Taylor Swift took home seven awards — including the night’s biggest, the trophy for Video of the Year. She won most of the awards she was nominated for, including the coveted Video of the Year trophy, which broke her own record. Swift became the only artist to ever three-peat and win five times in the competitive category.
In her speech Wednesday night, Swift thanked her “boyfriend, Travis” for being on set of the Fortnight music video and cheering her on. Fans rewarded the mention of NFL star Travis Kelce with loud screams. The 40th VMAs were held at the UBS Arena on New York’s Long Island.
Check out everyone who took home a Moon Person trophy this year.
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
Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone — Fortnight
Best New Artist
Benson Boone
Chappell Roan
Gracie Abrams
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Tyla
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 feat. Morgan Wallen — I Had Some Help
Sabrina Carpenter — Please Please Please
Shaboozey — A Bar Song (Tipsy)
SZA — Saturn
Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone — Fortnight
Tommy Richman — MILLION DOLLAR BABY
VMAs Most Iconic Performance
Beyonce — Love On Top
Eminem — The Real Slim Shady / The Way I Am
Katy Perry — Roar
Lady Gaga — Paparazzi
Madonna — Like A Virgin
Madonna, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Missy Elliott — Like A Virgin / Hollywood
Taylor Swift — You Belong With Me
Artist of the Year
Ariana Grande
Bad Bunny
Eminem
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Taylor Swift
Song of the Year
Beyonce — TEXAS HOLD ‘EM
Jack Harlow — Lovin On Me
Kendrick Lamar — Not Like Us
Sabrina Carpenter — Espresso
Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone — Fortnight
Teddy Swims — Lose Control
Performance of the Year
Kaliii — Area Codes
GloRilla — Lick or Sum
Benson Boone — In The Stars
Coco Jones — ICU
Victoria Monet — On My Mama
Jessie Murph — Wild Ones
Teddy Swims — Lose Control
Chappell Roan — Red Wine Supernova
Flyana Boss — yeaaa
Laufey — Goddess
LE SSERAFIM — Easy
The Warning — Automatic Sun
*NSYNC
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
NCT DREAM
NewJeans
SEVENTEEN
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Twenty One Pilots
Best Collaboration
Drake feat. Sexxy Red & SZA — Rich Baby Daddy
GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion — Wanna Be
Jessie Murph feat. Jelly Roll — Wild Ones
Jung Kook feat. Latto — Seven
Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen — I Had Some Help
Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone — Fortnight
Camila Cabello
Dua Lipa
Olivia Rodrigo
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift
Best Hip-Hop
Best R&B
Alicia Keys — Lifeline
Muni Long — Made For Me
SZA — Snooze
Tyla — Water
USHER, Summer Walker, 21 Savage — Good Good
Victoria Monet — On My Mama
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
Lenny Kravitz — Human
U2 — Atomic City
Best Latin
Anitta — Mil Veces
Bad Bunny — MONACO
Karol G — MI EX TENIA RAZON
Myke Towers — LALA
Peso Pluma & Anitta — BELLAKEO
Rauw Alejandro — Touching The Sky
Shakira & Cardi B — Punteria
Best K-Pop
Jung Kook feat. Latto — Seven
Lisa — Rockstar
NCT DREAM — Smoothie
NewJeans — Super Shy
Stray Kids — LALALALA
TOMORROW X TOGETHER — Deja Vu
Best Afrobeats
Ayra Starr feat. Giveon — Last Heartbreak Song
Burna Boy — City Boys
Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay — Sensational
Tems — Love Me JeJe
Tyla — Water
USHER, Pheelz — Ruin
Video for Good
Alexander Stewart — if you only knew
Billie Eilish — What Was I Made For?
Coldplay — feelslikeimfallinginlove
Joyner Lucas & Jelly Roll — Best For Me
RAYE — Genesis.
Tyler Childers — In Your Love
Best Trending Video
Beyonce — TEXAS HOLD ‘EM
Camila Cabello feat. Playboi Carti — I LUV IT
Chappell Roan — Hot To Go!
Charli XCX — Apple
Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba — Mamushi
Tinashe — Nasty
Best Direction
we can’t be friends (wait for your love) — Ariana Grande
Tiny Moves — Bleachers
Houdini — Eminem
BOA — Megan Thee Stallion
Please Please Please — Sabrina Carpenter
Fortnight — Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
Best Cinematography
we can’t be friends (wait for your love) — Ariana Grande
Von dutch — Charli XCX
Illusion — Dua Lipa
Obsessed — Olivia Rodrigo
Touching The Sky — Rauw Alejandro
Fortnight — Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
Best Visual Effects
the boy is mine — Ariana Grande
Houdini — Eminem
Selfish — Justin Timberlake
BOA — Megan Thee Stallion
get him back! — Olivia Rodrigo
Fortnight — Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
Best Choreography
Tiny Moves — Bleachers
Houdini — Dua Lipa
Rockstar — LISA
Touching The Sky — Rauw Alejandro
greedy — Tate McRae
Rush — Troye Sivan
Best Art Direction
360 — Charli XCX
Rockstar — LISA
BOA — Megan Thee Stallion
bad idea right? — Olivia Rodrigo
Please Please Please — Sabrina Carpenter
Fortnight — Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
Best Editing
Mil Veces — Anitta
we can’t be friends (wait for your love) — Ariana Grande
Houdini — Eminem
Rockstar — LISA
Espresso — Sabrina Carpenter
Fortnight — Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone