2021 MTV VMAs: The Complete Winners List

Justin Bieber and Megan Thee Stallion were this year's most-nominated artists -- see which stars took home the big prizes.

The MTV Video Music Awards are honoring the best artists and biggest names in music at this year's star-studded show!

Going into Sunday's show, Justin Bieber leads the pack as this year's most-nominated artist with seven nods -- including Artist of the Year and Best Pop for "Peaches." He's followed closely behind by Megan Thee Stallion with six nominations.

Other top contenders for some of the biggest categories include Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Giveon and Lil Nas X, while Olivia Rodrigo, The Kid LAROI and 24kGoldn all received multiple first-time nominations.

But who will walk away with the honors amid a night of mind-blowing live performances? Check out the full list of big winners below, with the winners marked in bold, which will be updated throughout the show!
 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR 

Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – "WAP" – Atlantic Records

DJ Khaled ft. Drake – "POPSTAR" (Starring Justin Bieber) – OVO / We The Best / 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 **WINNER

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 **WINNER

Megan Thee Stallion – 300 Entertainment

Olivia Rodrigo – Geffen Records

Taylor Swift – Republic Records


SONG OF THE YEAR 

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 

Olivia Rodrigo – "drivers license" – Geffen Records **WINNER


BEST NEW ARTIST, Presented by Facebook 

24kGoldn – RECORDS LLC / Columbia Records

Giveon – Epic Records / Not So Fast 

The Kid LAROI – Columbia Records

Olivia Rodrigo – Geffen Records **WINNER

Polo G – Columbia Records

Saweetie – Warner Records 


PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

September 2020: Wallows – "Are You Bored Yet?" – Columbia Records 

October 2020: Ashnikko – "Daisy" – Warner Records 

November 2020: SAINt JHN – "Gorgeous" – Godd Complexx / HITCO 

December 2020: 24kGoldn – "Coco" – RECORDS LLC / Columbia Records 

January 2021: JC Stewart – "Break My Heart" – Elektra Music Group 

February 2021: Latto – "Sex Lies" – RCA Records 

March 2021: Madison Beer – "Selfish" – Epic Records / Sing It Loud 

April 2021: The Kid LAROI – "WITHOUT YOU" – Columbia Records 

May 2021: Olivia Rodrigo – "drivers license" – Geffen Records *WINNER

June 2021: girl in red "Serotonin" – world in red / AWAL 

July 2021: Fousheé – "my slime" – RCA Records 

August 2021: jxdn – "Think About Me" – DTA Records / Elektra Music Group 


GROUP OF THE YEAR

BTS **WINNER

Blackpink

CNCO

Foo Fighters

Jonas Brothers

Maroon 5

Silk Sonic

Twenty One Pilots


BEST BREAKTHROUGH SONG

Claire Rosinkranz -- “Backyard Boy” **WINNER

Masked Wolf -- “Astronaut In The Ocean”

Bella Poarch -- “Build a B*tch”

Young Baby Tate ft. Flo Milli -- “I Am”

Whoheem -- “Let’s Link”


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 **WINNER

Drake ft. Lil Durk – "Laugh 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

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 

Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – "Peaches" – Def Jam **WINNER

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 Now Cry Later" – OVO / Republic Records 

Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion – "On Me (remix)" – Quality 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 **WINNER


BEST ROCK

Evanescence – "Use My Voice" – BMG 

Foo Fighters – "Shame Shame" – Roswell Records / RCA Records 

John Mayer – "Last Train Home" – Columbia Records **WINNER

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 **WINNER

twenty one pilots – "Shy Away" – Fueled By Ramen 

WILLOW ft. Travis Barker – "t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l" – MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation


BEST LATIN

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

Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA – “Lo Vas A Olvidar” – Darkroom / Interscope Records **WINNER

Black Eyed Peas and Shakira – “GIRL LIKE ME” – Epic Records 

J. Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy – “UN DIA (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 **WINNER

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 **WINNER

SEVENTEEN – “Ready to love” – Pledis Entertainment 

TWICE – “Alcohol-Free” – JYP Entertainment Company 


VIDEO FOR GOOD 

Billie Eilish – “Your Power” – Darkroom / Interscope Records **WINNER

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 Best / 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 **WINNER

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  **WINNER

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” – LAVA/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: Art Haynes **WINNER

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: Ronan Fourreau

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

P!NK – “All I Know So Far” – RCA Records – Visual Effects by: Dave Meyers, Freenjoy Inc


BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

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

BTS – “Butter” – BIGHIT MUSIC – Choreography by: SON SUNG DEUK With BHM PERFORMANCE 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 – Choreography by:Paul Roberts **WINNER

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  **WINNER

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  –  Editing by: Claudia Wass

Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches” – Def Jam  –  Editing by: Mark Mayr, Vinnie Hobbs

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

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