Kendrick Lamar,
Lil Nas X and
Jack Harlow have snagged seven nominations apiece for next month’s
MTV Video Music Awards, while
Harry Styles and
Doja Cat have earned six each. The five-noms club boasts
Billie Eilish,
Drake,
Dua Lipa,
Taylor Swift,
The Weeknd and
Ed Sheeran. We’re including just a few of the many categories below, but you can
go here to see the complete list. Also, we’re not including the category sponsors, because they ain’t paying
us.
The VMAs will take place on 8/28 at
Prudential Center in Newark. Go
here to vote for your favorites.
Pro tip from
Bruce Gillmer: If you do cosplay as a Moonman, watch out for the zero-gravity head-butt.
Video of the Year
Doja Cat, “Woman”
Drake f/
Future,
Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”
Ed Sheeran, “Shivers”
Harry Styles, “As It Was"
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
Olivia Rodrigo, “Brutal”
Taylor Swift, “All Too Well” (10-minute version)
Artist of the Year
Bad Bunny
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
Jack Harlow
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Song of the Year
Adele, “Easy on Me”
Billie Eilish, “Happier Than Ever”
Doja Cat, “Woman”
Elton John,
Dua Lipa, “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)”
Lizzo, “About Damn Time”
The Kid LAROI,
Justin Bieber, “Stay”
Best New Artist
Baby Keem
Dove Cameron
Gayle
Latto
Måneskin
Seventeen
Push Performance of the Year
Griff, “One Night”
Remi Wolf, “Sexy Villain”
Nessa Barrett, “I Hope Ur Miserable Until Ur Dead”
Seventeen, “Rock With You”
Mae Muller, “Better Days”
Gayle, “abcdefu”
Shenseea, “R U That”
Omar Apollo, “Tamagotchi”
Wet Leg, “Chaise Longue”
Muni Long, “Baby Boo”
Doechii, “Persuasive”
Best Collaboration
Drake f/
Future,
Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”
Elton John,
Dua Lipa, “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)”
Lil Nas X,
Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
Megan Thee Stallion,
Dua Lipa, “Sweetest Pie”
Post Malone,
The Weeknd, “One Right Now”
Rosalía f/
The Weeknd, “La Fama”
The Kid LAROI,
Justin Bieber, “Stay”
See the complete list of nominations here.
