VMAs Highlights 2019 — See The MTV Video Music Awards’ Best Moments

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August 26, 2019 8:56PM EDT

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MTV Video Music Awards, Show, Prudential Center, New Jersey, USA – 26 Aug 2019

MTV Video Music Awards, Show, Prudential Center, New Jersey, USA – 26 Aug 2019 — The Video Music Awards are always jam-packed with performances, and that was no different at the 2019 show on August 26. Stars like Taylor Swift, Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes, Normani, J Balvin, Bad Bunny, Lil Nas X, Lizzo, the Jonas Brothers and PLENTY more all took the stage to perform, and it was a night to be remembered. This year, Missy Elliott was awarded with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, which meant that an entire segment of the show was dedicated to her performing a medley of her hits and accepting the honor. Plus, Sebastian Maniscalco killed it as the host of the show, and had the audience and viewers cracking up throughout the night. Click through the gallery to check out photos of all the best moments from the 2019 VMAs, from performances to speeches and so much more!

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Taylor Swift at the 2019 MTV VMAs

Taylor Swift at the 2019 MTV VMAs — Taylor Swift opened the 2019 VMAs with an epic performance to promote her new album, ‘Lover.’ The record came out on Aug. 23, and Taylor brought it to live with a pastel-themed set to kick off the show.

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Shawn Mendes at the MTV VMAs

Shawn Mendes at the MTV VMAs — Shawn Mendes performs at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards

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Lizzo performs at the 2019 MTV VMAs

Lizzo performs at the 2019 MTV VMAs — Lizzo absolutely killed it while performing at the VMAs for the very first time at the 2019 show. She showed off her twerking skills and sang her heart out during the set.

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Lil Nas X at the 2019 MTV VMAs

Lil Nas X at the 2019 MTV VMAs — Lil Nas X made his Video Music Awards debut with a performance to be remembered. He dominated the charts all summer long with his track ‘Old Town Road,’ and proved he’s here to stay with this performance!

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Missy Elliott at the 2019 MTV VMAs

Missy Elliott at the 2019 MTV VMAs — Missy Elliott hit the stage to perform a medley of her hits at the 2019 Video Music Awards and totally pumped the crowd up with her performance. Her set came right before she accepted the biggest honor of the night, the Video Vanguard Award.

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Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes perform at the 2019 VMAs

Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes perform at the 2019 VMAs — Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes gave a steamy debut performance of their hit, ‘Senorita,’ at the 2019 VMAs. The hot new couple showed off how into each other they are with the sexy set.

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Miley Cyrus at the 2019 VMAs

Miley Cyrus at the 2019 VMAs — Miley Cyrus poured her heart out on stage at the VMAs, singing ’Slide Away’ at the MTV show, just a few short weeks after her split with Liam Hemsworth. The real twist — Kaitlynn Carter was in the audience.

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Ozuna & Rosalia perform at the 2019 VMAs

Ozuna & Rosalia perform at the 2019 VMAs — Ozuna and Rosalia teamed up for an amazing duet during the 2019 VMAs. They sounded great and had amazing chemistry onstage as they belted out their hit song.

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Normani performs at the 2019 MTV VMAs

Normani performs at the 2019 MTV VMAs — Normani rocked out to her debut solo single, ‘Motivation,’ onstage at the 2019 Video Music Awards. She totally nailed her choreography and looked and sounded like a total boss during her set!

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H.E.R. performs at the 2019 VMAs

H.E.R. performs at the 2019 VMAs — H.E.R. made quite an impression with her epic performance at the 2019 VMAs. She always kills it at award shows, and this was no different!

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Big Sean and A$AP Ferg perform at the 2019 VMAs

Big Sean and A$AP Ferg perform at the 2019 VMAs — Big Sean brought big energy to his collab performance with A$AP Ferg at the VMAs. ‘Bezerk’ really is the word for it.

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