Blackpink’s Lisa, Maneskin, Lil Nas X win MTV Video Music Awards

Left to right, Lisa, Jisoo, Jennie, and Rose of Blackpink arrive on the red carpet at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday. The Best K-Pop award went to Lisa for “Lalisa.” Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

Aug. 28 (UPI) — Maneskin, Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, Blackpink’s Lisa and Lizzo were among the winners at the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

Maneskin earned the honor for Best Alternative Video for “I Wanna Be Your Slave,” while Lil Nas X and Harlow won the statuette for Best Collaboration for “Industry Baby.”

Moments later, Taylor Swift took the stage to collect her prize for Best Longform Video for “All Too Well” and Harry Styles won the trophy for the fan-voted award of Album of the Year for Harry’s House.

The Best K-Pop award went to Lisa for “Lalisa,” the Red Hot Chili Peppers accepted the Global Icon Award and Anitta won Best Latin for “Envolver.”

Harlow, LL Cool J and Nicki Minaj are hosting the event.

Harlow kicked off the show with a performance of “First Class,” with an assist from Fergie.

Lizzo then brought down the house with a mashup of “About Damn Time” and “2 Be Loved (Am I Ready).” Later in the evening, she won the prize for Best Video for Good for “About Damn Time.”

Another highlight of the show was Eminem and Snoop Dogg performing “From the D 2 The LBC” from of Eminem’s second greatest hits album, Curtain Call 2, which was released earlier this month.

Other performers throughout the evening include Minaj, Kane Brown, Anitta, J Balvin, Marshmello x Khalid, Panic! at the Disco and Blackpink.

Minaj took the stage in her signature pink and performed her popular verse from “Monster” and hits “Chun-Li,” “Anaconda,” “Super Bass” and more, then accepted the 2022 Video Vanguard Award.

In her speech, she thanked the artists who inspired her and gave her breaks along the way.

She also said she wished the late superstars Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson were still here to make music and celebrate the industry, and implored people to take mental illness seriously.

The broadcast also included a surprise appearance of Johnny Depp as MTV’s mascot, the Moon Person, flying over the stage and offering to work at anyone’s special occasions.

The stunt was a nod to the fact that Depp has lost numerous jobs in the wake of his tawdry legal battles with his ex-wife Amber Heard.