Camila Cabello beats Beyonce, Drake for top VMA prizes
NEW YORK: Cuban-born Camila Cabello beat out heavy hitters Beyonce, Bruno Mars and Drake to take home the two top prizes at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Monday.
Cabello, 21, was chosen artiste of the year and won video of the year for her Latin-flavoured hit Havana, while rapper Cardi B picked up wins for best new artiste and song of summer for her dance hit I Like It with J Balvin and Bad Bunny.
“I can’t believe this is for me,” said Cabello, who split from girl group Fifth Harmony in late 2016 to launch a solo career.
New York rapper Cardi B, 25, made her first public appearance since giving birth to her first child in July. But the feisty Bodak Yellow singer failed to make good on her leading 10 nominations going into the show as fans spread their votes far and wide.
“A couple of months ago, people were saying ‘you’re gambling your career by having a baby’,” Cardi B said. “I had a baby ... and now I’m still winning awards.”
The biggest winner of the night was Childish G a m b i n o, t h e m u s i c stage name of actor Donald Glover, who came away with three for his hard-hitting video This America about black identity and police brutality.
Canadian rapper Drake, one of the most popular artistes in terms of sales and streaming, came away empty-handed, as did multiple Grammy winner Bruno Mars.