List of Winners
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Artist of the Year
Bad Bunny — WiNNER*
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
Jack Harlow
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Video of the Year
Doja Cat – “Woman”
Drake f. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Brutal”
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (Taylor’s Version) — WINNER*
Song of the Year
Adele – “Easy on Me”
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” — WINNER*
Doja Cat – “Woman”
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “Stay”
Best New Artist
Baby Keem
Dove Cameron — WINNER*
Gayle
Latto
Måneskin
Seventeen
Best Collaboration
Drake f. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)”
Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby” — WINNER*
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”
Post Malone & The Weeknd – “One Right Now”
Rosalía f. The Weeknd – “La Fama”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “Stay”
Best Pop
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Doja Cat – “Woman”
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers”
Harry Styles – “As It Was” — WINNER*
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Traitor”
Best Hip Hop
Eminem & Snoop Dogg – “From the D 2 the LBC”
Future f. Drake & Tems – “Wait for U
Kendrick Lamar – “N95
Latto – “Big Energy”
Nicki Minaj f. Lil Baby – “Do We Have a Problem? — WINNER*
Pusha T – “Diet Coke”
Best Alternative
Avril Lavigne f. Blackbear – “Love It When You Hate Me”
Imagine Dragons & J.I.D – “Enemy”
Machine Gun Kelly f. Willow – “Emo Girl”
Måneskin – “I Wanna Be Your Slave” — WINNER*
Panic! at the Disco – “Viva las Vengeance”
Twenty One Pilots – “Saturday”
Willow & Avril Lavigne f. Travis Barker – “Grow”
Best R&B
Alicia Keys – “City of Gods (Part II)”
Chlöe – “Have Mercy”
H.E.R. – “For Anyone”
Normani f. Cardi B – “Wild Side”
Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B – “No Love” (Extended Version)
The Weeknd – “Out Of Time” — WINNER*
Best Cinematography
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties”
Camila Cabello f. Ed Sheeran – “Bam Bam”
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – WINNER*
Kendrick Lamar – “N95”
Normani f. Cardi B – “Wild Side”
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
Video for Good
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
Latto – “P*ssy”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time” — WINNER*
Rina Sawayama – “This Hell”
Stromae – “Fils de joie”
Best Direction
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties”
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby”
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – WINNER*
Best Art Direction
Adele – “Oh My God”
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)”
Drake f. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Kacey Musgraves – “Simple Times”
Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby” – WINNER*
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”
Best Visual Effects
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Coldplay & BTS – “My Universe”
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby” — WINNER*
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”
The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – “Stay”
Best Editing
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties”
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Brutal”
Rosalía – “Saoko” — WINNER*
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
The Weeknd – “Take My Breath”
Best Choreography
BTS – “Permission to Dance”
Doja Cat – “Woman” — WINNER*
FKA twigs f. The Weeknd – “Tears in the Club”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby”
Normani f. Cardi B – “Wild Side”