VMAs 2024: Taylor Swift Honors 9/11 Victims in Emotional Victory Speech — See Full List of Winners
One of the biggest nights in music (and space travel) has come and gone once again, as dozens of Moon Persons were handed out at the 2024 Video Music Awards.
Heading into Wednesday’s ceremony, Taylor Swift led the pack (shocker!) with a total of 12 nominations, followed by Post Malone with 11 (nine of which were for his collaboration with Swift on “Fortnight”). Next up is Eminem with eight, followed by Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion and Sabrina Carpenter with seven each, and SZA with six.
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One of the most memorable acceptance speeches came from Swift, who used her first win of the night (of many) to honor the victims of 9/11: “Waking up this morning in New York on September 11, I’ve just been thinking about what happened 23 years ago, everyone who lost a loved one and everyone that we lost,” she said. “That is the most important thing about today, and everything that happens tonight falls behind that.”
This year’s VMAs also included two brand-new categories, Most Iconic VMAs Performance and Best Trending Video. The former acknowledges the most unforgettable performances from previous VMAs, while the latter highlights what MTV viewers are vibing with now.
The biggest categories of the night were announced during MTV’s live broadcast of the Stallion-hosted event, which was held at Long Island’s UBS Arena.
Read on for a full breakdown of this year’s nominees, with winners marked in bold as they’re announced throughout the night. Once you’ve soaked in the results, drop a comment with your thoughts below. Did the statues go to the right artists 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 featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight” (WINNER!)
SONG OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé – “Texas Hold ‘Em”
Jack Harlow – “Lovin on Me”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” (WINNER!)
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Teddy Swims – “Lose Control”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande
Bad Bunny
Eminem
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Taylor Swift (WINNER!)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Benson Boone
Chappell Roan (WINNER!)
Gracie Abrams
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Tyla
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”
June 2024: Le Sserafim – “Easy”
July 2024: The Warning – “Automatic Sun”
BEST COLLABORATION
Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy”
GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be”
Jessie Murph featuring Jelly Roll – “Wild Ones”
Jungkook featuring Latto – “Seven”
Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help”
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight” (WINNER!)
BEST POP VIDEO
Camila Cabello
Dua Lipa
Olivia Rodrigo
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift
BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy”
Eminem – “Houdini” (WINNER!)
GloRilla – “Yeah Glo!”
Gunna – “FukUMean”
Megan Thee Stallion – “Boa”
Travis Scott featuring Playboi Carti – “Fe!n”
BEST R&B VIDEO
Alicia Keys – “Lifeline”
Muni Long – “Made for Me”
SZA – “Snooze” (WINNER!)
Tyla – “Water”
Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage – “Good Good”
Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”
BEST ROCK VIDEO
Lenny Kravitz – “Human” (WINNER!)
Bon Jovi – “Legendary”
Coldplay – “Feelslikeimfallinginlove”
Green Day – “Dilemma”
Kings of Leon – “Mustang”
U2 – “Atomic City”
BEST K-POP VIDEO
Jungkook featuring Latto – “Seven”
Lisa – “Rockstar” (WINNER!)
NCT Dream – “Smoothie”
NewJeans – “Super Shy”
Stray Kids – “Lalalala”
Tomorrow X Together – “Deja Vu”
BEST LATIN VIDEO
Anitta – “Mil Veces” (WINNER!)
Bad Bunny – “Monaco”
Karol G – “Mi Ex Tenía Razón”
Myke Towers – “Lala”
Peso Pluma and Anitta – “Bellakeo”
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky”
Shakira and Cardi B – “Puntería”
BEST AFROBEATS VIDEO
Ayra Starr featuring Giveon – “Last Heartbreak Song”
Burna Boy – “City Boys”
Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay – “Sensational”
Tems – “Love Me JeJe”
Tyla – “Water” (WINNER!)
Usher and Pheelz – “Ruin”
BEST ALTERNATIVE VIDEO
Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things” (WINNER!)
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves”
Hozier – “Too Sweet”
Imagine Dragons – “Eyes Closed”
Linkin Park – “Friendly Fire”
Teddy Swims – “Lose Control (Live)”
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Alexander Stewart – “If You Only Knew”
Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For?” (WINNER!)
Coldplay – “Feelslikeimfallinginlove”
Joyner Lucas and Jelly Roll – “Best for Me”
RAYE – “Genesis”
Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
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 and Billie Eilish – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”
Eminem – “Houdini”
Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar – “Like That”
GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be”
Hozier – “Too Sweet”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”
Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
SZA – “Saturn”
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight” (WINNER!)
Tommy Richman – “Million Dollar Baby”
BEST GROUP
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
NCT Dream
NewJeans
NSYNC
Seventeen
Tomorrow X Together
Twenty One Pilots
MOST ICONIC VMAS PERFORMANCE
Beyoncé – “Love on Top” (2011)
Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Madonna and Missy Elliott – “Like a Virgin” and “Hollywood” (2003)
Eminem – “The Real Slim Shady” and “The Way I Am” (2000)
Katy Perry – “Roar” (2013) (WINNER!)
Lady Gaga – “Paparazzi” (2009)
Madonna – “Like a Virgin” (1984)
Taylor Swift – “You Belong with Me” (2009)
BEST TRENDING VIDEO
Beyoncé – “Texas Hold ‘Em”
Camila Cabello featuring Playboi Carti – “I Luv It”
Chappell Roan – “Hot to Go!”
Charli XCX – “Apple”
Megan Thee Stallion featuring Yuki Chiba – “Mamushi” (WINNER!)
Tinashe – “Nasty”
TECHNICAL CATEGORIES
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ariana Grande – “The Boy Is Mine”
Eminem – “Houdini” (WINNER!)
Justin Timberlake – “Selfish”
Megan Thee Stallion – “Boa”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Get Him Back!”
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight”
BEST EDITING
Anitta – “Mil Veces”
Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)”
Eminem – “Houdini”
Lisa – “Rockstar”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight” (WINNER!)
BEST DIRECTION
Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)”
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves”
Eminem – “Houdini”
Megan Thee Stallion – “Boa”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight” (WINNER!)
BEST ART DIRECTION
Charli XCX – “360”
Lisa – “Rockstar”
Megan Thee Stallion – “Boa” (WINNER!)
Olivia Rodrigo – “Bad Idea Right?”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves”
Dua Lipa – “Houdini” (WINNER!)
Lisa – “Rockstar”
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky”
Tate McRae – “Greedy”
Troye Sivan – “Rush”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” (WINNER!)
Charli XCX – “Von Dutch”
Dua Lipa – “Illusion”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Obsessed”
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky”
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight”
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