Taylor Swift delivered quite a few memorable acceptance speeches in her day, but the one at this year’s MTV VMAs is the most epic one yet. She collected the award for video of the year and used her triumph as a chance to tease her upcoming album Midnights.
Swift’s self-directed 10-minute music video for “All Too Well” picked up three trophies by the end of the night—video of the year, best longform video, and best director. In her acceptance speech, Swift revealed her next album is hitting the shelves on October 21, and called it “a journey through terrors and sweet dreams” on social media.
Swift wasn’t the only artist with a reason to celebrate on Sunday night. It was also a big night for Jack Harlow, who walked away with a total of four accolades—song of the year for “First Class” and best collaboration, best art direction, and best visual effects for Lil Nas X’s chart-topping single “Industry Baby”. He was closely followed by Harry Styles with three awards, including album of the year for Harry’s House.
MTV Video Music Awards took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on August 28, with LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, and Jack Harlow serving as cohosts.
FULL LIST OF 2022 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bad Bunny
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Harry Styles – Harry’s House
SONG OF THE YEAR
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Seventeen – “Rock With You”
BEST COLLABORATION
Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby”
BEST POP
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
BEST HIP-HOP
Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby – “Do We Have a Problem?”
BEST ROCK
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Black Summer”
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Måneskin – “I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE”
BEST LATIN
Anitta – “Envolver”
BEST R&B
The Weeknd – “Out Of Time”
BEST K-POP
Lisa – “LALISA”
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
BEST METAVERSE PERFORMANCE
Blackpink The Virtual | PUBG
BEST LONGFORM VIDEO
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
BEST DIRECTION
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well”
BEST ART DIRECTION
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Doja Cat – “Woman”
BEST EDITING
Rosalía – “SAOKO”
