Coldplay won their seventh VMA last night for ‘Best Rock Music Video’ for their song Orphans. This is their twenty-fifth nomination from the VMAs. They thanked their fans on Twitter saying; “Heartfelt thank yous : first, to every single one of you who voted for us in the #VMAS – how are we so blessed?? Second, to the legend that is @MatWhitecross #OneBigBand love c, g, w, j &p”
Heartfelt thank yous : first, to every single one of you who voted for us in the #VMAs- how are we so blessed?? Second, to the legend that is @MatWhitecross. #OneBigBand love c, g, w, j & p https://t.co/x6ZKWSycbX
— Coldplay (@coldplay) August 31, 2020
The band were up against other legendary artists and their videos such as Blink 182’s Happy Days, Evanscence’s Wasted On You, Fall Out Boy ft Wyclef Jean’s Dear Future Self (Hands Up), Green Day’s Oh Yeah and The Killer’s Caution. The VMAs are one of the first ceremonies not to be postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 global pandemic. On June 29th, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo made the announcement that the VMAs would take place with “limited or no audience” in New York City. Also, in light of the way music has changed this year, two new categories were added to the line-up this year; ‘Best Music Video From Home’ and ‘Best Quarantine Performance.’
There were even live performances from Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, BTS and Miley Cyrus, who all took home awards too. Drew Barrymore and Kelly Clarkson also made appearances as they presented awards. The show was hosted by KeKe Palmer, who is the first black woman in history to host the event by herself.
See the full list of winners below:
Video of the Year: The Weekend – Blinding Lights – XO/Republic Records
Artist of the Year: Lady Gaga – Streamline/Interscope Records
Song of the Year: Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande – Rain on Me - Streamline/Interscope Records
Best Collaboration: Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande – Rain on Me - Streamline/Interscope Records
PUSH Best New Artist: Doja Cat – Kemosabe/RCA Records
Best Pop Music Video: BTS – On – Big Hit Entertainment
Best Hip-Hop Music Video: Megan Thee Stallion – Savage – 300 Entertainment
Best Rock Music Video: Coldplay – Orphans – Atlantic Records
Best Alternative Music Video: Machine Gun Kelly – Bloody Valentine – Bad Boy/Interscope Records
Best Latin Music Video: Maluma and J Balvin – Qué Pena - Sony Music Latin
Best R&B Music Video: The Weekend – Blinding Lights – XO/Republic Records
Best K-Pop Music Video: BTS – On – Big Hit Entertainment
Video For Good: H.E.R. – I Can’t Breathe – MBK/RCA Records
Best Music Video From Home: Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber – Stuck With U - Republic Records/Def Jam
Best Quarantine Performance: CNCO – Unplugged at Home
Best Group: BTS – Big Hit Entertainment
Song of the Summer: Blackpink – How You Like That – YG Records/Interscope Records
Best Direction: Taylor Swift – The Man - Directed by Taylor Swift
Best Cinematography: Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande – Rain on Me – Cinematography by Thomas Kloss
Best Art Direction: Miley Cyrus – Mother’s Daughter – Art Direction by Christian Stone
Best Visual Effects: Dua Lipa – Physical - Visual Effects by EIGHTY4
Best Choreography: BTS – On – Choreography by Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun and Lee Byung Eun
Best Editing: Miley Cyrus – Mother’s Daughter - Edited by Alexandre Moors and Nuno Xico
