The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards are here, and we’re over the moon.

With the legendary Snoop Dogg hosting and none other than Madonna as the opening act, it was clear Sunday’s ceremony at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater was engineered for pop culture perfection.

The event featured 22 fan-voted prizes alongside a slate of special honors, tributes and performances that marry MTV history with today’s hottest acts.

While 1990s grunge idols Nirvana were crowned with this year’s Video Vanguard Award, Taylor Swift received the first Artist Director Honor and returned the compliment with the video premiere of her new single, “Patient Zero.”

Kacey Musgraves paid homage to late country diva Dolly Parton, and George Michael’s musical legacy was honored by artists RAYE, Sombr and Teddy Swims.

The rest of the night featured performances by Lisa, Sienna Spiro, Shaboozey, GENER8ION, Gunna and Yung Lean, in addition to appearances by pop bad girl Charli xcx, “Superman” star David Corenswet, “Survivor” host Jeff Probst, “SNL” alum Rachel Dratch, Oscar winner Teyana Taylor and more.

Dishing on what gives the VMAs its special sauce in a Friday interview, producer Van Toffler told The Hollywood Reporter the magic has always been in the “bitches brew of eclectic artists” MTV brings to one stage.

Take a look at all the nominees and the night’s big winners, updated live throughout the night, right here:

Ariana Grande — “Hate That I Made You Love Me”

Bruno Mars — “I Just Might”

GENER8ION — “Storm starring Yung Lean”

Madonna — “Confessions II — The Film”

Sabrina Carpenter — “Tears”

Taylor Swift — “The Fate of Ophelia”

Ariana Grande

Bruno Mars

Madonna

Morgan Wallen

Sabrina Carpenter

Taylor Swift

BTS — “Swim”

Ella Langley — “Choosin’ Texas”

HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI — “Golden”

Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter — “Bring Your Love”

Olivia Dean — “Man I Need”

PinkPantheress — “Stateside + Zara Larsson”

RAYE — “Where Is My Husband!”

Bella Kay

CORTIS

Magnus Ferrell

Malcolm Todd

Myles Smith

Sienna Spiro

Stella Lefty

Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice — “Chains & Whips”

French Montana x Max B — “Ever Since U Left Me”

Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter — “Bring Your Love”

PinkPantheress — “Stateside + Zara Larsson”

Shakira & Burna Boy — “Dai Dai”

Teyana Taylor & Lucky Daye — “Hard Part”

Ariana Grande — “Hate That I Made You Love Me”

Charli xcx — “SS26”

LISA feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi — “Dream”

Olivia Rodrigo — “Drop Dead”

Sabrina Carpenter — “House Tour”

Tate McRae — “Nobody’s Girl”

Taylor Swift — “The Fate of Ophelia”

Cardi B feat. Kehlani — “Safe”

Don Toliver — “E85”

Drake — “Janice STFU”

Megan Thee Stallion — “Lover Girl”

Travis Scott — “Dumbo”

Tyler, the Creator — “Sugar on My Tongue”

Bruno Mars — “I Just Might”

Chris Brown — “It Depends/Obvious”

Dave & Tems — “Raindance”

Justin Bieber — “Yukon”

Kehlani — “Folded”

Mariah the Scientist & Kali Uchis — “Is It a Crime”

Geese — “Taxes”

MGK & Fred Durst — “Fix Ur Face”

Noah Kahan — “The Great Divide”

Olivia Rodrigo — “The Cure”

SOMBR — “Homewrecker”

Tame Impala — “Dracula”

Twenty One Pilots — “Drag Path”

Anitta with Shakira — “Choka Choka”

Bad Bunny — “Nuevayol”

Fuerza Regida — “Tu Sancho”

KAROL G — “Papasito”

Rosalía feat. Yahritza Y Su Esencia — “La Perla”

Ryan Castro, Kapo & Gangsta — “La Villa”

Shakira & Burna Boy — “Dai Dai”

BLACKPINK — “Jump”

BTS — “Swim”

CORTIS — “Redred”

KATSEYE — “Pinky Up”

LE SSERAFIM (feat. J-Hope of BTS) — “Spaghetti”

LISA feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi — “Dream”

Bebe Rexha & Faithless — “New Religion”

Harry Styles — “Aperture”

Lady Gaga & Doechii — “Runway”

Madonna – “Confessions II – The Film”

PinkPantheress — “Stateside + Zara Larsson”

Slayyyter — “Dance…”

Tate McRae — “Nobody’s Girl”

Ella Langley — “Choosin’ Texas”

Kacey Musgraves — “Dry Spell”

Lainey Wilson — “Somewhere Over Laredo”

Luke Combs — “Back in the Saddle”

Shaboozey — “Cowgirl”

Stella Lefty — “Boston”

Tucker Wetmore — “Brunette”

Drake — “Iceman”

Madonna — “Confessions II”

Olivia Dean — “The Art of Loving”

Olivia Rodrigo — “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love”

Sabrina Carpenter — “Man’s Best Friend”

Taylor Swift — “The Life of a Showgirl”

Ariana Grande — “Hate That I Made You Love Me”

Bruno Mars — “Risk It All”

Charli xcx — “Camera”

Ella Langley — “Choosin’ Texas”

KATSEYE — “Hootie Frutti”

Latto feat. Doja Cat — “Okayyy”

Morgan Wallen — “Been by Now”

Olivia Dean — “So Easy (To Fall in Love)”

Olivia Rodrigo — “Stupid Song”

Sabrina Carpenter — “House Tour”

Slayyyter — “Brand New Chanel$”

Sombr — “Homewrecker”

Stella Lefty — “Boston”

Tame Impala and Jennie — “Dracula”

Taylor Swift — “I Knew It, I Knew You”

BLACKPINK

BTS

CORTIS

Fuerza Regida

Geese

KATSEYE

Twenty One Pilots

Charli xcx, “Music, Fashion, Film”

Ella Langley, “Choosin’ Texas”

GENER8ION, “Storm starring Yung Lean”

Madonna, “Confessions II — The Film”

Ariana Grande — “Hate That I Made You Love Me”

Bruno Mars — “I Just Might”

GENER8ION — “Storm starring Yung Lean”

Madonna — “Confessions II — The Film”

Sabrina Carpenter — “House Tour”

Taylor Swift — “Opalite”

Charli xcx — “SS26”

Lady Gaga & Doechii — “Runway”

Madonna — “Confessions II — The Film”

PinkPantheress — “Stateside + Zara Larsson”

Sombr — “My Body Isn’t Ready”

Taylor Swift — “The Fate of Ophelia”

A$AP Rocky — “Punk Rocky”

Ariana Grande — “Hate That I Made You Love Me”

Lisa feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi — “Dream”

Madonna — “Confessions II — The Film”

Shaboozey — “Cowgirl”

Taylor Swift — “The Fate of Ophelia”

Ariana Grande — “Hate That I Made You Love Me”

Bruno Mars — “I Just Might”

Lisa feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi — “Dream”

Madonna — “Confessions II — The Film”

Sabrina Carpenter — “House Tour”

Taylor Swift — “The Fate of Ophelia”

GENER8ION — “Storm starring Yung Lean”

Harry Styles — “Dance No More”

KATSEYE — “Pinky Up”

Madonna — “Confessions II — The Film”

Tate McRae — “Nobody’s Girl”

Taylor Swift — “The Fate of Ophelia”

Ariana Grande — “Hate That I Made You Love Me”

Jisoo x Zayn — “Eyes Closed”

Madonna — “Confessions II — The Film”

PinkPantheress — “Stateside + Zara Larsson”

RAYE feat. Hans Zimmer — “Click Clack Symphony”

Taylor Swift — “The Fate of Ophelia”

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