Muusikute ülesastumised läksid eetrisse eri kohtadest New Yorgis. Teiste hulgas astusid üles Lady Gaga ja Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, Maluma, BTS jt. Lady Gaga läks koju aasta parima artisti preemiaga, aasta parima video auhind läks aga The Weekndile. Teiste auhinnasaajate hulgas olid ka Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, BTS ja Megan Thee Stallion, vahendab Pitcfork.

Tänavusel videoauhindade jagamisel jagati koroonapandeemia valguses välja preemiad ka kahes uues kategoorias: parim kodus tehtud muusikavideo ja parim karantiinikontsert. Lady Gagale antud Triconi auhind on näiline asendaja iga-aastasele Michael Jacksoni nimeline Video Vanguardi auhinnale (mille pälvis viimati Missy Elliott).

Parim video

Billie Eilish: "everything i wanted"
Eminem: "Godzilla" [ft. Juice WRLD]
Future: "Life Is Good" [ft. Drake]
Lady Gaga / Ariana Grande: "Rain on Me"
Taylor Swift: "The Man"
The Weeknd: "Blinding Lights"

Triconi auhind

Lady Gaga

Parim artist

DaBaby
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Megan Thee Stallion
Post Malone
The Weeknd

Parim lugu

Billie Eilish: "everything i wanted"
Doja Cat: "Say So"
Lady Gaga / Ariana Grande: "Rain on Me"
Megan Thee Stallion: "Savage"
Post Malone: "Circles"
Roddy Ricch: "The Box"

PUSH-i aasta uustulnuk

Doja Cat
Jack Harlow
Lewis Capaldi
Roddy Ricch
Tate McRae
YUNGBLUD

Parim latiino-ameerika videosingel

Anuel: "China" [ft. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, KAROL G and J Balvin]
Bad Bunny: "Yo Perreo Sola"
Black Eyed Peas: "MAMACITA" [ft. Ozuna and J. Rey Soul]
KAROL G: "Tusa" [ft. Nicki Minaj]
Maluma: "Qué Pena" [ft. J Balvin]

Parim lavastajatöö

Billie Eilish: "xanny" (lav Billie Eilish)
Doja Cat: "Say So" (lav Hannah Lux Davis)
Dua Lipa: "Don't Start Now" (lav Nabil)
Harry Styles: "Adore You" (lav Dave Meyers)
Taylor Swift: "The Man" (lav Taylor Swift)
The Weeknd: "Blinding Lights" (lav Anton Tammi)

Parim koostöölugu

Ariana Grande / Justin Bieber: "Stuck with U"
Black Eyed Peas: "RITMO (Bad Boys for Life)" [ft. J Balvin]
Ed Sheeran: "Beautiful People" [ft. Khalid]
Future: "Life Is Good" [ft. Drake]
KAROL G: "Tusa" [ft. Nicki Minaj]
Lady Gaga / Ariana Grande: "Rain on Me"

Parim hip-hop'i lugu

DaBaby: "BOP"
Eminem: "Godzilla" [ft. Juice WRLD]
Future: "Life Is Good" [ft. Drake]
Megan Thee Stallion: "Savage"
Roddy Ricch: "The Box"
Travis Scott: "HIGHEST IN THE ROOM"

Parim heategevusvideo

Anderson .Paak: "Lockdown"
Billie Eilish: "all the good girls go to hell"
Demi Lovato: "I Love Me"
H.E.R.: "I Can't Breathe"
Lil Baby: "The Bigger Picture"
Taylor Swift: "The Man"

Parim R&B-lugu

Alicia Keys: "Underdog"
Chloe x Halle: "Do It"
H.E.R.: "Slide" [ft. YG]
Khalid: "Eleven" [ft. Summer Walker]
Lizzo: "CUZ I LOVE YOU"
The Weeknd: "Blinding Lights"

Parim pop-lugu

BTS: "ON"
Halsey: "You should be sad"
Jonas Brothers: "What a Man Gotta Do"
Justin Bieber: "Intentions" [ft. Quavo]
Lady Gaga / Ariana Grande: "Rain on Me"
Taylor Swift: "Lover"

Parim rock-lugu

blink-182: "Happy Days"
Coldplay: "Orphans"
Evanescence: "Wasted on You"
Fall Out Boy: "Dear Future Self (Hands Up)" [ft. Wyclef Jean]
Green Day: "Oh Yeah!"
The Killers: "Caution"

Parim kinematograafia

5 Seconds of Summer: "Old Me" (kinematograafia: Kieran Fowler)
Camila Cabello: "My Oh My" [ft. DaBaby] (kinematograafia: Dave Meyers)
Billie Eilish: "all the good girls go to hell" (kinematograafia: Christopher Probst)
Katy Perry: "Harleys in Hawaii" (kinematograafia: Arnau Valls)
Lady Gaga / Ariana Grande: "Rain on Me" (kinematograafia: Thomas Kloss)
The Weeknd: "Blinding Lights" (kinematograafia: Oliver Millar)

Parimad eriefektid

Billie Eilish: "all the good girls go to hell" (eriefektid: Drive Studios)
Demi Lovato: "I Love Me" (eriefektid: Hoody FX)
Dua Lipa: "Physical" (eriefektid: EIGHTY4)
Harry Styles: "Adore You" (eriefektid: Mathematic)
Lady Gaga / Ariana Grande: "Rain on Me" (eriefektid: Ingenuity Studios)
Travis Scott: "HIGHEST IN THE ROOM" (eriefektid: Artjail, Scissor Films and Freenjoy)

Parim kodumuusikavideo

5 Seconds of Summer: "Wildflower"
Ariana Grande / Justin Bieber: "Stuck with U"
blink-182: "Happy Days"
Drake: "Toosie Slide"
John Legend: "Bigger Love"
twenty one pilots: "Level of Concern"

Parim karantiinikontsert

Chloe & Halle: "Do It" from MTV's Prom-athon
CNCO: Unplugged at Home
DJ D-Nice: Club MTV presents #DanceTogether
John Legend: #togetherathome Concert Series
Lady Gaga: "Smile" from One World: Together at Home
Post Malone: Nirvana Tribute

Parim k-pop'i lugu

(G)I-DLE: "Oh My God"
BTS: "ON"
EXO: "Obsession"
Monsta X: "SOMEONE'S SOMEONE"
Tomorrow X Together: "9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)"
Red Velvet: "Psycho"

Parim bänd

5 Seconds of Summer
The 1975
BLACKPINK
BTS
Chloe x Halle
CNCO
Little Mix
MONSTA X
Now United
twenty one pilots

Parim alternatiivlugu

The 1975: "If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)"
All Time Low: "Some Kind of Disaster"
FINNEAS: "Let's Fall in Love for the Night"
Lana Del Rey: "Doin' time"
Machine Gun Kelly: "Bloody Valentine"
twenty one pilots: "Level of Concern"

Parim montaaž

Halsey: "Graveyard" (montaaž: Emilie Aubry, Janne Vartia ja Tim Montana)
James Blake: "Can't Believe the Way We Flow" (montaaž: Frank Lebon)
Lizzo: "Good as Hell" (montaaž: Russell Santos ja Sofia Kerpan)
Miley Cyrus: "Mother's Daughter" (montaaž: Alexandre Moors ja Nuno Xico)
Rosalía: "A Palé" (montaaž: Andre Jones)
The Weeknd: "Blinding Lights" (montaaž: Janne Vartia ja Tim Montana)

Parim kunstiline lahendus

A$AP Rocky: "Babushka Boi" (kunstiline lahendus: A$AP Rocky ja Nadia Lee Cohen)
Dua Lipa: "Physical" (kunstiline lahendus: Anna Colomer Nogué)
Harry Styles: "Adore You" (kunstiline lahendus: Laura Ellis Cricks)
Miley Cyrus: "Mother's Daughter" (kunstiline lahendus: Christian Stone)
Selena Gomez: "Boyfriend" (kunstiline lahendus: Tatiana Bianca van Sauter)
Taylor Swift: "Lover" (kunstiline lahendus: Ethan Tobman)

Parim koreograafia

BTS: "ON" (koreograafia: Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun and Lee Byung Eun)
CNCO / Natti Natasha: "Honey Boo" (koreograafia: Kyle Hanagami)
DaBaby: "BOP" (koreograafia: Dani Leigh and Cherry)
Dua Lipa: "Physical" (koreograafia: Charm La'Donna)
Lady Gaga / Ariana Grande: "Rain on Me" (koreograafia: Richy Jackson)
Normani: "Motivation" (koreograafia: Sean Bankhead)