We're nearing the end of the summer season, but the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards turned up the heat in the city of New York with the annual ceremony's return to Radio City Music Hall on Monday night (August 20).
For this year's ceremony, Cardi B led the pack of nominations with 10 honors including Video, Song and Artist of the year, along with Best New Artist and Best Collaboration for her appearance on Bruno Mars' "Finesse" remix. Following the breakthrough rapper was The Carters with eight nominations for "Apes**t" from their collaborative LP, Everything is Love. Trailing BeyoncƩ and JAY-Z was Childish Gambino and Drake with seven nominations, Bruno Mars with six and Ariana Grande and Camila Cabello with five apiece. Scroll on below to see who took home the Moon Person!
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande ā āNo Tears Left to Cryā ā Republic Records
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B ā āFinesse (Remix)ā ā Atlantic Records
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug ā āHavanaā ā Syco Music/Epic Records ** WINNER **
The Carters ā āAPES**Tā ā Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment
Childish Gambino ā āThis Is Americaā ā mcDJ / RCA Records
Drake ā āGod's Planā ā YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande ā Republic Records
Bruno Mars ā Atlantic Records
Camila Cabello ā Syco Music/Epic Records ** WINNER **
Cardi B ā Atlantic Records
Drake ā YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
Post Malone ā Republic Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B ā āFinesse (Remix)ā ā Atlantic Records
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug ā āHavanaā ā Syco Music/Epic Records
Drake ā āGod's Planā ā YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
Dua Lipa ā āNew Rulesā ā Warner Bros. Records
Ed Sheeran ā āPerfectā ā Atlantic Records
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage ā ārockstarā ā Republic Records ** WINNER **
BEST NEW ARTIST (Presented by Taco BellĀ®)
Bazzi ā iamcosmic/Atlantic Records
Cardi B ā Atlantic Records ** WINNER **
Chloe x Halle ā Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
Hayley Kiyoko ā Atlantic Records
Lil Pump ā Warner Bros. Records
Lil Uzi Vert ā Atlantic Records
BEST COLLABORATION
Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line ā āMeant to Beā ā Warner Bros. Records
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B ā āFinesse (Remix)ā ā Atlantic Records
The Carters ā āAPES**Tā ā Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment
Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B ā āDineroā ā Epic Records/Nuyorican Productions ** WINNER **
Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid ā ā1-800-273-8255ā ā Def Jam Recordings
N.E.R.D & Rihanna ā āLemonā ā i am OTHER/Columbia Records
PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
JULY 2018 ā Chloe x Halle ā Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
JUNE 2018 ā Sigrid ā Island Records
MAY 2018 ā Lil Xan ā Columbia Records
APRIL 2018 ā Hayley Kiyoko ā Atlantic Records ** WINNER **
MARCH 2018 ā Jessie Reyez ā Island Records
FEBRUARY 2018 ā Tee Grizzley ā 300 Entertainment
JANUARY 2018 ā Bishop Briggs ā Island Records
DECEMBER 2017 ā Grace VanderWaal ā Syco Music/Columbia Records
NOVEMBER 2017 ā Why Donāt We ā Atlantic Records
OCTOBER 2017 ā PRETTYMUCH ā Syco Music/Columbia Records
SEPTEMBER 2017 ā SZA ā TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records
AUGUST 2017 ā Kacy Hill ā Def Jam Recordings
JULY 2017 ā Khalid ā RCA Records
JUNE 2017 ā Kyle ā Atlantic Records
MAY 2017 ā Noah Cyrus ā Republic Records
BEST POP
Ariana Grande ā āNo Tears Left to Cryā ā Republic Records ** WINNER **
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug ā āHavanaā ā Syco Music/Epic Records
Demi Lovato ā āSorry Not Sorryā ā Island Records
Ed Sheeran ā āPerfectā ā Atlantic Records
P!nk ā āWhat About Usā ā RCA Records
Shawn Mendes ā āIn My Bloodā ā Island Records
BEST HIP HOP
Cardi B ft. 21 Savage ā āBartier Cardiā ā KSR/Atlantic Records
The Carters ā āAPES**Tā ā Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment
Drake ā āGod's Planā ā YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
J. Cole ā āATMā ā Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope Records
Migos ft. Drake ā āWalk It Talk Itā ā Quality Control/Capitol Records
Nicki Minaj ā āChun-Liā ā Young Money/Cash Money Records ** WINNER **
BEST LATIN
Daddy Yankee ā āDuraā ā El Cartel Records/UMLE
J Balvin, Willy William ā āMi Genteā ā UMLE/Republic Records ** WINNER **
Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B ā āDineroā ā Epic Records/Nuyorican Productions
Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato ā āĆchame La Culpaā ā UMLE/Republic/Island/Universal Music Latino
Maluma ā āFelices los 4ā ā Sony Music Entertainment US Latin
Shakira ft. Maluma ā āChantajeā ā Sony Music Entertainment US Latin
BEST DANCE
Avicii ft. Rita Ora ā āLonely Togetherā ā Geffen Records ** WINNER **
Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa ā āOne Kissā ā Columbia Records
The Chainsmokers ā āEverybody Hates Meā ā Disruptor Records/Columbia Records
David Guetta & Sia ā āFlamesā ā Atlantic Records
Marshmello ft. Khalid ā āSilenceā ā RCA Records/Ultra Records
Zedd & Liam Payne ā āGet Low (Street Video)ā ā Interscope Records
BEST ROCK
Fall Out Boy ā āChampionā ā Island Records
Foo Fighters ā āThe Sky Is A Neighborhoodā ā RCA Records
Imagine Dragons ā āWhatever It Takesā ā KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records ** WINNER **
Linkin Park ā āOne More Lightā ā Warner Bros. Records
Panic! At The Disco ā āSay Amen (Saturday Night)ā ā Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic Records
Thirty Seconds to Mars ā āWalk On Waterā ā Interscope Records
VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE
Childish Gambino ā āThis Is Americaā ā mcDJ / RCA Records ** WINNER **
Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges ā āLiberatedā ā Columbia Records
Drake ā āGodās Planā ā YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
Janelle MonĆ”e ā āPYNKā ā Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records
Jessie Reyez ā āGatekeeperā ā Island Records
Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid ā ā1-800-273-8255ā ā Def Jam Recordings
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Alessia Cara ā āGrowing Painsā ā Def Jam Recordings ā Cinematography by Pau CastejĆ³n
Ariana Grande ā āNo Tears Left to Cryā ā Republic Records ā Cinematography by Scott Cunningham
The Carters ā āAPES**Tā ā Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment ā Cinematography by Benoit Debie ** WINNER **
Childish Gambino ā āThis Is Americaā ā mcDJ / RCA Records ā Cinematography by Larkin Seiple
Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran ā āRiverā ā Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records ā Cinematography by Frank Mobilio & Patrick Meller
Shawn Mendes ā āIn My Bloodā ā Island Records ā Cinematography by Jonathan Sela
BEST DIRECTION
The Carters ā āAPES**Tā ā Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment ā Directed by Ricky Saix
Childish Gambino ā āThis Is Americaā ā mcDJ / RCA Records ā Directed by Hiro Murai ** WINNER **
Drake ā āGod's Planā ā YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records ā Directed by Karena Evans
Ed Sheeran ā āPerfectā ā Atlantic Records ā Directed by Jason Koenig
Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton ā āSay Somethingā ā RCA Records ā Directed by Arturo Perez Jr.
Shawn Mendes ā āIn My Bloodā ā Island Records ā Directed by Jay Martin
BEST ART DIRECTION
The Carters ā āAPES**Tā ā Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment ā Art Direction by Jan Houlevigue ** WINNER **
Childish Gambino ā āThis Is Americaā ā mcDJ / RCA Records ā Art Direction by Jason Kisvarday
J. Cole ā āATMā ā Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope Records ā Art Direction by Miles Mullin
Janelle MonĆ”e ā āMake Me Feelā ā Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records ā Art Direction by Pepper Nguyen
SZA ā āThe Weekendā ā TDE/RCA Records ā Art Direction by SZA and Solange
Taylor Swift ā āLook What You Made Me Doā ā Big Machine Records ā Art Direction by Brett Hess
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ariana Grande ā āNo Tears Left to Cryā ā Republic Records ā Visual Effects by Vidal and Loris Paillier for Buf
Avicii ft. Rita Ora ā āLonely Togetherā ā Geffen Records ā Visual Effects by KPP
Eminem ft. BeyoncĆ© ā āWalk On Waterā ā Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records ā Visual Effects Supervisor Rich Lee for Drive Studios
Kendrick Lamar & SZA ā āAll The Starsā ā TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records ā Visual Effects by Loris Paillier for BUF Paris ** WINNER **
Maroon 5 ā āWaitā ā 222/Interscope Records ā Visual Effects by TIMBER
Taylor Swift ā āLook What You Made Me Doā ā Big Machine Records ā Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B ā āFinesse (Remix)ā ā Atlantic Records ā Choreography by Phil Tayag & Bruno Mars
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug ā āHavanaā ā Syco Music/Epic Records ā Choreography by Calvit Hodge and Sara Bivens
The Carters ā āAPES**Tā ā Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment ā Choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Jaquel Knight
Childish Gambino ā āThis Is Americaā ā mcDJ / RCA Records ā Choreography by Sherrie Silver ** WINNER **
Dua Lipa ā āIDGAFā ā Warner Bros. Records ā Choreography by Marion Motin
Justin Timberlake ā āFilthyā ā RCA Records ā Choreography by Marty Kudelka, AJ Harpold, Tracy Phillips, and Ivan Koumaev
BEST EDITING
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B ā āFinesse (Remix)ā ā Atlantic Records ā Editing by Jacquelyn London
The Carters ā āAPES**Tā ā Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment ā Taylor Ward and Sam Ostrove
Childish Gambino ā āThis Is Americaā ā mcDJ / RCA Records ā Editing by Ernie Gilbert
Janelle MonĆ”e ā āMake Me Feelā ā Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records ā Editing by Deji Laray
N.E.R.D & Rihanna ā āLemonā ā i am OTHER/Columbia Records ā Editing by Taylor Ward ** WINNER **
Taylor Swift ā āLook What You Made Me Doā ā Big Machine Records ā Editing by Chancler Haynes for Cosmo
SONG OF SUMMER
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin ā "I Like It" ** WINNER **
Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa ā "One Kiss"
DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper, Quavo ā "No Brainer"
Drake ā "In My Feelings"
Ella Mai ā "Booād Up"
Juice WRLD ā "Lucid Dreams"
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B ā "Girls Like You"
Post Malone ā "Better Now"
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