MTV VMA 2021: MTV Video Music Awards 2021 was held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Sunday.
MTV VMA 2021: Lil Nas X’s “Montero” won the Video of the Year award at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Sunday for the first time in eight years.
Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo, BTS, and Billie Eilish, among others, have also won multiple Moon Person awards.
Here’s a look at this year’s records:
Olivia Rodrigo, 18, won the song of the year award for “Drivers License”. Mahone and Billie Eilish were each 17 when they won, and Kid LAROI, who MTV has revealed to be this year’s finalist, is also 18.
Bieber won the Artist of the Year award. He is the first male winner in the category since Ed Sheeran, who was the first winner four years ago. Bieber also won the award for Best Pop for “Peaches”.
Korean boy band BTS ‘Butter’ won the award for best K-pop. BTS has won this award in the three years it has been featured. They won last year for ‘On’ and two years ago for ‘Boy with Luv’. BTS also won Group of the Year for the third year in a row. They are the first group to win in this category three years in a row. ‘Butter’ also won the Song of the Summer. This is the second year in a row that a K-pop group has won in this category. Blackpink won last year for ‘How You Like That’.
Doja Cat’s silky ‘Kiss Me More’, along with SZA, won the award for best collaboration. This is the fourth all-female collaboration to win Best Collaboration, after Beyoncé and Shakira’s “Beautiful Liar” (2007), Lady Gaga feat. “Telephone” by Beyoncé (2010) and Lady Gaga with “Rain on Me” by Ariana Grande (2020).
Silk Sonic’s “Leave the Door Open” won the award for best R&B.
Travis Scott’s “Franchise” won the award for best hip-hop. This is the first male hit to win in this category since Kendrick Lamar’s “HUMBLE” four years ago.
Eilish’s “Your Power” was a surprise winner for the video for good, beating, among others, Oscar-winning H.E.R.’s “Fight for You”. Eilish also won the Best Latin award for “Lo Vas A Olvidar”, a collaboration with Latin superstar Rosalía. This is Rosalía’s second victory in the category. She won the award two years ago for “Con Altura,” a collaboration with J Balvin.
Beyonce’s “Brown Skin Girl” won the award for best photography. Queen Bey did not do the cinematography, but at the VMAs, the artists share the technical prices. This is her 29th VMA, which extends her record as the most awarded artist. Madonna is far behind, with 20 awards.
Foo Fighters was the first winner of the Global Icon Award, which VMAs imported from EMAs, the MTV European Music Awards. It’s a year of recognition for the veteran group, who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later this year.
Machine Gun Kelly won Best Alternative for the second year in a row. He won this year’s “My Ex’s Best Friend” award. He won last year for ‘Bloody Valentine’. MGK is the only second act to win back-to-back awards for Best Alternative. The first was Nirvana, who scored a hat-trick from 1992 to 1994 with “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, “In Bloom” and “Heart-Shaped Box”. The category experienced a 20-year hiatus from 1999 to 2019, according to Billboard.com.
