Właściwa gala Rihanna (z A$AP Rocky i Calvinem Harrisem) – "Cockiness (Love It)" (Remix) / "We Found Love" Pink – "Get the Party Started" (intro) / "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" Frank Ocean – "Thinkin' Bout You" One Direction – "One Thing" Lil Wayne i 2 Chainz – "Yuck!" / "No Worries" Green Day – "Let Yourself Go" Alicia Keys (z Nicki Minaj) – "Girl on Fire" Taylor Swift – "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
Prezenterzy Demi Lovato 2 Chainz Miley Cyrus Rita Ora Fierce Five (Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Jordyn Wieber, Kyla Ross i McKayla Maroney) Rashida Jones Ke$ha Wiz Khalifa Katy Perry Mac Miller Andy Samberg The Wanted Justin Bieber
Nominacje Teledysk Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) – "We Found Love" Drake (featuring Rihanna) – "Take Care" Gotye (featuring Kimbra) – "Somebody That I Used to Know" M.I.A. – "Bad Girls" Katy Perry – "Wide Awake"
Najlepszy nowy artysta One Direction – "What Makes You Beautiful" fun. (featuring Janelle Monáe) – "We Are Young" Carly Rae Jepsen – "Call Me Maybe" Frank Ocean – "Swim Good" The Wanted – "Glad You Came"