2019 VMA winners and nominations: The complete list

The 2019 MTV Video Music Awards took place Monday night, with Taylor Swift, Lil Nas X, Billie Eilish and Missy Elliott reigning as the big winners.

Swift’s “You Need to Calm Down” earned the Video of the Year trophy, while Lil Nas X’s summer hit “Old Town Road” took home the Song of the Year award.

This year’s show also featured two new categories: Best K-Pop, which this year included nominations for both mega groups BTS and Blackpink, and Video for Good, which celebrates music videos that have a focus on social issues.

The show was hosted by Sebastian Maniscalco.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

21 Savage, featuring J. Cole – “a lot”
Billie Eilish– “Bad Guy”
Ariana Grande – “thank u, next”
Jonas Brothers – “Sucker”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)”
Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down”| WINNER

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Cardi B
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande| WINNER
Halsey
Jonas Brothers
Shawn Mendes

SONG OF THE YEAR

Drake - “In My Feelings”
Ariana Grande – “thank u, next”
Jonas Brothers – “Sucker”
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)”| WINNER
Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down”

BEST NEW ARTIST

Ava Max
Billie Eilish| WINNER
H.E.R.
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Rosalía

BEST COLLABORATION

Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)”
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow”
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita”| WINNER
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco – “Me!”
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – “I Don’t Care”
BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv”

PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Bazzi
CNCO
Billie Eilish | WINNER
H.E.R.
Lauv
Lizzo

BEST POP

5 Seconds of Summer – “Easier”
Cardi B & Bruno Mars – “Please Me”
Billie Eilish– “Bad Guy”
Khalid – “Talk”
Ariana Grande – “thank u, next”
Jonas Brothers – “Sucker”| WINNER
Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down”

BEST HIP HOP

2 Chainz ft. Ariana Grande – “Rule the World”
21 Savage ft. J. Cole – “a lot”
Cardi B – “Money” | WINNER
DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – “Higher”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)”
Travis Scott ft. Drake – “Sicko Mode”

BEST R&B

Anderson .Paak ft. Smokey Robinson – “Make It Better”
Childish Gambino – “Feels Like Summer”
H.E.R. ft. Bryson Tiller – “Could’ve Been”
Alicia Keys – “Raise a Man”
Ella Mai – “Trip”
Normani ft. 6lack – “Waves”| WINNER

BEST K-POP

BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv”| WINNER
Blackpink” – “Kill This Love”
Monsta X ft. French Montana – “Who Do You Love”
Tomorrow X Together – “Cat & Dog”
NCT 127 – “Regular”
EXO – “Tempo”

BEST LATIN

Anuel AA, Karol G – “Secreto”
Bad Bunny ft. Drake – “MIA”
benny blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez, J Balvin – “I Can’t Get Enough”
Daddy Yankee ft. Snow – “Con Calma”
Maluma – “Mala Mía”
Rosalía & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – “Con Altura”| WINNER

BEST DANCE

The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha– “Call You Mine”| WINNER
Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato – “Solo”
DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B – “Taki Taki”
David Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin – “Say My Name”
Marshmello & Bastille – “Happier”
Silk City & Dua Lipa – “Electricity”

BEST ROCK

The 1975 – “Love It If We Made It”
Fall Out Boy – “Bishops Knife Trick”
Imagine Dragons – “Natural”
Lenny Kravitz – “Low”
Panic! at the Disco – “High Hopes”| WINNER
Twenty One Pilots – “My Blood”

VIDEO FOR GOOD

Halsey– “Nightmare”
The Killers – “Land of the Free”
Jamie N Commons, Skylar Grey ft. Gallant – “Runaway Train”
John Legend – “Preach”
Lil Dicky – “Earth”
Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” | WINNER

SONG OF SUMMER

Ariana Grande, Social House – “boyfriend” | WINNER
Billie Eilish – “bad guy”
DaBaby – “Suge”
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – “I Don’t Care”
Jonas Brothers – “Sucker”
Khalid – “Talk”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)”
Lil Tecca – “Ransom”
Lizzo – “Truth Hurts”
Miley Cyrus – “Mother’s Daughter”
Post Malone ft. Young Thug – “Goodbyes”
Rosalía & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – “Con Altura”
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita”
Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down”
The Chainsmokers, Bebe Rexha – “Call You Mine”
Young Thug ft. J. Cole & Travis Scott – “The London”

BEST GROUP

5 Seconds of Summer
Backstreet Boys
Blackpink
BTS | WINNER
CNCO
Jonas Brothers
PrettyMuch
Why Don’t We

BEST POWER ANTHEM

Ariana Grande – “7 Rings”
DJ Khaled ft. Cardi B & 21 Savage – “Wish Wish”
Halsey – “Nightmare”
Lizzo ft. Missy Elliott – “Tempo”
Maren Morris – “Girl”
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla Sign – “Hot Girl Summer” | WINNER
Miley Cyrus – “Mother’s Daughter”
Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down”

BEST DIRECTION

Billie Eilish– “Bad Guy” – Directed by Dave Meyers
FKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Directed by Andrew Thomas Huang
Ariana Grande – “thank you, next” – Directed by Hannah Lux Davis
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Directed by Calmatic | WINNER
LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends” – Directed by Dano Cerny
Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Directed by Drew Kirsch & Taylor Swift

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Billie Eilish – “when the party’s over” – Visual effects by Ryan Ross, Andres Jaramillo
FKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Visual effects by Matt Chandler, Fabio Zaveti for Analog
Ariana Grande – “God Is a Woman” – Visual effects by Fabrice Lagayette, Kristina Prilukova & Rebecca Rice for Mathematic
DJ Khaled ft. SZA – “Just Us” – Visual effects by Sergii Mashevskyi
LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends” – Visual effects by Ethan Chancer
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco – “Me!” – Visual effects by Loris Paillier & Lucas Salton for BUF VFX| WINNER

BEST EDITING

Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar– “Tints” – Editing by Elias Talbot
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Editing by Calmatic
Billie Eilish– “Bad Guy” – Editing by Billie Eilish | WINNER
Ariana Grande – “7 Rings” – Editing by Hannah Lux Davis & Taylor Walsh
Solange – “Almeda” – Editing by Solange Knowles, Vinnie Hobbs, Jonathon Proctor
Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Editing by Jarrett Fijal

BEST ART DIRECTION

BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Art direction by JinSil Park, BoNa Kim (MU:E)
Ariana Grande – “7 Rings” – Art direction by John Richoux | WINNER
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Art direction by Itaru Dela Vegas
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Art direction by Tatiana Van Sauter
Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Art direction by Brittany Porter
Kanye West and Lil’ Pump ft. Adele Givens – “I Love It” – Art direction by Tino Schaedler

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

FKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Choreography by Kelly Yvonne
Rosalía & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – “Con Altura” – Choreography by Charm La’Donna| WINNER
LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends” – Choreography by Ryan Heffington
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Choreography by Calvit Hodge, Sara Biv
Solange – “Almeda” – Choreography by Maya Taylor, Solange Knowles
BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Choreography by Rie Hata

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar– “Tints” – Cinematography by Elias Talbot
Billie Eilish– “hostage” – Cinematography by Pau Castejon
Ariana Grande – “thank you, next” – Cinematography by Christopher Probst
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Cinematography by Scott Cunningham | WINNER
Solange – “Almeda” – Cinematography by Chayse Irvin, Ryan Marie Helfant, Justin Hamilton
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco – “Me!” - Cinematography by Starr Whitesides