2024 MTV VMAs: Best Photos

From Katy Perry making out with her husband to Sabrina Carpenter making out with an alien, there were countless must-see moments from Wednesday night’s (Sept. 11)  2024 MTV Video Music Awards — and we have all the best photos here so you can relive the highlights.

Perry was the night’s Video Vanguard Award winner, and in addition to performing a career-spanning medley of hits — and debuting her brand-new song “I’m His, He’s Mine” with guest rapper Doechii and an interpolation of Crystal Waters’ early ’90s dance hit “Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless)” — she was also introduced by her husband, Orlando Bloom. The Australian movie star made sure to introduce his wife by her birth name — Kathryn Hudson — and after she performed, Perry greeted her man with a passionate kiss.

But that was just one onstage lip-lock, the other being Carpenter’s kiss with an E.T. during her medley of Short N’ Sweet singles “Espresso,” “Please Please Please” and “Taste,” while surrounded by a group of astronaut dancers for an otherworldly performance.

And did you see Benson Boone defy gravity as he backflipped from his piano onto the stage? Or host Megan Thee Stallion rock a Team USA leotard in honor of Simone Biles and Olympic women’s gymnastics squad? Or how about Taylor Swift catching up with her producer Jack Antonoff and his wife, Margaret Qualley, in the VMA crowd?

And that’s only the half of it. Below, find a gallery of photos that show the best, most eye-popping moments from the 2024 MTV VMAs.