2021 MTV VMA Awards: Complete List Of Winners & Nominees

The prestigious MTV Video Music Awards took place at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Sunday night. The elite ceremony was hosted by Doja Cat. It had the who’s who of music’s biggest stars vying for those famed statues. The awards honour the best artists and biggest names in music at this year’s star-studded show! iT was aired on MTV.

This year Justin Bieber leads the pack as this year’s most-nominated artist with seven nods. He took home awards for Artist of the Year and Best Pop. Olivia Rodrigo earned the Song of the Year award and Lil Nas X received the coveted Video of the Year award.

BTS won the best group and best k-pop while Grammys darling Billie Eilish took home the video for the good award and shared best Latin with Rosalía for “Lo Vas A Olvidar.”

Here is the complete list of Winners for MTV VMA Awards 2021:

Video of the Year:

• “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Lil Nas X, Columbia Records — Winner
• “WAP” – Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, Atlantic Records
• “Popstar” – DJ Khaled ft. Drake (starring Justin Bieber) OVO / We The Best / Epic Records
• “Kiss Me More” – Doja Cat ft. SZA, Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
• “Bad Habits” – Ed Sheeran, Atlantic Records
• “Save Your Tears” – The Weeknd, XO / Republic Records

• Artist of the Year:

• Justin Bieber — Winner
  Ariana Grande
  Doja Cat
  Megan Thee Stallion
  Olivia Rodrigo
  Taylor Swift
  Song of the Year
  “Drivers License” – Olivia Rodrigo, Geffen Records — Winner
  “Mood” – 24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior, Records LLC / Columbia Records
  “Leave the Door Open” – Bruno Mars, Anderson.Paak, Silk Sonic, Aftermath Entertainment / Atlantic Records
  “Dynamite” – BTS, Bighit Music
  “WAP” – Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, Atlantic Records
  “Levitating” – Dua Lipa, Warner Records

• Best New Artist:

• Olivia Rodrigo — Winner
• 24kGoldn
• Giveon
• The Kid Laroi
• Polo G
• Saweetie

• Push Performance of the Year:

• “Drivers License” – Olivia Rodrigo, Geffen Records — Winner
• “Are You Bored Yet?” – Wallows, Atlantic Records
• “Daisy” – Ashnikko, Warner Records
• “Gorgeous” – Saint Jhn, Godd Complexx / HITCO
• “Coco” – 24kGoldn, Records LLC / Columbia Records
• “Break My Heart” – JC Stewart, Elektra Music Group
• “Sex Lies” – Latto, RCA Records
• “Selfish” – Madison Beer, Epic Records / Sing It Loud
• “Without You” – The Kid Laroi, Columbia Records
• “Serotonin” – Girl in Red, World in Red / AWAL
• “My Slime” – Fousheé, RCA Records
• “Think About Me” – Jxdn, DTA Records / Elektra Music Group

• Best Collaboration:

• “Kiss Me More” – Doja Cat ft. SZA, Kemosabe Records / RCA Records — Winner
• “Mood” – 24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior, Records LLC / Columbia Records
• “WAP” – Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, Atlantic Records
• “Laugh Now Cry Later” – Drake ft. Lil Durk, OVO / Republic Records
• “Peaches” – Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon, Def Jam
• “Prisoner” – Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa, RCA Records

• Best Pop:

• “Peaches” – Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon, Def Jam — Winner
• “Positions” – Ariana Grande, Republic Records
• “Therefore I Am” – Billie Eilish, Darkroom / Interscope Records
• “Butter” – BTS, Bighit Music
• “Treat People With Kindness” – Harry Styles, Columbia Records
• “Good 4 U” – Olivia Rodrigo, Geffen Records
• “Wonder” – Shawn Mendes, Island Records
• “Willow” – Taylor Swift, Republic Records

• Best Hip-Hop

• “Franchise” – Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A., Cactus Jack / Epic Records — Winner
• “WAP” – Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, Atlantic Records
• “Laugh Now Cry Later” – Drake ft. Lil Durk, OVO / Republic Records
• “On Me (remix)” – Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion, Quality Control / Motown
• “Said Sum” – Moneybagg Yo, N-Less Entertainment / Interscope Records
• “Rapstar” – Polo G, Columbia Records

• Best Alternative:

• “My Ex’s Best Friend” – Machine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear, Bad Boy / Interscope Records — Winner
• “Stop Making This Hurt” – Bleachers, RCA Records
• “Heat Waves” – Glass Animals, Republic Records
• “Follow You” – Imagine Dragons, Kidinakorner / Interscope Records
• “Shy Away” – Twenty One Pilots, Fueled By Ramen
• “Transparent Soul” – Willow ft. Travis Barker, MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation

• Best R&B:

• “Leave the Door Open” – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic, Aftermath Entertainment / Atlantic Records — Winner
• “Brown Skin Girl” – Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, Saint Jhn, WizKid, Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
• “Go Crazy” – Chris Brown and Young Thug, Chris Brown Entertainment/RCA Records
• “Heartbreak Anniversary” – Giveon, Epic Records / Not So Fast
• “Come Through” – H.E.R. ft. Chris Brown, MBK Entertainment / RCA Records
• “Good Days” – SZA, Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records

• Best K-pop:

• “Butter” – BTS, Bighit Music — Winner
• “Dumdi Dumdi” – G)I-DLE, Republic Records
• “Ice Cream” – Blackpink and Selena Gomez, YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
• “Gambler” – Monsta X, Starship Entertainment
• “Ready to love” – Seventeen, Pledis Entertainment
• “Alcohol-Free” – Twice, JYP Entertainment Company

• Video For Good:

• “Your Power” – Billie Eilish, Darkroom / Interscope Records — Winner
• “Dancing With the Devil” – Demi Lovato, Island
• “Fight For You” – H.E.R., MBK Entertainment / RCA Records
• “Worldwide Beautiful” – Kane Brown, Sony Music Nashville / RCA Records
• “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Lil Nas X, Columbia Records
• “Entrepreneur” – Pharrell Williams ft. Jay-Z, Columbia Records

• Best Direction:

• “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Lil Nas X directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino, Columbia Records — Winner
• “Your Power” – Billie Eilish, Directed by: Billie Eilish, Darkroom / Interscope Records
• “Popstar (starring Justin Bieber)” – DJ Khaled ft. Drake, Directed by: Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X, OVO We The Best / Epic Records
• “Willow” – Taylor Swift, Directed by: Taylor Swift, Republic Records
• “Franchise” – Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A, Directed by: Travis Scott, Cactus Jack / Epic Records
• “Lumberjack” – Tyler, The Creator, Directed by: Wolf Haley, Columbia Records

• Best Cinematography:

• “Brown Skin Girl” – Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid, Cinematography by: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed,
• Mohammaed Atta Ahmed, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant, Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records — Winner
• “Therefore I Am” – Billie Eilish, Cinematography by: Rob Witt, Darkroom / Interscope Records
• “Shame Shame” – Foo Fighters, Cinematography by: Santiago Gonzalez, Roswell Records / RCA Records
• “Holy” – Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper, Cinematography by: Elias Talbot, RBMG / Def Jam
• “911” – Lady Gaga, Cinematography by: Jeff Cronenweth, Interscope Records
• “Solar Power” – Lorde, Cinematography by: Andrew Stroud, LAVA/Republic Records

• Best Choreography:

• “Treat People With Kindness” – Harry Styles, Columbia Records — Winner
• “34+35” – Ariana Grande, Choreography by: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson, Republic Records
• “Butter” – BTS, Choreography by: Son Sung with BHM Performance Directing Team, Bighit Music
• “Bad Habits” – Ed Sheeran, Choreography by: Natricia Bernard, Atlantic Records
• “Shame Shame” – Foo Fighters, Choreography by: Nina McNeely, Roswell Records / RCA Records
• “Be Kind” – Marshmello & Halsey, Choreography by: Dani Vitale, Astralwerks / Capitol Records

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