Lady Gaga has dominated at this year's MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) event, where the coronavirus pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement and the death of actor Chadwick Boseman have been front of mind.
As the first major US awards show to take place during the coronavirus pandemic, the VMAs were held as a mostly virtual event.
While some performances took place in front of small audiences in New York City, most were recorded in advance to comply with health guidelines.
Here are some of the big moments and key takeaways of the night.
The night was dedicated to Chadwick Boseman
The awards show honoured Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, whose death last week at age 43 shocked fans around the world.
Opening the annual ceremony dedicated to the best in pop music, host Keke Palmer said Boseman's talent and passion were an inspiration to his fans and everyone he encountered.
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"We dedicate tonight's show to a man whose spirit touched so many," Palmer said.
"He's a true hero, not just on screen, but [in] everything he did.
"His impact lives forever."
Lady Gaga won a first-of-its-kind award plus many more
Lady Gaga won the first-ever Tricon award.
It recognises an artist who is highly accomplished across three or more disciplines.
Gaga has won an Oscar, a Grammy and a Golden Globe.
"Sometimes you just have to invent a new award for a living legend," MTV Australia posted on Twitter.
With a trendy face mask as her accessory — reflecting the current coronavirus pandemic — Lady Gaga performed a medley of her songs and picked up several of the VMA's signature astronaut trophies during the night.
She took out three of those awards for her collaboration with Ariana Grande, titled Rain On Me.
"Me and Ariana Grande are truly soul sisters," she said.
"We turned our tears that felt like endless rainfall into diamonds."
Known for her outrageous costumes, Lady Gaga's VMA outfits didn't disappoint.
And every new outfit on the night came with an accompanying face mask or shield. She urged her fans to also "mask up".
"I want you to love yourself tonight and every night," she said.
"Celebrate yourself, love who you are, be kind, mask up, be brave, and braver all the time."
Her most memorable moment of the night, however, came during her opening performance, when the piano she was playing took on the appearance of a human brain.
Black Lives Matter was a key theme
Canadian Singer The Weeknd, who won the Video Of The Year and Best R&B awards for Blinding Lights, opened the show on the observation deck of a New York high-rise building as fireworks exploded behind him.
And he paid tribute to Jacob Blake and Breonna Taylor — two black Americans whose shootings at the hands of police have fuelled the Black Lives Matter movement.
"It's really hard for me to celebrate right now and enjoy this moment, so I'm just going to say: Justice for Jacob Blake and justice for Breonna Taylor," he said.
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Rapper DaBaby stuck with the theme, performing while handcuffed while in the back of what appeared to be a police car.
He then performed while jumping on top of the car with a burning city as his backdrop.
And singer H.E.R won Best Video in the Video For Good category for her song I Can't Breathe.
The track is about the death of black man George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police in May, a killing which sparked protests across the US.
Miley Cyrus made a Wrecking Ball comeback
Performing her latest track Midnight Sky, Miley Cyrus took viewers back to 2013 when she released the song Wrecking Ball.
But his time she used a giant disco ball to swing on.
There were new awards because of the COVID-19 impact
Ariana Grande picked up the award for Best Music Video From Home.
It was one of two new gongs MTV established to fit with the way artists had changed the way they worked during the pandemic.
She won the award for her duet with Justin Bieber, Stuck with U.
The award for Best Quarantine Performance went to CNCO for an MTV Unplugged At Home performance.
Other winners included Doja Cat, who won Best New Artist, Taylor Swift, who won Best Direction for The Man, and Colombian singer Maluma, who won the Best Latin award moments after he performed from Brooklyn.
K-pop all-stars BTS won the Best Pop, Best Group and Best K-pop awards.
Here is the full list of nominees and winners:
Video of the year
Billie Eilish: Everything I Wanted
Eminem ft. Juice WRLD: Godzilla
Future ft. Drake: Life Is Good
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande: Rain on Me
Taylor Swift: The Man
The Weeknd: Blinding Lights
Artist of the year
DaBaby
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Megan Thee Stallion
Post Malone
The Weeknd
Best new artist
Doja Cat
Jack Harlow
Lewis Capaldi
Roddy Ricch
Tate McRae
Yungblud
Song of the year
Billie Eilish: Everything I Wanted
Doja Cat: Say So
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande: Rain on Me
Megan Thee Stallion: Savage
Post Malone: Circles
Roddy Ricch: The Box
Best collaboration
Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber: Stuck With U
Black Eyed Peas ft. J Balvin: RITMO (Bad Boys for Life)
Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid: Beautiful People
Future ft. Drake: Life Is Good
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj: Tusa
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande: Rain on Me
Best pop
BTS: On
Halsey: You Should Be Sad
Jonas Brothers: What a Man Gotta Do
Justin Bieber ft. Quavo: Intentions
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande: Rain on Me
Taylor Swift: Lover
Best hip-hop
DaBaby: Bop
Eminem ft. Juice WRLD: Godzilla
Future ft. Drake: Life Is Good
Megan Thee Stallion: Savage
Roddy Ricch: The Box
Travis Scott: Highest in the Room
Best R&B
Alicia Keys: Underdog
Chloe x Halle: Do It
H.E.R. ft. YG: Slide
Khalid ft. Summer Walker: Eleven
Lizzo: Cuz I Love You
The Weeknd: Blinding Lights
Best k-pop
BTS: On
EXO: Obsession
(G)I-DLE: Oh My God
Monsta X: Someone's Someone
Red Velvet: Psycho
Tomorrow X Together: 9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)
Best Latin
Anuel AA ft. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G, J Balvin: "China"
Bad Bunny: Yo Perreo Sola
Black Eyed Peas ft. Ozuna, J. Rey Soul: Mamacita
J Balvin: Amarillo
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj: Tusa
Maulma ft. J Balvin: Que Pena
Best rock
Blink-182: Happy Days
Coldplay: Orphans
Evanescence: Wasted on You
Fall Out Boy ft. Wyclef Jean: Dear Future Self (Hands Up)
Green Day: Oh Yeah!
The Killers: "Caution"
Best alternative
Machine Gun Kelly: Bloody Valentine
The 1975: If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)
All Time Low: Some Kind of Disaster
Finneas: Let's Fall in Love for the Night
Lana Del Rey: Doin' Time
Twenty One Pilots: Level of Concern
Best music video from home
5 Seconds of Summer: Wildflower
Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber: Stuck With U
Blink-182: Happy Days
Drake: Toosie Slide
John Legend: Bigger Love
Twenty One Pilots: Level of Concern
Best quarantine performance
Chloe x Halle: Do It (from MTV Prom-Athon)
CNCO: MTV Unplugged At Home
DJ D-Nice: Club MTV Presents: #DanceTogether
John Legend: #TogetherAtHome Concert Series
Lady Gaga: Smile from One World: Together At Home
Post Malone: Nirvana Tribute
Video for good
Anderson .Paak: Lockdown
Billie Eilish: All the Good Girls Go to Hell
Demi Lovato: I Love Me
H.E.R.: I Can't Breathe
Lil Baby: The Bigger Picture
Taylor Swift: The Man
Best direction
Billie Eilish: xanny - Darkroom / Interscope Records - Directed by Billie Eilish
Doja Cat: Say So - Kemosabe / RCA Records - Directed by Hannah Lux Davis
Dua Lipa: Don't Start Now - Warner Records - Directed by Nabil
Harry Styles: Adore You - Columbia Records - Directed by Dave Meyers
Taylor Swift: The Man - Republic Records - Directed by Taylor Swift
The Weeknd: Blinding Lights - XO / Republic Records - Directed by Anton Tammi
Best cinematography
5 Seconds of Summer: Old Me - Interscope Records - Cinematography by Kieran Fowler
Camila Cabello ft. DaBaby: My Oh My - Syco Music / Epic Records - Cinematography by Scott Cunningham
Billie Eilish: all the good girls go to hell - Darkroom / Interscope Records - Cinematography by Christopher Probst
Katy Perry: Harleys In Hawaii - Capitol Records - Cinematography by Arnau Valls
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande: Rain On Me - Streamline / Interscope Records - Cinematography by Michael Merriman
The Weeknd: Blinding Lights - XO / Republic Records - Cinematography by Oliver Millar
Best art direction
A$AP Rocky: "Babushka Boi" - Polo Grounds Music / RCA Records - Art Direction by A$AP Rocky & Nadia Lee Cohen
Dua Lipa: "Physical" - Warner Records - Art Direction by Anna Colome Nogu
Harry Styles: "Adore You" - Columbia Records - Art Direction by Laura Ellis Cricks
Miley Cyrus: "Mother's Daughter" - RCA Records - Art Direction by Christian Stone
Selena Gomez: "Boyfriend" - Interscope Records - Art Direction by Tatiana Van Sauter
Taylor Swift: "Lover" - Republic Records - Art Direction by Ethan Tobman
Best visual effects
Billie Eilish: "all the good girls go to hell" - Darkroom / Interscope Records - Visual Effects by Drive Studios
Demi Lovato: "I Love Me" - Island Records - Visual Effects by Hoody FX
Dua Lipa: "Physical" - Warner Records - Visual Effects by EIGHTY4
Harry Styles: "Adore You" - Columbia Records - Visual Effects by Mathematic
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande: "Rain On Me" - Streamline / Interscope Records - Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios
Travis Scott: "HIGHEST IN THE ROOM" - Epic Records / Cactus Jack - Visual Effects by ARTJAIL, SCISSOR FILMS & FRENDER
Best choreography
BTS: On - Big Hit Entertainment - Choreography by Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun, Lee Byung Eun
CNCO & Natti Natasha: Honey Boo - Sony Music Latin / RCA Records - Choreography by Kyle Hanagami
DaBaby: BOP - SCMG / Interscope Records - Choreography by Dani Leigh and Cherry
Dua Lipa: Physical - Warner Records - Choreography by Charm La'Donna
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande: Rain On Me - Streamline / Interscope Records - Choreography by Richy Jackson
Normani: Motivation - Keep Cool / RCA Records - Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Best editing
Halsey: Graveyard - Capitol Records - Edited by Emilie Aubry, Janne Vartia & Tim Montana
James Blake: Can't Believe the Way We Flow - Republic Records - Edited by Frank Lebon
Lizzo: Good As Hell - Atlantic Records - Edited by Russell Santos & Sofia Kerpan
Miley Cyrus: Mother's Daughter - RCA Records - Edited by Alexandre Moors, Nuno Xico
ROSALIA: A Pale - Columbia Records - Edited by Andre Jones
The Weeknd: Blinding Lights - XO / Republic Records - Edited by Janne Vartia & Tim Montana
Best group
BTS
5 Seconds of Summer
The 1975
BLACKPINK
Chloe X Halle
CNCO
Little Mix
Monsta X
Now United
twenty one pilots
ABC/wires
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