Camila Cabello Wins Artist of the Year at 2018 VMAs The 21-year-old has walked away with the award for Artist of the Year at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards. Contenders for the award featured some of the hottest stars of the year, including Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars, Cardi B and Drake. In addition, Cabello also won the video of the year award for her hit single "Havana." The video has received a total of nearly 668 million views so far on YouTube . Cabello follows Ed Sheeran, who picked up the first-ever artist of the year award during last year’s ceremony. The former 'Fifth Harmony' star was nominated for a total of five awards on Monday night.