MTV Video Music Awards 2016 Winners List

Congratulations to ALL of tonights VMA winners and nominees, We congratulate you all for making 2016 MTV Music Video Awards a HUGE Success tonight! Check out the full list of winners below…  Video of the Year Drake — “Hotline Bling”…

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Andrew Wendowski is the Founder and CEO of Music Mayhem. As a 29-year-old entrepreneur, he oversees content as the Editor-In-Chief for the independent brand. Wendowski, who splits time between Philadelphia, Penn., and Nashville, Tenn., has an extensive background in multimedia. Before launching Music Mayhem in 2014, he worked as a highly sought-after photojournalist and tour photographer, collaborating with such labels as Interscope Records and Republic Records. He has captured photos of some of the biggest names, including Taylor Swift, Metallica, Harry Styles, P!NK, Morgan Wallen, Carrie Underwood, The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Shania Twain, and hundreds more. Wendowski’s photos and freelance work have appeared nationwide and can be seen everywhere from ad campaigns to various publications, including Billboard and Rolling Stone. When Wendowski isn’t running Music Mayhem, he enjoys spending time at concerts, traveling, and capturing photos.

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Posted on August 29, 2016

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Congratulations to ALL of tonights VMA winners and nominees, We congratulate you all for making 2016 MTV Music Video Awards a HUGE Success tonight! Check out the full list of winners below… 

Video of the Year

Drake — “Hotline Bling”
Adele — “Hello” 
Beyoncé — “Formation” — WINNER
Justin Bieber — “Sorry” 
Kanye West — “Famous”

Best Male Video

Drake — “Hotline Bling” 
Calvin Harris (featuring Rihanna) — “This Is What You Came For” — WINNER
Bryson Tiller — “Don’t” 
The Weeknd — “Can’t Feel My Face” 
Kanye West — “Famous”

Best Female Video

Adele — “Hello” 
Beyoncé — “Hold Up” — WINNER
Ariana Grande — “Into You” 
Rihanna (featuring Drake) — “Work” 
Sia — “Cheap Thrills”

Best New Artist

Desiigner 
DNCE — WINNER
Zara Larsson 
Lukas Graham 
Bryson Tiller

Best Pop Video

Adele — “Hello” 
Beyoncé — “Formation” — WINNER
Justin Bieber — “Sorry” 
Alessia Cara — “Wild Things” 
Ariana Grande — “Into You”

Best Rock Video

All Time Low — “Missing You” 
Coldplay — “Adventure of a Lifetime” 
Fall Out Boy (featuring Demi Lovato) — “Irresistible” 
Panic! at the Disco — “Victorious” 
Twenty One Pilots — “Heathens” — WINNER

Best Hip-Hop Video

Drake — “Hotline Bling” — WINNER
2 Chainz — “Watch Out” 
Chance the Rapper (featuring Saba) — “Angels” 
Desiigner — “Panda” 
Bryson Tiller — “Don’t”

Best Electronic Video

99 Souls (featuring Destiny’s Child and Brandy) — “The Girl Is Mine” 
Afrojack — “SummerThing!” 
The Chainsmokers (featuring Daya) — “Don’t Let Me Down” 
Calvin Harris and Disciples — “How Deep Is Your Love”  — WINNER
Mike Posner — “I Took a Pill in Ibiza”

Best Collaboration Video

Beyoncé (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — “Freedom” 
Fifth Harmony (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) — “Work from Home” — WINNER
Ariana Grande (featuring Lil Wayne) — “Let Me Love You” 
Calvin Harris (featuring Rihanna) — “This Is What You Came For” 
Rihanna (featuring Drake) — “Work”

Breakthrough Long Form Video

Beyoncé — Lemonade — WINNER
Justin Bieber — Purpose: The Movement 
Chris Brown — Royalty 
Florence + The Machine — The Odyssey 
Troye Sivan — Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy

Best Direction

Adele — “Hello” (Director: Xavier Dolan) 
Beyoncé — “Formation” (Director: Melina Matsoukas) — WINNER
David Bowie — “Lazarus” (Director: Johan Renck) 
Coldplay — “Up&Up” (Directors: Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia) 
Tame Impala — “The Less I Know the Better” (Director: Canada)

Best Choreography

Beyoncé — “Formation” (Choreographers: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight and Dana Foglia) — WINNER
Beyoncé — “Sorry” (Choreographers: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, Dana Foglia, Anthony Burrell & Beyoncé Knowles Carter) 
Missy Elliott (featuring Pharrell) — “WTF (Where They From)” (Choreographer: Hi-Hat) 
FKA Twigs — M3LL155X (Choreographer: Aaron Sillis, Benjamin Milan, Kenrick Sandy and FKA Twigs) 
Florence + The Machine — “Delilah” (Choreographer: Holly Blakey)

Best Visual Effects

Adele — “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” (Visual Effects: Jonathan Box and MPC) 
Coldplay — “Up&Up” (Visual Effects: Vania Heymann and GloriaFX) — WINNER
FKA Twigs — M3LL155X (Visual Effects: Lewis Saunders and Jihoon Yoo) 
The Weeknd — “Can’t Feel My Face” (Visual Effects: Louis Mackall and T.J. Burke) 
Zayn — “Pillowtalk” (Visual Effects: David Smith)

Best Art Direction

Adele — “Hello” (Art Director: Colombe Raby) 
Beyoncé — “Hold Up” (Art Director: Jason Hougaard) 
David Bowie — “Blackstar” (Art Director: Jan Houllevigue) — WINNER
Drake — “Hotline Bling” (Art Director: Jeremy MacFarlane) 
Fergie — “M.I.L.F. $” (Art Director: Alexander Delgado)

Best Editing

Adele — “Hello” (Editor: Xavier Dolan) 
Beyoncé — “Formation” (Editor: Jeff Selis) — WINNER
David Bowie — “Lazarus” (Editor: Johan Söderberg) 
Fergie — “M.I.L.F. $” (Editor: Vinnie Hobbs) 
Ariana Grande — “Into You” (Editor: Hannah Lux Davis)

Best Cinematography

Adele — “Hello” (Director of Photography: André Turpin) 
Alesso — “I Wanna Know” (Director of Photography: Corey Jennings) 
Beyoncé — “Formation” (Director of Photography: Malik Sayeed) — WINNER
David Bowie — “Lazarus” (Director of Photography: Crille Forsberg) 
Ariana Grande — “Into You” (Director of Photography: Paul Laufer)

Song of Summer

Fifth Harmony (featuring Fetty Wap) — “All in My Head (Flex)” — WINNER
The Chainsmokers (featuring Halsey) — “Closer” 
Drake (featuring Kyla and Wizkid) — “One Dance” 
Selena Gomez — “Kill Em with Kindness” 
Calvin Harris (featuring Rihanna) — “This Is What You Came For” 
Nick Jonas (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) — “Bacon” 
Kent Jones — “Don’t Mind” 
Major Lazer (featuring Justin Bieber and MØ) — “Cold Water” 
Sia — “Cheap Thrills” 
Justin Timberlake — “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”

Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award

Rihanna – HONOREE 

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Andrew Wendowski is the Founder and CEO of Music Mayhem. As a 29-year-old entrepreneur, he oversees content as the Editor-In-Chief for the independent brand. Wendowski, who splits time between Philadelphia, Penn., and Nashville, Tenn., has an extensive background in multimedia. Before launching Music Mayhem in 2014, he worked as a highly sought-after photojournalist and tour photographer, collaborating with such labels as Interscope Records and Republic Records. He has captured photos of some of the biggest names, including Taylor Swift, Metallica, Harry Styles, P!NK, Morgan Wallen, Carrie Underwood, The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Shania Twain, and hundreds more. Wendowski’s photos and freelance work have appeared nationwide and can be seen everywhere from ad campaigns to various publications, including Billboard and Rolling Stone. When Wendowski isn’t running Music Mayhem, he enjoys spending time at concerts, traveling, and capturing photos.

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