Another MTV Video Music Award ceremony is behind us, and it was certainly a night remember. Olivia Rodrigo, Lil Nas X, and BTS enjoyed it more than anyone since they walked away with three trophies each at the end of the night.
Lil Nas X had tough competition in Cardi B, The Weeknd, and Ed Sheeran in the most important category of the night – video of the year. He managed to come out victorious with his smash hit “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)”, and also picked up awards for best direction and best visual effects.
It was also a big night for Olivia Rodrigo, who was crowned as the best new artist, in addition to winning awards for song of the year and push performance of the year with her breakout hit “Drivers License”. BTS walked away with three awards—group of the year, best K-pop, and song of the summer with “Butter”.
Doja Cat was in charge of hosting the ceremony, which took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on September 12th. She also served as one of the performers, along with Rodrigo, Lil Nas X, Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran, and Camila Cabello, among others.
FULL LIST OF 2021 MTV VMAS WINNERS:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber
SONG OF THE YEAR
Olivia Rodrigo – “drivers license”
BEST NEW ARTIST
Olivia Rodrigo
BEST COLLABORATION
Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Me More”
BEST POP
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches”
BEST HIP-HOP
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. – “Franchise”
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Machine Gun Kelly ft. blackbear – “my ex’s best friend”
BEST K-POP
BTS – “Butter”
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Billie Eilish – “Your Power”
PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Olivia Rodrigo – “drivers license”
BEST ROCK
John Mayer – “Last Train Home”
BEST LATIN
Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA – “Lo Vas A Olvidar”
BEST R&B
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave the Door Open”
BEST DIRECTION
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – “BROWN SKIN GIRL”
BEST ART DIRECTION
Saweetie ft. Doja Cat – “Best Friend”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
BEST EDITING
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave The Door Open”
GROUP OF THE YEAR:
BTS
SONG OF THE SUMMER:
BTS – “Butter”
