “Yes, Glo!”
- Gunna – “fukumean”
- Megan The Stallion – “BOA”
- Travis Scott ft. Playboi Carti – “FE!N”
Best R&B
- Alicia Keys – “Lifeline”
- Mooney Long – “Made For Me”
- Winner: SZA – “Snooze”
- Tyla – “Water”
- USHER, Summer Walker, 21 Savage – “Good Good”
- Victoria Monet – “On My Mama”
The best alternative
- Winner: Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things”
- Bleachers – “Tiny Moves”
- Hozier – “So 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”
- Winner: Lenny Kravitz – “Human”
- U2 – “Atomic City”
Best Latin
- Winner: Anitta – “Mil Veces”
- Bad Bunny – “Monaco”
- KAROL G – “My Ex Was Right”
- Mike Towers – “LALA”
- Weight Feather & Anita – “BELLAKEO”
- Lau Alejandro – “Touching the Sky”
- Shakira & Cardi B – “Puntería”
Best Afrobeat
- Ayra Starr ft. Giveon – “Last Heartbreak Song”
- Burna Boy – “City Boys”
- Chris Brown ft. Davido & Rojay – “Sensational”
- Thames – “Love Me Jeju”
- Winner: Tyla – “Water”
- USHER, Pheelz – “Ruin”
Best K-Pop
- Jungkook ft. Lato – “Seven”
- Winner: Lisa – “Rockstar”
- NCT DREAM – “Smoothie”
- NewJeans – “Very Shy”
- Stray Kids – ‘LALALALA’
- Tomorrow X Together – “Deja Vu”
Good video
- Alexander Stewart – “If You Only Knew”
- Winner: Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For (From The Motion Picture “Barbie”)”
- Coldplay – “feelslikeimfallinginlove”
- Joyner Lucas & Jelly Roll – “Best For Me”
- Ray – “Genesis.”
- Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
The best direction
- Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Waiting for Your Love)” – Directed by Christian Breslauer
- Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Directed by Alex Lockett & Margaret Qualley
- Eminem – “Houdini” – Directed by Rich Lee
- Megan The Stallion – “BOA” – Directed by Daniel Iglesias Jr.
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Directed by Bardia Jaynalli
- Winner: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Directed by Taylor Swift
Best Cinematography Award
- Winner: Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Waiting for Your Love)” – Cinematographer: Anatol Trofimov
- Charli XCX – “Von Dutch” — Photography by Jeff Bierman
- Dua Lipa – “Illusion” — Cinematography: Nikita Kuzmenko
- Olivia Rodrigo – “Obsessed” – Cinematography by Marz Miller
- Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” – Cinematography by Camilo Monsalve
- Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Filmed by Rodrigo Prieto
Best Editing Award
- Anitta – “Mil Veces” – Edited by Nick Yumul
- Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Waiting for Your Love)” – Edited by Luis Caraza Peimbert
- Eminem – “Houdini” – Edited by David Chesell
- LISA – “Rockstar” – Edited by Nik Kohler
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” – Edited by Jai Shukla
- Winner: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Edited by Chancler Haynes
Best Choreography Award
- Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Choreography by Margaret Qualley
- Winner: Dua Lipa – “Houdini” – choreography by Charm La’Donna
- LISA – “Rockstar” – Choreography: Sean Bankhead
- Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” – Choreography by Felix ‘Fefe’ Burgos
- Tate McRae – “Greedy” – Choreography: Shaun 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
- Winner: Eminem – “Houdini” – Visual Effects: Synapse Virtual Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic, Flawless Post
- Justin Timberlake – “Selfie” – Visual Effects by Candice Dragonas
- Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Visual Effects by Mathematic
- Olivia Rodrigo – “Bring Him Back!” – Visual Effects by Cooper Vacheron, Preston Mohr, Karen Arakelian, Justin Johnson
- Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Parliament Visual Effects
Best Art Direction
- Charli XCX – “360” – Art Direction by Grace Surnow
- LISA – “Rockstar” – Art Direction: Pongsan Thawatwichian
- Winner: 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 Videos
- Beyonce – “Texas Hold’em”
- Camila Cabello ft. Playboi Carti – “I LUV IT”
- Chapel Roan – “It’s hot and ready to eat!”
- Charli XCX – “Apple”
- Winner: Megan Thee Stallion ft. Yuki Chiba – “Mamushi”
- Tinashe – “Nasty”
Best group
- *synchronization
- coldplay
- Imagine Dragons
- NCT Dream
- New Jeans
- Winner: Seventeen
- Tomorrow X Together
- Twenty One Pilots
Song of Summer
- Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Waiting for Your Love)”
- Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things”
- Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”
- Chapel Roan – “Good luck, baby!”
- Charli XCX & Billie Eilish – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
- Eminem – “Houdini”
- Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – “Like That”
- GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be”
- Hozier – “So 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’
- Winner: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
- Tommy Richman – “Million Dollar Baby”
The most iconic performances at the VMAs
- Beyonce – “Love on Top”
- Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Missy Elliott – “Like a Virgin” & “Hollywood”
- Eminem – “Real Slim Shady” & “The Way I Am”
- Winner: Katy Perry – “Roar”
- Lady Gaga – “Paparazzi”
- Madonna – “Like a Virgin”
- Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”
