MTV Video Music Awards 2020

Die Verleihung der MTV Video Music Awards 2020 fand am 30. August 2020 in New York City statt. Aufgrund der COVID-19-Pandemie in den Vereinigten Staaten wurde die Veranstaltung, die ursprünglich im Barclays Center in Brooklyn vor wenig oder gar keinem Publikum stattfinden sollte, ins Freie verlegt. Stattdessen fanden über die gesamten Five Boroughs der Stadt verteilt Livekonzerte vor geringem oder keinem Publikum statt. Dabei wurden die Hygieneverordnungen umfassend eingehalten.^[1]

Die 17 Nominierungen für den Push Best New Artist wurde am 23. Juli 2020 bekannt gegeben,^[2] die restlichen Nominierungen am 30. Juli 2020.^[3] Mit je neun Nominierungen führen Ariana Grande und Lady Gaga diese an, gefolgt von Billie Eilish und The Weeknd mit je sechs.

Moderatorin war Keke Palmer.^[4]

Nominierungen und Gewinner

Gewinner sind fett gekennzeichnet.^[5]

Best Group

BTS

• 5 Seconds of Summer
• Blackpink
• Chloe x Halle
• CNCO
• Little Mix
• Monsta X
• Now United
• The 1975
• Twenty One Pilots

Video of the Year

The Weeknd – Blinding Lights

• Eminem (featuring Juice WRLD) – Godzilla
• Future (featuring Drake) – Life Is Good
• Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – Rain on Me
• Taylor Swift – The Man
• Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted

Artist of the Year

Lady Gaga

• Post Malone
• Justin Bieber
• DaBaby
• Megan Thee Stallion
• The Weeknd

Song of the Year

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – Rain on Me

• Doja Cat – Say So
• Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted
• Megan Thee Stallion – Savage
• Post Malone – Circles
• Roddy Ricch – The Box

Push Best New Artist

Doja Cat

• Lewis Capaldi
• Jack Harlow
• Tate McRae
• Roddy Ricch
• YUNGBLUD

Best Collaboration

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – Rain on Me

• Black Eyed Peas (featuring J Balvin) – Ritmo (Bad Boys for Life)
• Future (featuring Drake) – Life Is Good
• Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber – Stuck with U
• Karol G and Nicki Minaj – Tusa
• Ed Sheeran (featuring Khalid) – Beautiful People

Best Pop

BTS – On

• Justin Bieber (featuring Quavo) – Intentions
• Halsey – You Should Be Sad
• Jonas Brothers – What a Man Gotta Do
• Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – Rain on Me
• Taylor Swift – Lover

Best Hip Hop

Megan Thee Stallion – Savage

• DaBaby – Bop
• Eminem (featuring Juice Wrld) – Godzilla
• Future (featuring Drake) – Life Is Good
• Roddy Ricch – The Box
• Travis Scott – Highest in the Room

Best R&B

The Weeknd – Blinding Lights

• Chloe x Halle – Do It
• H.E.R. (featuring YG) – Slide
• Alicia Keys – Underdog
• Khalid (featuring Summer Walker) – Eleven
• Lizzo – Cuz I Love You

Best K-Pop

BTS – On

• Exo – Obsession
• (G)I-dle – Oh My God
• Monsta X – Someone's Someone
• Red Velvet – Psycho
• TXT – 9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)

Best Latin

Maluma (featuring J Balvin) – Qué Pena

• Anuel AA (featuring Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G and J Balvin) – China
• Bad Bunny – Yo Perreo Sola
• J Balvin – Amarillo
• Black Eyed Peas (featuring Ozuna and J. Rey Soul) – Mamacita
• Karol G and Nicki Minaj – Tusa

Best Rock

Coldplay – Orphans

• blink-182 – Happy Days
• Evanescence – Wasted on You
• Fall Out Boy (featuring Wyclef Jean) – Dear Future Self (Hands Up)
• Green Day – Oh Yeah!
• The Killers – Caution

Best Alternative

Machine Gun Kelly – Bloody Valentine

• All Time Low – Some Kind of Disaster
• FINNEAS – Let's Fall in Love for the Night
• Lana Del Rey – Doin' Time
• The 1975 – If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)
• twenty one pilots – Level of Concern

Best Music Video from Home

Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber – Stuck with U

• 5 Seconds of Summer – Wildflower
• blink-182 – Happy Days
• Drake – Toosie Slide
• John Legend – Bigger Love
• twenty one pilots – Level of Concern

Best Quarantine Performance

CNCO – MTV Unplugged at Home

• Chloe x Halle – Do It (from MTV Prom-Athon)
• DJ D-Nice – Club MTV Presents: #DanceTogether
• Lady Gaga – Smile (from One World: Together At Home)
• John Legend – #TogetherAtHome Concert Series
• Post Malone – Nirvana Tribute

Video for Good

H.E.R. – I Can't Breathe

• Billie Eilish – all the good girls go to hell
• Lil Baby – The Bigger Picture
• Demi Lovato – I Love Me
• Anderson Paak – Lockdown
• Taylor Swift – The Man

Best Direction

Taylor Swift – The Man (Regie: Taylor Swift)

• Doja Cat – Say So (Regie: Hannah Lux Davis)
• Billie Eilish – xanny (Regie: Billie Eilish)
• Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now (Regie: Nabil)
• Harry Styles – Adore You (Regie: Dave Meyers)
• The Weeknd – Blinding Lights (Regie: Anton Tammi)

Best Art Direction

Miley Cyrus – Mother's Daughter (Art Director: Christian Stone)

• A$AP Rocky – Babushka Boi (Art Directors: A$AP Rocky and Nadia Lee Cohen)
• Selena Gomez – Boyfriend (Art Director: Tatiana Van Sauter)
• Dua Lipa – Physical (Art Director: Anna Colomé Nogu)
• Harry Styles – Adore You (Art Director: Laura Ellis Cricks)
• Taylor Swift – Lover (Art Director: Kurt Gefke)

Best Choreography

BTS – On (Choreographers: The Lab and Son Sung Deuk)

• CNCO and Natti Natasha – Honey Boo (Choreographer: Kyle Hanagami)
• DaBaby – Bop (Choreographers: DaniLeigh and Cherry)
• Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – Rain on Me (Choreographer: Richy Jackson)
• Dua Lipa – Physical (Choreographer: Charm La'Donna)
• Normani – Motivation (Choreographer: Sean Bankhead)

Best Cinematography

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – Rain on Me (Kamera: Michael Merriman)

• 5 Seconds of Summer – Old Me (Kamera: Kieran Fowler)
• Camila Cabello (featuring DaBaby) – My Oh My (Kamera: Scott Cunningham)
• Billie Eilish – all the good girls go to hell (Kamera: Christopher Probst)
• Katy Perry – Harleys in Hawaii (Kamera: Arnau Valls)
• The Weeknd – Blinding Lights (Kamera: Oliver Millar)

Best Editing

Miley Cyrus – Mother's Daughter (Editors: Alexandre Moors and Nuno Xico)

• James Blake – Can't Believe the Way We Flow (Editor: Frank Lebon)
• Halsey – Graveyard (Editors: Emille Aubry, Janne Vartia and Tim Montana)
• Lizzo – Good as Hell (Editors: Russell Santos and Sofia Kerpan)
• Rosalía – A Palé (Editor: Andre Jones)
• The Weeknd – Blinding Lights (Editors: Janne Vartia and Tim Montana)

Best Visual Effects

Dua Lipa – Physical (Visual Effects: EIGHTY4)

• Billie Eilish – all the good girls go to hell (Visual Effects: Drive Studio)
• Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – Rain on Me (Visual Effects: Ingenuity Studios)
• Demi Lovato – I Love Me (Visual Effects: Hoody FX)
• Travis Scott – Highest in the Room (Visual Effects: Ingenuity Studios)
• Harry Styles – Adore You (Visual Effects: Mathematic)

MTV Tricon Award

Lady Gaga^[6]

Weblinks

• Offizielle Website

Einzelnachweise

1. ↑ Patrick Hosken: The VMAs Are Returning To Barclays Center – And Hitting All Five Boroughs In New York City. In: MTV.com. Abgerufen am 9. August 2020 (englisch). 
2. ↑ Patrick Hosken: Say Hello: Your 2020 VMA PUSH Best New Artist Nominees Are Here. Abgerufen am 9. August 2020 (englisch). 
3. ↑ Patrick Hosken: Your 2020 VMA Nominations Are Here: Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, And The Weeknd Lead The Pack. Abgerufen am 9. August 2020 (englisch). 
4. ↑ Patrick Hosken: Keke Palmer Will Host The 2020 VMAs, With A Little Help From True Jackson. In: MTV.com. Abgerufen am 9. August 2020 (englisch). 
5. ↑ MTV: Vote Now – Nominees for 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. Abgerufen am 31. August 2020. 
6. ↑ Patrick Hosken: Lady Gaga Wins First-Ever MTV Tricon Award And Knows 'A Renaissance Is Coming'. Abgerufen am 31. August 2020 (englisch).