2021 MTV VMA Winners: See The Full List

2021 MTV VMA Winners: See The Full List




The 2021 MTV VMAs are here, and as typical, they're absolutely out of this world. Justin Bieber leads the nominations this year with seven, although so several of his pop peers trail just behind: Megan Thee Stallion's got six, and all tied with five noms each are Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo, and Giveon.


As we know from years past at the VMAs, anything can occur — nevertheless what will? And who will add a new Moonperson (or five) to their collection? Find all of the winners below, as they come in.


Video of the Year


Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion: “WAP” – Atlantic Records


DJ Khaled ft. Drake: “Popstar” (Starring Justin Bieber) – OVO / We The ideal / Epic Records


Doja Cat ft. SZA: “Kiss Me More” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records


Ed Sheeran: “Bad Habits” – Atlantic Records


Lil Nas X: “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Columbia Records


The Weeknd: “Save Your Tears” – XO / Republic Records


Artist of the Year


Ariana Grande – Republic Records


Doja Cat – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records


Justin Bieber – Def Jam


Megan Thee Stallion – 300 Entertainment


Olivia Rodrigo – Geffen Records


Taylor Swift – Republic Records


Song of the Year


WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo: “Drivers License” – Geffen Records


24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior: “Mood” – Records LLC / Columbia Records


Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic: “Leave the Door Open” – Aftermath Entertainment / Atlantic Records


BTS: “Dynamite” – Bighit Music


Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion: “WAP” – Atlantic Records


Dua Lipa: “Levitating” – Warner Records


Best New Artist


24kGoldn – Records LLC / Columbia Records


Giveon – Epic Records / Not So Fast


The Kid Laroi – Columbia Records


Olivia Rodrigo – Geffen Records


Polo G – Columbia Records


Saweetie – Warner Records


Push Efficiency of the Year


WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo: "Drivers License" – Geffen Records


Wallows: "Are You Bored Although – Atlantic Records


Ashnikko: "Daisy" – Warner Records


Saint Jhn: "Gorgeous" – Godd Complexx / HITCO


24kGoldn: "Coco" – Records LLC / Columbia Records


JC Stewart: "Break My Heart" – Elektra Music Group


Latto: "Sex Lies" – RCA Records


Madison Beer: "Selfish" – Epic Records / Sing It Loud


The Kid Laroi: "Without You" – Columbia Records


Girl in Red: "Serotonin" – World in Red / AWAL


Fousheé: "My Slime" – RCA Records


Jxdn: “Think About Me” – DTA Records / Elektra Music Group


Best Collaboration


24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior: “Mood” – Records LLC / Columbia Records


Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion: “WAP” – Atlantic Records


Doja Cat ft. SZA: “Kiss Me More” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records


Drake ft. Lil Durk: “Laugh Right now Cry Later” – OVO / Republic Records


Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon: “Peaches” – Def Jam


Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa: “Prisoner” – RCA Records


Best Pop


WINNER: Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon: “Peaches” – Def Jam


Ariana Grande: “Positions” – Republic Records


Billie Eilish: “Therefore I Am” – Darkroom / Interscope Records


BTS: “Butter” – Bighit Music


Harry Styles: “Treat People With Kindness” – Columbia Records


Olivia Rodrigo: “Good 4 U” – Geffen Records


Shawn Mendes: “Wonder” – Island Records


Taylor Swift: “Willow” – Republic Records


Best Hip-Hop


Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion: “WAP” – Atlantic Records


Drake ft. Lil Durk: “Laugh Right now Cry Later” – OVO / Republic Records


Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion: “On Me (remix)” – Excellent Control / Motown


Moneybagg Yo – “Said Sum” – N-Less Entertainment / Interscope Records


Polo G: “Rapstar” – Columbia Records


Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A.: “Franchise” – Cactus Jack / Epic Records


Best Rock


Evanescence: “Use My Voice” – BMG


Foo Fighters: “Shame Shame” – Roswell Records / RCA Records


John Mayer: “Last Train Home” – Columbia Records


The Killers: “My Own Soul's Warning” – Island


Kings Of Leon: “The Bandit” – RCA Records


Lenny Kravitz: “Raise Vibration” – Roxie Records / BMG


Best Alternative


Bleachers: “Stop Making This Hurt” – RCA Records


Glass Animals: “Heat Waves” – Republic Records


Imagine Dragons: “Follow You” – Kidinakorner / Interscope Records


Machine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear: “My Ex’s Best Friend” – Bad Boy / Interscope Records


Twenty One Pilots: “Shy Away” – Fueled By Ramen


Willow ft. Travis Barker: “Transparent Soul” – MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation


Best Latin


Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez: “Dákiti” – The Orchard


Billie Eilish & Rosalía: “Lo Vas A Olvidar” – Darkroom / Interscope Records


Black Eyed Peas and Shakira: “Girl Like Me” – Epic Records


Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy: “Un Perish (One Day)” – Universal Music Latino / Neon16


Karol G: “Bichota” – Universal Music Latino


Maluma: “Hawái” – Sony Music US Latin


Best R&B


Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, Saint Jhn, WizKid: “Brown Skin Girl” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records


Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic: “Leave the Door Open” – Aftermath Entertainment / Atlantic Records


Chris Brown and Young Thug: “Go Crazy” – Chris Brown Entertainment/RCA Records


Giveon: “Heartbreak Anniversary” – Epic Records / Not So Fast


H.E.R. Ft. Chris Brown: “Come Through” - MBK Entertainment / RCA Records


SZA: “Good Days” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records


Best K-pop


(G)I-DLE: “Dumdi Dumdi” – Republic Records


Blackpink and Selena Gomez: “Ice Cream” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records


BTS – “Butter” – Bighit Music


Monsta X: “Gambler” – Starship Entertainment


Seventeen: “Ready to love” – Pledis Entertainment


Twice: “Alcohol-Free” – JYP Entertainment Company


Video For Good


Billie Eilish: “Your Power” – Darkroom / Interscope Records


Demi Lovato: “Dancing With the Devil” – Island


H.E.R.: “Fight For You” – MBK Entertainment / RCA Records


Kane Brown: “Worldwide Beautiful” – Sony Music Nashville / RCA Records


Lil Nas X: “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Columbia Records


Pharrell Williams ft. Jay-Z: “Entrepreneur” – Columbia Records


Best Direction


Billie Eilish: “Your Power” – Darkroom / Interscope Records – Directed by: Billie Eilish


DJ Khaled ft. Drake: “Popstar (Starring Justin Bieber)” – OVO / We The ideal / Epic Records – Directed by: Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X


Lil Nas X: “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Columbia Records – Directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino


Taylor Swift: “Willow” – Republic Records – Directed by: Taylor Swift


Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A: “Franchise” – Cactus Jack / Epic Records – Directed by: Travis Scott


Tyler, The Creator: “Lumberjack” – Columbia Records – Directed by: Wolf Haley


Best Cinematography


Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid: “Brown Skin Girl” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records – Cinematography by: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, Mohammaed Atta Ahmed, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant


Billie Eilish: “Therefore I Am” – Darkroom / Interscope Records – Cinematography by: Rob Witt


Foo Fighters: “Shame Shame” – Roswell Records / RCA Records – Cinematography by: Santiago Gonzalez


Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper: “Holy” – RBMG / Def Jam – Cinematography by: Elias Talbot


Lady Gaga: “911” – Interscope Records – Cinematography by: Jeff Cronenweth


Lorde: “Solar Power” – Republic Records – Cinematography by: Andrew Stroud


Best Art Direction


Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer: “Already” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records – Art Direction by: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos


Ed Sheeran: “Bad Habits” – Atlantic Records – Art Direction by: Alison Dominitz


Lady Gaga: “911” – Interscope Records – Art Direction by: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus


Lil Nas X: “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Columbia Records – Art Direction by: John Richoux


Saweetie ft. Doja Cat: “Best Friend” – Warner Records – Art Direction by: Alec Contestabile


Taylor Swift – “Willow” – Republic Records – Art Direction by: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez


Best Visual Effects


Bella Poarch: “Build a Bitch” – Warner Records – Visual Effects by: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova


Coldplay: “Higher Power” – Atlantic Records – Visual Effects by: Mathematic


Doja Cat & The Weeknd – “You Right” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records – Visual Effects by: La Pac, Anthony Lestremau, Julien Missaire, Petr Shkolniy, Alexi Bailla, Micha Sher, Antoine Hache, Mikros MPC, Nicolas Huget, Guillaume Ho Tsong Fang, Benjamin Lenfant, Stephane Pivron, MPC Bangalore, Chanakya Chander, Raju Ganesh, David Rouxel


Glass Animals: “Tangerine” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by: YSF Studio Paris


Lil Nas X: “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Columbia Records – Visual Effects by: Mathematic


P!Nk: “All I Know So Far” – RCA Records – Visual Effects by: BUF, VFX Supervisors: Dominique Vidal & Geoffrey Niquet, VFX Producers: Annabelle Zoellin & Camille Gibrat


Best Choreography


Ariana Grande – “34+35” – Republic Records – Choreography by: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson


BTS – “Butter” – Bighit Music – Choreography by: Son Sung with BHM Efficiency Directing Team


Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Atlantic Records – Choreography by: Natricia Bernard


Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Roswell Records / RCA Records – Choreography by: Nina McNeely


Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Columbia Records


Marshmello & Halsey – “Be Kind” – Astralwerks / Capitol Records – Choreography by: Dani Vitale


Best Editing


Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic: “Leave the Door Open” – Aftermath Entertainment/Atlantic Records – Editing by: Troy Charbonnet


BTS: “Butter” – Bighit Music – Editing by: Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens


Drake: “What's Next” – OVO / Republic Records – Editing by: Noah Kendal


Harry Styles: “Treat People With Kindness” – Columbia Records


Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon: “Peaches” – Def Jam


Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa: “Prisoner” – RCA Records


The 2021 VMAs are airing live on MTV from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Find the complete list of winners above and keep up with all the night's biggest VMA moments!









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