MTV VMAs Archives - Hot Pop Today Hot Pop Today Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:29:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 2023 MTV VMAs: Taylor Swift Steals the Show With Wins in Nine Categories https://hotpoptoday.com/2023-mtv-vmas-taylor-swift-steals-the-show-with-wins-in-nine-categories/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 06:06:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=12140 Taylor Swift is no stranger to dominating the MTV Video Music Awards, but she truly outdid herself this year. After coming into the night as the most-nominated artist, she managed to come out victorious in nine categories, including video of the year with “Anti-Hero”. Swift defeated the likes of Doja Cat’s “Attention”, Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers”, […]

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Taylor Swift is no stranger to dominating the MTV Video Music Awards, but she truly outdid herself this year. After coming into the night as the most-nominated artist, she managed to come out victorious in nine categories, including video of the year with “Anti-Hero”.

Swift defeated the likes of Doja Cat’s “Attention”, Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers”, Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl”, Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire”, Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ “Unholy”, and SZA’s “Kill Bill” to win video of the year with “Anti-Hero”—but her hands were already full by that point.

“Anti-Hero” also won Swift awards for song of the year, best pop, best direction, best visual effects, best editing, and best cinematography. She was also crowned as artist of the year, in addition to winning the award for show of the summer and album of the year with Midnights. This brings her MTV VMAs all-time total to 23 awards, only two behind Beyoncé.

Swift was definitely the VMA’s shiniest star, but Ice Spice also had a reason to celebrate after being named the best new artist. Karol G and Shakira won best collaboration with “TQG”, while Shakira also collected the honorary Video Vanguard Award.

The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards returned to the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on September 12, with Nicki Minaj serving as the ceremony’s host.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2023 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Taylor Swift

SONG OF THE YEAR

Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records

VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD

Shakira

GLOBAL ICON AWARD

Diddy

BEST NEW ARTIST

Ice Spice – 10K Projects / Capitol Records

PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

April 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Republic Records

BEST COLLABORATION

KAROL G, Shakira – “TQG” – Universal Music Latino

BEST POP

Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records

BEST HIP-HOP

Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – Republic Records

BEST R&B

SZA – “Shirt” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records

BEST ALTERNATIVE

Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace” – Interscope Records

BEST ROCK

Måneskin – “THE LONELIEST” – Arista Records

BEST LATIN

Anitta – “Funk Rave” – Republic Records

BEST K-POP

Stray Kids – “S-Class” – JYP / Republic

BEST AFROBEATS

Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World

VIDEO FOR GOOD

Dove Cameron – “Breakfast” – Columbia Records

BEST DIRECTION

Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Directed by Taylor Swift

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Rina Yang

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Parliament

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records – Choreography by Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX)

BEST ART DIRECTION

Doja Cat – “Attention” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records – Art Direction by Spencer Graves

BEST EDITING

Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Edited by Chancler Haynes

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2023 MTV VMAs: Sean “Diddy” Combs To Recieve Global Icon Award https://hotpoptoday.com/2023-mtv-vmas-sean-diddy-combs-to-recieve-global-icon-award/ Wed, 06 Sep 2023 06:43:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=12122 2023 is shaping up to be an epic year for Sean “Diddy” Combs, and he’ll get to celebrate his success at the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards. The iconic rapper has officially been announced as the honorary recipient of the Golden Icon Award. This honorary award was first introduced as a part of the MTV […]

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2023 is shaping up to be an epic year for Sean “Diddy” Combs, and he’ll get to celebrate his success at the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards. The iconic rapper has officially been announced as the honorary recipient of the Golden Icon Award.

This honorary award was first introduced as a part of the MTV Europe Music Awards lineup, before making its way to the VMAs. It’s meant to celebrate “an artist or band whose unparalleled career and continued influence have achieved a unique level of global success in music and beyond”, and it was previously given to Red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters.

There’s no better time than now to award Diddy with this accolade because he’s currently getting ready to share a new album with the world. The Love Album: Off the Grid will mark his first solo LP since 2006, and it will hit the shelves on September 15.

Diddy is expected to perform a medley of his biggest hits at the MTV VMAs on September 12, joining previously announced performers Doja Cat, Anitta, Lil Wayne, Kelsea Ballerini, Tomorrow X Together, Demi Lovato, Karol G, Måneskin, Stray Kids, and Shakira. He’s also in the running for four awards with songs “Creepin” (Remix) ft. Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, and 21 Savage and “Gotta Move On” ft.  Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, and Yung Miami.

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Shakira Being Honored With Video Vanguard Award at 2023 MTV VMAs https://hotpoptoday.com/shakira-being-honored-with-video-vanguard-award-at-2023-mtv-vmas/ Wed, 30 Aug 2023 06:31:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=12103 2023 has been another amazing year for Shakira, and her many accomplishments will be celebrated at this year’s MTV VMAs. The Colombian superstar has been announced as the latest recipient of the honorary Video Vanguard Award. This prestigious award is meant to celebrate the “outstanding contributions” and “profound impact” that one trailblazing artist left on […]

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2023 has been another amazing year for Shakira, and her many accomplishments will be celebrated at this year’s MTV VMAs. The Colombian superstar has been announced as the latest recipient of the honorary Video Vanguard Award.

This prestigious award is meant to celebrate the “outstanding contributions” and “profound impact” that one trailblazing artist left on the music industry and popular culture at large. Shakira perfectly encapsulates these values, according to Paramount’s president of music, Bruce Gillmer.

“Shakira is a true global force who continues to inspire and influence the masses with her unique, musical prowess. She’s a trailblazer for women around the world & one of the first artists to lead the globalization of Latin music,” said Gillmer in a statement.

2023 has been a year to remember for Shakira, largely thanks to the success of her viral, record-breaking hit “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”. She also dropped singles “Acróstico” and “Copa Vacía” ft. Manuel Turizo, and collaborated with Karol G on “TQG”.

The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards will take place on September 12, and Shakira is expected to perform a medley of her biggest hits. She’s the first South American artist to receive the ceremony’s highest honor, following in the footsteps of Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliott, and Jennifer Lopez.

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2023 MTV VMAs: Taylor Swift Leading the Way With Eight Nods https://hotpoptoday.com/2023-mtv-vmas-taylor-swift-leading-the-way-with-eight-nods/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 06:57:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=12035 MTV VMAs voters always had a special place in their heart for Taylor Swift and they’re getting ready to celebrate her music again this year. The list of nominations for MTV VMAs is in, and the “Anti-Hero” singer is leading the way with eight nods. The self-directed music video for “Anti-Hero”, the lead single from […]

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MTV VMAs voters always had a special place in their heart for Taylor Swift and they’re getting ready to celebrate her music again this year. The list of nominations for MTV VMAs is in, and the “Anti-Hero” singer is leading the way with eight nods.

The self-directed music video for “Anti-Hero”, the lead single from Swift’s latest album Midnights, is one of the front-runners for video of the year. The list of contenders also includes Doja Cat’s “Attention”, Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers”, Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl”, Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire”, Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ “Unholy”, and SZA’s “Kill Bill”.

Most of the same songs have also been nominated for song of the year, and Doja Cat’s “Attention” and Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl” are the only songs absent from this field. They have been replaced by Steve Lacy’s “Bad Habit” and Rema and Selena Gomez’s viral hit “Calm Down”.

Swift also scored nominations for best pop, best editing, best direction, best visual effects, and best cinematography with “Anti-Hero”, in addition to being nominated for artist of the year. The list of front-runners at this year’s ceremony will also include SZA with six nods, plus Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, and Sam Smith with five each.

The MTV Video Music Awards will return to the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on September 12, and the host is yet to be announced.

FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS FOR 2023 MTV VMAs:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Doja Cat – “Attention” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – Columbia Records
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – Republic Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records
SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Beyoncé – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
Doja Cat – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
KAROL G – Interscope Records
Nicki Minaj – Republic Records
Shakira – Sony Music US Latin
Taylor Swift – Republic Records

SONG OF THE YEAR

Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – Columbia Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records
Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / SMG Music / Interscope Records
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records
Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit” – L-M Records / RCA Records
SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records Records
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records

BEST NEW ARTIST

GloRilla – CMG / Interscope Records
Ice Spice – 10K Projects / Capitol Records
Kaliii – Atlantic Records
Peso Pluma – Double P Records
PinkPantheress – 300 Entertainment
Reneé Rapp – Interscope Records

PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

August 2022: Saucy Santana – “Booty” – Arena Records / RCA Records
September 2022: Stephen Sanchez – “Until I Found You” – Mercury Records / Republic Records
October 2022: JVKE – “golden hour” – AWAL
November 2022: Flo Milli – “Conceited” – ’94 Sounds / RCA Records
December 2022: Reneé Rapp – “Colorado” – Interscope Records
January 2023: Sam Ryder – “All The Way Over” – Elektra Entertainment
February 2023: Armani White – “GOATED” – Def Jam
March 2023: FLETCHER – “Becky’s So Hot” – Capitol Records
April 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Republic Records
May 2023: Ice Spice – “Princess Diana” – Heavy On It / 10K Projects / Capitol Records
June 2023: FLO – “Losing You” – Uptown/Republic Records
July 2023: Lauren Spencer Smith – “That Part” – Island Records

BEST COLLABORATION

David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – “I’m Good (Blue)” – Warner Records
Post Malone, Doja Cat – “I Like You (A Happier Song)” – Mercury Records / Republic Records
Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On” – Motown Records
KAROL G, Shakira – “TQG” – Universal Music Latino
Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)” – Boominati / Republic Records
Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / SMG Music / Interscope Records

BEST POP

Demi Lovato – “Swine” – Island Records
Dua Lipa – “Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)” – Atlantic Records
Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed” – Atlantic Records
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – Columbia Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records
P!NK – “TRUSTFALL” – RCA Records
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records

BEST HIP-HOP

Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On” – Motown Records
DJ Khaled ft. Drake & Lil Baby – “STAYING ALIVE” – We The Best / Epic Records
GloRilla & Cardi B – “Tomorrow 2” – CMG / Interscope Records
Lil Uzi Vert – “Just Wanna Rock” – Atlantic Records / Generation Now
Lil Wayne ft. Swizz Beatz & DMX – “Kant Nobody” – Young Money Records
Metro Boomin ft Future – “Superhero (Heroes and Villains)” – Boominati / Republic Records
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – Republic Records

BEST R&B

Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye – “Stay” – RCA Records
Chlöe ft. Chris Brown – “How Does It Feel” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia
Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)” – Boominati / Republic Records
SZA – “Shirt” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
Toosii – “Favorite Song” – South Coast Music Group / Capitol Records
Yung Bleu & Nicki Minaj – “Love In The Way” – Empire Distribution

BEST ALTERNATIVE

blink-182 – “EDGING” – Columbia Records
boygenius – “the film” – Interscope Records
Fall Out Boy – “Hold Me Like A Grudge” – Fueled By Ramen
Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace” – Interscope Records
Paramore – “This Is Why” – Atlantic Records
Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Stuck” – Concord Records / Concord

BEST ROCK

Foo Fighters – “The Teacher” – RCA Records
Linkin Park – “Lost (Original Version)” – Warner Records
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Tippa My Tongue” – Warner Records
Måneskin – “THE LONELIEST” – Arista Records
Metallica – “Lux Æterna” – Blackened Recordings
Muse – “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween” – Warner Records

BEST LATIN

Anitta – “Funk Rave” – Republic Records
Bad Bunny – “WHERE SHE GOES” – Rimas Entertainment
Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma – “Ella Baila Sola” – DEL Records, Inc. / Prajin Parlay, Inc. Grupo Frontera Bad Bunny – “un x100to” – Rimas Entertainment
KAROL G, Shakira – “TQG” – Universal Music Latino
ROSALÍA – “DESPECHÁ” – Columbia Records
Shakira – “Acróstico” – Sony Music US Latin

BEST K-POP

aespa – “Girls” – SM ENTERTAINMENT Co., Ltd.
BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
FIFTY FIFTY – “Cupid” – ATTRAKT / Warner Records
SEVENTEEN – “Super” – HYBE / Geffen Records
Stray Kids – “S-Class” – JYP / Republic
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Republic Records

BEST AFROBEATS

Ayra Starr – “Rush” – Mavin Global Holdings
Burna Boy – “It’s Plenty” – Atlantic Records / Spaceship Entertainment Ltd
Davido ft. Musa Keys – “UNAVAILABLE” – Sony Music U.K. / RCA Records
Fireboy DML & Asake – ”Bandana” – Empire Distribution
Libianca – “People” – Sony Music U.K. / RCA Records
Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / SMG Music / Interscope Records
Wizkid ft Ayra Starr– “2 Sugar” – Starboy / RCA Records

VIDEO FOR GOOD

Alicia Keys – If I Ain’t Got You (Orchestral) – NETFLIX
Bad Bunny – “El Apagón – Aquí Vive Gente” – Rimas Entertainment
Demi Lovato – “Swine” – Island Records
Dove Cameron – “Breakfast” – Columbia Records
Imagine Dragons – “Crushed” – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records
Maluma – “La Reina” – Sony Music US Latin

BEST DIRECTION

Doja Cat – “Attention” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records – Directed by Tanu Muiño
Drake – “Falling Back” – OVO/Republic Records – Director X (Julien Christian Lutz)
Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Directed by Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – 300 Entertainment – Directed by Colin Tilley
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records – Directed by Floria Sigismondi
SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records – Directed by Christian Breslauer
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Directed by Taylor Swift

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Adele – “I Drink Wine” – Columbia Records – Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed” – Atlantic Records – Cinematography by Natasha Baier
Janelle Monae – “Lipstick Lover” – Atlantic Records – Cinematography by Allison Anderson
Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records 0 Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – Columbia Records – Cinematography by Marcell Rev
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records – Cinematography by Russ Fraser
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Rina Yang

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Fall Out Boy – “Love From The Other Side” – Fueled By Ramen – Visual Effects by Thomas Bailey and Josh Shaffner
Harry Styles – “Music For A Sushi Restaurant” – Columbia Records – Visual Effects by Chelsea Delfino and Black Kite Studios
Melanie Martinez – “VOID” – Atlantic Records – Visual Effects by Carbon
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Max Colt and Sergio Mashevskyi
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records – Visual Effects by Max Colt / FRENDER
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Parliament

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records – Choreography by Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX)
Dua Lipa – “Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)” – Atlantic Records – Choreography by Charm LaDonna
Jonas Brothers – “Waffle House” – Republic Records – Choreography by Jerry Reece
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – 300 Entertainment – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Panic! At The Disco – “Middle Of A Breakup” – Fueled By Ramen – Choreography by Monika Felice Smith
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records – Choreography by (LA)HORDE – Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel

BEST ART DIRECTION

boygenius – “the film” – Interscope Records – Art Direction by Jen Dunlap
BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records – Art Direction by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
Doja Cat – “Attention” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records – Art Direction by Spencer Graves
Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace” – Interscope Records – Art Direction by Brandon Mendez
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – 300 Entertainment – Art Direction by Niko Philipides
SZA – “Shirt” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records – Art Direction by Kate Bunch

BEST EDITING

BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records – Editing by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
Kendrick Lamar – “Rich Spirit” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Edited by Grason Caldwell
Miley Cyrus – “River” – Columbia Records – Edited by Brandan Walter
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records – Edited by Sofia Kerpan and David Checel
SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records – Edited by Luis Caraza Peimbert
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Edited by Chancler Haynes

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2023 MTV Video Music Awards Location and Date Revealed https://hotpoptoday.com/2023-mtv-video-music-awards-location-and-date-revealed/ Wed, 24 May 2023 06:30:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=11710 The MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) are returning to New Jersey. The MTV-presented award show just announced that the 2023 VMAs ceremony will take place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on September 12. This will be the second consecutive time that the VMAs are held at Prudential Center and the third time in […]

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The MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) are returning to New Jersey. The MTV-presented award show just announced that the 2023 VMAs ceremony will take place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on September 12.

This will be the second consecutive time that the VMAs are held at Prudential Center and the third time in the past five years. According to MTV, the event will air globally in 150 countries and is expected to attract more than 300 million viewers.

“Celebrating one of our biggest nights in music with the Garden State’s incredible fans has been our goal since last year’s highly successful event,” said Bruce Gillmer of MTV’s parent company Paramount.

Last year’s MTV Video Music Awards ceremony was highlighted by Taylor Swift, who broke the record for most Video of the Year awards. Swift was honored for the short-film adaptation of her tract “All Too Well,” marking her third award in the Video of the Year category. 

Jack Harlow had the most successful night overall in 2022, taking home four awards, including Song of the Summer for “First Class” and Best Collaboration for Lil Nas X’s feature “Industry Baby.” Nicki Minaj was honored with Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, while Red Hot Chili Peppers received Global Icon Award.

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MTV VMAs: Taylor Swift Wins Video of the Year With “All Too Well” & Announces New Album https://hotpoptoday.com/mtv-vmas-taylor-swift-wins-video-of-the-year-with-all-too-well-announces-new-album/ Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:02:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=11036 This year’s MTV Video Music Awards were a night to remember—largely thanks to one of the ceremony’s biggest winners, Taylor Swift. She closed the night by picking up the trophy for the video of the year with “All Too Well” and announced her next studio album in her acceptance speech. Swift was one of the […]

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This year’s MTV Video Music Awards were a night to remember—largely thanks to one of the ceremony’s biggest winners, Taylor Swift. She closed the night by picking up the trophy for the video of the year with “All Too Well” and announced her next studio album in her acceptance speech.

Swift was one of the night’s biggest winners with a total of three accolades, including video of the year, best longform video, and best direction. She gave Swifties another reason for celebration when she announced her next album Midnights, set to come out on October 21.

“This is a collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams. The floors we pace and the demons we face,” said Swift in the album’s official announcement.

As for the rest of the winners’ list, it was also a big night for Jack Harlow, who walked away with four awards. He won a solo trophy for song of summer with “First Class” and shared awards for best collaboration, best art direction, and best visual effects with Lil Nas X for “Industry Baby”. Harry Styles collected three accolades including album of the year for Harry’s House.

MTV Video Music Awards were held on August 28, with LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, and Jack Harlow hosting the festivities at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

FULL LIST OF 2022 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Bad Bunny

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Harry Styles – Harry’s House

SONG OF THE YEAR

Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”

PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

Seventeen – “Rock With You”

BEST COLLABORATION

Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby”

BEST POP

Harry Styles – “As It Was”

BEST HIP-HOP

Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby – “Do We Have a Problem?”

BEST ROCK

Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Black Summer”

BEST ALTERNATIVE

Måneskin – “I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE”

BEST LATIN

Anitta – “Envolver” 

BEST R&B

The Weeknd – “Out Of Time” 

BEST K-POP

Lisa – “LALISA”

VIDEO FOR GOOD

Lizzo – “About Damn Time” 

BEST METAVERSE PERFORMANCE

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BEST LONGFORM VIDEO

Taylor Swift – “All Too Well”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Harry Styles – “As It Was” 

BEST DIRECTION

Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” 

BEST ART DIRECTION

Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Doja Cat – “Woman” 

BEST EDITING

Rosalía – “SAOKO”

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2022 MTV VMAs Nominations: Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow & Kendrick Lamar Lead the Way https://hotpoptoday.com/2022-mtv-vmas-nominations-lil-nas-x-jack-harlow-kendrick-lamar-lead-the-way/ Wed, 27 Jul 2022 06:54:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=11005 The MTV Video Music Awards are coming our way next month and the list of nominees is as epic as it gets! Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, and Kendrick Lamar are among the main contenders this year, after managing to score seven nominations each. Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow made quite a splash with […]

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The MTV Video Music Awards are coming our way next month and the list of nominees is as epic as it gets! Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, and Kendrick Lamar are among the main contenders this year, after managing to score seven nominations each.

Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow made quite a splash with their collaboration “Industry Baby” and they’re getting credit where credit is due. This song has been nominated for two of the biggest honors of the night – video and song of the year—but that’s just the beginning!

“Industry Baby” is also in the running for best collaboration, direction, art direction, choreography, and visual effects. Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow will also be going head to head for the artist of the year award, and the list of contenders for this trophy also includes Lizzo and Harry Styles.

Unlike Lil Nas X and Harlow, Lamar isn’t in the running for any of the main awards, but he still managed to collect a total of seven nods with songs “N95”, “The Heart Part 5”, and “Family Ties” ft. Baby Keem. Doja Cat and Harry Styles are right behind with six nominations each, followed by Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd with five.

The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards will be held on August 28 in New Jersey’s Prudential Center in Newark.

FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2022 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS:

Video of the Year 

Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO/Republic
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was“ – Columbia Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal” – Geffen Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records 

Artist of the Year

Bad Bunny – Rimas Entertainment
Drake – OVO/Republic
Ed Sheeran – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – Columbia Records
Jack Harlow – Generation Now / Atlantic Records 
Lil Nas X – Columbia Records
Lizzo – Atlantic Records 

Song of the Year

Adele – “Easy On Me” – Columbia Records
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records 
Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records 
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records

Best New Artist

Baby Keem – Columbia Records
Dove Cameron – Disruptor Records / Columbia Records 
GAYLE – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records
Latto – Streamcut / RCA Records
Måneskin – Arista Records
SEVENTEEN – PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen Records 

Push Performance of the Year

September 2021: Griff – “One Night” – Warner Records
October 2021: Remi Wolf – “Sexy Villain” – Island Records
November 2021: Nessa Barrett – “i hope ur miserable until ur dead” – Warner Records 
December 2021: SEVENTEEN – “Rock With You” – PLEDIS Entertainment / Geffen Records 
January 2021: Mae Muller – “Better Days” – Capitol Records UK
February 2022: GAYLE – “abcdefu” – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records
March 2022: Sheneesa – “R U That” – Rich Immigrants / Interscope Records
April 2022: Omar Apollo – “Tamagotchi” – Warner Records
May 2022: Wet Leg – “Chaise Longue” – Domino Recording Company
June 2022: Muni Long – “Baby Boo” – Supergiant Records LLC / Def Jam Recording
July 2022: Doechii – “Persuasive” – Top Dog Entertainment / Capitol Records 

Best Collaboration

Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO/Republic
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment
Post Malone & The Weeknd – “One Right Now” – Mercury Records / Republic Records 
ROSALÍA ft. The Weeknd – “LA FAMA” – Columbia Records
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records 

Best Pop

Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records 
Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “traitor” – Geffen Records 

Best Hip-Hop

Eminem & Snoop Dogg – “From The D 2 The LBC” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records 
Future ft. Drake, Tems – “WAIT FOR U” – Freebandz / Epic Records
Kendrick Lamar – “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records 
Latto – “Big Energy” – Streamcut / RCA Records
Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby – “Do We Have A Problem?” – Young Money / Cash Money / Republic Records
Pusha T – “Diet Coke” – G.O.O.D. Music / Def Jam 

Best Rock

Foo Fighters – “Love Dies Young” – RCA Records
Jack White – “Taking Me Back” – Third Man Records
Muse – “Won’t Stand Down” – Warner Records
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Black Summer” – Warner Records 
Shinedown – “Planet Zero” – Elektra Music Group
Three Days Grace – “So Called Life” – RCA Records 

Best Alternative

Avril Lavigne ft. blackbear – “Love It When You Hate Me” – Elektra Music Group / DTA Records
Imagine Dragons x JID – “Enemy” – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records
Machine Gun Kelly ft. WILLOW – “emo girl” – Bad Boy / Interscope Records
Måneskin – “I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE” – Arista Records
Panic! At The Disco – “Viva Las Vengeance” – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group 
Twenty One Pilots  – “Saturday” – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group
WILLOW, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker – “G R O W” – MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation Records

Best Latin

Anitta – “Envolver” – Warner Records
Bad Bunny – “Tití Me Preguntó” – Rimas Entertainment
Becky G X KAROL G – “MAMIII” – Kemosabe Records / Sony Music Latin / RCA Records 
Daddy Yankee – “REMIX” – Republic Records
Farruko – “Pepas” – Sony Music US Latin
J Balvin & Skrillex – “In Da Getto” – Sueños Globales, LLC /Universal Music Latino / Asylum Records UK 

Best R&B

Alicia Keys – “City of Gods (Part II)” – AKW
Chlöe – “Have Mercy” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
H.E.R. – “For Anyone” – RCA Records
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool/RCA Records
Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B – “No Love (Extended Version)” – LVRN / Interscope Records 
The Weeknd – “Out Of Time” – XO / Republic Records 

Best K-Pop

BTS – “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records 
ITZY – “LOCO” – JYP Entertainment
LISA – “LALISA” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
SEVENTEEN – “HOT” – PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen Records
Stray Kids – “MANIAC” – JYP Entertainment
TWICE – “The Feels” – JYP Entertainment

Video for Good

Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Latto – “P*ssy” – Streamcut / RCA Records
Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records
Rina Sawayama – “This Hell” – Dirty Hit
Stromae – ”Fils de joie” – Mosaert Label / The Darkroom / Interscope Records 

Best Metaverse Performance

BLACKPINK The Virtual | PUBG – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
BTS | Minecraft – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records
Charli XCX | Roblox – Atlantic Records
Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave – Def Jam
Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite – Republic Records
Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group 

Best Longform Video

Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles – Darkroom / Interscope Records 
Foo Fighters – Studio 666 – RCA Records
Kacey Musgraves – star-crossed – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville
Madonna – Madame X – Interscope Records
Olivia Rodrigo – driving home 2 u – Geffen Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records 

Best Cinematography

Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records
Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran – “Bam Bam” – Epic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Kendrick Lamar – “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records 
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records 

Best Direction

Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records 
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records 

Best Art Direction

Adele – “Oh My God” – Columbia Records
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO / Republic Records 
Kacey Musgraves – “simple times” – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville 
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment 

Best Visual Effects

Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Coldplay X BTS – “My Universe” – Atlantic Records
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang/Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records

Best Choreography

BTS – “Permission to Dance” – BIGHIT Music/Geffen Records
Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
FKA twigs ft. The Weeknd – “Tears In The Club” – Atlantic Records 
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records 
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records 

Best Editing

Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal” – Geffen Records
ROSALÍA – “SAOKO” – Columbia Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records 
The Weeknd – “Take My Breath” – XO / Republic Records 

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MTV VMAs: Olivia Rodrigo Was the Winner of the Night https://hotpoptoday.com/mtv-vmas-olivia-rodrigo-was-the-winner-of-the-night/ Mon, 13 Sep 2021 07:19:13 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=10826 The MTV VMAs happened on September 12 and the biggest winner of the night was newcomer Olivia Rodrigo. The event was hosted by Doja Cat and included performances by Cat as well as Camila Cabello, Chlöe (of Chloe x Halle, making her solo debut), Jack Harlow, Justin Bieber, Kacey Musgraves, The Kid Laroi, Lil Nas […]

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The MTV VMAs happened on September 12 and the biggest winner of the night was newcomer Olivia Rodrigo.

The event was hosted by Doja Cat and included performances by Cat as well as Camila Cabello, Chlöe (of Chloe x Halle, making her solo debut), Jack Harlow, Justin Bieber, Kacey Musgraves, The Kid Laroi, Lil Nas X, Machine Gun Kelly, Olivia Rodrigo, Ozuna, Shawn Mendes, Tainy, and Twenty One Pilots. 

Going into the night Justin Bieber led nominations with seven and Megan Thee Stallion had six.

Bieber ended up winning Artist of the Year and Best Pop and Megan Thee Stallion didn’t go home with any awards. Rodrigo won three including Best New Artist, Push Performance of the Year, and Song of the Year.

Here’s the complete list of nominees and winners.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “Popstar” (starring Justin Bieber)
Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Me More”
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits”
Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”
The Weeknd – “Save Your Tears”

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande
Doja Cat
Justin Bieber — WINNER 
Megan Thee Stallion
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift

SONG OF THE YEAR
24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior – “Mood”
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave the Door Open”
BTS – “Dynamite”
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
Dua Lipa – “Levitating”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Drivers License” — WINNER

BEST NEW ARTIST, Presented by Facebook
24kGoldn
Giveon
The Kid LAROI
Olivia Rodrigo
Polo G
Saweetie

PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
September 2020: Wallows – “Are You Bored Yet?”
October 2020: Ashnikko – “Daisy”
November 2020: SAINt JHN – “Gorgeous”
December 2020: 24kGoldn – “Coco”
January 2021: JC Stewart – “Break My Heart”
February 2021: Latto – “Sex Lies”
March 2021: Madison Beer – “Selfish”
April 2021: The Kid LAROI – “Without You”
May 2021: Olivia Rodrigo – “drivers license” — WINNER
June 2021: girl in red “Serotonin”
July 2021: Fousheé – “my slime”
August 2021: jxdn – “Think About Me”

BEST COLLABORATION
24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior – “Mood”
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Me More”
Drake ft. Lil Durk – “Laugh Now Cry Later”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches”
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa – “Prisoner”

BEST POP
Ariana Grande – “Positions”
Billie Eilish – “Therefore I Am”
BTS – “Butter”
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches” — WINNER
Olivia Rodrigo – “Good 4 U”
Shawn Mendes – “Wonder”
Taylor Swift – “Willow”

BEST HIP-HOP
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
Drake ft. Lil Durk – “Laugh Now Cry Later”
Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “On Me (remix)”
Moneybagg Yo – “Said Sum”
Polo G – “RAPSTAR”
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. – “Franchise”

BEST ROCK
Evanescence – “Use My Voice”
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame”
John Mayer – “Last Train Home”
The Killers – “My Own Soul’s Warning”
Kings Of Leon – “The Bandit”
Lenny Kravitz – “Raise Vibration”

BEST ALTERNATIVE
Bleachers – “Stop Making This Hurt”
Glass Animals – “Heat Waves”
Imagine Dragons – “Follow You”
Machine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear – “My Ex’s Best Friend”
Twenty One Pilots – “Shy Away”
Willow ft. Travis Barker – “Transparent Soul”

BEST LATIN
Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez – “Dákiti”
Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA – “Lo Vas A Olvidar”
Black Eyed Peas and Shakira – “Girl Like Me”
J. Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy – “Un Dia (One Day)”
Karol G – “Bichota”
Maluma – “Hawái”

BEST R&B
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – “Brown Skin Girl”
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave the Door Open”
Chris Brown and Young Thug – “Go Crazy”
Giveon – “Heartbreak Anniversary”
H.E.R. ft. Chris Brown – “Come Through”
SZA – “Good Days”

BEST K-POP
(G)I-DLE – “DUMDi DUMDi”
BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez – “Ice Cream”
BTS – “Butter”
Monsta X – “Gambler”
SEVENTEEN – “Ready to love”
TWICE – “Alcohol-Free”

VIDEO FOR GOOD
Billie Eilish – “Your Power” — WINNER
Demi Lovato – “Dancing With the Devil”
H.E.R. – “Fight For You”
Kane Brown – “Worldwide Beautiful”
Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”
Pharrell Williams ft. Jay-Z – “Entrepreneur”

BEST DIRECTION
Billie Eilish – “Your Power” – Directed by: Billie Eilish
DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “Popstar” (starring Justin Bieber) – Directed by: Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X
Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino
Taylor Swift – “Willow” – Directed by: Taylor Swift
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A – “Franchise” – Directed by: Travis Scott
Tyler, The Creator – “Lumberjack” – Directed by: Wolf Haley

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – “Brown Skin Girl” – Cinematography by: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, Mohammed Atta Ahmed, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant
Billie Eilish – “Therefore I Am” – Cinematography by: Rob Witt
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Cinematography by: Santiago Gonzalez
Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper – “Holy” –Cinematography by: Elias Talbot
Lady Gaga – “911” – Cinematography by: Jeff Cronenweth
Lorde – “Solar Power” – Cinematography by: Andrew

BEST ART DIRECTION
Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer – “Already” – Art Direction by: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Art Direction by: Alison Dominitz
Lady Gaga – “911” – Art Direction by: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus
Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Art Direction by: John Richoux
Saweetie ft. Doja Cat – “Best Friend” – Art Direction by: Art Haynes
Taylor Swift – “willow” – Art Direction by: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Bella Poarch – “Build a Bitch” – Visual Effects by: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova
Coldplay – “Higher Power” – Visual Effects by: Mathematic
Doja Cat & The Weeknd – “You Right” – Visual Effects by: La Pac, Anthony Lestremau, Julien Missaire, Petr Shkolniy, Alexi Bailla, Micha Sher, Antoine Hache, Mikros MPC, Nicolas Huget, Guillaume Ho Tsong Fang, Benjamin Lenfant, Stephane Pivron, MPC Bangalore, Chanakya Chander, Raju Ganesh, David Rouxel
Glass Animals – “Tangerine” – Visual Effects by: Ronan Fourreau
Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Visual Effects by: Mathematic
P!NK – “All I Know So Far” – Visual Effects by: Dave Meyers, Freenjoy Inc

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Ariana Grande – “34+35” – Choreography by: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson
BTS – “Butter” – Choreography by: Son Sung Deuk with BHM Performance Directing Team
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Choreography by: Natricia Bernard
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Choreography by: Nina McNeely
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Choreography by: Paul Roberts
Marshmello & Halsey – “Be Kind” – Choreography by: Dani Vitale

BEST EDITING
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave tfsihe Door Open” – Editing by: Troy Charbonnet
BTS – “Butter” – Editing by: Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens
Drake – “What’s Next” – Editing by: Noah Kendal
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Editing by: Claudia Wass
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches” – Editing by: Mark Mayr, Vinnie Hobbs
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa – “Prisoner”

GROUP OF THE YEAR
Blackpink
BTS — WINNER
CNCO
Foo Fighters
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
Silk Sonic
Twenty One Pilots

SONG OF THE SUMMER
Billie Eilish, “Happier Than Ever”
BTS, “Butter”
Camila Cabello, “Don’t Go Yet”
DJ Khaled feat. Lil Baby and Lil Durk, “Every Chance I Get”
Doja Cat, “Need To Know”
Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Giveon, “Heartbreak Anniversary”
Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar and Giveon, “Peaches”
The Kid LAROI with Justin Bieber, “Stay”
Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
Lizzo feat. Cardi B, “Rumors”
Megan Thee Stallion, “Thot Shit”
Normani feat. Cardi B, “Wild Side”
Olivia Rodrigo, “Good 4 U”
Shawn Mendes and Tainy, “Summer Of Love”

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The Most Epic Award Show Performances of 2019 https://hotpoptoday.com/the-most-epic-award-show-performances-of-2019/ Thu, 26 Dec 2019 06:00:57 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=8603 Award shows always provided our favorite artists an opportunity to throw the most amazing live shows, and they definitely didn’t disappoint this year. We’re bringing you five amazing performances that created a lot of buzz in 2019. Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga – Academy Awards The Oscars isn’t exactly a music award show, but this […]

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Award shows always provided our favorite artists an opportunity to throw the most amazing live shows, and they definitely didn’t disappoint this year. We’re bringing you five amazing performances that created a lot of buzz in 2019.

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga – Academy Awards

The Oscars isn’t exactly a music award show, but this list would be incomplete if we failed to mention this moving rendition of “Shallow” that immediately went viral.

Alicia Keys – Grammy Awards

This year’s Grammy Awards featured a series of pretty amazing moments, but none of them compares to seeing host Alicia Keys play on two pianos at once.

Lizzo – MTV Video Music Awards

This list could easily consist of Lizzo’s live performances and nothing else, and no one would complain, but her amazing set at the MTV Video Music Awards made the biggest impact.

Taylor Swift – American Music Awards

Taylor Swift received the Artist of the Decade award at this year’s AMAs and delivered an epic medley of her greatest hits that lasted over 10 minutes, and it really doesn’t get better than that.

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello – MTV Video Music Awards

The first live rendition of the chart-topping song “Señorita” wasn’t the most theatrical performance at MTV Video Music Awards, but it won us over with the pure emotion that the duo brought to the stage.

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These Were the Best Performances at the MTV VMAs 2019 https://hotpoptoday.com/these-were-the-best-performances-at-the-mtv-vmas-2019/ Thu, 29 Aug 2019 05:55:30 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=7270 The MTV VMA Awards 2019 saw the likes of Taylor Swift, Cardi B, and Billie Eilish taking home the prize in recognition of their contributions to music this year. The ceremony also included stunning performances from the likes of Rosalía and Ozuna. There were four performers, however, who truly stole the show. Here are the […]

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The MTV VMA Awards 2019 saw the likes of Taylor Swift, Cardi B, and Billie Eilish taking home the prize in recognition of their contributions to music this year. The ceremony also included stunning performances from the likes of Rosalía and Ozuna. There were four performers, however, who truly stole the show.

Here are the highlights.

Lizzo

Lizzo rocked up on stage like a ball of sunshine and let the crowd have it with “Truth Hurts” and her 2016 hit “Good As Hell”. Her backdrop included a giant inflatable arse.

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift performed the singles from her new album “Lover” and “You Need To Calm Down.” She opened the show and kicked things off with a fun energy.

Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus initially turned down the chance to play at the MTV Awards only to change her mind last minute. She gave a powerful performance of her new single “Slide Away.”

Missy Elliot

At the end of the day, it was Missy Elliot who truly stole the show. She sang her big hit “Get Ur Freak On” and treated us to a rendition of her new single, “Throw It Back”. Her medley performance was a sparkly surprise and she exceeded our expectations on pretty much all accounts.

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Taylor Swift is no stranger to dominating the MTV Video Music Awards, but she truly outdid herself this year. After coming into the night as the most-nominated artist, she managed to come out victorious in nine categories, including video of the year with “Anti-Hero”.

Swift defeated the likes of Doja Cat’s “Attention”, Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers”, Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl”, Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire”, Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ “Unholy”, and SZA’s “Kill Bill” to win video of the year with “Anti-Hero”—but her hands were already full by that point.

“Anti-Hero” also won Swift awards for song of the year, best pop, best direction, best visual effects, best editing, and best cinematography. She was also crowned as artist of the year, in addition to winning the award for show of the summer and album of the year with Midnights. This brings her MTV VMAs all-time total to 23 awards, only two behind Beyoncé.

Swift was definitely the VMA’s shiniest star, but Ice Spice also had a reason to celebrate after being named the best new artist. Karol G and Shakira won best collaboration with “TQG”, while Shakira also collected the honorary Video Vanguard Award.

The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards returned to the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on September 12, with Nicki Minaj serving as the ceremony’s host.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2023 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Taylor Swift

SONG OF THE YEAR

Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records

VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD

Shakira

GLOBAL ICON AWARD

Diddy

BEST NEW ARTIST

Ice Spice – 10K Projects / Capitol Records

PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

April 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Republic Records

BEST COLLABORATION

KAROL G, Shakira – “TQG” – Universal Music Latino

BEST POP

Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records

BEST HIP-HOP

Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – Republic Records

BEST R&B

SZA – “Shirt” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records

BEST ALTERNATIVE

Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace” – Interscope Records

BEST ROCK

Måneskin – “THE LONELIEST” – Arista Records

BEST LATIN

Anitta – “Funk Rave” – Republic Records

BEST K-POP

Stray Kids – “S-Class” – JYP / Republic

BEST AFROBEATS

Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World

VIDEO FOR GOOD

Dove Cameron – “Breakfast” – Columbia Records

BEST DIRECTION

Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Directed by Taylor Swift

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Rina Yang

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Parliament

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records – Choreography by Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX)

BEST ART DIRECTION

Doja Cat – “Attention” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records – Art Direction by Spencer Graves

BEST EDITING

Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Edited by Chancler Haynes

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2023 MTV VMAs: Sean “Diddy” Combs To Recieve Global Icon Award https://hotpoptoday.com/2023-mtv-vmas-sean-diddy-combs-to-recieve-global-icon-award/ Wed, 06 Sep 2023 06:43:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=12122 2023 is shaping up to be an epic year for Sean “Diddy” Combs, and he’ll get to celebrate his success at the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards. The iconic rapper has officially been announced as the honorary recipient of the Golden Icon Award. This honorary award was first introduced as a part of the MTV […]

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2023 is shaping up to be an epic year for Sean “Diddy” Combs, and he’ll get to celebrate his success at the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards. The iconic rapper has officially been announced as the honorary recipient of the Golden Icon Award.

This honorary award was first introduced as a part of the MTV Europe Music Awards lineup, before making its way to the VMAs. It’s meant to celebrate “an artist or band whose unparalleled career and continued influence have achieved a unique level of global success in music and beyond”, and it was previously given to Red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters.

There’s no better time than now to award Diddy with this accolade because he’s currently getting ready to share a new album with the world. The Love Album: Off the Grid will mark his first solo LP since 2006, and it will hit the shelves on September 15.

Diddy is expected to perform a medley of his biggest hits at the MTV VMAs on September 12, joining previously announced performers Doja Cat, Anitta, Lil Wayne, Kelsea Ballerini, Tomorrow X Together, Demi Lovato, Karol G, Måneskin, Stray Kids, and Shakira. He’s also in the running for four awards with songs “Creepin” (Remix) ft. Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, and 21 Savage and “Gotta Move On” ft.  Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, and Yung Miami.

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Shakira Being Honored With Video Vanguard Award at 2023 MTV VMAs https://hotpoptoday.com/shakira-being-honored-with-video-vanguard-award-at-2023-mtv-vmas/ Wed, 30 Aug 2023 06:31:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=12103 2023 has been another amazing year for Shakira, and her many accomplishments will be celebrated at this year’s MTV VMAs. The Colombian superstar has been announced as the latest recipient of the honorary Video Vanguard Award. This prestigious award is meant to celebrate the “outstanding contributions” and “profound impact” that one trailblazing artist left on […]

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2023 has been another amazing year for Shakira, and her many accomplishments will be celebrated at this year’s MTV VMAs. The Colombian superstar has been announced as the latest recipient of the honorary Video Vanguard Award.

This prestigious award is meant to celebrate the “outstanding contributions” and “profound impact” that one trailblazing artist left on the music industry and popular culture at large. Shakira perfectly encapsulates these values, according to Paramount’s president of music, Bruce Gillmer.

“Shakira is a true global force who continues to inspire and influence the masses with her unique, musical prowess. She’s a trailblazer for women around the world & one of the first artists to lead the globalization of Latin music,” said Gillmer in a statement.

2023 has been a year to remember for Shakira, largely thanks to the success of her viral, record-breaking hit “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”. She also dropped singles “Acróstico” and “Copa Vacía” ft. Manuel Turizo, and collaborated with Karol G on “TQG”.

The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards will take place on September 12, and Shakira is expected to perform a medley of her biggest hits. She’s the first South American artist to receive the ceremony’s highest honor, following in the footsteps of Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliott, and Jennifer Lopez.

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2023 MTV VMAs: Taylor Swift Leading the Way With Eight Nods https://hotpoptoday.com/2023-mtv-vmas-taylor-swift-leading-the-way-with-eight-nods/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 06:57:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=12035 MTV VMAs voters always had a special place in their heart for Taylor Swift and they’re getting ready to celebrate her music again this year. The list of nominations for MTV VMAs is in, and the “Anti-Hero” singer is leading the way with eight nods. The self-directed music video for “Anti-Hero”, the lead single from […]

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MTV VMAs voters always had a special place in their heart for Taylor Swift and they’re getting ready to celebrate her music again this year. The list of nominations for MTV VMAs is in, and the “Anti-Hero” singer is leading the way with eight nods.

The self-directed music video for “Anti-Hero”, the lead single from Swift’s latest album Midnights, is one of the front-runners for video of the year. The list of contenders also includes Doja Cat’s “Attention”, Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers”, Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl”, Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire”, Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ “Unholy”, and SZA’s “Kill Bill”.

Most of the same songs have also been nominated for song of the year, and Doja Cat’s “Attention” and Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl” are the only songs absent from this field. They have been replaced by Steve Lacy’s “Bad Habit” and Rema and Selena Gomez’s viral hit “Calm Down”.

Swift also scored nominations for best pop, best editing, best direction, best visual effects, and best cinematography with “Anti-Hero”, in addition to being nominated for artist of the year. The list of front-runners at this year’s ceremony will also include SZA with six nods, plus Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, and Sam Smith with five each.

The MTV Video Music Awards will return to the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on September 12, and the host is yet to be announced.

FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS FOR 2023 MTV VMAs:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Doja Cat – “Attention” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – Columbia Records
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – Republic Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records
SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Beyoncé – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
Doja Cat – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
KAROL G – Interscope Records
Nicki Minaj – Republic Records
Shakira – Sony Music US Latin
Taylor Swift – Republic Records

SONG OF THE YEAR

Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – Columbia Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records
Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / SMG Music / Interscope Records
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records
Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit” – L-M Records / RCA Records
SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records Records
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records

BEST NEW ARTIST

GloRilla – CMG / Interscope Records
Ice Spice – 10K Projects / Capitol Records
Kaliii – Atlantic Records
Peso Pluma – Double P Records
PinkPantheress – 300 Entertainment
Reneé Rapp – Interscope Records

PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

August 2022: Saucy Santana – “Booty” – Arena Records / RCA Records
September 2022: Stephen Sanchez – “Until I Found You” – Mercury Records / Republic Records
October 2022: JVKE – “golden hour” – AWAL
November 2022: Flo Milli – “Conceited” – ’94 Sounds / RCA Records
December 2022: Reneé Rapp – “Colorado” – Interscope Records
January 2023: Sam Ryder – “All The Way Over” – Elektra Entertainment
February 2023: Armani White – “GOATED” – Def Jam
March 2023: FLETCHER – “Becky’s So Hot” – Capitol Records
April 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Republic Records
May 2023: Ice Spice – “Princess Diana” – Heavy On It / 10K Projects / Capitol Records
June 2023: FLO – “Losing You” – Uptown/Republic Records
July 2023: Lauren Spencer Smith – “That Part” – Island Records

BEST COLLABORATION

David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – “I’m Good (Blue)” – Warner Records
Post Malone, Doja Cat – “I Like You (A Happier Song)” – Mercury Records / Republic Records
Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On” – Motown Records
KAROL G, Shakira – “TQG” – Universal Music Latino
Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)” – Boominati / Republic Records
Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / SMG Music / Interscope Records

BEST POP

Demi Lovato – “Swine” – Island Records
Dua Lipa – “Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)” – Atlantic Records
Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed” – Atlantic Records
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – Columbia Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records
P!NK – “TRUSTFALL” – RCA Records
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records

BEST HIP-HOP

Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On” – Motown Records
DJ Khaled ft. Drake & Lil Baby – “STAYING ALIVE” – We The Best / Epic Records
GloRilla & Cardi B – “Tomorrow 2” – CMG / Interscope Records
Lil Uzi Vert – “Just Wanna Rock” – Atlantic Records / Generation Now
Lil Wayne ft. Swizz Beatz & DMX – “Kant Nobody” – Young Money Records
Metro Boomin ft Future – “Superhero (Heroes and Villains)” – Boominati / Republic Records
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – Republic Records

BEST R&B

Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye – “Stay” – RCA Records
Chlöe ft. Chris Brown – “How Does It Feel” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia
Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)” – Boominati / Republic Records
SZA – “Shirt” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
Toosii – “Favorite Song” – South Coast Music Group / Capitol Records
Yung Bleu & Nicki Minaj – “Love In The Way” – Empire Distribution

BEST ALTERNATIVE

blink-182 – “EDGING” – Columbia Records
boygenius – “the film” – Interscope Records
Fall Out Boy – “Hold Me Like A Grudge” – Fueled By Ramen
Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace” – Interscope Records
Paramore – “This Is Why” – Atlantic Records
Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Stuck” – Concord Records / Concord

BEST ROCK

Foo Fighters – “The Teacher” – RCA Records
Linkin Park – “Lost (Original Version)” – Warner Records
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Tippa My Tongue” – Warner Records
Måneskin – “THE LONELIEST” – Arista Records
Metallica – “Lux Æterna” – Blackened Recordings
Muse – “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween” – Warner Records

BEST LATIN

Anitta – “Funk Rave” – Republic Records
Bad Bunny – “WHERE SHE GOES” – Rimas Entertainment
Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma – “Ella Baila Sola” – DEL Records, Inc. / Prajin Parlay, Inc. Grupo Frontera Bad Bunny – “un x100to” – Rimas Entertainment
KAROL G, Shakira – “TQG” – Universal Music Latino
ROSALÍA – “DESPECHÁ” – Columbia Records
Shakira – “Acróstico” – Sony Music US Latin

BEST K-POP

aespa – “Girls” – SM ENTERTAINMENT Co., Ltd.
BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
FIFTY FIFTY – “Cupid” – ATTRAKT / Warner Records
SEVENTEEN – “Super” – HYBE / Geffen Records
Stray Kids – “S-Class” – JYP / Republic
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Republic Records

BEST AFROBEATS

Ayra Starr – “Rush” – Mavin Global Holdings
Burna Boy – “It’s Plenty” – Atlantic Records / Spaceship Entertainment Ltd
Davido ft. Musa Keys – “UNAVAILABLE” – Sony Music U.K. / RCA Records
Fireboy DML & Asake – ”Bandana” – Empire Distribution
Libianca – “People” – Sony Music U.K. / RCA Records
Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / SMG Music / Interscope Records
Wizkid ft Ayra Starr– “2 Sugar” – Starboy / RCA Records

VIDEO FOR GOOD

Alicia Keys – If I Ain’t Got You (Orchestral) – NETFLIX
Bad Bunny – “El Apagón – Aquí Vive Gente” – Rimas Entertainment
Demi Lovato – “Swine” – Island Records
Dove Cameron – “Breakfast” – Columbia Records
Imagine Dragons – “Crushed” – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records
Maluma – “La Reina” – Sony Music US Latin

BEST DIRECTION

Doja Cat – “Attention” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records – Directed by Tanu Muiño
Drake – “Falling Back” – OVO/Republic Records – Director X (Julien Christian Lutz)
Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Directed by Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – 300 Entertainment – Directed by Colin Tilley
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records – Directed by Floria Sigismondi
SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records – Directed by Christian Breslauer
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Directed by Taylor Swift

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Adele – “I Drink Wine” – Columbia Records – Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed” – Atlantic Records – Cinematography by Natasha Baier
Janelle Monae – “Lipstick Lover” – Atlantic Records – Cinematography by Allison Anderson
Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records 0 Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – Columbia Records – Cinematography by Marcell Rev
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records – Cinematography by Russ Fraser
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Rina Yang

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Fall Out Boy – “Love From The Other Side” – Fueled By Ramen – Visual Effects by Thomas Bailey and Josh Shaffner
Harry Styles – “Music For A Sushi Restaurant” – Columbia Records – Visual Effects by Chelsea Delfino and Black Kite Studios
Melanie Martinez – “VOID” – Atlantic Records – Visual Effects by Carbon
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Max Colt and Sergio Mashevskyi
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records – Visual Effects by Max Colt / FRENDER
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Parliament

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records – Choreography by Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX)
Dua Lipa – “Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)” – Atlantic Records – Choreography by Charm LaDonna
Jonas Brothers – “Waffle House” – Republic Records – Choreography by Jerry Reece
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – 300 Entertainment – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Panic! At The Disco – “Middle Of A Breakup” – Fueled By Ramen – Choreography by Monika Felice Smith
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records – Choreography by (LA)HORDE – Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel

BEST ART DIRECTION

boygenius – “the film” – Interscope Records – Art Direction by Jen Dunlap
BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records – Art Direction by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
Doja Cat – “Attention” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records – Art Direction by Spencer Graves
Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace” – Interscope Records – Art Direction by Brandon Mendez
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – 300 Entertainment – Art Direction by Niko Philipides
SZA – “Shirt” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records – Art Direction by Kate Bunch

BEST EDITING

BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records – Editing by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
Kendrick Lamar – “Rich Spirit” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Edited by Grason Caldwell
Miley Cyrus – “River” – Columbia Records – Edited by Brandan Walter
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records – Edited by Sofia Kerpan and David Checel
SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records – Edited by Luis Caraza Peimbert
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Edited by Chancler Haynes

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2023 MTV Video Music Awards Location and Date Revealed https://hotpoptoday.com/2023-mtv-video-music-awards-location-and-date-revealed/ Wed, 24 May 2023 06:30:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=11710 The MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) are returning to New Jersey. The MTV-presented award show just announced that the 2023 VMAs ceremony will take place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on September 12. This will be the second consecutive time that the VMAs are held at Prudential Center and the third time in […]

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The MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) are returning to New Jersey. The MTV-presented award show just announced that the 2023 VMAs ceremony will take place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on September 12.

This will be the second consecutive time that the VMAs are held at Prudential Center and the third time in the past five years. According to MTV, the event will air globally in 150 countries and is expected to attract more than 300 million viewers.

“Celebrating one of our biggest nights in music with the Garden State’s incredible fans has been our goal since last year’s highly successful event,” said Bruce Gillmer of MTV’s parent company Paramount.

Last year’s MTV Video Music Awards ceremony was highlighted by Taylor Swift, who broke the record for most Video of the Year awards. Swift was honored for the short-film adaptation of her tract “All Too Well,” marking her third award in the Video of the Year category. 

Jack Harlow had the most successful night overall in 2022, taking home four awards, including Song of the Summer for “First Class” and Best Collaboration for Lil Nas X’s feature “Industry Baby.” Nicki Minaj was honored with Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, while Red Hot Chili Peppers received Global Icon Award.

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MTV VMAs: Taylor Swift Wins Video of the Year With “All Too Well” & Announces New Album https://hotpoptoday.com/mtv-vmas-taylor-swift-wins-video-of-the-year-with-all-too-well-announces-new-album/ Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:02:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=11036 This year’s MTV Video Music Awards were a night to remember—largely thanks to one of the ceremony’s biggest winners, Taylor Swift. She closed the night by picking up the trophy for the video of the year with “All Too Well” and announced her next studio album in her acceptance speech. Swift was one of the […]

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This year’s MTV Video Music Awards were a night to remember—largely thanks to one of the ceremony’s biggest winners, Taylor Swift. She closed the night by picking up the trophy for the video of the year with “All Too Well” and announced her next studio album in her acceptance speech.

Swift was one of the night’s biggest winners with a total of three accolades, including video of the year, best longform video, and best direction. She gave Swifties another reason for celebration when she announced her next album Midnights, set to come out on October 21.

“This is a collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams. The floors we pace and the demons we face,” said Swift in the album’s official announcement.

As for the rest of the winners’ list, it was also a big night for Jack Harlow, who walked away with four awards. He won a solo trophy for song of summer with “First Class” and shared awards for best collaboration, best art direction, and best visual effects with Lil Nas X for “Industry Baby”. Harry Styles collected three accolades including album of the year for Harry’s House.

MTV Video Music Awards were held on August 28, with LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, and Jack Harlow hosting the festivities at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

FULL LIST OF 2022 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Bad Bunny

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Harry Styles – Harry’s House

SONG OF THE YEAR

Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”

PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

Seventeen – “Rock With You”

BEST COLLABORATION

Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby”

BEST POP

Harry Styles – “As It Was”

BEST HIP-HOP

Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby – “Do We Have a Problem?”

BEST ROCK

Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Black Summer”

BEST ALTERNATIVE

Måneskin – “I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE”

BEST LATIN

Anitta – “Envolver” 

BEST R&B

The Weeknd – “Out Of Time” 

BEST K-POP

Lisa – “LALISA”

VIDEO FOR GOOD

Lizzo – “About Damn Time” 

BEST METAVERSE PERFORMANCE

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BEST LONGFORM VIDEO

Taylor Swift – “All Too Well”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Harry Styles – “As It Was” 

BEST DIRECTION

Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” 

BEST ART DIRECTION

Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Doja Cat – “Woman” 

BEST EDITING

Rosalía – “SAOKO”

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2022 MTV VMAs Nominations: Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow & Kendrick Lamar Lead the Way https://hotpoptoday.com/2022-mtv-vmas-nominations-lil-nas-x-jack-harlow-kendrick-lamar-lead-the-way/ Wed, 27 Jul 2022 06:54:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=11005 The MTV Video Music Awards are coming our way next month and the list of nominees is as epic as it gets! Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, and Kendrick Lamar are among the main contenders this year, after managing to score seven nominations each. Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow made quite a splash with […]

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The MTV Video Music Awards are coming our way next month and the list of nominees is as epic as it gets! Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, and Kendrick Lamar are among the main contenders this year, after managing to score seven nominations each.

Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow made quite a splash with their collaboration “Industry Baby” and they’re getting credit where credit is due. This song has been nominated for two of the biggest honors of the night – video and song of the year—but that’s just the beginning!

“Industry Baby” is also in the running for best collaboration, direction, art direction, choreography, and visual effects. Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow will also be going head to head for the artist of the year award, and the list of contenders for this trophy also includes Lizzo and Harry Styles.

Unlike Lil Nas X and Harlow, Lamar isn’t in the running for any of the main awards, but he still managed to collect a total of seven nods with songs “N95”, “The Heart Part 5”, and “Family Ties” ft. Baby Keem. Doja Cat and Harry Styles are right behind with six nominations each, followed by Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd with five.

The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards will be held on August 28 in New Jersey’s Prudential Center in Newark.

FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2022 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS:

Video of the Year 

Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO/Republic
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was“ – Columbia Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal” – Geffen Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records 

Artist of the Year

Bad Bunny – Rimas Entertainment
Drake – OVO/Republic
Ed Sheeran – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – Columbia Records
Jack Harlow – Generation Now / Atlantic Records 
Lil Nas X – Columbia Records
Lizzo – Atlantic Records 

Song of the Year

Adele – “Easy On Me” – Columbia Records
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records 
Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records 
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records

Best New Artist

Baby Keem – Columbia Records
Dove Cameron – Disruptor Records / Columbia Records 
GAYLE – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records
Latto – Streamcut / RCA Records
Måneskin – Arista Records
SEVENTEEN – PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen Records 

Push Performance of the Year

September 2021: Griff – “One Night” – Warner Records
October 2021: Remi Wolf – “Sexy Villain” – Island Records
November 2021: Nessa Barrett – “i hope ur miserable until ur dead” – Warner Records 
December 2021: SEVENTEEN – “Rock With You” – PLEDIS Entertainment / Geffen Records 
January 2021: Mae Muller – “Better Days” – Capitol Records UK
February 2022: GAYLE – “abcdefu” – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records
March 2022: Sheneesa – “R U That” – Rich Immigrants / Interscope Records
April 2022: Omar Apollo – “Tamagotchi” – Warner Records
May 2022: Wet Leg – “Chaise Longue” – Domino Recording Company
June 2022: Muni Long – “Baby Boo” – Supergiant Records LLC / Def Jam Recording
July 2022: Doechii – “Persuasive” – Top Dog Entertainment / Capitol Records 

Best Collaboration

Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO/Republic
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment
Post Malone & The Weeknd – “One Right Now” – Mercury Records / Republic Records 
ROSALÍA ft. The Weeknd – “LA FAMA” – Columbia Records
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records 

Best Pop

Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records 
Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “traitor” – Geffen Records 

Best Hip-Hop

Eminem & Snoop Dogg – “From The D 2 The LBC” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records 
Future ft. Drake, Tems – “WAIT FOR U” – Freebandz / Epic Records
Kendrick Lamar – “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records 
Latto – “Big Energy” – Streamcut / RCA Records
Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby – “Do We Have A Problem?” – Young Money / Cash Money / Republic Records
Pusha T – “Diet Coke” – G.O.O.D. Music / Def Jam 

Best Rock

Foo Fighters – “Love Dies Young” – RCA Records
Jack White – “Taking Me Back” – Third Man Records
Muse – “Won’t Stand Down” – Warner Records
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Black Summer” – Warner Records 
Shinedown – “Planet Zero” – Elektra Music Group
Three Days Grace – “So Called Life” – RCA Records 

Best Alternative

Avril Lavigne ft. blackbear – “Love It When You Hate Me” – Elektra Music Group / DTA Records
Imagine Dragons x JID – “Enemy” – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records
Machine Gun Kelly ft. WILLOW – “emo girl” – Bad Boy / Interscope Records
Måneskin – “I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE” – Arista Records
Panic! At The Disco – “Viva Las Vengeance” – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group 
Twenty One Pilots  – “Saturday” – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group
WILLOW, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker – “G R O W” – MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation Records

Best Latin

Anitta – “Envolver” – Warner Records
Bad Bunny – “Tití Me Preguntó” – Rimas Entertainment
Becky G X KAROL G – “MAMIII” – Kemosabe Records / Sony Music Latin / RCA Records 
Daddy Yankee – “REMIX” – Republic Records
Farruko – “Pepas” – Sony Music US Latin
J Balvin & Skrillex – “In Da Getto” – Sueños Globales, LLC /Universal Music Latino / Asylum Records UK 

Best R&B

Alicia Keys – “City of Gods (Part II)” – AKW
Chlöe – “Have Mercy” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
H.E.R. – “For Anyone” – RCA Records
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool/RCA Records
Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B – “No Love (Extended Version)” – LVRN / Interscope Records 
The Weeknd – “Out Of Time” – XO / Republic Records 

Best K-Pop

BTS – “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records 
ITZY – “LOCO” – JYP Entertainment
LISA – “LALISA” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
SEVENTEEN – “HOT” – PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen Records
Stray Kids – “MANIAC” – JYP Entertainment
TWICE – “The Feels” – JYP Entertainment

Video for Good

Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Latto – “P*ssy” – Streamcut / RCA Records
Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records
Rina Sawayama – “This Hell” – Dirty Hit
Stromae – ”Fils de joie” – Mosaert Label / The Darkroom / Interscope Records 

Best Metaverse Performance

BLACKPINK The Virtual | PUBG – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
BTS | Minecraft – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records
Charli XCX | Roblox – Atlantic Records
Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave – Def Jam
Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite – Republic Records
Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group 

Best Longform Video

Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles – Darkroom / Interscope Records 
Foo Fighters – Studio 666 – RCA Records
Kacey Musgraves – star-crossed – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville
Madonna – Madame X – Interscope Records
Olivia Rodrigo – driving home 2 u – Geffen Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records 

Best Cinematography

Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records
Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran – “Bam Bam” – Epic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Kendrick Lamar – “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records 
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records 

Best Direction

Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records 
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records 

Best Art Direction

Adele – “Oh My God” – Columbia Records
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO / Republic Records 
Kacey Musgraves – “simple times” – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville 
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment 

Best Visual Effects

Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Coldplay X BTS – “My Universe” – Atlantic Records
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang/Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records

Best Choreography

BTS – “Permission to Dance” – BIGHIT Music/Geffen Records
Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
FKA twigs ft. The Weeknd – “Tears In The Club” – Atlantic Records 
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records 
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records 

Best Editing

Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal” – Geffen Records
ROSALÍA – “SAOKO” – Columbia Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records 
The Weeknd – “Take My Breath” – XO / Republic Records 

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MTV VMAs: Olivia Rodrigo Was the Winner of the Night https://hotpoptoday.com/mtv-vmas-olivia-rodrigo-was-the-winner-of-the-night/ Mon, 13 Sep 2021 07:19:13 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=10826 The MTV VMAs happened on September 12 and the biggest winner of the night was newcomer Olivia Rodrigo. The event was hosted by Doja Cat and included performances by Cat as well as Camila Cabello, Chlöe (of Chloe x Halle, making her solo debut), Jack Harlow, Justin Bieber, Kacey Musgraves, The Kid Laroi, Lil Nas […]

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The MTV VMAs happened on September 12 and the biggest winner of the night was newcomer Olivia Rodrigo.

The event was hosted by Doja Cat and included performances by Cat as well as Camila Cabello, Chlöe (of Chloe x Halle, making her solo debut), Jack Harlow, Justin Bieber, Kacey Musgraves, The Kid Laroi, Lil Nas X, Machine Gun Kelly, Olivia Rodrigo, Ozuna, Shawn Mendes, Tainy, and Twenty One Pilots. 

Going into the night Justin Bieber led nominations with seven and Megan Thee Stallion had six.

Bieber ended up winning Artist of the Year and Best Pop and Megan Thee Stallion didn’t go home with any awards. Rodrigo won three including Best New Artist, Push Performance of the Year, and Song of the Year.

Here’s the complete list of nominees and winners.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “Popstar” (starring Justin Bieber)
Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Me More”
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits”
Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”
The Weeknd – “Save Your Tears”

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande
Doja Cat
Justin Bieber — WINNER 
Megan Thee Stallion
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift

SONG OF THE YEAR
24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior – “Mood”
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave the Door Open”
BTS – “Dynamite”
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
Dua Lipa – “Levitating”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Drivers License” — WINNER

BEST NEW ARTIST, Presented by Facebook
24kGoldn
Giveon
The Kid LAROI
Olivia Rodrigo
Polo G
Saweetie

PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
September 2020: Wallows – “Are You Bored Yet?”
October 2020: Ashnikko – “Daisy”
November 2020: SAINt JHN – “Gorgeous”
December 2020: 24kGoldn – “Coco”
January 2021: JC Stewart – “Break My Heart”
February 2021: Latto – “Sex Lies”
March 2021: Madison Beer – “Selfish”
April 2021: The Kid LAROI – “Without You”
May 2021: Olivia Rodrigo – “drivers license” — WINNER
June 2021: girl in red “Serotonin”
July 2021: Fousheé – “my slime”
August 2021: jxdn – “Think About Me”

BEST COLLABORATION
24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior – “Mood”
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Me More”
Drake ft. Lil Durk – “Laugh Now Cry Later”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches”
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa – “Prisoner”

BEST POP
Ariana Grande – “Positions”
Billie Eilish – “Therefore I Am”
BTS – “Butter”
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches” — WINNER
Olivia Rodrigo – “Good 4 U”
Shawn Mendes – “Wonder”
Taylor Swift – “Willow”

BEST HIP-HOP
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
Drake ft. Lil Durk – “Laugh Now Cry Later”
Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “On Me (remix)”
Moneybagg Yo – “Said Sum”
Polo G – “RAPSTAR”
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. – “Franchise”

BEST ROCK
Evanescence – “Use My Voice”
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame”
John Mayer – “Last Train Home”
The Killers – “My Own Soul’s Warning”
Kings Of Leon – “The Bandit”
Lenny Kravitz – “Raise Vibration”

BEST ALTERNATIVE
Bleachers – “Stop Making This Hurt”
Glass Animals – “Heat Waves”
Imagine Dragons – “Follow You”
Machine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear – “My Ex’s Best Friend”
Twenty One Pilots – “Shy Away”
Willow ft. Travis Barker – “Transparent Soul”

BEST LATIN
Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez – “Dákiti”
Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA – “Lo Vas A Olvidar”
Black Eyed Peas and Shakira – “Girl Like Me”
J. Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy – “Un Dia (One Day)”
Karol G – “Bichota”
Maluma – “Hawái”

BEST R&B
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – “Brown Skin Girl”
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave the Door Open”
Chris Brown and Young Thug – “Go Crazy”
Giveon – “Heartbreak Anniversary”
H.E.R. ft. Chris Brown – “Come Through”
SZA – “Good Days”

BEST K-POP
(G)I-DLE – “DUMDi DUMDi”
BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez – “Ice Cream”
BTS – “Butter”
Monsta X – “Gambler”
SEVENTEEN – “Ready to love”
TWICE – “Alcohol-Free”

VIDEO FOR GOOD
Billie Eilish – “Your Power” — WINNER
Demi Lovato – “Dancing With the Devil”
H.E.R. – “Fight For You”
Kane Brown – “Worldwide Beautiful”
Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”
Pharrell Williams ft. Jay-Z – “Entrepreneur”

BEST DIRECTION
Billie Eilish – “Your Power” – Directed by: Billie Eilish
DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “Popstar” (starring Justin Bieber) – Directed by: Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X
Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino
Taylor Swift – “Willow” – Directed by: Taylor Swift
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A – “Franchise” – Directed by: Travis Scott
Tyler, The Creator – “Lumberjack” – Directed by: Wolf Haley

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – “Brown Skin Girl” – Cinematography by: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, Mohammed Atta Ahmed, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant
Billie Eilish – “Therefore I Am” – Cinematography by: Rob Witt
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Cinematography by: Santiago Gonzalez
Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper – “Holy” –Cinematography by: Elias Talbot
Lady Gaga – “911” – Cinematography by: Jeff Cronenweth
Lorde – “Solar Power” – Cinematography by: Andrew

BEST ART DIRECTION
Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer – “Already” – Art Direction by: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Art Direction by: Alison Dominitz
Lady Gaga – “911” – Art Direction by: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus
Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Art Direction by: John Richoux
Saweetie ft. Doja Cat – “Best Friend” – Art Direction by: Art Haynes
Taylor Swift – “willow” – Art Direction by: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Bella Poarch – “Build a Bitch” – Visual Effects by: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova
Coldplay – “Higher Power” – Visual Effects by: Mathematic
Doja Cat & The Weeknd – “You Right” – Visual Effects by: La Pac, Anthony Lestremau, Julien Missaire, Petr Shkolniy, Alexi Bailla, Micha Sher, Antoine Hache, Mikros MPC, Nicolas Huget, Guillaume Ho Tsong Fang, Benjamin Lenfant, Stephane Pivron, MPC Bangalore, Chanakya Chander, Raju Ganesh, David Rouxel
Glass Animals – “Tangerine” – Visual Effects by: Ronan Fourreau
Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Visual Effects by: Mathematic
P!NK – “All I Know So Far” – Visual Effects by: Dave Meyers, Freenjoy Inc

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Ariana Grande – “34+35” – Choreography by: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson
BTS – “Butter” – Choreography by: Son Sung Deuk with BHM Performance Directing Team
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Choreography by: Natricia Bernard
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Choreography by: Nina McNeely
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Choreography by: Paul Roberts
Marshmello & Halsey – “Be Kind” – Choreography by: Dani Vitale

BEST EDITING
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave tfsihe Door Open” – Editing by: Troy Charbonnet
BTS – “Butter” – Editing by: Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens
Drake – “What’s Next” – Editing by: Noah Kendal
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Editing by: Claudia Wass
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches” – Editing by: Mark Mayr, Vinnie Hobbs
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa – “Prisoner”

GROUP OF THE YEAR
Blackpink
BTS — WINNER
CNCO
Foo Fighters
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
Silk Sonic
Twenty One Pilots

SONG OF THE SUMMER
Billie Eilish, “Happier Than Ever”
BTS, “Butter”
Camila Cabello, “Don’t Go Yet”
DJ Khaled feat. Lil Baby and Lil Durk, “Every Chance I Get”
Doja Cat, “Need To Know”
Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Giveon, “Heartbreak Anniversary”
Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar and Giveon, “Peaches”
The Kid LAROI with Justin Bieber, “Stay”
Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
Lizzo feat. Cardi B, “Rumors”
Megan Thee Stallion, “Thot Shit”
Normani feat. Cardi B, “Wild Side”
Olivia Rodrigo, “Good 4 U”
Shawn Mendes and Tainy, “Summer Of Love”

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The Most Epic Award Show Performances of 2019 https://hotpoptoday.com/the-most-epic-award-show-performances-of-2019/ Thu, 26 Dec 2019 06:00:57 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=8603 Award shows always provided our favorite artists an opportunity to throw the most amazing live shows, and they definitely didn’t disappoint this year. We’re bringing you five amazing performances that created a lot of buzz in 2019. Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga – Academy Awards The Oscars isn’t exactly a music award show, but this […]

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Award shows always provided our favorite artists an opportunity to throw the most amazing live shows, and they definitely didn’t disappoint this year. We’re bringing you five amazing performances that created a lot of buzz in 2019.

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga – Academy Awards

The Oscars isn’t exactly a music award show, but this list would be incomplete if we failed to mention this moving rendition of “Shallow” that immediately went viral.

Alicia Keys – Grammy Awards

This year’s Grammy Awards featured a series of pretty amazing moments, but none of them compares to seeing host Alicia Keys play on two pianos at once.

Lizzo – MTV Video Music Awards

This list could easily consist of Lizzo’s live performances and nothing else, and no one would complain, but her amazing set at the MTV Video Music Awards made the biggest impact.

Taylor Swift – American Music Awards

Taylor Swift received the Artist of the Decade award at this year’s AMAs and delivered an epic medley of her greatest hits that lasted over 10 minutes, and it really doesn’t get better than that.

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello – MTV Video Music Awards

The first live rendition of the chart-topping song “Señorita” wasn’t the most theatrical performance at MTV Video Music Awards, but it won us over with the pure emotion that the duo brought to the stage.

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These Were the Best Performances at the MTV VMAs 2019 https://hotpoptoday.com/these-were-the-best-performances-at-the-mtv-vmas-2019/ Thu, 29 Aug 2019 05:55:30 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=7270 The MTV VMA Awards 2019 saw the likes of Taylor Swift, Cardi B, and Billie Eilish taking home the prize in recognition of their contributions to music this year. The ceremony also included stunning performances from the likes of Rosalía and Ozuna. There were four performers, however, who truly stole the show. Here are the […]

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The MTV VMA Awards 2019 saw the likes of Taylor Swift, Cardi B, and Billie Eilish taking home the prize in recognition of their contributions to music this year. The ceremony also included stunning performances from the likes of Rosalía and Ozuna. There were four performers, however, who truly stole the show.

Here are the highlights.

Lizzo

Lizzo rocked up on stage like a ball of sunshine and let the crowd have it with “Truth Hurts” and her 2016 hit “Good As Hell”. Her backdrop included a giant inflatable arse.

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift performed the singles from her new album “Lover” and “You Need To Calm Down.” She opened the show and kicked things off with a fun energy.

Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus initially turned down the chance to play at the MTV Awards only to change her mind last minute. She gave a powerful performance of her new single “Slide Away.”

Missy Elliot

At the end of the day, it was Missy Elliot who truly stole the show. She sang her big hit “Get Ur Freak On” and treated us to a rendition of her new single, “Throw It Back”. Her medley performance was a sparkly surprise and she exceeded our expectations on pretty much all accounts.

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