Noaptea trecută, festivitatea Video Music Awards s-a întors pe Coasta de Vest a Statelor Unite, la The Forum din Inglewood, California.
Cu acest prilej, Taylor Swift şi-a prezentat noul videoclip, Pink a ţinut un discurs emoţionant iar Jared Leto l-a evocat pe Chester Bennington. Kendrick Lamar a fost marele câştigător , pentru videoclipul „Humble” primind şase trofee dar Ed Sheeran a fost desemnat Artistul Anului. Twenty One Pilots (duo din Columbus, Ohio, alcătuit din Tyler Joseph şi Josh Dun) a luat trofeul Best Rock iar Khalid (19 ani) a câştigat Best New Artist Award.
Dar iată lista completă a câştigătorilor
VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Kendrick Lamar – ‘HUMBLE.’
ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Ed Sheeran
BEST NEW ARTIST: Khalid
BEST COLLABORATION: Zayn & Taylor Swift – ‘I Don’t Wanna Live Forever’ from Fifty Shades Darker
BEST POP: Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane – ‘Down’
BEST HIP HOP: Kendrick Lamar – ‘HUMBLE.’
BEST DANCE: Zedd and Alessia Cara – ‘Stay’
BEST ROCK: Twenty One Pilots – ‘Heavydirtysoul’
BEST FIGHT AGAINST THE SYSTEM (multiple winners)
Logic ft. Damian Lemar Hudson – ‘Black SpiderMan’
The Hamilton Mixtape – ‘Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)’
Big Sean – ‘Light’
Alessia Cara – ‘Scars To Your Beautiful’
Taboo ft. Shailene Woodley – ‘Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL’
John Legend – ‘Surefire’
SONG OF SUMMER: XO Tour Llif3 – ‘Lil Uzi Vert’
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Kendrick Lamar – ‘HUMBLE.’
BEST DIRECTION: Kendrick Lamar – ‘HUMBLE.’
BEST ART DIRECTION: Kendrick Lamar – ‘HUMBLE.’
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Kendrick Lamar – ‘HUMBLE.’
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY: Kanye West – ‘Fade’
BEST EDITING: Young Thug – ‘Wyclef Jean’