The 2019 MTV VMAs took place tonight at New Jersey’s Prudential Center, seeing the biggest names in the industry coming together to celebrate the best music of the past year.
Hosted by comedian Sebastian Maniscalco, the night also included various performances from the likes of Taylor Swift, Lizzo and Miley Cyrus to duets from J. Balvin and Bad Bunny, Big Sean and A$AP Ferg, and Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello. Lil Nas X was also on hand to perform "Panini." Cultural icon Missy Elliott also gifted the crowd with a medley of her biggest tracks, such as "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)," "Get Ur Freak On," "Work It," "Pass That Dutch," and "Lose Control," as she accepted this year’s Video Vanguard Award.
New Jersey Natives Wyclef Jean, Queen Latifah, Naughty by Nature, Redman, and Fetty Wap closed out the award show with their performance paying homage to the Garden State with their hits "O.P.P.," "Da Rockwilder," "Trap Queen," "Gone Till November," "No Woman, No Cry," "U.N.I.T.Y.," and "Hip Hop Hooray." Check out all the performances from the 2019 MTV VMAs below.
In case you’ve missed it, here are all the winners of the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards.
Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" and "Lover"
Lizzo – "Truth Hurts" and "Good as Hell"
Shawn Mendes – "If I Can’t Have You"
Lil Nas X – "Panini"
Jonas Brothers – "Sucker" and "Only Human"
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – "Señorita"
Rosalía featuring Ozuna – "A Ningun Hombre," "Yo x Ti, Tu x Mi," and "Aute Cuture"
Miley Cyrus – "Slide Away"
Normani – "Motivation"
H.E.R. – "Anti"
J. Balvin and Bad Bunny – "QUE PRETENDES"
Big Sean featuring A$AP Ferg – "Bezerk"
Missy Elliott – "Get Ur Freak On," "Lose Control" & More
Queen Latifah, Redman, Fetty Wap, Naughty By Nature & Wyclef Jean Perform Medley
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