Despite the socially distanced format, the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards delivered star-studded performances on par with the talent highlighted throughout the night.
With “Hustlers” star Keke Palmer serving as host, live performances included BTS, The Black Eyed Peas, DaBaby, Doja Cat, Maluma with CNCO, Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande and the night’s big winner, The Weeknd. An emotional tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman led off the festivities.
See the winners at the 2020 VMAs below in italic and bold.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
• The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights”
• Billie Eilish – “everything i wanted”
• Eminem ft. Juice WRLD – “Godzilla”
• Future ft. Drake – “Life Is Good”
• Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me”
• Taylor Swift – “The Man”
PUSH BEST NEW ARTIST
• Doja Cat
• Jack Harlow
• Lewis Capaldi
• Roddy Ricch
• Tate McRae
• YUNGBLUD
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
• Lady Gaga
• DaBaby
• Justin Bieber
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Post Malone
• The Weeknd
SONG OF THE YEAR
• Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me”
• Billie Eilish – “everything i wanted”
• Doja Cat – “Say So”
• Megan Thee Stallion – “Savage”
• Post Malone – “Circles”
BEST HIP-HOP
• Megan Thee Stallion – “Savage”
• DaBaby – “BOP”
• Eminem ft. Juice WRLD – “Godzilla”
• Future ft. Drake – “Life Is Good”
• Roddy Ricch – “The Box”
• Travis Scott – “HIGHEST IN THE ROOM”
VIDEO FOR GOOD
• H.E.R. – “I Can’t Breathe”
• Anderson .Paak – “Lockdown”
• Billie Eilish – “all the good girls go to hell”
• Demi Lovato – “I Love Me”
• Lil Baby – “The Bigger Picture”
• Taylor Swift – “The Man” – Republic Records
BEST R&B
• The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights”
• (WINNER)
• Alicia Keys – “Underdog”
• Chloe x Halle – “Do It”
• H.E.R. ft. YG – “Slide”
• Khalid ft. Summer Walker – “Eleven”
• Lizzo – “Cuz I Love You”
BEST POP
• BTS – “On”
• Halsey – “You should be sad”
• Jonas Brothers – “What a Man Gotta Do”
• Justin Bieber ft. Quavo – “Intentions”
• Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me”
• Taylor Swift – “Lover”
BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM HOME
• Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber – “Stuck with U”
• 5 Seconds of Summer – “Wildflower”
• blink-182 – “Happy Days”
• Drake – “Toosie Slide”
• John Legend – “Bigger Love”
• twenty one pilots – “Level of Concern”
BEST LATIN
• Maluma ft. J Balvin – “Qué Pena”
• Anuel AA ft. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G & J Balvin – “China”
• Bad Bunny – “Yo Perreo Sola”
• Black Eyed Peas ft. Ozuna & J. Rey Soul – “MAMACITA”
• J Balvin – “Amarillo”
• Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj – “Tusa”
BEST DIRECTION
• Taylor Swift – “The Man”
• Billie Eilish – “xanny”
• Doja Cat – “Say So”
• Dua Lipa – “Don’t Start Now”
• Harry Styles – “Adore You”
• The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights”
BEST COLLABORATION
• Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me”
• Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber – “Stuck with U”
• Black Eyed Peas ft. J Balvin – “RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)”
• Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid – “Beautiful People”
• Future ft. Drake – “Life Is Good”
• Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj – “Tusa”
BEST K-POP
• BTS – “On”
• (G)I-DLE – “Oh My God”
• EXO – “Obsession”
• Monsta X – “SOMEONE’S SOMEONE”
• Tomorrow X Together – “9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)”
• Red Velvet – “Psycho” – SM Entertainment
BEST GROUP
• BTS
• 5 Seconds of Summer
• The 1975
• BLACKPINK
• Chloe x Halle
• CNCO
• Little Mix
• MONSTA X
• Now United
• twenty one pilots
BEST ALTERNATIVE
• Machine Gun Kelly – “Bloody Valentine”
• The 1975 – “If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)”
• All Time Low – “Some Kind Of Disaster”
• FINNEAS – “Let’s Fall in Love for the Night”
• Lana Del Rey – “Doin’ Time
• twenty one pilots – “Level of Concern”
BEST ROCK
• Coldplay – “Orphans”
• blink-182 – “Happy Days”
• Evanescence – “Wasted On You”
• Fall Out Boy ft. Wyclef Jean – “Dear Future Self (Hands Up)”
• Green Day – “Oh Yeah!”
• The Killers – “Caution”
BEST QUARANTINE PERFORMANCE
• CNCO – Unplugged At Home
• Chloe & Halle – “Do It” from MTV’s Prom-athon
• DJ D-Nice – Club MTV presents #DanceTogether
• John Legend – #togetherathome Concert Series
• Lady Gaga – “Smile” from One World: Together At Home
• Post Malone – Nirvana Tribute
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
• Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me”
• 5 Seconds of Summer – “Old Me”
• Camila Cabello ft. DaBaby – “My Oh My”
• Billie Eilish – “all the good girls go to hell”
• Katy Perry – “Harleys In Hawaii”
• The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights”
BEST ART DIRECTION
• Miley Cyrus – “Mother’s Daughter”
• A$AP Rocky – “Babushka Boi”
• Dua Lipa – “Physical”
• Harry Styles – “Adore You”
• Selena Gomez – “Boyfriend”
• Taylor Swift – “Lover”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
• Dua Lipa – “Physical”
• Billie Eilish – “all the good girls go to hell”
• Demi Lovato – “I Love Me”
• Harry Styles – “Adore You”
• Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me”
• Travis Scott – “HIGHEST IN THE ROOM”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
• BTS – “On”
• CNCO & Natti Natasha – “Honey Boo”
• DaBaby – “BOP”
• Dua Lipa – “Physical”
• Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me”
• Normani – “Motivation”
BEST EDITING
• Miley Cyrus – “Mother’s Daughter”
• Halsey – “Graveyard”
• James Blake – “Can’t Believe the Way We Flow”
• Lizzo – “Good As Hell”
• ROSALÍA – “A Palé”
• The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights”
SONG OF THE SUMMER
• BLACKPINK “How You Like That”
• Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
• DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch “Rockstar”
• DJ Khaled ft. Drake “Popstar”
• Doja Cat – “Say So”
• Dua Lipa – “Break My Heart”
• Harry Styles –”Watermelon Sugar”
• Jack Harlow – “Whats Poppin”
• Lil Baby ft. 42 Dugg – “We Paid”
• Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé – “Savage (Remix)”
• Miley Cyrus – “Midnight Sky”
• Pop Smoke ft. 50 Cent & Roddy Ricch – “The Woo”
• SAINt JHN – “Roses”
• Saweetie – “Tap In”
• Taylor Swift – “cardigan”
• The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights”