MTV VMAs 2020: Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga Lead Nominations

    The nominations for the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards have been announced. Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga lead with nine nominations each, followed by Billie Eilish and the Weeknd, who hold six each. Billie Eilish, Eminem (feat. Juice WRLD), Future (feat. Drake), Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, and the Weeknd were nominated for the Video of the Year Award. Check out the full list of nominations below.

    This year sees the introduction of two new categories in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Best Music Video From Home and Best Quarantine Performance.  Fans can now vote across 15 categories through this link until August 23, except for the PUSH best new artist category, which will will remain active until the day of the ceremony.

    The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards 2020 will take place on Sunday, August 30th at 8:00 p.m. ET at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, with “limited or no audience.”

    VIDEO OF THE YEAR

    Billie Eilish – ‘Everything I Wanted’

    Eminem ft. Juice WRLD – ‘Godzilla’

    Future ft. Drake – ‘Life Is Good’

    Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – ‘Rain On Me’

    Taylor Swift – ‘The Man’

    The Weeknd – ‘Blinding Lights’

    ARTIST OF THE YEAR

    DaBaby

    Justin Bieber

    Lady Gaga

    Megan Thee Stallion

    Post Malone

    The Weeknd

    SONG OF THE YEAR

    Billie Eilish – ‘Everything I Wanted’

    Doja Cat – ‘Say So’

    Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – ‘Rain On Me’

    Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Savage’

    Post Malone – ‘Circles’

    Roddy Ricch – ‘The Box’

    BEST COLLABORATION

    Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber – ‘Stuck with U’

    Black Eyed Peas ft. J Balvin – ‘RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)’

    Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid – ‘Beautiful People’

    Future ft. Drake – ‘Life Is Good’

    Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj – ‘Tusa’

    Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – ‘Rain On Me’

    PUSH BEST NEW ARTIST, Presented by Chime Banking

    Doja Cat

    Jack Harlow

    Lewis Capaldi

    Roddy Ricch

    Tate McRae

    Yungblud

    BEST POP

    BTS – ‘On’

    Halsey – ‘You Should Be Sad’

    Jonas Brothers – ‘What a Man Gotta Do’

    Justin Bieber ft. Quavo – ‘Intentions’

    Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – ‘Rain On Me’

    Taylor Swift – ‘Lover’

    BEST HIP-HOP

    DaBaby – ‘Bop’

    Eminem ft. Juice WRLD – ‘Godzilla’

    Future ft. Drake – ‘Life Is Good’

    Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Savage’

    Roddy Ricch – ‘The Box’

    Travis Scott – ‘Highest in the Room’

    BEST ROCK

    Blink-182 – ‘Happy Days’

    Coldplay – ‘Orphans’

    Evanescence – ‘Wasted On You’

    Fall Out Boy ft. Wyclef Jean – ‘Dear Future Self (Hands Up)’

    Green Day – ‘Oh Yeah!’

    The Killers – ‘Caution’

    BEST ALTERNATIVE

    The 1975 – ‘If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)’

    All Time Low – ‘Some Kind Of Disaster’

    Finneas – ‘Let’s Fall in Love for the Night’

    Lana Del Rey – ‘Doin’ Time’

    Machine Gun Kelly – ‘Bloody Valentine’

    Twenty One Pilots – ‘Level of Concern’

    BEST LATIN

    Anuel AA ft. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G & J Balvin – ‘China’

    Bad Bunny – ‘Yo Perreo Sola’

    Black Eyed Peas ft. Ozuna & J. Rey Soul – ‘Mamacita’

    J Balvin – ‘Amarillo’

    Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj – ‘Tusa’

    Maluma ft. J Balvin – ‘Qué Pena’

    BEST R&B

    Alicia Keys – ‘Underdog’

    Chloe x Halle – ‘Do It’

    H.E.R. ft. YG – ‘Slide’

    Khalid ft. Summer Walker – ‘Eleven’

    Lizzo – ‘Cuz I Love You’

    The Weeknd – ‘Blinding Lights’

    BEST K-POP

    (G)I-DLE – ‘Oh My God’

    BTS – ‘On’

    EXO – ‘Obsession’

    Monsta X – ‘Someone’s Someone’

    Tomorrow X Together – ‘9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)’

    Red Velvet – ‘Psycho’

    VIDEO FOR GOOD

    Anderson .Paak – ‘Lockdown’

    Billie Eilish – ‘All the Good Girls Go to Hell’

    Demi Lovato – ‘I Love Me’

    H.E.R. – ‘I Can’t Breathe’

    Lil Baby – ‘The Bigger Picture’

    Taylor Swift – ‘The Man’

    BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM HOME

    5 Seconds of Summer – ‘Wildflower’

    Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber – ‘Stuck with U’

    Blink-182 – ‘Happy Days’

    Drake – ‘Toosie Slide’

    John Legend – ‘Bigger Love’

    Twenty One Pilots – ‘Level of Concern’

    BEST QUARANTINE PERFORMANCE

    Chloe & Halle – ‘Do It’ from MTV’s Prom-athon

    CNCO – Unplugged At Home

    DJ D-Nice – Club MTV presents #DanceTogether

    John Legend – #togetherathome Concert Series

    Lady Gaga – ‘Smile’ from One World: Together At Home

    Post Malone – Nirvana Tribute

    BEST DIRECTION

    Billie Eilish – ‘Xanny’ – Directed by Billie Eilish

    Doja Cat – ‘Say So’ – Directed by Hannah Lux Davis

    Dua Lipa – ‘Don’t Start Now’ – Directed by Nabil

    Harry Styles – ‘Adore You’ – Directed by Dave Meyers

    Taylor Swift – ‘The Man’ – Directed by Taylor Swift

    The Weeknd – ‘Blinding Lights’ – Directed by Anton Tammi

    BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

    5 Seconds of Summer – ‘Old Me’ – Cinematography by Kieran Fowler

    Camila Cabello ft. DaBaby – ‘My Oh My’ – Cinematography by Dave Meyers

    Billie Eilish – ‘All the Good Girls Go to Hell’ – Cinematography by Christopher Probst

    Katy Perry – ‘Harleys In Hawaii’ – Cinematography by Arnau Valls

    Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – ‘Rain On Me’ – Cinematography by Thomas Kloss

    The Weeknd – ‘Blinding Lights’ – Cinematography by Oliver Millar

    BEST ART DIRECTION

    A$AP Rocky – ‘Babushka Boi’ – Art Direction by A$AP Rocky & Nadia Lee Cohen

    Dua Lipa – ‘Physical’ – Art Direction by Anna Colomé Nogu ́

    Harry Styles – ‘Adore You’ – Art Direction by Laura Ellis Cricks

    Miley Cyrus – ‘Mother’s Daughter’ – Art Direction by Christian Stone

    Selena Gomez – ‘Boyfriend’ – Art Direction by Tatiana Van Sauter

    Taylor Swift – ‘Lover’ – Art Direction by Ethan Tobman

    BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

    Billie Eilish – ‘All the Good Girls Go to Hell’ – Visual Effects by Drive Studios

    Demi Lovato – ‘I Love Me’ – Visual Effects by Hoody FX

    Dua Lipa – ‘Physical’ – Visual Effects by EIGHTY4

    Harry Styles – ‘Adore You’ – Visual Effects by Mathematic

    Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – ‘Rain On Me’ – Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios

    Travis Scott – ‘Highest in the Room’ – Visual Effects by ARTJAIL, SCISSOR FILMS & FRENDER

    BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

    BTS – ‘On’ – Choreography by Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun, Lee Byung Eun

    CNCO & Natti Natasha – ‘Honey Boo’ – Choreography by Kyle Hanagami

    DaBaby – ‘Bop’ – Choreography by Dani Leigh and Cherry

    Dua Lipa – ‘Physical’ – Choreography by Charm La’Donna

    Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – ‘Rain On Me’ – Choreography by Richy Jackson

    Normani – ‘Motivation’ – Choreography by Sean Bankhead

    BEST EDITING

    Halsey – ‘Graveyard’ – Edited by Emilie Aubry, Janne Vartia & Tim Montana

    James Blake – ‘Can’t Believe the Way We Flow’ – Edited by Frank Lebon

    Lizzo – ‘Good As Hell’ – Edited by Russell Santos & Sofia Kerpan

    Miley Cyrus – ‘Mother’s Daughter’ – Edited by Alexandre Moors, Nuno Xico

    Rosalía – ‘A Palé’ – Edited by Andre Jones

    The Weeknd – ‘Blinding Lights’ – Edited by Janne Vartia & Tim Montana

    Konstantinos Pappis
    Konstantinos Pappis
    Konstantinos Pappis is a writer, journalist, and music editor at Our Culture. His work has also appeared in Pitchfork, GIGsoup, and other publications. He currently lives in Athens, Greece.

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