Aired live from the Prudential Center in Newark, the action-packed extravaganza boasted many-a-memorable moment from blazing stage performances to technical hiccups, shocking on-stage antics, and more.
But, with all eyes on who took home which honor, did your favourite win any of the coveted Moonmen? Look inside to recap:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“a lot,” 21 Savage ft. J. Cole
“Bad Guy,” Billie Eilish
“thank u, next,” Ariana Grande
“Sucker,” Jonas Brothers
“Old Town Road (Remix),” Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus
“You Need to Calm Down,” Taylor Swift *WINNER
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Cardi B
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Halsey
Jonas Brothers
Shawn Mendes
SONG OF THE YEAR
“In My Feelings,” Drake
“thank u, next,” Ariana Grande
“Sucker,” Jonas Brothers
“Shallow,” Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
“Old Town Road (Remix),” Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus *WINNER
“You Need to Calm Down,” Taylor Swift
BEST NEW ARTIST
Ava Max
Billie Eilish *WINNER
H.E.R.
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
ROSALÍA
BEST COLLABORATION
“Old Town Road (Remix),” Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus
“Shallow,” Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
“Señorita,” Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
“ME!,” Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco
“I Don’t Care,” Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
“Boy With Luv,” BTS ft. Halsey
PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bazzi
CNCO
Billie Eilish *WINNER
H.E.R.
Lauv
Lizzo
BEST POP
“Easier,” 5 Seconds of Summer
“Please Me,” Cardi B & Bruno Mars
“Bad Guy,” Billie Eilish
“Talk,” Khalid
“thank u, next,” Ariana Grande
“Sucker,” Jonas Brothers *WINNER
“You Need to Calm Down,” Taylor Swift
BEST HIP HOP
“Rule the World,” 2 Chainz ft. Ariana Grande
“a lot,” 21 Savage ft. J. Cole
“Money,” Cardi B *WINNER
“Higher,” DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend
“Old Town Road (Remix),” Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus
“SICKO MODE,” Travis Scott ft. Drake
BEST R&B
“Make It Better,” Anderson .Paak ft. Smokey Robinson
“Feels Like Summer,” Childish Gambino
“Could’ve Been,” H.E.R. ft. Bryson Tiller
“Raise A Man,” Alicia Keys
“Trip,” Ella Mai
“Waves,” Normani ft. 6lack
BEST K-POP
“Boy With Luv,” BTS ft. Halsey *WINNER
“Kill This Love,” BLACKPINK
“Who Do You Love,” Monsta X ft. French Montana
“Cat & Dog,” TOMORROW X TOGETHER
“Regular,” NCT 127
“Tempo,” EXO
Best dance
WINNER: The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha – “Call You Mine”
Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato – “Solo”
DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B – “Taki Taki”
David Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin – “Say My Name”
Marshmello & Bastille – “Happier”
Silk City & Dua Lipa – “Electricity”
BEST LATIN
“Secreto,” Anuel AA, Karol G
“MIA,” Bad Bunny ft. Drake
“I Can’t Get Enough,” benny blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez, J Balvin
“Con Calma,” Daddy Yankee ft. Snow
“Mala Mía,” Maluma
“Con Altura,” ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho *WINNER
BEST DANCE
“Call You Mine,” The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha *WINNER
“Solo,” Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato
“Taki Taki,” DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B
“Say My Name,” David Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin
“Happier,” Marshmello & Bastille
“Electricity,” Silk City & Dua Lipa
BEST ROCK
“Love It If We Made It,” The 1975
“Bishops Knife Trick,” Fall Out Boy
“Natural,” Imagine Dragons
“Low,” Lenny Kravitz
“High Hopes,” Panic! At The Disco
“My Blood,” twenty one pilots
VIDEO FOR GOOD
“Nightmare,” Halsey
“Land of the Free,” The Killers
“Runaway Train,” Jamie N Commons, Skylar Grey ft. Gallant
“Preach,” John Legend
“Earth,” Lil Dicky
“You Need to Calm Down,” Taylor Swift *WINNER
BEST DIRECTION
“Bad Guy,” Dave Meyers
“Cellophane,” Andrew Thomas Huang
“thank you, next,” Hannah Lux Davis
“Old Town Road (Remix),” Calmatic
“No New Friends,” Dano Cerny
“You Need to Calm Down,” Drew Kirsch & Taylor Swift
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“when the party’s over,” Ryan Ross, Andres Jaramillo
“Cellophane,” Matt Chandler, Fabio Zaveti for Analog
“God is a Woman,” Fabrice Lagayette, Kristina Prilukova & Rebecca Rice for Mathematic
“Just Us,” Sergii Mashevskyi
“No New Friends,” Ethan Chancer
“ME!,” Loris Paillier & Lucas Salton for BUF VFX
BEST EDITING
“Tints,” Elias Talbot
“Old Town Road (Remix),” Calmatic
“Bad Guy,” Billie Eilish
“7 Rings,” Hannah Lux Davis & Taylor Walsh
“Almeda,” Solange Knowles, Vinnie Hobbs, Jonathon Proctor
“You Need to Calm Down,” Jarrett Fijal
BEST ART DIRECTION
“Boy With Luv,” JinSil Park, BoNa Kim (MU:E)
“7 Rings,” John Richoux
“Old Town Road (Remix),” Itaru Dela Vegas
“Señorita,” Tatiana Van Sauter
“You Need to Calm Down,” Brittany Porter
“I Love It,” Tino Schaedler
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
“Cellophane,” Kelly Yvonne
“Con Altura,” Charm La’Donna
“No New Friends,” Ryan Heffington
“Señorita,” Calvit Hodge, Sara Biv
“Almeda,” Maya Taylor, Solange Knowles
“Boy With Luv,” Rie Hata
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Tints,” Elias Talbot
“hostage,” Pau Castejon
“thank you, next,” Christopher Probst
“Señorita,” Scott Cunningham
“Almeda,” Chayse Irvin, Ryan Marie Helfant, Justin Hamilton
“ME!,” Starr Whitesides
SONG OF SUMMER
Ariana Grande, Social House, “boyfriend” *WINNER
Billie Eilish,”bad guy”
DaBaby,”Suge”
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber, “I Don’t Care”
Jonas Brothers, “Sucker”
Khalid,”Talk”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road (Remix)”
Lil Tecca, “Ransom”
Lizzo, “Truth Hurts”
Miley Cyrus, “Mother’s Daughter”
Post Malone ft. Young Thug, “Goodbyes”
ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho, “Con Altura”
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello, “Señorita”
Taylor Swift, “You Need To Calm Down”
The Chainsmokers, Bebe Rexha, “Call You Mine”
Young Thug ft. J. Cole & Travis Scott, “The London”
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