The 2018 VMAs were out of this world, and you can tell by just how damn happy everyone was behind the scenes.
Radio City Music Hall was lit up with A-listers Monday night during MTV's signature award show, and based on what we're seeing here ... it was kinda the Cardi B/Ariana Grande/Jennifer Lopez show heading inside. They definitely took up a lot of the spotlight.
Cardi was radiating in her purple gown just over a month after giving birth, and AG was showing plenty of PDA with her fiance, Pete Davidson. As for J Lo ... well, she was just being J Lo with A-Rod. 'Nuff said.
Some honorable mentions who looked stoked to be there ... Blake Lively, Blac Chyna, Tiffany Haddish, Amber Rose, Pauly D and Vinny Guadagnino ... and plenty more.