- Before we get into the music tonight,
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an actor whose talent
and passion is a true inspiration
to all the fans he touched and everyone he encountered.
We dedicate tonight's show
to a man whose spirit touched so many.
He is a true hero, not just onscreen,
but in everything he did.
His impact lives forever.
[The Weeknd, "Blinding Lights"]
♪ ♪
- ♪ I've been tryna call ♪
♪ I've been on my own for long enough ♪
♪ Maybe you can show me how to love ♪
♪ Maybe ♪
♪ I'm going through withdrawals ♪
♪ We don't even have to do too much ♪
♪ You can turn me on with just a touch ♪
♪ Baby ♪
♪ I look around and Sin City's cold and empty ♪
♪ No one's around to judge me ♪
♪ I can't see clearly when you're gone ♪
♪ Oh, oh, and I said ♪
♪ Ooh ♪
♪ I'm blinded by the lights ♪
♪ No, I can't sleep until I feel your touch ♪
♪ I said, ooh ♪
♪ I'm drowning in the night ♪
♪ Oh, when I'm like this, you're the one I trust ♪
Hey! Hey! Hey!
♪ ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ I'm running out of time ♪
♪ 'Cause I can see the sun light up the sky ♪
♪ So I hit the road in overdrive ♪
♪ Baby ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ This city's cold and empty ♪
♪ No one's around to judge me ♪
♪ I can't see clearly when you're gone ♪
♪ On, on, I said, ooh ♪
♪ I'm blinded by the lights ♪
♪ No, I can't sleep until I feel your touch ♪
♪ I said, ooh ♪
♪ I'm drowning in the night ♪
♪ Oh, when I'm like this, you're the one I trust ♪
♪ I'm just calling back to let you know ♪
♪ I could never say it on the phone ♪
♪ Will never let you go this time ♪
♪ I said, ooh ♪
♪ I'm blinded by the lights ♪
♪ Oh, I can't sleep until I feel your touch ♪
New York City, let's go!
Yeah!
♪ Oh, oh ♪
♪ Coming up ♪
♪ No, no, no, baby ♪
Let's go!
♪ Oh, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ I said, ooh ♪
♪ I'm blinded by the lights ♪
♪ No, I can't sleep until I feel your touch ♪
- Yes!
Let's give it up for The Weeknd, you guys,
performing over a thousand feet above Manhattan
from EDGE at Hudson Yards.
Tonight, we are taking over the best city in the world.
Are you ready?
It's the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards!
- It's the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards,
with performances by...
With appearances by...
And the first ever MTV Tricon Award
honoring Lady Gaga.
[cheers and applause]
Please welcome your host, Keke Palmer.
[Keke Palmer, "Sticky"]
♪ ♪
- Welcome to the 2020
MTV VMAs!
We are all over New York City tonight,
from Brooklyn and the Bronx to the center of it all,
the world-famous Empire State Building,
right here in the heart of Manhattan.
This is incredible.
I can't believe MTV asked me to host.
I don't if I was their first choice,
or the only one brave enough to do it during COVID.
Either way, I got the job, loves!
But it's not all different this year.
One of the coolest part of the VMAs
is that we have the best fans in the world.
And guess what. They're here tonight.
Let me hear you make some noise!
[cheers and applause]
I gotta say it.
2020 has undoubtedly been a rough year for everybody,
and I'm not just talking about my edges.
In fact, when something goes wrong,
I just say, "2020!"
But as rough as it's been,
there have been incredible moments
of inspiration
that have given my generation hope.
I mean, we've seen heroes go above and beyond,
whether they drive a delivery truck,
work at a grocery store,
or serve on the frontlines in a hospital.
And with the Black Lives Matter movement,
we've seen our generation step up,
take to the streets,
and make sure our voices will be heard.
Enough is enough.
What we just witnessed in Kenosha, Wisconsin,
is yet another devastating reminder
that we can't stop,
that we can never tolerate police brutality
or any injustice.
We must continue the fight to end systemic racism.
The leaders of that movement are you.
Us, the people watching tonight.
It's our time to be the change we wanna see.
We need to come together,
and music, music has that power.
Music can help us heal.
It's all love, and that's what tonight is about.
We are making the impossible possible,
pushing the boundaries of music performances
because that's what we do on the VMAs.
We've got the biggest stars in music.
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande.
Doja Cat.
Black Eyed Peas.
Miley Cyrus.
Maluma.
CNCO.
And for the first time ever,
BTS at the VMAs.
The next performer is speaking
directly to the times we're living in,
so whenever you make mention of him,
make sure you put some respect on his name.
Give it up for DaBaby!
[DaBaby, "Peep Hole"]
- ♪ Every time I turn around, I had a play outside the door ♪
♪ Call before you knock, call before you knock ♪
♪ The neighbors think I'm selling dope ♪
♪ Go, baby, don't wanna be a player no more ♪
♪ I was looking out the peephole with it ♪
♪ Every time I turned around, I had a play outside the door ♪
♪ Now a [...] on beast mode with it ♪
♪ I got 15 beds, we ain't laying on the floor ♪
♪ I done hit a lot of freak [...] ♪
♪ Guess safe, safe for you to say that I'm a [...] ♪
♪ I'm out the game, I'm not a player anymore ♪
♪ I got money to bail out ♪
♪ Won't pull over, they know we gon' bail out ♪
♪ Drop the window, turn right, throw the scale out ♪
♪ You mean we don't ride with no scale now ♪
♪ Well sell 'em whole, we sell 'em whole ♪
♪ I had 'em knocking at my door ♪
♪ I used to have 'em for the low ♪
♪ My neighbors think I'm selling dope ♪
♪ I had the AC on every winter ♪
♪ Young [...] had the [...] in his coat ♪
♪ I hit a [...] with the fan ♪
♪ I hop out, [...] out, I was taking pictures with the fans ♪
♪ I can show you how to ride without a tool ♪
♪ All them times I hit the middleman ♪
♪ All the times I took [...], wanna be a boss ♪
♪ But ain't have what it took to be the boss ♪
♪ She didn't know what it took to be my ♪
♪ I ain't know what it took until I lost ♪
♪ Yo, baby, he don't wanna be a player no more ♪
♪ I was looking out the peephole with it ♪
♪ Every time I turned around, I had a play outside the door ♪
♪ Now a [...] going beast mode with it ♪
♪ I got 15 beds, we ain't laying on the floor ♪
♪ I done hit a lot of freak [...] ♪
♪ Guess safe, safe for you to say that I'm a [...] ♪
♪ I'm out the game, I'm not a player anymore ♪
[siren wailing] [DaBaby, "Blind"]
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I've been blind for a while now ♪
♪ I just got the key, they let me in, no ID ♪
♪ Doors opening up for me and now I see ♪
♪ I've been blind for a while now ♪
♪ I've been blind, hey ♪
♪ Every single [...] damn day,
♪ Think he next to, think he next to who? ♪
♪ Tomatoes, mustard, mayonnaise ♪
♪ Better catch up, catch up, catch up, catch up ♪
♪ Thankful that my head too hard ♪
♪ For me to learn my lesson, my head too [...] damn hard ♪
♪ 'Cause the way I did, it worked out fine ♪
♪ Ooh, God, you blessed me, amen ♪
♪ Probably ain't believe me ♪
♪ Know a [...] went through hell and back ♪
♪ Now he finally on the TV ♪
♪ Now he don't even give a [...] no more ♪
♪ Probably think it's easy ♪
♪ Let you know it ain't easy ♪
♪ I [...] her like a bathing ape ♪
♪ She run from the [...] like a cheetah, go ♪
♪ Two-tone AP watch on ♪
♪ Never see me use it for a clock, tick tock ♪
♪ They see the way he [...] up the charts, hmm ♪
♪ I wonder, is he ever gonna stop? ♪
♪ And he charge 150 for the verses now ♪
♪ Pay it or he never, ever drop ♪
♪ They noticed that a [...] music versatile ♪
♪ Wonder if he ever gonna pop? Go ♪
♪ I just got the key, they let me in, no ID ♪
♪ Doors opening up for me and now I see ♪
♪ I've been blind for a while now ♪
♪ Let's go ♪
[DaBaby, "Rockstar"]
♪ Whoo ♪
♪ I pull up like ♪
♪ How you pull up, Baby? How you pull up? ♪
♪ Ooh ♪
♪ How you pull up? ♪
♪ I pull up ♪
♪ SethInTheKitchen, let's go ♪
♪ Brand-new Lamborghini, [...] a cop car ♪
♪ With the [...] on my hip like I'm a cop ♪
♪ Have you ever met a real [...] rock star? ♪
♪ This ain't no guitar, this a [...] ♪
♪ My [...] told me to promise you gon' squeeze me ♪
♪ You better let me go the day you need me ♪
♪ Soon as you up me on that, get to [...] ♪
♪ And if I ain't enough, go get the [...] ♪
♪ It's safe to say I earned it, ain't a [...] gave me nothing ♪
♪ I'm ready to hop out on a [...], get to [...] ♪
♪ Know you heard me say "You play, you lay" ♪
♪ Don't make me push the button ♪
♪ Full of pain, dropped enough tears to fill up a, fill up a ♪
♪ Going for buckets, I bought a [...] ♪
♪ I got a big [...], it hold a hundred ♪
♪ Ain't going for nothing, I'm ready to air it out ♪
♪ On all these [...], I can see 'em running ♪
♪ Just talked to my mama, she hit me on FaceTime ♪
♪ Just to check up on me and my brother ♪
♪ I'm really the baby, she know that her youngest son ♪
♪ Was always guaranteed to get the money ♪
♪ Okay, let's go, she know
♪ That her baby boy was always guaranteed to get the loot ♪
♪ She know what I do, she know 'fore I run from a [...] ♪
♪ I'ma pull it out and [...], PTSD ♪
♪ I'm always waking up in cold sweats like I got the flu ♪
♪ My daughter a G, she saw me kill a [...] in front of her ♪
♪ Before the age of two ♪
[cheers and applause]
- ♪ Let's go ♪
- His new album "CTV3:
Cool Tape Volume 3" dropped on Friday.
Jaden Smith.
- The nominees for Best Collaboration
are some of the most incredible songs
and badass videos of the year.
The best artists push each other
to become even better.
When I've been in the studio with Justin Bieber,
Tyler the Creator, or my sister Willow,
It ups my game and theirs.
We challenge each other to create something
none of us could have done alone.
Here are this year's nominees for Best Collaboration.
- And the VMA goes to...
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, "Rain on Me."
- ♪ I'd rather be dry, but at least I'm alive ♪
♪ Rain on me, rain, rain ♪
I'm so excited. Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Thank you, MTV.
This means the world.
Ariana and I really connected through this song.
Thank you, Jaden, for giving us this award tonight.
Thank you, MTV. Thank you to all our fans.
Me and Ariana are truly soul sisters.
And you know... girl, this is for us.
We've both been through some [...] together,
but we were willing to share that with each other,
and Ari, I love you.
I feel like when we were in the studio,
we turned our tears that felt like endless rainfall
into diamonds,
and I will treasure
those diamonds with you forever, honey.
I love you. I love you, Little Monsters.
All the Arianators, you rock.
Thank you, MTV.
[cheers and applause]
- Coming up, we reveal the winner
of this year's MTV VMA Push Best New Artist.
It all started with 17
of the biggest breakout artists of the year,
and your votes narrowed it down to these three:
Congratulations to the MTV VMA nominees
for Push Best New Artist, presented by Chime.
Coming up, Miley, what's good?
Miley's back at the VMAs
with a wrecking ball you can't miss.
Repping Colombia, Maluma brings
the hottest Latin dance party
to Brooklyn.
Lady Gaga returns to the VMAs
and makes it rain with Ariana Grande.
And BTS Army, you ready?
Straight from South Korea, BTS makes history
with their first ever VMA performance.
[cheers and applause]
- Hey!
Hey!
Got me on top of every building.
You guys having fun?
[cheers and applause]
This next artist has defined so many iconic VMA moments
in the past decade,
constantly changing and evolving,
pushing the boundaries every time she comes in
like a wrecking ball.
Give it up for Miley Cyrus!
[Miley Cyrus's "Midnight Sky"]
♪ ♪
♪ La, la, la-la-la ♪
♪ La, la ♪
♪ Yeah, it's been a long night ♪
♪ And the mirror's telling me to go home ♪
♪ But it's been a long time ♪
♪ Since I felt this good on my own ♪
♪ Lotta years went by with my hands tied up in your ropes ♪
♪ Forever and ever ♪
♪ No more ♪
♪ The midnight sky is the road I'm takin' ♪
♪ Head high up in the clouds ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I was born to run ♪
♪ I don't belong to anyone ♪
♪ Oh, no ♪
♪ I don't need to be loved by you ♪
♪ Fire in my lungs ♪
♪ Can't bite the devil on my tongue ♪
♪ Oh, no ♪
♪ I don't need to be loved by you ♪
♪ See my lips on her mouth ♪
♪ Everybody's talkin' now, baby ♪
♪ Ooh, you know it's true ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ That I was born to run, I don't belong to anyone ♪
♪ Oh, no ♪
♪ I don't need to be loved by you ♪
♪ Loved by you ♪
♪ ♪
♪ La, la, la-la-la ♪
♪ La, la ♪
♪ Loved by you ♪
♪ She got her hair pulled back ♪
♪ 'Cause the sweat's drippin' off of her face ♪
♪ She said, "It ain't so bad ♪
♪ If I wanna make a couple mistakes" ♪
♪ You should know right now that I never stay put in one place ♪
♪ Forever and ever ♪
♪ No more, no more ♪
♪ The midnight sky is the road I'm takin' ♪
♪ Head high up in the clouds ♪
♪ I was born to run, I don't belong to anyone ♪
♪ Oh, no ♪
♪ I don't need to be loved by you ♪
♪ Fire in my lungs ♪
♪ Can't bite the devil on my tongue ♪
♪ Oh, no ♪
♪ I don't need to be loved by you ♪
♪ See my lips on her mouth ♪
♪ Everybody's talkin' now, baby ♪
♪ Ooh, you know it's true, yeah ♪
♪ That I was born to run, I don't belong to anyone ♪
♪ Oh, no ♪
♪ I don't need to be loved by you ♪
♪ ♪
[vocalizing]
♪ ♪
♪ I don't hide blurry eyes like you ♪
♪ Like you ♪
♪ ♪
- ♪ I don't need to be loved by you ♪
♪ Fire in my lungs ♪
♪ Can't bite the devil on my tongue ♪
♪ Oh, no ♪
♪ Don't need to be loved by you ♪
♪ See his hands 'round my waist ♪
♪ Thought you'd never be replaced ♪
♪ Baby, ooh, you know it's true ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ That I was born to run ♪
♪ I don't belong to anyone ♪
♪ Oh, no ♪
♪ I don't need to be loved by you ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ ♪
♪ La, la, la-la-la ♪
♪ La, la ♪
♪ You know it's true ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Loved by you ♪
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
- She's the host of her own upcoming daytime show,
"The Drew Barrymore Show," Drew Barrymore.
- Music videos paint the picture of the moment.
They define the culture.
They can shock us, thrill us, entertain us.
And the best, they can even change us.
Tonight we celebrate the visionaries
behind the most influential videos of the year.
Here are the nominees for Best Direction.
[dramatic whooshing]
- ♪ Somebody ♪
- ♪ If I was a man ♪
- And the VMA goes to...
Taylor Swift, "The Man"!
[cheers and applause]
- Guys, this is amazing.
This is the very first video that I've ever directed
on my own, and...
I just--I'm so grateful for this.
I wanna take an opportunity to say thank you
to the team who believed in me as a first-time director
and made this video with me;
Rodrigo Prieto, my DP,
my AD, Joe "Oz" Osborne,
my editor, Chancler Haynes,
Ethan Tobman, who designed the sets,
Joseph Cassell, who styled everybody,
Bill Corso and his amazing team for turning me into a guy,
which was very thrilling.
Um, I also want to thank Grant Miller at Ingenuity,
who did all of the visual effects,
and my--there were two women who I've worked with
in the past on music videos who were the ones
who this time around convinced me that I really was
up to the challenge of directing on my own,
and those women were my producers on this video,
Rebecca Skinner and Jill Harden, so thank you for that.
I was told that this was an industry-voted award,
so I wanna say thank you to everyone in the industry
who voted for this video,
but I also really wanna thank the fans because
you are the only reason why
the industry cares about anything that I do,
and everything that you guys have done with "Folklore"
this summer, I am just so blown away and taken aback
by your generosity to me.
So...thank you for everything.
I hope I get to see you soon.
- Coming up, global superstar Maluma
channels Papi Juancho and brings the heat to Brooklyn,
Doja Cat takes us to another planet
for her VMA debut,
and fresh off their new single
that literally just broke the internet,
BTS takes over the streets of New York.
We're backstage with The Weeknd
and live with Now United and City Girls.
Head to @VMAs on Twitter
to vote for what you want to see on the VMA Stan Cam.
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- Up next, Toyota and the VMAs
celebrate the universal language of music.
[smooth music]
♪ ♪
- [singing in Spanish]
♪ ♪
- [singing in Spanish]
♪ ♪
- [singing in Spanish]
- Hey. Hey. - [singing in Spanish]
- Hey. - [singing in Spanish]
- Hey. Hey. - [singing in Spanish]
- Freeze.
[smooth music]
♪ ♪
- [vocalizing]
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- [singing in Spanish]
♪ ♪
- [singing in Spanish]
♪ ♪
- [singing in Spanish]
♪ ♪
- Coming up, performances by Maluma, CNCO,
and the award for Best Latin Video,
brought to you by Toyota.
- [singing in Spanish]
♪ ♪
- VMA people, what's up?
Right now, we're heading over to the Skyline Drive-In,
in my favorite borough, Brooklyn, baby!
We're bringing music back to the fans,
and tonight, everybody's coming along for the ride.
Turn it up for a global superstar,
bringing Colombia to the VMAs.
Maluma!
[cheers and applause]
[gentle music]
- [singing in Spanish]
♪ ♪
Okay.
[singing in Spanish]
♪ ♪
Okay.
♪ ♪
Come on!
[singing in Spanish]
New York, VMAs.
[singing in Spanish]
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
Papi Juancho. Maluma, baby.
- Toyota congratulates Maluma
on an unforgettable VMA performance.
- Thank you.
- He's an award-winning actor and singer
with a new single, "Stop," Anthony Ramos.
- You can't define the nominees for Best Latin Video.
They're dance playlist fire.
They're sexy-as-hell ballads.
They are genre-crossing collaborations.
And fans across the globe watched them
a billion times over.
Here are the nominees for Best Latin.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- [singing in Spanish]
- Bad Bunny, "Yo Perreo Sola."
♪ ♪
- J Balvin, "Amarillo."
♪ ♪
Black Eyed Peas, featuring Ozuna & J. Rey Soul,
"Mamacita."
- ♪ Mamacita ♪
- [singing in Spanish]
- Maluma, featuring J Balvin,
"Qué Pena."
♪ ♪
Anuel AA, featuring Daddy Yankee,
Ozuna, Karol G and J Balvin,
"China."
- [singing in Spanish]
- Karol G, featuring Nicki Minaj,
"Tusa."
♪ ♪
- And the VMA goes to...
Maluma!
Let's go back to the drive-in
where Maluma literally just got off the stage.
Give it up one more time for Maluma.
- [singing in Spanish]
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
Wow.
♪ ♪
Wow.
Oh, my God. [laughs]
Wow, [speaking Spanish]. I can't believe this.
This is beautiful.
This is the first award that I got from VMA.
Thank you very much, guys. This is for you.
[cheers and applause]
I'm gonna say it in Spanish though,
because I feel very proud to be Latin, okay?
[speaking Spanish]
And everything I do, I do it for them.
To my family, I love you so much.
[speaking Spanish]
Papi Juancho. Maluma, baby!
Whoo! Thank you.
- ♪ Brooklyn home of the greatest rappers ♪
- Coming up, Lady Gaga is back on the stage
for an iconic VMA performance
with Ariana Grande.
This year's biggest artists battle it out
for the most coveted VMA, Video of the Year.
And Twitter, you ready?
All the way from South Korea,
BTS brings dynamite to their VMA debut.
- Okay, one of the perks of hosting this thing
is that I get to be in New York City,
and I love New York City.
I mean, you never know what you're gonna see
or who you're gonna meet.
- Hi, baby girl.
You looking as fly and fine
as a half-chilled bucket of wine.
[chuckles]
- Okay, poetic lines, bro, but no thanks.
- But you ain't even heard me sing yet.
[upbeat music]
♪ Baby, you so fly ♪
♪ And fine as a half-chilled bucket ♪
♪ Of wine ♪
- Wow.
♪ ♪
Pull the curtains, love. Pull the curtains.
[Harry Styles' "Watermelon Sugar"]
- ♪ Watermelon sugar ♪
- Please welcome the star of "The Kissing Booth" movies,
Emmy nominated Joey King.
[cheers and applause]
- ♪ Watermelon sugar ♪
♪ ♪
- These are the songs
that inspired millions of TikTok dances,
lit up everyone's playlist,
and kept us all feeling good even though times were bad--
2020 bad.
Here are the nominees for Song of the Year.
[train rumbling]
- Song of the Year.
Doja Cat, "Say So."
- ♪ No punches left to roll with ♪
♪ You got to keep me focused ♪
- ♪ I'm about to get the key to the city ♪
- Roddy Rich, "The Box."
- ♪ Pullin' out the coupe at the lot ♪
- ♪ As long as I'm ♪
- Billie Eilish, "everything i wanted."
♪ ♪
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande,
"Rain On Me."
- ♪ At least I'm alive ♪
- Megan Thee Stallion, "Savage."
- ♪ Classy, bougie, ratchet ♪
- ♪ Let it go ♪
- Post Malone, "Circles."
- ♪ Our love went cold ♪
[cheers and applause]
- And the VMA goes to...
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande, "Rain On Me."
[Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande's "Rain On Me]
- ♪ I'd rather be dry, but at least I'm alive ♪
♪ Rain on me, rain, rain rain on me, rain, rain ♪
♪ I'd rather be dry, but at least I'm alive ♪
[cheers and applause]
- Oh, my gosh.
Everybody, thank you. Thank you so, so much.
Me and Ariana appreciate this so much.
I remember when I wrote the lyrics for the chorus,
and I sang them for my producer
and collaborator, BloodPop,
and the lyrics were "I'd rather be dry,
but at least I'm alive. Rain on me."
I remember thinking I had cried so many tears
that it felt like unfathomable downpour
from my eyes, but even with that much rain,
you don't have to drown
even though it feels like you are.
You can still swim, and if there's a strong current
with a bunch of waves,
and they keep crashing over you,
if you keep swimming, you'll reach the center
of the ocean where it's calm, still, and peaceful.
May God bless you.
I'm very honored at the awards
I've been nominated for this evening,
but I have to say winning for best song
has to be my favorite because, at the end of the day,
my heart is as a songwriter,
and I surely didn't ask for a free ride.
Thank you. Love you MTV!
Thank you to the fans! Mwah!
Love you lots, babe.
[cheers and applause]
[Surfaces' "Sunday Best"]
- ♪ Feeling good like I should ♪
♪ ♪
- Okay, Gaga and Ari, take 'em all home.
We are about to witness history.
The next group doesn't just make music.
They break records.
I mean, their new single "Dynamite"
literally just smashed YouTube's record
for the most views in the first 24 hours.
For the first time ever on the VMAs--
army, are you ready?
All the way from South Korea,
BTS!
[BTS' "Dynamite"]
- ♪ 'Cause I, I, I'm in the stars tonight ♪
♪ So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Shoes on, get up in the morn' ♪
♪ Cup of milk, let's rock and roll ♪
♪ King Kong, kick the drum ♪
♪ Rolling on like a rolling stone ♪
♪ Sing song when I'm walking home ♪
♪ Jump up to the top, LeBron ♪
♪ Ding-dong, call me on my phone ♪
♪ Ice tea and a game of ping pong ♪
- ♪ This is getting heavy, can you hear the bass boom? ♪
♪ I'm ready ♪
♪ Life is sweet as honey, yeah ♪
♪ This beat cha-ching like money, huh ♪
♪ Disco overload, I'm into that ♪
♪ I'm good to go I'm diamond ♪
♪ You know I glow up hey, so let's go ♪
- ♪ 'Cause I, I, I'm in the stars tonight ♪
♪ So watch me bring the fire ♪
♪ Set the night alight, hey ♪
♪ Shining through the city with a little funk and soul ♪
♪ So I'ma light it up like dynamite, woah-oh-oh ♪
- ♪ Bring a friend, join the crowd
♪ Whoever wanna come along ♪
♪ Word up, talk the talk ♪
♪ Just move like we off the wall ♪
♪ Day or night, the sky's alight ♪
♪ So we dance to the break of dawn ♪
♪ Ladies and gentlemen, I got the medicine ♪
♪ So you should keep your eyes on the ball, huh ♪
- ♪ This is getting heavy ♪
♪ Can you hear the bass boom? I'm ready ♪
♪ Life is sweet as honey, yeah ♪
♪ This beat cha-ching like money, huh ♪
♪ Disco overload, I'm into that ♪
♪ I'm good to go I'm diamond ♪
♪ You know I glow up hey, so let's go ♪
- ♪ 'Cause I, I, I'm in the stars tonight ♪
♪ So watch me bring the fire ♪
♪ Set the night alight, hey ♪
♪ Shining through the city with a little funk and soul ♪
♪ So I'ma light it up like dynamite, woah-oh-oh ♪
♪ Dyn-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na ♪
♪ Na-na-na, life is dynamite ♪
♪ Dyn-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na ♪
♪ Na-na-na, life is dynamite ♪
♪ Shining through the city with a little funk and soul ♪
♪ So I'ma light it up like dynamite, woah-oh-oh ♪
♪ Dyn-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy ♪
♪ Light it up, dynamite ♪
♪ Dyn-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy ♪
♪ Light it up, dynamite ♪
- ♪ 'Cause I, I, I'm in the stars tonight ♪
♪ So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight ♪
- ♪ Hey ♪
- ♪ Shining through the city with a little funk and soul ♪
♪ So I'ma light it up like dynamite ♪
♪ 'Cause I, I, I'm in the stars tonight ♪
♪ So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Shining through the city with a little funk and soul ♪
♪ So I'ma light it up like dynamite woah-oh-oh ♪
♪ Dyn-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na ♪
♪ Na-na-na, life is dynamite ♪
♪ Dyn-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na ♪
♪ Na-na-na, life is dynamite ♪
♪ Shining through the city with a little funk and soul ♪
♪ So I'ma light it up like dynamite woah-oh-oh ♪
[cheers and applause]
[BLACKPINK's "How You Like That"]
- ♪ How you like that? ♪
- She's got a new single "Baby,"
Madison Beer.
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
- This year, we all had to do things
a little differently.
Festivals, concerts, movies, and TV shoots
came to a stop.
Our favorite artists rose to the challenge
and gave us brand-new content with a fresh perspective.
Here are the nominees for Best Music Video From Home.
[dramatic whooshing]
- Best Music Video From Home.
- ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪
- Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber,
"Stuck With U."
♪ ♪
- ♪ Right foot up ♪
- Drake, "Toosie Slide."
♪ Left foot up, right foot slide ♪
- ♪ I wanna feel happy days ♪
- Blink-182, "Happy Days."
- ♪ Happy days, happy days ♪
- Five Seconds of Summer, "Wildflower."
- ♪ My wildflower ♪
- 21 Pilots, "Level of Concern."
- ♪ Level of concern ♪
- John Legend, "Bigger Love."
♪ Bigger love ♪
♪ ♪
- Congratulations to the VMA nominees
for Best Music Video from Home.
Presented by Coors Light.
- And the VMA goes to...
Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber,
"Stuck With U."
["Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber's "Stuck With U"]
A huge congrats to Ariana Grande
and Justin Bieber for winning Best Music Video from Home
presented by Coors Lights
and to all of the nominees who made the most of their time
chilling at home.
[Rosalía's "TKN"]
-♪ Zoom en la cara, Gaspar Noé ♪
- SeeHer congratulates
all of the powerful female voices tonight.
#SeeHerHearHer.
Coming up, VMA history in the making.
We're just minutes away
from Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande,
and because you said so, Doja Cat is in the house
for her first ever VMA performance.
The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards
are brought to you by Burger King--
scan the QR codes for a chance to win
free Whopper sandwiches and tickets to the 2021 VMAs.
Toyota, let's go places.
Pepsi, that's what I like.
And SeeHer and L'Oréal Paris congratulate
all the amazing female voices tonight.
#SeeHerHearHer.
[cheers and applause]
- On the way, a performance by Britney Spears and NSYNC,
Diana Ross,
and Lady Gaga performing live from [bleep].
[Lady Gaga's "Chromatica II"]
[low orchestral music]
♪ ♪
[orchestral rock music]
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
[Lady Gaga's "911"]
♪ ♪
- ♪ Turnin' up emotional faders ♪
♪ Keep repeating self-hating phrases ♪
♪ I have heard enough of these voices ♪
♪ Almost like I have no choice ♪
♪ This is biological stasis ♪
♪ My mood's shifting to manic places ♪
♪ Wish I laughed and kept the good friendships ♪
♪ Watch life, here I go again ♪
♪ I can't see me cry ♪
♪ Can't see me cry ever again ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I can't see me cry ♪
♪ Can't see me cry ♪
♪ This is the end ♪
♪ ♪
♪ My biggest enemy is me, pop a 911 ♪
♪ My biggest enemy is me ♪
♪ Pop a 911 ♪
♪ My biggest enemy is me ever since day one ♪
♪ Pop a 911, then pop another one ♪
♪ ♪
What's up, MTV? Let me change real quick!
[cheers]
[Lady Gaga's "Rain On Me" featuring Ariana Grande]
♪ I didn't ask for a free ride ♪
♪ I only asked you to show me a real good time ♪
♪ I never asked for the rainfall ♪
♪ At least I showed up ♪
♪ You showed me nothing at all ♪
♪ ♪
♪ It's coming down on me ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Water like misery ♪
♪ ♪
♪ It's coming down on me ♪
♪ I'm ready, rain on me ♪
♪ I'd rather be dry, but at least I'm alive ♪
♪ Rain on me ♪
♪ Rain, rain, rain on me, rain, rain ♪
♪ I'd rather be dry, but at least I'm alive ♪
♪ Rain on me, rain, rain ♪
♪ Rain ♪
♪ On ♪
♪ ♪
- ♪ Rain on me ♪
♪ Baby ♪
♪ ♪
- ♪ Rain on me ♪
- ♪ Livin' in a world where no one's innocent ♪
♪ Oh, but at least we try ♪ - ♪ We try ♪
♪ ♪ Gotta live my truth, not keep it bottled in ♪
♪ So I don't lose my mind, baby ♪
♪ I can feel it on my skin ♪
- ♪ It's coming down on me ♪
- ♪ Teardrops on my face ♪
- ♪ Water like misery ♪
- ♪ Let it wash away my sins ♪
- ♪ It's coming down on me ♪
- ♪ Let it wash away ♪
both: ♪ I'd rather be dry, but at least I'm alive ♪
♪ Rain on me, rain, rain ♪
♪ Rain on me ♪
♪ I'd rather be dry, but at least I'm alive ♪
- ♪ Baby ♪ - ♪ Rain on me ♪
♪ Rain, rain ♪
♪ Rain ♪ - ♪ Rain ♪
- ♪ On ♪ - ♪ On me ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Rain on me ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Rain on me ♪
♪ Oh, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Said ♪ both: ♪ Rain on me ♪
- ♪ Oh, yeah, yeah ♪
both: ♪ Hands up to the sky ♪
- ♪ I'll be your galaxy ♪
both: ♪ I'm about to fly ♪
- ♪ Rain on me, tsunami ♪
both: ♪ Hands up to the sky ♪
- ♪ MTV, MTV, uh ♪
both: ♪ I'm about to fly ♪
- ♪ Rain on me ♪ - [vocalizing]
♪ ♪
- ♪ Rain on ♪
both: ♪ I hear the thunder coming down ♪
♪ Won't you rain on me? ♪
- ♪ Rain ♪ - ♪ Rain ♪
both: ♪ On me ♪
[cheers and applause]
[cheers and applause continues]
[stirring piano music]
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
[Lady Gaga's "Stupid Love"]
- ♪ You're the one ♪
♪ That I've been waiting for ♪
♪ Gotta quit this crying ♪
♪ Nobody's gonna heal me ♪
♪ If I don't open the door ♪
♪ Kinda hard to believe ♪
♪ Gotta have faith in me ♪
[vocalizing]
♪ Freak out, freak out ♪
♪ Look at me ♪
♪ I get down, I get down, I get down ♪
♪ Look at me ♪
♪ Freak out, freak out ♪
♪ Look at me now ♪
♪ 'cause all I ever wanted was love ♪
♪ No ♪
[cheers and applause]
I want your love!
I want it all night, every day!
But I want you to love yourself
tonight and every night.
Celebrate yourself!
Love who you are!
Be kind!
Mask up!
Be brave...
And braver all the time.
One!
Two! Make it stupid!
♪ I want your stupid love ♪
[electric rock music]
♪ ♪
♪ I want your stupid love ♪
♪ Love, uh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Now it's time ♪
♪ To free me ♪
♪ From the shame ♪
♪ I gotta find that peace ♪
♪ Is it too late or ♪
♪ Could this love protect me ♪
♪ From the pain ♪
♪ I would battle for you ♪
♪ Even if we break in two ♪
♪ Freak out, freak out ♪
♪ I get down, get down ♪
♪ Get down, get down ♪
♪ Freak out, freak out ♪
♪ Look at me now ♪
♪ 'cause all I ever wanted was your ♪
♪ Love ♪
♪ ♪
♪ All I ever wanted was your ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Hey, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Hey, yeah ♪
♪ I want your stupid love ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I want your stupid love ♪
♪ Love, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh ♪
♪ Hey, yeah, hey, yeah ♪
♪ Oh, I ♪
♪ I, I, I want ♪
Whoo!
♪ We got a stupid love ♪
♪ Love ♪
♪ Love, love ♪
♪ Love, oh, oh, oh ♪
[cheers and applause]
- Make some noise, y'all!
Hey, hey!
Let me just say,
shout-out to everyone actually named Karen out there
who is not starting fights in parking lots.
We see you.
Our next presenter has a new album, "Unearthed,"
and a new series, "Nikki Fre$h."
Make some noise for Nicole Richie!
♪ ♪
- Sometimes you wanna get your Kpop on,
sometimes you need serious girl power,
and sometimes you wanna kick it with the guys
whose posters were up in every bedroom.
No matter what, the nominees for Best Pop
have you covered.
♪ ♪
- Best Pop.
- ♪ I'd rather be dry ♪
- Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande,
"Rain On Me." - ♪ Rain on me, rain, rain ♪
- ♪ Oh, I feel so ♪ - Halsey,
"You Should Be Sad."
- ♪ Feel so ♪
- ♪ Wanna make you ♪
- Jonas Brothers, "What A Man Gotta Do."
- ♪ To be totally locked up by you ♪
- ♪ Yeah, these are my ♪
- Justin Bieber featuring Quavo,
"Intentions."
♪ ♪
- ♪ Hey, oh ♪
- BTS, "On."
- ♪ Bring the pain on, yeah ♪
- Taylor Swift, "Lover."
- ♪ You ♪
[cheers and applause]
- And the VMA goes to...
BTS, "On"!
- ♪ Yeah, hey, oh ♪
[singing in Korean]
all: BTS!
- Whoo! Wow, thank you so much
for Best Pop at the MTV Video Music Awards.
- Whoo! - Yay!
- We are truly honored,
and we wanted to give a shout-out to our fans, ARMY,
and people who stuck with us
and relate to our music.
- Yes.
It means so much to us - Mm.
- Truly, through our new single, "Dynamite,"
we hope that everyone can receive--
everyone in the world can receive
a message of hope and positive energy
and good vibes only. - Yeah, yeah.
- We want to comfort and cure you all
in these deep, dark times,
like "Dynamite."
Let's sing of joy and comfort.
- Boom!
- This music is for you.
- Love you, ARMY!
- Whoo-hoo! - Thank you, ARMY!
- And thank you, VMAs!
- Thank you! - Yay.
- Whoo! - See you later!
[cheers and applause]
- Congrats, BTS.
And, hey, I get to hand out one more award tonight,
and it's near and dear to my heart
because R&B is in my blood.
It's more than music; it's a mood.
It will have you in your feelings
or on your feet.
We spent the year vibing
with these nominees for Best R&B.
[cheers and applause]
- Best R&B.
- ♪ This goes out to the underdogs ♪
- Alicia Keys, "Underdog."
The Weeknd, "Blinding Lights."
- ♪ Drowning in the night ♪
- ♪ Whoo, whoo ♪
- ChloexHalle,
"Do It."
both: ♪ Do it, do it ♪
- H.E.R., featuring YG,
"Slide."
- ♪ When we gon' slide ♪
- Khalid featuring Summer Walker,
"Eleven."
Lizzo, "Cuz I Love You."
- ♪ Baby ♪
♪ Oh, baby ♪
[cheers and applause]
- And the VMA goes to...
The Weeknd, "Blinding Lights"!
["Blinding Lights" playing]
♪ ♪
- Thank you, VMAs and MTV.
I wanna thank La Mar Taylor
and Anton Tammi for the video.
It's really hard for me to celebrate right now
and enjoy this moment, so I'm just gonna say
justice for Jacob Blake
and justice for Breonna Taylor.
Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
- ♪ Now from the top ♪
♪ Make it drop ♪
- Coming up, you haven't seen the last of Mama Monster.
Multifaceted icon Lady Gaga is back on the stage
to accept the first ever MTV Tricon Award.
And music royalty is crowned
when Kelly Clarkson reveals Artist of the Year.
VMAs Stan Cam is behind the scenes with Maluma
and live with Sophie Tucker.
Follow at VMAS on Twitter for more.
- [sighs] Another place
that's at the top of my New York bucket list
is the Bronx Zoo.
I wanna see those cats from the "WAP" video.
[elegant music] - [posh accent] Oh.
Excuse me,
you half-nicely dressed,
semi-well put together,
quasi-featured, becoming young woman.
- Was that a semi-quasi-compliment?
- I just had to say,
what an unusual and light-to-medium
tragic choice in a top. [gasps]
It's a dress, who knew?
You dress like my friend Janet
who never leaves her walk-in closet
without looking like she escaped
an Amazon bargain bin fire sale,
which is hysterical because those clothes themselves
look like they should be set aflame.
[exaggerated laughter]
- Wow. You cattier than Carole Baskin.
[hip-hop music]
- ♪ Even if you're hurt and you can only see ♪
- Please welcome Grammy, Emmy, and VMA winner
Kelly Clarkson.
- Hey, y'all know I like to multi-task,
so the next category is my favorite.
Because it doesn't recognize just one achievement.
It's not just for one song or one video.
It celebrates everything an artist creates
on every platform, all year long.
So here are the nominees for Artist of the Year.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- ♪ I want your stupid love ♪
- ♪ Let it go ♪
- ♪ And our love went cold ♪
- ♪ Tryna find out why Baby ain't all in her mentions ♪
- ♪ Sin City's cold and empty ♪
- ♪ Thinkin' he's a player, he's a member on the team ♪
- ♪ That yummy, yum ♪
♪ That yummy, yummy♪
- And the VMA goes to...
Lady Gaga!
- ♪ I want your stupid love, love ♪
♪ ♪
- Oh, my gosh!
This is so exciting!
Thank you so much.
Being an artist
is the only thing
I've ever wanted to be
in my life.
I never wanted to be anything else.
I remember when I first came to California
after I built this small following
for myself in New York,
I would be taken out to these fancy dinners
with executives who wanted to sign me,
and I remember I never ever ordered
anything more than a whiskey neat
or a large sake if we were at a Japanese spot.
And I remember that they used to ask me,
"Hey, LG, why aren't you eating?"
And I said, "Because...
I didn't come for the California roll."
Everyone always knew, if they were hanging out with me,
that I was on a mission to spread joy
through culture, through dance, through music.
I've written music my whole life,
and I feel so honored,
that I get to do this every day,
and thank you so much for this award
during a year that I'm promoting
"Chromatica," my record,
an album that's a diary of a very dark time
in my head,
and it's brought me so much joy to see
that you can spin your struggles into gold
and you just gotta believe in yourself
and you gotta surround yourself with good people.
I surround myself with my family.
They're here. My family.
I love you!
If you wanna win an award like this,
don't eat the California roll so they know you mean business.
I love you. [kisses]
Thank you, MTV! Thank you, fans!
I love you. You're the best.
[energetic music]
♪ ♪
- Every night during the pandemic,
New Yorkers opened windows
and stood on rooftops to make noise
in appreciation of healthcare workers
who stood bravely on the frontline.
Doctors, nurses, EMTs, and volunteers
put themselves in harm's way every single day.
Across every state and in every city,
medical workers showed us the true meaning of courage.
And to lift themselves up,
they brought music and dance
into the hallways of hospitals throughout the country.
Tonight we thank them
and celebrate them.
[cheers and applause] Yes!
These are the everyday heroes:
frontline medical workers.
[dramatic whoosh]
[horn honking]
[Ciara's "Level Up"]
- ♪ Level up, level up, level up, level up, level up ♪
- ♪ Living for today ♪
- ♪ Till I'm gonna need ♪
♪ Somebody to lean on ♪
♪ ♪
- ♪ I see ♪
- The MTV VMAs salute all of the heroes
that keep us safe and keep us going.
- Thank you so much, VMAs.
all: Thank you, VMAs!
- Stay safe, stay healthy, and keep on dancing.
- Presented by Extra Gum.
[cheers and applause]
- Coming up, with a massive 2020 breakthrough,
Doja Cat takes the stage
for her VMA debut performance,
the Black Eyed Peas team up With Nicky Jam and Tyga
for a party anthem you'll have on repeat,
and Latin music stars CNCO take us back to Brooklyn
for the ultimate drive-in performance,
presented by Toyota.
- ♪ Yeah, I'm thankful ♪
♪ Scratch that, baby, I'm grateful ♪
announcer: From the upcoming film "Songbird,"
Sofia Carson.
- ♪ That smile ♪
♪ I'm so thankful ♪
- Music has always been the soundtrack for change.
This year, it captured the voice of a generation
dedicated to promoting equality,
seeking justice,
and encouraging self-love.
The artists celebrated in this category
used their platforms for the greater good,
and in doing so, have inspired us all.
Here are the nominees for Video for Good.
[cheers and applause]
[dramatic musical tone]
announcer: Video for Good.
- ♪ It's bigger than black and white ♪
announcer: Lil Baby, "The Bigger Picture."
- ♪ It can't change overnight ♪
announcer: Anderson .Paak, "Lockdown."
- ♪ We thought it was a lockdown ♪
- ♪ All the good girls go to hell ♪
announcer: Billie Eilish,
"All The Good Girls Go to Hell."
- ♪ I can't breathe ♪
announcer: H.E.R., "I Can't Breathe,"
- ♪ You're taking my life ♪
announcer: Demi Lovato, "I Love Me."
- ♪ 'Cause mine's the only heart ♪
♪ I'm gonna have for life ♪
- ♪ I'm so sick of them coming at me again ♪
announcer: Taylor Swift, "The Man."
- ♪ If I was a man ♪
announcer: Thank you to all the nominees
who used their voice,
presented by Pepsi.
[upbeat music]
[cheers and applause]
- And the VMA goes to...
H.E.R., "I Can't Breathe."
- Thank you so, so, so much.
I can't believe I'm winning the VMA.
Um, I really have no words.
Like, it's a dream come true for me,
and I'm so proud to be a part of this category.
All the other nominees were super dope.
I'm super proud of everybody
speaking out on social injustice,
but thank you to Shane Adams, who directed the video,
thank you to D'Mile, Tiara,
all the creators that were part of this video and this song.
Um, it wouldn't be what it was without you guys.
I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you guys,
so thank you so much.
[cheers and applause]
- Congratulations to H.E.R.,
an artist who I admire deeply,
and who used her video to promote racial equality
and amplify the Black Lives Matter movement.
For the first time,
as part of this category,
Pepsi is donating $100,000
to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund,
an organization fighting for racial justice.
All artists in this category have shed light on the issues
that they care most about
through the power of their voices,
and now, it's time to use yours.
Make a difference in your community's future
and our country's future.
Unmute your voice
and speak up about what you believe in.
Register to vote,
because your vote is your voice.
[cheers and applause]
- Yes! Get out and vote, people!
We need you!
This artist came a long way
to the VMA stage.
She made her first big music video
in her own bedroom,
writing, making beats,
and shooting in front of sheets she pinned to the wall.
Since "Mooo!" dropped, she has become a force,
and she's about to crush it
with her first VMA performance.
A three-time nominee tonight, Doja Cat.
[cheers and applause]
- Hi, this is Something Quirkier
from MTV News.
Performing live on Planet H.E.R.
is Doja Cat.
Enjoy.
Who the [bleep] is Doja Cat?
[synth music]
♪ ♪
- ♪ Let me check my chest, my breath right quick ♪
♪ He ain't never seen it in a dress like this ♪
♪ He ain't never even been impressed like this ♪
♪ Prolly why I got him quiet on the set like zip ♪
♪ Like it, love it, need it bad ♪
♪ Take it, own it, steal it fast ♪
♪ Boy, stop playing, grab my ass ♪
♪ Why you acting like you shy? ♪
♪ Shut it, save it, keep it pushing ♪
♪ Why you beating 'round the bush? ♪
♪ Knowing you want all this woman ♪
♪ Never knock it till you try ♪
♪ All them bitches hating I have you with me ♪
♪ All of my [...] saying you mad committed ♪
♪ Realer than anybody you had and pretty ♪
♪ All of the body-ody, the ass and [...] ♪
♪ It's been a long time since you ♪
♪ Why? ♪
♪ Prolly why I got him quiet on the set like zip ♪
♪ ♪
♪ All of them bitches hating I have you with me ♪
♪ ♪
♪ He ain't never seen it in a dress like this ♪
♪ He ain't ever even been impressed like this ♪
♪ It's been a long time since you ♪
♪ Fell in love ♪
♪ You ain't coming out your shell ♪
♪ You ain't really been yourself ♪
♪ Tell me, what must I do? ♪
♪ Do tell, my love ♪
♪ 'Cause luckily, I'm good at reading ♪
♪ I wouldn't bug him, but he won't stop cheesing ♪
♪ And we can dance all day around it ♪
♪ If you fronting, I'll be bouncing ♪
♪ If you want it, scream it, shout it, babe ♪
♪ Before I leave you dry ♪
♪ Day and night to morning ♪
♪ Keep with me in the moment ♪
♪ I'd let you had I known it ♪
♪ Why don't you say so? ♪
♪ Didn't even notice ♪
♪ No punches left to roll with ♪
♪ You got to keep me focused ♪
♪ You want it, say so ♪
♪ Day and night to morning ♪
♪ Keep with me in the moment ♪
♪ I'd let you had I known it ♪
♪ Why don't you say so? ♪
♪ Didn't even notice ♪
♪ No punches left to roll with ♪
♪ You got to keep me focused ♪
♪ You want it, say so ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Do that, do that, baby, all night long ♪
♪ And I'ma turn off all my phones ♪
♪ You know I hate it when I'm left on read ♪
♪ But he make it all up in the bed ♪
♪ And he take me out, dining on nothing but the best ♪
♪ He got Off-White on right, damn, he can dress ♪
♪ Making plans from the East, bands in the West ♪
♪ Rock star, Black Beatle type, bands on his bread ♪
♪ And baby, I want it, and I'll just be honest ♪
♪ 'Cause I just can't front when I look at you ♪
♪ Just keep it one hundred when I throw these hundreds ♪
♪ I hope that your ass gonna know what to do ♪
♪ That's my [...], that's my wave ♪
♪ Do it like that and I'll repay it ♪
♪ Don't be scared, I ain't afraid ♪
♪ Just like that, come my way ♪
♪ 'Cause I like it ♪
♪ I like it ♪
♪ I like it like that ♪
♪ Said I like it ♪
♪ I like it ♪
♪ Tha-tha-tha-tha that's my ♪
- ♪ Hey, oh ♪
♪ Hey, oh ♪
♪ Hey ♪
- ♪ Tha-tha-tha-tha- that's my ♪
- ♪ Hey, oh ♪
♪ Hey, oh ♪
♪ Hey, oh, hey ♪
- ♪ Tha-tha-tha-tha- that's my ♪
[cheers and applause]
[punchy music]
announcer: Coming up, Bella Hadid is in the house
to honor the iconic Lady Gaga
with the first-ever MTV Tricon Award.
You voted. Machine Gun Kelly reveals
this year's Push Best New Artist.
Y muy caliente! CNCO keeps the Latin flavor
alive for a performance that'll be too hot to handle.
JoJo, Lauv, and Bryce Vine are live on the VMA Stan Cam.
Follow @VMAs on Twitter for more.
The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards
are brought to you by:
Toyota. Let's go places.
Extra Gum. Give extra, get extra.
♪ ♪
Clearblue pregnancy tests.
And by Pepsi. Unmute your voice.
Register to vote.
♪ ♪
- Please welcome international supermodel
Bella Hadid.
- This year, MTV is recognizing an artist
who is impossible to define.
You can't just call her a triple threat
because her talent and influence seems endless.
She turns pop music into high art.
She redefines fashion.
She's not only an incredible musician and composer,
but a powerhouse actor.
And she's a bold champion for equality, human rights,
and mental health.
She is someone who inspires and empowers all of us.
Lady Gaga is in a class of her own,
and tonight, we celebrate her many gifts
with the MTV Tricon Award.
- Global music superstar,
award-winning actor,
fashion trailblazer,
devoted activist.
Lady Gaga is a singular force,
a multidimensional artist like no other.
- ♪ My biggest enemy is me ♪
- One of the bestselling
singer-songwriters of all time.
- My first Moon Man.
- 13 VMAs, 11 Grammys,
six number one albums,
and an Oscar for Best Original Song,
a Golden Globe for her first TV acting role,
an Academy Award nomination
for Best Actress in her film debut.
- If you have a dream, fight for it.
♪ I want your loving ♪
- Her music videos,
live performances,
and red carpet fashions gave us
some of the most iconic pop culture moments
of the last decade.
- ♪ Caught in a bad romance ♪
And sometimes, life gives us
a million reasons to wanna give up,
but we stick around.
- An activist who fights for equality,
a philanthropist supporting the mental
and emotional wellness of young people,
and from the moment she smashed onto the music scene,
a true LGBTQ hero.
- Bless God and bless the gays.
- Unexpected, unforgettable,
unstoppable,
the first ever MTV Tricon,
Lady Gaga.
- Please welcome the first ever MTV Tricon Award recipient,
Lady Gaga.
- ♪ I'm a free woman ♪
♪ I'm a free woman ♪
Oh, my gosh.
Guys, this is so cool.
This means a lot to me.
It means more to me than you probably even realize.
I've been making music since I was a little girl,
and even though I had really, really big dreams,
I truly never could've imagined
that someday, I would be given an award like this
that honored me for so many of my passions.
I want you to know, I failed over and over again
as an actress and as a musician when I was young,
and though I gave back to the local community
through service as a young woman in New York,
philanthropy became a much bigger part
of my life as a star,
and I started the Born This Way Foundation
with my mother Cynthia once my record broke.
I wanna share this award with everybody at home tonight.
Everybody at home that is their own form of a Tricon.
I wish for you to think right now
of three things that define who you are
and take a moment to reward yourself
for your bravery.
This has not been an easy year for a lot of people,
but what I see in the world is a massive triumph of courage.
I also hope that people at home that have big dreams,
I hope they see me here today and accepting this award
and know how grateful I am,
and I want you to know that you can do this too.
Just because we're separated right now
and culture may feel less alive in some ways,
I know a renaissance is coming
and the wrath of pop culture will inspire you
and the rage of art will empower you
as it responds to hardship with its generosity and love.
This is what I believe.
I want nothing more than to be your artist in 2020.
It's a total privilege.
I love you.
Stay safe, speak your mind,
and I might sound like a broken record,
but wear a mask.
It's a sign of respect. Thank you.
- Give it up for Travis Barker.
- Hip-hop has always been a huge part of my life.
It's been one of the biggest blessings to collaborate
with some of today's most important hip-hop artists.
The nominees in this category inspire me to make music,
to evolve, and to always push the boundaries of creativity.
Here are the nominees for Best Hip-Hop.
- And the VMA goes to...
Megan Thee Stallion.
- Thank you, hotties. Thank you, MTV.
Oh, my gosh, I cannot believe I'm Best Hip-Hop.
[laughs]
But thank y'all for real. Thank y'all so much.
This is my second Moon Man. Definitely not my last.
I just wanna say thank y'all so very much
and we gon' keep turning up.
[laughs]
- Congrats, Megan Thee Stallion.
We can't celebrate hip-hop
without paying tribute to the voices we lost
this year.
Juice Wrld and Pop Smoke were trailblazing artists,
loved by the community
and millions of fans across the globe.
Their music and influence live on,
and so will the legacy
of the other brilliant artists we lost.
Tonight, we remember them all.
- ♪ I don't wanna leave ♪
♪ I just wanna be with you ♪
♪ You, you, you ♪
♪ ♪
- The Brooklyn Bridge has always been on my bucket list,
but I gotta admit it,
now that I'm here, I'm a little bit frightened to go up there.
I mean...it's so huge.
- You can do it, babe.
You are a ray of li-ight
that crashed into a place where we found lo-ove.
- Wow. I'm a little confused,
but your encouragement means a lot.
Thanks! - Babe, I'm not talking to you.
I'm talking to me and my fa-ans
about how I'm gonna answer that DM from Tim Tim Chalamet
about how I hooked up with The Weeknd.
Or was it on the weekend?
Or was it to a Weeknd song?
Ah, dance. Whoo!
- You know what? Forget about the bridge.
I'm going to the drive-in.
- Brooklyn, give it up for your host, Keke Palmer.
[Keke Palmer's "Snack" playing]
- Oh, yeah.
♪ Walked up in the spot and I'm lookin' like it ♪
♪ Yeah, you better cuff yo ♪
♪ 'Cause I know he biting ♪
♪ And my wrist so wet it lookin' like some water ♪
♪ Throw that money, run it back ♪
♪ Just like a quarter ♪
♪ Now I'm upping fifths picking up the Loubs ♪
♪ If I catch your [...] watching ♪
♪ Make him buy the shoes ♪
♪ It's a win-win-win, I can never lose ♪
♪ Money counting is what it sound like ♪
♪ Walked in the VMAs lookin' like a snack ♪
♪ When I'm done hosting it, you can have it back ♪
♪ I know you see all this ass busting out the pack ♪
♪ Got me lookin' like a snack, lookin' like a snack ♪
♪ Walked in this mother lookin' like a snack ♪
♪ When I'm done with yo, you can have him back ♪
♪ I know you see all this ass busting out the pack ♪
♪ Got me lookin' like a snack, lookin' like a snack ♪
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
That was everything.
Thanks for rockin' with me, y'all!
[cheers and applause]
Now the guys in this next group rep five different countries,
but when they come together,
they make one supremely dope sound.
For the first time on the VMA stage,
debuting their brand-new single, "Beso,"
make some noise for CNCO!
[CNCO's "Beso" playing]
♪ ♪
- [singing in Spanish]
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
- Toyota congratulates CNCO on their debut VMA performance.
[upbeat music]
Make some noise for tonight's winner
for Best Alternative Video,
Machine Gun Kelly.
♪ ♪
- I gotta lower myself real quick.
What's up, guys?
MTV has a long history of supporting exciting,
emerging talent,
getting behind new acts and connecting them to fans
all over the world.
MTV PUSH has helped champion superstars like the Biebs,
Bruno Mars, Billie Eilish, and Lizzo.
Tonight, for the first time ever,
PUSH and the Best New Artist trophy have joined forces
to recognize the next wave of talent.
You voted over 39 million times--damn!
And we're about to announce your PUSH Best New Artist of 2020.
Let's take one more look at the final three.
[cheers and applause]
[dramatic whooshing]
Congratulations to the MTV VMA nominees
for PUSH Best New Artist,
presented by Chime.
- All right, and the VMA goes to...
Doja Cat!
[cheers and applause]
- I'm just gonna get down to it.
I wanna thank everybody.
I wouldn't have this in my hand
without the people who helped me today,
so I want to thank, of course,
Yeti, Lydia, my managers, Josh, Gordon,
Sal, my choreographer, my dancers,
beautiful work.
My label, Peter, John, Joe,
um, Michelle, everybody there,
uh, and I know it's been a really hard year,
and, uh, I-I just want everybody to stay safe.
Take care of yourselves.
I think that I probably missed one of the biggest thank-yous
so far-- [bleep] I'm rambling now.
[bleep].
I just wanna say thank you to my fans.
It--me on social media is one thing,
'cause I will joke and I will meme all day,
but when I stand here right now
and tell you that I'm so thankful to have you
as supporters, the fact that this happened
and you are a huge part of that,
means everything to me, and I'm not gonna cry,
but, um...
I love you, and thank you, and, uh...
[cheering]
Stay safe.
Um...and thanks, Mom.
- MTV congratulates tonight's big winners
on their VMA victories.
BTS "On," Best Choreography,
Best K-pop, and Best Group.
♪ ♪
Dua Lipa, "Physical," Best Visual Effects.
- ♪ And you know I got you, so come on ♪
- Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande,
"Rain on Me," Best Cinematography.
- ♪ Rain, rain on me, rain, rain ♪
- Coldplay, "Orphans," Best Rock.
♪ ♪
Miley Cyrus, "Mother's Daughter,"
Best Art Direction and Best Editing.
- ♪ Don't [...] with my freedom ♪
- Machine Gun Kelly, "Bloody Valentine,"
Best Alternative.
- ♪ But I'll take some from you tonight ♪
- CNCO, "MTV Unplugged At Home,"
Best Quarantine Performance.
- Oh, my God, thank you so much.
We're so grateful. This is a dream come true.
- For a list of all tonight's winners,
go to VMA.MTV.com
♪ ♪
Coming up, Bebe Rexha crowns music royalty
with the most coveted award of the night,
Video of the Year.
And get on your feet.
Black Eyed Peas are about to shut it down
with their biggest dance anthem of all time.
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announcer: Please welcome recent VMA winner
singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha!
- What's up, VMAs?
I am so excited to present
the biggest award of the night.
This category doesn't just honor
the best videos of the year.
It honors the best of all time.
These videos are iconic.
And tonight, one more joins their ranks.
Here are the nominees for Video of the Year.
[dramatic musical tone]
announcer: Video of the Year.
- ♪ This beat is cray-cray, Ray J ♪
announcer: Eminem, featuring Juice Wrld,
"Godzilla."
- ♪ Tame or placate the monster ♪
announcer: Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande,
"Rain on Me."
- ♪ Teardrops on my face ♪
announcer: The Weeknd, "Blinding Lights."
- ♪ I'm blinded by the lights ♪
announcer: Billie Eilish, "Everything I Wanted."
♪ ♪
- ♪ If I was a man ♪
announcer: Taylor Swift, "The Man."
- ♪ I'd be the man, I'd be the man ♪
♪ ♪
announcer: Future featuring Drake,
"Life is Good."
♪ ♪
- And the VMA goes to...
the Weeknd with "Blinding Lights."
[cheers and applause]
Yay.
[upbeat electronic music]
- Thank you, MTV.
Thank you again, everyone
involved in making this video.
Again, hard to celebrate,
so I'm going to say it justice for Jacob Blake
and justice for Breonna Taylor. Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
- ♪ It was all a dream ♪
♪ I used to read "Word Up" magazine ♪
♪ Salt-n-Pepa and Heavy D ♪
- This has been an incredible night.
I hope you had as much fun as I did,
but don't worry.
Don't worry. We're not done.
Right now, we've got one
of the best-selling groups of all time.
With Nicky Jam and Tyga,
get on your feet for Black Eyed Peas!
Good night, and be safe.
♪ ♪
- ♪ It's a crazy world ♪
♪ We are living in some crazy times ♪
♪ ♪
♪ It's my life, trip ♪
♪ ♪
♪ It's my life, trip ♪
♪ ♪
♪ It's my life, trip ♪
♪ Four, tres, two, uno ♪
♪ Don't you know I'm loco? ♪
♪ No quiero no problemo ♪
♪ Them girls they love the coco ♪
♪ Don't need to call the popo ♪
♪ Judging me's a no-no ♪
♪ If you scroll through my photo ♪
♪ I do not live in slow mo ♪
♪ I live my life in turbo ♪
♪ 'Cause it's mi vida loca ♪
♪ It's mi vida loca ♪
♪ I do what I wanna ♪
♪ You can't tell me nothing ♪
♪ Baby, no me diga' nada ♪
♪ You not my mama ♪
♪ Nah, nah ♪
♪ It's mi vida loca ♪
- ♪ It's mi vida loca ♪
- ♪ So cállate tu boca ♪
- ♪ I already told ya, I told ya ♪
♪ I'm livin' la vida loca ♪
- ♪ La vida loca ♪
♪ ♪
♪ It's my life, trip ♪
♪ ♪
♪ It's my life, trip ♪
♪ To the left, to the left ♪
♪ It's my life, trip ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Four, tres, two, uno ♪
♪ Vida loca y no e' la de Ricky ♪
♪ Con una canción y me busco el ticket ♪
♪ Dinero, 'tamo pa' eso ♪
♪ Will, tírame el beat, que yo rompo el verso ♪
♪ Esto lo hicimo' pa' romper la discoteca ♪
♪ Aquí no hay miedo, lo dejamo' en la gaveta ♪
♪ Es mi vida loca, es mi vida loca ♪
♪ Nadie me la toca ♪
♪ Es mi vida loca, algarete y no me importa ♪
♪ You're not my mama ♪
♪ It's mi vida loca ♪
- ♪ It's mi vida loca ♪
- ♪ So cállate tu boca ♪
- ♪ I already told ya, I told ya, I'm livin' ♪
♪ La vida loca ♪
- ♪ La vida loca ♪
♪ ♪
- ♪ It's my life, trip ♪
♪ ♪
♪ It's my life, trip ♪
♪ ♪
♪ It's my life, trip ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Four, tres, two, uno ♪
♪ This a big face ♪
♪ Give me big space ♪
♪ Bring that ass back, make it rotate ♪
♪ Shoot my shot, all I need is one take ♪
♪ House party poppin' on a Monday ♪
♪ Can't tell me nothing like Kanye ♪
♪ And I never backtrack, get it my way ♪
♪ Do what I say, be fiancé ♪
♪ I got girls light skin like Sade ♪
♪ Dark skin, skin like cake ♪
♪ Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, okay ♪
♪ Flat stomach, no waist ♪
♪ She wanna kiss 'n make up, olé ♪
♪ Don't you act up them boys in the back ♪
♪ And they won't think twice, just and react ♪
♪ My life a movie, 'nother hit, it's a wrap ♪
♪ Tell a hater relax ♪
♪ ♪
♪ It's my life ♪
♪ Four, tres, two, uno ♪
♪ Oyeme, óyeme, esta es mi vida ♪
♪ Y quítate de mi camino, metida ♪
♪ No tengas celos, no seas jodida ♪
♪ Tú sabes que es mi estilo, maravilla ♪
♪ Ey, no puedes matar la movida ♪
♪ Ey, porque no estás en mi liga ♪
♪ Ey, pegando, pegando muy duro ♪
♪ Estoy trabajando todo' lo' día' ♪
♪ We work hard ♪
♪ Play hard ♪
♪ Hot chicks on my radar ♪
♪ Stay lit on our liquid ♪
♪ 'Til we pass out like Darth Vader ♪
♪ Squad it up with these hot baes ♪
♪ And they stay south of the equator ♪
♪ I shine like a quasar ♪
♪ Ain't another crazier ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I gotta feeling ♪
♪ ♪
- Want to send love to the first responders
and the freedom fighters.
♪ I gotta feeling ♪
I know it's tough right now,
but we got to keep the love alive.
♪ I gotta feeling ♪
♪ That tonight's gonna be a good night ♪
♪ That tonight's gonna be a good, good night ♪
♪ Tonight's the night ♪
♪ Let's live it up ♪
♪ I got my money ♪
♪ Let's spend it up ♪ - ♪ Let's spend it up ♪
- ♪ Go out and smash it ♪ - ♪ Smash it ♪
- ♪ Like oh, my God ♪
♪ Jump off that sofa ♪
♪ Let's kick it off ♪
♪ Fill up my cup ♪
♪ Mazel tov ♪
♪ Look at her dancing ♪
♪ Just take it off ♪
♪ Let's paint the town ♪
♪ We'll shut it down ♪
♪ Let's burn the roof ♪
♪ And then we'll do it again ♪
♪ Let's do it, let's do it ♪
♪ Let's do it up ♪
♪ And do it, and do it ♪
♪ And do it, do it, do it ♪
♪ Let's do it, let's do it ♪
♪ Sure, hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ Here we come, here we go ♪
♪ We gotta rock ♪
♪ Easy come, easy go ♪
♪ Now we on top ♪
♪ Fill the shot, body rock ♪
♪ Rock it, don't stop ♪
♪ Round and round, up and down, around the clock ♪
♪ Monday, Tuesday ♪
♪ Wednesday and Thursday ♪
♪ Friday, Saturday ♪
♪ Saturday to Sunday ♪
♪ Get-get-get-get-get with us ♪
♪ You know what we say ♪
♪ Party every day ♪
♪ Pa-pa-pa-party every day ♪
♪ And I'm feeling ♪
♪ That tonight's gonna be a good night ♪
♪ That tonight's gonna be a good, good night ♪
♪ Oooh ♪
Wakanda forever. Black lives matter.
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪