2018 MTV VMA NOMINEES
It's that time again. Nominations for the 2018 MTV VMAs have been announced! All categories — except for the professional slate — are voted on by the public, so clicky clicky if you want to have a say about the winners.
The VMAs are schedule for August 20 from NYC's famed Radio City Music Hall.
Nominees are as follows...
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry”
- Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)”
- Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana”
- The Carters – “APES**T”
- Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
- Drake – “God's Plan”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Ariana Grande
- Bruno Mars
- Camila Cabello
- Cardi B
- Drake
- Post Malone
SONG OF THE YEAR
- Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)”
- Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana”
- Drake – “God's Plan”
- Dua Lipa – “New Rules”
- Ed Sheeran – “Perfect”
- Post Malone ft. 21 Savage – “rockstar”
BEST NEW ARTIST (Presented by Taco Bell®)
- Bazzi
- Cardi B
- Chloe x Halle
- Hayley Kiyoko
- Lil Pump
- Lil Uzi Vert
BEST COLLABORATION
- Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line – “Meant to Be”
- Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)”
- The Carters – “APES**T”
- Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B – “Dinero”
- Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid – “1-800-273-8255”
- N.E.R.D & Rihanna – “Lemon”
BEST POP
- Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry”
- Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana”
- Demi Lovato – “Sorry Not Sorry”
- Ed Sheeran – “Perfect”
- P!nk – “What About Us”
- Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood”
BEST HIP HOP
- Cardi B ft. 21 Savage – “Bartier Cardi”
- The Carters – “APES**T”
- Drake – “God's Plan”
- J. Cole – “ATM”
- Migos ft. Drake – “Walk It Talk It”
- Nicki Minaj – “Chun-Li”
BEST LATIN
- Daddy Yankee – “Dura”
- J Balvin, Willy William – “Mi Gente”
- Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B – “Dinero”
- Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato – “Échame La Culpa”
- Maluma – “Felices los 4”
- Shakira ft. Maluma – “Chantaje”
BEST DANCE
- Avicii ft. Rita Ora – “Lonely Together”
- Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – “One Kiss”
- The Chainsmokers – “Everybody Hates Me”
- David Guetta & Sia – “Flames”
- Marshmello ft. Khalid – “Silence”
- Zedd & Liam Payne – “Get Low (Street Video)”
BEST ROCK
- Fall Out Boy – “Champion”
- Foo Fighters – “The Sky Is A Neighborhood”
- Imagine Dragons – “Whatever It Takes”
- Linkin Park – “One More Light”
- Panic! At The Disco – “Say Amen (Saturday Night)”
- Thirty Seconds to Mars – “Walk On Water”
VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE
- Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
- Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges – “Liberated”
- Drake – ‘God’s Plan”
- Janelle Monáe – “PYNK”
- Jessie Reyez – “Gatekeeper”
- Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid – “1-800-273-8255”
PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- JULY 2018 – Chloe x Halle – Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
- JUNE 2018 – Sigrid – Island Records
- MAY 2018 – Lil Xan – Columbia Records
- APRIL 2018 – Hayley Kiyoko – Atlantic Records
- MARCH 2018 – Jessie Reyez – Island Records
- FEBRUARY 2018 – Tee Grizzley – 300 Entertainment
- JANUARY 2018 – Bishop Briggs – Island Records
- DECEMBER 2017 – Grace VanderWaal – Syco Music/Columbia Records
- NOVEMBER 2017 – Why Don’t We – Atlantic Records
- OCTOBER 2017 – PRETTYMUCH – Syco Music/Columbia Records
- SEPTEMBER 2017 – SZA – TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records
- AUGUST 2017 – Kacy Hill – Def Jam Recordings
- JULY 2017 – Khalid – RCA Records
- JUNE 2017 – Kyle – Atlantic Records
- MAY 2017 – Noah Cyrus – Records
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES
BEST ART DIRECTION
- The Carters – “APES**T” – Art Direction by Jan Houlevigue
- Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – Art Direction by Jason Kisvarday
- J. Cole – “ATM” – Art Direction by Miles Mullin
- Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel” – Art Direction by Pepper Nguyen
- SZA – “The Weekend” – Art Direction by SZA and Solange
- Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do” – Art Direction by Brett Hess
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
- Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” – Choreography by Phil Tayag & Bruno Mars
- Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana” – Choreography by Calvit Hodge and Sara Bivens
- The Carters – “APES**T” – Choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Jaquel Knight
- Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – Choreography by Sherrie Silver
- Dua Lipa – “IDGAF” – Choreography by Marion Motin
- Justin Timberlake – “Filthy” – Choreography by Marty Kudelka, AJ Harpold, Tracy Phillips, and Ivan Koumaev
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Alessia Cara – “Growing Pains” – Cinematography by Pau Castejón
- Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” – Cinematography by Scott Cunningham
- The Carters – “APES**T” – Cinematography by Benoit Debie
- Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – Cinematography by Larkin Seiple
- Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran – “River” – Cinematography by Frank Mobilio & Patrick Meller
- Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood” – Cinematography by Jonathan Sela
BEST DIRECTION
- The Carters – “APES**T” – Directed by Ricky Saiz
- Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – Directed by Hiro Murai
- Drake – “God's Plan” – Directed by Karena Evans
- Ed Sheeran – “Perfect” – Directed by Jason Koenig
- Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton – “Say Something” – Directed by Arturo Perez Jr.
- Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood” – Directed by Jay Martin
BEST EDITING
- Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” – Editing by Jacquelyn London
- The Carters – “APES**T” – Taylor Ward and Sam Ostrove
- Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – Editing by Ernie Gilbert
- Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel” – Editing by Deji LaRay
- N.E.R.D & Rihanna – “Lemon” – Editing by Taylor Ward
- Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do” – Editing by Chancler Haynes for Cosmo
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” – Visual Effects by Vidal and Loris Paillier for Buf
- Avicii ft. Rita Ora – “Lonely Together” – Visual Effects by KPP
- Eminem ft. Beyoncé – “Walk On Water” – Visual Effects Supervisor Rich Lee for Drive Studios
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “All The Stars” – Visual Effects by Loris Paillier for BUF Paris
- Maroon 5 – “Wait” – Visual Effects by TIMBER
- Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do” – Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios
