Labor Day may be the unofficial end to the summer for most American's but for the music industry, the MTV VMAs serves as a capstone to the season and kicks off the award season for the fall and winter. The night was highlighted by performances by some of the biggest names in music such as Rihanna, Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande with some awards given awards in between. Many people were nominated such as Adele, Kanye West, Rihanna and Drake, but one person absolutely dominated - Beyoncé, who took home eight awards. She now passes Madonna as the person with the most MTV VMAs wins ever.
Her video for "Formation" took home seven awards, including four technical awards. The visual for Lemonade also took home an award. Calvin Harris' "How Deep Is Your Love" with Rihanna garnered two wins, while Fifth Harmony was able to nab the song of the summer title with "All In My Head (Flex)" featuring Fetty Wap. DNCE was named the Best New Artist.
Find the full list of winners below.
Video of the Year:
Adele - "Hello"
Beyoncé - "Formation" -- WINNER
Drake - "Hotline Bling"
Justin Bieber - "Sorry"
Kanye West - "Famous"
Best Female Video:
Adele - "Hello"
Beyoncé - "Hold Up" -- WINNER
Sia - "Cheap Thrills"
Ariana Grande - "Into You"
Rihanna ft. Drake - "Work" (short version)
Best Male Video:
Drake - "Hotline Bling"
Bryson Tiller - "Don't"
Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna - "This Is What You Came For" -- WINNER
Kanye West - "Famous"
The Weeknd - "Can't Feel My Face"
Best Collaboration:
Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Freedom"
Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign - "Work From Home" -- WINNER
Ariana Grande ft. Lil Wayne - "Let Me Love You"
Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna - "This Is What You Came For"
Rihanna ft. Drake - "Work" (short version)
Best Hip Hop Video:
Drake - "Hotline Bling" -- WINNER
Desiigner - "Panda"
Bryson Tiller - "Don't"
Chance The Rapper - "Angels"
2 Chainz - "Watch Out"
Best Pop Video:
Adele - "Hello"
Beyoncé - "Formation" -- WINNER
Justin Bieber - "Sorry"
Alessia Cara - "Wild Things"
Ariana Grande - "Into You"
Best Rock Video:
All Time Low - "Missing You"
Coldplay - "Adventure Of A Lifetime"
Fall Out Boy ft. Demi Lovato - "Irresistible"
twenty one pilots - "Heathens" -- WINNER
Panic! At The Disco - "Victorious"
Best Electronic Video:
Calvin Harris & Disciples - "How Deep Is Your Love" -- WINNER
99 Souls ft. Destiny's Child & Brandy - "The Girl Is Mine"
Mike Posner - "I Took A Pill In Ibiza"
Afrojack - "SummerThing!"
The Chainsmokers ft. Daya - "Don't Let Me Down"
Breakthrough Long Form Video:
Florence + The Machine - The Odyssey
Beyoncé - Lemonade -- WINNER
Justin Bieber - PURPOSE: The Movement
Chris Brown - Royalty
Troye Sivan - Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy
Best New Artist:
Bryson Tiller
Desiigner
Zara Larsson
Lukas Graham
DNCE - WINNER
Song of Summer Presented by Verizon:
Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna - "This Is What You Came For"
The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey - "Closer"
Drake featuring Kyla & Wizkid - "One Dance"
Fifth Harmony featuring Fetty Wap - "All In My Head (Flex)" -- WINNER
Justin Timberlake - "Can't Stop The Feeling"
Kent Jones - "Don't Mind"
Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber MØ- "Cold Water"
Nick Jonas featuring Ty Dolla $ign - "Bacon"
Selena Gomez - "Kill 'Em With Kindness"
Sia - "Cheap Thrills"
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES
Best Art Direction:
Beyoncé - "Hold Up"
Fergie - "M.I.L.F. $"
Drake - "Hotline Bling"
David Bowie - "Blackstar" -- WINNER
Adele - "Hello"
Best Choreography:
Beyoncé - "Formation" -- WINNER
Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell - "WTF (Where They From)"
Beyoncé - "Sorry"
FKA Twigs - "M3LL155X"
Florence + The Machine - "Delilah"
Best Direction:
Beyoncé - "Formation" -- WINNER
Coldplay - "Up&Up"
Adele - "Hello"
David Bowie - "Lazarus"
Tame Impala - "The Less I Know The Better"
Best Cinematography:
Beyoncé - "Formation" -- WINNER
Adele - "Hello"
David Bowie - "Lazarus"
Alesso - "I Wanna Know"
Ariana Grande - "Into You"
Best Editing:
Beyoncé - "Formation" -- WINNER
Adele - "Hello"
Fergie - "M.I.L.F. $"
David Bowie - "Lazarus"
Ariana Grande - "Into You"
Best Visual Effects:
Coldplay - "Up&Up" -- WINNER
FKA Twigs - "M3LL155X"
Adele - "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"
The Weeknd - "Can't Feel My Face"
Zayn - "PILLOWTALK"
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