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MTV VMA nominations announced

By Andy Malt | Published on Wednesday 18 July 2018

MTV’s Video Music Awards are set to take place next month. More importantly, the nominations are out right now.

The most successful maker of music videos in all fields at this stage is Cardi B, who has a total of ten nominations – although more than half of those are as a featured artist, which I’m not sure counts. Trailing her are The Carters, with eight nods, and Childish Gambino and Drake, who have seven apiece.

“It has already been a monumental year in music and this year’s VMAs will take things to a whole new level”, reckons Bruce Gillmer, MTV owner Viacom’s Global Head Of Music And Music Talent. “The extraordinary group of nominees have amazed us with their talent and inspired us with their creativity – and when you get them together for one night, anything is possible”.

The ceremony will take place at Radio City Music Hall in New York on 21 Aug. Music video connoisseurs (and any other idiot) can vote in various categories here.

Here are the nominations:

Video Of The Year: Ariana Grande – No Tears Left To Cry, Bruno Mars feat Cardi B – Finesse (Remix), Camila Cabello feat Young Thug – Havana, The Carters – Apeshit, 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 feat Cardi B – Finesse (Remix), Drake – God’s Plan, Dua Lip – New Rules, Ed Sheeran – Perfect, Post Malone feat 21 Savage – Rockstar

Best New Artist: Bazzi, Cardi B, Chloe x Halle, Hayley Kiyoko, Lil Pump, Lil Uzi Vert

Best Collaboration: Bebe Rexa feat Florida Georgia Line, Bruno Mars feat Cardi B – Finesse (Remix), The Carters – Apeshit, Jennifer Lopez feat DJ Khaled & Cardi B – Dinero, Logic feat Alessia Cara & Khalid, NERD & Rihanna – Lemon

Push Artist Of The Year: Bishop Briggs, Chloe x Halle, Grace VanderWaal, Hayley Kiyoko, Jessie Reyez, Kacy Hill, Khlaid, Kyle, Lil Xan, Noah Cyrus, Prettymuch, Sigrid, SZA, Tee Grizzley, Why Don’t We

Best Pop: Ariana Grande – No Tears Left To Cry, Camila Cabello feat Young Thug – Havana, Demi Lovato – Sorry Not Sorry, Ed Sheeran – Perfect, Pink – What About Us, Shawn Mendes – In My Blood

Best Hip Hop: Cardi B feat 21 Savage – Bartier Cardi, The Carters – Apeshit, Drake – God’s Plan, J Cole – ATM, Migos feat Drake, Nicki Minaj – Chun-Li

Best Latin: Daddy Yankee- Dura, J Balvin & Willy William – Mi Gente, Jennifer Lopez feat DJ Khaled & Cardi B – Dinero, Luis Fonsi & Demi Lovato – Échame La Culpa, Maluma – Felices Los 4, Shakira feat Maluma

Best Dance: Avicii feat Rita Ora – Lonely Together, Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – One Kiss, The Chainsmokers – Everybody Hates Me, David Guetta & Sia – Flames, Marshmello feat Khlaid – Silence, Zedd & Liam Payne – Get Low (Street Video)

Best Rock: Fall Out Boy – Champion, Foo Fighters – The Sky Is The Neighborhood, Imagine Dragons – Whatever It Takes, Linking park – One More Light, Panic! At The Disco – Say Amen (Saturday Night), 30 Seconds To Mars – Walk On Water

Video With A Message: Childish Gambino – This Is America, Dej Loaf & Leon Bridges – Liberated, Drake – God’s Plan, Janelle Monáe – Pynk, Jessie Reyez – Gatekeeper, Logic feat Alessia Cara & Khalid – 1-800-273-8255

Best Cinematography: Pau Castejón for Alessia Cara – Growing Pains, Scott Cunningham for Ariana Grande – No Tears Left To Cry, Benoit Debie for The Carters – Apeshit, Larkin Seiple for Chiudlish Gambino – This Is America, Frank Mobilio & Patrick Meller for Eminem feat Ed Sheeran – River, Jonathan Sela for Shawn Mendes – In My Blood

Best Direction: Ricky Saix for The Carters – Apeshit, Hiro Murai for Childish Gambino This Is America, Karena Evans for Drake – God’s Plan, Jason Koenig for Ed Sheeran – Perfect, Arturo Perez Jr for Justin Timberlake feat Chris Stapleton – Say Something, Jay Martin for Shawn Mendes – In My Blood

Best Art Direction: Brett Hess for Taylor Swift – Look What You Made Me Do, Jan Houlevigue for The Carters – Apeshit, Jason Kisvarday for Childish Gambino – This Is America, Miles Mullin for J Cole – ATM, Pepper Nguyen for Janelle Monáe – Make Me Feel

Best Visual Effects: Ingenuity Studios for Taylor Swift – Look What You Made Me Do, KPP for Avicii feat Rita Ora – Lonely Together, Loris Paillier for Kendrick Lamar & SZA – All The Stars, Rich Lee for Eminem feat Beyonce – Walk On Water, Timber for Maroon 5 – Wait, Vidal & Loris Paillier for Ariana Grande – No Tears Left To Cry

Best Choreography: AJ Harpold, Tracy Phillips & Ivan Koumaev for Justin Timberlake – Filthy, Calvit Hodge & Sara Bivens for Camila Cabello feat Young Thug – Havana, Marion Motin for Dua Lipa – IDGAF, Marty Kudelka, Phil Tayag & Bruno Mars for Bruno Mars feat Cardi B – Finesse (Remix), Sherrie Silver for Childish Gambino – This Is America, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui & Jaquel Knight for The Carters – Apeshit

Best Editing: Chancler Hayne for Taylor Swift – Look What You Made Me Do, Deji Laray for Janelle Monáe – Make Me Feel, Ernie Gilbert for Childish Gambino – This Is America, Jacquelyn London for Bruno Mars feat Cardi B – Finesse (Remix), Taylor Ward for NERD & Rihanna – Lemon, Taylor Ward & Sam Ostrove for The Carters – Apeshit