MTV Comes To NJ: Watch Highlights From Video Music Awards In Newark

NEWARK, NJ — Some of the biggest names in the music industry made a trip to New Jersey last weekend to perform in the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.

Gathering at the Prudential Center in Newark – which also hosted the 2019 awards – a star-studded lineup of entertainers paid tribute to the year’s top videos, artists and albums, as well as two special honorees: Nicki Minaj and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

See the full list of awardees here.

Minaj became the latest pop star to receive MTV’s Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, which pays tribute to a performer’s “profound impact” on pop culture. She also performed at the gala, putting on her first live show since 2018. Watch it here, and learn why she earned the award here.

Meanwhile, the Red Hot Chili Peppers took home a Global Icon Award, which celebrates an artist or band whose “unparalleled career, continued impact, and influence have maintained a unique level of global success in music and beyond, leaving an indelible mark on the music landscape.” The band also put on a show at Sunday’s ceremony, watch it below and read more about why they earned the award here.

Several other awardees performed at the ceremony, which gave recognition to artists such as:

• Video of the Year – Taylor Swift, “All Too Well”
• Artist of the Year – Bad Bunny
• Album of the Year – Harry Styles, “Harry’s House”
• Song of the Year – Billie Eilish, “Happier Than Ever”
• Best New Artist – Dove Cameron
• Best Collaboration – Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow (“Industry Baby”)
• Best Pop – Harry Styles, “As It Was”
• Best Hip-Hop – Nicki Minaj, ft. Lil Baby (“Do We Have A Problem?”)Best Rock – Red Hot
• Best Rock – Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Black Summer”
• Best Alternative – Måneskin, “I Wanna Be Your Slave”
• Best Latin – Anitta, “Envolver”
• Best R&B – The Weeknd, “Out of Time”
• Best K-Pop – Lisa, “Lalisa”
• Video for Good – Lizzo, “About Damn Time”
• Group of the Year - BTS

See the full list of performers here.

Some artists used their moment in the spotlight to give a glimpse into future projects, such as Taylor Swift, who announced an Oct. 21 release date for a “brand-new album” in her acceptance speech.

Others used their moment to highlight wins for social equity, or encourage political activism.

Lizzo, who finally won her first Moon Person in the Video for Good category, urged people to “vote to change some of these laws that are oppressing us.” And Dove Cameron dedicated an award as Best New Artist to “all the queer kids out there who don’t feel that they can take up space and inhabit the fullness of who they are.”

“Thank you for getting an overtly queer song onto mainstream radio,” Cameron said.

As usual, a red carpet walk gave fans a glimpse of some of their favorite stars – and their eye-catching outfits – prior to the ceremony. See more red carpet fashion from the evening here.

Watch videos from a few of the night’s performances below, and see more here.

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