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    The 2019 MTV VMAs Winners Are Here!

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    It’s time for the 2019 MTV VMAs winners!

    The MTV Video Music Awards 2019 broadcast yesterday on August 26, from Prudential Center, New Jersey. Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco served as host for the award ceremony, which saw a number of our favourite celebrities receiving Moon Person awards for 2019.

    Image: Taylor Swift and Bebe Rexha posing at MTV VMAs 2019

    Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande were tied this year for the title of the most-nominated artist as they both received 10 nominations each, followed by Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, and Halsey who also scored quite a number of nominations at the annual music video celebration. The biggest honoree of the night was Missy Elliott. She received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award 2019 and also performed a stunning and jaw-dropping live medley “Throw It Back” at the awards show for the first time in 16 years.

    Taylor Swift kicked off the show with her opening set that included “You Need to Calm Down” and the magical “Lover.” Lizzo also performed “Truth Hurts” and “Good As Hell” and Lil Nas X performed his “Old Town Road” followup “Panini.” In addition to these, the other performance-highlights came from Bad Bunny, Normani, H.E.R., Big Sean, Rosalia, J Balvin, Ozuna and A$AP Ferg. The Jonas Brothers also put on a remote performance from the New Jersey shoreline

    Image: Jonas Brothers at MTV VMAs 2019

    Below is the complete list of the winners for the 2019 MTV VMAs:

    VIDEO VANGUARD
    Missy Elliott — WINNER

    VIDEO OF THE YEAR
    21 Savage ft. J. Cole – “a lot”
    Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy”
    Ariana Grande – “thank u, next”
    Jonas Brothers – “Sucker”
    Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)”
    Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” — WINNER

    ARTIST OF THE YEAR
    Cardi B
    Billie Eilish
    Ariana Grande — WINNER
    Halsey
    Jonas Brothers
    Shawn Mendes

    SONG OF THE YEAR
    Drake – “In My Feelings”
    Ariana Grande – “thank u, next”
    Jonas Brothers – “Sucker”
    Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow”
    Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” — WINNER
    Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down”

    BEST NEW ARTIST
    Ava Max
    Billie Eilish — WINNER
    H.E.R.
    Lil Nas X
    Lizzo
    ROSALÍA

    BEST COLLABORATION
    Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)”
    Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow”
    Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” — WINNER
    Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!”
    Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – “I Don’t Care”
    BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv”

    Image: Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello at MTV VMAs 2019

    PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
    Bazzi
    CNCO
    Billie Eilish — WINNER
    H.E.R.
    Lauv
    Lizzo

    BEST POP
    5 Seconds of Summer – “Easier”
    Cardi B & Bruno Mars – “Please Me”
    Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy”
    Khalid – “Talk”
    Ariana Grande – “thank u, next”
    Jonas Brothers – “Sucker” — WINNER
    Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down”

    BEST HIP HOP
    2 Chainz ft. Ariana Grande – “Rule the World”
    21 Savage ft. J. Cole – “a lot”
    Cardi B – “Money” — WINNER
    DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – “Higher”
    Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)”
    Travis Scott ft. Drake – “SICKO MODE”

    BEST R&B
    Anderson .Paak ft. Smokey Robinson – “Make It Better”
    Childish Gambino – “Feels Like Summer”
    H.E.R. ft. Bryson Tiller – “Could’ve Been”
    Alicia Keys – “Raise A Man”
    Ella Mai – “Trip”
    Normani ft. 6lack – “Waves” — WINNER

    BEST K-POP
    BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” — WINNER
    BLACKPINK – “Kill This Love”
    Monsta X ft. French Montana – “Who Do You Love”
    TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Cat & Dog”
    NCT 127 – “Regular”
    EXO – “Tempo”

    BEST LATIN
    Anuel AA, Karol G – “Secreto”
    Bad Bunny ft. Drake – “MIA”
    benny blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez, J Balvin – “I Can’t Get Enough”
    Daddy Yankee ft. Snow – “Con Calma”
    Maluma – “Mala Mía”
    ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – “Con Altura” — WINNER

    BEST DANCE
    The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha – “Call You Mine” — WINNER
    Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato – “Solo”
    DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B – “Taki Taki”
    David Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin – “Say My Name”
    Marshmello & Bastille – “Happier”
    Silk City & Dua Lipa – “Electricity”

    BEST ROCK
    The 1975 – “Love It If We Made It”
    Fall Out Boy – “Bishops Knife Trick”
    Imagine Dragons – “Natural”
    Lenny Kravitz – “Low”
    Panic! At The Disco – “High Hopes” — WINNER
    Twenty one Pilots – “My Blood”

    VIDEO FOR GOOD
    Halsey – “Nightmare”
    The Killers – “Land of the Free”
    Jamie N Commons, Skylar Grey ft. Gallant – “Runaway Train”
    John Legend – “Preach”
    Lil Dicky – “Earth”
    Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” — WINNER

    BEST DIRECTION
    Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Directed by Dave Meyers
    FKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Directed by Andrew Thomas Huang
    Ariana Grande – “thank you, next” Directed by Hannah Lux Davis
    Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Directed by Calmatic? — WINNER
    LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends” – Directed by Dano Cerny?
    Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Directed by Drew Kirsch & Taylor Swift

    BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
    Billie Eilish – “when the party’s over” – Visual Effects by Ryan Ross, Andres Jaramillo
    FKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Visual Effects by Matt Chandler, Fabio Zaveti for Analog
    Ariana Grande – “God is a Woman” – Visual Effects by Fabrice Lagayette, Kristina Prilukova & Rebecca Rice for Mathematic
    DJ Khaled ft. SZA – “Just Us” – Visual Effects by Sergii Mashevskyi?
    LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends” – Visual Effects by Ethan Chancer?
    Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!” – Visual Effects by Loris Paillier & Lucas Salton for BUF VFX? — WINNER

    BEST EDITING
    Anderson Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Tints” – Editing by Elias Talbot
    Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Editing by Calmatic?
    Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Editing by Billie Eilish — WINNER
    Ariana Grande – “7 Rings” – Editing by Hannah Lux Davis & Taylor Walsh
    Solange – “Almeda” – Editing by Solange Knowles, Vinnie Hobbs, Jonathon Proctor
    Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Editing by Jarrett Fijal?

    BEST ART DIRECTION
    BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Art Direction by JinSil Park, BoNa Kim (MU:E)
    Ariana Grande – “7 Rings” – Art Direction by John Richoux? — WINNER
    Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Art Direction by Itaru Dela Vegas
    Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Art Direction by Tatiana Van Sauter?
    Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Art Direction by Brittany Porter
    Kanye West and Lil’ Pump ft. Adele Givens – “I Love It” – Art Direction by Tino Schaedler?

    BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
    FKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Choreography by Kelly Yvonne
    ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – “Con Altura” – Choreography by Charm La’Donna? — WINNER
    LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends” – Choreography by Ryan Heffington?
    Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Choreography by Calvit Hodge, Sara Biv
    Solange – “Almeda” – Choreography by Maya Taylor, Solange Knowles
    BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Choreography by Rie Hata?

    BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
    Anderson Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Tints” – Cinematography by Elias Talbot
    Billie Eilish – “hostage” – Cinematography by Pau Castejon
    Ariana Grande – “thank you, next” – Cinematography by Christopher Probst?
    Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Cinematography by Scott Cunningham — WINNER
    Solange – “Almeda” – Cinematography by Chayse Irvin, Ryan Marie Helfant, Justin Hamilton
    Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!” – Cinematography by Starr Whitesides

    BEST GROUP NOMINEES:
    5 Seconds of Summer
    Backstreet Boys
    BLACKPINK
    BTS — WINNER
    CNCO
    Jonas Brothers
    PRETTYMUCH
    Why Don’t We

    BEST POWER ANTHEMS:
    Ariana Grande – “7 Rings”
    DJ Khaled, ft. Cardi B & 21 Savage – “Wish Wish”
    Halsey – “Nightmare”
    Lizzo ft. Missy Elliott – “Tempo”
    Maren Morris – “GIRL”
    Miley Cyrus – “Mother’s Daughter”
    Taylor Swift – “You Need To Calm Down”
    Megan Thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign “Hot Girl Summer” — WINNER

    SONG OF SUMMER:
    Ariana Grande & Social House – “boyfriend” — WINNER
    Billie Eilish – “bad guy”
    DaBaby – “Suge”
    Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – “I Don’t Care”
    Jonas Brothers – “Sucker”
    Khalid – “Talk”
    Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)”
    Lil Tecca – “Ransom”
    Lizzo – “Truth Hurts”
    Miley Cyrus- “Mother’s Daughter”
    Post Malone ft. Young Thug – “Goodbyes”
    ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – “Con Altura”
    Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita”
    Taylor Swift – “You Need To Calm Down”
    The Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha – “Call You Mine”
    Young Thug ft. J. Cole & Travis Scott – “The London”

    Heartiest congratulations to all the winners! We enjoyed the 2019 MTV VMAs to the fullest. What about you? Share your thoughts with us and tell us your favorite performance from the night on Twitter at @celebmix!

     

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