New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Sunday's MTV Video
Music Awards were about performances and powerful words.
Kendrick Lamar kicked off the show with a mini-medley of his songs. The fiery set included a man totally engulfed in flames. Lamar went into the evening with eight nominations, followed by
Katy Perry and The
Weeknd tied with five nominations each.
Nicki Minaj stunned in a pink latex bodysuit while "Raking It Up" alongside Yo Gotti. Fellow rapstress
Cardi B wowed in a white pantsuit with cone bra before changing into a sparkly outfit for her pre-show performance.
Six-time winner
Kendrick Lamar rocked braids and a clean pair of
Cortez sneakers while snapping pics with
DJ Khaled and his son Asahd. Chance the Rapper channeled Big Bird in a fuzzy yellow sweater, while
Lil Mama brought an actual bird in a cage.
Teyana Taylor put her six-pack abs on display as she channeled
Janet Jackson's 1995 VMA look, rocking a white midriff-baring top that read "Underrated" on the back, like Janet's infamous "Pervert 2" tee. The G.O.O.D.
Music songstress also went on to win her first VMA for Best Choreography for "Fade."
Couples also ruled the carpet.
21 Savage and
Amber Rose weren't afraid to show PDA, kissing and holding hands, while
Gucci Mane and his fiancée Keyshia Ka'oir were dripping in swag.
Susan Bro, whose daughter Heather Heyer was killed during the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, took the stage at the VMAs on Sunday to present the award for "Best Fight Against the System.
See a full list of winners below.
2017 MTV Video Music Awards Winners:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Kendrick Lamar - "HUMBLE."
Bruno Mars - "24K Magic"
Alessia Cara - "Scars to Your Beautiful"
DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - "Wild Thoughts"
The Weeknd - "Reminder"
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bruno Mars
Kendrick Lamar
Ed Sheeran
Ariana Grande
The Weeknd
Lorde
BEST NEW ARTIST (Presented by Taco Bell)
Khalid
Kodak Black
SZA
Young M.A
Julia Michaels
Noah Cyrus
BEST COLLABORATION
Charlie Puth ft. Selena Gomez - "We Don't Talk Anymore"
DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - "Wild Thoughts"
D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty - "Broccoli"
The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey - "Closer"
Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean - "Feels"
Zayn & Taylor Swift - "I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)"
BEST POP
Shawn Mendes - "Treat You Better"
Ed Sheeran - "Shape of You"
Harry Styles - "Sign of the Times"
Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane - "Down"
Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley - "Chained to the Rhythm"
Miley Cyrus - "Malibu"
BEST HIP HOP
Kendrick Lamar - "HUMBLE."
Big Sean - "Bounce Back"
Chance the Rapper - "Same Drugs"
D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty - "Broccoli"
Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert - "Bad & Boujee"
DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne - "I'm the One"
BEST DANCE
Zedd and Alessia Cara - "Stay"
Kygo x Selena Gomez - "It Ain't Me"
Calvin Harris - "My Way"
Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber and MØ - "Cold Water"
Afrojack ft. Ty Dolla $ign - "Gone"
BEST ROCK
Coldplay - "A Head Full of Dreams"
Fall Out Boy - "Young and Menace"
Twenty One Pilots - "Heavydirtysoul"
Green Day - "Bang Bang"
Foo Fighters - "Run"
BEST FIGHT AGAINST THE SYSTEM
Logic ft. Damian Lemar Hudson - "Black SpiderMan"
The Hamilton Mixtape - "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)"
Big Sean - "Light"
Alessia Cara - "Scars to Your Beautiful"
Taboo ft. Shailene Woodley - "Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL"
John Legend - "Surefire"
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Kendrick Lamar - "HUMBLE." (Scott Cunningham)
Imagine Dragons - "Thunder" (Matthew Wise)
Ed Sheeran - "Castle on the Hill" (Steve Annis)
DJ Shadow ft. Run The Jewels - "Nobody Speak" (David Proctor)
Halsey - "Now or Never" (Kristof Brandl)
BEST DIRECTION
Kendrick Lamar - "HUMBLE." (Dave Meyers & the little homies)
Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley - "Chained to the Rhythm" (Mathew Cullen)
Bruno Mars - "24K Magic" (Cameron Duddy & Bruno Mars)
Alessia Cara - "Scars to Your Beautiful" (Aaron A)
The Weeknd - "Reminder" (Glenn Michael)
BEST ART DIRECTION
Kendrick Lamar - "HUMBLE." (Spencer Graves)
Bruno Mars - "24K Magic" (Alex Delgado)
Katy Perry ft. Migos - "Bon Appétit" (Natalie Groce)
DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - "Wild Thoughts" (Damian Fyffe)
The Weeknd - "Reminder" (Creative Director: Lamar C Taylor / Co-creative Director: Christo Anesti)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Kendrick Lamar - "HUMBLE."
A Tribe Called Quest - "Dis Generation"
KYLE ft. Lil Yachty - "iSpy"
Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley - "Chained to the Rhythm"
Harry Styles - "Sign of the Times"
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Kanye West - "Fade" (Teyana Taylor, Guapo, Jae Blaze & Derek 'Bentley' Watkins)
Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj - "Side to Side" (Brian & Scott Nicholson)
Kendrick Lamar - "HUMBLE." (Dave Meyers)
Sia - "The Greatest" (Ryan Heffington)
Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane - "Down" (Sean Bankhead)
BEST EDITING
Future - "Mask Off"
Young Thug - "Wyclef Jean"
Lorde - "Green Light"
The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey - "Closer"
The Weeknd - "Reminder"
SONG OF SUMMER
"Despacito Remix" - Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber
"Down" - Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane
"OMG" - Camila Cabello ft. Quavo
"Shape of You" - Ed Sheeran
"Sorry Not Sorry" - Demi Lovato
"There's Nothing Holding Me Back" - Shawn Mendes
"Wild Thoughts" - DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller
"XO Tour Llif3" - Lil Uzi Vert
