By the close of the ceremony on Sunday Night, Wizkid also emerged as a winner after the music video of Beyonce's 'Brown Skin Girl' which features him, SAINt JHN and Blue Ivy won the Best Cinematography category.
The Nigerian artiste and Shatta Wale were the only African based acts who were nominated in this year's scheme.
Wizkid, Beyonce get MTV Award nomination for 'Brown Skin Girl.' (NotJustOk)
The Ghanaian dancehall earned the nomination spot following the nomination of Beyonce's 'Already' music video in the category of Best Art Direction. However, the category was won by Doja Cat and Saweetie's 'Best Friend" video.
Regardless, according to Shatta Wale, he appreciates his nomination as a great feat. Whilst the show was going on, he tweeted "God bless @Beyonce and Jay z moreeeee for me...wow!! What an opportunity...If I donât even win, am forever grateful at least to see my name on an award show in America many have been craving to be on".
The Sunday night ceremony hosted by Doja Cat at Brooklynâs Barclays Center witnessed music eye-popping fashion statements on the red carpet and thrilling performances from some of the best musicians of this generation.
Doja Cat hosting the 2021 VMAs
See the list of nominees with winners and some of the of the performances below.
Video of the Year
WINNER: Lil Nas X â âMONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)â
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion â âWAPâ
DJ Khaled ft. Drake â âPOPSTARâ (Starring Justin Bieber)
Doja Cat ft. SZA â âKiss Me Moreâ
Ed Sheeran â âBad Habitsâ
The Weeknd â âSave Your Tearsâ
Best Rock
WINNER: John Mayer â âLast Train Homeâ
Evanescence â âUse My Voiceâ
Foo Fighters â âShame Shameâ
The Killers â âMy Own Soulâs Warningâ
Kings Of Leon â âThe Banditâ
Lenny Kravitz â âRaise Vibrationâ
Best R&B
WINNER: Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic â âLeave The Door Openâ
BeyoncĂ©, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid â âBROWN SKIN GIRLâ
Chris Brown and Young Thug â âGo Crazyâ
Giveon â âHEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARYâ
H.E.R. ft. Chris Brown â âCome Throughâ
SZA â âGood Daysâ
Best Choreography
WINNER: Harry Styles â âTreat People With Kindnessâ â Choreography by: Paul Roberts
Ariana Grande â â34+35â â Choreography by: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson
BTS â âButterâ âChoreography by: SON SUNG DEUK With BHM PERFORMANCE DIRECTING TEAM
Ed Sheeran â âBad Habitsâ â Choreography by: Natricia Bernard
Foo Fighters â âShame Shameâ â Choreography by: Nina McNeely
Marshmello & Halsey â âBe Kindâ â Choreography by: Dani Vitale
Best Direction
WINNER: Lil Nas X â âMONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)â â Directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino
Billie Eilish â âYour Powerâ â Directed by: Billie Eilish
DJ Khaled ft. Drake â âPOPSTAR (Starring Justin Bieber)â â Directed by: Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X
Taylor Swift â âwillowâ â Directed by: Taylor Swift
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A â âFranchiseâ â Directed by: Travis Scott
Tyler, The Creator â âLUMBERJACKâ â Directed by: Wolf Haley
Best Cinematography
WINNER: BeyoncĂ©, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid â âBROWN SKIN GIRLâ â Cinematography by: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, MOHAMMAED ATTA AHMED, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant
Billie Eilish â âTherefore I Amâ â Cinematography by: Rob Witt
Foo Fighters â âShame Shameâ â Cinematography by: Santiago Gonzalez
Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper â âHolyâ â Cinematography by: Elias Talbot
Lady Gaga â â911â â Cinematography by: Jeff Cronenweth
Lorde â âSolar Powerâ â Cinematography by: Andrew Stroud
Best Art Direction
WINNER: Saweetie ft. Doja Cat â âBest Friendâ â Art Direction by: Art Haynes
Lil Nas X â âMONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)â â Art Direction by: John Richoux
BeyoncĂ©, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer â âALREADYâ â Art Direction by: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos
Ed Sheeran â âBad Habitsâ â Art Direction by: Alison Dominitz
Lady Gaga â â911â â Art Direction by: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus
Taylor Swift â âwillowâ â Art Direction by: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez
Best New Artist
WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo â Geffen Records
24kGoldn â RECORDS LLC / Columbia Records
Giveon â Epic Records / Not So Fast
The Kid LAROI â Columbia Records
Polo G â Columbia Records
Saweetie â Warner Records
Best Alternative
WINNER: Machine Gun Kelly ft. blackbear â âmy exâs best friendâ
Bleachers â âStop Making This Hurtâ
Glass Animals â âHeat Wavesâ
Imagine Dragons â âFollow Youâartist
twenty one pilots â âShy Awayâ â Fueled By Ramen
WILLOW ft. Travis Barker â ât r a n s p a r e n t s o u lâ
Best K-Pop
WINNER: BTS â âButterâ â BIGHIT MUSIC Monsta X â âGamblerâ
(G)I-DLE â âDUMDi DUMDiâ
BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez â âIce Creamâ
SEVENTEEN â âReady to loveâ
TWICE â âAlcohol-Freeâ
WINNER: Doja Cat ft. SZA â âKiss Me Moreâ
24kGoldn ft. iann dior â âMoodâ
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion â âWAPâ
Drake ft. Lil Durk â âLaugh Now Cry Laterâ
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon â âPeachesâ
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa â âPrisonerâ
Best Hip-Hop
WINNER: Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. â âFRANCHISEâ
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion â âWAPâ
Drake ft. Lil Durk â âLaugh Now Cry Laterâ
Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion â âOn Me (remix)â
Moneybagg Yo â âSaid Sumâ
Polo G â âRAPSTARâ
Artist of the Year
WINNER: Justin Bieber
Ariana Grandehop
Doja Cat
Megan Thee Stallion
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
Video for Good
WINNER: Billie Eilish â âYour Powerâ
Demi Lovato â âDancing With The Devilâ
H.E.R. â âFight For Youâ
Kane Brown â âWorldwide Beautifulâ
Lil Nas X â âMONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)â
Pharrell Williams ft. JAY-Z â âEntrepreneurâ
Best Pop
WINNER: Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon â âPeachesâ
Ariana Grande â âpositionsâ
Billie Eilish â âTherefore I Amâ
BTS â âButterâ â BIGHIT MUSIC
Harry Styles â âTreat People With Kindnessâ
Olivia Rodrigo â âgood 4 uâ
Shawn Mendes â âWonderâ
Taylor Swift â âwillowâ
Song of the Year
WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo â âdrivers licenseâ
24kGoldn ft. iann dior â âMoodâ
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic â âLeave The Door Openâ
BTS â âDynamiteâ
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion â âWAPâ
Dua Lipa â âLevitatingâ
Group of the Year
WINNER: BTS
Blackpink
CNCO
Foo Fighters
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
Silk Sonic
Twenty One Pilots
Push Performance of the Year
WINNER: May 2021: Olivia Rodrigo â âdrivers licenseâ
September 2020: Wallows â âAre You Bored Yet?â
October 2020: Ashnikko â âDaisyâ
November 2020: SAINt JHN â âGorgeousâ
December 2020: 24kGoldn â âCocoâ
January 2021: JC Stewart â âBreak My Heartâ
February 2021: Latto â âSex Liesâ â RCA Records
March 2021: Madison Beer â âSelfishâ
April 2021: The Kid LAROI â âWITHOUT YOUâ
June 2021: girl in red âSerotoninâ
July 2021: FousheĂ© â âmy slimeâ
August 2021: jxdn â âThink About Meâ
Best Latin
WINNER: Billie Eilish & ROSALĂA â âLo Vas A Olvidarâ
Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez â âDĂĄkitiâ
Black Eyed Peas and Shakira â âGIRL LIKE MEâ
J. Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy â âUN DIA (ONE DAY)â
Karol G â âBichotaâ
Maluma â âHawĂĄiâ
Best Visual Effects
WINNER: Lil Nas X â âMONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)â â Visual Effects by: Mathematic
Bella Poarch â âBuild A Bitchâ â Visual Effects by: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova
Coldplay â âHigher Powerâ â Visual Effects by: Mathematic
Doja Cat & The Weeknd â âYou Rightâ â Visual Effects by: La Pac, Anthony Lestremau, Julien Missaire, Petr Shkolniy, Alexi Bailla, Micha Sher, Antoine Hache, Mikros MPC, Nicolas Huget, Guillaume Ho Tsong Fang, Benjamin Lenfant, Stephane Pivron, MPC Bangalore, Chanakya Chander, Raju Ganesh, David Rouxel
Glass Animals â âTangerineâ â Visual Effects by: Ronan Fourreau
P!NK â âAll I Know So Farâ â Visual Effects by: Dave Meyers, Freenjoy Inc
Best Editing
WINNER: Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic â âLeave The Door Openâ â Editing by: Troy Charbonnet
BTS â âButterâ â Editing by: Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens
Drake â âWhatâs Nextâ â Editing by: Noah Kendal
Harry Styles â âTreat People With Kindnessâ â Editing by: Claudia Wass
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon â âPeachesâ â Editing by: Mark Mayr, Vinnie Hobbs
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa â âPrisonerâ