2018 MTV Video Music Awards Winners List
Hip-hop is getting its well-deserved time in the spotlight tonight (Aug. 20) at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards.
Ladies run things at this year's ceremony with Cardi B scoring a whopping 10 nominations in categories ranging from Artist of the Year to Best New Artist. The Invasion of Privacy rapper is also kicking off the VMAs with an opening performance or monologue—it's a surprise. The Carters (Jay-Z and Beyoncé) are right behind Bardi with eight nods including Video of the Year for "Apeshit" and Drake pulls up with a solid seven for Best Hip-Hop for "God's Plan," among others.
And that's not all. 2018 XXL Freshman Lil Pump is up against 2016 XXL Freshman Lil Uzi Vert, Cardi B, Bazzi, Hayley Kiyoko and Chloe x Halle for Best New Artist. In the Best Hip-Hop category, Cardi B's "Bartier Cardi" featuring 21 Savage, The Carters' “Apeshit,” Drake's “God's Plan,” J. Cole's “ATM,” Migos' “Walk It Talk It” with Drake and Nicki Minaj's “Chun-Li” are all competing for the big win.
Take a look at all the winners as they're announced at the show, which airs live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City at 9 p.m. and features performances from Travis Scott, Post Malone, Logic and more, below.
2018 MTV Video Music Awards Winners
Video of the Year
Ariana Grande –“No Tears Left to Cry” – Republic Records
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic Records
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana” – Syco Music/Epic Records - WINNER
The Carters – “ApeShit” – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records
Drake – “God's Plan” – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
Artist of the Year
Ariana Grande – Republic Records
Bruno Mars – Atlantic Records
Camila Cabello – Syco Music/Epic Records - WINNER
Cardi B – Atlantic Records
Drake – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
Post Malone – Republic Records
Song of the Year
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic Records
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana” – Syco Music/Epic Records
Drake – “God's Plan” – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
Dua Lipa – “New Rules” – Warner Bros. Records
Ed Sheeran – “Perfect” – Atlantic Records
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage – “rockstar” – Republic Records - WINNER
Best New Artist (Presented by Taco Bell®)
Bazzi – iamcosmic/Atlantic Records
Cardi B – Atlantic Records - WINNER
Chloe x Halle – Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
Hayley Kiyoko – Atlantic Records
Lil Pump – Warner Bros. Records
Lil Uzi Vert – Atlantic Records
Best Collaboration
Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line – “Meant to Be” – Warner Bros. Records
Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic Records
The Carters – “ApeShit” – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment
Jennifer Lopez featuring DJ Khaled and Cardi B – “Dinero” – Epic Records/Nuyorican Productions - WINNER
Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid – “1-800-273-8255” – Def Jam Recordings
N.E.R.D & Rihanna – “Lemon” – i am OTHER/Columbia Records
Push Artist of the Year
July 2018 – Chloe x Halle – Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
June 2018 – Sigrid – Island Records
May 2018 – Lil Xan – Columbia Records
April 2018 – Hayley Kiyoko – Atlantic Records - WINNER
March 2018 – Jessie Reyez – Island Records
February 2018 – Tee Grizzley – 300 Entertainment
January 2018 – Bishop Briggs – Island Records
December 2017 – Grace VanderWaal – Syco Music/Columbia Records
November 2017 – Why Don’t We – Atlantic Records
October 2017 – PRETTYMUCH – Syco Music/Columbia Records
September 2017 – SZA – TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records
August 2017 – Kacy Hill – Def Jam Recordings
July 2017 – Khalid – RCA Records
June 2017 – Kyle – Atlantic Records
May 2017 – Noah Cyrus – Republic Records
Best Pop
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” - Republic Records - WINNER
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana” – Syco Music/Epic Records
Demi Lovato – “Sorry Not Sorry” – Island Records
Ed Sheeran – “Perfect” – Atlantic Records
P!nk – “What About Us” – RCA Records
Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood” – Island Records
Best Hip-Hop
Cardi B ft. 21 Savage – “Bartier Cardi” – KSR/Atlantic Records
The Carters – “ApeShit” – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment
Drake – “God's Plan” – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
J. Cole – “ATM” – Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope Records
Migos ft. Drake – “Walk It Talk It” – Quality Control/Capitol Records
Nicki Minaj – “Chun-Li” – Young Money/Cash Money Records - WINNER
Best Latin
Daddy Yankee – “Dura” – El Cartel Records/UMLE
J Balvin, Willy William – “Mi Gente” – UMLE/Republic Records - WINNER
Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B – “Dinero” – Epic Records/Nuyorican Productions
Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato – “Échame La Culpa” – UMLE/Republic/Island/Universal Music Latino
Maluma – “Felices los 4” – Sony Music Entertainment US Latin
Shakira ft. Maluma – “Chantaje” – Sony Music Entertainment US Latin
Video With a Message
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records - WINNER
Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges – “Liberated” – Columbia Records
Drake – "God’s Plan” – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
Janelle Monáe – “PYNK” – Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records
Jessie Reyez – “Gatekeeper” – Island Records
Logic featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid – “1-800-273-8255” – Def Jam Recordings
Best Cinematography
Alessia Cara – “Growing Pains” – Def Jam Recordings – Cinematography by Pau Castejón
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Scott Cunningham
The Carters – “ApeShit” – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment – Cinematography by Benoit Debie
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records – Cinematography by Larkin Seiple - WINNER
Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran – “River” – Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records – Cinematography by Frank Mobilio & Patrick Meller
Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood” – Island Records – Cinematography by Jonathan Sela
Best Direction
The Carters – “ApeShit” – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment – Directed by Ricky Saix
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records – Directed by Hiro Murai - WINNER
Drake – “God's Plan” – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records – Directed by Karena Evans
Ed Sheeran – “Perfect” – Atlantic Records – Directed by Jason Koenig
Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton – “Say Something” – RCA Records – Directed by Arturo Perez Jr.
Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood” – Island Records – Directed by Jay Martin
Best Art Direction
The Carters – “ApeShit” – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment – Art Direction by Jan Houlevigue - WINNER
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records – Art Direction by Jason Kisvarday
J. Cole – “ATM” – Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope Records – Art Direction by Miles Mullin
Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel” – Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records – Art Direction by Pepper Nguyen
SZA – “The Weekend” – TDE/RCA Records – Art Direction by SZA and Solange
Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do” – Big Machine Records – Art Direction by Brett Hess
Best Visual Effects
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Vidal and Loris Paillier for Buf
Avicii ft. Rita Ora – “Lonely Together” – Geffen Records – Visual Effects by KPP
Eminem ft. Beyoncé – “Walk On Water” – Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records – Visual Effects Supervisor Rich Lee for Drive Studios
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “All The Stars” – TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Loris Paillier for BUF Paris
Maroon 5 – “Wait” – 222/Interscope Records – Visual Effects by TIMBER
Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do” – Big Machine Records – Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios
Best Choreography
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic Records – Choreography by Phil Tayag & Bruno Mars
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana” – Syco Music/Epic Records – Choreography by Calvit Hodge and Sara Bivens
The Carters – “ApeShit” – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment – Choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Jaquel Knight
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records – Choreography by Sherrie Silver
Dua Lipa – “IDGAF” – Warner Bros. Records – Choreography by Marion Motin
Justin Timberlake – “Filthy” – RCA Records – Choreography by Marty Kudelka, AJ Harpold, Tracy Phillips, and Ivan Koumaev
Best Editing
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic Records – Editing by Jacquelyn London
The Carters – “ApeShit” – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment – Taylor Ward and Sam Ostrove
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records – Editing by Ernie Gilbert
Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel” – Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records – Editing by Deji Laray
N.E.R.D & Rihanna – “Lemon” – i am OTHER/Columbia Records – Editing by Taylor Ward
Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do” – Big Machine Records – Editing by Chancler Haynes for Cosmo
Song of Summer
Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – "One Kiss"
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin – "I Like It" - WINNER
DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper & Quavo – "No Brainer"
Drake – "In My Feelings"
Ella Mai – "Boo'd Up"
Juice WRLD – "Lucid Dreams"
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B – "Girls Like You"
Post Malone – "Better Now"
See Photos of Cardi B, Quavo and More on the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet