Overview

• The show aired from UBS Arena on CBS and MTV with Paramount+ streaming, hosted by LL COOL J.
• Lady Gaga won Artist of the Year and then performed live from Madison Square Garden.
• Ariana Grande took Video of the Year for 'brighter days ahead'; Sabrina Carpenter won Album of the Year and Best Pop Artist, and Alex Warren was named Best New Artist.
• Mariah Carey accepted the Video Vanguard Award with a career-spanning medley, as Busta Rhymes received the Rock the Bells Visionary Award and Ricky Martin earned the Latin Icon Award.
• A tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne featured Yungblud, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Nuno Bettencourt, with some outlets reporting only seven awards were handed out on air.