The nominations for the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards announced.
Ahead of their annual Video Music Awards ceremony next month, MTV has announced the much-awaited nominations for the 2022 event. The MTV VMAs 2022 is all set to take place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Sunday, August 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
This year, Kendrick Lamar, Jack Harlow and Lil Nas X lead the pack with seven nominations each. Doja Cat and Harry Styles are with the second most nominations as they get nods in six categories each. Drake, Billie Eilish, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa and The Weeknd with five nominations each.
Kendrick Lamar earns multiple nominations for the Baby Keem collaboration “Family Ties“, while Jack Harlow and Lil Nas X dominate with their joint “Industry Baby“.
Eminem and Snoop Dogg also get a nomination in “Best Hip-Hop” for their latest collaboration “From The D 2 The LBC” which arrived with a Bored Ape NFT-inspired music video. Nicki Minaj, Lil Baby, Future, Drake, Pusha T and others were also nominated in the same category.
Lamar is up for best cinematography for the first time since 2018. In addition, the rapper was nominated for best hip-hop, best direction, best visual effects, best editing, and best video for good.
Meanwhile, Madonna, the most decorated artist in MTV history with 20 victories, becomes the first artist to be nominated for a VMA in each of the five decades. Her 14th studio album, ‘Madame X,’ garnered her 69th nomination.
For the first time since 2018, Nicki Minaj will perform on stage at the VMAs, and Kane Brown will create history as the inaugural male country singer to ever perform there. Given that Minaj will also be receiving the 2022 VMA Video Vanguard Award, her performance is extremely remarkable. On August 5, the first round of VMAs performers were revealed. On August 15, the list was extended. Anitta, Jack Harlow, J Balvin, Blackpink, Kane Brown, Marshmello x Khalid, Lizzo, Mneskin, Nicki Minaj, and Panic! at the Disco will be performing on the main stage, so look forward to their appearances.
Check out all the nominations below.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bad Bunny
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
Jack Harlow
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
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VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Doja Cat – “Woman”
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers”
Harry Styles – “As It Was“
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”
Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal”
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
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— Video Music Awards (@vmas) July 26, 2022
SONG OF THE YEAR
Adele – “Easy On Me”
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Doja Cat – “Woman”
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY”
BEST NEW ARTIST
Baby Keem
Dove Cameron
GAYLE
Latto
Maneskin
SEVENTEEN
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— Video Music Awards (@vmas) July 26, 2022
BEST COLLABORATION
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”
Post Malone & The Weeknd – “One Right Now”
ROSALÍA ft. The Weeknd – “LA FAMA”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY”
PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
September 2021: Griff – “One Night”
October 2021: Remi Wolf – “Sexy Villain”
November 2021: Nessa Barrett – “i hope ur miserable until ur dead”
December 2021: SEVENTEEN – “Rock With You”
January 2021: Mae Muller – “Better Days”
February 2022: GAYLE – “abcdefu”
March 2022: Sheneesa – “R U That”
April 2022: Omar Apollo – “Tamagotchi”
May 2022: Wet Leg – “Chaise Longue”
June 2022: Muni Long – “Baby Boo”
July 2022: Doechii – “Persuasive”
BEST HIP-HOP
Eminem & Snoop Dogg – “From The D 2 The LBC”
Future ft. Drake, Tems – “WAIT FOR U”
Kendrick Lamar – “N95”
Latto – “Big Energy”
Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby – “Do We Have A Problem?”
Pusha T – “Diet Coke”
BEST POP
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Doja Cat – “Woman”
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
Olivia Rodrigo – “traitor”
BEST R&B
Alicia Keys – “City of Gods (Part II)”
Chloe – “Have Mercy”
H.E.R. – “For Anyone”
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side”
Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B – “No Love (Extended Version)”
The Weeknd – “Out Of Time”
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Avril Lavigne ft. blackbear – “Love It When You Hate Me”
Imagine Dragons x JID – “Enemy”
Machine Gun Kelly ft. WILLOW – “emo girl”
Maneskin – “I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE”
Panic! At The Disco – “Viva Las Vengeance”
Twenty One Pilots – “Saturday”
WILLOW, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker – “G R O W”
BEST ROCK
Foo Fighters – “Love Dies Young”
Jack White – “Taking Me Back”
Muse – “Won’t Stand Down”
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Black Summer”
Shinedown – “Planet Zero”
Three Days Grace – “So Called Life”
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
Latto – “Pu**y”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
Rina Sawayama – “This Hell”
Stromae – ”Fils de joie”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties”
Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran – “Bam Bam”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Kendrick Lamar – “N95”
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side”
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
BEST DIRECTION
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties”
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Coldplay X BTS – “My Universe”
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY”
BEST EDITING
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties”
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)”
Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal”
ROSALÍA – “SAOKO”
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
The Weeknd – “Take My Breath”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
BTS – “Permission to Dance”
Doja Cat – “Woman”
FKA twigs ft. The Weeknd – “Tears In The Club”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side”
BEST ART DIRECTION
Adele – “Oh My God”
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)”
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Kacey Musgraves – “simple times”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”
BEST LONGFORM VIDEO
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
Foo Fighters – Studio 666
Kacey Musgraves – star-crossed
Madonna – Madame X
Olivia Rodrigo – driving home 2 u
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
