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# MTV VMA 2016 – A Full List Of Winners
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/mtv-vma-2016-a-full-list-of-winners/
- Published: 2016-08-29T08:18:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-08-29T08:18:00.000Z
- Description: At last night's 2016 MTV Video Music Awards, Beyonce stole the show with a "Lemonade" inspired performance, Drake all but proposed to rumored girlfriend Rihanna and Britney Spears hit the. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/08/mtv-vma-2016-a-full-list-of-winners.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Conventions & Awards, Music Business, YouTube & Video, Ariana Grande, Calvin Harris, Hotline Bling, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, MTV Video Music Award, MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video, MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video, MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video, This Is What You Came For, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![vma 2016](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c88d1276970b-150wi "vma 2016")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c88d1276970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)At last night's [2016 MTV Video Music Awards](https://www.hypebot.com/mtv-vma-2016-a-full-list-of-winners/), **Beyonce** stole the show with a "Lemonade" inspired performance, **Drake** all but proposed to rumored girlfriend **Rihanna** and **Britney Spears** hit the stage with a performance that proved the creative distance between her and Ms. B. Here is a **[full list of 2016 MTV VMA Winners](https://www.hypebot.com/mtv-vma-2016-a-full-list-of-winners/).**

**2016 MTV VMA Winners**

**[![vma 2016](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09307442970d-200wi "vma 2016")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09307442970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)VIDEO OF THE YEAR**Adele – "Hello"**WINNER Beyoncé – "Formation"**Drake – "Hotline Bling"Justin Bieber – "Sorry"Kanye West – "Famous"**BEST FEMALE VIDEO**Adele – "Hello"**WINNER Beyoncé – "Hold Up"**Sia – "Cheap Thrills"Ariana Grande – "Into You"Rihanna ft. Drake – "Work" (short version)

### **BEST MALE VIDEO**

Drake – "Hotline Bling"Bryson Tiller – "Don’t"**WINNER Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – "This Is What You Came For"**Kanye West – "Famous"The Weeknd – "Can’t Feel My Face"**BEST COLLABORATION**Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar – "Freedom"**WINNER Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign – "Work From Home"**Ariana Grande ft. Lil Wayne – "Let Me Love You"Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – "This Is What You Came For"Rihanna ft. Drake – "Work" (short version)**BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO** **WINNER Drake – "Hotline Bling"**Desiigner – "Panda"Bryson Tiller – "Don’t"Chance The Rapper ft. Saba – "Angels"2 Chainz – "Watch Out"**BEST POP VIDEO**Adele – "Hello"**WINNER Beyoncé – "Formation"**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 ft. Demi Lovato – "Irresistible"**WINNER twenty one pilots – "Heathens"**Panic! At The Disco – "Victorious"**BEST ELECTRONIC VIDEO** **WINNER Calvin Harris & Disciples – "How Deep Is Your Love"**99 Souls ft. Destiny’s Child & Brandy – "The Girl Is Mine"Mike Posner – "I Took a Pill in Ibiza"Afrojack – "SummerThing!"The Chainsmokers ft. Daya – "Don’t Let Me Down"**BREAKTHROUGH LONG FORM VIDEO**Florence + The Machine – The Odyssey**WINNER Beyoncé – Lemonade**Justin Bieber – PURPOSE: The MovementChris Brown – RoyaltyTroye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy**BEST NEW ARTIST**Bryson Tiller**WINNER DNCE**DesiignerZara LarssonLukas Graham**SONG OF SUMMER**Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For”The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey – “Closer”Drake ft. Kyla & Wizkid – “One Dance”**WINNER Fifth Harmony ft. Fetty Wap – “All In My Head (Flex)”**Justin Timberlake – “Can’t Stop The Feeling”Kent Jones – “Don’t Mind”Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber MØ– “Cold Water”Nick Jonas ft. Ty Dolla $ign – “Bacon”Selena Gomez – “Kill ‘Em With Kindness”Sia – “Cheap Thrills”**BEST ART DIRECTION**Beyoncé – "Hold Up"Fergie – "M.I.L.F. $"Drake – "Hotline Bling"**WINNER David Bowie – "Blackstar"**Adele – "Hello"**BEST CHOREOGRAPHY** **WINNER Beyoncé – "Formation"**Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell – "WTF (Where They From)"Beyoncé – "Sorry"FKA Twigs – "M3LL155X"Florence + The Machine – "Delilah"**BEST DIRECTION** **WINNER Beyoncé – "Formation"**Coldplay – "Up&Up"Adele – "Hello"David Bowie – "Lazarus"Tame Impala – "The Less I Know the Better"**BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY** **WINNER Beyoncé – "Formation"**Adele – "Hello"David Bowie – "Lazarus"Alesso – "I Wanna Know"Ariana Grande – "Into You"**BEST EDITING** **WINNER Beyoncé – "Formation"**Adele – "Hello"Fergie – "M.I.L.F. $"David Bowie – "Lazarus"Ariana Grande – "Into You"**BEST VISUAL EFFECTS** **WINNER Coldplay – "Up&Up"**FKA Twigs – "M3LL155X"Adele – "Send My Love (to Your New Lover)"The Weeknd – "Can’t Feel My Face"Zayn – "PILLOWTALK"

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