2022 MTV VMAs Best Red Carpet Fashion: Taylor Swift, BLACKPINK & More

It was a nighttime of MTV milestones.

At the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, held astatine the Prudential Center successful Newark, N.J. connected Aug. 28, respective artists broke barriers and deservedly made moonman history.

Scooping up the grant successful the Best Latin category, Anitta became the archetypal Brazilian creator successful past to triumph an grant astatine the VMAs. In her affectional acceptance speech, the "Envolver" singer said she wasn't expecting the grant earlier reflecting connected the significance of the moment.

"I conscionable privation to say, for whoever doesn't cognize this, tonight, the history, the archetypal clip of Brazil here," she told the assemblage soon aft performing. "It's the archetypal clip my state has ever been an grant similar that, and I privation to accidental convey you for my household and for my friends."

The 29-year-old continued, "And contiguous I performed present a bushed that for galore years successful my state was considered a crime. I was calved and raised successful the ghetto of Brazil, and for whoever who was calved there, we ne'er would deliberation this was possible. So convey you truthful much."

Beating retired BTS, Itzy, Seventeen, Stray Kids and Twice for the "wonderful honor," the 25-year-old singer was supported by her groupmates—Rose, Jennie and Jisoo—who were each seen cheering her connected from the broadside of the stage.

"I privation to convey each of my collaborators successful my solo projects," she said successful her acceptance speech. "It made 'Lalisa' truthful overmuch much special. Wings, you are similar the astir important ones. Thank you truthful overmuch for making this happen. And, girls! I emotion you! Thank you for loving 'Lalisa' truthful much."

Other large winners at the 2022 VMAs included Bad Bunny for Artist of the Year, Harry Styles for Album of the Year with Harry's House and Taylor Swift for Video of the Year with "All Too Well."

During the star-studded evening, Nicki Minaj was besides honored with the ultra-prestigious Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award and slayed the signifier with a montage of her biggest hits.