2019 MTV Video Music Award Nominations
The time for the MTV Video Music Awards is back! This year the awards will air on August 26 at 8 p.m. From now until August 15th, fans have the option to vote on approximately fourteen categories. Voting can be accessed through vma.mtv.comor by messaging the VMA social media accounts. Among the fourteen categories are two new ones. MTV has added “Best K. Pop” and “Video for Good.”
Pop stars, Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift have tied for the most nominations this year with ten nominations each. Following them is Billie Eilish with nine, and Lil Nas X with eight. In addition to her nominations, Taylor Swift is scheduled to perform at the show for the first time since 2015!
To see the full list of nominations, continue below:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR 21 Savage ft. J. Cole – " A lot" Billie Eilish – "Bad Guy" Ariana Grande – "Thank u, next" Jonas Brothers – "Sucker" Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down"
ARTIST OF THE YEAR Cardi B Billie Eilish Ariana Grande Halsey Jonas Brothers Shawn Mende
SONG OF THE YEAR Drake – "In My Feelings" Ariana Grande – "Thank u, next" Jonas Brothers – "Sucker" Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – "Shallow" Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down"
BEST NEW ARTIST, presented by Taco Bell Ava Max Billie Eilish H.E.R. Lil Nas X Lizzo ROSALÍA
BEST COLLABORATION Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – "Shallow" Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – "Señorita" Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – "ME!" Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – "I Don't Care" BTS ft. Halsey – "Boy With Luv"
PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR Bazzi CNCO Billie Eilish H.E.R. Lauv Lizzo
BEST POP 5 Seconds of Summer – "Easier" Cardi B & Bruno Mars – "Please Me" Billie Eilish – "Bad Guy" Ariana Grande – "thank u, next" Khalid – "Talk" Jonas Brothers – "Sucker" Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down"
BEST HIP HOP 2 Chainz ft. Ariana Grande – "Rule the World" 21 Savage ft. J. Cole – "A lot" Cardi B – "Money" DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – "Higher" Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" Travis Scott ft. Drake – "SICKO MODE"
BEST R&B Anderson .Paak ft. Smokey Robinson – "Make It Better" Childish Gambino – "Feels Like Summer" H.E.R. ft. Bryson Tiller – "Could've Been" Alicia Keys – "Raise A Man" Ella Mai – "Trip" Normani ft. 6lack – "Waves"
BEST K-POP BTS ft. Halsey – "Boy With Luv" BLACKPINK – "Kill This Love" Monsta X ft. French Montana – "Who Do You Love" TOMORROW X TOGETHER – "Cat & Dog" NCT 127 – "Regular" EXO – "Tempo"
BEST LATIN Anuel AA, Karol G – "Secreto" Bad Bunny ft. Drake – "MIA" benny blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez, J Balvin – "I Can't Get Enough" Daddy Yankee ft. Snow – "Con Calma" Maluma – "Mala Mía" ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – "Con Altura"
BEST DANCE The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha – "Call You Mine" Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato – "Solo" DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B – "Taki Taki" David Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin – "Say My Name" Marshmello & Bastille – "Happier" Silk City & Dua Lipa – "Electricity"
BEST ROCK The 1975 – "Love It If We Made It" Fall Out Boy – "Bishops Knife Trick" Imagine Dragons – "Natural" Lenny Kravitz – "Low" Panic! At The Disco – "High Hopes" twenty one pilots – "My Blood"
VIDEO FOR GOOD Halsey – "Nightmare" The Killers – "Land of the Free" Jamie N Commons, Skylar Grey ft. Gallant – "Runaway Train" John Legend – "Preach" Lil Dicky – "Earth" Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down"
BEST DIRECTION Billie Eilish – "Bad Guy" FKA twigs – "Cellophane" – Young Turks Ariana Grande – "Thank you, next" Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – "No New Friends" Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down"
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Billie Eilish – "When the party's over" FKA twigs – "Cellophane" Ariana Grande – "God is a Woman" DJ Khaled ft. SZA – "Just Us" LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – "No New Friends" Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – "ME!"
BEST EDITING Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar – "Tints" Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" Billie Eilish – "Bad Guy" Ariana Grande – "7 Rings" Solange – "Almeda" Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down"
BEST ART DIRECTION BTS ft. Halsey – "Boy With Luv" Ariana Grande – "7 Rings" Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – "Señorita" Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" Kanye West and Lil' Pump ft. Adele Givens – "I Love It"
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY FKA twigs – "Cellophane" – Young Turks ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – "Con Altura" LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – "No New Friends" Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – "Señorita" Solange – "Almeda" BTS ft. Halsey – "Boy With Luv"
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar – "Tints" Billie Eilish – "Hostage" Ariana Grande – "Thank you, next" Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – "Señorita" Solange – "Almeda" Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – "ME!"
