2020 Grammy nominees have been announced, with the telecast set to air Sunday, January 26 on CBS. Full nominees can be found at Grammy.com. Read more for the full slate of video-specific noms...
The annual UKMVAs were held last night at the Roundhouse in London, awarding Video of the Year to Stormzy "Vossi Pop" (directed by Henry Schofield), Best Production Company to Object & Animal, Best Director to Henry Schofield, and The Icon Award to directing legend Michel Gondry.
The band was especially notable for their often groundbreaking music videos, including the "You Might Think," "Drive" (sung by bassist Benjamin Orr) and "Magic" clips which helped define early '80s MTV.
WINNER: Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" – Republic Records
21 Savage ft. J. Cole – "a lot" – Slaughter Gang LLC/Epic Records
Billie Eilish – "bad guy" – Darkroom/Interscope Records
Ariana Grande – "thank u, next" – Republic Records
Jonas Brothers – "Sucker" – Republic Records
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" – Columbia Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Ariana Grande – Republic Records
Cardi B – Atlantic Records
Billie Eilish – Darkroom/Interscope Records
Halsey – Capitol Records
Jonas Brothers – Republic Records
Shawn Mendes– Island Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" – Columbia Records
Drake – "In My Feelings" – Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records
Ariana Grande – "thank u, next" – Republic Records
Jonas Brothers – "Sucker" – Republic Records
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – "Shallow" – Interscope Records
Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" – Republic Records
BEST NEW ARTIST, presented by Taco Bell®
WINNER: Billie Eilish – Darkroom/Interscope Records
Ava Max – Atlantic Records
H.E.R. – MBK/RCA Records
Lil Nas X – Columbia Records
Lizzo – Atlantic Records
ROSALÍA – Columbia Records
BEST COLLABORATION
WINNER: Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – "Señorita" – Island Records
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" – Columbia Records
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – "Shallow" – Interscope Records
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – "ME!" – Republic Records
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – "I Don’t Care" – Atlantic Records
BTS ft. Halsey – "Boy With Luv" – Columbia Records
PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Billie Eilish – Darkroom/Interscope Records
Bazzi – Atlantic Records
CNCO – RCA Records
H.E.R. – MBK/RCA Records
Lauv – LAUV/AWAL
Lizzo – Atlantic Records
BEST POP
WINNER: Jonas Brothers – "Sucker" – Republic Records
5 Seconds of Summer – "Easier" – Interscope Records
Cardi B & Bruno Mars – "Please Me" – Atlantic Records
Billie Eilish – "bad guy" – Darkroom/Interscope Records
Ariana Grande – "thank u, next" – Republic Records
Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" – Republic Records
Khalid - "Talk" - RCA Records
BEST HIP HOP
WINNER: Cardi B – "Money" – Atlantic Records
2 Chainz ft. Ariana Grande – "Rule the World" – 2 Chainz Ps/Def Jam
21 Savage ft. J. Cole – "a lot" – Slaughter Gang LLC/Epic Records
DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – "Higher" – We The Best/Epic Records
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" – Columbia Records
Travis Scott ft. Drake – "SICKO MODE" – Epic Records/Grand Hustle/Cactus Jack
BEST R&B
WINNER: Normani ft. 6lack – "Waves" – Keep Cool/RCA Records
Anderson .Paak ft. Smokey Robinson – "Make It Better" – Aftermath Ent/12 Tone Music
Childish Gambino – "Feels Like Summer" – RCA Records
H.E.R. ft. Bryson Tiller – "Could’ve Been" – MBK/RCA Records
Alicia Keys – "Raise A Man" – RCA Records
Ella Mai – "Trip" – 10 Summers/Interscope Records
BEST K-POP
WINNER: BTS ft. Halsey – "Boy With Luv" – Columbia Records/Big Hit Entertainment
BLACKPINK – "Kill This Love" – YG Entertainment/Interscope Records
Monsta X ft. French Montana – "Who Do You Love" – Epic Records
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – "Cat & Dog" – Republic Records
NCT 127 – "Regular" – SM Entertainment
EXO – "Tempo" – SM Entertainment
BEST LATIN
WINNER: ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – "Con Altura" – Columbia Records
Anuel AA, Karol G – "Secreto" – Universal Music Latino
Bad Bunny ft. Drake – "MIA" – OVO Sound/Warner Records
benny blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez, J Balvin – "I Can’t Get Enough" – NEON16/Friends Keep Secrets/Interscope Records
Daddy Yankee ft. Snow – "Con Calma" – Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Maluma – "Mala Mía" – Sony Music US Latin
BEST DANCE
WINNER: The Chainsmokers, Bebe Rexha – "Call You Mine" – Disruptor/Columbia Records
Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato – "Solo" – Big Beat/Atlantic Records
DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B – "Taki Taki" – DJ Snake Music Productions Ltd/Geffen
David Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin – "Say My Name" – Big Beat/Atlantic Records
Marshmello & Bastille – "Happier" – Capitol Records
Silk City & Dua Lipa ft. Diplo & Mark Ronson– "Electricity" – Columbia Records
BEST ROCK
WINNER: Panic! At The Disco – "High Hopes" – Elektra Music Group
The 1975 – "Love It If We Made It" – Dirty Hit/Interscope Records
Fall Out Boy – "Bishops Knife Trick" – Island Records
Imagine Dragons – "Natural" – KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
Lenny Kravitz – "Low" – BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
twenty one pilots – "My Blood" – Elektra Music Group
VIDEO FOR GOOD
WINNER: Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" – Republic Records
Halsey – "Nightmare" – Capitol Records
The Killers – "Land of the Free" – Island
Jamie N Commons, Skylar Grey ft. Gallant – "Runaway Train" – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records
John Legend – "Preach" – Columbia Records
Lil Dicky – "Earth" – Dirty Burd, Inc./Commission/BMG
BEST GROUP
WINNER: BTS
5 Seconds of Summer
Backstreet Boys
BLACKPINK
CNCO
Jonas Brothers
PRETTYMUCH
Why Don’t We
BEST POWER ANTHEM
WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign – "Hot Girl Summer"
Ariana Grande – "7 rings"
DJ Khaled ft. Cardi B & 21 Savage – "Wish Wish"
Halsey – "Nightmare"
Lizzo ft. Missy Elliott – "Tempo"
Maren Morris – "GIRL"
Miley Cyrus – "Mother’s Daughter"
Taylor Swift – "You Need To Calm Down"
SONG OF SUMMER
WINNER: Ariana Grande, Social House – "boyfriend"
Billie Eilish – "bad guy"
DaBaby – "Suge"
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – "I Don't Care"
Jonas Brothers – Sucker"
Khalid – "Talk"
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)"
Lil Tecca – "Ransom"
Lizzo – "Truth Hurts"
Miley Cyrus – "Mother’s Daughter"
Post Malone ft. Young Thug – "Goodbyes"
ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – "Con Altura"
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – "Señorita"
Taylor Swift – "You Need To Calm Down"
The Chainsmokers, Bebe Rexha – "Call You Mine"
Young Thug ft. J. Cole & Travis Scott – "The London"
BEST DIRECTION
WINNER: Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" – Columbia Records – Directed by Calmatic
Billie Eilish – "bad guy" – Darkroom/Interscope Records – Directed by Dave Meyers
FKA twigs – "Cellophane" – Young Turks – Directed by Andrew Thomas Huang
Ariana Grande – "thank you, next" – Republic Records – Directed by Hannah Lux Davis
LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – "No New Friends" – Columbia Records – Directed by Dano Cerny
Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" – Republic Records – Directed by Drew Kirsch & Taylor Swift
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – "ME!" – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Loris Paillier & Lucas Salton for BUF VFX
Billie Eilish – "when the party’s over" – Darkroom/Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Bryan Fugal of Centralfugal Productions, Ryan Ross & Andres Jaramillo
FKA twigs – "Cellophane" – Young Turks – Visual Effects by Matt Chandler, Fabio Zaveti for Analog
Ariana Grande – "God is a Woman" – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Fabrice Lagayette, Kristina Prilukova & Rebecca Rice for Mathematic
DJ Khaled ft. SZA – "Just Us" – We The Best/Epic Records – Visual Effects by GloriaFX, Sergii Mashevskyi and Anatolii Kuzmytskyi
LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – "No New Friends" – Columbia Records – Visual Effects by Ethan Chancer
BEST EDITING
WINNER: Billie Eilish – "bad guy" – Darkroom/Interscope Records – Editing by Billie Eilish
Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar – "Tints" – Aftermath Ent/12 Tone Music – Editing by Vinnie Hobbs
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" – Columbia Record – Editing by Calmatic
Ariana Grande – "7 Rings" – Republic Records – Editing by Hannah Lux Davis & Taylor Walsh
Solange – "Almeda" – Columbia Records – Editing by Solange Knowles, Vinnie Hobbs, Jonathon Proctor
Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" – Republic Records – Editing by Jarrett Fijal
BEST ART DIRECTION
WINNER: Ariana Grande – "7 Rings" – Republic Records – Art Direction by John Richoux
BTS ft. Halsey – "Boy With Luv" – Columbia Records – Art Direction by JinSil Park, BoNa Kim (MU:E)
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" – Columbia Records – Art Direction by Christian Zollenkopf for Prettybird
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – "Señorita" – Island Records – Art Direction by Tatiana Van Sauter
Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" – Republic Records – Art Direction by Brittany Porter
Kanye West and Lil’ Pump ft. Adele Givens – "I Love It" – Warner Records & Def Jam Music Group – Art Direction by Tino Schaedler
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
WINNER: ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – "Con Altura" – Columbia Records – Choreography by Charm La’Donna
FKA twigs – "Cellophane" – Young Turks – Choreography by Kelly Yvonne
LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – "No New Friends" – Columbia Records – Choreography by Ryan Heffington
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – "Señorita" – Island Records – Choreography by Calvit Hodge, Sara Biv
Solange – "Almeda" – Columbia Records – Choreography by Maya Taylor, Solange Knowles
BTS ft. Halsey – "Boy With Luv" – Columbia Records – Choreography by Son Sungdeuk, Quick Crew
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER: Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – "Señorita" – Island Records – Cinematography by Scott Cunningham
Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar – "Tints" – Aftermath Ent/12 Tone Music – Cinematography by Elias Talbot
Billie Eilish – "hostage" – Darkroom/Interscope Records – Cinematography by Pau Castejon
Ariana Grande – "thank you, next" – Republic Records – Cinematography by Christopher Probst
Solange – "Almeda" – Columbia Records – Cinematography by Chayse Irvin, Ryan Marie Helfant, Justin Hamilton
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – "ME!" – Republic Records – Cinematography by Starr Whitesides
WDMV is spearheaded by Daniel Kwan of the directing duo Daniels and is committed to sustainable directorial labor practices in the music video industry, with a current focus on respect, transparency, and the minimization of free work.. Pledged supporters include Award-winning directors Spike Jonze, Melina Matsoukas, Hiro Murai, DANIELS, Emily Kai Bock and Alma Har’el.
MTV today unveiled the nominations for the 2019 “VMAs,” which includes dozens of artists whose reach and influence have elevated the music industry and global cultural conversation. Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift lead the nominations with 10 nods each in categories including, “Video of the Year,” “Song of the Year” and “Best Pop.” Other top contenders include first-time VMA nominees Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X who both entered the category of “Best New Artist,” presented by Taco Bell®. This year’s show will introduce two new categories, “Best K-Pop” and “Video for Good.”
Beginning today, fans can vote for their favorites across 14 gender-neutral VMA categories, including “Video of the Year,” “Artist of the Year,” “Best Collaboration” and more by visiting vma.mtv.com until Thursday, August 15. Voting for the “Best New Artist” award, presented by Taco Bell®, will remain active until the VMA broadcast. Fans onTwitter and Facebook Messenger can also slide into VMAs’ DMs to cast an additional vote for “Video of the Year,” “Song of the Year,” and more. Also launching this week, fans will be able to ask Alexa to “vote for the VMAs” for “Artist of the Year” within the MTV skill on Alexa-enabled devices.
This year, for the first time ever, MTV is rewarding fans for voting through VMA Power Hour on vma.mtv.com, where their votes are doubled from 1-2pm ET daily. Superfans can come back each day within this voting window beginning tomorrow to show double the love for their favorite artists.
The UK Music Video Awards 2019 is now open for entries today, accepting music videos and music films from the past year. Entry deadline is August 2, 2019, and the event is scheduled to take place October 23 at London's Roundhouse.
There are over 30 categories, with opportunities for UK and International submissions.
Visit ukmva.com for submission information and more details. And read on for the full Press Release
Music Video Nominations for the 61st GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 10 have been announced, honoring The Carters, Childish Gambino, Joyner Licas, Janell Monáe and Tierra Whack. Read on for full credits and links...
Internationally recognized cinematography festival Camerimage has announced the music videos for their 2018 competition.
The nominated videos will be presented at a special screening for the Jury and the festival audience on Thursday, 15th November in Bydgoszcz, Poland, with winners announced during the Festival's Closing Ceremony on Saturday 17th November.
The nominees are:
alt-J "PLEADER"
cinematographer: John Lynch
director: Isaiah Seret
label: Infectious Music
production company: Biscuit
Childish Gambino "THIS IS AMERICA"
cinematographer: Larkin Seiple
director: Hiro Murai
label: Sony Music Entertainment
production company: Doomsday Entertainment
DJ Snake "MAGENTA RIDDIM"
cinematographer: Arnau Valls Colomer
directors: Vania Heymann, Gal Muggia
label: Universal Music
production company: Iconoclast
Drekoty "TROSKLIWY"
cinematographer: Kacper Fertacz
director: Zuzanna Plisz
label: Thin Man Records
production company: Haka Films
Florence + The Machine "HUNGER"
cinematographer: Evan Prosofsky
director: AG Rojas
label: Virgin EMI
production company: Park Pictures
Imagine Dragons "NEXT TO ME"
cinematographer: Matthew Sakatani Roe
director: Mark Pellington
label: Interscope
production company: Prime Zero
Indochine "STATION 13"
cinematographer: Kaname Onoyama
director: Bouha Kazmi
label: Sony Music Entertainment
production company: London Alley
Jack White "CORPORATION"
cinematographer: Kristof Brandl
director: Jodeb
label: Columbia Records
production company: Prettybird
Justin Timberlake "SAY SOMETHING" ft. Chris Stapleton
cinematographer: Bill Kirstein
director: Arturo Perez Jr.
label: RCA Records
production company: La Blogothèque
Leon Bridges "BAD BAD NEWS"
cinematographer: Steve Annis
director: Natalie Rae
label: Columbia Records
production company: Sanctuary Content
Lykke Li "HARD RAIN"
cinematographer: Mathieu Plainfossé
director: Anton Tammi
label: RCA Records
production company: Iconoclast
Moses Sumney "QUARREL"
cinematographer: Sy Turnbull
directors: Allie Avital, Moses Sumney
label: Secretly Canadian / Jagjaguwar
production company: Partizan
Novo Amor "BIRTHPLACE"
cinematographer: Nihal Friedel
directors: Jorik Dozy, Sil Van Der Woerd
label: AllPoints
production company: New Frontier Pictures
Novo Amor & Ed Tullett "TERRAFORM"
cinematographer: Nicolas Chin
directors: Jorik Dozy, Sil Van Der Woerd
label: AllPoints
production company: New Frontier Pictures
Sevdaliza "SHAHMARAN"
cinematographer: Paul Özgür
director: Emmanuel Adjei
label: Twisted Elegance
production company: Compulsory, Handsome, Halal Pictures
Nominee shortlists have been announced for this year's UK Music Video Awards, which takes place at the Roundhouse in Chalk Farm, London on Thursday October 25th, celebrating music video creativity at all levels, in all musical genres, and from all over the world.
Florence + The Machine and Sevdaliza lead the pack with five nominations apiece, while Björk, Chaka Khan, Christine and the Queens and Rosalía are close behind with four nominations each.
Visit ukmva.com for ticket information and more details. And read more here for the full nominations
