The Weeknd "Dancing In The Flames" (Anton Tammi, dir.)

The big news story here — besides it being the official return of one of the world's biggest artists — is that this clip doubles as a launch showcase for the new iPhone 16 Pro, which boasts next-level video capabilities that may give some bigger/fancier cameras a run for their money. Creatively, the music video is essentially the anatomy of a car crash in the midst of a rainstom, but with Abel perservering for as long as possible to reach a sort of transcendence.

2024 MTV VMA Winners

Congratulations to all the winners at 2024 MTV VMA Awards...

VIDEO OF THE YEAR, Presented by Burger King®  

  • Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

  • Taylor Swift – Republic Records 

SONG OF THE YEAR

  • Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” – Island Records

BEST NEW ARTIST

  • Chappell Roan – Island Records

MTV PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

  • June 2024: LE SSERAFIM – "EASY" – SOURCE MUSIC / Geffen Records

BEST COLLABORATION

  • Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records

BEST POP

  • Taylor Swift – Republic Records

BEST HIP-HOP

  • Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records

BEST R&B

  • SZA – “Snooze” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records

BEST ALTERNATIVE

  • Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things” – Night Street Records, Inc. / Warner Records

BEST ROCK

  • Lenny Kravitz – “Human” – ℗© 2024 Roxie Records Inc. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH

BEST LATIN

  • Anitta – “Mil Veces” – Floresta Records / Republic Records / Universal Music Latin Entertainment

BEST AFROBEATS

  • Tyla – “Water” – FAX Records / Epic Records

BEST K-POP

  • LISA – “Rockstar” – Lloud Co. / RCA Records

VIDEO FOR GOOD

  • Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For (From The Motion Picture “Barbie”)” – Darkroom / Interscope Records

BEST DIRECTION

  • Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Directed by Taylor Swift

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Anatol Trofimov

BEST EDITING

  • Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Editing by Chancler Haynes

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

  • Dua Lipa – “Houdini” – Warner Records – Choreography by Charm La'Donna

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

  • Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Synapse Virtual Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic, Flawless Post

BEST ART DIRECTION

  • Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – Art Direction by Brittany Porter

SOCIAL CATEGORIES:

BEST TRENDING VIDEO

  • Megan Thee Stallion ft. Yuki Chiba – “Mamushi” – Hot Girl Productions

BEST GROUP

  • SEVENTEEN – PLEDIS Entertainment / Geffen Records

SONG OF THE SUMMER, Presented by Hilton 

  • Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records

VMAs MOST ICONIC PERFORMANCE (+VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD WINNER)

  • Katy Perry – “Roar”