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| date = Monday, {{start date|2019|08|26|mf=yes}}
| date = Monday, {{start date|2019|08|26|mf=yes}}
| venue = [[Prudential Center]]<br>([[Newark, New Jersey]])
| venue = [[Prudential Center]] ([[Newark, New Jersey]])
| country = [[United States]]
| country = [[United States]]
| website = {{URL|mtv.com/vma}}
| website = {{URL|mtv.com/vma}}
| network = {{Flatlist|
| network = {{flatlist|
* [[MTV]]
* [[MTV]]
* [[MTV2]]
* [[MTV2]]
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* [[BET Her]]
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| producer = [[Bruce Gillmer]] <br /> Jesse Ignjatovic
| director = Alex Rudzinski
| host = [[Sebastian Maniscalco]]
| host = [[Sebastian Maniscalco]]
| runtime =
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| most_nominations = {{flatlist|
| most_nominations = {{flatlist|
* Ariana Grande
* [[Ariana Grande]]
* Taylor Swift (12 each)}}
* [[Taylor Swift]] (12 each)}}
| previous = [[2018 MTV Video Music Awards|2018]]
| previous = [[2018 MTV Video Music Awards|2018]]
| main = {{nowrap|[[MTV Video Music Awards]]}}
| main = {{nowrap|[[MTV Video Music Awards]]}}
| next = [[2020 MTV Video Music Awards|2020]]
| next = [[2020 MTV Video Music Awards|2020]]
}}
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The '''2019 [[MTV Video Music Awards]]''' were held on August 26, 2019, at the [[Prudential Center]] in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], being the first VMA ceremony to be held in [[New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3122461/2019-vmas-announcement/ | title=The 2019 VMAs Will Go Where The Show Has Never Gone Before | work=MTV News | date=April 29, 2019 | access-date=April 29, 2019 | author=Roth, Madeline}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/2019-mtv-vmas-date-location-twitter-live-cam-feeds-1203199455/ | title=2019 MTV VMAs Sets Date for New Jersey, Will Feature Twitter Fan-Voted Live Camera Feeds | work=Variety | date=April 29, 2019 | access-date=May 24, 2019 | author=Spangler, Todd}}</ref> [[Sebastian Maniscalco]] hosted the 36th annual ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/06/sebastian-maniscalco-is-hosting-the-2019-mtv-vmas.html|title=Sebastian Maniscalco Is Hosting the 2019 MTV VMAs|date=June 26, 2019|last=Clark|first=Anne Victoria|website=[[New York (magazine)#Digital expansion and blogs|vulture.com]]|publisher=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|quote=Yes, on Tuesday night's episode of ''The Tonight Show'', it was announced that Maniscalco has been selected to host the 2019 MTV VMAs.}}</ref> [[Ariana Grande]], [[Taylor Swift]], and [[Billie Eilish]] were the most awarded with three each. [[Missy Elliott]] became the first female rapper to win the [[Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/26/entertainment/vmas-winners-2019-full-list/index.html|title=VMAs 2019: See the complete list of winners|website=CNN|language=en|access-date=2019-08-27}}</ref> The show was broadcast on a variety of [[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]]-owned networks, as well as their respective websites, and apps through [[TV Everywhere]] authentication.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |title=How to Watch MTV's VMAs Tonight on TV and Online |url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/vmas-2019-how-to-watch-online-performers-host-mtv-1202704152/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=August 26, 2019 |location=United States |language=en |date=August 26, 2019 }}</ref> 2019 MTV Video Music Awards won the 2020 Webby Award for Events in the category Social.<ref name="Kastrenakes">{{cite web |last1=Kastrenakes |first1=Jacob |title=Here are all the winners of the 2020 Webby Awards |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/20/21263445/2020-webby-awards-winners-lil-nas-x-nasa-jon-krasinski |website=The Verge |access-date=22 May 2020 |language=en |date=20 May 2020}}</ref>
The '''2019 MTV Video Music Awards''' were held on August 26, 2019, at the [[Prudential Center]] in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], being the first VMA ceremony to be held in [[New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3122461/2019-vmas-announcement/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430193235/http://www.mtv.com/news/3122461/2019-vmas-announcement/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 30, 2019 | title=The 2019 VMAs Will Go Where The Show Has Never Gone Before | work=MTV News | date=April 29, 2019 | access-date=April 29, 2019 | author=Roth, Madeline}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/2019-mtv-vmas-date-location-twitter-live-cam-feeds-1203199455/ | title=2019 MTV VMAs Sets Date for New Jersey, Will Feature Twitter Fan-Voted Live Camera Feeds | work=Variety | date=April 29, 2019 | access-date=May 24, 2019 | author=Spangler, Todd}}</ref> [[Sebastian Maniscalco]] hosted the 36th annual ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/06/sebastian-maniscalco-is-hosting-the-2019-mtv-vmas.html|title=Sebastian Maniscalco Is Hosting the 2019 MTV VMAs|date=June 26, 2019|last=Clark|first=Anne Victoria|website=[[New York (magazine)#Digital|vulture.com]]|publisher=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|quote=Yes, on Tuesday night's episode of ''The Tonight Show'', it was announced that Maniscalco has been selected to host the 2019 MTV VMAs.}}</ref> [[Ariana Grande]], [[Taylor Swift]], and [[Billie Eilish]] were the most awarded with three each. [[Missy Elliott]] became the first female rapper to win the [[Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/26/entertainment/vmas-winners-2019-full-list/index.html|title=VMAs 2019: See the complete list of winners|website=CNN|language=en|access-date=2019-08-27}}</ref> The show was broadcast on a variety of [[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]]-owned networks, as well as their respective websites, and apps through [[TV Everywhere]] authentication.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |title=How to Watch MTV's VMAs Tonight on TV and Online |url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/vmas-2019-how-to-watch-online-performers-host-mtv-1202704152/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=August 26, 2019 |location=United States |language=en |date=August 26, 2019 }}</ref> 2019 MTV Video Music Awards won the 2020 Webby Award for Events in the category Social.<ref name="Kastrenakes">{{cite web |last1=Kastrenakes |first1=Jacob |title=Here are all the winners of the 2020 Webby Awards |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/20/21263445/2020-webby-awards-winners-lil-nas-x-nasa-jon-krasinski |website=The Verge |access-date=22 May 2020 |language=en |date=20 May 2020}}</ref>


==Performances==
==Performances==
[[File:Main stage - 2019 MTV VMAs 01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Award ceremony main stage]]
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| [[Megan Thee Stallion]]
| [[Megan Thee Stallion]]
| "[[Hot Girl Summer]]"<br/>"[[Cash Shit]]"
| "[[Big Ole Freak]]"<br/>"[[Hot Girl Summer]]"<br/>"[[Cash Shit]]"
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! colspan="2" | Main show<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3134848/camila-cabello-shawn-mendes-lil-nas-x-2019-vma-performances/|title=The VMAs Just Got A Lot Juicier: Camila, Shawn, Lizzo, Lil Nas X, And More Will Perform|last=Roth|first=Madeline|website=MTV News|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3135782/normani-vma-performers-big-sean-asap-ferg-her-ozuna/|title=We're Not Done Yet: Big Sean Featuring A$AP Ferg, H.E.R., Normani, And Ozuna Will Perform At The VMAs|website=MTV}}</ref>
! colspan="2" | Main show<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3134848/camila-cabello-shawn-mendes-lil-nas-x-2019-vma-performances/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813194639/http://www.mtv.com/news/3134848/camila-cabello-shawn-mendes-lil-nas-x-2019-vma-performances/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 13, 2019|title=The VMAs Just Got A Lot Juicier: Camila, Shawn, Lizzo, Lil Nas X, And More Will Perform|last=Roth|first=Madeline|website=MTV News|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3135782/normani-vma-performers-big-sean-asap-ferg-her-ozuna/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821002921/http://www.mtv.com/news/3135782/normani-vma-performers-big-sean-asap-ferg-her-ozuna/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 21, 2019|title=We're Not Done Yet: Big Sean Featuring A$AP Ferg, H.E.R., Normani, And Ozuna Will Perform At The VMAs|website=MTV}}</ref>
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| [[Taylor Swift]]
| [[Taylor Swift]]
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A variety of presenters appeared at the pre-show and main ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schaffstall|first=Katherine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-travolta-lenny-kravitz-billy-ray-cyrus-present-at-mtv-vmas-1233337|title=John Travolta, Billy Ray Cyrus, Lenny Kravitz and More to Present at MTV Video Music Awards|date=August 20, 2019|access-date=August 27, 2019|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>
A variety of presenters appeared at the pre-show and main ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schaffstall|first=Katherine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-travolta-lenny-kravitz-billy-ray-cyrus-present-at-mtv-vmas-1233337|title=John Travolta, Billy Ray Cyrus, Lenny Kravitz and More to Present at MTV Video Music Awards|date=August 20, 2019|access-date=August 27, 2019|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>


===Pre-show===
===Pre-show===
*[[Hayley Kiyoko]] – presented Push Artist of the Year
*[[Hayley Kiyoko]] – presented Push Artist of the Year
*[[Terrence J]] and [[Nessa]] (pre-show hosts) and [[Zara Larsson]] (pre-show special correspondent) – presented Best K-Pop
*[[Terrence J]] and [[Nessa]] (pre-show hosts) and [[Zara Larsson]] (pre-show special correspondent) – presented Best K-Pop
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==Winners and nominees==
==Winners and nominees==
The nominees for most categories were revealed on July 23, 2019. [[Ariana Grande]] and [[Taylor Swift]] had the most nominations with ten followed by [[Billie Eilish]] with nine and [[Lil Nas X]] received eight while two new categories were included: Best K-Pop and Video for Good (previously "Video with a Message").<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8523471/2019-mtv-vma-nominations-video-music-awards-ariana-grande-taylor-swift|title=Ariana Grande & Taylor Swift Lead 2019 MTV VMA Nominations: See Full List|date=July 23, 2019|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=July 23, 2019}}</ref> On August 19, three more categories were announced: Best Group, Best Power Anthem, and Song of Summer.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8527728/2019-vmas-pre-show-performers-exclusive|title=2019 VMAs Reveal Three New Fan-Voted Categories, Pre-Show Performers: Exclusive|first=Joe|last=Lynch|magazine=Billboard|date=August 19, 2019|access-date=August 20, 2019}}</ref> The new categories increased the nominations for Grande and Swift to twelve each, Eilish to ten, and Lil Nas X to nine.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nordyke|first=Kimberly|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/mtv-vmas-2019-winners-list-updating-1229669/item/best-direction-1229724|title=MTV Video Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Jonas Brothers, Cardi B Among Winners|date=August 26, 2019|access-date=August 27, 2019|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Warner |first=Denise |title=Here Are All the Winners from the 2019 MTV VMAs |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8528388/2019-mtv-vmas-winners-list |website=Billboard |access-date=August 30, 2019 |location=United States |date=August 26, 2019 }}</ref>
The nominees for most categories were revealed on July 23, 2019. [[Ariana Grande]] and [[Taylor Swift]] had the most nominations with ten followed by [[Billie Eilish]] with nine and [[Lil Nas X]] received eight while two new categories were included: Best K-Pop and Video for Good (previously "Video with a Message").<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8523471/2019-mtv-vma-nominations-video-music-awards-ariana-grande-taylor-swift|title=Ariana Grande & Taylor Swift Lead 2019 MTV VMA Nominations: See Full List|date=July 23, 2019|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=July 23, 2019}}</ref> On August 19, three more categories were announced: Best Group, Best Power Anthem, and Song of Summer.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8527728/2019-vmas-pre-show-performers-exclusive|title=2019 VMAs Reveal Three New Fan-Voted Categories, Pre-Show Performers: Exclusive|first=Joe|last=Lynch|magazine=Billboard|date=August 19, 2019|access-date=August 20, 2019}}</ref> The new categories increased the nominations for Grande and Swift to twelve each, Eilish to ten, and Lil Nas X to nine.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nordyke|first=Kimberly|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/mtv-vmas-2019-winners-list-updating-1229669/item/best-direction-1229724|title=MTV Video Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Jonas Brothers, Cardi B Among Winners|date=August 26, 2019|access-date=August 27, 2019|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Warner |first=Denise |title=Here Are All the Winners from the 2019 MTV VMAs |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8528388/2019-mtv-vmas-winners-list |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 30, 2019 |location=United States |date=August 26, 2019 }}</ref>


Winners are listed first and highlighted in '''Bold'''
Winners are listed first and highlighted in '''bold'''.


{| class=wikitable style="width:100%"
===[[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]]===
|-
'''[[Taylor Swift]]''' '''— "[[You Need to Calm Down]]"'''
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | [[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]]
*[[21 Savage]] (featuring [[J. Cole]]) — "[[A Lot (song)|A Lot]]"
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | [[MTV Video Music Awards for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]
*[[Billie Eilish]] — "[[Bad Guy (Billie Eilish song)|Bad Guy]]"
|-
*[[Ariana Grande]] — "[[Thank U, Next (song)|Thank U, Next]]"
| style="vertical-align:top" |
*[[Jonas Brothers]] — "[[Sucker (song)|Sucker]]"
*'''[[Taylor Swift]]''' '''— "[[You Need to Calm Down]]"'''
*[[Lil Nas X]] (featuring [[Billy Ray Cyrus]]) — "[[Old Town Road#Billy Ray Cyrus remix|Old Town Road (Remix)]]"
**[[21 Savage]] (featuring [[J. Cole]]) — "[[A Lot (song)|A Lot]]"

**[[Billie Eilish]] — "[[Bad Guy (Billie Eilish song)|Bad Guy]]"
===[[MTV Video Music Award for Artist of the Year|Artist of the Year]]===
'''[[Ariana Grande]]'''
**[[Ariana Grande]] — "[[Thank U, Next (song)|Thank U, Next]]"
**[[Jonas Brothers]] — "[[Sucker (song)|Sucker]]"

**[[Lil Nas X]] (featuring [[Billy Ray Cyrus]]) — "[[Old Town Road#Billy Ray Cyrus remix|Old Town Road (Remix)]]"
*[[Cardi B]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
*Billie Eilish
*'''[[Lil Nas X]] (featuring [[Billy Ray Cyrus]]) — "[[Old Town Road#Billy Ray Cyrus remix|Old Town Road (Remix)]]'''"
*[[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]]
**[[Drake (musician)|Drake]] – "[[In My Feelings]]"
*Jonas Brothers
**Ariana Grande — "[[Thank U, Next (song)|Thank U, Next]]"
*[[Shawn Mendes]]
**Jonas Brothers — "Sucker"

**[[Lady Gaga]] and [[Bradley Cooper]] – "[[Shallow (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper song)|Shallow]]"
===[[MTV Video Music Awards for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]===
**Taylor Swift — "You Need to Calm Down"
'''[[Lil Nas X]] (featuring [[Billy Ray Cyrus]]) — "[[Old Town Road#Billy Ray Cyrus remix|Old Town Road (Remix)]]'''"
|-

! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | [[MTV Video Music Award for Artist of the Year|Artist of the Year]]
*[[Drake (musician)|Drake]] – "[[In My Feelings]]"
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video|Best Group]]
*Ariana Grande — "[[Thank U, Next (song)|Thank U, Next]]"
|-
*Jonas Brothers — "Sucker"
| style="vertical-align:top" |
*[[Lady Gaga]] and [[Bradley Cooper]] – "[[Shallow (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper song)|Shallow]]"
*'''[[Ariana Grande]]'''
*Taylor Swift — "You Need to Calm Down"
**[[Cardi B]]

**Billie Eilish
===Best Group===
'''[[BTS (band)|BTS]]'''
**[[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]]
**Jonas Brothers
*[[5 Seconds of Summer]]
*[[Backstreet Boys]]
**[[Shawn Mendes]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
*[[Blackpink|BLACKPINK]]
*'''[[BTS]]'''
*CNCO
**[[5 Seconds of Summer]]
*Jonas Brothers
**[[Backstreet Boys]]
*[[PrettyMuch|PRETTYMUCH]]
*[[Why Don't We]]
**[[Blackpink]]
**CNCO

**Jonas Brothers
===[[MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]]===
**[[PrettyMuch]]
'''[[Billie Eilish]]'''
*[[H.E.R.]]
**[[Why Don't We]]
|-
*Lil Nas X
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | [[MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]]
*[[Lizzo]]
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration|Best Collaboration]]
*[[Ava Max]]
|-
*[[Rosalía (singer)|Rosalía]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |

*'''[[Billie Eilish]]'''
===[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration|Best Collaboration]]===
**[[H.E.R.]]
'''[[Shawn Mendes]] and [[Camila Cabello]] – "[[Señorita (Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello song)|Señorita]]"'''
**Lil Nas X
*BTS (featuring Halsey) – "[[Boy with Luv]]"
**[[Lizzo]]
*Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – "Shallow"
**[[Ava Max]]
*Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) — "Old Town Road (Remix)"
**[[Rosalía (singer)|Rosalía]]
*[[Ed Sheeran]] and [[Justin Bieber]] – "[[I Don't Care (Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber song)|I Don't Care]]"
| style="vertical-align:top" |
*Taylor Swift (featuring [[Brendon Urie]] of [[Panic! at the Disco]]) – "[[Me!|ME!]]"
*'''[[Shawn Mendes]] and [[Camila Cabello]] – "[[Señorita (Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello song)|Señorita]]"'''

**BTS (featuring Halsey) – "[[Boy with Luv]]"
===Push Artist of the Year===
**Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – "Shallow"
'''[[Billie Eilish]]'''
**Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) — "Old Town Road (Remix)"
*[[Bazzi (singer)|Bazzi]]
**[[Ed Sheeran]] and [[Justin Bieber]] – "[[I Don't Care (Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber song)|I Don't Care]]"
*[[CNCO]]
**Taylor Swift (featuring [[Brendon Urie]] of [[Panic! at the Disco]]) – "[[Me!|ME!]]"
*H.E.R.
|-
*[[Lauv]]
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | Push Artist of the Year
*Lizzo
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video|Best Pop]]

|-
===[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video|Best Pop]]===
| style="vertical-align:top" |
'''[[Jonas Brothers]] — "[[Sucker (Jonas Brothers song)|Sucker]]"'''
*'''[[Billie Eilish]]'''
*[[5 Seconds of Summer]] – "[[Easier (5 Seconds of Summer song)|Easier]]"
**[[Bazzi (singer)|Bazzi]]
*Cardi B and [[Bruno Mars]] – "[[Please Me]]"
**[[CNCO]]
*Billie Eilish — "[[Bad Guy (Billie Eilish song)|Bad Guy]]"
**H.E.R.
*Ariana Grande — "Thank U, Next"
**[[Lauv]]
*[[Khalid (singer)|Khalid]] — "[[Talk (Khalid song)|Talk]]"
**Lizzo
*Taylor Swift — "You Need to Calm Down"
| style="vertical-align:top" |

*'''[[Jonas Brothers]] — "[[Sucker (Jonas Brothers song)|Sucker]]"'''
===[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video|Best Hip Hop]]===
'''[[Cardi B]] — "[[Money (Cardi B song)|Money]]"'''
**[[5 Seconds of Summer]] – "[[Easier (5 Seconds of Summer song)|Easier]]"
**Cardi B and [[Bruno Mars]] – "[[Please Me]]"
*[[2 Chainz]] (featuring Ariana Grande) – "[[Rule the World (2 Chainz song)|Rule the World]]"
*[[21 Savage]] (featuring [[J. Cole]]) — "[[A Lot (song)|A Lot]]"
**Billie Eilish — "[[Bad Guy (Billie Eilish song)|Bad Guy]]"
**Ariana Grande — "Thank U, Next"
*[[DJ Khaled]] (featuring [[Nipsey Hussle]] and [[John Legend]]) — "[[Higher (DJ Khaled song)|Higher]]"
**[[Khalid (American singer)|Khalid]] — "[[Talk (Khalid song)|Talk]]"
*Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) — "Old Town Road (Remix)"
**Taylor Swift — "You Need to Calm Down"
*[[Travis Scott]] (featuring Drake) — "[[Sicko Mode]]"
|-

===[[MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video|Best R&B]]===
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video|Best Hip Hop]]
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | [[MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video|Best R&B]]
'''[[Normani]] (featuring [[6lack]]) – "[[Waves (Normani song)|Waves]]"'''
|-
*[[Donald Glover|Childish Gambino]] — "[[Feels Like Summer (Childish Gambino song)|Feels Like Summer]]"
| style="vertical-align:top" |
*H.E.R. (featuring [[Bryson Tiller]]) – "[[Could've Been (H.E.R. song)|Could've Been]]"
*[[Alicia Keys]] – "[[Raise a Man]]"
*'''[[Cardi B]] — "[[Money (Cardi B song)|Money]]"'''
*[[Ella Mai]] – "[[Trip (Ella Mai song)|Trip]]"
**[[2 Chainz]] (featuring Ariana Grande) – "[[Rule the World (2 Chainz song)|Rule the World]]"
*[[Anderson Paak|Anderson .Paak]] (featuring [[Smokey Robinson]]) — "Make It Better"
**[[21 Savage]] (featuring [[J. Cole]]) — "[[A Lot (song)|A Lot]]"
**[[DJ Khaled]] (featuring [[Nipsey Hussle]] and [[John Legend]]) — "[[Higher (DJ Khaled song)|Higher]]"

**Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) — "Old Town Road (Remix)"
===[[MTV Video Music Award for Best K-Pop Video|Best K-Pop]]===
'''[[BTS (band)|BTS]] (featuring [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]]) – "[[Boy with Luv]]"'''
**[[Travis Scott]] (featuring Drake) — "[[Sicko Mode]]"
| style="vertical-align:top" |
*BLACKPINK – "[[Kill This Love (song)|Kill This Love]]"
*[[Exo (band)|Exo]] – "[[Tempo (Exo song)|Tempo]]"
*'''[[Normani]] (featuring [[6lack]]) – "[[Waves (Normani song)|Waves]]"'''
**[[Donald Glover|Childish Gambino]] — "[[Feels Like Summer (Childish Gambino song)|Feels Like Summer]]"
*[[Monsta X]] (featuring [[French Montana]]) – "Who Do You Love?"
**H.E.R. (featuring [[Bryson Tiller]]) – "[[Could've Been (H.E.R. song)|Could've Been]]"
*[[NCT 127]] – "[[Regular-Irregular|Regular]]"
*[[TXT (band)|TXT]] – "Cat & Dog"
**[[Alicia Keys]] – "[[Raise a Man]]"
**[[Ella Mai]] – "[[Trip (Ella Mai song)|Trip]]"

**{{proper name|[[Anderson .Paak]]}} (featuring [[Smokey Robinson]]) — "Make It Better"
===[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Latino Artist|Best Latin]]===
|-
'''[[Rosalía (singer)|Rosalía]] and [[J Balvin]] (featuring [[El Guincho]]) – "[[Con Altura]]"'''
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | [[MTV Video Music Award for Best K-Pop Video|Best K-Pop]]
*[[Anuel AA]] and [[Karol G]] – "[[Secreto (song)|Secreto]]"
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Latino Artist|Best Latin]]
*[[Bad Bunny]] (featuring [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]) – "[[Mia (Bad Bunny song)|Mia]]"
|-
*[[Benny Blanco]], [[Tainy]], [[Selena Gomez]] and [[J Balvin]] – "[[I Can't Get Enough]]"
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*[[Daddy Yankee]] (featuring [[Snow (musician)|Snow]]) – "[[Con Calma]]"
*[[Maluma (singer)|Maluma]] – "Mala Mía"
*'''[[BTS]] (featuring [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]]) – "[[Boy with Luv]]"'''
**[[Blackpink]] – "[[Kill This Love (song)|Kill This Love]]"

**[[Exo]] – "[[Tempo (Exo song)|Tempo]]"
===[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video|Best Dance]]===
'''[[The Chainsmokers]] and [[Bebe Rexha]] – "[[Call You Mine]]"'''
**[[Monsta X]] (featuring [[French Montana]]) – "Who Do You Love?"
*[[Clean Bandit]] (featuring [[Demi Lovato]]) – "[[Solo (Clean Bandit song)|Solo]]"
**[[NCT 127]] – "[[Regular-Irregular|Regular]]"
**[[TXT (band)|TXT]] – "Cat & Dog"
*[[DJ Snake]] (featuring [[Selena Gomez]], [[Ozuna (singer)|Ozuna]] and [[Cardi B]]) – "[[Taki Taki (song)|Taki Taki]]"
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*[[David Guetta]], [[Bebe Rexha]] and [[J Balvin]] – "[[Say My Name (David Guetta, Bebe Rexha and J Balvin song)|Say My Name]]"
*[[Marshmello]] and [[Bastille (band)|Bastille]] – "[[Happier (Marshmello and Bastille song)|Happier]]"
*'''[[Rosalía (singer)|Rosalía]] and [[J Balvin]] (featuring [[El Guincho]]) – "[[Con Altura]]"'''
*[[Silk City (band)|Silk City]] and [[Dua Lipa]] (featuring [[Diplo]] and [[Mark Ronson]]) – "[[Electricity (Silk City and Dua Lipa song)|Electricity]]"
**[[Anuel AA]] and [[Karol G]] – "[[Secreto (song)|Secreto]]"
**[[Bad Bunny]] (featuring [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]) – "[[Mia (Bad Bunny song)|Mia]]"

**[[Benny Blanco]], [[Tainy]], [[Selena Gomez]] and [[J Balvin]] – "[[I Can't Get Enough]]"
===[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video|Best Rock]]===
**[[Daddy Yankee]] (featuring [[Snow (musician)|Snow]]) – "[[Con Calma]]"
'''[[Panic! at the Disco]] — "[[High Hopes (Panic! at the Disco song)|High Hopes]]"'''
**[[Maluma (singer)|Maluma]] – "Mala Mía"
*[[The 1975]] — "[[Love It If We Made It]]"
|-
*[[Fall Out Boy]] — "Bishops Knife Trick"
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video|Best Dance]]
*[[Imagine Dragons]] — "[[Natural (Imagine Dragons song)|Natural]]"
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video|Best Rock]]
*[[Lenny Kravitz]] — "[[Low (Lenny Kravitz song)|Low]]"
|-
*[[Twenty One Pilots]] — "[[My Blood (Twenty One Pilots song)|My Blood]]"
| style="vertical-align:top" |

*'''[[The Chainsmokers]] and [[Bebe Rexha]] – "[[Call You Mine]]"'''
===[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Video with a Social Message|Video for Good]]===
**[[Clean Bandit]] (featuring [[Demi Lovato]]) – "[[Solo (Clean Bandit song)|Solo]]"
'''[[Taylor Swift]] — "[[You Need to Calm Down]]"'''
*[[Jamie N Commons]] and [[Skylar Grey]] (featuring [[Gallant (singer)|Gallant]]) – "[[Runaway Train (Soul Asylum song)|Runaway Train]]"
**[[DJ Snake]] (featuring [[Selena Gomez]], [[Ozuna (singer)|Ozuna]] and [[Cardi B]]) – "[[Taki Taki (song)|Taki Taki]]"
**[[David Guetta]], [[Bebe Rexha]] and [[J Balvin]] – "[[Say My Name (David Guetta, Bebe Rexha and J Balvin song)|Say My Name]]"
*[[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]] – "[[Nightmare (Halsey song)|Nightmare]]"
**[[Marshmello]] and [[Bastille (band)|Bastille]] – "[[Happier (Marshmello and Bastille song)|Happier]]"
*[[The Killers]] – "Land of the Free"
*[[John Legend]] – "[[Preach (John Legend song)|Preach]]"
**[[Silk City (band)|Silk City]] and [[Dua Lipa]] – "[[Electricity (Silk City and Dua Lipa song)|Electricity]]"
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*[[Lil Dicky]] – "[[Earth (Lil Dicky song)|Earth]]"
*'''[[Panic! at the Disco]] — "[[High Hopes (Panic! at the Disco song)|High Hopes]]"'''

**[[The 1975]] — "[[Love It If We Made It]]"
===[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]===
**[[Fall Out Boy]] — "Bishops Knife Trick"
'''[[Lil Nas X]] (featuring [[Billy Ray Cyrus]]) — "[[Old Town Road#Billy Ray Cyrus remix|Old Town Road (Remix)]]" (Director: Calmatic)'''
*[[Billie Eilish]] — "[[Bad Guy (Billie Eilish song)|Bad Guy]]" (Director: [[Dave Meyers (director)|Dave Meyers]])
**[[Imagine Dragons]] — "[[Natural (Imagine Dragons song)|Natural]]"
*[[FKA Twigs]] – "[[Cellophane (FKA Twigs song)|Cellophane]]" (Director: [[Andrew Thomas Huang]])
**[[Lenny Kravitz]] — "[[Low (Lenny Kravitz song)|Low]]"
*[[Ariana Grande]] — "[[Thank U, Next (song)|Thank U, Next]]" (Director: [[Hannah Lux Davis]])
**[[Twenty One Pilots]] — "[[My Blood (Twenty One Pilots song)|My Blood]]"
|-
*[[LSD (group)|LSD]] – "[[No New Friends (LSD song)|No New Friends]]" (Director: [[Dano Cerny]])
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Video with a Social Message|Video for Good]]
*[[Taylor Swift]] — "[[You Need to Calm Down]]" (Director: Taylor Swift and Drew Kirsch)
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]

|-
===[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]]===
| style="vertical-align:top" |
'''[[Taylor Swift]] (featuring [[Brendon Urie]] of [[Panic! at the Disco]]) – "[[Me!]]" (Visual Effects: Loris Paillier and Lucas Salton for [[BUF Compagnie|BUF VFX]])'''
*'''[[Taylor Swift]] — "[[You Need to Calm Down]]"'''
*[[DJ Khaled]] (featuring [[SZA (singer)|SZA]]) – "[[Just Us (song)|Just Us]]" (Visual Effects: [[GloriaFX]], Sergii Mashevskyi and Anatolii Kuzmytskyi)
**[[Jamie N Commons]] and [[Skylar Grey]] (featuring [[Gallant (singer)|Gallant]]) – "[[Runaway Train (Soul Asylum song)|Runaway Train]]"
*[[Billie Eilish]] – "[[When the Party's Over (song)|When the Party's Over]]" (Visual Effects: Bryan Fugal of Centralfugal Productions, Ryan Ross and Andres Jaramillo)
*[[FKA Twigs]] – "[[Cellophane (FKA Twigs song)|Cellophane]]" (Visual Effects: Analog)
**[[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]] – "[[Nightmare (Halsey song)|Nightmare]]"
**[[The Killers]] – "Land of the Free"
*[[Ariana Grande]] – "[[God Is a Woman]]" (Visual Effects: Fabrice Lagayette at Mathematic)
*[[LSD (group)|LSD]] – "[[No New Friends (LSD song)|No New Friends]]" (Visual Effects: Ethan Chancer)
**[[John Legend]] – "[[Preach (John Legend song)|Preach]]"
**[[Lil Dicky]] – "[[Earth (Lil Dicky song)|Earth]]"

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===[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]===
'''[[Billie Eilish]] — "[[Bad Guy (Billie Eilish song)|Bad Guy]]" (Editor: Billie Eilish)'''
*'''[[Lil Nas X]] (featuring [[Billy Ray Cyrus]]) — "[[Old Town Road#Billy Ray Cyrus remix|Old Town Road (Remix)]]" (Director: [[Calmatic]])'''
**[[Billie Eilish]] — "[[Bad Guy (Billie Eilish song)|Bad Guy]]" (Director: [[Dave Meyers (director)|Dave Meyers]])
*[[Ariana Grande]] – "[[7 Rings]]" (Editor: [[Hannah Lux Davis]] and Taylor Walsh)
**[[FKA Twigs]] – "[[Cellophane (FKA Twigs song)|Cellophane]]" (Director: [[Andrew Thomas Huang]])
*[[Lil Nas X]] (featuring [[Billy Ray Cyrus]]) — "[[Old Town Road#Billy Ray Cyrus remix|Old Town Road (Remix)]]" (Editor: Calmatic)
*[[Anderson Paak|Anderson .Paak]] (featuring [[Kendrick Lamar]]) – "Tints" (Editor: [[Vinnie Hobbs]])
**[[Ariana Grande]] — "[[Thank U, Next (song)|Thank U, Next]]" (Director: [[Hannah Lux Davis]])
*[[Solange Knowles|Solange]] – "[[Almeda (song)|Almeda]]" (Editors: Solange Knowles, [[Vinnie Hobbs]] and Jonathon Proctor)
**[[LSD (group)|LSD]] – "[[No New Friends (LSD song)|No New Friends]]" (Director: [[Dano Cerny]])
*[[Taylor Swift]] — "[[You Need to Calm Down]]" (Editor: Jarrett Fijal)
**[[Taylor Swift]] — "[[You Need to Calm Down]]" (Director: Taylor Swift and [[Drew Kirsch]])
|-

===[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]]===
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]]
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
'''[[Ariana Grande]] – "[[7 Rings]]" (Art Director: John Richoux)'''
|-
*[[BTS (band)|BTS]] (featuring [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]]) – "[[Boy with Luv]]" (Art Directors: JinSil Park and BoNa Kim (MU:E))
| style="vertical-align:top" |
*[[Lil Nas X]] (featuring [[Billy Ray Cyrus]]) — "[[Old Town Road#Billy Ray Cyrus remix|Old Town Road (Remix)]]" (Art Director: Christian Zollenkopf for Prettybird)
*'''[[Taylor Swift]] (featuring [[Brendon Urie]] of [[Panic! at the Disco]]) – "[[Me!]]" (Visual Effects: Loris Paillier and Lucas Salton for [[BUF Compagnie|BUF VFX]])'''
*[[Shawn Mendes]] and [[Camila Cabello]] – "[[Señorita (Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello song)|Señorita]]" (Art Director: Tatiana Van Sauter)
**[[DJ Khaled]] (featuring [[SZA (singer)|SZA]]) – "[[Just Us (song)|Just Us]]" (Visual Effects: GloriaFX, [[Sergii Mashevskyi]] and Anatolii Kuzmytskyi)
*[[Taylor Swift]] — "[[You Need to Calm Down]]" (Art Director: Brittany Porter)
**[[Billie Eilish]] – "[[When the Party's Over (song)|When the Party's Over]]" (Visual Effects: Bryan Fugal of Centralfugal Productions, Ryan Ross and Andres Jaramillo)
*[[Kanye West]] and [[Lil Pump]] (featuring [[Adele Givens]]) – "[[I Love It (Kanye West and Lil Pump song)|I Love It]]" (Art Director: [[Tino Schaedler]])
**[[FKA Twigs]] – "[[Cellophane (FKA Twigs song)|Cellophane]]" (Visual Effects: Analog)

**[[Ariana Grande]] – "[[God Is a Woman]]" (Visual Effects: Fabrice Lagayette at Mathematic)
===[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]===
**[[LSD (group)|LSD]] – "[[No New Friends (LSD song)|No New Friends]]" (Visual Effects: Ethan Chancer)
'''[[Rosalía (singer)|Rosalía]] and [[J Balvin]] (featuring [[El Guincho]]) – "[[Con Altura]]" (Choreographer: Charm La’Donna)'''
| style="vertical-align:top" |
*[[BTS (band)|BTS]] (featuring [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]]) – "[[Boy with Luv]]" (Choreographers: Son Sungdeuk and [[Quick Style|Quick Crew]])
*[[FKA Twigs]] – "[[Cellophane (FKA Twigs song)|Cellophane]]" (Choreographer: Kelly Yvonne)
*'''[[Billie Eilish]] — "[[Bad Guy (Billie Eilish song)|Bad Guy]]" (Editor: Billie Eilish)'''
*[[LSD (group)|LSD]] – "[[No New Friends (LSD song)|No New Friends]]" (Choreographer: [[Ryan Heffington]])
**[[Ariana Grande]] – "[[7 Rings]]" (Editor: [[Hannah Lux Davis]] and Taylor Walsh)
**[[Lil Nas X]] (featuring [[Billy Ray Cyrus]]) — "[[Old Town Road#Billy Ray Cyrus remix|Old Town Road (Remix)]]" (Editor: [[Calmatic]])
*[[Shawn Mendes]] and [[Camila Cabello]] – "[[Señorita (Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello song)|Señorita]]" (Choreographer: Calvit Hodge)
**{{proper name|[[Anderson .Paak]]}} (featuring [[Kendrick Lamar]]) – "Tints" (Editor: [[Vinnie Hobbs]])
*[[Solange Knowles|Solange]] – "[[Almeda (song)|Almeda]]" (Choreographers: Maya Taylor and Solange Knowles)
**[[Solange Knowles|Solange]] – "[[Almeda (song)|Almeda]]" (Editors: Solange Knowles, [[Vinnie Hobbs]] and Jonathon Proctor)

**[[Taylor Swift]] — "[[You Need to Calm Down]]" (Editor: Jarrett Fijal)
===[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]===
|-
'''[[Shawn Mendes]] and [[Camila Cabello]] – "[[Señorita (Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello song)|Señorita]]" (Director of Photography: Scott Cunningham)'''
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]]
*[[Billie Eilish]] – "[[Don't Smile at Me|Hostage]]" (Director of Photography: Pau Castejón)
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]
*[[Ariana Grande]] — "[[Thank U, Next (song)|Thank U, Next]]" (Director of Photography: Christopher Probst)
|-
*[[Anderson Paak|Anderson .Paak]] (featuring [[Kendrick Lamar]]) – "Tints" (Director of Photography: Elias Talbot)
| style="vertical-align:top" |
*[[Solange Knowles|Solange]] – "[[Almeda (song)|Almeda]]" (Directors of Photography: Chayse Irvin, Ryan Marie Helfant and Justin Hamilton)
*[[Taylor Swift]] (featuring [[Brendon Urie]] of [[Panic! at the Disco]]) – "[[Me!|ME!]]" (Director of Photography: Starr Whitesides)
*'''[[Ariana Grande]] – "[[7 Rings]]" (Art Director: John Richoux)'''
**[[BTS (band)|BTS]] (featuring [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]]) – "[[Boy with Luv]]" (Art Directors: JinSil Park and BoNa Kim (MU:E))

**[[Lil Nas X]] (featuring [[Billy Ray Cyrus]]) — "[[Old Town Road#Billy Ray Cyrus remix|Old Town Road (Remix)]]" (Art Director: Christian Zollenkopf for Prettybird)
===Best Power Anthem===
**[[Shawn Mendes]] and [[Camila Cabello]] – "[[Señorita (Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello song)|Señorita]]" (Art Director: Tatiana Van Sauter)
'''[[Megan Thee Stallion]] (featuring [[Nicki Minaj]] and [[Ty Dolla Sign]]) — "[[Hot Girl Summer]]"'''
**[[Taylor Swift]] — "[[You Need to Calm Down]]" (Art Director: Brittany Porter)
*[[Miley Cyrus]] — "[[Mother's Daughter (song)|Mother's Daughter]]"
**[[Kanye West]] and [[Lil Pump]] (featuring [[Adele Givens]]) – "[[I Love It (Kanye West and Lil Pump song)|I Love It]]" (Art Director: [[Tino Schaedler]])
*[[DJ Khaled]] (featuring [[Cardi B]] and [[21 Savage]]) — "[[Wish Wish]]"
| style="vertical-align:top" |
*[[Ariana Grande]] — "[[7 Rings]]"
*'''[[Rosalía (singer)|Rosalía]] and [[J Balvin]] (featuring [[El Guincho]]) – "[[Con Altura]]" (Choreographer: [[Charm La'Donna]])'''
*[[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]] — "[[Nightmare (Halsey song)|Nightmare]]"
*[[Lizzo]] (featuring [[Missy Elliott]]) — "[[Tempo (Lizzo song)|Tempo]]"
**[[BTS]] (featuring [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]]) – "[[Boy with Luv]]" (Choreographers: Son Sungdeuk and [[Quick Style|Quick Crew]])
*[[Maren Morris]] — "[[Girl (Maren Morris song)|GIRL]]"
**[[FKA Twigs]] – "[[Cellophane (FKA Twigs song)|Cellophane]]" (Choreographer: Kelly Yvonne)
**[[LSD (group)|LSD]] – "[[No New Friends (LSD song)|No New Friends]]" (Choreographer: [[Ryan Heffington]])
*[[Taylor Swift]] — "[[You Need to Calm Down]]"
**[[Shawn Mendes]] and [[Camila Cabello]] – "[[Señorita (Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello song)|Señorita]]" (Choreographer: Calvit Hodge)

**[[Solange Knowles|Solange]] – "[[Almeda (song)|Almeda]]" (Choreographers: Maya Taylor and Solange Knowles)
===[[MTV Video Music Award for Song of Summer|Song of Summer]]===
|-
'''[[Ariana Grande]] and [[Social House]] — "[[Boyfriend (Ariana Grande and Social House song)|Boyfriend]]"'''
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
*[[The Chainsmokers]] and [[Bebe Rexha]] — "[[Call You Mine]]"
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | Best Power Anthem
*[[Miley Cyrus]] — "[[Mother's Daughter (song)|Mother's Daughter]]"
|-
*[[DaBaby]] — "[[Suge (song)|Suge]]"
| style="vertical-align:top" |
*[[Billie Eilish]] — "[[Bad Guy (Billie Eilish song)|Bad Guy]]"
*'''[[Shawn Mendes]] and [[Camila Cabello]] – "[[Señorita (Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello song)|Señorita]]" (Director of Photography: Scott Cunningham)'''
*[[Jonas Brothers]] — "[[Sucker (song)|Sucker]]"
**[[Billie Eilish]] – "[[Don't Smile at Me|Hostage]]" (Director of Photography: Pau Castejón)
*[[Khalid (singer)|Khalid]] — "[[Talk (Khalid song)|Talk]]"
**[[Ariana Grande]] — "[[Thank U, Next (song)|Thank U, Next]]" (Director of Photography: Christopher Probst)
*[[Lil Nas X]] (featuring [[Billy Ray Cyrus]]) — "[[Old Town Road#Billy Ray Cyrus remix|Old Town Road (Remix)]]"
**{{proper name|[[Anderson .Paak]]}} (featuring [[Kendrick Lamar]]) – "Tints" (Director of Photography: Elias Talbot)
*[[Lil Tecca]] — "[[Ransom (Lil Tecca song)|Ransom]]"
**[[Solange Knowles|Solange]] – "[[Almeda (song)|Almeda]]" (Directors of Photography: Chayse Irvin, Ryan Marie Helfant and Justin Hamilton)
*[[Lizzo]] — "[[Truth Hurts (song)|Truth Hurts]]"
**[[Taylor Swift]] (featuring [[Brendon Urie]] of [[Panic! at the Disco]]) – "[[Me!|ME!]]" (Director of Photography: Starr Whitesides)
*[[Shawn Mendes]] and [[Camila Cabello]] – "[[Señorita (Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello song)|Señorita]]"
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*[[Post Malone]] (featuring [[Young Thug]]) — "[[Goodbyes (Post Malone song)|Goodbyes]]"
*Rosalía and J Balvin (featuring El Guincho) — "Con Altura"
*'''[[Megan Thee Stallion]] (featuring [[Nicki Minaj]] and [[Ty Dolla Sign]]) — "[[Hot Girl Summer]]"'''
**[[Miley Cyrus]] — "[[Mother's Daughter (song)|Mother's Daughter]]"
*Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber – "I Don't Care"
**[[DJ Khaled]] (featuring [[Cardi B]] and [[21 Savage]]) — "[[Wish Wish]]"
*Taylor Swift — "You Need to Calm Down"
**[[Ariana Grande]] — "[[7 Rings]]"
*[[Young Thug]] (featuring [[J. Cole]] and [[Travis Scott]]) — "[[The London (song)|The London]]"
**[[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]] — "[[Nightmare (Halsey song)|Nightmare]]"

**[[Lizzo]] (featuring [[Missy Elliott]]) — "[[Tempo (Lizzo song)|Tempo]]"
===[[Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award]]===
**[[Maren Morris]] — "[[Girl (Maren Morris song)|GIRL]]"
'''[[Missy Elliott]]'''<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3134671/missy-elliott-2019-vma-video-vanguard-award/ |title=Missy Elliott, Culture-Shifting Visionary, Is Your 2019 VMA Video Vanguard |date=August 12, 2019 |work=MTV News |author=Roth, Madeline |access-date=August 12, 2019}}</ref>
**[[Taylor Swift]] — "[[You Need to Calm Down]]"

|-
===MTV Fashion Trailblazer Award===
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | [[MTV Video Music Award for Song of Summer|Song of Summer]]
'''[[Marc Jacobs]]'''
! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | MTV Fashion Trailblazer Award
|-
| style="vertical-align:top" |
*'''[[Ariana Grande]] and [[Social House]] — "[[Boyfriend (Ariana Grande and Social House song)|Boyfriend]]"'''
**[[The Chainsmokers]] and [[Bebe Rexha]] — "[[Call You Mine]]"
**[[Miley Cyrus]] — "[[Mother's Daughter (song)|Mother's Daughter]]"
**[[DaBaby]] — "[[Suge (song)|Suge]]"
**[[Billie Eilish]] — "[[Bad Guy (Billie Eilish song)|Bad Guy]]"
**[[Jonas Brothers]] — "[[Sucker (song)|Sucker]]"
**[[Khalid (American singer)|Khalid]] — "[[Talk (Khalid song)|Talk]]"
**[[Lil Nas X]] (featuring [[Billy Ray Cyrus]]) — "[[Old Town Road#Billy Ray Cyrus remix|Old Town Road (Remix)]]"
**[[Lil Tecca]] — "[[Ransom (Lil Tecca song)|Ransom]]"
**[[Lizzo]] — "[[Truth Hurts (song)|Truth Hurts]]"
**[[Shawn Mendes]] and [[Camila Cabello]] – "[[Señorita (Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello song)|Señorita]]"
**[[Post Malone]] (featuring [[Young Thug]]) — "[[Goodbyes (Post Malone song)|Goodbyes]]"
**Rosalía and J Balvin (featuring El Guincho) — "Con Altura"
**Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber – "I Don't Care"
**Taylor Swift — "You Need to Calm Down"
**[[Young Thug]] (featuring [[J. Cole]] and [[Travis Scott]]) — "[[The London (song)|The London]]"
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*'''[[Marc Jacobs]]'''
|-
! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" colspan="2" | [[Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award]]
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''[[Missy Elliott]]'''
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==External links==
*[http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/ Official website]


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2019 MTV Video Music Awards
DateMonday, August 26, 2019 (2019-08-26)
VenuePrudential Center (Newark, New Jersey)
CountryUnited States
Hosted bySebastian Maniscalco
Most awards
Most nominations
Websitemtv.com/vma
Television/radio coverage
Network
Produced byBruce Gillmer
Jesse Ignjatovic
Directed byAlex Rudzinski
← 2018 · MTV Video Music Awards · 2020 →

The 2019 MTV Video Music Awards were held on August 26, 2019, at the Prudential Center in Newark, being the first VMA ceremony to be held in New Jersey.[1][2] Sebastian Maniscalco hosted the 36th annual ceremony.[3] Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, and Billie Eilish were the most awarded with three each. Missy Elliott became the first female rapper to win the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.[4] The show was broadcast on a variety of Viacom-owned networks, as well as their respective websites, and apps through TV Everywhere authentication.[5] 2019 MTV Video Music Awards won the 2020 Webby Award for Events in the category Social.[6]

Performances

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Award ceremony main stage
List of musical performances
Artist(s) Song(s)
Pre-show
Ava Max "Torn"
"Sweet but Psycho"
CNCO "De Cero"
Megan Thee Stallion "Big Ole Freak"
"Hot Girl Summer"
"Cash Shit"
Main show[7][8]
Taylor Swift "You Need to Calm Down"
"Lover"
Shawn Mendes "If I Can't Have You"
Lizzo "Truth Hurts"
"Good as Hell"
Jonas Brothers
(from The Stone Pony in Asbury Park) 		"Sucker"
"Only Human"
Lil Nas X "Panini"
Missy Elliott Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Medley
"Throw It Back"
"The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"
"Hot Boyz"
"Get Ur Freak On"
"Work It"
"Pass That Dutch"
"Lose Control" (contains excerpts from "Cool Off")
Shawn Mendes
Camila Cabello 		"Señorita"
Miley Cyrus "Slide Away"
Rosalía
Ozuna 		"A Ningún Hombre"
"Yo x Ti, Tu x Mi"
"Aute Cuture"
H.E.R. "Anti"
Normani "Motivation"
Big Sean
ASAP Ferg 		"Bezerk"
J Balvin
Bad Bunny 		"Qué Pretendes"
Queen Latifah
Naughty by Nature
Redman
Fetty Wap
Wyclef Jean 		Medley
"O.P.P"
"Trap Queen"
"Gone Till November"
"No Woman, No Cry"
"U.N.I.T.Y."
"Hip Hop Hooray"

Presenters

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A variety of presenters appeared at the pre-show and main ceremony.[9]

Pre-show

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Main show

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Winners and nominees

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The nominees for most categories were revealed on July 23, 2019. Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift had the most nominations with ten followed by Billie Eilish with nine and Lil Nas X received eight while two new categories were included: Best K-Pop and Video for Good (previously "Video with a Message").[10] On August 19, three more categories were announced: Best Group, Best Power Anthem, and Song of Summer.[11] The new categories increased the nominations for Grande and Swift to twelve each, Eilish to ten, and Lil Nas X to nine.[12][13]

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Video of the Year Song of the Year
Artist of the Year Best Group
Best New Artist Best Collaboration
Push Artist of the Year Best Pop
Best Hip Hop Best R&B
Best K-Pop Best Latin
Best Dance Best Rock
Video for Good Best Direction
Best Visual Effects Best Editing
Best Art Direction Best Choreography
Best Cinematography Best Power Anthem
Song of Summer MTV Fashion Trailblazer Award
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
Missy Elliott

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Roth, Madeline (April 29, 2019). "The 2019 VMAs Will Go Where The Show Has Never Gone Before". MTV News. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
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