AMERIKA SERIKAT – Ed Sheeran dinobatkan sebagai Artist of The Year versi MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) 2017, mengalahkan pesaingnya Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, Lorde dan Ariana Grande.
Namun, dalam gelaran ke 34 yang digelar di The Forum, Inglewood, California, Los Angeles, Amerika Serikat pada Minggu (27/8/2017) waktu setempat, Kendrick Lamar dengan ‘HUMBLE’ miliknya, menjadi yang paling banyak membawa pulang piala, diantaranya Best Cinematography, Best Hip Hop, Best Direction dan penghargaan tertinggi Video of the Year. (embun)
Berikut daftar lengkap pemenang MTV Video Music Awards 2017 :
- Video of the Year: Kendrick Lamar – ‘Humble’
- Best Song of Summer: Lil Uzi Vert – ‘XO tour Llif3’
- Artist of the Year: Ed Sheeran
- Best New Artist: Khaled
- Best Collaboration: Zayn & Taylor Swift – ‘I Don’t Wanna Live Forever’
- Best Pop Video: Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane – ‘Down’
- Best Hiphop Video: Kendrick Lamar – ‘Humble’
- Best Dance Video: Zedd and Alessia Cara – ‘Stay’
- Best Fight Against The System :
– Logic ft. Damian Lemar Hudson – “Black SpiderMan” (Race & LGBTQ) (Def Jam)
– The Hamilton Mixtape – “Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)” (Immigration) (Atlantic Records)
– Big Sean – “Light” (Race) (Def Jam)– WINNER
– Alessia Cara – “Scars To Your Beautiful” (Body image) (Def Jam)
– Taboo ft. Shailene Woodley – “Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL” (Environment)
– John Legend – “Surefire” (Immigration & Anti-Muslim hate) (Columbia Records)
- Best Rock Video” Twenty One Pilots – ‘Heavydirtysoul
- Best Cinematography: Kendrick Lamar – ‘Humble’
- Best Direction: Kendrick Lamar – ‘Humble’ (Dave Meyers & the little homies)
- Best Art Direction: Kendrick Lamar – ‘Humble’ (Specer Graves)
- Best Visual Effect: Kendrick Lamar – ‘Humble’
- Best Choreography: Kanye West – ‘Fade’
- Best Editing : Young Thug – ‘Wyclef Jean’