On Tuesday, MTV announced the nominations for the Video Music Awards (VMAs). Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, and Kendrick Lamar received the most number of nominations. All three of them received seven nominations for their work in the music industry. Lil Nas and Jack Harlow share a lot of their nominations for their work together on the song “Industry Baby” These nominations include Video of the Year and Best Collaboration. The duo is also nominated for Artist of the Year along with Drake, Bad Bunny, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles, and Lizzo.
Kendrick Lamar is nominated for the first time since 2018 for the VMAs. His nominations include Best Hip-Hop, for “N95”; Video for Good, for “The Heart Part 5”; and Best Direction, for “Family Ties.” Harry Styles and Doja Cat received six nominations each. On the other hand, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd received five nominations. Madonna, the Queen of Pop, made history as the only nominated artist in each decade since the MTV VMAs began. In addition, Madonna is also the most awarded artist in VMAs history. She has won 20 times. With “Madame X”, she now boasts 69 VMAs nominations in total.
The MTV Video Music Awards will air on August 8, Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on MTV, the CW, BET, BET Her, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TVLand, and VH1. Below is the list of top nominations for the top categories:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Doja Cat – “Woman”
Drake ft. 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 POP
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Doja Cat – “Woman”
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
Olivia Rodrigo – “traitor”
BEST HIP-HOP
Eminem & Snoop Dogg – “From The D 2 The LBC”
Future ft. Drake, Tems – “WAIT FOR U”
Kendrick Lamar – “N95”
Latto – “Big Energy”
Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby – “Do We Have A Problem?”
Pusha T – “Diet Coke”
BEST K-POP
BTS – “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)”
ITZY – “LOCO”
LISA – “LALISA”
SEVENTEEN – “HOT”
Stray Kids – “MANIAC”
TWICE – “The Feels”
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