Pandemie, pandemie, dar industria muzicală trebuie să inoveze și în astfel de vremuri tulburi. Așa că după Tomorrowland 2020, ediția digitală, după show-uri televizate, pline de realitate augmentată, a venit și timpul pentru primele premii muzicale digitale, iar MTV VMA 2020 n-au ieșit rău deloc.

Multe dintre show-urile artiștilor au avut loc pe aceeași scenă, o parte fizică, restul fiind digitală, cum s-a întâmplat și la Tomorrowland. Observăm cum masca a devenit deja un item fashion, nu doar de protecție împotriva coronavirus, daaar putem vedea cum will.i.am o poartă numai când pe scenă urcă Tyga – cel mai probabil cei de la Black Eyed Peas nu au petrecut recent prea alături de el, așa că better safe than sorry. Ah, de abia acum am înțeles ce înseamnă, de fapt, FĂRĂ NUMĂR: nu, nu banii aruncați lăutarilor, ci numărul ținutelor și măștilor purate de Lady Gaga, atât în show-ul de pe scenă, cât și la fiecare speech după ce mai primea un premiu.

MTV VMA 2020 a avut de toate, ecran cu oameni din public ce păreau aflați la ferestrele unor apartamente încorporate în scenă, OZN-uri, lasere, artificii, Luna și alte elemente create cu ajutorul AR. Vă las mai jos câteva clipuri, iar la final, lista tuturor câștigătorilor. Ah, a mea soție e mega fericită că a câștigat Machine Gun Kelly primul său Moon Man, la categoria Best Alternative – măcar atât, dacă  în mașină doar MGK ascultăm , cât e ea la volan :)).

Iar lista câștigătorilor se prezintă cam așa (votul a fost doar online, deci al fanilor):

Video of the Year

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”
WINNER: The Weeknd: “Blinding Lights”

Tricon Award

WINNER: Lady Gaga

Artist of the Year

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

Song of the Year

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

PUSH Best New Artist, Presented by Chime Banking

WINNER: Doja Cat
Jack Harlow
Lewis Capaldi
Roddy Ricch
Tate McRae
YUNGBLUD

Best Latin

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]
WINNER: Maluma: “Qué Pena” [ft. J Balvin]

Best Direction

Billie Eilish: “xanny” (dir. Billie Eilish)
Doja Cat: “Say So” (dir. Hannah Lux Davis)
Dua Lipa: “Don’t Start Now” (dir. Nabil)
Harry Styles: “Adore You” (dir. Dave Meyers)
WINNER: Taylor Swift: “The Man” (dir. Taylor Swift)
The Weeknd: “Blinding Lights” (dir. Anton Tammi)

Best Collaboration

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]
WINNER: Lady Gaga / Ariana Grande: “Rain on Me”

Best Hip-Hop

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

Video for Good

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

Best R&B

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

Best Pop

WINNER: 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”

Best Rock

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

Best Cinematography

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

Best Visual Effects

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

Best Music Video From Home

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

Best Quarantine Performance

Chloe & Halle: “Do It” from MTV’s Prom-athon
WINNER: 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

Best K-Pop

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

Best Group

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

Best Alternative

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”
WINNER: Machine Gun Kelly: “Bloody Valentine”
twenty one pilots: “Level of Concern”

Best Editing

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

Best Art Direction

A$AP Rocky: “Babushka Boi” (art direction: A$AP Rocky and Nadia Lee Cohen)
Dua Lipa: “Physical” (art direction: Anna Colomer Nogué)
Harry Styles: “Adore You” (art direction: Laura Ellis Cricks)
WINNER: Miley Cyrus: “Mother’s Daughter” (art direction: Christian Stone)
Selena Gomez: “Boyfriend” (art direction: Tatiana Bianca van Sauter)
Taylor Swift: “Lover” (art direction: Ethan Tobman)

Best Choreography

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