MTV VMAs 2024 winners: Taylor Swift makes history as she becomes most decorated solo artist ever
Taylor Swift was named Artist of the Year at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, besting Sabrina Carpenter, Eminem, SZA and past winners Bad Bunny and Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift made history on Wednesday night as the pop superstar stole the show at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards.
Megan Thee Stallion hosted the awards show, which was broadcast live from the UBS Arena in New York. She also performed her hit singles like BOA, B.A.S, HISS and Mamushi, which saw her bring out Japanese rapper Yuki Chiba to help perform.
Swift led the nominees with a total of 12 nominations, followed by Post Malone with 11. Eminem was nominated for eight awards, Ariana Grande, rapper Megan Thee Stallion, Sabrina Carpenter and SZA with seven each, and Benson Boone, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, rapper GloRilla, Thai rapper Lisa, Olivia Rodrigo and Teddy Swims with four each.
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Swift was the night's big winner, scooping a total of seven gongs, including artist of the year and song of the summer, making her the most-awarded solo artist in the history of the VMAs with a total of 30 trophies. In doing so, she surpassed the record set by Beyoncé who boasts 30 awards, 26 of which she won as a solo artist.
Eminem, Tyla and Megan Thee Stallion tied for second-most wins with two moonmen apiece, while rising star Chappell Roan took home the first major award of her career for best new artist.
Irish acts U2 and Hozier were in the running for a number of awards at last night’s ceremony but failed to pick up a prize.
Wicklow native Hozier had been nominated for Too Sweet for Best Alternative song, which ultimately went to Benson Boone for Beautiful Things, while U2 were nominated for Atomic City in the Best Rock Category, which went to Lenny Kravitz for Human.
Here are the 2024 MTV VMAs winners:
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” - WINNER
Artist of the Year
Ariana Grande
Bad Bunny
Eminem
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Taylor Swift - WINNER
Song of the Year
Beyoncé – “Texas Hold ‘Em”
Jack Harlow – “Lovin On Me”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” - WINNER
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Teddy Swims – “Lose Control”
Best New Artist
Benson Boone
Chappell Roan - WINNER
Gracie Abrams
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Tyla
Push Performance of the Year
August 2023: Kaliii – “Area Codes”
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: Flyana Boss – “Yeaaa”
May 2024: Laufey – “Goddess”
June 2024: Le Sserafim – “Easy”
July 2024: The Warning – “Automatic Sun”
Best Collaboration
Drake ft. Sexyy Red and 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” - WINNER
Best Pop
Camila Cabello
Dua Lipa
Olivia Rodrigo
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift - WINNER
Best Hip-Hop
Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy “
Eminem – “Houdini” - WINNER
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” - WINNER
Tyla – “Water”
Usher, Summer Walker, 21 Savage – “Good Good” –
Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”
Best Alternative
Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things” - WINNER
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” - WINNER
U2 – “Atomic City”
Best Latin
Anitta – “Mil Veces” - WINNER
Bad Bunny – “Monaco”
Karol G – “Mi Ex Tenia Razon”
Myke Towers – “Lala”
Peso Pluma and Anitta – “Bellakeo”
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky”
Shakira and 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” - WINNER
Usher, Pheelz – “Ruin”
Best K-Pop
Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven”
Lisa – “Rockstar” - WINNER
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 (From the Motion Picture “Barbie”)” - WINNER
Coldplay – “Feelslikeimfallinginlove”
Joyner Lucas and 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 - WINNER
Best Cinematography
Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” – Cinematography by Anatol Trofimov - WINNER
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 - WINNER
Best Choreography
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Choreography by Margaret Qualley
Dua Lipa – “Houdini” – Choreography by Charm La’Donna - WINNER
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 - WINNER
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
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