Popsugar Celebrity Award Season Best Pictures From the 2019 MTV VMAs Get a Front Row Seat to This Year's VMAs With Over 100 Pictures From the Show 27 August 2019 by Haley Lyndes Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz The 2019 MTV VMAs took place in Newark, NJ on Monday night, and what a show it was. Kicking off the evening with a crowd-pleasing performance by Taylor Swift, many other artists followed suit. A steamy performance by Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes, a motivational medley by Lizzo, and an emotionally raw song by Miley Cyrus were just a few of many performances that caught the crowd's attention. In addition to the entertainment, there were a handful of acceptance speeches that tugged at our emotions, like Missy Elliot's Video Vanguard Award, or Taylor Swift's LGBTQ acceptance speech for video of the year "You Need to Calm Down." Nevertheless, it was a busy night, so we've rounded up all of the hottest photos so you don't miss a thing! Read through to catch up. Related: Sisters' Night Out: Gigi and Bella Hadid Stun Together at the VMAs Lizzo at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy 1 / 103 Taylor Swift at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Astrid Stawiarz 2 / 103 Megan Thee Stallion at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 3 / 103 Lizzo and Nessa at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Astrid Stawiarz 4 / 103 Megan Thee Stallion at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / John Shearer 5 / 103 Lizzo at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Astrid Stawiarz 6 / 103 Normani at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / John Shearer 7 / 103 Bella Hadid at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris 8 / 103 Nikita Dragon at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Astrid Stawiarz 9 / 103 Bella and Gigi Hadid at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris 10 / 103 J Balvin at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 11 / 103 Halsey and French Montana at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy 12 / 103 French Montana and Lenny Kravitz at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris 13 / 103 H.E.R. at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dia Dipasupil 14 / 103 Taylor Swift at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 15 / 103 Taylor Swift at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 16 / 103 Taylor Swift at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris/VMN19 17 / 103 Taylor Swift at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris/VMN19 18 / 103 Taylor Swift at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 19 / 103 Taylor Swift at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 20 / 103 Cardi B at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Bennett Raglin 21 / 103 Lizzo at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 22 / 103 Bebe Rexha at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / JOHANNES EISELE 23 / 103 Lizzo at the 2019 MTV VMAS Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 24 / 103 Lizzo at the 2019 MTV VMAS Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris/VMN19 25 / 103 Shawn Mendes at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 26 / 103 Shawn Mendes at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 27 / 103 Lizzo at the 2019 MTV VMAS Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 28 / 103 Gigi Hadid, Taylor Swift, Pepa, Halsey, and Bella Hadid at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 29 / 103 Halsey, Bella Hadid, and Gigi Hadid at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 30 / 103 Taylor Swift and Queen Latifah at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 31 / 103 Natalie Friedman, Gigi Hadid, and Bella Hadid at the MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dia Dipasupil 32 / 103 Cardi B and Pepa at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 33 / 103 Halsey and Bella Hadid at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / John Shearer 34 / 103 DJ Khaled at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / John Shearer 35 / 103 Lil Nas X at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 36 / 103 Lizzo at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 37 / 103 Lil Nas X at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris/VMN19 38 / 103 Lil Nas X at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris/VMN19 39 / 103 Lil Nas X at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 40 / 103 Lil Nas X at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 41 / 103 Jersey Shore Family Holiday Cast at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy 42 / 103 Diplo at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dia Dipasupil 43 / 103 Missy Elliot at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / JOHANNES EISELE 44 / 103 Lil Nas X at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dia Dipasupil/VMN19 45 / 103 Cardi B at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 46 / 103 Cardi B at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 47 / 103 Rosalia and J Balvin at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris/VMN19 48 / 103 Rosalia and J Balvin at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris/VMN19 49 / 103 Cardi B at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 50 / 103 Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 51 / 103 Taylor Swift and Bella Hadid at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 52 / 103 Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 53 / 103 Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 54 / 103 Missy Elliot at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy/VMN19 55 / 103 Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy/VMN19 56 / 103 Camila Cabello at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy/VMN19 57 / 103 Missy Elliot at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy/VMN19 58 / 103 Missy Elliot at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy/VMN19 59 / 103 Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 60 / 103 Billy Ray Cyrus and DJ Khaled at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 61 / 103 Queen Latifah and A$AP Ferg at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 62 / 103 Cardi B and Missy Elliot at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 63 / 103 Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 64 / 103 Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Kevin Jonas at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Brian Ach 65 / 103 Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Kevin Jonas at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 66 / 103 Missy Elliot at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / JOHANNES EISELE 67 / 103 Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid, and Tish Cyrus at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 68 / 103 Bebe Rexha and Taylor Swift at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 69 / 103 Billy Ray Cyrus and Lil Nas X at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris/VMN19 70 / 103 Miley Cyrus at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy/VMN19 71 / 103 Miley Cyrus at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy/VMN19 72 / 103 Miley Cyrus at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris/VMN19 73 / 103 Lil Nas X at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris/VMN19 74 / 103 Queen Latifah and John Travolta at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris/VMN19 75 / 103 Taylor Swift at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris/VMN19 76 / 103 Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris/VMN19 77 / 103 Miley Cyrus at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / John Shearer 78 / 103 Miley Cyrus at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / John Shearer 79 / 103 Miley Cyrus at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / John Shearer 80 / 103 Miley Cyrus at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / John Shearer 81 / 103 Cardi B at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 82 / 103 Miley Cyrus at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / John Shearer 83 / 103 Miley Cyrus at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / John Shearer 84 / 103 Billy Ray Cyrus at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Astrid Stawiarz /VMN19 85 / 103 H.E.R. and Monica at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Astrid Stawiarz /VMN19 86 / 103 Taylor Swift, Todrick Hall, John Travolta, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 87 / 103 Adriana Lima at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dia Dipasupil 88 / 103 Taylor Swift at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / John Shearer 89 / 103 Lizzo at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 90 / 103 Taylor Swift and Queen Latifah at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 91 / 103 Todrick Hall and Taylor Swift at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty 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Dot Miller at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Astrid Stawiarz /VMN19 95 / 103 Lizzo at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Bennett Raglin 96 / 103 H.E.R. at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris/VMN19 97 / 103 H.E.R. at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris/VMN19 98 / 103 H.E.R. at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris/VMN19 99 / 103 Normani at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 100 / 103 Normani at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 101 / 103 Normani at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 102 / 103 A$AP Ferg and Big Sean at the 2019 MTV VMAs Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 103 / 103 Award SeasonMTV VMAsRed Carpet