Kendrick Lamar at MTV Video Music awards (Image courtesy: AFP)
Highlights
- Kendrick Lamar won six awards at MTV Video Music awards
- Ed Sheeran won the Artist Of The Year award
- Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus and Ed Sheeran also performed at the event
New Delhi:
MTV Video Music awards were held in California, United States on Sunday and it was all about brilliant performances by various artists. American rapper Kendrick Lamar opened the event by singing the popular song
DNA from his recently launched album
Damn. Kendrick Lamar has performed on the MTV Video Music awards stage for the second consecutive year. Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Fifth Harmony, Lorde, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Shawn Mendes and
Ed Sheeran also performed at the award function.
Kendrick Lamar was nominated in eight categories, followed by Katy Perry and The Weeknd who had five nominations each. Here we have the complete list of winners from last night's MTV Video Music awards.
Video Of The Year: Kendrick Lamar -
HUMBLEArtist Of The Year: Ed Sheeran
Best New Artist: Khalid
Best Collaboration: Zayn & Taylor Swift -
I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)Best Pop: Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane -
DownBest Hip Hop: Kendrick Lamar -
HUMBLEBest Dance: Zedd and Alessia Cara -
StayBest Rock: Twenty One Pilots -
Heavy Dirty SoulBest Fight Against The System: All HonoredLogic ft. Damian Lemar Hudson -
Black SpiderManThe Hamilton Mixtape -
Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)Big Sean -
LightAlessia Cara -
Scars To Your BeautifulTaboo ft. Shailene Woodley -
Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPLJohn Legend -
SurefireBest Cinematography: Kendrick Lamar -
HUMBLEBest Direction: Kendrick Lamar -
HUMBLEBest Art Direction: Kendrick Lamar -
HUMBLEBest Visual Effects: Kendrick Lamar -
HUMBLEBest Choreography: Kanye West -
FadeBest Editing: Young Thug -
Wyclef JeanSong Of The Summer: Lil Uzi Vert -
XO Tour Llif3This year, MTV merged the male and female categories for the awards. A number of transgender US service people were also invited to watch the show.