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VIDEO FOR THE GOOD

Alexander Stewart – “If You Only Knew” – FAE Grp

Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For (from the movie “Barbie”)” – Darkroom / Interscope Records – WINNER

Coldplay – “Feelslikeimfallinginlove” – Atlantic Records

Joyner Lucas & Jelly Roll – “Best for Me” – Twenty Nine Music Group

RAYE – “Genesis” – Human Resources

Tyler Childers – “In Your Love” – Hickman Holler Records / RCA Records

BEST DIRECTION

Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” – Republic Records – Directed by Christian Breslauer

Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Dirty Hit – Directed by Alex Lockett & Margaret Qualley

Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Directed by Rich Lee

Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – Directed by Daniel Iglesias Jr.

Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Island – Directed by Bardia Zeinali

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Directed by Taylor Swift – WINNER

Taylor Swift and Post Malone’s Fortnight won both Best Direction and Best Editing

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Anatol Trofimov – WINNER

Charli XCX – “Von Dutch” – Atlantic Records – Cinematography by Jeff Bierman

Dua Lipa – “Illusion” – Warner Records – Cinematography by Nikita Kuzmenko

Olivia Rodrigo – “Obsessed” – Geffen Records – Cinematography by Marz Miller

Raw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky” – Sony Music Latin / Duars Entertainment – ​​​​Cinematography by Camilo Monsalve

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto

BEST EDITING

Anitta – “Mil Veces” – Floresta Records / Republic Records / Universal Music Latin Entertainment – ​​Editing by Nick Yumul

Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” – Republic Records – Editing by Luis Caraza Peimbert

Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Editing by David Checel

Lisa – “Rockstar” – Lloud Co. / RCA Records – Arranged by Nik Kohler

Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” – Island – Edited by Jai Shukla

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Edited by Chancler Haynes – WINNER

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Dirty Hit – Choreography by Margaret Qualley

Dua Lipa – “Houdini” – Warner Records – Choreography by Charm La’Donna – WINNER

Lisa – “Rockstar” – Lloud Co. / RCA Records – Choreography by Sean Bankhead

Raw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky” – Sony Music Latin / Duars Entertainment – ​​​​Choreography by Felix ‘Fefe’ Burgos

Tate McRae – “Greedy” – RCA Records – Choreography by Sean Bankhead

Troye Sivan – “Rush” – Capitol Records – Choreography by Sergio Reis, Mauro Van De Kerkhof

Dua Lipa won the award for Best Choreography for Houdini

Dua Lipa won the award for Best Choreography for Houdini

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Ariana Grande – “The Boy is Mine” – Republic Records – Visual effects by Digital Axis

Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Synapse Virtual – WINNER

Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic, Flawless Post

Justin Timberlake – “Selfish” – RCA Records – “Selfish” – RCA Records – Visual Effects by Candice Dragonas

Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – Visual effects by Mathematic

Olivia Rodrigo – “Get Him Back!” – Geffen Records – Visual effects by Cooper Vacheron, Preston

Mohr, Karen Arakelian, Justin Johnson

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Parliament

BEST ART DIRECTION

Charli XCX – “360” – Atlantic Records – Art Direction by Grace Surnow

Lisa – “Rockstar” – Lloyd Co. / RCA Records – Art Direction by Pongsan Thawatwichian

Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – Art Direction by Brittany Porter – WINNER

Olivia Rodrigo – “Bad Idea, Right?” – Geffen Records – Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins

Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Island – Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Art Direction by Ethan Tobman

BEST TRENDING VIDEO

Beyoncé – “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records

Camila Cabello ft. Playboi Carti – “I LUV IT” – Geffen / Interscope Records

Chappell Roan – “HOT TO GO!” – Amusement Records / Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

Charli xcx – “Apple” – Atlantic Records

Megan Thee Stallion ft. Yuki Chiba – “Mamushi” – Hot Girl Productions – WINNER

Tinashe – “Nasty” – Nice Life Recording Company

Host Megan Thee Stallion won the award for best trending video for Mamushi

Host Megan Thee Stallion won the award for best trending video for Mamushi

BEST GROUP

NSYNC – RCA Records

Coldplay – Atlantic Records

Imagine Dragons – KIDinaKorner / Interscope Records

NCT Dream – SM Entertainment / Virgin Music Group

NewJeans – ADOR / Geffen Records

SEVENTEEN – PLEDIS Entertainment / Geffen Records – WINNER

TOMORROW X TOGETHER – BIGHIT MUSIC / IMPERIAL / Republic Records

Twenty One Pilots – Powered by Windows

SONG OF THE SUMMER

Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Waiting For Your Love)” – Republic Records

Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things” – Night Street Records, Inc. / Warner Records

Billie Eilish – “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Darkroom / Interscope Records

Chappell Roan – “Good Luck, Babe!” – Amusement Records / Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

Charli XCX & Billie Eilish – “Guess Billie Eilish” – Atlantic Records

Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records

Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – “Like That” – Wilburn Holding Co. / Boominati / Epic / Republic

GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be” – CMG / Interscope Records

Hozier – “Too Sweet” – Columbia Records

Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang, under exclusive license from Interscope Records

PostMalone ft. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help” – Mercury / Republic / Big Loud

Sabrina Carpenter – “Please, Please, Please” – Island

Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – American Dogwood / EMPIRE

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

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – WINNER

Tommy Richman – “MILLION DOLLAR BABY” – ISO Supremacy / PULSE Records / Concord

VMAS MOST ICONIC PERFORMANCE

Beyoncé – “Love at the Top”

Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Missy Elliot – “Like a Virgin” & “Hollywood”

Eminem – “Real Slim Shady” & “The Way I Am”

Katy Perry – “Roar” – WINNER

Lady Gaga – “Paparazzi”

Madonna – “Like a Virgin”

Taylor Swift – “You Belong to Me”

Katy Perry won the VMA's Most Iconic Performance for Roar

Katy Perry won the VMA’s Most Iconic Performance for Roar