Taylor Swift takes home top MTV VMA for 10-minute version of All Too Well

• Taylor Swift won the top honour at MTV's annual Video Music Awards on Sunday for a 10-minute version of her 2012 breakup song All Too Well.
• Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny was named artist of the year, while former Disney Channel star Dove Cameron was named best new artist.
• Lizzo won an award for About Damn Time and told the crowd she would not use the stage to "clap back" at critics, "Because I'm winning!" 

Taylor Swift won the top honour at MTV's annual Video Music Awards on Sunday for a 10-minute version of her 2012 breakup song All Too Well and made a surprise announcement of a new album coming in October.

The singer thanked fans from the stage at the Prudential Centre in New Jersey as she accepted the honour. All Too Well is one of the past hits Swift re-recorded after a dispute with her former record label.

"We wouldn't have been able to make this short film if it weren't for you, the fans," Swift said, before revealing that she will release her next album on 21 October.

Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny was named artist of the year and was handed his Moon Person statue at New York's Yankee Stadium, where he was playing a concert in front of a sold-out crowd.

Former Disney Channel star Dove Cameron, singer of hits Breakfast and Boyfriend, was named best new artist. "This year has been so wild," she said, and dedicated her award "to all the queer kids out there."

Other winners included Harry Styles, who received the album of the year trophy for Harry's House and accepted via video from nearby Madison Square Garden, where he was about to perform.

Actor Johnny Depp, who had been shunned by the entertainment business during a defamation fight with ex-wife Amber Heard, appeared briefly throughout the show, his face digitally inserted inside the helmet of a floating astronaut.

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Nicki Minaj was celebrated with the Video Vanguard award for her career of hits. The singer performed a medley of Anaconda, Super Bass and other songs before paying tribute to artists who inspired her.

"I wish that Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson were here," Minaj said. "I wish that people understood what they meant, what they were going through (and) took mental health seriously."

Snoop Dogg and Eminem rapped From the D 2 the LBC as animated images inside Otherside, an upcoming metaverse platform from NFT and cryptocurrency company Yuga Labs.

Other performers included K-pop band Blackpink and global icon honoree the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who were introduced by comedians Cheech and Chong.

Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow won best collaboration for Industry Baby.

The show opened with Harlow singing First Class, dressed as a flight attendant on a plane, before entering the arena to join former Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie to perform Glamorous.

Lizzo, dressed in a Barbie-pink outfit and combat boots, followed with 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready). The singer later won an award for About Damn Time and told the crowd she would not use the stage to "clap back" at critics.

"Because I'm winning!" she exclaimed.

See key winners at the MTV Video Music Awards:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Taylor Swift

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Bad Bunny

SONG OF THE YEAR

Lizzo - "About Damn Time"

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Harry Styles - "Harry's Hous"

BEST COLLABORATION

Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow - "Industry Baby"

BEST K-POP

Lisa - "Lalisa"

BEST NEW ARTIST

Dove Cameron

BEST POP

Harry Styles - "As It Was"

BEST ROCK

Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Black Summer"

BEST ALTERNATIVE

Ma°neskin – "I Wanna Be Your Slave"

BEST R&B

The Weeknd - "Out of Time"

BEST HIP-HOP

Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby - "Do We Have A Problem?"

BEST METAVERSE PERFORMANCE

Blackpink -"The Virtual"

GROUP OF THE YEAR

BTS

SONG OF THE SUMMER

Jack Harlow - "First Class"