MTV VMA Ceremony Highlights, Winners List

The annual awards ceremony will be broadcast on Foxtel’s MTV Channelwith LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow co-hosting the festivities.

And it turns out previous posts were trueJohnny Dep did indeed make a surprising cameo.

In what was touted as a mainstream “comeback” for the 59-year-old actor, he briefly performed as the Moonman statue at the start of the show.

In scenes that contrasted sharply with the Virginia courtroom where he spent five weeks in May, Depp’s unusually austere face was superimposed in the astronaut costume, which was held by wires above the stage.

The pirates of the caribbean star then made a cheeky joke about needing work in what was clearly a pre-recorded segment.

“I want you to know I’m available for birthdays, bar mitzvahs, weddings, wakes… Anything you need,” Depp was heard to say.

“And you know what? I needed the work.”

Amber Heard fans took to Twitter to call the stunt “shameful.”

Others jumped up to defend the actor, stating that they were happy to see him.

Elsewhere, Fergie made her highly anticipated comeback to perform live for the first time in four years, opening the show with one of her biggest hits, glamorous, where she was joined by Harlow.

The Black Eyed Peas singer wore a sparkly two-set with the words ‘First Class’ on her top and skirt.

Lizzo continued the opening track with an energetic display of her latest hits, About damn time and 2 Be loved.

One of the early winners of the evening, who else but Taylor Swift?

The pop powerhouse made a surprise appearance at the awards ceremony, where she took home the award for Best Longform Video for the 10-minute version of her love song, But too good.

“Thank you for this nice indication that we did something right,” said Swift.

Snoop Dogg couldn’t have been more on-brand with his performance, where he was seen with a giant joint.

The rapper performed alongside Eminem in a set that started with the two as animated characters before taking the stage in real time.

The Michael Jackson Video Vanguard honoree, Minaj, performed a medley that spanned her entire career, starting with her show-stealing verse in the 2010 Kanye West single Sample and ending with a performance of her latest single, the US number one Super crazy girl.

It used to be all about the Red carpetbefore celebrities flocked to the Prudential Center, where a star-studded lineup of artists takes the stage, including Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Blackpink and Eurovision rockers Maneskin.

In terms of awards, Harlow leads the nominations alongside Harry Styles, with eight nods apiece. Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, The Weeknd and Taylor Swift follow closely with five nominations each.

Here’s the full list of nominees, updated live when the winners are announced:

WINNER MTV GLOBAL ICON: Red hot chili peppers

album of the year

WINNER: Harry Styles – Harry’s House

Adele – 30

Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti

Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever

Drake – Certified Lover Boy

Best Elongated Video

WINNER: Taylor Swift – All Too Good: The Short Film

Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter To Los Angeles

Foo Fighters – Studio 666

Madonna – Madame X

Kacey Musgraves – Star-Crossed

Olivia Rodrigo – Driving Home 2 U

Best collaboration

Drake (with Future and Young Thug) – Way 2 Sexy

Elton John and Dua Lipa – Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)

WINNER: Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow – Industry Baby

Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa – Sweetest Pie

Post Malone and The Weeknd – one right now

Rosalia (with The Weeknd) – La Fama

The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber – Stay

Video of the year

Doja Cat – Woman

Drake (with Future and Young Thug) – Way 2 Sexy

Ed Sheeran – Shivers

Harry Styles – As It Was

Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow – Industry Baby

Olivia Rodrigo – Brutal

Taylor Swift – Too Good: The Short Film

song of the year

Adele – Take it easy

Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever

Doja Cat – Woman

Elton John and Dua Lipa – Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)

Lizzo – About damn time

The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber – Stay

Artist of the year

bad bunny

drake

Ed Sheeran

Harry Styles

Jack Harlow

Lil Nas X

Lizzo

Best new artist

Baby Keem

Dove Cameron

gayle

latte

Måneskin

Seventeen

best doll

Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever

Doja Cat – Woman

Ed Sheeran – Shivers

Harry Styles – As It Was

Lizzo – About damn time

Olivia Rodrigo – Traitor

best hip hop

Eminem and Snoop Dogg – From the D 2 the LBC

Future (with Drake and Tems) – Waiting for You

Kendrick Lamar – N95

Latto – Great Energy

Nicki Minaj (with Lil Baby) – Do we have a problem?

Pusha T – Diet Coke

Group of the Year

black pink

BTS

city ​​girls

Foo Fighters

Imagine Dragons

Måneskin

red hot chili peppers

Silk Sonic

Song of the summer

Bad Bunny and Chencho Corleone – I Porto Bonito

Beyoncé – Break my soul

Charlie Puth (with Jungkook) – Left and Right

Doja Cat – Vegas

Future (with Drake and Tems) – Waiting for You

Harry Styles – Late Night Talking

Jack Harlow – First Class

Kane Brown – Great

Latto and Mariah Carey (with DJ Khaled) – Big Energy (Remix)

Lizzo – About damn time

Marshmello and Khalid – Numb

Nicki Minaj – Super Freaky Girl

Nicky Youre and Dazy – Sunroof

Post Malone (with Doja Cat) – I Like You (A Happer Song)

Rosalia – Bizcochito

Steve Lacy – Bad Habit

Best alternative

Avril Lavigne (with Blackbear) – Love It When You Hate Me

Imagine Dragons and JID – Enemy

Machine Gun Kelly (with Willow) – Emo Girl

Måneskin – I want to be your slave

Panic! at the Disco – Viva Las Vengeance

Twenty One Pilots – Saturday

Willow and Avril Lavigne (with Travis Barker) – Grow