Bad Bunny becomes the first non-English language act to win the VMA’s Artist of the Year award.
The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards were held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Monday, August 29 (late Sunday, August 28 in the United States).
The three-hour event, hosted by LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, and Jack Harlow, featured performances by Anitta, BLACKPINK, Lizzo, Marshmello, and Khalid, Nicki Minaj, Panic! at the Disco, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and more artists.
Nicki Minaj was named Video Vanguard, while the Red Hot Chili Peppers were named Global Icons.
Bad Bunny becomes the first non-English-speaking artist to be named Artist of the Year. Harry Styles’ Harry House was voted Album of the Year, while Taylor Swift won three trophies for “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version).”