At the 2024 MTV VMAs, Taylor Swift stole the spotlight with seven wins, surpassing Beyoncé’s previous record. Other notable winners included Chappell Roan and Megan Thee Stallion. READ.
The 2024 MTV VMAs (Video Music Awards) were held on September 11 at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, with standout wins from Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, and Megan Thee Stallion. Taylor Swift dominated the night, securing seven awards from her 12 nominations, including Artist of the Year and Song of the Summer. She also broke Beyoncé’s record for the most solo 2024 MTV VMAs wins, reaching a total of 30 victories. Other significant winners included Megan Thee Stallion, Chappell Roan, and Eminem. The event showcased electrifying performances by artists such as Eminem, Katy Perry, and Sabrina Carpenter.
Here’s a list of the categories and nominees for the 2024 MTV VMAs:
Video of the Year
- Ariana Grande — we can’t be friends (wait for your love)
- Billie Eilish — Lunch
- Doja Cat — Paint The Town Red
- Eminem — Houdini
- SZA — Snooze
- Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone — Fortnight
Best New Artist
- Benson Boone
- Chappell Roan
- Gracie Abrams
- Shaboozey
- Teddy Swims
- Tyla
Song of Summer
- 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 (feat. 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 feat. Morgan Wallen — I Had Some Help
- Sabrina Carpenter — Please Please Please
- Shaboozey — A Bar Song (Tipsy)
- SZA — Saturn
- Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone — Fortnight
- Tommy Richman — MILLION DOLLAR BABY
VMAs Most Iconic Performance
- Beyonce — Love On Top
- Eminem — The Real Slim Shady / The Way I Am
- Katy Perry — Roar
- Lady Gaga — Paparazzi
- Madonna — Like A Virgin
- Madonna, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Missy Elliott — Like A Virgin / Hollywood
- Taylor Swift — You Belong With Me
Artist of the Year
- Ariana Grande
- Bad Bunny
- Eminem
- Sabrina Carpenter
- SZA
- Taylor Swift
Song of the Year
- Beyonce — TEXAS HOLD ‘EM
- Jack Harlow — Lovin On Me
- Kendrick Lamar — Not Like Us
- Sabrina Carpenter — Espresso
- Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone — Fortnight
- Teddy Swims — Lose Control
Performance of the Year
- Kaliii — Area Codes
- GloRilla — Lick or Sum
- Benson Boone — In The Stars
- Coco Jones — ICU
- Victoria Monet — On My Mama
- Jessie Murph — Wild Ones
- Teddy Swims — Lose Control
- Chappell Roan — Red Wine Supernova
- Flyana Boss — yeaaa
- Laufey — Goddess
- LE SSERAFIM — Easy
- The Warning — Automatic Sun
Best Group
- *NSYNC
- Coldplay
- Imagine Dragons
- NCT DREAM
- NewJeans
- SEVENTEEN
- TOMORROW X TOGETHER
- Twenty One Pilots
Best Collaboration
- Drake feat. Sexxy Red & SZA — Rich Baby Daddy
- GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion — Wanna Be
- Jessie Murph feat. Jelly Roll — Wild Ones
- Jung Kook feat. Latto — Seven
- Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen — I Had Some Help
- Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone — Fortnight
Best Pop
- Camila Cabello
- Dua Lipa
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Tate McRae
- Taylor Swift
Best Hip-Hop
- Drake feat. Sexxy Red & SZA — Rich Baby Daddy
- Eminem — Houdini
- GloRilla — Yeah Glo!
- Gunner — fukumean
- Megan Thee Stallion — BOA
- Travis Scott feat. Playboi Carti — FE!N
Best R&B
- Alicia Keys — Lifeline
- Muni Long — Made For Me
- SZA — Snooze
- Tyla — Water
- USHER, Summer Walker, 21 Savage — Good Good
- Victoria Monet — On My Mama
Best Alternative
- 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
- Lenny Kravitz — Human
- U2 — Atomic City
Best Latin
- Anitta — Mil Veces
- Bad Bunny — MONACO
- Karol G — MI EX TENIA RAZON
- Myke Towers — LALA
- Peso Pluma & Anitta — BELLAKEO
- Rauw Alejandro — Touching The Sky
- Shakira & Cardi B — Punteria
Best K-Pop
- Jung Kook feat. Latto — Seven
- Lisa — Rockstar
- NCT DREAM — Smoothie
- NewJeans — Super Shy
- Stray Kids — LALALALA
- TOMORROW X TOGETHER — Deja Vu
Best Afrobeats
- Ayra Starr feat. Giveon — Last Heartbreak Song
- Burna Boy — City Boys
- Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay — Sensational
- Tems — Love Me JeJe
- Tyla — Water
- USHER, Pheelz — Ruin
Video for Good
- Alexander Stewart — if you only knew
- Billie Eilish — What Was I Made For?
- Coldplay — feelslikeimfallinginlove
- Joyner Lucas & Jelly Roll — Best For Me
- RAYE — Genesis
- Tyler Childers — In Your Love
Best Trending Video
- Beyonce — TEXAS HOLD ‘EM
- Camila Cabello feat. Playboi Carti — I LUV IT
- Chappell Roan — Hot To Go!
- Charli XCX — Apple
- Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba — Mamushi
- Tinashe — Nasty
Best Direction
- we can’t be friends (wait for your love) — Ariana Grande
- Tiny Moves — Bleachers
- Houdini — Eminem
- BOA — Megan Thee Stallion
- Please Please Please — Sabrina Carpenter
- Fortnight — Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
Best Cinematography
- we can’t be friends (wait for your love) — Ariana Grande
- Von dutch — Charli XCX
- Illusion — Dua Lipa
- Obsessed — Olivia Rodrigo
- Touching The Sky — Rauw Alejandro
- Fortnight — Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
Best Visual Effects
- the boy is mine — Ariana Grande
- Houdini — Eminem
- Selfish — Justin Timberlake
- BOA — Megan Thee Stallion
- get him back! — Olivia Rodrigo
- Fortnight — Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
Best Choreography
- Tiny Moves — Bleachers
- Houdini — Dua Lipa
- Rockstar — Lisa
- Touching The Sky — Rauw Alejandro
- greedy — Tate McRae
- Rush — Troye Sivan
Best Art Direction
- 360 — Charli XCX
- Rockstar — Lisa
- BOA — Megan Thee Stallion
- bad idea right? — Olivia Rodrigo
- Please Please Please — Sabrina Carpenter
- Fortnight — Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
Best Editing
- Mil Veces — Anitta
- we can’t be friends (wait for your love) — Ariana Grande
- Houdini — Eminem
- Rockstar — Lisa
- Espresso — Sabrina Carpenter
- Fortnight — Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
These are some of the most anticipated categories at the 2024 MTV VMAs!
