2022 MTV Video Music Awards

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2022 MTV Video Music Awards
2022 MTV Video Music Awards.svg
DateAugust 28, 2022 (2022-08-28)
8:00–11:19pm EDT
VenuePrudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
CountryUnited States
Hosted byLL Cool J
Nicki Minaj
Jack Harlow[1][a]
Most awardsJack Harlow (4)
Most nominationsDoja Cat
Jack Harlow
Harry Styles (8 each)
Websitemtv.com/vma
Television/radio coverage
Network
Produced byBruce Gillmer
Jesse Ignjatovic[3]
Directed byLiz Clare

The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards were held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on August 28, 2022.[4] The show was emceed by LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, and Jack Harlow.[5] Minaj was honored with the Video Vanguard Award, presented to her by her fans.[6][7] Red Hot Chili Peppers was honored with the Global Icon Award which was presented to them by Cheech & Chong.[8]

Performances[]

List of musical performances
Artist(s) Song(s)
Pre-show[9]
Saucy Santana "Booty"
"Too Much"
Yung Gravy "Betty (Get Money)"
Dove Cameron "Boyfriend"
"Breakfast"
Main show[10][11][12][13][14][15]
Jack Harlow
Fergie 		"First Class"
"Glamorous"
Lizzo "About Damn Time"
"2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)"
Blackpink "Pink Venom"
J Balvin
Ryan Castro 		"Nivel de Perreo"
Khalid
Marshmello 		"Numb"
Nicki Minaj Video Vanguard Medley

"All Things Go"
"Roman's Revenge"
"Monster"
"Beez in the Trap"
"Chun-Li"
"Moment 4 Life"
"Super Bass"
"Anaconda"
"Super Freaky Girl"

Eminem
Snoop Dogg 		"From the D 2 the LBC"
Red Hot Chili Peppers Global Icon Medley
"Black Summer"
"Can't Stop"
Anitta "Envolver"
"Movimento da Sanfoninha"
"Bola Rebola"
"Vai Malandra"
"Lobby"
Kane Brown "Grand"[b]
Måneskin "Supermodel”
Bad Bunny "Tití Me Preguntó"[c]
Panic! at the Disco "Don't Let the Light Go Out"
Extended Play Stage[16]
(Presented by Doritos)
Conan Gray "Disaster"
"Memories"
Flo Milli "Conceited"
"Bedtime"
JID "Dance Now"
"Surround Sound"
Lauren Spencer-Smith "Fingers Crossed"
"Flowers"

Presenters[]

Presenters were announced on August 26.[16] Nessa Diab and Kevan Kenney hosted the 90-minute pre-show event, while Tate McRae served as special celebrity correspondent. Murda Beatz acted as the pre-show House DJ.[9]

Pre-show[]

  • Kevan Kenney – presented Best Alternative and Best Metaverse Performance
  • Tate McRae – presented Push Performance of the Year

Main show[]

  • Johnny Depp – intermittently appeared throughout the ceremony in pre-recorded segments as the Moon Person
  • Offset and DJ Khaled – presented Best Collaboration
  • Avril Lavigne – announced the finalists for Best New Artist and presented the award later in the night
  • Latto – introduced Blackpink
  • Lili Reinhart – presented Best Longform Video
  • Offset – introduced Conan Gray and the Extended Play Stage
  • Chlöe – introduced Marshmello and Khalid
  • Jimmy Fallon – presented Album of the Year
  • Members of Nicki Minaj's fanbase, the Barbz – presented the Video Vanguard Award to Nicki Minaj
  • Sofia Carson – presented Best K-Pop
  • Cheech & Chong – introduced the Red Hot Chili Peppers and presented the Global Icon Award to them
  • Bebe Rexha – presented Video for Good
  • Blackpink – introduced Anitta
  • Jack Harlow (emcee) and Druski – introduced Kane Brown
  • Ashley Graham – presented Best Latin
  • Dixie D'Amelio – introduced Måneskin
  • Becky G – presented Best Hip Hop
  • Dove Cameron – presented Song of Summer
  • Nicki Minaj (emcee) – presented Artist of the Year
  • Carmelo Anthony – presented the Artist of the Year award to Bad Bunny at Yankee Stadium
  • Joel Madden – presented Best Rock
  • Billy Eichner – introduced Panic! at the Disco
  • LL Cool J and Nicki Minaj (emcees) – presented Video of the Year

Winners and nominees[]

Nominations were announced on July 26, 2022. Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X had the most nominations with seven each, followed by Doja Cat and Harry Styles having six nominations each.[17] Nominees for Song of Summer, Group of the Year, and Album of the Year were announced on August 19.[9] Voting for Group of the Year and Song of Summer ran from August 22–25 and August 25–27 respectively, while voting for Album of the Year ran from August 27 until the show, via MTV's Instagram stories.[9][18] After the second round of categories was announced, the nominations for Doja Cat, Harlow and Styles increased to eight each, making them the artists with the most nominations.[9][18] Harlow was the most awarded nominee with four wins, followed by Lil Nas X, Styles and Taylor Swift having three each.

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

List of winners and nominees for the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards
Video of the Year
(presented by Burger King) 		Song of the Year
  • Taylor Swift – All Too Well: The Short Film
    • Doja Cat – "Woman"
    • Drake (featuring Future and Young Thug) – "Way 2 Sexy"
    • Ed Sheeran – "Shivers"
    • Harry Styles – "As It Was"
    • Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow – "Industry Baby"
    • Olivia Rodrigo – "Brutal"
Artist of the Year Best New Artist
(presented by EXTRA Gum)
  • Bad Bunny
    • Drake
    • Ed Sheeran
    • Harry Styles
    • Jack Harlow
    • Lil Nas X
    • Lizzo
Push Performance of The Year Best Collaboration
  • Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow – "Industry Baby"
Best Pop Best Hip Hop
  • Harry Styles – "As It Was"
    • Billie Eilish – "Happier Than Ever"
    • Doja Cat – "Woman"
    • Ed Sheeran – "Shivers"
    • Lizzo – "About Damn Time"
    • Olivia Rodrigo – "Traitor"
Best R&B Best K-Pop
Best Latin Best Rock
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Black Summer"
    • Foo Fighters – "Love Dies Young"
    • Jack White – "Taking Me Back"
    • Muse – "Won't Stand Down"
    • Shinedown – "Planet Zero"
    • Three Days Grace – "So Called Life"
Best Alternative Video for Good
  • Lizzo – "About Damn Time"
    • Kendrick Lamar – "The Heart Part 5"
    • Latto – "Pussy"
    • Rina Sawayama – "This Hell"
    • Stromae – "Fils de Joie"
Group of the Year Song of Summer
Album of the Year Best Metaverse Performance
  • Harry Styles – Harry's House
    • Adele – 30
    • Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti
    • Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
    • Drake – Certified Lover Boy
  • Blackpink the Virtual (PUBG)
    • BTS (Minecraft)
    • Charli XCX (Roblox)
    • Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience (Wave)
    • Rift Tour (featuring Ariana Grande) (Fortnite)
    • Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience (Roblox)
Best Longform Video Best Direction
  • Taylor Swift – All Too Well: The Short Film (Director: Taylor Swift)
    • Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar – "Family Ties" (Director: Dave Free)
    • Billie Eilish – "Happier Than Ever" (Director: Billie Eilish)
    • Ed Sheeran – "Shivers" (Director: Dave Meyers)
    • Harry Styles – "As It Was" (Director: Tanu Muino)
    • Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow – "Industry Baby" (Director: Christian Breslauer)
Best Art Direction Best Choreography
  • Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow – "Industry Baby" (Art Director: Alex Delgado)
    • Adele – "Oh My God" (Art Directors: NuCalifornia)
    • Doja Cat – "Get Into It (Yuh)" (Art Director: Matt Sokoler)
    • Drake (featuring Future and Young Thug) – "Way 2 Sexy" (Art Director: Keith Raywood)
    • Kacey Musgraves – "Simple Times" (Art Directors: K. K. Barrett and Alan Petherick)
    • Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa – "Sweetest Pie" (Art Director: Tyler Evans)
  • Doja Cat – "Woman" (Choreographer: "Fullout Cortland" (Cortland Brown))
    • BTS – "Permission to Dance" (Choreographers: Big Hit Music Performance Directing Team)
    • FKA Twigs (featuring The Weeknd) – "Tears in the Club" (Choreographers: Sean Bankhead and Zoï Tatopoulos)
    • Harry Styles – "As It Was" (Choreographer: Yoann Bourgeois)
    • Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow – "Industry Baby" (Choreographer: Sean Bankhead)
    • Normani (featuring Cardi B) – "Wild Side" (Choreographer: Sean Bankhead)
Best Cinematography Best Editing
  • Harry Styles – "As It Was" (Director of Photography: Nikita Kuzmenko)
    • Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar – "Family Ties" (Director of Photography: Bruce Cole)
    • Camila Cabello (featuring Ed Sheeran) – "Bam Bam" (Director of Photography: David Bolen)
    • Kendrick Lamar – "N95" (Director of Photography: Adam Newport-Berra)
    • Normani (featuring Cardi B) – "Wild Side" (Director of Photography: Nikita Kuzmenko)
    • Taylor Swift – All Too Well: The Short Film (Director of Photography: Rina Yang)
Best Visual Effects
  • Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow – "Industry Baby" (Visual Effects: Cameo FX)
    • Billie Eilish – "Happier Than Ever" (Visual Effects: Ingenuity Studios)
    • Coldplay and BTS – "My Universe" (Visual Effects: AMGI, BUF, Ingenuity, Rodeo FX and Territory Studio)
    • Kendrick Lamar – "The Heart Part 5" (Visual Effects: Deep Voodoo)
    • Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa – "Sweetest Pie" (Visual Effects: Mário Dubec at UPP)
    • The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber – "Stay" (Visual Effects: Digital Axis)
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award[e]
Nicki Minaj
Global Icon Award
Red Hot Chili Peppers

Notes[]

  1. ^ Officially referred to as MCs by MTV, the trio performed typical hosting duties such as introducing presenters and performers.
  2. ^ From the Toyota Stage in Fort Lee
  3. ^ From Yankee Stadium
  4. ^ Several news outlets, including Entertainment Tonight and Teen Vogue, reported that Blackpink won Group of the Year several hours before the award was announced. The tweets and articles were deleted or changed, without acknowledgment of the false reporting, once MTV officially announced that BTS won.
  5. ^ While Michael Jackson's name was included in press releases announcing that Nicki Minaj would receive the award, it was not mentioned during the ceremony broadcast.

References[]

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