Jennifer Lopez and Cyndi Lauper sent fans wild with unexpected appearances, with Cyndi weighing in on abortion rights saying that women want 'control over our bodies”.Īlso read: BTS: Drummer Jungkook has Deepika Padukone dancing to his beats in this fan edit, watch Madonna, also celebrating her 40 years in the music business, opened the show in a surprise appearance. Sunday's ceremony also marked the 40th anniversary of the launch of MTV as a channel dedicated to playing music videos. 'Let's go gay agenda!' said the musician, accepting the award.Īlicia Keys sang Empire State of Mind outdoors against the backdrop of the New York City skyline, while Doja Cat, Ed Sheeran, veteran New York rapper Busta Rhymes, Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes and Machine Gun Kelly were among those on stage. Lil Nas X won an award for his video Montero (Call Me By Your Name).(AP) Lil Nas X, 22, a gay, black musician who had a breakout hit with Old Town Road two years ago, won video of the year for his gay rights anthem Montero (Call Me By Your Name). Last year the VMAs took place in New York without a live audience and with most performances recorded in advance because of the pandemic.īTS was named group of the year and won best K-Pop for single Butter, and sent thanks by video from South Korea. 'Music is such an amazing outlet to be able to reach people and to be able to bring us all together,' said Justin, referring to the dark days of the pandemic. Justin, 27, returned to the VMA stage for the first time in six years and took home Moon Person statuettes for artist of the year and best pop for his single Peaches. Newcomer Olivia Rodrigo and K-pop band BTS were also among the big winners at the first major awards shows in New York to be held with a full audience of fans and celebrities since the coronavirus pandemic Rapper Lil Nas X and pop star Justin Bieber won the top prizes at MTV's annual Video Music Awards (VMA) show on Sunday, in a ceremony packed with surprise appearances, live performances and thousands of masked fans.

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