MTV Video Music Awards

2019 MTV Video Music Awards

Video of the year

Nominees:
21 Savage ft. J. Cole – “a lot” – Epic Records
Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Darkroom/Interscope Records
Ariana Grande – “thank u, next” – Republic Records
Jonas Brothers – “Sucker” – Republic Records
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records

WINNER:
Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records *— “This is a fan-voted award. You voting for this means you also want a world regardless of how we identify,” Swift said. The typically apolitical pop princess then urged her fans to sign the Equal Rights Initiative petition, which “already has half a million signatures. That is five times what it would need to warrant a response from the White House,” she said as she mimed tapping her watch. “I thank my cast who lives their lives so authentically.”