Lady Gaga was the big winner at the 2020 MTV VMAs with five awards, including Song of the Year and Best Collaboration for her song “Rain On Me” with Ariana Grande. She also gave us a 9 minute performance, which included Ariana and a medley of songs off her latest album, “Chromatica.”
.@ladygaga took us on a JOURNEY through #CHROMATICA with this incredible #VMA performance! 💖 pic.twitter.com/jBjaUpZtfG
— MTV (@MTV) August 31, 2020
How inspirational was @ladygaga‘s Tricon Award acceptance speech?! We are still in awe! #VMAs pic.twitter.com/XKoDxSJiEs
— MTV (@MTV) August 31, 2020
The Weeknd won the coveted Video of the Year for “Blinding Lights,” and “Say So” singer Doja Cat won Best New Artist.
⚡️WOW, @theweeknd JUST OPENED THE #VMAs WITH HIS SMASH-HIT ‘BLINDING LIGHTS’ at @edgenyc ⚡️
You know I’ll be watching this OVER AND OVER AND OVER. What a superstar. 👏 pic.twitter.com/9SZA6zHtQ6
— Video Music Awards (@vmas) August 31, 2020
.@DojaCat‘s #VMA performance was OUT OF THIS WORLD, if I do ~say so~ myself. 💫 pic.twitter.com/guxE0ARXCp
— MTV (@MTV) August 31, 2020
Taylor Swift made history, as she does, for being the first ever artist to win the award for Best Direction for her music video for “The Man.”
Congrats to @taylorswift13 on winning Best Direction! #GirlPower #VMAs pic.twitter.com/QrnJQoABHd
— MTV (@MTV) August 31, 2020
Keke Palmer hosted the socially distant awards show with multiple celebrity presenters, and the show was dedicated in memory of “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman, who passed away from colon cancer at just 43 years old.
The world needs more superheroes, and we all deserve to see ourselves in them. Chadwick Boseman helped make that happen. Rest in power. pic.twitter.com/d05kkkQR6b
— MTV (@MTV) August 31, 2020
See the full list of winners HERE!
PHOTO: MTV via AP