Lil Nas X won the nightโs big award, Video of the Year, for his โMontero (Call Me By Your Name)โ at Sundayโs 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, which celebrated their 40th anniversary with a performance-loaded broadcast at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.

Newcomer Olivia Rodrigo won three Moon Men during the ceremony โ for Song of the Year, Best New Artist and Push Performance of the Year. Justin Bieber was also a multiple winner, scoring Artist of the Year and Best Pop Video for โPeachesโ along with Daniel Caesar and Giveon. Lil Nas Xโs โMonteroโ also won for Best Director and Visual Effects.

Bieber came in with a leading seven nominations. Megan Thee Stallion came in with the second-most noms, six, but went home empty-handed despite being in the mix for her and Cardi Bโs video โWap.โ

The nod to the past of the VMAs included appearances by Madonna and Cyndi Lauper at the top of the show, as well as by original Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth to present the Video of the Year winner. The first video played on MTV, the Bugglesโ โVideo Killed the Radio Star,โ played over the closing credits.
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The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards Winners List
โVIDEO OF THE YEARโ
Lil Nas X โ โMONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)โ
Columbia Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber
Def Jam
SONG OF THE YEAR
Olivia Rodrigo โ โdrivers licenseโ
Geffen Records
BEST NEW ARTIST
Olivia Rodrigo
Geffen Records
BEST COLLABORATION
Doja Cat ft. SZA โ โKiss Me Moreโ
Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
BEST POP
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon โ โPeachesโ
Def Jam
BEST HIP-HOP
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. โ โFranchiseโ
Cactus Jack / Epic Records
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Machine Gun Kelly ft. blackbear โ โmy exโs best friendโ
Bad Boy / Interscope Records
BEST K-POP
BTS โ โButterโ
BIGHIT MUSIC
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Billie Eilish โ โYour Powerโ
Darkroom / Interscope Records
PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Olivia Rodrigo
May 2021: โdrivers licenseโ
BEST ROCK
John Mayer โ โLast Train Homeโ
Columbia Records
BEST LATIN
Billie Eilish & ROSALรA โ โLo Vas A Olvidarโ
Darkroom / Interscope Records
BEST R&B
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic โ โLeave The Door Openโ
Aftermath Entertainment / Atlantic Records
BEST DIRECTION
Lil Nas X โ โMONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)โ
Columbia Records โ Directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Harry Styles โ โTreat People With Kindnessโ
Columbia Records โ Choreography by: Paul Roberts
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Beyoncรฉ, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid โ โBROWN SKIN GIRLโ
Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records โ Cinematography by: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, MOHAMMAED ATTA AHMED, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant
BEST ART DIRECTION
Saweetie ft. Doja Cat โ โBest Friendโ
Warner Records โ Art Direction by: Alec Contestabile
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Lil Nas X โ โMONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)โ
Columbia Records โ Visual Effects by: Mathematic
BEST EDITING
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic โ โLeave The Door Openโ
Aftermath Entertainment/Atlantic Records โ Editing by: Troy Charbonnet
GROUP OF THE YEAR: BTS
SONG OF THE SUMMER: BTS โ โButterโ โ BIGHIT MUSIC
Monsta X โ โGamblerโ โ Starship Entertainment