‘Brown Skin Girl’, a song by Beyoncé, featuring Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN,
and Wizkid has won the ‘Best Cinematography’ category in the 2021 MTV
Video Music Awards (VMA).
The 2021 edition of the award
event was held in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center on Sunday night.
Doja Cat, an American rapper,
hosted the ceremony while top music stars vied for the award’s Moonperson
statues.
Lil Nas X, US rapper, took home multiple awards, including the highly coveted ‘Video of the Year’ gong as well as the statues for the ‘Best Direction’ and ‘Best Visual Effects’ categories for his single ‘Montero (Call Me by Your Name)’.
Other winners are Olivia Rodrigo,
who won ‘Best New Artist’ and ‘Song of the Year’ (for ‘Drivers License’), and
Justin Bieber, who snagged both ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘Best Pop’ for his
song ‘Peaches’.
Billie Eilish won ‘Video for
Good’ for her ballad ‘Your Power’ while BTS bagged the ‘Group of the Year’
award.
Another big winner is Travis
Scott, who won ‘Best Hip-Hop’ for ‘Franchise’.
See the full list of winners
below:
GROUP OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: BTS
- Blackpink
- CNCO
- Foo Fighters
- Jonas Brothers
- Maroon 5
- Silk Sonic
- Twenty-One Pilots
GLOBAL ICON AWARD
- HONOREE: Foo Fighters
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion: ‘WAP’ – Atlantic
Records
- DJ Khaled ft. Drake: ‘Popstar’ (Starring Justin
Bieber) – OVO /We The Best/Epic Records
- Doja Cat ft. SZA: ‘Kiss Me More’ – Kemosabe
Records/RCA Records
- Ed Sheeran: ‘Bad Habits’ – Atlantic Records
- WINNER: Lil Nas X: ‘Montero (Call Me by
Your Name)’ – Columbia Records
- The Weeknd: ‘Save Your Tears’ – XO / Republic Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Ariana Grande – Republic Records
- Doja Cat – Kemosabe Records/RCA Records
- WINNER: Justin Bieber – Def Jam
- Megan Thee Stallion – 300 Entertainment
- Olivia Rodrigo – Geffen Records
- Taylor Swift – Republic Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
- 24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior: ‘Mood’ – Records LLC/Columbia
Records
- Doja Cat: ‘Say So’ – Kemosabe/RCA Records
- Bruno Mars, Anderson Paak, Silk Sonic: ‘Leave the
Door Open’ – Aftermath Entertainment/Atlantic Records
- BTS: ‘Dynamite’ – Bighit Music
- Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion: ‘WAP’ – Atlantic
Records
- Dua Lipa: ‘Levitating’ – Warner Records
- WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo: ‘Drivers License’
– Geffen Records
BEST NEW ARTIST
- 24kGoldn – Records LLC/Columbia Records
- Giveon – Epic Records/Not So Fast
- The Kid Laroi – Columbia Records
- WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo – Geffen Records
- Polo G – Columbia Records
- Saweetie – Warner Records
PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
- Wallows: ‘Are You Bored Yet?’ – Atlantic Records
- Ashnikko: ‘Daisy’ – Warner Records
- Saint Jhn: ‘Gorgeous’ – Godd Complexx/HITCO
- 24kGoldn: ‘Coco’ – Records LLC/Columbia Records
- JC Stewart: ‘Break My Heart’ – Elektra Music Group
- Latto: ‘Sex Lies’ – RCA Records
- Madison Beer: ‘Selfish’ – Epic Records/Sing It Loud
- The Kid Laroi: ‘Without You’ – Columbia Records
- WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo: ‘Drivers License’
– Geffen Records
- Girl in Red: ‘Serotonin’ – World in Red/AWAL
- Fousheé: ‘My Slime’ – RCA Records
- Jxdn: ‘Think About Me’ – DTA Records/Elektra Music
Group
BEST COLLABORATION
- 24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior: ‘Mood’ – Records LLC/Columbia
Records
- Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion: ‘WAP’ – Atlantic
Records
- WINNER: Doja Cat ft. SZA: ‘Kiss Me More’
– Kemosabe Records/RCA Records
- Drake ft. Lil Durk: ‘Laugh Now Cry Later’ –
OVO/Republic Records
- Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon: ‘Peaches’ –
Def Jam
- Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa: ‘Prisoner’ – RCA Records
BEST POP
- Ariana Grande: ‘Positions’ – Republic Records
- Billie Eilish: ‘Therefore I Am’ – Darkroom/Interscope
Records
- BTS: ‘Butter’ – Bighit Music
- Harry Styles: ‘Treat People With Kindness’ – Columbia
Records
- WINNER: Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar,
Giveon: ‘Peaches’ – Def Jam
- Olivia Rodrigo: ‘Good 4 U’ – Geffen Records
- Shawn Mendes: ‘Wonder’ – Island Records
- Taylor Swift: ‘Willow’ – Republic Records
BEST HIP-HOP
- Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion: ‘WAP’ – Atlantic
Records
- Drake ft. Lil Durk: ‘Laugh Now Cry Later’ –
OVO/Republic Records
- Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion: ‘On Me (remix)’ –
Quality Control/Motown
- Moneybagg Yo – ‘Said Sum’ – N-Less
Entertainment/Interscope Records
- Polo G: ‘Rapstar’ – Columbia Records
- WINNER: Travis Scott ft. Young Thug &
M.I.A.: ‘Franchise’ – Cactus Jack/Epic Records
BEST ROCK
- Evanescence: ‘Use My Voice’ – BMG
- Foo Fighters: ‘Shame Shame’ – Roswell Records/RCA
Records
- WINNER: John Mayer: ‘Last Train Home’ –
Columbia Records
- The Killers: ‘My Own Soul’s Warning’ – Island
- Kings Of Leon: ‘The Bandit’ – RCA Records
- Lenny Kravitz: ‘Raise Vibration’ – Roxie Records/BMG
BEST ALTERNATIVE
- Bleachers: ‘Stop Making This Hurt’ – RCA Records
- Glass Animals: ‘Heat Waves’ – Republic Records
- Imagine Dragons: ‘Follow You’ – Kidinakorner/Interscope
Records
- WINNER: Machine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear:
‘My Ex’s Best Friend’ – Bad Boy/Interscope Records
- Twenty One Pilots: ‘Shy Away’ – Fueled By Ramen
BEST LATIN
- Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez: ‘Dákiti’ – The Orchard
- WINNER: Billie Eilish & Rosalía: ‘Lo
Vas A Olvidar’ – Darkroom/Interscope Records
- Black Eyed Peas and Shakira: ‘Girl Like Me’ – Epic
Records
- Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy: ‘Un Die (One
Day)’ – Universal Music Latino/Neon16
- Karol G: ‘Bichota’ – Universal Music Latino
- Maluma: ‘Hawái’ – Sony Music US Latin
BEST R&B
- Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, Saint Jhn, WizKid: ‘Brown Skin
Girl’ – Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
- WINNER: Bruno Mars, Anderson Paak, Silk
Sonic: ‘Leave the Door Open’ – Aftermath Entertainment/Atlantic Records
- Chris Brown and Young Thug: ‘Go Crazy’ – Chris Brown
Entertainment/RCA Records
- Giveon: ‘Heartbreak Anniversary’ – Epic Records/Not
So Fast
- H.E.R. ft. Chris Brown: ‘Come Through’ – MBK
Entertainment/RCA Records
- SZA: ‘Good Days’ – Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA Records
BEST K-POP
- (G)I-DLE: ‘Dumdi Dumdi’ – Republic Records
- Blackpink and Selena Gomez: ‘Ice Cream’ – YG
Entertainment/Interscope Records
- WINNER: BTS – ‘Butter’ – Bighit Music
- Monsta X: ‘Gambler’ – Starship Entertainment
- Seventeen: ‘Ready to love’ – Pledis Entertainment
- Twice: ‘Alcohol-Free’ – JYP Entertainment Company
VIDEO FOR GOOD
- WINNER: Billie Eilish: ‘Your Power’ –
Darkroom/Interscope Records
- Demi Lovato: ‘Dancing With the Devil’ – Island
- H.E.R.: ‘Fight For You’ – MBK Entertainment/RCA
Records
- Kane Brown: ‘Worldwide Beautiful’ – Sony Music
Nashville/RCA Records
- Lil Nas X: ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ –
Columbia Records
- Pharrell Williams ft. Jay-Z: ‘Entrepreneur’ –
Columbia Records
BEST DIRECTION
- Billie Eilish: ‘Your Power’ – Darkroom / Interscope
Records; Directed by: Billie Eilish
- DJ Khaled ft. Drake: ‘Popstar (Starring Justin
Bieber)’ – OVO/We The Best/Epic Records – Directed by: Julien Christian
Lutz a.k.a. Director X
- WINNER: Lil Nas X: ‘Montero (Call Me by
Your Name)’ – Columbia Records – Directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino
- Taylor Swift: ‘Willow’ – Republic Records – Directed
by: Taylor Swift
- Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A: ‘Franchise’
– Cactus Jack/Epic Records – Directed by: Travis Scott
- Tyler, The Creator: ‘Lumberjack’ – Columbia Records;
Directed by: Wolf Haley
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- WINNER: Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN,
WizKid: ‘Brown Skin Girl’ – Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records –
Cinematography by: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, Mohammaed Atta Ahmed,
Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant
- Billie Eilish: ‘Therefore I Am’ – Darkroom/Interscope
Records – Cinematography by: Rob Witt
- Foo Fighters: ‘Shame Shame’ – Roswell Records/RCA
Records – Cinematography by: Santiago Gonzalez
- Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper: ‘Holy’ –
RBMG/Def Jam – Cinematography by: Elias Talbot
- Lady Gaga: ‘911’ – Interscope Records –
Cinematography by: Jeff Cronenweth
- Lorde: ‘Solar Power’ – Republic Records –
Cinematography by: Andrew Stroud
BEST ART DIRECTION
- Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer: ‘Already’ –
Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records – Art Direction by: Susan Linns,
Gerard Santos
- Ed Sheeran: ‘Bad Habits’ – Atlantic Records – Art
Direction by: Alison Dominitz
- Lady Gaga: ‘911’ – Interscope Records – Art Direction
by: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus
- Lil Nas X: ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ –
Columbia Records – Art Direction by: John Richoux
- WINNER: Saweetie ft. Doja Cat: ‘Best
Friend’ – Warner Records – Art Direction by: Alec Contestabile
- Taylor Swift – ‘Willow’ – Republic Records – Art
Direction by: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Bella Poarch: ‘Build a Bitch’ – Warner Records –
Visual Effects by: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein
Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova
- Coldplay: ‘Higher Power’ – Atlantic Records – Visual
Effects by: Mathematic
- Doja Cat & The Weeknd – ‘You Right’ – Kemosabe
Records/RCA Records – Visual Effects by: La Pac, Anthony Lestremau, Julien
Missaire, Petr Shkolniy, Alexi Bailla, Micha Sher, Antoine Hache, Mikros
MPC, Nicolas Huget, Guillaume Ho Tsong Fang, Benjamin Lenfant, Stephane
Pivron, MPC Bangalore, Chanakya Chander, Raju Ganesh, David Rouxel
- Glass Animals: ‘Tangerine’ – Republic Records –
Visual Effects by: Ronan Fourreau
- WINNER: Lil Nas X: ‘Montero (Call Me by
Your Name)’ – Columbia Records – Visual Effects by: Mathematic
- P!nk: ‘All I Know So Far’ – RCA Records – Visual
Effects by: BUF, VFX Supervisors: Dominique Vidal & Geoffrey Niquet,
VFX Producers: Annabelle Zoellin & Camille Gibrat
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
- Ariana Grande – ’34+35′ – Republic Records –
Choreography by: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson
- BTS – ‘Butter’ – Bighit Music – Choreography by: Son
Sung with BHM Performance Directing Team
- Ed Sheeran – ‘Bad Habits’ – Atlantic Records –
Choreography by: Natricia Bernard
- Foo Fighters – ‘Shame Shame’ – Roswell Records/RCA
Records – Choreography by: Nina McNeely
- WINNER: Harry Styles – ‘Treat People With
Kindness’ – Columbia Records
- Marshmello & Halsey – ‘Be Kind’ –
Astralwerks/Capitol Records – Choreography by Dani Vitale
BEST EDITING
- WINNER: Bruno Mars, Anderson Paak, Silk
Sonic: ‘Leave the Door Open’ – Aftermath Entertainment/Atlantic Records –
Editing by: Troy Charbonnet
- BTS: ‘Butter’ – Bighit Music – Editing by: Yong Seok
Choi from Lumpens
- Drake: ‘What’s Next’ – OVO/Republic Records – Editing
by: Noah Kendal
- Harry Styles: ‘Treat People With Kindness’ – Columbia
Records
- Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon: ‘Peaches’ –
Def Jam
- Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa: ‘Prisoner’ – RCA Records
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