The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards took place in the wee hours of this morning as the who’s who of the music industry scooped awards at New York’s UBS Arena – with South African star Tyla winning the Best Afrobeats category for her hit Water.
The awards saw Taylor Swift command the night with seven wins, tying for most overall, while Eminem overtook for most solo male artist wins and Anitta tied the record for the most “Best Latin” wins (3).
WINNERS IN EACH CATEGORY BELOW:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR, Presented by Burger King®
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift – Republic Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” – Island Records
BEST NEW ARTIST
Chappell Roan – Island Records
MTV PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
June 2024: LE SSERAFIM – "EASY" – SOURCE MUSIC / Geffen Records
BEST COLLABORATION
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records
BEST POP
Taylor Swift – Republic Records
BEST HIP-HOP
Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records
BEST R&B
SZA – “Snooze” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things” – Night Street Records, Inc. / Warner Records
BEST ROCK
Lenny Kravitz – “Human” – ?© 2024 Roxie Records Inc. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH
BEST LATIN
Anitta – “Mil Veces” – Floresta Records / Republic Records / Universal Music Latin Entertainment
BEST AFROBEATS
Tyla – “Water” – FAX Records / Epic Records
BEST K-POP
LISA – “Rockstar” – Lloud Co. / RCA Records
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For (From The Motion Picture “Barbie”)” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
BEST DIRECTION
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Directed by Taylor Swift
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Republic Records – Cinematography
by Anatol Trofimov
BEST EDITING
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Editing by Chancler Haynes
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Dua Lipa – “Houdini” – Warner Records – Choreography by Charm La'Donna
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Synapse Virtual
Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic, Flawless Post
BEST ART DIRECTION
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – Art Direction by Brittany Porter
SOCIAL CATEGORIES:
BEST TRENDING VIDEO
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Yuki Chiba – “Mamushi” – Hot Girl Productions
BEST GROUP
SEVENTEEN – PLEDIS Entertainment / Geffen Records
SONG OF THE SUMMER, Presented by Hilton
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records
VMAs MOST ICONIC PERFORMANCE (+VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD WINNER)
Katy Perry – “Roar”
PRESS ASSETS:
Watch all your favourite stars at 2024 MTV Video Music Awards when the main show repeats tonight at 8pm GMT and on Sunday, 15 September at 5pm and Tuesday, 17 September at 5pm only on MTV (DStv Channel 130).