MTV VMA winners 2018: see full list.

The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards was held
last night, August 20, in New York‘s Radio
City Music Hall.

The Radio City Music Hall was the site of the
first VMAs in 1984 and the 12th time the
show has aired from the New York City
venue, a record for a VMA location.
The 2018 show was opened by Cardi B ,
making her first performance since giving
birth to her daughter Kulture.

Other
performers tonight included Ariana Grande,
Nicki Minaj, Post Malone, Travis Scott, Logic
and Ryan Tedder, and Jennifer Lopez, who
was given the Michael Jackson Video
Vanguard Award.

Below, check out a list of all of tonight’s
award winners.

Video of the Year

Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana” –
Syco Music/Epic Records (WINNER)
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” –
Republic Records
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” –
Atlantic Records
The Carters – “APES**T” – Roc Nation/
Parkwood Entertainment
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” –
mcDJ / RCA Records
Drake – “God’s Plan” – YMCMB/Cash
Money/Republic Records

Artist of the Year

Camila Cabello – Syco Music/Epic Records
(WINNER)
Ariana Grande – Republic Records
Bruno Mars – Atlantic Records
Cardi B – Atlantic Records
Drake – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic
Records
Post Malone – Republic Records

Song of the Year

Post Malone ft. 21 Savage – “rockstar” –
Republic Records (WINNER)
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” –
Atlantic Records
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana” –
Syco Music/Epic Records
Drake – “God’s Plan” – YMCMB/Cash
Money/Republic Records
Dua Lipa – “New Rules” – Warner Bros.
Records
Ed Sheeran – “Perfect” – Atlantic Records

Best New Artist

Cardi B – Atlantic Records (WINNER)
Bazzi – iamcosmic/Atlantic Records
Chloe x Halle – Parkwood Entertainment/
Columbia Records
Hayley Kiyoko – Atlantic Records
Lil Pump – Warner Bros. Records
Lil Uzi Vert – Atlantic Records

Best Collaboration

Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B –
“Dinero” – Epic Records/Nuyorican
Productions (WINNER)
Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line – “Meant
to Be” – Warner Bros. Records
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” –
Atlantic Records
The Carters – “APES**T” – Roc Nation/
Parkwood Entertainment
Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid –
“1-800-273-8255” – Def Jam Recordings
N.E.R.D & Rihanna – “Lemon” – i am
OTHER/Columbia Records

Push artist of the year

APRIL 2018 – Hayley Kiyoko – Atlantic
Records (WINNER)
JULY 2018 – Chloe x Halle – Parkwood
Entertainment/Columbia Records
JUNE 2018 – Sigrid – Island Records
MAY 2018 – Lil Xan – Columbia Records
MARCH 2018 – Jessie Reyez – Island
Records
FEBRUARY 2018 – Tee Grizzley – 300
Entertainment
JANUARY 2018 – Bishop Briggs – Island
Records
DECEMBER 2017 – Grace VanderWaal – Syco
Music/Columbia Records
NOVEMBER 2017 – Why Don’t We – Atlantic
Records
OCTOBER 2017 – PRETTYMUCH – Syco
Music/Columbia Records
SEPTEMBER 2017 – SZA – TDE/Aftermath/
Interscope Records
AUGUST 2017 – Kacy Hill – Def Jam
Recordings
JULY 2017 – Khalid – RCA Records
JUNE 2017 – Kyle – Atlantic Records
MAY 2017 – Noah Cyrus – Republic Records

Best Hip-hop

Nicki Minaj – “Chun-Li” – Young Money/
Cash Money Records (WINNER)
Cardi B ft. 21 Savage – “Bartier Cardi” –
KSR/Atlantic Records
The Carters – “APES**T” – Roc Nation/
Parkwood Entertainment
Drake – “God’s Plan” – YMCMB/Cash
Money/Republic Records
J. Cole – “ATM” – Dreamville/Roc Nation/
Interscope Records
Migos ft. Drake – “Walk It Talk It” – Quality
Control/Capitol Records

Best Latin

J Balvin, Willy William – “Mi Gente” – UMLE/
Republic Records (WINNER)
Daddy Yankee – “Dura” – El Cartel Records/
UMLE
Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B –
“Dinero” – Epic Records/Nuyorican
Productions
Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato – “Échame La
Culpa” – UMLE/Republic/Island/Universal
Music Latino
Maluma – “Felices los 4” – Sony Music
Entertainment US Latin
Shakira ft. Maluma – “Chantaje” – Sony
Music Entertainment US Latin

Best Dance

Avicii ft. Rita Ora – “Lonely Together” –
Geffen Records (WINNER)
Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – “One Kiss” –
Columbia Records
The Chainsmokers – “Everybody Hates Me” –
Disruptor Records/Columbia Records
David Guetta & Sia – “Flames” – Atlantic
Records
Marshmello ft. Khalid – “Silence” – RCA
Records/Ultra Records
Zedd & Liam Payne – “Get Low (Street
Video)” – Interscope Records

Best Rock

Imagine Dragons – “Whatever It Takes” –
KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records (WINNER)
Fall Out Boy – “Champion” – Island Records
Foo Fighters – “The Sky Is A Neighborhood”
– RCA Records
Linkin Park – “One More Light” – Warner
Bros. Records
Panic! at the Disco – “Say Amen (Saturday
Night)” – Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic Records
Thirty Seconds to Mars – “Walk On Water” –
Interscope Records

Video with a Message

Childish Gambino – “This Is America” –
mcDJ / RCA Records (WINNER)
Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges – “Liberated” –
Columbia Records
Drake – ‘God’s Plan” – YMCMB/Cash Money/
Republic Records
Janelle Monáe – “PYNK” – Bad Boy Records/
Atlantic Records
Jessie Reyez – “Gatekeeper” – Island Records
Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid –
“1-800-273-8255” – Def Jam Recordings

Song of Summer

Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin – “I Like
It” (WINNER)
Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – “One Kiss”
DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Chance the
Rapper, Quavo – “No Brainer”
Drake – “In My Feelings”
Ella Mai – “Boo’d Up”
Juice WRLD – “Lucid Dreams”
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B – “Girls Like You”
Post Malone – “Better Now”

Best Cinematography

The Carters – “APES**T” –  Roc Nation/
Parkwood Entertainment – Cinematography by
Benoit Debie (WINNER)
Alessia Cara – “Growing Pains” – Def Jam
Recordings – Cinematography by Pau
Castejón
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” –
Republic Records – Cinematography by Scott
Cunningham
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” –
mcDJ / RCA Records – Cinematography by
Larkin Seiple
Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran – “River” – Shady/
Aftermath/Interscope Records –
Cinematography by Frank Mobilio & Patrick
Meller
Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood” – Island
Records – Cinematography by Jonathan Sela

Best Direction

Childish Gambino – “This Is America” –
mcDJ / RCA Records – Directed by Hiro Murai
(WINNER)
The Carters – “APES**T” – Roc Nation/
Parkwood Entertainment – Directed by Ricky
Saix
Drake – “God’s Plan” – YMCMB/Cash
Money/Republic Records – Directed by
Karena Evans
Ed Sheeran – “Perfect” – Atlantic Records –
Directed by Jason Koenig
Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton – “Say
Something” –  RCA Records – Directed by
Arturo Perez Jr.
Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood” – Island
Records – Directed by Jay Martin