Tahun ini Video Music Awards dikuasai boyband dari Inggris-Irlandia, One Direction. The Boys sukses meraih tiga awards mengalahkan musisi terkenal lainnya seperti Justin Bieber dan The Wanted. Demi Lovato juga sukses memenangkan award di kategori Best Video With A Message lewat lagunya Skyscrapper.
Acara yang diadakan di Staples Center arena Los Angeles Amerika, Rabu, 6 September 2012 ini berlangsung meriah. One Direction, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, dan Demi Lovato adalah beberapa nama musisi yang tampil di panggung VMA kali ini.
Dan ini dia list pemenang dan para nominasi tahun ini
Video of the Year
Winner: Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) - "We Found Love"
Drake featuring Rihanna - "Take Care"
Gotye (featuring Kimbra) - "Somebody That I Used to Know"
M.I.A. - "Bad Girls"
Katy Perry - "Wide Awake"
Best Male Video
Winner: Chris Brown - "Turn Up the Music"
Justin Bieber - "Boyfriend"
Drake (featuring Rihanna) - "Take Care"
Frank Ocean - "Swim Good"
Usher - "Climax"
Best Female Video
Winner: Nicki Minaj - "Starships"
Beyoncé - "Love on Top"
Selena Gomez & the Scene - "Love You Like a Love Song"
Katy Perry - "Part of Me"
Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) - "We Found Love"
Best New Artist
Winner: One Direction - "What Makes You Beautiful"
fun. (featuring Janelle Monáe) - "We Are Young"
Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"
Frank Ocean - "Swim Good"
The Wanted - "Glad You Came"
Best Pop Video
Winner: One Direction - "What Makes You Beautiful"
Justin Bieber - "Boyfriend"
fun. (featuring Janelle Monáe) - "We Are Young"
Maroon 5 (featuring Wiz Khalifa) - "Payphone"
Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) - "We Found Love"
Best Rock Video
Winner: Coldplay - "Paradise"
The Black Keys - "Lonely Boy"
Imagine Dragons - "It's Time"
Linkin Park - "Burn It Down"
Jack White - "Sixteen Saltines"
Best Hip-Hop Video
Winner: Drake (featuring Lil Wayne) - "HYFR"
Childish Gambino - "Heartbeat"
Jay-Z and Kanye West - "Paris"
Nicki Minaj (featuring 2 Chainz) - "Beez in the Trap"
Kanye West (featuring Pusha T, Big Sean and 2 Chainz) - "Mercy"
Best Video with a Message
Winner: Demi Lovato - "Skyscraper"
Kelly Clarkson - "Dark Side"
Gym Class Heroes (featuring Ryan Tedder) - "The Fighter"
K'naan (featuring Nelly Furtado) - "Is Anybody Out There?"
Lil Wayne - "How to Love"
Rise Against - "Ballad of Hollis Brown"
Most Share-Worthy Video
Winner: One Direction - "What Makes You Beautiful"
Beyoncé - "Countdown"
Justin Bieber - "Boyfriend"
Gotye (featuring Kimbra) - "Somebody That I Used to Know"
Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"
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