Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga and Sabrina Carpenter among the winners

MTV video music awards (VMA) took place in New York, with high profile figures in the music industry boarding the red carpet.

Ariana Grande, Sabrina Carpenter and Lady Gaga all went home with awards.

Grande won the video of the year for the more light days to come, while Carpenter took home the awards for the best pop artist, the best album and the best visual effects, saying that he is grateful to make music that brings light in a world so that “full of criticism and negativity”.

Gaga won four trophies, including the artist of the year, and thanked his fans known as “little monsters.”

“Thank you for supporting the little monster in me,” Gaga said.