MTV’s biggest music celebration wrapped late Tuesday night after nearly four hours of must-see performances, a surprise guest appearance, record-setting award wins and an epic celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.
Shakira had a big night when she became the first South American artist to win the Video Vanguard Award, a prestigious merit celebrating an artist’s contributions and impact on music video and pop culture. Ice Spice also won big when she was named Best New Artist.
Taylor Swift had a history-making night when she snagged nine awards including Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for “Midnights.” She is now tied for most wins in one night and has the second most overall wins, according to MTV.
In between the awards, *NSYNC made a surprise appearance, Sean “Diddy” Combs performed some of his biggest songs and took home the Global Icon Award, and Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Grandmaster Flash, LL Cool J, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and Doug E. Fresh closed out the show with a medley of hits to celebrate hip-hop.