Rapper Lil Nas X sukses memenangkan penghargaan bergengsi di MTV Video Music Awards 2021. Ia memenangkan Best Direction, Video of the Year dan Best Visual Effect. Sementara Justin Bieber terpilih menjadi Artist of the Year.
Berikut daftar lengkap pemenang MTV Video Music Awards 2021 (MTV VMA 2021):
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Lil Nas X – MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)
SONG OF THE YEAR
Olivia Rodrigo – drivers license
BEST NEW ARTIST
Olivia Rodrigo
GROUP OF THE YEAR
BTS
BEST BREAKTHROUGH SONG
Claire Rosinkranz – Backyard Boy
BEST COLLABORATION
Doja Cat ft. SZA – Kiss Me More
PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
May 2021: Olivia Rodrigo – Drivers License
BEST POP
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – Peaches
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Machine Gun Kelly ft. blackbear – my ex’s best friend – Bad Boy
BEST HIP-HOP
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. – FRANCHISE
BEST ROCK
John Mayer – Last Train Home
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Billie Eilish – Your Power
BEST LATIN
Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA – “Lo Vas A Olvidar” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
BEST R&B
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – Leave The Door Open
BEST K-POP
BTS – Butter
BEST DIRECTION
Lil Nas X – MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – Brown Skin Girl (Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, Mohammaed Atta Ahmed, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant)
BEST ART DIRECTION
Saweetie ft. Doja Cat – Best Friend (Art Haynes)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Lil Nas X – MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) (Mathematic)
SONG OF SUMMER
BTS – Butter
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Harry Styles – Treat People With Kindness (Paul Roberts)
BEST EDITING
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – Leave The Door Open (Troy Charbonnet)