The artist formerly known as Stefani Germanotta had been nominated for 13, the most ever for an artist, and took home a record eight, including Video of the Year, Best Pop Video and BestFemaleVideo.
The former president also took a swipe at rapper Kanye West's behavior on Sunday, when he jumped onstage during the MTV Video Music Awards and took the microphone from country singer Taylor Swift during her would-be acceptance speech for the BestFemaleVideo.