2024 MTV VMAs Highlights: Taylor Swift Shines, Megan Thee Stallion Hosts

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 — “Fortnite”

Artist of the Year

• Ariana Grande
• Bad Bunny
• Eminem
• Sabrina Carpenter
• SZA
• Taylor Swift

Song of the Year

• Beyoncé — “TEXAS HOLD ’EM”
• Jack Harlow — “Lovin on Me”
• Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
• Sabrina Carpenter — “Espresso”
• Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone — “Fortnite”
• Teddy Swims — “Lose Control”

Best New Artist

• Benson Boone
• Chappell Roan
• Gracie Abrams
• Shaboozey
• Teddy Swims
• Tyla

MTV 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 & 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 — “Fortnite”

Best Pop

• Camila Cabello
• Dua Lipa
• Olivia Rodrigo
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Tate McRae
• Taylor Swift

Best Hip-Hop

• Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA — “Rich Baby Daddy”
• Eminem — “Houdini”
• 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”
• Tyla — “Water”
• Usher, Summer Walker, 21 Savage — “Good Good”
• Victoria Monét — “On My Mama”

Best Alternative ⭐️

• Benson Boone — “Beautiful Things”
• 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”
• U2 — “Atomic City”

Best Latin

• Anitta — “Mil Veces”
• Bad Bunny — “MONACO”
• KAROL G — “MI EX TENÍA RAZÓN”
• Myke Towers — “LALA”
• Peso Pluma & Anitta — “BELLAKEO”
• Rauw Alejandro — “Touching the Sky”
• Shakira & 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”
• Usher, Pheelz — “Ruin”

Best K-Pop

• Jung Kook ft. Latto — “Seven”
• LISA — “Rockstar”
• NCT Dream — “Smoothie”
• NewJeans — “Super Shy”
• Stray Kids — “LALALALA”
• TOMORROW X TOGETHER — “Deja Vu”

Video for Good

• Alexander Stewart — “if only you knew”
• Billie Eilish — “What Was I Made For (From the Motion Picture Barbie)”
• Coldplay — “feelslikeimfallinginlove”
• Joyner Lucas & 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 — “Fortnite” — Directed by Taylor Swift

Best Cinematography

• Ariana Grande — “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” — Cinematography by Anatol Trofimov
• 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 — “Fortnite” — 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 — “Fortnite” — Editing by Chancler Haynes

Best Choreography

• Bleachers — “Tiny Moves” — Choreography by Margaret Qualley
• Dua Lipa — “Houdini” — Choreography by Charm La’Donna
• 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
• Justin Timberlake