MTV VMAs 2018: Full winners list

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by Anna Sky Hulton |
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Last night one of the biggest nights in the music industry took place in New York City - the MTV VMAs. The awards ceremony saw Camila Cabello win two awards, for Video of the Year and Artist of the Year, whilst Ariana Grande took home Best Pop Video for 'No Tears Left to Cry'.

During Camila's acceptance speech for Video of the Year she thanked all of her friends, family and fans as well as Madonna, who presented her with the award saying, "Madonna, I love you so, so much, I've seen every single music video and every single documentary of yours. You've inspired me so much, and for that reason this is a surreal moment."

On the night, the audience were also treated to spectacular performances from Jennifer Lopez, Ariana Grande and Logic featuring Ryan Tedder.

See the full list of winners from the night below...

Video of the Year

WINNER: Camila Cabello – 'Havana' [ft. Young Thug]

Ariana Grande – 'No Tears Left to Cry'

Bruno Mars – 'Finesse (Remix)' [ft. Cardi B]

The Carters – 'APES--T'

Childish Gambino – 'This Is America'

Drake – 'God's Plan'

Artist of the Year

WINNER: Camila Cabello

Ariana Grande

Bruno Mars

Cardi B

Drake

Post Malone

Song of the Year

WINNER: Post Malone – 'rockstar' [ft. 21 Savage]

Bruno Mars – 'Finesse (Remix)' [ft. Cardi B]

Camila Cabello – 'Havana' [ft. Young Thug]

Drake – 'God's Plan'

Dua Lipa – 'New Rules'

Ed Sheeran – 'Perfect'

Best New Artist

WINNER: Cardi B

Bazzi

Chloe x Halle

Hayley Kiyoko

Lil Pump

Lil Uzi Vert

Best Collaboration

WINNER: Jennifer Lopez – 'Dinero' [ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B]

Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line – 'Meant to Be'

Bruno Mars – 'Finesse (Remix)' [ft. Cardi B]

The Carters – 'APES--T'

Logic – '1-800-273-8255' [ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid]

N.E.R.D – 'Lemon' [ft. Rihanna]

See some of the biggest collabs this year in our gallery...

Gallery

Biggest collabs of 2018

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Camila Cabello and Young Thug

Former Fifth Harmony singer Camila Cabello dominated the charts with her massive collaboration with Young Thug on the catchy single 'Havana'.

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Dua Lipa and Calvin Harris

BRIT Award winner Dua Lipa teamed up with Scottish DJ Calvin Harris to create their amazing summer track 'One Kiss'.

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Cardi B and Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars enlisted the help of American rapper Cardi B to re-release his super upbeat single 'Finesse'.

Rita Ora with Cardi B, Bebe Rexha and Charlie XCX4 of 27
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Rita Ora with Cardi B, Bebe Rexha and Charlie XCX

Rita Ora teamed up with Cardi B, Bebe Rexha and Charlie XCX for her single 'Girls' in May.

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Liam Payne and Rita Ora

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne joined forces with Rita Ora to record the Fifty Shade Freed single 'For You'.

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Paloma Faith and Sigala

Paloma Faith lent her vocals to Sigala's amazing single 'Lullaby'.

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Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton

Justin Timberlake made his return to music in 2018 and teamed up with American singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton for the massive single 'Say Something'.

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Anne-Marie and Marshmello

British singer Anne-Marie and American music producer Marshmello worked together to create the incredible 'Friends'.

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Jess Glynne and Rudimental

Jess Glynne teamed up with Rudimental on the single 'These Days' to help her become the first British female solo artist to ever score six UK Number 1 singles.

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Calum Scott and Leona Lewis

Former Britain's Got Talent star Calum Scott and winner of The X Factor Leona Lewis teamed up on the stunning single 'You Are The Reason'.

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Camila Cabello and Pharrell

Camila Cabello and Pharrell have teamed up for 'Sangria Wine'. This new song didn't make it onto Camila's self-titled debut solo album, but it has now been released as a single.

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Maroon 5 and Cardi B

Maroon 5 and Cardi B teamed up for 'Girls Like You'. The music video stars a number of celebrities including Camila Cabello, Millie Bobby Brown from Stranger Things, Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Lopez, Rita Ora and Adam Levine's wife Behati Prinsloo and their daughter Dusty Rose.The photo shows the lead singer from Maroon 5, Adam Levine and Cardi B.

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Nicki Minaj ft. Ariana Grande

Superstar rapper Nicki Minaj has teamed up with Ariana Grande for another great collaboration, 'Bed'. 'Bed' is the follow up to Nicki's 'Chun-Li' and features on her fourth studio album, 'Queen'.

Sigala - 'Feels Like Home', featuring Fuse ODG, Sean Paul and Kent Jones14 of 27
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Sigala - featuring Fuse ODG, Sean Paul and Kent Jones

Sigala's song is quite the collaboration, it fuses together inspiration from each of the collaborators. Sigala described the song as an, "Amazing mix of cultures with Sean Paul from Jamaica, Fuse ODG from Ghana and Kent Jones from America."

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Little Mix and Cheat Codes

This track is Little Mix's first song to be released in 2018 and quite different from their usual sound.

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Jax Jones featuring Mabel

'Ring Ring' is Jax Jones's first song since 2017, the music video includes graphics of a spaceman interspersed with a bag of sweets called Jax Jones, in the style of a Haribo bag.

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David Guetta and Anne-Marie

David Guetta and Anne-Marie team up for the first time to release 'Don't Leave Me Alone'.

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DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper and Quavo

DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper and Quavo have teamed up to release 'No Brainer'.

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Calvin Harris and Sam Smith

Calvin Harris and Sam Smith teamed up on 'Promises'.

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Bastille and Marshmello

Bastille and Marshmello have teamed up for their new single 'Happier'. Lead singer Dan (pictured) tweeted saying, 'Last year we wrote a song called "Happier" which we thought would be great as a collaboration. We had a lot of fun getting to work on it with Marshmello who managed to find some joy in the melancholy…'.

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Sigala, Ella Eyre, Meghan Trainor and French Montana

British DJ Sigala has dropped another fantastic single, this time teaming up with some big names, including Ella Eyre, Meghan Trainor and French Montana!

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Olly Murs and Snoop Dogg

Olly Murs and Snoop Dogg have teamed up for the fantastic single 'Moves'. They dropped the song the lyric video on the 27th September.

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Little Mix and Nicki Minaj

The Little Mix girls teamed up with American rapper Nicki Minaj for their amazing hit single 'Woman Like Me'.

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Liam Payne, Jonas Blue and Lennon Stella

Liam, Jonas and Lennon teamed up on the hit 'Polaroid' in 2018. The single was a massive hit with fans with its summery vibe.

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James Arthur and Anne-Marie

The amazing James Arthur and Anne-Marie teamed up to release their own rendition of 'Rewrite The Stars' from The Greatest Showman.

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Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper teamed up together when they both starred in 2018 film A Star Is Born. Their duet 'Shallow' took the charts by storm, with many fans dubbing it their 'favourite duet' of the year.

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Ellie Goulding and Diplo

After taking time off, Ellie Goulding returned in 2018 with 'Close To Me', featuring Diplo.

Best Pop Video

WINNER: Ariana Grande – 'No Tears Left to Cry'

Camila Cabello – 'Havana' [ft. Young Thug]

Demi Lovato – 'Sorry Not Sorry'

Ed Sheeran – 'Perfect'

P!nk – 'What About Us'

Shawn Mendes – 'In My Blood'

Best Hip Hop Video

WINNER: Nicki Minaj – 'Chun-Li'

Cardi B – 'Bartier Cardi' [ft. 21 Savage]

The Carters – 'APES--T'

Drake – 'God's Plan'

J. Cole – 'ATM'

Migos – 'Walk It Talk It' [ft. Drake]

Best Dance Video

WINNER: Avicii – 'Lonely Together' [ft. Rita Ora]

Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – 'One Kiss'

The Chainsmokers – 'Everybody Hates Me'

David Guetta & Sia – 'Flames'

Marshmello – 'Silence' [ft. Khalid]

Zedd & Liam Payne – 'Get Low (Street Video)'

Best Latin Video

WINNER: J Balvin – 'Mi Gente' [ft. Willy William]

Daddy Yankee – 'Dura'

Jennifer Lopez – 'Dinero' [ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B]

Luis Fonsi – 'Échame La Culpa' [ft. Demi Lovato]

Maluma – 'Felices los 4'

Shakira – 'Chantaje' [ft. Maluma]

Best Rock Video

WINNER: Imagine Dragons – 'Whatever It Takes'

Fall Out Boy – 'Champion'

Foo Fighters – 'The Sky Is A Neighborhood'

Linkin Park – 'One More Light'

Panic! at the Disco – 'Say Amen (Saturday Night)'

Thirty Seconds to Mars – 'Walk On Water'

Video With a Message

WINNER: Childish Gambino – 'This Is America'

Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges – 'Liberated'

Drake – 'God’s Plan'

Janelle Monáe – 'PYNK'

Jessie Reyez – 'Gatekeeper'

Logic – '1-800-273-8255' [ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid]

Best Cinematography

WINNER: The Carters – 'APES--T'

Alessia Cara – 'Growing Pains'

Ariana Grande – 'No Tears Left to Cry'

Childish Gambino – 'This Is America'

Eminem – 'River' [ft. Ed Sheeran]

Shawn Mendes – 'In My Blood'

Best Direction

WINNER: Childish Gambino – 'This Is America'

The Carters – 'APES--T'

Drake – 'God's Plan'

Ed Sheeran – 'Perfect'

Justin Timberlake – 'Say Something' [ft. Chris Stapleton]

Shawn Mendes – 'In My Blood'

Best Art Direction

WINNER: The Carters – 'APES--T'

Childish Gambino – 'This Is America'

J. Cole – 'ATM'

Janelle Monáe – 'Make Me Feel'

SZA – 'The Weekend'

Taylor Swift – 'Look What You Made Me Do'

Best Visual Effects

WINNER: Kendrick Lamar & SZA – 'All The Stars'

Ariana Grande – 'No Tears Left to Cry'

Avicii ft. Rita Ora – 'Lonely Together'

Eminem – 'Walk On Water' [ft. Beyoncé]

Maroon 5 – 'Wait'

Taylor Swift – 'Look What You Made Me Do'

Best Choreography

WINNER: Childish Gambino – 'This Is America'

Bruno Mars – 'Finesse (Remix)' [ft. Cardi B]

Camila Cabello – 'Havana' [ft. Young Thug]

The Carters – 'APES--T'

Dua Lipa – 'IDGAF'

Justin Timberlake – 'Filthy'

Best Editing

WINNER: N.E.R.D – 'Lemon' [ft. Rihanna]

Bruno Mars – 'Finesse (Remix)' [ft. Cardi B]

The Carters – 'APES--T'

Childish Gambino – 'This Is America'

Janelle Monáe – 'Make Me Feel'

Taylor Swift – 'Look What You Made Me Do'

Push Artist of the Year

WINNER: April 2018 – Hayley Kiyoko

July 2018 – Chloe x Halle

June 2018 – Sigrid

May 2018 – Lil Xan

March 2018 – Jessie Reyez

February 2018 – Tee Grizzley

January 2018 – Bishop Briggs

December 2017 – Grace VanderWaal

November 2017 – Why Don’t We

October 2017 – PRETTYMUCH

September 2017 – SZA

August 2017 – Kacy Hill

July 2017 – Khalid

June 2017 – Kyle

May 2017 – Noah Cyrus

Song of Summer

WINNER: Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin – 'I Like It'

Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – 'One Kiss'

DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper & Quavo – 'No Brainer'

Drake – 'In My Feelings'

Ella Mai – 'Boo'd Up'

Juice WRLD – 'Lucid Dreams'

Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B – 'Girls Like You'

Post Malone – 'Better Now'

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