2024 MTV VMAs black carpet: Stars bare nearly all in daring looks

The music industry’s biggest stars have bared it all at MTV’s Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Wednesday night in New York.

Arguably the most famous woman in the world, Taylor Swift was awarded video of the year for her Fortnight music video, featuring Post Malone.

Here are the best looks of the night, and read on for the full list of nominees and winners for each award.

The winners

Video of the year

Ariana Grande – We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)

Billie Eilish – Lunch

Doja Cat – Paint The Town Red

Eminem – Houdini

SZA – Snooze

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – Fortnight *WINNER

Artist of the year

Ariana Grande

Bad Bunny

Eminem

Sabrina Carpenter

SZA

Taylor Swift *WINNER

Song of the year

Beyoncé – Texas Hold ‘Em

Jack Harlow – Lovin On Me

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso *WINNER

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – Fortnight

Teddy Swims – Lose Control

Best new artist

Benson Boone

Chappell Roan *WINNER

Gracie Abrams

Shaboozey

Teddy Swims

Tyla

Best collaboration

Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – Rich Baby Daddy

GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – Wanna Be

Jessie Murph ft. Jelly Roll – Wild Ones

Jung Kook ft. Latto – Seven

Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – Fortnight *WINNER

Best pop

Camila Cabello

Dua Lipa

Olivia Rodrigo

Sabrina Carpenter

Tate McRae

Taylor Swift *WINNER

Best hip-hop

Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – Rich Baby Daddy

Eminem – Houdini *WINNER

GloRilla – Yeah Glo!

Gunna – Fukumean

Megan Thee Stallion – BOA

Travis Scott ft. Playboi Carti – FE!N

Best R&B

Alicia Keys – Lifeline

Muni Long – Made For Me

SZA – Snooze *WINNER

Tyla – Water

Usher, Summer Walker, 21 Savage – Good Good

Victoria Monét – On My Mama

Best alternative

Benson Boone – Beautiful Things *WINNER

Bleachers – Tiny Moves

Hozier – Too Sweet

Imagine Dragons – Eyes Closed

Linkin Park – Friendly Fire

Teddy Swims – Lose Control (Live)

Best rock

Bon Jovi – Legendary

Coldplay – Feelslikeimfallinginlove

Green Day – Dilemma

Kings of Leon – Mustang

Lenny Kravitz – Human *WINNER

U2 – Atomic City

Best Latin

Anitta – Mil Veces *WINNER

Bad Bunny – Monaco

Karol G – Mi Ex Tenia Razon

Myke Towers – Lala

Peso Pluma & Anitta – Bellakeo

Rauw Alejandro – Touching the Sky

Shakira & Cardi B – Puntería

Best afrobeats

Ayra Starr ft. Giveon – Last Heartbreak Song

Burna Boy – City Boys

Chris Brown ft. Davido & Lojay – Sensational

Tems – Love Me JeJe

Tyla – Water *WINNER

Usher, Pheelz – Ruin

Best K-POP

Jung Kook ft. Latto – Seven

Lisa – Rockstar *WINNER

NCT Dream – Smoothie

NewJeans – Super Shy

Stray Kids – Lalalala

Tomorrow X Together – Deja vu

Video for good

Alexander Stewart – If You Only Knew

Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For (From the Motion Picture Barbie) *WINNER

Coldplay – Feelslikeimfallinginlove

Joyner Lucas & Jelly Roll – Best for Me

Raye – Genesis

Tyler Childers – In Your Love

Best direction

Ariana Grande – We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love) – Directed by Christian Breslauer

Bleachers – Tiny Moves – Directed by Alex Lockett & Margaret Qualley

Eminem – Houdini – Directed by Rich Lee

Megan Thee Stallion – BOA – Directed by Daniel Iglesias Jr.

Sabrina Carpenter – Please Please Please – Directed by Bardia Zeinali

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – Fortnight – Directed by Taylor Swift *WINNER

Best cinematography

Ariana Grande – We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love) – Cinematography by Anatol Trofimov *WINNER

Charli XCX – Von Dutch – Cinematography by Jeff Bierman

Dua Lipa – Illusion – Cinematography by Nikita Kuzmenko

Olivia Rodrigo – Obsessed – Cinematography by Marz Miller

Rauw Alejandro – Touching the Sky – Cinematography by Camilo Monsalve

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – Fortnight – Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto

Best editing

Anitta – Mil Veces – Editing by Nick Yumul

Ariana Grande – We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love) – Editing by Luis Caraza Peimbert

Eminem – Houdini – Editing by David Checel

Lisa – Rockstar – Editing by Nik Kohler

Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso – Editing by Jai Shukla

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – Fortnight – Editing by Chancler Haynes *WINNER

Best choreography

Bleachers – Tiny Moves – Choreography by Margaret Qualley

Dua Lipa – Houdini – Choreography by Charm La’Donna *WINNER

Lisa – Rockstar – Choreography by Sean Bankhead

Rauw Alejandro – Touching the Sky – Choreography by Felix ‘Fefe’ Burgos

Tate McRae – Greedy – Choreography by Sean Bankhead

Troye Sivan – Rush – Choreography by Sergio Reis, Mauro Van De Kerkhof

Best visual effects

Ariana Grande – The Boy is Mine – Visual Effects by Digital Axis

Eminem – Houdini – Visual Effects by Synapse Virtual Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic, Flawless Post *WINNER

Justin Timberlake – Selfish – Visual Effects by Candice Dragonas

Megan Thee Stallion – BOA – Visual Effects by Mathematic

Olivia Rodrigo – Get Him Back! – Visual Effects by Cooper Vacheron, Preston Mohr, Karen Arakelian, Justin Johnson

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – Fortnight – Visual Effects by Parliament

Best art direction

Charli XCX – 360 – Art Direction by Grace Surnow

Lisa – Rockstar – Art Direction by Pongsan Thawatwichian

Megan Thee Stallion – BOA – Art Direction by Brittany Porter *WINNER

Olivia Rodrigo – Bad Idea Right? – Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins

Sabrina Carpenter – Please Please Please – Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – Fortnight – Art Direction by Ethan Tobman