The 2024 MTV VMAs brought all the drama, glam, and jaw-dropping moments we’ve come to expect — and then some! Held at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 11 (after a quick reschedule to avoid a presidential debate clash on September 10), the night was packed with unforgettable performances, record-shattering wins, and all the star power you’d expect from one of music’s biggest nights.
Taylor Swift and Post Malone were the two names on everyone’s lips heading into the night, and they didn’t disappoint. Both artists led the nominations, with Swift snagging 12 nods and Post close behind with 11 for their epic collaboration, “Fortnight.” When the night wrapped, Swift and Malone also emerged as the top winners, with Swift taking home a staggering seven Moon Persons and Post securing five, including the highly coveted Video of the Year award for their joint track.
Swift even made history, surpassing Beyoncé’s record to become the most-awarded artist in VMAs history — what a night. Talk about world domination!
But Swift and Malone weren’t the only ones making headlines. K-pop sensation LE SSERAFIM wowed fans with their first-ever VMA win for MTV Push Performance of the Year, joining a fresh crop of first-time nominees, from Tyla to Coco Jones. As always, the VMAs delivered a night full of surprises, with Megan Thee Stallion pulling double duty as performer and host, and Sabrina Carpenter sealing the deal with a very unexpected (and alien) kiss.
Ready to see who else walked away with a Moon Person? Let’s dive into the full list of winners from the unforgettable 2024 MTV VMAs!
Video of the Year
- Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)”
- Billie Eilish – “LUNCH”
- Doja Cat – “Paint The Town Red”
- Eminem – “Houdini”
- SZA – “Snooze”
- WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Artist of the Year
- Ariana Grande
- Bad Bunny
- Eminem
- Sabrina Carpenter
- SZA
- WINNER: Taylor Swift
Song of the Year
- Beyoncé – “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM”
- Jack Harlow – “Lovin On Me”
- Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
- WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
- Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
- Teddy Swims – “Lose Control”
Best New Artist
- Benson Boone
- WINNER: Chappell Roan
- Gracie Abrams
- Shaboozey
- Teddy Swims
- Tyla
MTV Push Performance of the Year
- August 2023: Kaliii – “Area Codes”
- September 2023: GloRilla – “Lick or Sum”
- October 2023: Benson Boone – “In The Stars”
- November 2023: Coco Jones – “ICU”
- December 2023: Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”
- January 2024: Jessie Murph – “Wild Ones”
- February 2024: Teddy Swims – “Lose Control”
- March 2024: Chappell Roan – “Red Wine Supernova”
- April 2024: Flyana Boss – “yeaaa”
- May 2024: Laufey – “Goddess”
- WINNER: June 2024: LE SSERAFIM – “EASY”
- July 2024: The Warning – “Automatic Sun”
Best Collaboration
- Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy”
- GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be”
- Jessie Murph ft. Jelly Roll – “Wild Ones”
- Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven”
- Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help”
- WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best Pop
- Camila Cabello
- Dua Lipa
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Tate McRae
- WINNER: Taylor Swift
Best Hip-Hop
- Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy”
- WINNER: Eminem – “Houdini”
- GloRilla – “Yeah Glo!”
- Gunna – “fukumean”
- Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA”
- Travis Scott ft. Playboi Carti – “FE!N”
Best R&B
- Alicia Keys – “Lifeline”
- Muni Long – “Made For Me”
- WINNER: SZA – “Snooze”
- Tyla – “Water”
- USHER, Summer Walker, 21 Savage – “Good Good”
- Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”
Best Alternative
- WINNER: Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things”
- Bleachers – “Tiny Moves”
- Hozier – “Too Sweet”
- Imagine Dragons – “Eyes Closed”
- Linkin Park – “Friendly Fire”
- Teddy Swims – “Lose Control (Live)”
Best Rock
- Bon Jovi – “Legendary”
- Coldplay – “feelslikeimfallinginlove”
- Green Day – “Dilemma”
- Kings of Leon – “Mustang”
- WINNER: Lenny Kravitz – “Human”
- U2 – “Atomic City”
Best Latin
- WINNER: Anitta – “Mil Veces”
- Bad Bunny – “MONACO”
- KAROL G – “MI EX TENÍA RAZÓN”
- Myke Towers – “LALA”
- Peso Pluma & Anitta – “BELLAKEO”
- Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky”
- Shakira & Cardi B – “Puntería”
Best Afrobeats
- Ayra Starr ft. Giveon – “Last Heartbreak Song”
- Burna Boy – “City Boys”
- Chris Brown ft. Davido & Lojay – “Sensational”
- Tems – “Love Me JeJe”
- WINNER: Tyla – “Water”
- USHER, Pheelz – “Ruin”
Best K-pop
- Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven”
- WINNER: LISA – “Rockstar”
- NCT Dream – “Smoothie”
- NewJeans – “Super Shy”
- Stray Kids – “LALALALA”
- TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Deja vu”
Video for Good
- Alexander Stewart – “If You Only Knew”
- WINNER: Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For (From The Motion Picture “Barbie”)”
- Coldplay – “feelslikeimfallinginlove”
- Joyner Lucas & Jelly Roll – “Best For Me”
- RAYE – “Genesis.”
- Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
Best Direction
- Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Directed by Christian Breslauer
- Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Directed by Alex Lockett & Margaret Qualley
- Eminem – “Houdini” – Directed by Rich Lee
- Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Directed by Daniel Iglesias Jr.
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Directed by Bardia Zeinali
- WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Directed by Taylor Swift
Best Cinematography
- WINNER: Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” — Cinematography by Anatol Trofimov
- Charli XCX – “Von Dutch” — Cinematography by Jeff Bierman
- Dua Lipa – “Illusion” — Cinematography by Nikita Kuzmenko
- Olivia Rodrigo – “Obsessed” – Cinematography by Marz Miller
- Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” – Cinematography by Camilo Monsalve
- Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto
Best Editing
- Anitta – “Mil Veces” – Editing by Nick Yumul
- Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Editing by Luis Caraza Peimbert
- Eminem – “Houdini” – Editing by David Checel
- LISA – “Rockstar” –Editing by Nik Kohler
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” – Editing by Jai Shukla
- WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Editing by Chancler Haynes
Best Choreography
- Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Choreography by Margaret Qualley
- WINNER: Dua Lipa – “Houdini” – Choreography by Charm La’Donna
- LISA – “Rockstar” – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
- Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” – Choreography by Felix ‘Fefe’ Burgos
- Tate McRae – “Greedy” – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
- Troye Sivan – “Rush” – Choreography by Sergio Reis, Mauro Van De Kerkhof
Best Visual Effects
- Ariana Grande – “The Boy Is Mine” – Visual Effects by Digital Axis
- WINNER: Eminem – “Houdini” – Visual Effects by Synapse Virtual Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic, Flawless Post
- Justin Timberlake – “Selfish” – Visual Effects by Candice Dragonas
- Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Visual Effects by Mathematic
- Olivia Rodrigo – “Get Him Back!” – Visual Effects by Cooper Vacheron, Preston Mohr, Karen Arakelian, Justin Johnson
- Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Visual Effects by Parliament
Best Art Direction
- Charli XCX – “360” – Art Direction by Grace Surnow
- LISA – “Rockstar” – Art Direction by Pongsan Thawatwichian
- WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Art Direction by Brittany Porter
- Olivia Rodrigo – “Bad idea right?” – Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins
- Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Art Direction by Ethan Tobman
Best Trending Video
- Beyoncé – “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM”
- Camila Cabello ft. Playboi Carti – “I LUV IT”
- Chappell Roan – “HOT TO GO!”
- Charli XCX– “Apple”
- WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion ft. Yuki Chiba – “Mamushi”
- Tinashe – “Nasty”
Best Group
- *NSYNC
- Coldplay
- Imagine Dragons
- NCT Dream
- NewJeans
- WINNER: SEVENTEEN
- TOMORROW X TOGETHER
- Twenty-One Pilots
Song of Summer
- Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)”
- Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things”
- Billie Eilish – “BIRDS OF A FEATHER”
- Chappell Roan – “Good Luck, Babe!”
- Charli XCX & Billie Eilish – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
- Eminem – “Houdini”
- Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – “Like That”
- GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be”
- Hozier – “Too Sweet”
- Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
- Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help”
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”
- Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
- SZA – “Saturn”
- WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
- Tommy Richman – “MILLION DOLLAR BABY”
VMAs Most Iconic Performance
- Beyoncé – “Love on Top”
- Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Missy Elliott – “Like a Virgin” & “Hollywood”
- Eminem – “Real Slim Shady” & “The Way I Am”
- WINNER: Katy Perry – “Roar”
- Lady Gaga – “Paparazzi”
- Madonna – “Like a Virgin”
- Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”