2022 MTV VMAs Complete Winners List: Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow Take Moon Person Trophy (Updating Live)

Maybe it was Lizzo’s speech, or the lure of Nicki Minaj. Either way, the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards saw decent gains from last year’s telecast.

The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards took place on Sunday night live from Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center. Taylor Swift picked up the coveted Video of the Year and announced she's releasing a new album.

Bad Bunny got up, close, and personal with a couple of his backup dancers during his epic performance at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday.

MTV Video Music Awards. Since MTV launched in 1981, the silver trophy – originally named the “Moonman” – has depicted an astronaut planting a flag with the MTV logo on the moon’s surface. While the iconic statue has received few makeovers over the years, it was recently given a more gender neutral name.

Yellowstone” dropped a quick 16-second teaser for Season 5 during Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards and, by the looks of it, things are going to be wild.The two-hour season premiere airs on Paramount+ on Nov. 13.The clip noted that “all will be revealed” in the upcoming episodes as a montage of the show’s characters filled the screen.

announced at the end of her acceptance speech that she has a brand new album coming out October 21. The short film for the song “All Too Well” stars Dylan O’Brien, Sadie Sink and Swift herself. Sink and O’Brien play a young couple going through the ups and downs of a relationship that doesn’t work out.

fashion history. Lady Gaga shocked viewers in 2010 when she wore a dress made out of actual raw meat. Katy Perry paid tribute to another iconic red carpet moment in 2014 when she wore matching denim ensembles with Riff Raff, inspired by outfits worn by Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake.

MTV VMAs brought some of the biggest names in music to the stage at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sunday. From exciting performances to powerful speeches, this year's VMAs were a celebration of joy.Featuring a trio of hosts that included LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow, the high-energy gala was pulsing with energy and enthusiasm as some of the biggest names in music took the stage — both to perform their massive hit singles and to accept some of the night's top honors.As usual the slew of musical artists delivering TV debuts of their latest hits provided most of the night's biggest highlights, alongside a few artists making their big returns to the VMAs stage for the first time in years.Here's a look at some of the biggest performances and most memorable moments from Sunday's big show.Harlow opened the show with a performance of «First Class,» delivered inside an airplane set. Dressed as a flight attendant, Harlow was flanked by seated celebrities on both sides, including Lil Nas X, Avril Lavigne, Chloe Bailey, Jimmy Fallon, Saucy Santana and Becky G. The 24-year-old singer then surprised the crowd when he brought out Fergie.

The winners for the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards have been announced!

Kane Brown delivered a historic moment at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, becoming the first male country artist to perform on the show since its 1984 inception. Prior to this Sunday's event, Kacey Musgraves and Taylor Swift had previously been the only country acts to score a performance placement on the high-profile MTV ceremony. Following a branded mixed-reality promo set to his 2020 hit, «Be Like That,» Brown performed his pop-inspired single, «Grand» in front of a live audience in nearby Fort Lee, New Jersey.

2022 MTV VMAs handed out one of the top honors with the Artist of the Year award.VMA co-host Nicki Minaj — who also took home some trophies on Sunday — presented the category, and declared Bad Bunny as the big winner!However, the artist wasn't at the Prudential Center in New Jersey but instead was at Yankee Stadium in New York City for a huge performance that was broadcast as part of the night's show.Bad Bunny lights up the Main Stage as he Performs while being the Winner of Artist of the Year Award for the MTV’s Video Music Awards 2022 #VMAspic.twitter.com/Uvlj421znQBad Bunny delivered a rollicking performance of «Tití Me Preguntó» before he was surprised with the Artist of the Year Award live on stage.In winning the big award, Bad Bunny beat out a slew of fellow nominees, including Harry Styles, Lizzo, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Lil Nas X and one of the night's co-hosts, Jack Harlow.Check out the full list of the night's big winners here! MTV VMAs 2022: Eminem and Snoop Dogg to Perform Together Red Hot Chili Peppers to be Honored at MTV VMAs with Global Icon Award Britney Spears Kisses Madonna at Her Wedding 19 Years After MTV Kiss MTV VMAs Returning to New Jersey With a Live Audience Full of Fans  

, both exciting and well deserved. In addition to these three celebs, , Bad Bunny, and Anitta all blessed the stage with their voices. The performances were amazing, and our eyes were zoned in on what these , both on and off the stage. They were already wowing us with their massive feather headpieces, face jewelry, and slicked-back hair, but we were also obsessing over all the manicures.

Taylor Swift might not like a gold rush, but she clearly has no aversion to crystals.

Jack Harlow is having a major moment at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. Harlow opened Sunday night's show with a performance of «First Class,» straight from an airplane set.

Jack Harlow had a very flossy surprise to kick off the 2022 MTV VMAs.

Johnny Depp made quite the impression at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, stepping in to play the role of Moon Person during Sunday's ceremony. After some epic opening numbers from Jack Harlow, Fergie and Lizzo, Depp's super brief cameo came before host LL Cool J took the stage.Appearing in a pre-recorded video, the actor appeared when a full-sized astronaut descended from the rafters, and the black face cover pulled back to reveal Depp's face.«Hey, you know what? I needed the work,» Depp intoned before the show kicked off in earnest.Depp's televised appearance marks his first as the star is kicking his career back into overdrive, following his legal victory in his high-profile defamation case againstex-wife Amber Heard. Earlier this month, it was announced that Depp would be going behind the camera to helm , his first directorial effort in 25 years. Based on the play  by Dennis McIntyre and adapted for the screen by Jerzy and Mary Kromolowski,  tells the story of the Italian-born painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani, in 1916 Paris. «The saga of Mr.

were all in demure shades of navy and black—creating an unexpectedly dark, but still glamorous mood at the event. Still, despite the demure color palette, these were anything but dull. Lizzo kicked things off on the carpet when she emerged a voluminous gown from Jean Paul Gaultier’s spring 2022 couture collection, designed by Glenn Martens. The romantic, off-the-shoulder look was a cloud of pleated fabric, and couldn’t help but turn heads.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Chatter before the VMAs said that Fergie would be joining Jack Harlow to perform his “Glamorous”-sampling No. 1 hit “First Class,” and that’s exactly what happened on the stage of the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Sunday night. Harlow started off with “First Class,” continuing his self-deprecating video appearances: He appeared in “What’s Poppin” as a short-order cook, on “Saturday Night Live” as a custodian, and tonight he appeared as an airline steward, high-fiving or walking past Avril Lavigne, Becky G and of course his pal Lil Nas X before quickly losing that outfit for a glittery black ensemble and a red-carpet scene. He quickly joined Fergie as the song transformed into “Glamorous.”