2019 MTV Video Music Awards

Performances

Presenters

Pre-show

• Hayley Kiyoko – presented Push Artist of the Year
• Terrence J and Nessa and Zara Larsson – presented Best K-Pop

  Main show

• Rick Ross and Pepa – presented Best Hip Hop
• Hailee Steinfeld – announced the top two nominees for Best New Artist and presented the award later in the night
• Bebe Rexha – introduced Shawn Mendes
• Alison Brie and French Montana – presented Best Latin
• Megan Thee Stallion – introduced Lizzo
• Billy Ray Cyrus – introduced Lil Nas X
• Jonathan Van Ness – presented Video for Good
• Cardi B – presented the Video Vanguard award
• Lindsey Vonn and P. K. Subban – introduced Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello
• Queen Latifah and John Travolta – presented Video of the Year
• Lizzo – introduced Miley Cyrus
• Keke Palmer – presented Song of the Year
• Gigi Hadid and Bella Hadid – introduced Rosalía and Ozuna
• Lenny Kravitz – introduced H.E.R. and Normani
• Drea de Matteo, Vincent Pastore and Jamie-Lynn Sigler – presented Best Pop
• DJ Khaled – introduced Big Sean and ASAP Ferg
• Alex Morgan, Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris – presented Best Collaboration
• Victor Cruz and Adriana Lima – introduced J Balvin and Bad Bunny
• Ice-T – introduced Redman, DoItAll, Fetty Wap, Wyclef Jean, Naughty by Nature and Queen Latifah

  Winners and nominees

[MTV [Video Music Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]]

• 21 Savage — "A Lot"
• Billie Eilish — "Bad Guy"
• Ariana Grande — "Thank U, Next"
• Jonas Brothers — "Sucker"
• Lil Nas X — "Old Town Road "

  Artist of the Year

• Cardi B
• Billie Eilish
• Halsey
• Jonas Brothers
• Shawn Mendes

  Song of the Year

• Drake – "In My Feelings"
• Ariana Grande — "Thank U, Next"
• Jonas Brothers — "Sucker"
• Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – "Shallow"
• Taylor Swift — "You Need to Calm Down"

  Best Group

• 5 Seconds of Summer
• Backstreet Boys
• BLACKPINK
• CNCO
• Jonas Brothers
• PRETTYMUCH
• Why Don't We

  [MTV [Video Music Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]]

• H.E.R.
• Lil Nas X
• Lizzo
• Ava Max
• Rosalía

  [MTV Video [Music Award for Best Collaboration|Best Collaboration]]

• BTS – "Boy with Luv"
• Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – "Shallow"
• Lil Nas X — "Old Town Road "
• Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber – "I Don't Care"
• Taylor Swift – "ME!"

  Push Artist of the Year

• Bazzi
• CNCO
• H.E.R.
• Lauv
• Lizzo

  Best Pop">MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video">Best Pop

• 5 Seconds of Summer – "Easier"
• Cardi B and Bruno Mars – "Please Me"
• Billie Eilish — "Bad Guy"
• Ariana Grande — "Thank U, Next"
• Khalid — "Talk"
• Taylor Swift — "You Need to Calm Down"

  Best Hip Hop">MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video">Best Hip Hop

• 2 Chainz – "Rule the World"
• 21 Savage — "A Lot"
• DJ Khaled — "Higher"
• Lil Nas X — "Old Town Road "
• Travis Scott — "Sicko Mode"

  Best R&B">MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video">Best R&B

• Childish Gambino — "Feels Like Summer"
• H.E.R. – "Could've Been"
• Alicia Keys – "Raise a Man"
• Ella Mai – "Trip"
• Anderson.Paak — "Make It Better"

  Best K-Pop">MTV Video Music Award for Best K-Pop Video">Best K-Pop

• BLACKPINK – "Kill This Love"
• Exo – "Tempo"
• Monsta X – "Who Do You Love?"
• NCT 127 – "Regular"
• TXT – "Cat & Dog"

  Best Latin">MTV Video Music Award for Best Latino Artist">Best Latin

• Anuel AA and Karol G – "Secreto"
• Bad Bunny – "Mia"
• Benny Blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez and J Balvin – "I Can't Get Enough"
• Daddy Yankee – "Con Calma"
• Maluma – "Mala Mía"

  Best Dance">MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video">Best Dance

• Clean Bandit – "Solo"
• DJ Snake – "Taki Taki"
• David Guetta, Bebe Rexha and J Balvin – "Say My Name"
• Marshmello and Bastille – "Happier"
• Silk City and Dua Lipa – "Electricity"

  Best Rock">MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video">Best Rock

• The 1975 — "Love It If We Made It"
• Fall Out Boy — "Bishops Knife Trick"
• Imagine Dragons — "Natural"
• Lenny Kravitz — "Low"
• Twenty One Pilots — "My Blood"

  Video for Good">MTV Video Music Award for Best Video with a Social Message">Video for Good

• Jamie N Commons and Skylar Grey – "Runaway Train"
• Halsey – "Nightmare"
• The Killers – "Land of the Free"
• John Legend – "Preach"
• Lil Dicky – "Earth"

  Best Direction">MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction">Best Direction

• Billie Eilish — "Bad Guy"
• FKA Twigs – "Cellophane"
• Ariana Grande — "Thank U, Next"
• LSD – "No New Friends"
• Taylor Swift — "You Need to Calm Down"

  Best Visual Effects">MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects">Best Visual Effects

• DJ Khaled – "Just Us"
• Billie Eilish – "When the Party's Over"
• FKA Twigs – "Cellophane"
• Ariana Grande – "God Is a Woman"
• LSD – "No New Friends"

  Best Editing">MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing">Best Editing

• Ariana Grande – "7 Rings"
• Lil Nas X — "Old Town Road "
• Anderson.Paak – "Tints"
• Solange – "Almeda"
• Taylor Swift — "You Need to Calm Down"

  Best Art Direction">MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction">Best Art Direction

• BTS – "Boy with Luv"
• Lil Nas X — "Old Town Road "
• Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello – "Señorita"
• Taylor Swift — "You Need to Calm Down"
• Kanye West and Lil Pump – "I Love It"

  Best Choreography">MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography">Best Choreography

• BTS – "Boy with Luv"
• FKA Twigs – "Cellophane"
• LSD – "No New Friends"
• Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello – "Señorita"
• Solange – "Almeda"

  Best Cinematography">MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography">Best Cinematography

• Billie Eilish – "Hostage"
• Ariana Grande — "Thank U, Next"
• Anderson.Paak – "Tints"
• Solange – "Almeda"
• Taylor Swift – "ME!"

  Best Power Anthem

• Miley Cyrus — "Mother's Daughter"
• DJ Khaled — "Wish Wish"
• Ariana Grande — "7 Rings"
• Halsey — "Nightmare"
• Lizzo — "Tempo"
• Maren Morris — "GIRL"
• Taylor Swift — "You Need to Calm Down"

  Song of Summer">MTV Video Music Award for Song of Summer">Song of Summer

• The Chainsmokers and Bebe Rexha — "Call You Mine"
• Miley Cyrus — "Mother's Daughter"
• DaBaby — "Suge"
• Billie Eilish — "Bad Guy"
• Jonas Brothers — "Sucker"
• Khalid — "Talk"
• Lil Nas X — "Old Town Road "
• Lil Tecca — "Ransom"
• Lizzo — "Truth Hurts"
• Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello – "Señorita"
• Post Malone — "Goodbyes"
• Rosalía and J Balvin — "Con altura"
• Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber – "I Don't Care"
• Taylor Swift — "You Need to Calm Down"
• Young Thug — "The London"

  [Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award]

MTV Fashion Trailblazer Award