2018 MTV Video Music Awards

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2018 MTV Video Music Awards
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DateMonday, August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20)
VenueRadio City Music Hall (New York City, New York)
CountryUnited States
Most awardsCardi B and Childish Gambino (3 each)
Most nominationsCardi B (12)
Websitewww.mtv.com/vma/
Television/radio coverage
Network

The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards was held on August 20, 2018 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.[1] The 35th annual award show aired live from the venue for the 12th time, the most of any previous venue in its history.[2] Cardi B led the list of nominees with twelve nominations. Cardi and Childish Gambino were the most awarded of the night with three each.[3][4] Camila Cabello won Video of the Year and Artist of the Year,[5] while Jennifer Lopez became the first Latin artist to receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. This edition of the MTV Video Music Awards saw yet another severe drop in ratings, only achieving a mere 2.2 million viewers on MTV, and only seeing 4.87 million viewers on all of its sister networks.[6]

Performances[]

List of musical performances
Artist(s) Song(s)
Pre-show[7]
Bazzi "Mine"
Bryce Vine "Drew Barrymore"
Backstreet Boys "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
Main show
Shawn Mendes "In My Blood"
Bazzi[A] "Beautiful"
Logic
Ryan Tedder 		"One Day"
Panic! at the Disco "High Hopes"
Jessie Reyez[A] "Apple Juice"
Nicki Minaj "Majesty"
"Barbie Dreams"
"Ganja Burn"
"Fefe"
(Live from the PATH World Trade Center station)
Hayley Kiyoko[A] "Curious"
Jennifer Lopez Medley
  1. "Waiting for Tonight (Hex Hector Remix)"
  2. "On the Floor"
  3. "Dance Again"
  4. "Ain't Your Mama"
  5. "If You Had My Love (Pablo Flores Remix)" (dance break)
  6. "El Anillo" / "Booty"
  7. "Love Don't Cost a Thing" (with elements of "In My Feelings" and "Nice for What" by Drake)
  8. "I'm Glad"
  9. "Get Right (Rock-Infused Version)"
  10. "All I Have"
  11. "Jenny from the Block" (with intro by DJ Khaled)
  12. "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" (with Ja Rule)
  13. "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" (with Ja Rule)
  14. "Dinero" (with elements of "Bodak Yellow" by Cardi B and "Bitch Better Have My Money" by Rihanna) (with DJ Khaled)
Ariana Grande "God Is a Woman"
PrettyMuch[A] "Summer on You"
Travis Scott
James Blake 		"Stargazing"
"Stop Trying to Be God"
"Sicko Mode"
Juice Wrld[A] "Lucid Dreams"
Maluma "Felices los 4"
Lauv "I Like Me Better"
(Part of a commercial sponsored by Extra)
Post Malone
21 Savage
Aerosmith 		"Rockstar" (Post Malone and 21 Savage)
"Dream On" (Aerosmith and Post Malone)
"Toys in the Attic" (Aerosmith and Post Malone)

A This artist performed as part of the Push Artist Stage.

Presenters[]

Pre-show[]

  • Terrence J – presented Song of Summer and Push Artist of the Year

Main show[]

  • Cardi B – opened the show and introduced Shawn Mendes
  • Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish – did a brief comedy routine and presented Best Hip Hop
  • G-Eazy and Shay Mitchell – introduced Bazzi on the Push Artist stage
  • Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively – presented Best Pop
  • Teyana Taylor and Kyle – introduced Logic and Ryan Tedder
  • Ken Jeong – announced the top 2 nominees for Best New Artist and explained voting procedures
  • Jimmy Fallon – introduced Panic! at the Disco
  • Backstreet Boys – presented Song of the Year
  • Liam Payne and Shanina Shaik – presented Best Latin
  • Shawn Mendes – presented the Video Vanguard Award
  • Social House and Karlie Kloss – introduced Ariana Grande
  • Keegan-Michael Key and Olivia Munn – presented Artist of the Year
  • Millie Bobby Brown – presented Best New Artist
  • DJ Khaled – introduced Travis Scott and James Blake
  • Gucci Mane – presented Best Collaboration
  • Amandla Stenberg, Algee Smith and Sabrina Carpenter – presented Video with a Message
  • Rita Ora and Bebe Rexha – introduced Maluma
  • Madonna – made a tribute speech about Aretha Franklin and presented Video of the Year
  • Lenny Kravitz – introduced Post Malone and 21 Savage

Source:[8]

Winners and nominees[]

The nominees for most categories were revealed on July 16, 2018, via an IGTV video. Nominees for Song of Summer, however, were announced on August 13, 2018. Cardi B had the most nominations with 12,[2] with The Carters behind with 8, while Childish Gambino and Drake both received 7 nominations each.[9][10] Winners were announced on August 20, 2018, on the Video Music Awards broadcast.[11]

Video of the Year Song of the Year
  • Post Malone (featuring 21 Savage) – "Rockstar"
    • Camila Cabello (featuring Young Thug) – "Havana"
    • Drake – "God's Plan"
    • Dua Lipa – "New Rules"
    • Bruno Mars (featuring Cardi B) – "Finesse (Remix)"
    • Ed Sheeran – "Perfect"
Artist of the Year Best New Artist
Best Collaboration Push Artist of the Year
  • Jennifer Lopez (featuring DJ Khaled and Cardi B) – "Dinero"
Best Pop Best Hip Hop
  • Ariana Grande – "No Tears Left to Cry"
    • Camila Cabello (featuring Young Thug) – "Havana"
    • Demi Lovato – "Sorry Not Sorry"
    • Shawn Mendes – "In My Blood"
    • Pink – "What About Us"
    • Ed Sheeran – "Perfect"
Best Latin Best Dance
Best Rock Video with a Message
Best Art Direction Best Choreography
  • The Carters – "Apeshit" (Art Directors: Jan Houllevigue and the Louvre)
    • Childish Gambino – "This Is America" (Art Director: Jason Kisvarday)
    • J. Cole – "ATM" (Art Director: Miles Mullin)
    • Janelle Monáe – "Make Me Feel" (Art Director: Pepper Nguyen)
    • Taylor Swift – "Look What You Made Me Do" (Art Director: Brett Hess)
    • SZA – "The Weekend" (Art Directors: SZA and Solange)
  • Childish Gambino – "This Is America" (Choreographer: Sherrie Silver)
    • Camila Cabello (featuring Young Thug) – "Havana" (Choreographers: Calvit Hodge, Sara Bivens and Galen Hooks)
    • The Carters – "Apeshit" (Choreographers: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and JaQuel Knight)
    • Dua Lipa – "IDGAF" (Choreographer: Marion Motin)
    • Bruno Mars (featuring Cardi B) – "Finesse (Remix)" (Choreographers: Phil Tayag and Bruno Mars)
    • Justin Timberlake – "Filthy" (Choreographers: Marty Kudelka, AJ Harpold, Tracey Phillips and Ivan Koumaev)
Best Visual Effects Best Editing
  • Kendrick Lamar and SZA – "All the Stars" (Visual Effects: Loris Paillier at BUF Paris)
    • Avicii (featuring Rita Ora) – "Lonely Together" (Visual Effects: KPP)
    • Eminem (featuring Beyoncé) – "Walk on Water" (Visual Effects: Rich Lee for Drive Studios)
    • Ariana Grande – "No Tears Left to Cry" (Visual Effects: Vidal and Loris Paillier at BUF Paris)
    • Maroon 5 – "Wait" (Visual Effects: Timber)
    • Taylor Swift – "Look What You Made Me Do" (Visual Effects: Ingenuity Studios)
  • N.E.R.D and Rihanna – "Lemon" (Editor: Taylor Ward)
    • The Carters – "Apeshit" (Editors: Taylor Ward and Sam Ostrove)
    • Childish Gambino – "This Is America" (Editor: Ernie Gilbert)
    • Bruno Mars (featuring Cardi B) – "Finesse (Remix)" (Editor: Jacquelyn London)
    • Janelle Monáe – "Make Me Feel" (Editor: Deji Laray)
    • Taylor Swift – "Look What You Made Me Do" (Editor: Chancler Haynes for Cosmo)
Best Cinematography Best Direction
  • The Carters – "Apeshit" (Director of Photography: Benoît Debie)
    • Alessia Cara – "Growing Pains" (Director of Photography: Pau Castejón)
    • Childish Gambino – "This Is America" (Director of Photography: Larkin Seiple)
    • Eminem (featuring Ed Sheeran) – "River" (Directors of Photography: Frank Mobilio and Patrick Meller)
    • Ariana Grande – "No Tears Left to Cry" (Director of Photography: Scott Cunningham)
    • Shawn Mendes – "In My Blood" (Director of Photography: Jonathan Sela)
Song of Summer Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award

Artists with multiple wins and nominations[]

Artists who received multiple awards
Wins Artist
3 Childish Gambino
Cardi B
2 Camila Cabello
The Carters
Jennifer Lopez
Artists who received multiple nominations
Nominations Artist
13 Cardi B
8 The Carters
7 Childish Gambino
Drake
6 Bruno Mars
5 Ariana Grande
Camila Cabello
4 Ed Sheeran
Khalid
Young Thug
3 Dua Lipa
Alessia Cara
Janelle Monáe
Shawn Mendes
SZA
Taylor Swift
2 Post Malone
Chloe x Halle
Hayley Kiyoko
Jennifer Lopez
DJ Khaled
Logic
N.E.R.D
Rihanna
Jessie Reyez
Demi Lovato
21 Savage
J. Cole
Eminem
Maluma
Avicii
Rita Ora
Calvin Harris
Justin Timberlake
Maroon 5

Critical reception[]

Entertainment Weekly's writer Darren Franich gave the show a B– and said, "MTV's tagline for the 2018 Video Music Awards was 'Everything might happen.' Hey, they said might. The 35th VMAs had some fiery performances, but the show never quite sparked [...] This was a reasonably satisfying awards show, not the boring trainwreck some VMAs have been, not the exciting trainwreck supernova some VMAs dare to be."[13] For Variety, Daniel D'addario said, "There was a time when the VMAs were a change-of-season status report on pop: As MTV’s target audience heads back to school and those slightly outside that audience get ready to turn their mind to graver things, the pop world had historically united to put on a show that could carry viewers into the fall." and unfavorably compared it to the 2013 show line up.[14] In Billboard, Leila Cobo wrote, "although this year's awards haven't escaped criticism, it hasn't been for lack of Latin power," noting that "Maluma, Cardi B, Jennifer Lopez and Camila Cabello (finally) put Latin music center stage at VMAs."[15]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Hosken, Patrick (April 17, 2018). "Get Ready: The 2018 VMAs Are Officially Invading New York City". MTV News. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Schulman, Alissa (August 15, 2018). "Everything You Need To Know About The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards". MTV News. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  3. ^ Mesfin Fekadu (August 20, 2018). "MTV VMAs to feature Cardi B, J. Lo and Aretha tribute". The Washington Post. Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "MTV VMAs: Madonna tribute to Aretha Franklin proves divisive as Camila Cabello wins big". Guardian. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  5. ^ https://variety.com/2018/music/news/2018-vma-winners-list-mtv-video-music-awards-1202910437/
  6. ^ Porter, Rick (August 21, 2018). "TV Ratings: Video Music Awards Hit All-Time Low on MTV". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  7. ^ Roth, Madeline (August 14, 2018). "Backstreet Boys, Bazzi, And Bryce Vine Will Make the VMA Pre-Show Larger Than Life". MTV News. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  8. ^ https://ew.com/music/2018/08/13/mtv-vmas-2018-presenters/[bare URL]
  9. ^ "Cardi B & The Carters Lead 2018 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations". Billboard. July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  10. ^ "MTV announces 2018 "vmas" nominations". MTV Press. July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  11. ^ "VMAs: Camila Cabello Wins Video of the Year for "Havana"; Complete List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  12. ^ Lewis, Hilary (July 31, 2018). "VMAs: Jennifer Lopez to Receive Video Vanguard Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  13. ^ Franich, Darren (August 21, 2018). "MTV's shiny VMAs was heavy on glitz, light on soul: EW review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  14. ^ D'addario, Daniel (August 21, 2018). "TV Review: MTV's Video Music Awards Were Low on Star Power". Variety. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  15. ^ Cobo, Leila (August 21, 2018). "Maluma, Cardi B, Jennifer Lopez & Camila Cabello (Finally) Put Latin Music Center Stage at VMAs". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

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