Lil Nas X salutes the ‘gay agenda’ as he takes top prize at the MTV VMAs

Lil Nas X won the coveted video of the year award for Montero (Call Me By Your Name).

Lil Nas X won the top prize at the MTV Video Music Awards (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Lil Nas X won the top prize at the MTV Video Music Awards and gave a tongue-in-cheek thank you to the “gay agenda”.

The annual ceremony brought some of the biggest names in pop to the Barclays Centre in New York City, with Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran and the Foo Fighters among a star-studded list of performers.