INGLEWOOD, CA - AUGUST 27: Katy Perry flies onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for MTV)
Kendrick Lamar’s “HUMBLE.” video came out on top with six Moon People, including “Video of the Year” at the 2017 “MTV VMAs,” which aired live from the “Fabulous” forum in Inglewood, Cali., hosted by Katy Perry.
Taylor Swift also debuted her new music video, “Look what you made me do.”
The following is a complete list of winners and performances.
WINNERS
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ed Sheeran
MICHAEL JACKSON VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD
P!nk
BEST NEW ARTIST Presented by Taco Bell®
Khalid
BEST COLLABORATION
Zayn & Taylor Swift – “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)”
BEST POP
Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane – “Down”
BEST HIP HOP
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
BEST DANCE
Zedd and Alessia Cara – “Stay”
BEST ROCK
Twenty One Pilots – “Heavydirtysoul”
BEST FIGHT AGAINST THE SYSTEM
Logic ft. Damian Lemar Hudson – “Black SpiderMan”
The Hamilton Mixtape – “Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)”
Big Sean – “Light”
Alessia Cara – “Scars To Your Beautiful”
Taboo ft. Shailene Woodley – “Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL”
John Legend – “Surefire”
SONG OF SUMMER
Presented by Verizon
Lil Uzi Vert — “XO Tour Llif3”
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
Cinematographer: Scott Cunningham
BEST DIRECTION
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
Director: Dave Meyers & the little homies
BEST ART DIRECTION
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
Production Designer: Spencer Graves
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
VFX Editor: Company: Timber/Lead: Jonah Hall
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Kanye West – “Fade”
Choreographers: Teyana Taylor, Guapo, Matthew Pasterisa, Jae Blaze & Derek Watkins
BEST EDITING
Young Thug – “Wyclef Jean”
Editor: Ryan Staake & Eric Degliomini
As for the performances, here’s the list of artists who performed at the show:
KATY PERRY FT. NICKI MINAJ – “Swish Swish”
P!nk
“Get The Party Started”
“Raise Your Glass”
“So What”
“Just”
KENDRICK LAMAR – “DNA” + “HUMBLE.”
SIR ROD STEWART FT. DNCE – “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy”
ED SHEERAN & LIL UZI VERT– “Shape Of You” + “XO Tour Lilf3”
MILEY CYRUS – “Younger Now”
LOGIC FT. KHALID – “1-800-273-8255”
DEMI LOVATO – “Sorry Not Sorry”
THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS – “Walk On Water”
FIFTH HARMONY FT. GUCCI MANE – “Angel” + “Down”
SHAWN MENDES – “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back”
LORDE – “Homemade Dynamite”
KYLE – “iSpy”
ALESSIA CARA – “Scares To Your Beautiful”
JULIA MICHAELS – “Issues”
You can still catch the MTV VMAs on MTV Asia during the following schedules:
What do you think of the winners? How about Taylor Swift’s new video? Let us know in the comments!
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