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 āGodzillaā
Future ft. Drake ā āLife Is Goodā
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande ā āRain On Meā
Taylor Swift ā āThe Manā
The Weeknd ā āBlinding 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 āSay Soā
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande ā āRain On Meā
Megan Thee Stallion ā āSavageā
Post Malone ā āCirclesā
Roddy Ricch ā āThe Box”
Best Collaboration
Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber ā āStuck with Uā
Black Eyed Peas ft. J Balvin ā āRITMO (Bad Boys For Life)ā
Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid ā āBeautiful Peopleā
Future ft. Drake ā āLife Is Goodā
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj ā āTusaā
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande ā āRain On Meā
Best New Artist
Doja Cat
Jack Harlow
Lewis Capaldi
Roddy Ricch
Tate McRae
Yungblud
Best Pop
BTS ā āOnā
Halsey ā āYou Should Be Sadā
Jonas Brothers ā āWhat a Man Gotta Doā
Justin Bieber ft. Quavo ā āIntentionsā
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande ā āRain On Meā
Taylor Swift ā āLoverā
Best Hip-Hop
DaBaby ā āBopā
Eminem ft. Juice WRLD ā āGodzillaā
Future ft. Drake ā āLife Is Goodā
Megan Thee Stallion ā āSavageā
Roddy Ricch ā āThe Boxā
Travis Scott ā āHighest in the Roomā
Best Rock
Blink-182 ā āHappy Daysā
Coldplay ā āOrphansā
Evanescence ā āWasted On Youā
Fall Out Boy ft. Wyclef Jean ā āDear Future Self (Hands Up)ā
Green Day ā āOh Yeah!ā
The Killers ā āCautionā
Best Alternative
The 1975 ā āIf You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)ā
All Time Low ā āSome Kind Of Disasterā
Finneas ā āLetās Fall in Love for the Nightā
Lana Del Rey ā āDoinā Timeā
Machine Gun Kelly ā āBloody Valentineā
Twenty One Pilots ā āLevel of Concernā
Best Latin
Anuel AA ft. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G & J Balvin ā āChinaā
Bad Bunny ā āYo Perreo Solaā
Black Eyed Peas ft. Ozuna & J. Rey Soul ā āMamacitaā
J Balvin ā āAmarilloā
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj ā āTusaā
Maluma ft. J Balvin ā āQueĢ Penaā
Best R&B
Alicia Keys ā āUnderdogā
Chloe x Halle ā āDo Itā
H.E.R. ft. YG ā āSlideā
Khalid ft. Summer Walker ā āElevenā
Lizzo ā āCuz I Love Youā
The Weeknd ā āBlinding Lightsā
Best K-Pop
(G)I-DLE ā āOh My Godā
BTS ā āOnā
EXO ā āObsessionā
Monsta X ā āSomeone’s Someoneā
Tomorrow X Together ā ā9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)ā
Red Velvet ā āPsychoā
Video For Good
Anderson .Paak ā āLockdownā
Billie Eilish ā āAll the Good Girls Go to Hellā
Demi Lovato ā āI Love Meā
H.E.R. – āI Canāt Breatheā
Lil Baby ā āThe Bigger Pictureā
Taylor Swift ā āThe Manā
Best Music Video From Home
5 Seconds of Summer ā āWildflowerā
Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber ā āStuck with Uā
Blink-182 ā āHappy Daysā
Drake ā āToosie Slideā
John Legend ā āBigger Loveā
Twenty One Pilots ā āLevel of Concernā
Best Quarantine Performance
Chloe & Halle ā āDo Itā from MTVās Prom-athon
CNCO ā Unplugged At Home
DJ D-Nice ā Club MTV presents #DanceTogether
John Legend ā #togetherathome Concert Series
Lady Gaga ā āSmileā 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 āXannyā ā Directed by Billie Eilish
Doja Cat ā āSay Soā ā Directed by Hannah Lux Davis
Dua Lipa ā āDon’t Start Nowā ā Directed by Nabil
Harry Styles ā āAdore Youā ā Directed by Dave Meyers
Taylor Swift ā āThe Manā ā Directed by Taylor Swift
The Weeknd ā āBlinding Lightsā ā Directed by Anton Tammi
BestĀ Cinematography
5 Seconds of Summer ā āOld Meā ā Cinematography by Kieran Fowler
Camila Cabello ft. DaBaby ā āMy Oh Myā ā Cinematography by Dave Meyers
Billie Eilish ā āAll the Good Girls Go to Hellā ā Cinematography by Christopher Probst
Katy Perry ā āHarleys In Hawaiiā ā Cinematography by Arnau Valls
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande ā āRain On Meā ā Cinematography by Thomas Kloss
The Weeknd ā āBlinding Lightsā ā Cinematography by Oliver Millar
Best Art Direction
A$AP Rocky ā āBabushka Boiā ā Art Direction by A$AP Rocky & Nadia Lee Cohen
Dua Lipa ā āPhysicalā ā Art Direction by Anna ColomeĢ Nogu Ģ
Harry Styles ā āAdore Youā ā Art Direction by Laura Ellis Cricks
Miley Cyrus ā āMotherās Daughterā ā Art Direction by Christian Stone
Selena Gomez ā āBoyfriendā ā Art Direction by Tatiana Van Sauter
Taylor Swift ā āLoverā ā Art Direction by Ethan Tobman
Best Visual Effects
Billie Eilish ā āAll the Good Girls Go to Hellā ā Visual Effects by Drive Studios
Demi Lovato ā āI Love Meā ā Visual Effects by Hoody FX
Dua Lipa ā āPhysicalā ā Visual Effects by EIGHTY4
Harry Styles ā āAdore Youā ā Visual Effects by Mathematic
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande ā āRain On Meā ā Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios
Travis Scott ā āHighest in the Roomā ā Visual Effects by ARTJAIL, SCISSOR FILMS & FRENDER
Best Choreography
BTS ā āOnā ā Choreography by Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun, Lee Byung Eun
CNCO & Natti Natasha ā āHoney Booā ā Choreography by Kyle Hanagami
DaBaby ā āBopā ā Choreography by Dani Leigh and Cherry
Dua Lipa ā āPhysicalā ā Choreography by Charm La’Donna
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande ā āRain On Meā ā Choreography by Richy Jackson
Normani ā āMotivationā ā Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Best Editing
Halsey ā āGraveyardā ā Edited by Emilie Aubry, Janne Vartia & Tim Montana
James Blake ā āCan’t Believe the Way We Flowā ā Edited by Frank Lebon
Lizzo ā āGood As Hellā ā Edited by Russell Santos & Sofia Kerpan
Miley Cyrus ā āMotherās Daughterā ā Edited by Alexandre Moors, Nuno Xico
RosalĆa ā āA PaleĢā ā Edited by Andre Jones
The Weeknd ā āBlinding Lightsā ā Edited by Janne Vartia & Tim Montana