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VMAs 2024 winners: see every category here

See every VMAs 2024 winner and every category now 🏆
By Kaitlyn McNab
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Moon Persons abound! The 2024 MTV VMAs officially has a winners list — is your favourite artist on it? Below, check out the full list of VMAs 2024 winners across each category.

Hundreds of the biggest names in music and pop culture descended upon New York's UBS Arena tonight for this year's VMAs, capping off an eventful New York Fashion Week. Megan Thee Stallion was on double duty at the 2024 VMAs as both host and performer; the VMAs turned 40 years old this year, and the milestone ceremony kicked off with an electric Pre-Show and stunning black carpet, featuring a performance from international sensations LE SSERAFIM.

The K-pop group was nominated for MTV Push Performance of the Year — which they won! — their very first VMAs nomination. The group joined more than 20 other acts and musicians as first-time nominees, including Tyla, Benson Boone, Shaboozey, Chappell Roan, RAYE, Coco Jones, Gracie Abrams, Burna Boy, NCT Dream, Gunna, Rauw Alejandro, Sexyy Red, Victoria Monét, and many, many more.

Leading the nominations this year are Taylor Swift with 12 total nods. Swift could tie with or break Beyoncé’s record for the most VMAs ever won: Bey's current record is 25 VMAs as a solo artist and 29 overall wins. Per VegasInsider, with Swift winning seven awards in total during the ceremony, she is now the most awarded artist at the VMAs as a solo artist and the most awarded artist in VMAs history overall with a total of 30 wins.

Swift also almost broke Peter Gabriel's record for winning the most VMAs in one night: Gabriel set the record with 10, and at the 2023 VMAs, Swift won 9, becoming the female artist with the most VMA wins in a single night. Phew…

The VMAs had 15 main gender-neutral categories this year and four highly competitive social categories… ready to see if your faves are winners? Keep scrolling to check out the complete list of VMAs 2024 winners.

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VIDEO OF THE YEAR, Presented by Burger KingÂŽ

  • Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)”
  • Billie Eilish – “LUNCH”
  • Doja Cat – “Paint The Town Red”
  • Eminem – “Houdini”
  • SZA – “Snooze”
  • WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

  • Ariana Grande
  • Bad Bunny
  • Eminem
  • Sabrina Carpenter
  • SZA
  • WINNER: Taylor Swift

SONG OF THE YEAR

  • BeyoncĂŠ – “TEXAS HOLD 'EM”
  • Jack Harlow – “Lovin On Me”
  • Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
  • WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
  • Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
  • Teddy Swims – “Lose Control”

BEST NEW ARTIST

  • Benson Boone
  • WINNER: Chappell Roan
  • Gracie Abrams
  • Shaboozey
  • Teddy Swims
  • Tyla

MTV PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

  • August 2023: Kaliii – “Area Codes"
  • September 2023: GloRilla – “Lick or Sum”
  • October 2023: Benson Boone – “In The Stars”
  • November 2023: Coco Jones – “ICU”
  • December 2023: Victoria MonĂŠt – “On My Mama”
  • January 2024: Jessie Murph – “Wild Ones”
  • February 2024: Teddy Swims – “Lose Control”
  • March 2024: Chappell Roan – “Red Wine Supernova”
  • April 2024: Flyana Boss – “yeaaa”
  • May 2024: Laufey – “Goddess”
  • WINNER: June 2024: LE SSERAFIM – “EASY”
  • July 2024: The Warning – “Automatic Sun”

BEST COLLABORATION

  • Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy"
  • GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be”
  • Jessie Murph ft. Jelly Roll – “Wild Ones”
  • Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven”
  • Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help”
  • WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
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BEST POP

  • Camila Cabello
  • Dua Lipa
  • Olivia Rodrigo
  • Sabrina Carpenter
  • Tate McRae
  • WINNER: Taylor Swift

BEST HIP-HOP

  • Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy"
  • WINNER: Eminem – “Houdini”
  • GloRilla – “Yeah Glo!”
  • Gunna – “fukumean”
  • Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA”
  • Travis Scott ft. Playboi Carti – “FE!N”

BEST R&B

  • Alicia Keys – “Lifeline”
  • Muni Long – “Made For Me"
  • WINNER: SZA – “Snooze”
  • Tyla – “Water”
  • USHER, Summer Walker, 21 Savage – “Good Good”
  • Victoria MonĂŠt – “On My Mama”

BEST ALTERNATIVE

  • WINNER: Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things”
  • Bleachers – “Tiny Moves”
  • Hozier – “Too Sweet”
  • Imagine Dragons – “Eyes Closed”
  • Linkin Park – “Friendly Fire”
  • Teddy Swims – “Lose Control (Live)”

BEST ROCK

  • Bon Jovi – “Legendary”
  • Coldplay – “feelslikeimfallinginlove”
  • Green Day – “Dilemma”
  • Kings of Leon – “Mustang”
  • WINNER: Lenny Kravitz – “Human”
  • U2 – “Atomic City”

BEST LATIN

  • WINNER: Anitta – “Mil Veces”
  • Bad Bunny – “MONACO”
  • KAROL G – “MI EX TENÍA RAZÓN”
  • Myke Towers – “LALA”
  • Peso Pluma & Anitta – “BELLAKEO”
  • Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky”
  • Shakira & Cardi B – “PunterĂ­a”

BEST AFROBEATS

  • Ayra Starr ft. Giveon – “Last Heartbreak Song”
  • Burna Boy – “City Boys”
  • Chris Brown ft. Davido & Lojay – “Sensational”
  • Tems – “Love Me JeJe”
  • WINNER: Tyla – “Water”
  • USHER, Pheelz – “Ruin”

BEST K-POP

  • Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven”
  • WINNER: LISA – “Rockstar”
  • NCT Dream – “Smoothie”
  • NewJeans – “Super Shy”
  • Stray Kids – “LALALALA”
  • TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Deja vu”

VIDEO FOR GOOD

  • Alexander Stewart – “if you only knew”
  • WINNER: Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For (From The Motion Picture “Barbie”)”
  • Coldplay – “feelslikeimfallinginlove”
  • Joyner Lucas & Jelly Roll – “Best For Me”
  • RAYE – “Genesis.”
  • Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”

BEST DIRECTION

  • Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Directed by Christian Breslauer
  • Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Directed by Alex Lockett & Margaret Qualley
  • Eminem – “Houdini” – Directed by Rich Lee
  • Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Directed by Daniel Iglesias Jr.
  • Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Directed by Bardia Zeinali
  • WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Directed by Taylor Swift

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • WINNER: Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” — Cinematography by Anatol Trofimov
  • Charli xcx – “Von dutch” — Cinematography by Jeff Bierman
  • Dua Lipa – “Illusion” — Cinematography by Nikita Kuzmenko
  • Olivia Rodrigo – “obsessed” – Cinematography by Marz Miller
  • Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” – Cinematography by Camilo Monsalve
  • Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto

BEST EDITING

  • Anitta - “Mil Veces” – Editing by Nick Yumul
  • Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Editing by Luis Caraza Peimbert
  • Eminem – “Houdini” – Editing by David Checel
  • LISA – “Rockstar” –Editing by Nik Kohler
  • Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” – Editing by Jai Shukla
  • WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Editing by Chancler Haynes

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

  • Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Choreography by Margaret Qualley
  • WINNER: Dua Lipa – “Houdini” – Choreography by Charm La'Donna
  • LISA – “Rockstar” – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
  • Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” – Choreography by Felix ‘Fefe’ Burgos
  • Tate McRae – “Greedy” – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
  • Troye Sivan – “Rush” – Choreography by Sergio Reis, Mauro Van De Kerkhof

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

  • Ariana Grande – “the boy is mine” – Visual Effects by Digital Axis
  • WINNER: Eminem – “Houdini” – Visual Effects by Synapse Virtual Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic, Flawless Post
  • Justin Timberlake – “Selfish” – Visual Effects by Candice Dragonas
  • Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Visual Effects by Mathematic
  • Olivia Rodrigo – “get him back!” – Visual Effects by Cooper Vacheron, Preston Mohr, Karen Arakelian, Justin Johnson
  • Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Visual Effects by Parliament

BEST ART DIRECTION

  • Charli xcx – “360” – Art Direction by Grace Surnow
  • LISA - “Rockstar” – Art Direction by Pongsan Thawatwichian
  • WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion - “BOA” – Art Direction by Brittany Porter
  • Olivia Rodrigo – “bad idea right?” – Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins
  • Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins
  • Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Art Direction by Ethan Tobman

BEST TRENDING VIDEO

Fans will vote for the newly added category that celebrates the artist’s videos and/or songs inspired fandoms to generate tremendous content related to the video and/or song. Voting is now closed.

  • BeyoncĂŠ – “TEXAS HOLD 'EM”
  • Camila Cabello ft. Playboi Carti – “I LUV IT”
  • Chappell Roan – “HOT TO GO!”
  • Charli xcx – “Apple”
  • WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion ft. Yuki Chiba – “Mamushi”
  • Tinashe – “Nasty”

BEST GROUP

Fan voting for favorite group across all genres. Voting is now closed.

  • *NSYNC
  • Coldplay
  • Imagine Dragons
  • NCT Dream
  • NewJeans
  • WINNER: SEVENTEEN
  • TOMORROW X TOGETHER
  • Twenty One Pilots

SONG OF SUMMER, Presented by Hilton

Fan voting for all-around favorite Summer 2024 hit. Voting is now closed.

  • Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)”
  • Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things”
  • Billie Eilish – “BIRDS OF A FEATHER”
  • Chappell Roan – “Good Luck, Babe!”
  • Charli xcx & Billie Eilish – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
  • Eminem – “Houdini”
  • Future, Metro Boomin &  Kendrick Lamar – “Like That”
  • GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be”
  • Hozier – “Too Sweet”
  • Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
  • Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help”
  • Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”
  • Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
  • SZA – “Saturn”
  • WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
  • Tommy Richman – “MILLION DOLLAR BABY”

VMAs MOST ICONIC PERFORMANCE

24 hours of fan voting for the new category that celebrates some of the most memorable VMAs performances from the history of the show. Voting is now closed.

  • BeyoncĂŠ – “Love on Top”
  • Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Missy Elliott – “Like a Virgin” & “Hollywood”
  • Eminem – “Real Slim Shady” & “The Way I Am”
  • WINNER: Katy Perry – “Roar”
  • Lady Gaga – “Paparazzi”
  • Madonna – “Like a Virgin”
  • Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”

This article originally appeared on Teen Vogue.