Justin Bieber Wins 2021 VMAs Artist of the Year
And his speech included a heartfelt shoutout to Hailey.
Justin Bieber was just named the Artist of the Year at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, September 12.
The singer-songwriter, who released his sixth studio album in March of this year, was nominated among a slew of other A-listers, including Ariana Grande, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, Olivia Rodrigo, and Taylor Swift. While accepting his Moonperson award, Justin took a moment to acknowledge the weight of this past year, as well as thank those who have made a huge impact on his life. While he didn't have much to say on the topic of what he referred to as "this COVID thing," he was a bit more verbose when it came to thanking his wife, Hailey Bieber.
Glancing at the model who was seated in the audience, Justin said onstage, "I look over here and I see my beautiful wife and I just wanna say, I love you so much."
.@justinbieber just took home Artist of the Year at the #VMAs: "I look over here and I see my beautiful wife and I just want to say I love you so much" 😍 pic.twitter.com/z6mY1I5VVq
— MTV NEWS (@MTVNEWS) September 13, 2021
For her part, Hailey looked just as excited for Justin as she sat below the stage, cheering him on.
i'd like to take a moment to talk about how ADORABLE hailey bieber looks cheering on @justinbieber at the #VMAs pic.twitter.com/M0srIzY2Dy
— Video Music Awards (@vmas) September 13, 2021
Artist of the Year was Justin's second Moonperson award of the evening; the singer-songwriter received the Best Pop award earlier in the evening for his track "Peaches," featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon. He's nominated in several other categories as well, including Best Pop Video, Best Collaboration, and Best Cinematography.
