Every year, MTV hosts its VMA ceremony, honoring the best artists across a number of categories. This year, Justin Bieber leads with seven total nominations, and Megan Thee Stallion is not far behind with six. Check out the full list of MTV VMA nominees below.
Video of the Year
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion: āWAPā ā Atlantic Records
DJ Khaled ft. Drake: āPopstarā (Starring Justin Bieber) ā OVO / We The Best / Epic Records
Doja Cat ft. SZA: āKiss Me Moreā ā Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Ed Sheeran: āBad Habitsā ā Atlantic Records
Lil Nas X: āMontero (Call Me By Your Name)ā ā Columbia Records
The Weeknd: āSave Your Tearsā ā XO / Republic Records
Artist of the Year
Ariana Grande ā Republic Records
Doja Cat ā Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Justin Bieber ā Def Jam
Megan Thee Stallion ā 300 Entertainment
Olivia Rodrigo ā Geffen Records
Taylor Swift ā Republic Records
Song of the Year
24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior: āMoodā ā Records LLC / Columbia Records
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic: āLeave the Door Openā ā Aftermath Entertainment / Atlantic Records
BTS: āDynamiteā ā Bighit Music
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion: āWAPā ā Atlantic Records
Dua Lipa: āLevitatingā ā Warner Records
Olivia Rodrigo: āDrivers Licenseā ā Geffen Records
Best New Artist
24kGoldn ā Records LLC / Columbia Records
Giveon ā Epic Records / Not So Fast
The Kid Laroi ā Columbia Records
Olivia Rodrigo ā Geffen Records
Polo G ā Columbia Records
Saweetie ā Warner Records
Push Performance of the Year
Wallows: “Are You Bored Yet?” ā Atlantic Records
Ashnikko: “Daisy” ā Warner Records
Saint Jhn: “Gorgeous” ā Godd Complexx / HITCO
24kGoldn: “Coco” ā Records LLC / Columbia Records
JC Stewart: “Break My Heart” ā Elektra Music Group
Latto: “Sex Lies” ā RCA Records
Madison Beer: “Selfish” ā Epic Records / Sing It Loud
The Kid Laroi: “Without You” ā Columbia Records
Olivia Rodrigo: “Drivers License” ā Geffen Records
Girl in Red: “Serotonin” ā World in Red / AWAL
FousheĆ©: “My Slime” ā RCA Records
Jxdn: āThink About Meā ā DTA Records / Elektra Music Group
Best Collaboration
24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior: āMoodā ā Records LLC / Columbia Records
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion: āWAPā ā Atlantic Records
Doja Cat ft. SZA: āKiss Me Moreā ā Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Drake ft. Lil Durk: āLaugh Now Cry Laterā ā OVO / Republic Records
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon: āPeachesā ā Def Jam
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa: āPrisonerā ā RCA Records
Best Pop
Ariana Grande: āPositionsā ā Republic Records
Billie Eilish: āTherefore I Amā ā Darkroom / Interscope Records
BTS: āButterā ā Bighit Music
Harry Styles: āTreat People With Kindnessā ā Columbia Records
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon: āPeachesā ā Def Jam
Olivia Rodrigo: āGood 4 Uā ā Geffen Records
Shawn Mendes: āWonderā ā Island Records
Taylor Swift: āWillowā ā Republic Records
Best Hip-Hop
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion: āWAPā ā Atlantic Records
Drake ft. Lil Durk: āLaugh Now Cry Laterā ā OVO / Republic Records
Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion: āOn Me (remix)ā ā Quality Control / Motown
Moneybagg Yo ā āSaid Sumā ā N-Less Entertainment / Interscope Records
Polo G: āRapstarā ā Columbia Records
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A.: āFranchiseā ā Cactus Jack / Epic Records
Best Rock
Evanescence: āUse My Voiceā ā BMG
Foo Fighters: āShame Shameā ā Roswell Records / RCA Records
John Mayer: āLast Train Homeā ā Columbia Records
The Killers: āMy Own Soul’s Warningā ā Island
Kings Of Leon: āThe Banditā ā RCA Records
Lenny Kravitz: āRaise Vibrationā ā Roxie Records / BMG
Best Alternative
Bleachers: āStop Making This Hurtā ā RCA Records
Glass Animals: āHeat Wavesā ā Republic Records
Imagine Dragons: āFollow Youā ā Kidinakorner / Interscope Records
Machine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear: āMy Exās Best Friendā ā Bad Boy / Interscope Records
Twenty One Pilots: āShy Awayā ā Fueled By Ramen
Willow ft. Travis Barker: āTransparent Soulā ā MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation
Best Latin
Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez: āDĆ”kitiā ā The Orchard
Billie Eilish & RosalĆa: āLo Vas A Olvidarā ā Darkroom / Interscope Records
Black Eyed Peas and Shakira: āGirl Like Meā ā Epic Records
Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy: āUn Die (One Day)ā ā Universal Music Latino / Neon16
Karol G: āBichotaā ā Universal Music Latino
Maluma: āHawĆ”iā ā Sony Music US Latin
Best R&B
BeyoncĆ©, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid: āBrown Skin Girlā ā Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic: āLeave the Door Openā ā Aftermath Entertainment / Atlantic Records
Chris Brown and Young Thug: āGo Crazyā ā Chris Brown Entertainment/RCA Records
Giveon: āHeartbreak Anniversaryā ā Epic Records / Not So Fast
H.E.R. ft. Chris Brown: āCome Throughā – MBK Entertainment / RCA Records
SZA: āGood Daysā ā Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
Best K-pop
(G)I-DLE: āDumdi Dumdiā ā Republic Records
Blackpink and Selena Gomez: āIce Creamā ā YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
BTS ā āButterā ā Bighit Music
Monsta X: āGamblerā ā Starship Entertainment
Seventeen: āReady to loveā ā Pledis Entertainment
Twice: āAlcohol-Freeā ā JYP Entertainment Company
Video For Good
Billie Eilish: āYour Powerā ā Darkroom / Interscope Records
Demi Lovato: āDancing With the Devilā ā Island
H.E.R.: āFight For Youā ā MBK Entertainment / RCA Records
Kane Brown: āWorldwide Beautifulā ā Sony Music Nashville / RCA Records
Lil Nas X: āMontero (Call Me By Your Name)ā ā Columbia Records
Pharrell Williams ft. Jay-Z: āEntrepreneurā ā Columbia Records
Best Direction
Billie Eilish: āYour Powerā ā Darkroom / Interscope Records ā Directed by: Billie Eilish
DJ Khaled ft. Drake: āPopstar (Starring Justin Bieber)ā ā OVO / We The Best / Epic Records ā Directed by: Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X
Lil Nas X: āMontero (Call Me By Your Name)ā ā Columbia Records ā Directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino
Taylor Swift: āWillowā ā Republic Records ā Directed by: Taylor Swift
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A: āFranchiseā ā Cactus Jack / Epic Records ā Directed by: Travis Scott
Tyler, The Creator: āLumberjackā ā Columbia Records ā Directed by: Wolf Haley
Best Cinematography
BeyoncĆ©, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid: āBrown Skin Girlā ā Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records ā Cinematography by: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, Mohammaed Atta Ahmed, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant
Billie Eilish: āTherefore I Amā ā Darkroom / Interscope Records ā Cinematography by: Rob Witt
Foo Fighters: āShame Shameā ā Roswell Records / RCA Records ā Cinematography by: Santiago Gonzalez
Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper: āHolyā ā RBMG / Def Jam ā Cinematography by: Elias Talbot
Lady Gaga: ā911ā ā Interscope Records ā Cinematography by: Jeff Cronenweth
Lorde: āSolar Powerā ā LAVA/Republic Records ā Cinematography by: Andrew Stroud
Best Art Direction
BeyoncĆ©, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer: āAlreadyā ā Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records ā Art Direction by: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos
Ed Sheeran: āBad Habitsā ā Atlantic Records ā Art Direction by: Alison Dominitz
Lady Gaga: ā911ā ā Interscope Records ā Art Direction by: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus
Lil Nas X: āMontero (Call Me By Your Name)ā ā Columbia Records ā Art Direction by: John Richoux
Saweetie ft. Doja Cat: āBest Friendā ā Warner Records ā Art Direction by: Art Haynes
Taylor Swift ā āWillowā ā Republic Records ā Art Direction by: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez
Best Visual Effects
Bella Poarch: āBuild a Bitchā ā Warner Records ā Visual Effects by: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova
Coldplay: āHigher Powerā ā Atlantic Records ā Visual Effects by: Mathematic
Doja Cat & The Weeknd ā āYou Rightā ā Kemosabe Records / RCA Records ā Visual Effects by: La Pac, Anthony Lestremau, Julien Missaire, Petr Shkolniy, Alexi Bailla, Micha Sher, Antoine Hache, Mikros MPC, Nicolas Huget, Guillaume Ho Tsong Fang, Benjamin Lenfant, Stephane Pivron, MPC Bangalore, Chanakya Chander, Raju Ganesh, David Rouxel
Glass Animals: āTangerineā ā Republic Records ā Visual Effects by: Ronan Fourreau
Lil Nas X: āMontero (Call Me By Your Name)ā ā Columbia Records ā Visual Effects by: Mathematic
P!nk: āAll I Know So Farā ā RCA Records ā Visual Effects by: BUF, VFX Supervisors: Dominique Vidal & Geoffrey Niquet, VFX Producers: Annabelle Zoellin & Camille Gibrat
Best Choreography
Ariana Grande ā ā34+35ā ā Republic Records ā Choreography by: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson
BTS ā āButterā ā Bighit Music ā Choreography by: Son Sung with BHM Performance Directing Team
Ed Sheeran ā āBad Habitsā ā Atlantic Records ā Choreography by: Natricia Bernard
Foo Fighters ā āShame Shameā ā Roswell Records / RCA Records ā Choreography by: Nina McNeely
Harry Styles ā āTreat People With Kindnessā ā Columbia Records
Marshmello & Halsey ā āBe Kindā ā Astralwerks / Capitol Records ā Choreography by: Dani Vitale
Best Editing
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic: āLeave the Door Openā ā Aftermath Entertainment/Atlantic Records ā Editing by: Troy Charbonnet
BTS: āButterā ā Bighit Music ā Editing by: Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens
Drake: āWhat’s Nextā ā OVO / Republic Records ā Editing by: Noah Kendal
Harry Styles: āTreat People With Kindnessā ā Columbia Records
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon: āPeachesā ā Def Jam
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa: āPrisonerā ā RCA Records
Voting to determine which of the MTV VMA nominees win is open in all categories through September 3 on the MTV website. Be sure to tune into the live show on September 12 to see who wins!