MTV Video Music Awards digelar di Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey, Selasa (27/8) pagi WIB. Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, dan Cardi B mendapatkan penghargaan.
Menjelang berlangsungnya acara ini upacara di New Jersey, Grande dan Taylor Swift masing-masing memborong 10 nominasi, pendatang baru Eilish dengan sembilan nominasi, sementara Lil Nas X mengantungi delapan - tujuh di antaranya adalah untuk single pertamanya 'Old Town Road (Remix)’.
Missy Elliott mendapatkan penghargaan Michael Jackson Video Vanguard, sementara artis-artis besar seperti Miley Cyrus, Lizzo, Rosalía, Lil Nas X, Normani, Taylor Swift tampil di atas panggung memeriahkan acara ini.
Berikut daftar lengkap pemenang MTV VMA 2019:
Video Vanguard
Pemenang: Missy Elliott
Video of the Year
Pemenang: Taylor Swift: “You Need to Calm Down”
21 Savage: “a lot” [ft. J. Cole]
Billie Eilish: “bad guy”
Ariana Grande: thank u, next”
Jonas Brothers: “Sucker”
Lil Nas X: “Old Town Road (Remix)” [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus]
Artist of the Year
Pemenang: Ariana Grande
Cardi B
Billie Eilish
Halsey
Jonas Brothers
Shawn Mendes
Song of the Year
Pemenang: Lil Nas X: “Old Town Road (Remix)” [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus]
Drake: “In My Feelings”
Ariana Grande: “thank u, next”
Jonas Brothers: “Sucker”
Lady Gaga / Bradley Cooper: “Shallow”
Taylor Swift: “You Need to Calm Down”
Best New Artist
Pemenang: Billie Eilish
Ava Max
H.E.R.
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
ROSALÍA
Best Collaboration
Pemenang: Shawn Mendes / Camila Cabello: “Señorita”
Lil Nas X: “Old Town Road (Remix)” [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus]
Lady Gaga / Bradley Cooper: “Shallow”
Taylor Swift: “ME!” [ft. Brendon Urie]
Ed Sheeran / Justin Bieber: “I Don’t Care”
BTS: “Boy With Luv” [ft. Halsey]
Push Artist of the Year
Pemenang: Billie Eilish
Bazzi
CNCO
H.E.R.
Lauv
Lizzo
Best Pop
Pemenang: Jonas Brothers: “Sucker”
5 Seconds of Summer: “Easier”
Cardi B / Bruno Mars: “Please Me”
Billie Eilish: “bad guy”
Khalid: “Talk”
Ariana Grande: “thank u, next”
Taylor Swift: “You Need to Calm Down”
Best Hip-Hop
Pemenang: Cardi B: “Money”
2 Chainz: “Rule the World”[ft. Ariana Grande]
21 Savage: “a lot” [ft. J. Cole]
DJ Khaled: “Higher” [ft. Nipsey Hussle and John Legend]
Lil Nas X: “Old Town Road (Remix)” [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus]
Travis Scott: “SICKO MODE” [ft. Drake]
Best R&B
Pemenang: Normani: “Waves” [ft. 6LACK]
Anderson .Paak: “Make It Better” [ft. Smokey Robinson]
Childish Gambino: “Feels Like Summer”
H.E.R.: “Could’ve Been” [ft. Bryson Tiller]
Alicia Keys: “Raise a Man”
Ella Mai: “Trip”
Best K-Pop
Pemenang: BTS: “Boy With Luv” [ft. Halsey]
BLACKPINK: “Kill This Love”
Monsta X: “Who Do You Love” [ft. French Montana]
TOMORROW X TOGETHER: “Cat & Dog”
NCT 127: “Regular”
EXO: “Tempo”
