MTV VMAs Winners 2020: BTS, Lady Gaga, &More Win Big For Their Epic Videos
The show may be going virtual this year, the MTV Video Music Awards are still a go! Here’s who walked away with a Moon Person on Aug. 30.
As the saying goes, the show must go on, and MTV has pulled out all the stops to make sure the 2020 VMAs is just as thrilling as it has been the last four decades. Some thing will look very familiar to the folks at home; some won’t. But everyone, everywhere, who loves music videos will still be tuned in to the show, despite no red carpet or surprising in-house moments. So let’s give you the basics:
MTV announced the nominees one month before the Sunday, August 30 ceremony, along with announcing that Keke Palmer will still be hosting the 2020 VMAs from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Anticipated performances from the likes of Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, and The Weeknd are set to perform, but in other venues across the city and from their homes.
Same goes for the big winners. Anyone who’s name is called as the recipient of a coveted Moon Man will make their acceptance speech from the comfort of their own homes. Topping the list of noms is Gaga and Grande, both for their work together on ‘Rain On Me’ and their solo videos, followed The Weeknd and Billie Eilish, who each have 6 nominations. But the first big winner of the night was Machine Gun Kelly, who was on hand to collect his Moon Person in person ahead of his performance on the pre-show. Later, Lady Gaga won the first ever ‘Tricon Award’ after being intro’d by Bella Hadid.
So, wait no longer – here’s the list of everyone who napped a Moon Person at the 2020 VMAs:
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Machine Gun Kelly – “Bloody Valentine”
BEST Group
BTS
BEST K-POP
BTS – “On”
BEST COLLABORATION
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me”
BEST DIRECTION
Taylor Swift – “The Man” – Directed by Taylor Swift
BEST LATIN
Maluma ft. J Balvin – “Queì Pena”
SONG OF THE YEAR
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me”
BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM HOME
Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber – “Stuck with U”
BEST POP
BTS – “On”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lady Gaga
BEST HIP HOP
Megan Thee Stallion – “Savage”
PUSH BEST NEW ARTIST
Doja Cat
BEST ROCK
Coldplay – “Orphans”
BEST QUARANTINE PERFORMANCE
CNCO – Unplugged At Home
BEST ART DIRECTION
Miley Cyrus – “Mother’s Daughter” – Art Direction by Christian Stone
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights”