2022 MTV Video Music Awards

{{Short description|2022 edition of the MTV Video Music Awards}}

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{{Use American English|date=August 2022}}

{{Infobox award

|name=2022 MTV Video Music Awards

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|date= Sunday, August 28, 2022
8:00–11:19 p.m. EDT

|venue=Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey

|country=United States

|website={{URL|mtv.com/vma}}

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|producer=Bruce Gillmer
Jesse Ignjatovic

|director=Liz Clare

|host=LL Cool J
Nicki Minaj
Jack Harlow{{cite web |title=LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, And Jack Harlow Are Your 2022 VMAs MCs |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/bwqyzd/ll-cool-j-nicki-minaj-jack-harlow-mc-vmas |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818144944/https://www.mtv.com/news/bwqyzd/ll-cool-j-nicki-minaj-jack-harlow-mc-vmas |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 18, 2022 |website=MTV News |access-date=August 18, 2022 |date=August 18, 2022}}{{efn|Officially referred to as emcees by MTV, the trio performed typical hosting duties such as introducing presenters and performers.}}

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|most_awards= Jack Harlow (4)

|most_nominations= Doja Cat
Jack Harlow
Harry Styles (8 each)

|previous=2021|main={{nowrap|MTV Video Music Awards}}|next=2023}}

The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards were held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on August 28, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Specter |first=Emma |date=August 25, 2022 |title=Everything You Need to Know About the 2022 VMAs |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/everything-you-need-to-know-2022-vmas |access-date=August 28, 2022 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}} The show was emceed by LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, and Jack Harlow.{{Cite web |last=Carras |first=Christi |date=August 28, 2022 |title=VMAs 2022: Here's everything you need to know |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-08-28/vmas-2022-what-time-how-to-watch |access-date=August 28, 2022 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} Minaj was honored with the Video Vanguard Award, presented to her by her fans.{{Cite web |last=Serrano |first=Athena |date=August 8, 2022 |title=Nicki Minaj Is Your 2022 VMA Video Vanguard Award Recipient |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/bp68ax/nicki-minaj-video-vanguard-award-vmas-announcement |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808170619/https://www.mtv.com/news/bp68ax/nicki-minaj-video-vanguard-award-vmas-announcement |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 8, 2022 |access-date=August 29, 2022 |website=MTV |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2197735/nicki-minaj-vmas-video-vanguard-award-performance/news/|title=Watch Nicki Minaj Accept Video Vanguard Award, Perform Career-Spanning Medley At The VMAs|website=Stereogum|date=August 28, 2022|first=James|last=Rettig|access-date=August 29, 2022}} Red Hot Chili Peppers was honored with the Global Icon Award which was presented to them by Cheech & Chong.{{Cite web |last1=Halperin |first1=Shirley |last2=Garcia |first2=Thania |date=24 August 2022 |title=Cheech and Chong to Present Global Icon Award to Red Hot Chili Peppers at VMAs |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/cheech-chong-vmas-red-hot-chili-peppers-1235347256/ |access-date=28 August 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} This was the last VMA ceremony to be broadcast on The CW.

Performances

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|+List of musical performances

! scope="col" |Artist(s)

! scope="col" |Song(s)

colspan="2" scope="col" |Pre-show{{cite web |last1=Burton |first1=Carson |title=Dove Cameron, Yung Gravy, Saucy Santana to Headline MTV VMAs Pre-Show Performances |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/dove-cameron-saucy-santana-mtv-vma-pre-show-1235345782/ |website=Variety |access-date=August 19, 2022 |date=August 19, 2022}}
Saucy Santana

| "Booty"
"I'm Too Much"

Yung Gravy

| "Betty (Get Money)"

Dove Cameron

| "Boyfriend"
"Breakfast"

colspan="2" scope="col" |Main show{{Cite web |date=2022-08-05 |title=Anitta, J Balvin and More Performers Revealed for 2022 MTV Video Music Awards |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1340892/anitta-j-balvin-and-more-performers-revealed-for-2022-mtv-video-music-awards |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=E! Online}}{{cite web |last1=Serrano |first1=Athena |title=Nicki Minaj Is Your 2022 VMA Video Vanguard Award Recipient |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/bp68ax/nicki-minaj-video-vanguard-award-vmas-announcement |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808170619/https://www.mtv.com/news/bp68ax/nicki-minaj-video-vanguard-award-vmas-announcement |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 8, 2022 |website=MTV News |access-date=August 8, 2022 |date=August 8, 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Serrano |first1=Athena |title=Kane Brown Will Deliver A 'Grand' Performance At 2022 VMAs |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/qnmkbi/kane-brown-2022-vmas-performing |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811174531/https://www.mtv.com/news/qnmkbi/kane-brown-2022-vmas-performing |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 11, 2022 |website=MTV News |access-date=August 11, 2022 |date=August 11, 2022}}{{cite magazine |last1=Grein |first1=Paul |title=Lizzo, Jack Harlow, BLACKPINK and Maneskin Added as 2022 VMAs Performers |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-vmas-performers-lizzo-jack-harlow-blackpink-maneskin-1235126596/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 15, 2022 |date=August 15, 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Serrano |first1=Athena |title=Bad Bunny To Hop Onstage At Yankee Stadium For VMAs Performance |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/9ffhen/bad-bunny-2022-vmas-performing |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824200606/https://www.mtv.com/news/9ffhen/bad-bunny-2022-vmas-performing |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 24, 2022 |website=MTV News |access-date=August 24, 2022 |date=August 24, 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Serrano |first1=Athena |title=From The Stage 2 The Screen: Eminem And Snoop Dogg Will Pair Up At The VMAs |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/9qhnl2/eminem-snoop-dogg-2022-vmas-announcement |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825162531/https://www.mtv.com/news/9qhnl2/eminem-snoop-dogg-2022-vmas-announcement |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 25, 2022 |website=MTV News |access-date=August 25, 2022 |date=August 25, 2022}}
Jack Harlow
Fergie

|"First Class"
"Glamorous"

Lizzo

|"About Damn Time"
"2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)"

Blackpink

|"Pink Venom"

J Balvin
Ryan Castro

|"Nivel de Perreo"

Khalid
Marshmello

|"Numb"

Nicki Minaj

|Video Vanguard Medley
"All Things Go"
"Roman's Revenge"
"Monster"
"Beez in the Trap"
"Chun-Li"
"Moment 4 Life"
"Super Bass"
"Anaconda"
"Super Freaky Girl"

Eminem
Snoop Dogg

|"From the D 2 the LBC"

Red Hot Chili Peppers

|Global Icon Medley
"Black Summer"
"Can't Stop"

Anitta

|"Envolver"
"Movimento da Sanfoninha"
"Bola Rebola"
"Vai Malandra"
"Lobby"

Kane Brown

|"Grand"{{efn|From the Toyota Stage in Fort Lee}}

Måneskin

|"Supermodel"

Bad Bunny

|"Tití Me Preguntó"{{efn|From Yankee Stadium}}

Panic! at the Disco

|"Don't Let the Light Go Out"

colspan="2" scope="col" |Extended Play Stage{{cite web |last1=Serrano |first1=Athena |title=Avril Lavigne, Chlöe Bailey, Latto, And More To Present The 2022 VMAs |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/rcg43v/2022-vma-presenters |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826165558/https://www.mtv.com/news/rcg43v/2022-vma-presenters |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 26, 2022 |website=MTV News |access-date=August 26, 2022 |date=August 26, 2022}}
(Presented by Doritos)
Conan Gray

| "Disaster"
"Memories"

Flo Milli

| "Conceited"
"Bedtime"

JID

| "Dance Now"
"Surround Sound"

Lauren Spencer-Smith

| "Fingers Crossed"
"Flowers"

Presenters

Presenters were announced on August 26. Nessa Diab and Kevan Kenney hosted the 90-minute pre-show event, while Tate McRae served as special celebrity correspondent. Murda Beatz acted as the pre-show House DJ.

=Pre-show=

  • Kevan Kenney – presented Best Alternative and Best Metaverse Performance
  • Tate McRae – presented Push Performance of the Year

=Main show=

  • Johnny Depp – intermittently appeared throughout the ceremony in pre-recorded segments as the Moon Person
  • Offset and DJ Khaled – presented Best Collaboration
  • Avril Lavigne – announced the finalists for Best New Artist and presented the award later in the night
  • Latto – introduced Blackpink
  • Lili Reinhart – presented Best Longform Video
  • Offset – introduced Conan Gray and the Extended Play Stage
  • Chlöe – introduced Marshmello and Khalid
  • Jimmy Fallon – presented Album of the Year
  • Members of Nicki Minaj's fanbase, the Barbz – presented the Video Vanguard Award to Nicki Minaj
  • Sofia Carson – presented Best K-Pop
  • Cheech & Chong – introduced the Red Hot Chili Peppers and presented the Global Icon Award to them
  • Bebe Rexha – presented Video for Good
  • Blackpink – introduced Anitta
  • Jack Harlow (emcee) and Druski – introduced Kane Brown
  • Ashley Graham – presented Best Latin
  • Dixie D'Amelio – introduced Måneskin
  • Becky G – presented Best Hip Hop
  • Dove Cameron – presented Song of Summer
  • Nicki Minaj (emcee) – presented Artist of the Year
  • Carmelo Anthony – presented the Artist of the Year award to Bad Bunny at Yankee Stadium
  • Joel Madden – presented Best Rock
  • Billy Eichner – introduced Panic! at the Disco
  • LL Cool J and Nicki Minaj (emcees) – presented Video of the Year

Winners and nominees

Nominations were announced on July 26, 2022. Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X had the most nominations with seven each, followed by Doja Cat and Harry Styles having six nominations each.{{Cite web |title=Your 2022 VMA Nominations Are Here: Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X Lead The Pack |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/hwekgl/vmas-2022-nominees-lil-nas-x-jack-harlow-kendrick-lamar |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726133318/https://www.mtv.com/news/hwekgl/vmas-2022-nominees-lil-nas-x-jack-harlow-kendrick-lamar |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 26, 2022 |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=MTV |language=en}} Nominees for Song of Summer, Group of the Year, and Album of the Year were announced on August 19. Voting for Group of the Year and Song of Summer ran from August 22–25 and August 25–27 respectively, while voting for Album of the Year ran from August 27 until the show, via MTV's Instagram stories.{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=August 19, 2022 |title=Will BTS Make It Four in a Row as Group of the Year at 2022 MTV VMAs? |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/mtv-vmas-new-nominees-preshow-performers-1235128568/ |access-date=August 29, 2022 |magazine=Billboard}} After the second round of categories was announced, the nominations for Doja Cat, Harlow and Styles increased to eight each, making them the artists with the most nominations. Harlow was the most awarded nominee with four wins, followed by Lil Nas X, Styles and Taylor Swift having three each.

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

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|+List of winners and nominees for the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards

! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" |Video of the Year
{{small|(presented by Burger King)}}

! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" |Song of the Year

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| style="vertical-align:top" |

scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" |Artist of the Year

! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" |Best New Artist
{{small|(presented by EXTRA Gum)}}

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scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" |Push Performance of The Year

! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" |Best Collaboration

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| style="vertical-align:top" |

scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" |Best Pop

! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" |Best Hip Hop

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| style="vertical-align:top" |

scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" |Best R&B

! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" |Best K-Pop

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| style="vertical-align:top" |

scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" |Best Latin

! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" |Best Rock

style="vertical-align:top" |

| style="vertical-align:top" |

scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" |Best Alternative

! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Video for Good

style="vertical-align:top" |

| style="vertical-align:top" |

scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | Group of the Year

! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | Song of Summer

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| style="vertical-align:top" |

scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" |Album of the Year

! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" |Best Metaverse Performance

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| style="vertical-align:top" |

scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" | Best Longform Video

! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" |Best Direction

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| style="vertical-align:top" |

scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" |Best Art Direction

! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" |Best Choreography

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| style="vertical-align:top" |

scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" |Best Cinematography

! scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" |Best Editing

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| style="vertical-align:top" |

colspan="2" scope="col" style="background:#EEDD85; width:50%" |Best Visual Effects
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  • Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow – "Industry Baby" (Visual Effects: Cameo FX)
  • Billie Eilish – "Happier Than Ever" (Visual Effects: Ingenuity Studios)
  • Coldplay and BTS – "My Universe" (Visual Effects: AMGI, BUF, Ingenuity, Rodeo FX and Territory Studio)
  • Kendrick Lamar – "The Heart Part 5" (Visual Effects: Deep Voodoo)
  • Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa – "Sweetest Pie" (Visual Effects: Mário Dubec at UPP)
  • The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber – "Stay" (Visual Effects: Digital Axis)
  • style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" colspan="2" | Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award{{efn|While Michael Jackson's name was included in press releases announcing that Nicki Minaj would receive the award, it was not mentioned during the ceremony broadcast.}}
    colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Nicki Minaj
    style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" colspan="2" | Global Icon Award
    colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Artists with multiple wins and nominations

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    |+ Artists who received multiple awards

    scope="col" style="width:55px;" |Wins

    ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Artist

    style="text-align:center" |4

    | Jack Harlow

    rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" |3

    | Harry Styles

    Lil Nas X
    Taylor Swift
    rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" |2

    | Nicki Minaj

    Red Hot Chili Peppers

    class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"

    |+ Artists who received multiple nominations

    scope="col" style="width:55px;" |Nominations

    ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Artist

    rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" |8

    | Doja Cat

    Harry Styles
    Jack Harlow
    rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" |7

    | Drake

    Kendrick Lamar
    Lil Nas X
    style="text-align:center" |6

    | Billie Eilish

    rowspan="7" style="text-align:center" |5

    | BTS

    Dua Lipa
    Ed Sheeran
    Future
    Lizzo
    Taylor Swift
    The Weeknd
    rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" |4

    | Baby Keem

    Bad Bunny
    Cardi B
    Justin Bieber
    Latto
    Olivia Rodrigo
    rowspan="9" style="text-align:center" |3

    | Adele

    Foo Fighters
    Måneskin
    Megan Thee Stallion
    Normani
    Rosalía
    Seventeen
    The Kid Laroi
    Young Thug
    rowspan="12" style="text-align:center" |2

    | Avril Lavigne

    Blackpink
    Elton John
    Gayle
    Imagine Dragons
    Kacey Musgraves
    Nicki Minaj
    Post Malone
    Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Tems
    Twenty One Pilots
    Willow

    Notes

    {{Notelist}}

    References