Main event: The Weeknd opened the show with a performance of his smash single "Blinding Lights" (XO/Republic) from Edge at Hudson Yards—the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere—with the mesmerizing NYC skyline as the backdrop.An amazing #VMA pre-show performance by @TateMcRae 💔 pic.twitter.com/T6rYkHUc2N
— MTV (@MTV) August 30, 2020
BLACKPINK win Song of the Summer for "How You Like That." Interscope/SCMG star DaBaby performed a medley of songs from his album Blame It On Baby, including "Blind" and "ROCKSTAR." Watch it here. Winner for Best Collaboration: Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande for "Rain on Me." Miley Cyrus performed a visually-sharp rendition of her latest single "Midnight Sky," which featured a nod to her hit "Wrecking Ball." Winner for Best Direction: Taylor Swift as a Director for her video "The Man."🎶 I said, OOOOH, I'm blinded by the lights 🎶 Now THAT is how you open a show,!!👏 @theweeknd #VMAs pic.twitter.com/WbUBsz0Yrk
— MTV (@MTV) August 31, 2020
Maluma performed "Hawai" live from a Brooklyn Drive-In theater. He won the Moonman for Best Latin immediately following the performance, for "Qué Pena" f/J Balvin. Song of the Year goes to Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande for "Rain on Me." Watch BTS' global debut performance of "Dynamite.".@taylorswift13 just won Best Direction for her #TheMan music video at the 2020 #VMAs! After surprise dropping her eighth album #Folklore last month, she thanked Swifties for everything they've done for her this summer ❤️ pic.twitter.com/uSL9b01tYS
— MTV NEWS (@MTVNEWS) August 31, 2020
Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber win Best Music Video From Home for "Stuck With U."I am SPEECHLESS after @BTS_twt’s explosive #VMA performance of #Dynamite!! 💜 😭 pic.twitter.com/Qj14AYTzfD
— MTV (@MTV) August 31, 2020
Lady Gaga takes home Artist of the Year. H.E.R. wins the award for Best Video For Good for her songs "I Can't Breathe." Doja Cat performed a combination of her hit single "Say So," along with a remixed quick hit of "Like That." Gaga wins a special honor of the night, the first-ever MTV trIcon Award.💗@LADYGAGA AND @ARIANAGRANDE JUST TOOK US TO CHROMATICA AT THE #VMAs 💗
— Video Music Awards (@vmas) August 31, 2020
You need to watch this performance right now ⚔️ WHAT AN ICONIC DUO! 🌧 pic.twitter.com/TcjY1Wdz0F
Doja Cat wins MTV's Push Best New Artist. The Weeknd takes home his second win of the night with Video of the Year for "Blinding Lights." Black Eyed Peas close the show with a medley of songs, including their throwback hit, "I Got A Feeling." THE WINNERS VIDEO OF THE YEAR The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights” PUSH BEST NEW ARTIST Doja Cat ARTIST OF THE YEAR Lady Gaga SONG OF THE YEAR Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me” BEST HIP-HOP Megan Thee Stallion – “Savage” VIDEO FOR GOOD H.E.R. – ”I Can’t Breathe” BEST R&B The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights” BEST POP BTS – “On” BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM HOME Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber – “Stuck with U” BEST LATIN Maluma ft. J Balvin – “Qué Pena” BEST DIRECTION Taylor Swift – “The Man” BEST COLLABORATION Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me” BEST K-POP BTS – “On” BEST GROUP BTS BEST ALTERNATIVE Machine Gun Kelly – “Bloody Valentine” BEST ROCK Coldplay – “Orphans” BEST QUARANTINE PERFORMANCE CNCO – Unplugged At Home BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me” BEST ART DIRECTION Miley Cyrus – “Mother’s Daughter” BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Dua Lipa – “Physical” BEST CHOREOGRAPHY BTS – “On” BEST EDITING Miley Cyrus – “Mother’s Daughter” SONG OF THE SUMMER BLACKPINK “How You Like That”Catch me dancing along to @DojaCat’s #VMA performance of ‘Say So’ and ‘Like That’ from home 🎉
— Video Music Awards (@vmas) August 31, 2020
WHAT AN ICON 💗 pic.twitter.com/PSjcxTfRvC
