2020 MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) were held despite the pandemic, with some of the biggest names in music performed as well as took awards home!
Lady Gaga was the star of night, leading nominations and awards in the VMAs, and won ‘Artist of The Year’. Her other song, ‘Rain on Me’ with Ariana Grande was awarded as the ‘Song of the Year’, ‘Best Cinematography’ and ‘Best Collaboration’.
Taylor Swift sent in a video message for her acceptance speech on winning the ‘Best Direction Award’ for her own song, ‘The Man’. Also, Korean boy band BTS won big at VMA for their song ‘On’, named as the ‘Best Pop’, ‘Best K-Pop’, ‘Best Group’ and ‘Best Choreography’.
The Weeknd stole the stage by performing his chartbusting single ‘Blinding Lights’, winning ‘Video of the Year’ and ‘Best R&B’ at the VMAs. ‘Mother’s Daughter’ by Miley Cyrus also gained recognition at the awards night with ‘Best Art Direction’ and ‘Best Editing’
From @ladygaga and @DojaCat to @HERMusicx and @theweeknd and so many more, all the 2020 #VMA winners delivered inspiring and powerful acceptance speeches. 💗 pic.twitter.com/hTJRMX9Sw2
— Video Music Awards (@vmas) August 31, 2020
Now, here’s a list of the others winners who won big at the VMAs:
- Push New Best Artist: Doja Cat
- Best Hip Hop: Megan Thee Stallion for ‘Savage’
- Best Rock: Coldplay for ‘Orphans’
- Best Alternative: Machine Gun Kelly for ‘Bloody Valentine’
- Best Latin: Maluma ft. J Balvin for ‘Qué Pena’
- Video for Good: H.E.R. for ‘I Can’t Breathe’
- Best Music Video from Home: Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber for ‘Stuck with U’
- Best Quarantine Performance: CNCO on ‘MTV Unplugged At Home’
- Best Visual Effects: Dua Lipa’s ‘Physical’
