Tyla wins Best Afrobeats Award at MTV VMAs 2024

During her acceptance speech, Tyla described her win as “a big moment for Africa” and added that her hit single ‘Water’ made a global impact and was proof that “African music can be pop music too.

“Like this is just so special but also bittersweet, because I know there’s a tendency to group all African artists under Afrobeats,” she said.  “African music is so diverse, it’s more than just Afrobeats.”

Meanwhile, Taylor Swift commanded the night with seven wins, tying for most overall, while Eminem dominated most solo male artist wins.

Below is the full list of winners:

Best Afrobeats

• Tyla – ‘Water’
• Ayra Starr ft. Giveon – ‘Last Heartbreak Song’
• Burna Boy – ‘City Boys’
• Chris Brown ft. Davido & Lojay – ‘Sensational’
• Tems – ‘Love Me JeJe’
• Usher, Pheelz – ‘Ruin’

Video of the Year

• Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – ‘Fortnight’
• Ariana Grande – ‘we can’t be friends (wait for your love)’
• Billie Eilish – ‘LUNCH’
• Doja Cat – ‘Paint The Town Red’
• Eminem – ‘Houdini’
• SZA – ‘Snooze’

Best New Artist

• Chappell Roan
• Tyla
• Benson Boone
• Gracie Abrams
• Shaboozey
• Teddy Swims

Best R&B

• SZA – ‘Snooze’
• Alicia Keys – ‘Lifeline’
• Muni Long – ‘Made For Me’
• Tyla – ‘Water’
• USHER, Summer Walker, 21 Savage – ‘Good Good’
• Victoria Monét – ‘On My Mama’

Artist of the Year              

• Taylor Swift
• Ariana Grande
• Bad Bunny
• Eminem
• Sabrina Carpenter
• SZA

Song of the Year

• Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Espresso’
• Beyoncé – ‘TEXAS HOLD 'EM’
• Jack Harlow – ‘Lovin On Me’
• Kendrick Lamar – ‘Not Like Us’
• Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – ‘Fortnight’
• Teddy Swims – ‘Lose Control’

MTV Push Performance of the Year

• August 2023: Kaliii – ‘Area Codes’
• September 2023: GloRilla – ‘Lick or Sum’
• October 2023: Benson Boone – ‘In The Stars’
• November 2023: Coco Jones – ‘ICU’
• December 2023: Victoria Monét – ‘On My Mama’
• January 2024: Jessie Murph – ‘Wild Ones’
• February 2024: Teddy Swims – ‘Lose Control’
• March 2024: Chappell Roan – ‘Red Wine Supernova’
• April 2024: Flyana Boss – ‘yeaaa’
• May 2024: Laufey – ‘Goddess’
• June 2024: LE SSERAFIM – ‘EASY’
• July 2024: The Warning – ‘Automatic Sun’

Best Collaboration

• Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – ‘Rich Baby Daddy’  
• GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Wanna Be’  
• Jessie Murph ft. Jelly Roll – ‘Wild Ones’
• Jung Kook ft. Latto – ‘Seven’
• Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – ‘I Had Some Help’
• Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – ‘Fortnight’

Best Pop

• Camila Cabello
• Dua Lipa
• Olivia Rodrigo
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Tate McRae
• Taylor Swift

Best Hip Hop

• Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – ‘Rich Baby Daddy’
• Eminem – ‘Houdini’
• GloRilla – ‘Yeah Glo’
• Gunna – ‘fukumean’
• Megan Thee Stallion – ‘BOA’
• Travis Scott ft. Playboi Carti – ‘FE!N’

Best Alternative

• Benson Boone – ‘Beautiful Things’
• Bleachers – ‘Tiny Moves’
• Hozier – ‘Too Sweet’
• Imagine Dragons – ‘Eyes Closed’
• Linkin Park – ‘Friendly Fire’
• Teddy Swims – ‘Lose Control (Live)’

Best Rock

• Lenny Kravitz – ‘Human’
• Bon Jovi – ‘Legendary’
• Coldplay – ‘feelslikeimfallinginlove’
• Green Day – ‘Dilemma’
• Kings of Leon – ‘Mustang’
• U2 – ‘Atomic City’

Best Latin

• Anitta – ‘Mil Veces’
• Bad Bunny – ‘MONACO’
• KAROL G – ‘MI EX TENÍA RAZÓN’
• Myke Towers – ‘LALA’
• Peso Pluma & Anitta – ‘BELLAKEO’
• Rauw Alejandro – ‘Touching The Sky’
• Shakira & Cardi B – ‘Puntería’

Best K-Pop

• LISA – ‘Rockstar’
• Jung Kook ft. Latto – ‘Seven’
• NCT Dream – ‘Smoothie’
• NewJeans – ‘Super Shy’
• Stray Kids – ‘LALALALA’
• TOMORROW X TOGETHER – ‘Déjà vu’

Video For Good

• Billie Eilish – ‘What Was I Made For (From The Motion Picture “Barbie”)’
• Alexander Stewart – ‘if only you knew’
• Coldplay – ‘feelslikeimfallinginlove’
• Joyner Lucas & Jelly Roll – ‘Best For Me’
• RAYE – ‘Genesis’
• Tyler Childers – ‘In Your Love’ 

Best Direction

• Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – ‘Fortnight’
• Ariana Grande – ‘we can’t be friends (wait for your love)’
• Bleachers – ‘Tiny Moves’
• Eminem – ‘Houdini’
• Megan Thee Stallion – ‘BOA’
• Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Please Please Please’

Best Cinematography

• Ariana Grande – ‘we can’t be friends (wait for your love)’
• Charli xcx – ‘Von dutch’
• Dua Lipa – ‘Illusion’
• Olivia Rodrigo – ‘obsessed’
• Rauw Alejandro – ‘Touching The Sky’
• Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – ‘Fortnight’

Best Editing

• Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – ‘Fortnight’
• Anitta – ‘Mil Veces’
• Ariana Grande – ‘we can’t be friends (wait for your love)’
• Eminem – ‘Houdini’
• LISA – ‘Rockstar’
• Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Espresso’

Best Choreography

• Dua Lipa – ‘Houdini’
• Bleachers – ‘Tiny Moves’
• LISA – ‘Rockstar’
• Rauw Alejandro – ‘Touching The Sky’
• Tate McRae – ‘Greedy’
• Troye Sivan – ‘Rush’

Best Visual Effects

• Eminem – ‘Houdini’
• Ariana Grande – ‘the boy is mine’
• Justin Timberlake – ‘Selfish’
• Megan Thee Stallion – ‘BOA’
• Olivia Rodrigo – ‘get him back!’
• Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – ‘Fortnight’

Best Art Direction

• Megan Thee Stallion – ‘BOA’
• Charli xcx – ‘360’
• LISA – ‘Rockstar’
• Olivia Rodrigo – ‘bad idea right?’
• Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Please Please Please’
• Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – ‘Fortnight’