The 2016 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS aired live last night, Sunday, August 28 at 9/8c. Beyoncé, who came into the awards earning a career-best eleven nominations for videos from her cultural watershed visual album "Lemonade" topped the night's winners.
Video of the Year:
Adele - "Hello"
Beyoncé - "Formation" -- WINNER
Drake - "Hotline Bling"
Justin Bieber - "Sorry"
Kanye West - "Famous"
Best Female Video:
Adele - "Hello"
Beyoncé - "Hold Up" -- WINNER
Sia - "Cheap Thrills"
Ariana Grande - "Into You"
Rihanna ft. Drake - "Work" (short version)
Best Male Video:
Drake - "Hotline Bling"
Bryson Tiller - "Don't"
Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna - "This Is What You Came For" -- WINNER
Kanye West - "Famous"
The Weeknd - "Can't Feel My Face"
Best Collaboration:
Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Freedom"
Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign - "Work From Home" -- WINNER
Ariana Grande ft. Lil Wayne - "Let Me Love You"
Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna - "This Is What You Came For"
Rihanna ft. Drake - "Work" (short version)
Best Hip Hop Video:
Drake - "Hotline Bling" -- WINNER
Desiigner - "Panda"
Bryson Tiller - "Don't"
Chance The Rapper - "Angels"
2 Chainz - "Watch Out"
Best Pop Video:
Adele - "Hello"
Beyoncé - "Formation" -- WINNER
Justin Bieber - "Sorry"
Alessia Cara - "Wild Things"
Ariana Grande - "Into You"
Best Rock Video:
All Time Low - "Missing You"
Coldplay - "Adventure Of A Lifetime"
Fall Out Boy ft. Demi Lovato - "Irresistible"
twenty one pilots - "Heathens" -- WINNER
Panic! At The Disco - "Victorious"
Best Electronic Video:
Calvin Harris & Disciples - "How Deep Is Your Love" -- WINNER
99 Souls ft. Destiny's Child & Brandy - "The Girl Is Mine"
Mike Posner - "I Took A Pill In Ibiza"
Afrojack - "SummerThing!"
The Chainsmokers ft. Daya - "Don't Let Me Down"
Breakthrough Long Form Video:
Florence + The Machine - The Odyssey
Beyoncé - Lemonade -- WINNER
Justin Bieber - PURPOSE: The Movement
Chris Brown - Royalty
Troye Sivan - Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy
Best New Artist:
Bryson Tiller
Desiigner
Zara Larsson
Lukas Graham
DNCE -- WINNER
Song of Summer Presented by Verizon:
Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna - "This Is What You Came For"
The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey - "Closer"
Drake featuring Kyla & Wizkid - "One Dance"
Fifth Harmony featuring Fetty Wap - "All In My Head (Flex)" -- WINNER
Justin Timberlake - "Can't Stop The Feeling"
Kent Jones - "Don't Mind"
Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber MØ- "Cold Water"
Nick Jonas featuring Ty Dolla $ign - "Bacon"
Selena Gomez - "Kill 'Em With Kindness"
Sia - "Cheap Thrills"
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Best Art Direction:
Beyoncé - "Hold Up"
Fergie - "M.I.L.F. $"
Drake - "Hotline Bling"
David Bowie - "Blackstar" -- WINNER
Adele - "Hello"
Best Choreography:
Beyoncé - "Formation" -- WINNER
Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell - "WTF (Where They From)"
Beyoncé - "Sorry"
FKA Twigs - "M3LL155X"
Florence + The Machine - "Delilah"
Best Direction:
Beyoncé - "Formation" -- WINNER
Coldplay - "Up&Up"
Adele - "Hello"
David Bowie - "Lazarus"
Tame Impala - "The Less I Know The Better"
Best Cinematography:
Beyoncé - "Formation" -- WINNER
Adele - "Hello"
David Bowie - "Lazarus"
Alesso - "I Wanna Know"
Ariana Grande - "Into You"
Best Editing:
Beyoncé - "Formation" -- WINNER
Adele - "Hello"
Fergie - "M.I.L.F. $"
David Bowie - "Lazarus"
Ariana Grande - "Into You"
Best Visual Effects:
Coldplay - "Up&Up" -- WINNER
FKA Twigs - "M3LL155X"
Adele - "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"
The Weeknd - "Can't Feel My Face"
Zayn - "PILLOWTALK"
Fans voted for their favorites in VMA categories including, "Video of The Year," "Best Male Video," "Best Female Video," new category, "Breakthrough Long Form Video" and more by visiting vma.mtv.com. Additionally, voting for the "Best New Artist" award, presented by Taco Bell®, remained live through the 2016 "MTV Video Music Awards" Pre-Show airing at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT and new this year, fans were able to cast their votes for the category via Facebook Messenger The top two artists were revealed during the pre-show, kicking off a live hashtag vote with the winner being announced during the live main telecast.
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