2018 MTV Video Music Awards | |
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Date | Monday, August 20, 2018EDT | at 9:00–11:43pm
Venue | Radio City Music Hall (Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan, New York City, New York) |
Country | United States |
Most awards | Cardi B and Childish Gambino (3 each) |
Most nominations | Cardi B (12) |
Website | www |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | |
Produced by | Bruce Gillmer Jesse Ignjatovic |
Directed by | Alex Rudzinski |
The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards were held on Monday night, August 20, 2018 at 9:00–11:43pm EDT at Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan, New York City.[1] The 35th annual award show aired live from the venue for the 12th time, the most of any previous venue in its history.[2] Cardi B led the list of nominees with twelve nominations. Cardi and Childish Gambino were the most awarded of the night with three each.[3][4] Camila Cabello won Video of the Year and Artist of the Year,[5] while Jennifer Lopez became the first Latino to receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. This edition of the MTV Video Music Awards saw yet another severe drop in ratings, only achieving a mere 2.2 million viewers on MTV, and only seeing 4.87 million viewers on all of its sister networks.[6]