Leður­klædd Madonna opnaði MTV verð­launa­há­tíðina í nótt

Söngkonan Madonna setti hátíðina við mikinn fögnuð áhorfenda. Þegar hún mætti á svið var hún klædd í ljósan rykfrakka og má segja á áhorfendur hafi tryllst þegar söngkonan fór úr frakkanum. Undir honum var hin 63 ára gamla söngkona klædd í leðursamfellu, netasokkabuxur og háa hæla og þótti hin glæsilegasta.

Ed Sheeran var með frábæran flutning á glænýju lagi sínu Shivers. Lagið hans Bad Habits var meðal annars tilnefnt sem lag sumarsins og myndband ársins.

Leikkonan Megan Fox mætti með kærastanum, tónlistarmanninum Colson Baker, betur þekktur sem Machine Gun Kelly. Hann var tilnefndur fyrir besta „alternative“ myndbandið og stóð uppi sem sigurvegari.

Söngkonan Olivia Rodrigo flutti eitt vinsælasta lag ársins good 4 u en lagið fékk tilnefningu í flokknum besta popplagið. Olivia hlaut þó nokkrar tilnefningar á verðlaunahátíðinni og stóð uppi sem besti nýliðinn, ásamt því að eiga lag ársins drivers licence og eiga Push flutning ársins.

Söngkonan Billie Eilish er ein sú vinsælasta í heiminum um þessar mundir. Hún fékk sex tilnefningar á verðlaunahátíðinni meðal annars fyrir besta popplag, lag sumarsins og besta latín lag.

Myndband ársins

• Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion - "WAP"
• DJ Khaled ft. Drake - "POPSTAR" (Starring Justin Bieber)
• Doja Cat ft. SZA - "Kiss Me More"
• Ed Sheeran - "Bad Habits"
• Lil Nas X - "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)"
• The Weeknd - "Save Your Tears"

Listamaður ársins

• Ariana Grande
• Doja Cat
• Justin Bieber
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Olivia Rodrigo
• Taylor Swift

Lag ársins 

• 24kGoldn ft. iann dior - "Mood"
• Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic - "Leave The Door Open"
• BTS - "Dynamite"
• Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion - "WAP"
• Dua Lipa - "Levitating"
• Olivia Rodrigo - "drivers license" 

Besti nýliðinn

• 24kGoldn
• Giveon
• The Kid LAROI
• Olivia Rodrigo
• Polo G
• Saweetie

Push flutningur ársins

• September 2020: Wallows - "Are You Bored Yet?"
• October 2020: Ashnikko - "Daisy"
• November 2020: SAINt JHN - "Gorgeous"
• December 2020: 24kGoldn - "Coco"
• January 2021: JC Stewart - "Break My Heart"
• February 2021: Latto - "Sex Lies" -- RCA Records
• March 2021: Madison Beer - "Selfish"
• April 2021: The Kid LAROI - "WITHOUT YOU"
• May 2021: Olivia Rodrigo - "drivers license"
• June 2021: girl in red "Serotonin"
• July 2021: Fousheé - "my slime"
• August 2021: jxdn --"Think About Me"

Besta samstarfið

• 24kGoldn ft. iann dior - "Mood"
• Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion - "WAP"
• Doja Cat ft. SZA - "Kiss Me More"
• Drake ft. Lil Durk - "Laugh Now Cry Later"
• Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon - "Peaches"
• Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa - "Prisoner"

Besta bandið

• Blackpink
• BTS
• CNCO
• Foo Fighters
• Jonas Brothers
• Maroon 5
• Bruno Mars / Anderson .Paak / Silk Sonic
• Twenty One Pilots

Besta popplagið

• Ariana Grande - "positions"
• Billie Eilish - "Therefore I Am"
• BTS -- "Butter" - BIGHIT MUSIC
• Harry Styles - "Treat People With Kindness"
• Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon - "Peaches"
• Olivia Rodrigo - "good 4 u"
• Shawn Mendes - "Wonder"
• Taylor Swift - "willow"

Besta hip-hop lagið

• Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion - "WAP"
• Drake ft. Lil Durk - "Laugh Now Cry Later"
• Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion - "On Me (remix)"
• Moneybagg Yo - "Said Sum"
• Polo G - "RAPSTAR"
• Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. - "FRANCHISE"

Besta rokklagið

• Evanescence - "Use My Voice"
• Foo Fighters - "Shame Shame"
• John Mayer - "Last Train Home"
• The Killers - "My Own Soul's Warning"
• Kings Of Leon - "The Bandit"
• Lenny Kravitz - "Raise Vibration"

Besta „alternative“ lagið

• Bleachers - "Stop Making This Hurt"
• Glass Animals - "Heat Waves"
• Imagine Dragons - "Follow You"
• Machine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear - "My Ex's Best Friend"
• Twenty One Pilots - "Shy Away" - Fueled By Ramen
• WILLOW ft. Travis Barker - "t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l"

Besta latín lagið

• Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez - "Dákiti"
• Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA - "Lo Vas A Olvidar"
• Black Eyed Peas and Shakira - "GIRL LIKE ME"
• J. Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy - "UN DIA (ONE DAY)"
• Karol G - "Bichota"
• Maluma - "Hawái"

Besta R&B lagið

• Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid - "BROWN SKIN GIRL"
• Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic - "Leave The Door Open"
• Chris Brown and Young Thug - "Go Crazy"
• Giveon - "HEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARY"
• H.E.R. ft. Chris Brown - "Come Through"
• SZA - "Good Days"

Besta K-Pop lagið

• (G)I-DLE - "DUMDi DUMDi"
• BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez - "Ice Cream"
• BTS - "Butter"
• Monsta X - "Gambler"
• SEVENTEEN - "Ready to love"
• TWICE - "Alcohol-Free"

Besta myndbandið til góðs

• Billie Eilish - "Your Power"
• Demi Lovato - "Dancing With The Devil"
• H.E.R. - "Fight For You"
• Kane Brown - "Worldwide Beautiful"
• Lil Nas X - "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)"
• Pharrell Williams ft. JAY-Z - "Entrepreneur"

Besta leikstjórn

• Billie Eilish - "Your Power" - Leikstjórn: Billie Eilish
• DJ Khaled ft. Drake - "POPSTAR (Starring Justin Bieber)" - Leikstjórn: Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X
• Lil Nas X - "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)" - Leikstjórn: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino
• Taylor Swift - "willow" - Leikstjórn: Taylor Swift
• Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A - "Franchise" - Leikstjórn: Travis Scott
• Tyler, The Creator - "LUMBERJACK" - Leikstjórn: Wolf Haley

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