Lady Gaga was the top winner at the MTV Video Music Awards, with four honors in a show telecast from New York’s UBS Arena Sunday night on CBS. Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter tied for the second-most with three each.
Gaga appeared early in the show to pick up what would likely have been one of the climactic awards, Artist of the Year, which clearly had been bumped up to allow for her attendance. She was doing a headline show nearby at Madison Square Garden, and her start time at that gig was bumped back about an hour to allow her to stop by the VMAs first.
Grande’s three wins included VIdeo of the Year for “Brighter Days Ahead.” Grande also had a big look on the telecast because of presenting the Video Vanguard Award to Mariah Carey.
(Excerpt) For More & A List of Winners: Variety