On August 28, the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards were held at the Prudential Center in New Jersey. In addition to the honors, host Nicki Minaj received the Video Vanguard Award, while the Red Hot Chili Peppers received the Global Icon Award. Madonna, the most-awarded artist in VMA history with 20 awards, is among the nominees, as are Beyoncé, Harry Styles, Adele, Bad Bunny, and others. Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Blackpink, Anitta, Bad Bunny, Kane Brown, Jack Harlow, and others will appear on the show.
What are MTV Video Music Awards?
The MTV Video Music Awards (also known as the VMAs) are an award event hosted by the cable channel MTV to recognize the finest in the music video art. Originally created as an alternative to the Grammy Awards (in the video category), the annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony has been dubbed the “Super Bowl for youth,” a reference to the VMA program’s capacity to gather millions of teenagers and young adults each year. The VMA had become a prestigious award by 2001. The winner’s monument depicts an astronaut on the moon, one of the early images of MTV, and was popularly known as a “Moonman.” However, Chris McCarthy, the president of MTV, indicated in 2017 that the monument will now be referred to as a “Moon Person.”
Manhattan Design, who also developed the original MTV logo, built the statue inspired by the 1981 “Top of the Hour” cartoon made by Fred Seibert and produced by Alan Goodman. Society Awards of New York now creates the statue. Viewers can vote for their favorite videos in all general categories by going to MTV’s website since the 2006 ceremony. The annual VMA ceremony is held before the end of summer, usually in late August or mid-September, and is shown live on MTV, with a “roadblock” simulcast across MTV’s sibling networks since 2014 to increase viewership. The first VMA event took place in 1984 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The ceremonies are usually held in New York or Los Angeles. The ceremonies, however, have also been held in Miami and Las Vegas. The 2019 MTV Video Music Awards were held in Newark for the first time on August 26, 2019 (so were the MTV Video Music Awards 2022).
Who has won the most VMA awards ever?
Beyoncé is the artist with the most VMA nominations, and it’s not even close. Beyoncé has 28 incredible wins under her belt, which is even more astounding given that her most recent one was in 2016. It would not be shocking to see this figure rise more in the future. Following that, Madonna held the status of the artist with the most VMA wins for the longest time. She won a total of 20 VMAs between 1986 and 1999, including the renowned Video Vanguard Award. Lastly, we have Lady Gaga who has been a veteran at the VMAs, having won an impressive number of 18 awards. In addition to individual video wins, she is the reigning Artist of the Year.
Are VMA and MTV the same?
The MTV Video Music Award, Also known as VMA is an award even that is hosted by and shown live on MTV cable channel. They are not the same thing as VMA is just a part of the MTV channel.
Who got VMA awards in 2022?
The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, presented by LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, and Jack Harlow, took place on Sunday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., where the biggest stars in music were honored and some even received the legendary Moon Person trophy. You can see the full list of winners below:
GLOBAL ICON AWARD
Honoree: Red Hot Chili Peppers
VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Bad Bunny
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
Jack Harlow
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Doja Cat – “Woman”
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Brutal”
WINNER: Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10-minute version) (Taylor’s version)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Baby Keem
WINNER: Dove Cameron
Gayle
Latto
Måneskin
Seventeen
SONG OF THE YEAR
Adele – “Easy on Me”
WINNER: Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Doja Cat – “Woman”
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – “Stay”
BEST COLLABORATION
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)”
WINNER: Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby”
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”
Post Malone & The Weeknd – “One Right Now”
Rosalía ft. The Weeknd – “La Fama”
The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – “Stay”
PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
September 2021: Griff — “One Night”
October 2021: Remi Wolf – “Sexy Villain”
November 2021: Nessa Barrett – “i hope ur miserable until ur dead”
WINNER: December 2021: Seventeen – “Rock With You”
January 2021: Mae Muller – “Better Days”
February 2022: Gayle – “abcdefu”
March 2022: Sheneesa – “R U That”
April 2022: Omar Apollo – “Tamagotchi”
May 2022: Wet Leg – “Chaise Longue”
June 2022: Muni Long – “Baby Boo”
July 2022: Doechii – “Persuasive”
BEST POP
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Doja Cat – “Woman”
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers”
WINNER: Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Traitor”
BEST HIP-HOP
Eminem & Snoop Dogg – “From the D 2 the LBC”
Future ft. Drake, Tems – “Wait for U”
Kendrick Lamar – “N95”
Latto – “Big Energy”
WINNER: Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby – “Do We Have a Problem?”
Pusha T – “Diet Coke”
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Avril Lavigne ft. Blackbear – “Love It When You Hate Me”
Imagine Dragons x JID – “Enemy”
Machine Gun Kelly ft. Willow – “emo girl”
WINNER: Måneskin – “I Wanna Be Your Slave”
Panic! at the Disco – “Viva Las Vengeance”
Twenty One Pilots – “Saturday”
Willow, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker – “Grow”
BEST LATIN
WINNER: Anitta – “Envolver”
Bad Bunny – “Tití Me Preguntó”
Becky G x Karol G – “Mamiii”
Daddy Yankee – “Remix”
Farruko – “Pepas”
J Balvin & Skrillex – “In Da Getto”
BEST ROCK
Foo Fighters – “Love Dies Young”
Jack White – “Taking Me Back”
Muse – “Won’t Stand Down”
WINNER: Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Black Summer”
Shinedown – “Planet Zero”
Three Days Grace – “So Called Life”
BEST R&B
Alicia Keys – “City of Gods (Part II)”
Chlöe – “Have Mercy”
H.E.R. – “For Anyone”
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side”
Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B – “No Love (extended version)”
WINNER: The Weeknd – “Out of Time”
BEST K-POP
BTS – “Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)”
Itzy – “Loco”
WINNER: Lisa – “Lalisa”
Seventeen – “Hot”
Stray Kids – “Maniac”
Twice – “The Feels”
BEST DIRECTION
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “Family Ties”
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby”
WINNER: Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10-minute version) (Taylor’s version)
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
Latto – “P*ssy”
WINNER: Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
Rina Sawayama – “This Hell”
Stromae – “Fils de joie”
BEST METAVERSE PERFORMANCE
WINNER: Blackpink The Virtual | PUBG
BTS | Minecraft/YouTube
Charli XCX | Roblox
Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave
Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite
Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox
BEST ART DIRECTION
Adele – “Oh My God”
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)”
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Kacey Musgraves – “Simple Times”
WINNER: Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby”
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”
BEST LONGFORM VIDEO
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
Foo Fighters – Studio 666
Kacey Musgraves – Star-Crossed
Madonna – Madame X
Olivia Rodrigo – Driving Home 2 U
WINNER: Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10-minute version) (Taylor’s version)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “Family Ties”
Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran – “Bam Bam”
WINNER: Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Kendrick Lamar – “N95”
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side”
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10-minute version) (Taylor’s version)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Coldplay x BTS – “My Universe”
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
WINNER: Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby”
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”
The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – “Stay”
BEST EDITING
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “Family Ties”
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Brutal”
WINNER: Rosalía – “Saoko”
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10-minute version) (Taylor’s version)
The Weeknd – “Take My Breath”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
BTS – “Permission to Dance”
WINNER: Doja Cat – “Woman”
FKA Twigs ft. The Weeknd – “Tears in the Club”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby”
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side”
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Blackpink
WINNER: BTS
City Girls
Foo Fighters
Imagine Dragons
Måneskin
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Silk Sonic
SONG OF THE SUMMER
Bad Bunny & Chencho Corleone – “Me Porto Bonito”
Beyoncé – “Break My Soul”
Charlie Puth – “Left and Right (feat. Jung Kook of BTS)”
Doja Cat – “Vegas (from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Elvis)”
Future ft. Drake, Tems – “Wait for U”
Harry Styles – “Late Night Talking”
WINNER: Jack Harlow – “First Class”
Kane Brown – “Grand”
Latto x Mariah Carey – “Big Energy (Remix) ft. DJ Khaled”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
Marshmello x Khalid – “Numb”
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
Nicky Youre & Dazy – “Sunroof”
Post Malone with Doja Cat – “I Like You (a Happier Song)”
ROSALÍA – “BIZCOCHITO”
Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit”
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Adele – 30
Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
Drake – Certified Lover Boy
WINNER: Harry Styles – Harry’s House
Who won the most VMAs in 2022?
Taylor Swift took home three VMAs in the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, including video of the year, best long-form video, and best directing for “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version).”
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