VMAs 2019: Winners in full, from Taylor Swift and Lil Nas X to Missy Elliot
Swift spoke out for LGBT+ equality, while Missy Elliot blew people away with a medley of some of her greatest hits
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Your support makes all the difference.Taylor Swift and Lil Nas X led the winners as this year’s VMAs, with the night’s top honour going to Missy Elliot.
The show took place in New Jersey for the first time, and featured an opening performance by Swift with two tracks from her album “Lover” – “You Need to Calm Down” and an acoustic rendition of the title track.
Swift took home video of the year for “You Need to Calm Down”, which was released as an LGBT+ anthem during Pride month. In her acceptance speech, she spoke about the equality act: “By voting for this video, you showed that you want a world where everyone is treated equally,” she said.
Lil Nas X, whose mega-hit “Old Town Road” spent a record-breaking 19 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, took home the award for Song of the Year. “This is my first award ever,” he said, unrolling a lengthy scroll as a joke ahead of his real speech.
Missy Elliot received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award, along with a standing ovation for her medley performance of hits including “Get Ur Freak On”, “Work It”, “Supa Dupa Fly” and “Lose Control”.
See the full list of VMA 2019 winners below
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“a lot,” 21 Savage ft. J. Cole
“Bad Guy,” Billie Eilish
“thank u, next,” Ariana Grande
“Sucker,” Jonas Brothers
“Old Town Road (Remix),” Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus
“You Need to Calm Down,” Taylor Swift *WINNER
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Cardi B
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande *WINNER
Halsey
Jonas Brothers
SONG OF THE YEAR
“In My Feelings,” Drake
“thank u, next,” Ariana Grande
“Sucker,” Jonas Brothers
“Shallow,” Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
“Old Town Road (Remix),” Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus *WINNER
“You Need to Calm Down,” Taylor Swift
BEST NEW ARTIST
Ava Max
Billie Eilish *WINNER
H.E.R.
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
ROSALÍA
BEST COLLABORATION
“Old Town Road (Remix),” Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus
“Shallow,” Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
“Señorita,” Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello *WINNER
“ME!,” Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco
“I Don't Care,” Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
“Boy With Luv,” BTS ft. Halsey
PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bazzi
CNCO
Billie Eilish *WINNER
H.E.R.
Lauv
Lizzo
BEST POP
“Easier,” 5 Seconds of Summer
“Please Me,” Cardi B & Bruno Mars
“Bad Guy,” Billie Eilish
“Talk,” Khalid
“thank u, next,” Ariana Grande
“Sucker,” Jonas Brothers *WINNER
“You Need to Calm Down,” Taylor Swift
BEST HIP HOP
“Rule the World,” 2 Chainz ft. Ariana Grande
“a lot,” 21 Savage ft. J. Cole
“Money,” Cardi B *WINNER
“Higher,” DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend
“Old Town Road (Remix),” Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus
“SICKO MODE,” Travis Scott ft. Drake
BEST R&B
“Make It Better,” Anderson .Paak ft. Smokey Robinson
“Feels Like Summer,” Childish Gambino
“Could've Been,” H.E.R. ft. Bryson Tiller
“Raise A Man,” Alicia Keys
“Trip,” Ella Mai
“Waves,” Normani ft. 6lack *WINNER
BEST K-POP
“Boy With Luv,” BTS ft. Halsey *WINNER
“Kill This Love,” BLACKPINK
“Who Do You Love,” Monsta X ft. French Montana
“Cat & Dog,” TOMORROW X TOGETHER
“Regular,” NCT 127
“Tempo,” EXO
BEST LATIN
“Secreto,” Anuel AA, Karol G
“MIA,” Bad Bunny ft. Drake
“I Can't Get Enough,” benny blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez, J Balvin
“Con Calma,” Daddy Yankee ft. Snow
“Mala Mía,” Maluma
“Con Altura,” ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho *WINNER
BEST DANCE
“Call You Mine,” The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha *WINNER
“Solo,” Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato
“Taki Taki,” DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B
“Say My Name,” David Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin
“Happier,” Marshmello & Bastille
“Electricity,” Silk City & Dua Lipa
BEST ROCK
“Love It If We Made It,” The 1975
“Bishops Knife Trick,” Fall Out Boy
“Natural,” Imagine Dragons
“Low,” Lenny Kravitz
“High Hopes,” Panic! At The Disco *WINNER
“My Blood,” twenty one pilots
VIDEO FOR GOOD
“Nightmare,” Halsey
“Land of the Free,” The Killers
“Runaway Train,” Jamie N Commons, Skylar Grey ft. Gallant
“Preach,” John Legend
“Earth,” Lil Dicky
“You Need to Calm Down,” Taylor Swift *WINNER
BEST EDITING
“Tints,” Elias Talbot
“Old Town Road (Remix),” Calmatic
“Bad Guy,” Billie Eilish *WINNER
“7 Rings,” Hannah Lux Davis & Taylor Walsh
“Almeda,” Solange Knowles, Vinnie Hobbs, Jonathon Proctor
“You Need to Calm Down,” Jarrett Fijal
BEST ART DIRECTION
“Boy With Luv,” JinSil Park, BoNa Kim (MU:E)
“7 Rings,” John Richoux *WINNER
“Old Town Road (Remix),” Itaru Dela Vegas
“Señorita,” Tatiana Van Sauter
“You Need to Calm Down,” Brittany Porter
“I Love It,” Tino Schaedler
SONG OF SUMMER
Ariana Grande, Social House, “boyfriend” *WINNER
Billie Eilish,“bad guy”
DaBaby,“Suge”
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber, “I Don't Care”
Jonas Brothers, “Sucker”
Khalid,“Talk”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road (Remix)”
Lil Tecca, “Ransom”
Lizzo, “Truth Hurts”
Miley Cyrus, “Mother's Daughter”
Post Malone ft. Young Thug, “Goodbyes”
ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho, “Con Altura”
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello, “Señorita”
Taylor Swift, “You Need To Calm Down”
The Chainsmokers, Bebe Rexha, “Call You Mine”
Young Thug ft. J. Cole & Travis Scott, “The London”
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