[3] The 32nd installment of the event was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, and hosted by Miley Cyrus.

[8] During his acceptance speech, Kanye West announced that he would be running in the 2020 United States presidential election.

[11] This 2015 edition was seen by 9.8 million people in the United States during its simulcast across ten Viacom-owned networks.

[14] It was also streamed live through the MTV app for authenticated users on mobile devices and television sets via iOS, Android and Chromecast.

Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) – "Bad Blood" Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) – "Uptown Funk" Taylor Swift – "Blank Space" Fetty Wap – "Trap Queen" Taylor Swift – "Blank Space" Fall Out Boy – "Uma Thurman" Nicki Minaj – "Anaconda" Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) – "Bad Blood" Kendrick Lamar – "Alright" (Directors: Colin Tilley and the Little Homies) OK Go – "I Won't Let You Down" (Choreographer: OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano) Skrillex and Diplo (featuring Justin Bieber) – "Where Are Ü Now" (Visual Effects: Brewer, GloriaFX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi and Max Chyzhevskyy) Snoop Dogg – "So Many Pros" (Art Director: Jason Fijal) Beyoncé – "7/11" (Editors: Beyoncé, Ed Burke and Jonathan Wing) Flying Lotus (featuring Kendrick Lamar) – "Never Catch Me" (Director of Photography: Larkin Seiple) Big Sean (featuring Kanye West and John Legend) – "One Man Can Change the World" 5 Seconds of Summer – "She's Kinda Hot" Kanye West