VMAs 2019: De highlights

Vannacht om 03:00 uur waren de Video Music Awards 2019 in het Prudential Center in Newark, New Jesey en wauw: het was impressive! Sebastian Maniscalco presenteerde het event en met optredens van o.a. Camila Cabello & Shawn Mendes, Taylor Swift, Lil Nas X, Normani en natuurlijk Video Vanguard Award-winnares Missy Elliott, gaat deze editie sowieso weer de boeken in.

Red carpet
Geen awardshow is natuurlijk compleet zonder de meest geweldige outfits op de rode loper en trust us; de celebs hebben zich uitgesloofd dit jaar. Van de prachtige rode jurk van Lizzo tot de glittersuit van Lil Nas X; alle ogen waren op de nu al vele iconische looks gericht. De carpet kreeg daarnaast ook een Nederlands tintje met de appearance van Afrojack samen met Elettra Lamborghini. Wat opviel? Rood, heel veel rood! Wat is jouw favoriete look? 
 























































































Let op: de show wordt vanavond om 18:30 herhaald op MTV, dus als je nog geen spoilers wil, lees dan niet verder.

Winnaars
De VMA's zouden geen VMA's zijn als er geen felgebeerde Moon Person's zouden worden uitgereikt. Pop queens Ariana Grande en Taylor Swift maakten allebei kans op maarlieftst twaalf (!) awards en namen er allebei één mee naar huis: Ariana won de award voor 'Artist of the Year' terwijl Taylor de Video of the Year-award in de wacht sleepte voor 'You Need to Calm Down'.









2019-sensaties Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X mochten ook awards mee naar huis nemen, waaronder voor 'Best New Artist' (Billie Eilish) en 'Song of the Year' (Lil Nas X). Benieuwd wie nog meer een Moon Person aan zijn of haar awardcollectie mocht toevoegen? Check hieronder de hele lijst met winnaars.

Performances
De show zat bomvol performances van de grootste artiesten van dit moment. Taylor Swift, die net haar nieuwe album 'Lover' heeft gelanceerd, opende het event met een mix van 'You Need to Calm Down' and 'Lover'. Ook Lil Nas X, NormaniMiley Cyrus, Lizzo, The Jonas Brothers en Ava Max betraden het podium. Video Vanguard Award-winnares Missy Elliott deed een medley van haar grootste hits. Hoogtepunt was ook de performance van Camila Cabello en Shawn Mendes, die samen, inclusief afsluitende *bijna* zoen, hun hit 'Senorita' aan de wereld lieten horen.







Terugkijken?
De hele show terugzien? Alle optredens en acceptance speeches van de VMAs 2019 zie je dinsdagavond 27 augustus om 18:30 op MTV


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VIDEO OF THE YEAR
21 Savage ft. J. Cole –  "a lot" 
Billie Eilish – "Bad Guy" 
Ariana Grande – "thank u, next" 
Jonas Brothers – "Sucker" 
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" 
Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" -- WINNER









ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Cardi B 
Billie Eilish 
Ariana Grande -- WINNER
Halsey
Jonas Brothers
Shawn Mendes









SONG OF THE YEAR
Drake – "In My Feelings" 
Ariana Grande – "thank u, next" 
Jonas Brothers – "Sucker"
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – "Shallow" 
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" -- WINNER
Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" 









BEST NEW ARTIST, presented by Taco Bell®
Ava Max
Billie Eilish -- WINNER
H.E.R.
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
ROSALÍA 









BEST COLLABORATION
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)"
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – "Shallow" 
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – "Señorita" -- WINNER
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – "ME!"
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – "I Don't Care"
BTS ft. Halsey – "Boy With Luv"









PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bazzi
CNCO
Billie Eilish -- WINNER
H.E.R.
Lauv
Lizzo









BEST POP
5 Seconds of Summer – "Easier"
Cardi B & Bruno Mars – "Please Me"
Billie Eilish – "Bad Guy" 
Khalid – "Talk"
Ariana Grande – "thank u, next" 
Jonas Brothers – "Sucker" -- WINNER
Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down"









BEST HIP HOP
2 Chainz ft. Ariana Grande – "Rule the World"
21 Savage ft. J. Cole –  "a lot" 
Cardi B – "Money" -- WINNER
DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – "Higher" 
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" 
Travis Scott ft. Drake – "SICKO MODE"









BEST R&B
Anderson .Paak ft. Smokey Robinson – "Make It Better"
Childish Gambino – "Feels Like Summer" 
H.E.R. ft. Bryson Tiller – "Could've Been" 
Alicia Keys – "Raise A Man" 
Ella Mai – "Trip" 
Normani ft. 6lack – "Waves" -- WINNER









BEST K-POP
BTS ft. Halsey – "Boy With Luv" -- WINNER
BLACKPINK – "Kill This Love" 
Monsta X ft. French Montana – "Who Do You Love"
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – "Cat & Dog" 
NCT 127 – "Regular" 
EXO – "Tempo" 









BEST LATIN
Anuel AA, Karol G – "Secreto" 
Bad Bunny ft. Drake – "MIA" 
benny blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez, J Balvin – "I Can't Get Enough"
Daddy Yankee ft. Snow – "Con Calma" 
Maluma – "Mala Mía"
ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – "Con Altura" -- WINNER









BEST DANCE
The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha – "Call You Mine" -- WINNER
Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato – "Solo" 
DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B – "Taki Taki" 
David Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin – "Say My Name" 
Marshmello & Bastille – "Happier" 
Silk City & Dua Lipa – "Electricity" 









BEST ROCK
The 1975 – "Love It If We Made It" 
Fall Out Boy – "Bishops Knife Trick" 
Imagine Dragons – "Natural"
Lenny Kravitz – "Low" 
Panic! At The Disco – "High Hopes" -- WINNER
twenty one pilots – "My Blood" 









VIDEO FOR GOOD 
Halsey – "Nightmare" 
The Killers – "Land of the Free" 
Jamie N Commons, Skylar Grey ft. Gallant – "Runaway Train" 
John Legend – "Preach" 
Lil Dicky – "Earth"
Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" -- WINNER









BEST DIRECTION
Billie Eilish – "Bad Guy" – Directed by Dave Meyers
FKA twigs – "Cellophane" – Directed by Andrew Thomas Huang
Ariana Grande – "thank you, next" Directed by Hannah Lux Davis
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" – Directed by Calmatic​ -- WINNER
LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – "No New Friends" – Directed by Dano Cerny​
Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" – Directed by Drew Kirsch & Taylor Swift









BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Billie Eilish – "when the party's over" – Visual Effects by Ryan Ross, Andres Jaramillo
FKA twigs – "Cellophane" – Visual Effects by Matt Chandler, Fabio Zaveti for Analog
Ariana Grande – "God is a Woman" – Visual Effects by Fabrice Lagayette, Kristina Prilukova & Rebecca Rice for Mathematic
DJ Khaled ft. SZA – "Just Us" – Visual Effects by Sergii Mashevskyi​
LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – "No New Friends" – Visual Effects by Ethan Chancer​
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – "ME!" – Visual Effects by Loris Paillier & Lucas Salton for BUF VFX​ -- WINNER









BEST EDITING
Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar – "Tints" – Editing by Elias Talbot
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" – Editing by Calmatic​
Billie Eilish – "Bad Guy" – Editing by Billie Eilish -- WINNER
Ariana Grande – "7 Rings" – Editing by Hannah Lux Davis & Taylor Walsh
Solange – "Almeda" – Editing by Solange Knowles, Vinnie Hobbs, Jonathon Proctor
Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" – Editing by Jarrett Fijal​









BEST ART DIRECTION
BTS ft. Halsey – "Boy With Luv" – Art Direction by JinSil Park, BoNa Kim (MU:E)
Ariana Grande – "7 Rings" – Art Direction by John Richoux​ -- WINNER
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" – Art Direction by Itaru Dela Vegas
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – "Señorita" – Art Direction by Tatiana Van Sauter​
Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" – Art Direction by Brittany Porter
Kanye West and Lil' Pump ft. Adele Givens – "I Love It" – Art Direction by Tino Schaedler​









BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
FKA twigs – "Cellophane" – Choreography by Kelly Yvonne
ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – "Con Altura" – Choreography by Charm La'Donna​ -- WINNER
LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – "No New Friends" – Choreography by Ryan Heffington​
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – "Señorita" – Choreography by Calvit Hodge, Sara Biv 
Solange – "Almeda" – Choreography by Maya Taylor, Solange Knowles
BTS ft. Halsey – "Boy With Luv" – Choreography by Rie Hata​









BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar – "Tints" – Cinematography by Elias Talbot
Billie Eilish – "hostage" – Cinematography by Pau Castejon
Ariana Grande – "thank you, next" – Cinematography by Christopher Probst​
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – "Señorita" – Cinematography by Scott Cunningham -- WINNER
Solange – "Almeda" – Cinematography by Chayse Irvin, Ryan Marie Helfant, Justin Hamilton
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – "ME!" – Cinematography by Starr Whitesides









BEST GROUP NOMINEES:
5 Seconds of Summer
Backstreet Boys
BLACKPINK
BTS -- WINNER
CNCO
Jonas Brothers
PRETTYMUCH
Why Don't We









BEST POWER ANTHEMS:
Ariana Grande – "7 Rings"
DJ Khaled, ft. Cardi B & 21 Savage – "Wish Wish"
Halsey – "Nightmare"
Lizzo ft. Missy Elliott – "Tempo"
Maren Morris – "GIRL"
Miley Cyrus – "Mother's Daughter"
Taylor Swift – "You Need To Calm Down"
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign "Hot Girl Summer" -- WINNER









SONG OF SUMMER PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG:
Ariana Grande & Social House – "boyfriend" -- WINNER
Billie Eilish – "bad guy"
DaBaby – "Suge"
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – "I Don't Care"
Jonas Brothers – "Sucker"
Khalid – "Talk"
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)"
Lil Tecca – "Ransom"
Lizzo – "Truth Hurts"
Miley Cyrus- "Mother's Daughter"
Post Malone ft. Young Thug – "Goodbyes"
ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – "Con Altura"
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – "Señorita"
Taylor Swift – "You Need To Calm Down"
The Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha – "Call You Mine"
Young Thug ft. J. Cole & Travis Scott – "The London"









VIDEO VANGUARD
Missy Elliott