This year’s MTV Video Music Awards took place in front of a live audience at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Hosted by Doja Cat, this year’s awards featured a slew of performances from the likes of The Kid LAROI, Justin Bieber, Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo, Kacey Musgraves, Machine Gun Kelly and more.
Big winners on the night included Olivia Rodrigo, who took home Best New Artist, Song of the Year and Push Performance of the Year, the latter two for her hit ‘Drivers License’ as well as Lil Nas X who took out the coveted Video of the Year award.
Here are all the winners and nominees from the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards.
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Video of the Year
Cardi B (featuring Megan Thee Stallion) – ‘WAP’
DJ Khaled (featuring Drake) – ‘Popstar’ (starring Justin Bieber)
Doja Cat (featuring SZA) – ‘Kiss Me More’
Ed Sheeran – ‘Bad Habits’
Lil Nas X – ‘Montero (Call Me by Your Name)’
The Weeknd – ‘Save Your Tears’
Song of the Year
24kGoldn (featuring Iann Dior) – ‘Mood’
Silk Sonic, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak – ‘Leave the Door Open’
BTS – ‘Dynamite’
Cardi B (featuring Megan Thee Stallion) – ‘WAP’
Dua Lipa – ‘Levitating’
Olivia Rodrigo – ‘Drivers License’
Artist of the Year
Ariana Grande
Doja Cat
Justin Bieber
Megan Thee Stallion
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
Best New Artist
24kGoldn
Giveon
The Kid Laroi
Olivia Rodrigo
Polo G
Saweetie
Push Performance of the Year
24kGoldn – ‘Coco’
Ashnikko – ‘Daisy’
Foushee – ‘My Slime’
Girl in Red – ‘Serotonin’
JC Stewart – ‘Break My Heart’
Jxdn – ‘Think About Me’
The Kid Laroi – ‘Without You’
Latto – ‘Sex Lies’
Madison Beer – ‘Selfish’
Olivia Rodrigo – ‘Drivers License’
sAINT JHN – ‘Gorgeous’
Wallows – ‘Are You Bored Yet?’
Best Collaboration
24kGoldn (featuring Iann Dior) – ‘Mood’
Cardi B (featuring Megan Thee Stallion) – ‘WAP’
Doja Cat (featuring SZA) – ‘Kiss Me More’
Drake (featuring Lil Durk) – ‘Laugh Now Cry Later’
Justin Bieber (featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon) – ‘Peaches’
Miley Cyrus (featuring Dua Lipa) – ‘Prisoner’
Best Pop
Ariana Grande – ‘Positions’
Billie Eilish – ‘Therefore I Am’
BTS – ‘Butter’
Harry Styles – ‘Treat People with Kindness’
Justin Bieber (featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon) – ‘Peaches’
Olivia Rodrigo – ‘Good 4 U’
Shawn Mendes – ‘Wonder’
Taylor Swift – ‘Willow’
Best Hip Hop
Cardi B (featuring Megan Thee Stallion) – ‘WAP’
Drake (featuring Lil Durk) – ‘Laugh Now Cry Later’
Lil Baby (featuring Megan Thee Stallion) – ‘On Me (Remix)’
Moneybagg Yo – ‘Said Sum’
Polo G – ‘Rapstar’
Travis Scott (featuring Young Thug and M.I.A.) – ‘Franchise’
Best R&B
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter, sAINT JHN and Wizkid – ‘Brown Skin Girl’
Silk Sonic, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak – ‘Leave the Door Open’
Chris Brown and Young Thug – ‘Go Crazy’
Giveon – ‘Heartbreak Anniversary’
H.E.R. (featuring Chris Brown) – ‘Come Through’
SZA – ‘Good Days’
Best K-Pop
BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez – ‘Ice Cream’
BTS – ‘Butter’
(G)I-DLE – ‘Dumdi Dumdi’
MONSTA X – ‘Gambler’
SEVENTEEN – ‘Ready to Love’
TWICE – ‘Alcohol-Free’
Best Latin
Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez – ‘Dakiti’
Billie Eilish and Rosalía – ‘Lo Vas a Olvidar’
Black Eyed Peas and Shakira – ‘Girl Like Me’
J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny and Tainy – ‘Un Dia (One Day)’
Karol G – ‘Bichota’
Maluma – ‘Hawái’
Best Rock
Evanescence – ‘Use My Voice’
Foo Fighters – ‘Shame Shame’
John Mayer – ‘Last Train Home’
The Killers – ‘My Own Soul’s Warning’
Kings of Leon – ‘The Bandit’
Lenny Kravitz – ‘Raise Vibration’
Best Alternative
Bleachers – ‘Stop Making This Hurt’
Glass Animals – ‘Heat Waves’
Imagine Dragons – ‘Follow You’
Machine Gun Kelly (featuring Blackbear) – ‘My Ex’s Best Friend’
Twenty One Pilots – ‘Shy Away’
Willow (featuring Travis Barker) – ‘Transparent Soul’
Video for Good
Billie Eilish – ‘Your Power’
Demi Lovato – ‘Dancing with the Devil’
H.E.R. – ‘Fight for You’
Kane Brown – ‘Worldwide Beautiful’
Lil Nas X – ‘Montero (Call Me by Your Name)’
Pharrell Williams (featuring Jay-Z) – ‘Entrepreneur’
Group of the Year
BLACKPINK
BTS
CNCO
Foo Fighters
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
Silk Sonic
Twenty One Pilots
Song of Summer
Billie Eilish – ‘Happier Than Ever’
BTS – ‘Butter’
Camila Cabello – ‘Don’t Go Yet’
DJ Khaled (featuring Lil Baby and Lil Durk) – ‘Every Chance I Get’
Doja Cat – ‘Need to Know’
Dua Lipa – ‘Levitating’
Ed Sheeran – ‘Bad Habits’
Giveon – ‘Heartbreak Anniversary’
Justin Bieber (featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon) – ‘Peaches’
The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber – ‘Stay’
Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow – ‘Industry Baby’
Lizzo (featuring Cardi B) – ‘Rumors’
Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Thot Shit’
Normani (featuring Cardi B) – ‘Wild Side’
Olivia Rodrigo – ‘Good 4 U’
Shawn Mendes and Tainy – ‘Summer of Love’
Best Direction
Billie Eilish – ‘Your Power’ (Director: Billie Eilish)
DJ Khaled (featuring Drake) – ‘Popstar’ (Director: Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X)
Lil Nas X – ‘Montero (Call Me by Your Name)’ (Director: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino)
Taylor Swift – ‘Willow’ (Director: Taylor Swift)
Travis Scott (featuring Young Thug and M.I.A.) – ‘Franchise’ (Director: Travis Scott)
Tyler, the Creator – ‘Lumberjack” (Director: Wolf Haley)
Best Art Direction
Beyoncé, Shatta Wale and Major Lazer – ‘Already’ (Art Directors: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos)
Ed Sheeran – ‘Bad Habits’ (Art Director: Alison Dominitz)
Lady Gaga – ‘911’ (Art Directors: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus)
Lil Nas X – ‘Montero (Call Me by Your Name)’ (Art Director: John Richoux)
Saweetie (featuring Doja Cat) – ‘Best Friend’ (Art Director: Art Haynes)
Taylor Swift – ‘Willow’ (Art Directors: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez)
Best Choreogarphy
Ariana Grande – ’34+35′ (Choreographers: Brian Nicholson and Scott Nicholson)
BTS – ‘Butter’ (Choreographers: Son Sung with BHM Performance Directing Team)
Ed Sheeran – ‘Bad Habits’ (Choreographer: Natricia Bernard)
Foo Fighters – ‘Shame Shame’ (Choreographer: Nina McNeely)
Harry Styles – ‘Treat People with Kindness’ (Choreographer: Paul Roberts)
Marshmello and Halsey – ‘Be Kind’ (Choreographer: Dani Vitale)
Best Cinematography
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter, sAINT JHN and Wizkid – ‘Brown Skin Girl’ (Directors of Photography: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, Mohammaed Atta Ahmed, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant)
Billie Eilish – ‘Therefore I Am’ (Director of Photography: Rob Witt)
Foo Fighters – ‘Shame Shame’ (Director of Photography: Santiago Gonzalez)
Justin Bieber (featuring Chance the Rapper) – ‘Holy’ (Director of Photography: Elias Talbot)
Lady Gaga – ‘911’ (Director of Photography: Jeff Cronenweth)
Lorde – ‘Solar Power’ (Director of Photography: Andrew Stroud)
Best Editing
Silk Sonic, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak – ‘Leave the Door Open’ (Editor: Troy Charbonnet)
BTS – ‘Butter’ (Editor: Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens)
Drake – ‘What’s Next’ (Editor: Noah Kendal)
Harry Styles – ‘Treat People with Kindness’ (Editor: Claudia Wass)
Justin Bieber (featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon) – ‘Peaches’ (Editor: Mark Mayr, Vinnie Hobbs)
Miley Cyrus (featuring Dua Lipa) – ‘Prisoner’
Best Visual Effects
Bella Poarch – ‘Build a Bitch’ (Visual Effects: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova)
Coldplay – ‘Higher Power’ (Visual Effects: Mathematic)
Doja Cat and the Weeknd – ‘You Right’ (Visual Effects: 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’ (Visual Effects: YSF Studio Paris)
Lil Nas X – ‘Montero (Call Me by Your Name)’ (Visual Effects: Mathematic)
Pink – ‘All I Know So Far’ (Visual Effects: BUF, VFX Supervisors: Dominique Vidal and Geoffrey Niquet, VFX Producers: Annabelle Zoellin and Camille Gibrat)
MTV Global Icon Award
Foo Fighters
