Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish Lead 2020 VMA Nominations: See the Full List!

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MTV has announced its nominations for the 2020 Video Music Awards (VMAs), and Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga have received the most nominations with nine each! The pair are nominated together for their video “Rain On Me” as well as separately for other singles. Billie Eilish and The Weeknd come in second with six nominations each. Voting for the fan awards opens today and runs through August 23, with the Best New Artist award open for voting until the day of the show, August 30. See the full list of nominees below!

Fan Voted Awards:

Video of the Year

Billie Eilish ā€“ “Everything I Wantedā€

Eminem ft. Juice WRLD ā€“ ā€œGodzillaā€

Future ft. Drake ā€“ ā€œLife Is Goodā€

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande ā€“ ā€œRain On Meā€

Taylor Swift ā€“ ā€œThe Manā€

The Weeknd ā€“ ā€œBlinding Lightsā€

Artist of the Year

DaBaby

Justin Bieber

Lady Gaga

Megan Thee Stallion

Post Malone

The Weeknd

Song of the Year

Billie Eilish ā€“ “Everything I Wantedā€

Doja Cat ā€“ ā€œSay Soā€

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande ā€“ ā€œRain On Meā€

Megan Thee Stallion ā€“ ā€œSavageā€

Post Malone ā€“ ā€œCirclesā€

Roddy Ricch ā€“ ā€œThe Box”

Best Collaboration

Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber ā€“ ā€œStuck with Uā€

Black Eyed Peas ft. J Balvin ā€“ ā€œRITMO (Bad Boys For Life)ā€

Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid ā€“ ā€œBeautiful Peopleā€

Future ft. Drake ā€“ ā€œLife Is Goodā€

Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj ā€“ ā€œTusaā€

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande ā€“ ā€œRain On Meā€

Best New Artist

Doja Cat

Jack Harlow

Lewis Capaldi

Roddy Ricch

Tate McRae

Yungblud

Best Pop

BTS ā€“ ā€œOnā€

Halsey ā€“ ā€œYou Should Be Sadā€

Jonas Brothers ā€“ ā€œWhat a Man Gotta Doā€

Justin Bieber ft. Quavo ā€“ ā€œIntentionsā€

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande ā€“ ā€œRain On Meā€

Taylor Swift ā€“ ā€œLoverā€

Best Hip-Hop

DaBaby ā€“ ā€œBopā€

Eminem ft. Juice WRLD ā€“ ā€œGodzillaā€

Future ft. Drake ā€“ ā€œLife Is Goodā€

Megan Thee Stallion ā€“ ā€œSavageā€

Roddy Ricch ā€“ ā€œThe Boxā€

Travis Scott ā€“ ā€œHighest in the Roomā€

Best Rock

Blink-182 ā€“ ā€œHappy Daysā€

Coldplay ā€“ ā€œOrphansā€

Evanescence ā€“ ā€œWasted On Youā€

Fall Out Boy ft. Wyclef Jean ā€“ ā€œDear Future Self (Hands Up)ā€

Green Day ā€“ ā€œOh Yeah!ā€

The Killers ā€“ ā€œCautionā€

Best Alternative

The 1975 ā€“ ā€œIf You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)ā€

All Time Low ā€“ ā€œSome Kind Of Disasterā€

Finneas ā€“ ā€œLetā€™s Fall in Love for the Nightā€

Lana Del Rey ā€“ ā€œDoinā€™ Timeā€

Machine Gun Kelly ā€“ ā€œBloody Valentineā€

Twenty One Pilots ā€“ ā€œLevel of Concernā€

Best Latin

Anuel AA ft. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G & J Balvin ā€“ ā€œChinaā€

Bad Bunny ā€“ ā€œYo Perreo Solaā€

Black Eyed Peas ft. Ozuna & J. Rey Soul ā€“ ā€œMamacitaā€

J Balvin ā€“ ā€œAmarilloā€

Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj ā€“ ā€œTusaā€

Maluma ft. J Balvin ā€“ ā€œQueĢ Penaā€

Best R&B

Alicia Keys ā€“ ā€œUnderdogā€

Chloe x Halle ā€“ ā€œDo Itā€

H.E.R. ft. YG ā€“ ā€œSlideā€

Khalid ft. Summer Walker ā€“ ā€œElevenā€

Lizzo ā€“ ā€œCuz I Love Youā€

The Weeknd ā€“ ā€œBlinding Lightsā€

Best K-Pop

(G)I-DLE ā€“ ā€œOh My Godā€

BTS ā€“ ā€œOnā€

EXO ā€“ ā€œObsessionā€

Monsta X ā€“ ā€œSomeone’s Someoneā€

Tomorrow X Together ā€“ ā€œ9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)ā€

Red Velvet ā€“ ā€œPsychoā€

Video For Good

Anderson .Paak ā€“ ā€œLockdownā€

Billie Eilish ā€“ ā€œAll the Good Girls Go to Hellā€

Demi Lovato ā€“ ā€œI Love Meā€

H.E.R. – ā€I Canā€™t Breatheā€

Lil Baby ā€“ ā€œThe Bigger Pictureā€

Taylor Swift ā€“ ā€œThe Manā€

Best Music Video From Home

5 Seconds of Summer ā€“ ā€œWildflowerā€

Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber ā€“ ā€œStuck with Uā€

Blink-182 ā€“ ā€œHappy Daysā€

Drake ā€“ ā€œToosie Slideā€

John Legend ā€“ ā€œBigger Loveā€

Twenty One Pilots ā€“ ā€œLevel of Concernā€

Best Quarantine Performance

Chloe & Halle ā€“ ā€œDo Itā€ from MTVā€™s Prom-athon

CNCO ā€“ Unplugged At Home

DJ D-Nice ā€“ Club MTV presents #DanceTogether

John Legend ā€“ #togetherathome Concert Series

Lady Gaga ā€“ ā€œSmileā€ from One World: Together At Home

Post Malone ā€“ Nirvana Tribute

Industry Voted Awards (voted on by professionals, not fans):

Best Direction

Billie Eilish ā€“ ā€œXannyā€ ā€“ Directed by Billie Eilish

Doja Cat ā€“ ā€œSay Soā€ ā€“ Directed by Hannah Lux Davis

Dua Lipa ā€“ ā€œDon’t Start Nowā€ ā€“ Directed by Nabil

Harry Styles ā€“ ā€œAdore Youā€ ā€“ Directed by Dave Meyers

Taylor Swift ā€“ ā€œThe Manā€ ā€“ Directed by Taylor Swift

The Weeknd ā€“ ā€œBlinding Lightsā€ ā€“ Directed by Anton Tammi

BestĀ Cinematography

5 Seconds of Summer ā€“ ā€œOld Meā€ ā€“ Cinematography by Kieran Fowler

Camila Cabello ft. DaBaby ā€“ ā€œMy Oh Myā€ ā€“ Cinematography by Dave Meyers

Billie Eilish ā€“ ā€œAll the Good Girls Go to Hellā€ ā€“ Cinematography by Christopher Probst

Katy Perry ā€“ ā€œHarleys In Hawaiiā€ ā€“ Cinematography by Arnau Valls

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande ā€“ ā€œRain On Meā€ ā€“ Cinematography by Thomas Kloss

The Weeknd ā€“ ā€œBlinding Lightsā€ ā€“ Cinematography by Oliver Millar

Best Art Direction

A$AP Rocky ā€“ ā€œBabushka Boiā€ ā€“ Art Direction by A$AP Rocky & Nadia Lee Cohen

Dua Lipa ā€“ ā€œPhysicalā€ ā€“ Art Direction by Anna ColomeĢ Nogu Ģ

Harry Styles ā€“ ā€œAdore Youā€ ā€“ Art Direction by Laura Ellis Cricks

Miley Cyrus ā€“ ā€œMotherā€™s Daughterā€ ā€“ Art Direction by Christian Stone

Selena Gomez ā€“ ā€œBoyfriendā€ ā€“ Art Direction by Tatiana Van Sauter

Taylor Swift ā€“ ā€œLoverā€ ā€“ Art Direction by Ethan Tobman

Best Visual Effects

Billie Eilish ā€“ ā€œAll the Good Girls Go to Hellā€ ā€“ Visual Effects by Drive Studios

Demi Lovato ā€“ ā€œI Love Meā€ ā€“ Visual Effects by Hoody FX

Dua Lipa ā€“ ā€œPhysicalā€ ā€“ Visual Effects by EIGHTY4

Harry Styles ā€“ ā€œAdore Youā€ ā€“ Visual Effects by Mathematic

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande ā€“ ā€œRain On Meā€ ā€“ Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios

Travis Scott ā€“ ā€œHighest in the Roomā€ ā€“ Visual Effects by ARTJAIL, SCISSOR FILMS & FRENDER

Best Choreography

BTS ā€“ ā€œOnā€ ā€“ Choreography by Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun, Lee Byung Eun

CNCO & Natti Natasha ā€“ ā€œHoney Booā€ ā€“ Choreography by Kyle Hanagami

DaBaby ā€“ ā€œBopā€ ā€“ Choreography by Dani Leigh and Cherry

Dua Lipa ā€“ ā€œPhysicalā€ ā€“ Choreography by Charm La’Donna

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande ā€“ ā€œRain On Meā€ ā€“ Choreography by Richy Jackson

Normani ā€“ ā€œMotivationā€ ā€“ Choreography by Sean Bankhead

Best Editing

Halsey ā€“ ā€œGraveyardā€ ā€“ Edited by Emilie Aubry, Janne Vartia & Tim Montana

James Blake ā€“ ā€œCan’t Believe the Way We Flowā€ ā€“ Edited by Frank Lebon

Lizzo ā€“ ā€œGood As Hellā€ ā€“ Edited by Russell Santos & Sofia Kerpan

Miley Cyrus ā€“ ā€œMotherā€™s Daughterā€ ā€“ Edited by Alexandre Moors, Nuno Xico

RosalĆ­a ā€“ ā€œA PaleĢā€ ā€“ Edited by Andre Jones

The Weeknd ā€“ ā€œBlinding Lightsā€ ā€“ Edited by Janne Vartia & Tim Montana

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