MTV VMAs 2022 recap: Full list of winners as Taylor Swift and Harry Styles win big

Maharanee Kumari
Taylor Swift makes a unique appearance while MTV Video Music Awards honour the biggest names
Taylor Swift makes a unique appearance while MTV Video Music Awards honour the biggest names

The MTV Video Music Awards honour the biggest names in music and at this year's star-studded show, celebrities including Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and Lizzo were nominated for awards

The biggest names in music have descended for one of entertainment's biggest nights: MTV VMAs 2022.

A whole host of celebrities attended the lavish event at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sunday (August 28).

Going into the epic showdown, Harry Styles, Kendrick Lamar, and Lil Nas X lead the pack with seven nominations a piece, while 2021 MTV VMAs host Doja Cat and Harry Styles weren't far behind, each scoring six nominations.

Other top contenders include Billie Eilish, Drake, Lizzo, and Taylor Swift, as this year's celebration also saw a whopping 26 first-time nominees running for the coveted trophies.

See below for a full list of nominees with the winners indicated in bold.

Album of the year


WINNER: Harry Styles - "Harry's House"

Adele - "30"

Bad Bunny - "Un Verano Sin Ti"

Billie Eilish - "Happier Than Ever"

Drake - "Certified Lover Boy"

Video of the year

WINNER: Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)”

Doja Cat – “Woman”

Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”

Ed Sheeran – “Shivers”

Harry Styles – “As It Was“

Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby”

Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal”

Artist of the year

WINNER: Bad Bunny

Drake

Ed Sheeran

Harry Styles

Jack Harlow – Generation Now

Lil Nas X

Lizzo

Song of the year

WINNER: Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records

Adele – “Easy on Me” – Columbia Records

Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records

Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records

Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records

The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “Stay” – Columbia Records

Best new artist

WINNER: Dove Cameron – Disruptor Records / Columbia Records

Baby Keem – Columbia Records

Dove Cameron – Disruptor Records / Columbia Records

GAYLE – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records

Latto – Streamcut / RCA Records

Måneskin – Arista Records

Seventeen – PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen Records

Push performance of the year

WINNER: December 2021: SEVENTEEN – “Rock With You” – PLEDIS Entertainment / Geffen Records

September 2021: Griff – “One Night” – Warner Records

October 2021: Remi Wolf – “Sexy Villain” – Island Records

November 2021: Nessa Barrett – “i hope ur miserable until ur dead” – Warner Records

January 2021: Mae Muller – “Better Days” – Capitol Records UK

February 2022: GAYLE – “abcdefu” – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records

March 2022: Sheneesa – “R U That” – Rich Immigrants / Interscope Records

April 2022: Omar Apollo – “Tamagotchi” – Warner Records

May 2022: Wet Leg – “Chaise Longue” – Domino Recording Company

June 2022: Muni Long – “Baby Boo” – Supergiant Records LLC / Def Jam Recording

July 2022: Doechii – “Persuasive” – Top DOG Entertainment / Capitol Records

Best collaboration



WINNER: Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records

Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO/Republic

Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records

Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment

Post Malone & The Weeknd – “One Right Now” – Mercury Records / Republic Records

ROSALÍA ft. The Weeknd – “LA FAMA” – Columbia Records

The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records

Best pop

WINNER: Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records

Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records

Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records

Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records

Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records

Olivia Rodrigo – “traitor” – Geffen Records

Best hip-hop


WINNER: Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby – “Do We Have A Problem?” – Young Money / Cash Money / Republic Recordsy

Eminem & Snoop Dogg – “From The D 2 The LBC” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records

Future ft. Drake, Tems – “WAIT FOR U” – Freebandz / Epic Records

Kendrick Lamar – “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records

Latto – “Big Energy” – Streamcut / RCA Records

Pusha T – “Diet Coke” – G.O.O.D. Music / Def Jam

Best rock

WINNER: Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Black Summer” – Warner Records

Foo Fighters – “Love Dies Young” – RCA Records

Jack White – “Taking Me Back” – Third Man Records

Muse – “Won’t Stand Down” – Warner Records

Shinedown – “Planet Zero” – Elektra Music Group

Three Days Grace – “So Called Life” – RCA Records

Best alternative


WINNER: Måneskin – “I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE” – Arista Records

Avril Lavigne ft. blackbear – “Love It When You Hate Me” – Elektra Music Group / DTA Records

Imagine Dragons x JID – “Enemy” – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records

Machine Gun Kelly ft. WILLOW – “emo girl” – Bad Boy / Interscope Records

Panic! At The Disco – “Viva Las Vengeance” – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group

Twenty One Pilots – “Saturday” – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group

WILLOW, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker – “G R O W” – MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation Records

Best Latin

WINNER: Anitta – “Envolver” – Warner Records

Bad Bunny – “Tití Me Preguntó” – Rimas Entertainment

Becky G X KAROL G – “MAMIII” – Kemosabe Records / Sony Music Latin / RCA Records

Daddy Yankee – “REMIX” – Republic Records

Farruko – “Pepas” – Sony Music US Latin

J Balvin & Skrillex – “In Da Getto” – Sueños Globales, LLC /Universal Music Latino / Asylum Records UK

Best R&B

WINNER: The Weeknd – “Out Of Time” – XO / Republic Records

Alicia Keys – “City of Gods (Part II)” – AKW

Chlöe – “Have Mercy” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records

H.E.R. – “For Anyone” – RCA Records

Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool/RCA Records

Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B – “No Love (Extended Version)” – LVRN / Interscope Records

Best K-pop

WINNER: LISA – “LALISA” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records

BTS – “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records

ITZY – “LOCO” – JYP Entertainment

SEVENTEEN – “HOT” – PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen Records

Stray Kids – “MANIAC” – JYP Entertainment

TWICE – “The Feels” – JYP Entertainment

Video for good


WINNER: Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records

Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records

Latto – “P*ssy” – Streamcut / RCA Records

Rina Sawayama – “This Hell” – Dirty Hit

Stromae – ”Fils de joie” – Mosaert Label / The Darkroom / Interscope Records

Best metaverse performance

WINNER: BLACKPINK The Virtual | PUBG – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records

BTS | Minecraft – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records

Charli XCX | Roblox – Atlantic Records

Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave – Def Jam

Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite – Republic Records

Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group

Best longform video

WINNER: Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)” – Republic Records

Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles – Darkroom / Interscope Records

Foo Fighters – Studio 666 – RCA Records

Kacey Musgraves – star-crossed – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville

Madonna – Madame X – Interscope Records

Olivia Rodrigo – driving home 2 u – Geffen Records

Best cinematography

WINNER: Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records

Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records

Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran – “Bam Bam” – Epic Records

Kendrick Lamar – “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records

Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records

Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)” – Republic Records

Best direction


WINNER: Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)” – Republic Records

Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records

Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records

Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records

Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records

Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records

Best art direction

WINNER: Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records

Adele – “Oh My God” – Columbia Records

Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records

Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO / Republic Records

Kacey Musgraves – “simple times” – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville

Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment

Best visual effects

WINNER: Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records

Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records

Coldplay X BTS – “My Universe” – Atlantic Records

Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang/Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records

Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment

The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records

Best choreography

WINNER: Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records

BTS – “Permission to Dance” – BIGHIT Music/Geffen Records

FKA twigs ft. The Weeknd – “Tears In The Club” – Atlantic Records

Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records

Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records

Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records

Best editing

WINNER: ROSALÍA – “SAOKO” – Columbia Records

Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records

Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records

Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal” – Geffen Records

Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)” – Republic Records

The Weeknd – “Take My Breath” – XO / Republic Records

Song of the Summer

WINNER: Jack Harlow -- "First Class"

Bad Bunny & Chencho Corleone - "Me Porto Bonito"

Beyoncé - "Break My Soul"

Charlie Puth - "Left And Right (feat. Jung Kook of BTS)"

Doja Cat - "Vegas (From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Elvis)"

Future ft. Drake, Tems - "Wait For U"

Harry Styles - "Late Night Talking"

Kane Brown - "Grand"

Latto x Mariah Carey - "Big Energy (Remix) ft. DJ Khaled"

Lizzo - "About Damn Time"

Marshmello x Khalid - "Numb"

Nicki Minaj - "Super Freaky Girl"

Nicky Youre, dazy - "Sunroof"

Post Malone with Doja Cat - "I Like You (A Happier Song)"

Rosalía - "Bizcochito"

VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD

HONOREE: Nicki Minaj