The 2026 MTV VMAs had no shortage of headline-making moments as the biggest names in the music industry came together for a night of Moon Persons. Hosted by Snoop Dogg, this year's ceremony took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday night, September 27. Madonna emerged as the night's biggest winner, taking home seven awards, including Artist of the Year, Best Dance for her Confessions II short film and Best Collaboration for Bring Your Love with Sabrina Carpenter.
Taylor Swift followed with major wins of her own, receiving the inaugural Artist Director Honors before premiering her self-directed Patient Zero music video and later winning Video of the Year for The Fate of Ophelia and Best Direction for Opalite. Here's the full list of 2026 MTV VMAs winners: Video of the Year Ariana Grande - "hate that i made you love me" - Republic Records Bruno Mars - "I Just Might" - Atlantic Records GENER8ION - "STORM" starring Yung Lean - Iconoclast Music Madonna - "Confessions II - The Film" - Warner Records Sabrina Carpenter - "Tears"- Island WINNER: Taylor Swift - "The Fate of Ophelia" - Republic Records Artist of the Year Ariana Grande - Republic Records Bruno Mars - Atlantic Records WINNER: Madonna - Warner Records Morgan Wallen - Big Loud/Mercury Records Sabrina Carpenter - Island Taylor Swift - Republic Records Song of the Year WINNER: BTS - "Swim" - BIGHIT MUSIC Ella Langley - "Choosin' Texas" - Columbia Records HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI - "Golden" - Republic Records/Visva Records Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter - "Bring Your Love" - Warner Records Olivia Dean - "Man I Need" - Island PinkPantheress + Zara Larsson - "Stateside" - Warner Records UK/Atlantic Records RAYE - "WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!" - Human Re Sources Best New Artist Bella Kay - Atlantic Records CORTIS - BIGHIT MUSIC Magnus Ferrell -Visva Records/Republic Records Malcolm Todd - Columbia Records Myles Smith - RCA Records WINNER: Sienna Spiro - Capitol Records Stella Lefty - Sandlot/Atlantic Outpost Best Collaboration Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice - "Chains & Whips" - Roc Nation Distribution French Montana x Max B - "Ever Since U Left Me" - Coke Boys Records WINNER: Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter - "Bring Your Love" - Warner Records PinkPantheress + Zara Larsson - "Stateside" - Warner Records UK/Atlantic Records Shakira & Burna Boy - "Dai Dai" - Sony Music US Latin Teyana Taylor & Lucky Daye - "Hard Part" - Def Jam Recordings Best Pop Ariana Grande - "hate that i made you love me" - Republic Records Charli xcx - "SS26" - Atlantic Records WINNER: LISA - "Dream" feat.
Kentaro Sakaguchi - Lloud Co./RCA Records Olivia Rodrigo - "drop dead" - Geffen Records Sabrina Carpenter - "House Tour" - Island Tate McRae - "Nobody's Girl" - RCA Records Taylor Swift - "The Fate of Ophelia" - Republic Records Best Hip-Hop WINNER: Cardi B feat. Kehlani - "Safe" - Atlantic Records Don Toliver - "E85" - Cactus Jack/ Atlantic Records Drake - "Janice STFU" - OVO/Republic Records Megan Thee Stallion - "LOVER GIRL" - Hot Girl Productions Travis Scott - "DUMBO" - Cactus Jack/Epic Records Tyler, The Creator- "SUGAR ON MY TONGUE" - Columbia Records Best R&B WINNER: Bruno Mars - "I Just Might" - Atlantic Records Chris Brown - "It Depends/Obvious" - RCA Records Dave & Tems - "Raindance" - Neighbourhood Recordings/Capitol Records Justin Bieber - "YUKON" - Def Jam Recordings Kehlani - "Folded" - Atlantic Records Mariah the Scientist & Kali Uchis - "Is It a Crime" - Epic Records Best Alternative Geese - "Taxes" - Partisan Records/Play It Again Sam mgk & Fred Durst - "FIX UR FACE" - EST 19XX LLC/Interscope Records Noah Kahan - "The Great Divide" - Mercury Records WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo - "the cure" - Geffen Records SOMBR - "Homewrecker" - SMB Music/Warner Records Tame Impala - "Dracula" - Columbia Records twenty one pilots - "Drag Path" - Fueled By Ramen Best Dance Bebe Rexha & Faithless - "New Religion" - Bebe Rexha Music LLC/EMPIRE Harry Styles - "Aperture" - Columbia Records Lady Gaga & Doechii - "RUNWAY" - Lil Monsters/Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records/Capitol Records WINNER: Madonna - "Confessions II - The Film" - Warner Records PinkPantheress + Zara Larsson - "Stateside" - Warner Records UK/Atlantic Records Slayyyter - "DANCE..." - RECORDS/Columbia Records Tate McRae - "Nobody's Girl" - RCA Records Best Latin Anitta with Shakira - "Choka Choka" - Republic Records/UMLE WINNER: Bad Bunny - "NUEVAYoL" - Rimas Entertainment Fuerza Regida - "TU SANCHO" - Rancho Humilde/Street Mob Records/Sony Music US Latin KAROL G - "Papasito" - Bichota Records/Interscope Records Rosalía ft.
Yahritza Y Su Esencia - "La Perla" - Columbia Records Ryan Castro, Kapo & GANGSTA - "LA VILLA" - AWOO Corp./ Sony Music US Latin Shakira & Burna Boy - "Dai Dai" - Sony Music US Latin Best K-Pop BLACKPINK - "JUMP" - YG Entertainment WINNER: BTS - "SWIM" - BIGHIT MUSIC CORTIS - "REDRED" - BIGHIT MUSIC KATSEYE - "PINKY UP" - HYBE x Geffen Records LE SSERAFIM (feat. j-hope of BTS) - "SPAGHETTI" - SOURCE MUSIC LISA - "Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi" - Lloud Co./ RCA Records Best Country WINNER: Ella Langley - "Choosin' Texas" - Columbia Records Kacey Musgraves - "Dry Spell" - Lost Highway/Interscope Records Lainey Wilson - "Somewhere Over Laredo" - Broken Bow Records Luke Combs - "Back in the Saddle" - Columbia Nashville Shaboozey - "Cowgirl" - American Dogwood/EMPIRE Stella Lefty - "Boston" - Sandlot/Atlantic Outpost Tucker Wetmore - "Brunette" - Back Blocks Music/MCA/Mercury Records Best Direction Ariana Grande - "hate that i made you love me" - Republic Records Bruno Mars - "I Just Might" - Atlantic Records GENER8ION - "STORM starring Yung Lean" - Iconoclast Music Madonna - "Confessions II - The Film" - Warner Records Sabrina Carpenter - "House Tour"- Island WINNER: Taylor Swift - "Opalite" - Republic Records Best Art Direction Charli xcx - "SS26" - Atlantic Records Lady Gaga & Doechii - "RUNWAY" - Lil Monsters/Top Dawg Entertainment/Inte.