VMAs 2026: Taylor Swift, Madonna dominate as Burna Boy, Tems miss out (FULL LIST)

Kehlani — “Safe” Best R&B WINNER: Bruno Mars — “I Just Might” Best Alternative WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo — “the cure” Best Dance WINNER: Madonna — “Confessions II – The Film” Best Latin WINNER: Bad Bunny — “NUEVAYoL” Best K-Pop WINNER: BTS — “SWIM” Best Country WINNER: Ella Langley — “Choosin’ Texas” Best Group WINNER: BTS Best Long Form Video WINNER: Madonna — “Confessions II – The Film” Best Album WINNER: Madonna — Confessions II Song of Summer WINNER: Ariana Grande — “hate that i made you love me” Best Direction WINNER: Taylor Swift — “Opalite” Best Art Direction WINNER: PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson — “Stateside” Best Cinematography WINNER: Madonna — “Confessions II – The Film” Best Editing WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter — “House Tour” Best Choreography WINNER: Madonna — “Confessions II – The Film” Best Visual Effects WINNER: Ariana Grande — “hate that i made you love me” Special Awards WINNER: Video Vanguard Award — Nirvana WINNER: MTV VMA Artist Director Honours — Taylor Swift Discover more from Premium Times Nigeria Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

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Other major winners included Sienna Spiro, who won Best New Artist; LISA, who took Best Pop for “Dream” featuring Kentaro Sakaguchi; Cardi B featuring Kehlani, who won Best Hip-Hop for “Safe”; Bruno Mars, who won Best R&B for “I Just Might”; Olivia Rodrigo, who won Best Alternative for “the cure”; Bad Bunny, who won Best Latin for “NUEVAYoL”; and Ella Langley, who won Best Country for “Choosin’ Texas”.