This evening's performers include Lizzo, Khalid, and Jack Harlow, who's also on hosting duty.The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards are officially kicking off, and this year's is set to be a seriously star-studded event, with Lizzo, Khalid, and Blackpink among the musical acts ready to grace the stage with a performance this evening.
As far as nominees go, Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, and Lil Nas X are leading the charge with seven each to their names, while both Kacey Musgraves and Baby Keem earned their first-ever nods this summer.
Lil Nas X attends the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards -- Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
Nicki Minaj is due to be one of the biggest spectacles of the evening. Following the arrival of her highly anticipated "Super Freaky Girl" single (which is up for "Song of Summer"), which marked her first solo No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the mother of one is due to deliver a performance that will encompass her entire career, while also receiving the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
Keep scrolling to see a full list of this year's nominees, as well as the winners who will be updated later in bold.
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Harry Styles – “As It Was“
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”
Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal”
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) - WINNER
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” - WINNER
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY”
Harry Styles - Harry's House - WINNER
Bad Bunny - Un Verano Sin Ti
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
Drake - Certified Lover Boy
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” - WINNER
Post Malone & The Weeknd – “One Right Now”
ROSALÍA ft. The Weeknd – “LA FAMA”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY”
Push Performance of the Year
September 2021: Griff – “One Night”
October 2021: Remi Wolf – “Sexy Villain”
November 2021: Nessa Barrett – “i hope ur miserable until ur dead”
December 2021: SEVENTEEN – “Rock With You” – PLEDIS Entertainment - WINNER
January 2021: Mae Muller – “Better Days”
February 2022: GAYLE – “abcdefu”
March 2022: Sheneesa – “R U That”
April 2022: Omar Apollo – “Tamagotchi”
May 2022: Wet Leg – “Chaise Longue”
June 2022: Muni Long – “Baby Boo”
July 2022: Doechii – “Persuasive”
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Harry Styles – “As It Was” - WINNER
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
Olivia Rodrigo – “traitor”
Eminem & Snoop Dogg – “From The D 2 The LBC”
Future ft. Drake, Tems – “WAIT FOR U”
Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby – “Do We Have A Problem?” - WINNER
Foo Fighters – “Love Dies Young”
Jack White – “Taking Me Back”
Muse – “Won’t Stand Down”
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Black Summer” - WINNER
Shinedown – “Planet Zero”
Three Days Grace – “So Called Life”
Avril Lavigne ft. blackbear – “Love It When You Hate Me”
Imagine Dragons x JID – “Enemy”
Machine Gun Kelly ft. WILLOW – “emo girl”
Måneskin – “I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE” - WINNER
Panic! At The Disco – “Viva Las Vengeance”
Twenty One Pilots – “Saturday”
WILLOW, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker – “G R O W”
Anitta – “Envolver” - WINNER
Bad Bunny – “Tití Me Preguntó”
Becky G X KAROL G – “MAMIII”
J Balvin & Skrillex – “In Da Getto”
Alicia Keys – “City of Gods (Part II)”
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side”
The Weeknd – “Out Of Time” - WINNER
BTS – “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)”
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time” - WINNER
Rina Sawayama – “This Hell”
Best Metaverse Performance
BLACKPINK The Virtual | PUBG - WINNER
Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience
Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite
Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
Foo Fighters – Studio 666
Kacey Musgraves – star-crossed
Olivia Rodrigo – driving home 2 u
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) - WINNER
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties”
Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran – “Bam Bam”
Harry Styles – “As It Was” - WINNER
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side”
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties”
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) - WINNER
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)”
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Kacey Musgraves – “simple times”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” - WINNER
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Coldplay X BTS – “My Universe”
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” - WINNER
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY”
BTS – “Permission to Dance”
Doja Cat – “Woman” - WINNER
FKA twigs ft. The Weeknd – “Tears In The Club”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side”
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties”
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)”
Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal”
ROSALÍA – “SAOKO” - WINNER
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
The Weeknd – “Take My Breath”
Bad Bunny & Chencho Corleone – “Me Porto Bonito”
Beyoncé – “Break My Soul”
Charlie Puth ft. Jung Kook of BTS – “Left and Right”
Future ft. Drake, Tems – “WAIT FOR U”
Harry Styles – “Late Night Talking”
Jack Harlow – “First Class” - WINNER
Latto x Mariah Carey ft. DJ Khaled – “Big Energy (Remix)”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
Marshmello x Khalid – “Numb”
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
Nicky Youre, dazy – “Sunroof”
Post Malone with Doja Cat – “I Like You (A Happier Song)”
About The Author
Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services.
Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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