Grande and Swift received ten selections, followed by debut Billie Eilish, with nine, rapper Lil Nas X, eight, and Halsey and Shawn Mendes, with five, according to Variety.
Among the artists that have been nominated are Camila Cabello, Cardi B, J Balvin, Jonas Brothers and BTS, each with four selections. The list of triple nominees includes names like Anderson. Paak, Drake, FKA twigs, H.E.R., LSD, Rosalia, and Solange.
In the category “Video of the Year” were nominated: “A lot” – 21 Savage ft. J. Cole, “Bad Guy” – Billie Eilish, “Thank U, Next” – Ariana Grande, “Sucker” – Jonas Brothers, “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, and “You Need to Calm Down” – Taylor Swift.
The artist of the year will be chosen from Cardi B, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Halsey, Jonas Brothers, and Shawn Mendes.
In the debut category Ava Max, Eilish, H.E.R., Lil Nas X, Lizzo and Rosalia were nominated.
Fall Out Boy – “Bishops Knife Trick”, Imagine Dragons – “Natural”, Lenny Kravitz – “Low”, Panic! At The Disco – “High Hopes” and twenty-one pilots – “My Blood” are nominations for Best Rock.
Two categories have been included in this year’s MTV VMA: “Best K-pop” and “Video for Good”.
Actor and writer Sebastian Maniscalco will host the ceremony.
Full list of nominations:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
21 Savage ft. J. Cole – “A lot” – Epic Records
Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Ariana Grande – “Thank U, Next” – Republic Records
Jonas Brothers – “Sucker” – Republic Records
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records
Taylor Swift – “You Need To Calm Down” – Republic Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Cardi B – Atlantic Records
Billie Eilish – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Ariana Grande – Republic Records
Halsey – Astralwerks / Capitol Records
Jonas Brothers – Republic Records
Shawn Mendes – Island Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
Drake – “In My Feelings” – Young Money / Cash Money / Republic Records
Ariana Grande – “Thank U, Next” – Republic Records
Jonas Brothers – “Sucker” – Republic Records
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow” – Interscope Records
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records
Taylor Swift – “You Need To Calm Down” – Republic Records
BEST NEW ARTIST
Ava Max – Atlantic Records
Billie Eilish – Darkroom / Interscope Records
H.E.R. – MBK / RCA Records
Lil Nas X – Columbia Records
Lizzo – Atlantic Records
ROSALIA – Columbia Records
BEST COLLABORATION
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow” – Interscope Records
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Island Records
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!” – Republic Records
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – “I Do not Care” – Atlantic Records
BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Columbia Records
PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bazzi – Atlantic Records
CNCO – RCA Records
Billie Eilish – Darkroom / Interscope Records
H.E.R. – MBK / RCA Records
Lauv – LAUV / AWAL
Lizzo – Atlantic Records
BEST POP
5 Seconds of Summer – “Easier” – Interscope Records
Cardi B & Bruno Mars – “Please Me” – Atlantic Records
Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Ariana Grande – “Thank U, Next” – Republic Records
Jonas Brothers – “Sucker” – Republic Records
Taylor Swift – “You Need To Calm Down” – Republic Records
BEST HIP HOP
2 Chainz ft. Ariana Grande – “Rule the World” – 2 Chainz Ps / Def Jam
21 Savage ft. J. Cole – “a lot” – Epic Records
Cardi B – “Money” – Atlantic Records
DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – “Higher” – We The Best / Epic Records
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records
Travis Scott ft. Drake – “SICKO MODE” – Epic Records / Grand Hustle / Cactus Jack
BEST R & B
Anderson.Paak ft. Smokey Robinson – “Make It Better” – Aftermath Ent / 12 Tone Music
Childish Gambino – “Feels Like Summer” – RCA Records
H.E.R. ft. Bryson Tiller – “Could Been Been” – MBK / RCA Records
Alicia Keys – “Raise A Man” – RCA Records
Ella Mai – “Trip” – 10 Summers / Interscope Records
Normani ft. 6lack – “Waves” – Keep Cool / RCA Records
BEST K-POP
BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Columbia Records
Blackpink – “Kill This Love” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
Monsta X ft. French Montana – “Who Do You Love” – Epic Records
Tomorrow X Together – “Cat & Dog” – Republic Records
NCT 127 – “Regular” – SM Entertainment
EXO – “Tempo” – SM Entertainment
BEST LATIN
Anuel AA, Karol G – “Secreto” – Universal Music Latino
Bad Bunny ft. Drake – “MIA” – OVO Sound / Warner Bros. Records
Benny Blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez, J Balvin – “I Can not Get Enough” – NEON16 / Friends Keep Secrets / Interscope Records
Daddy Yankee ft. Snow – “Con Calma” – Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Maluma – “Mala Mia” – Sony Music US Latin
ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – “Con Altura” – Columbia Records
BEST DANCE
The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha – “Call You Mine” – Disruptor / Columbia Records
Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato – “Solo” – Big Beat / Atlantic Records
DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B – “Taki Taki” – DJ Snake Music Productions Ltd / Geffen
David Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin – “Say My Name” – Big Beat / Atlantic Records
Marshmello & Bastille – “Happier” – Capitol Records
Silk City & Dua Lipa – “Electricity “- Columbia Records
BEST ROCK
The 1975 – “Dirty Hit / Interscope Records”
Fall Out Boy – “Bishops Knife Trick” – Island Records
Dragons – “Natural” – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records
Lenny Kravitz – “Low” – BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Panic! At The Disco – “High Hopes” – Electra Music Group
twenty-one pilots – “My Blood” – Elektra Music Group
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Halsey – “Nightmare” – Astralwerks / Capitol Records
The Killers – “Land of the Free” – Iceland
Jamie N Commons, Skylar Gray ft. Gallant – “Runaway Train” – Interscope Records
John Legend – “Preach” – Columbia Records
Lil Dicky – “Earth” – Dirty Burd, Inc./Commission/BMG
Taylor Swift – “You Need To Calm Down” – Republic Records
BEST DIRECTION
Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Darkroom / Interscope Records – Directed by Dave Meyers
FKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Young Turks – Directed by Andrew Thomas Huang
Ariana Grande – “Thank You, Next” – Republic Records – Directed by Hannah Lux Davis
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records – Directed by Calmatic
LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends” – Columbia Records – Directed by Dano Cerny
Taylor Swift – “You Need To Calm Down” – Republic Records – Directed by Drew Kirsch & Taylor Swift
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Billie Eilish – Darkroom / Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Ryan Ross, Andres Jaramillo
FKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Young Turks – Visual Effects by Matt Chandler, Fabio Zaveri for Analog
Ariana Grande – “God is a Woman” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Fabrice Lafayette, Kristina Prilukova & Rebecca Rice for Mathematic
DJ Khaled ft. SZA – “Just Us” – We The Best / Epic Records – Visual Effects by Sergii Mashevskyi
LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends” – Columbia Records – Visual Effects by Ethan Chancer
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Loris Paillier & Lucas Salton for BUF VFX
BEST EDITING
Anderson.Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Tints” – Aftermath Ent / 12 Tone Music – Editing by Elias Talbot
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Record – Editing by Calmatic
Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Darkroom / Interscope Records – Editing by Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande – “7 Rings” – Republic Records – Editing by Hannah Lux Davis & Taylor Walsh
Solange – “Almeda” – Columbia Records – Editing by Solange Knowles, Vinnie Hobbs, Jonathon Proctor
Taylor Swift – “You Need To Calm Down” – Republic Records – Editing by Jarrett Fijal
BEST ART DIRECTION
BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Columbia Records – Art Direction by JinSil Park, Bona Kim (MU: E)
Ariana Grande – “7 Rings” – Republic Records – Art Direction by John Richoux
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records – Art Direction by Itaru Dela Vegas
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Island Records – Art Direction by Tatiana Van Sauter
Taylor Swift – “You Need To Calm Down” – Republic Records – Art Direction by Brittany Porter
Kanye West and Lil ‘Pump ft. Adele Givens – “I Love It” – Warner Records & Def Jam Music Group – Art Direction by Tino Schaedler
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
FKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Young Turks – Choreography by Kelly Yvonne
ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – “Con Altura” – Columbia Records – Choreography by Charm La’Donna
LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends” – Columbia Records – Choreography by Ryan Heffington
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Island Records – Choreography by Calvit Hodge, Sara Biv
Solange – “Almeda” – Columbia Records – Choreography by Maya Taylor, Solange Knowles
BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Columbia Records – Choreography by Rie Hata
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Anderson.Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Tints” – Aftermath Ent / 12 Tone Music – Cinematography by Elias Talbot
Billie Eilish – “Hostage” – Darkroom / Interscope Records – Cinematography by Pau Castejon
Ariana Grande – “Thank You, Next” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Christopher Probst
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Island Records – Cinematography by Scott Cunningham
Solange – “Almeda” – Columbia Records – Cinematography by Chayse Irvin, Ryan Marie Helfant, Justin Hamilton
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Starr Whitesides
