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Who won this year’s MTV VMAs – and where to see them live
Here are all the winners from the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, including the ones you can catch on the road
Video Of The Year – ‘All Too Well’ by Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift’s self-directed music video for the 10-minute vault version of ‘All Too Well’ is really more of a short film, and in ambition alone it was a deserving winner. The video, which starred Sadie Sink and Dylan O’Brien as dysfunctional love interests, also won the award for Best Longform Video, whilst Swift scooped up a statuette for Best Direction. Swift notably used her acceptance speech to announce that her tenth studio album would be dropping on October 21.
Artist Of The Year – Bad Bunny
Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny won Artist Of The Year at the 2022 ceremony, becoming the first non-English language performer to do so. Although he recently embarked on a major tour across the American continent, he is yet to confirm a visit to the UK.
Song Of The Year – ‘Happier Than Ever’ by Billie Eilish
The title track from Eilish’s sophomore album was named Song Of The Year at the ceremony, although Eilish was unable to collect the award in person. The singer-songwriter is currently out on her Happier Than Ever world tour.
Best New Artist – Dove Cameron
Cameron, a Disney channel alum, has been in the public eye for a decade, but it’s only this year that she flew onto the charts with her single ‘Boyfriend’ and gained international recognition. She took the opportunity in her acceptance speech to thank fans for embracing her “overtly queer” music.
Best Collaboration – ‘Industry Baby’ by Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow
The collaboration between two of hip hop’s biggest stars picked up several nominations, winning Best Collaboration, Best Art Direction and Best Visual Effects. Lil Nas X and Harlow also each picked up separate nominations for Artist Of The Year. You can catch Lil Nas X at London’s Eventim Apollo this November, whilst Harlow embarks on his UK tour that same month.
Best Pop – ‘As It Was’ by Harry Styles
The smash-hit lead single from Harry’s House won this year’s pop category, whilst the album itself was also voted Album Of The Year by fans. UK dates have just been announced for Harry Styles: Love On Tour 2023.
Best Hip Hop: ‘Do We Have A Problem?’ by Nicki Minaj ft Lil Baby
One of Minaj’s most ambitious videos, the spy themed ‘Do We Have A Problem?’ won out in the hip hop category.
Best Rock: ‘Black Summer’ by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Hot off a successful UK 2022 stadium tour, the Red Hot Chili Peppers scooped up a statuette for ‘Black Summer’.
Best Alternative: ‘I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE’ by Måneskin
The 2021 Eurovision winners have been going from strength to strength. Following their VMAs win, they will be playing London’s O2 on 8 May 2023.
Best R&B: ‘Out Of Time’ by The Weeknd
The Weeknd’s karaoke centric video for ‘Out Of Time’ was the winner in the R&B category. The first leg of his After Hours Til Dawn tour saw him visit the US and Canada, but there’s no word yet on his plans to pay us a visit.
Best Editing: ‘SAOKO’ by Rosalía
The Spanish artist picked up a number of nominations at this year’s ceremony. She’ll be bringing her Motomami world tour to London’s O2 on 15 December.
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award: Nicki Minaj
Minaj performed a medley of her greatest hits at the 2022 ceremony before being presented with the prestigious award by five members of her fan base, who hailed her as “the reigning queen of hip hop”. You can find our ranking of Minaj’s 20 best music videos here.
