Lady Gaga And Ariana Grande Lead MTV VMA’s Award Nomination 2020
The Video Music Awards will see some of the biggest names in the international music industry battle it out to take home prizes for their contributions to music in the past year.
Ariana and Gaga each boast nine nominations each, while Bad Guy star Billie Eilish has six along with Blinding Lights singer The Weekend.
Lady Gaga was also nominated for her At Home Together concert in April.
This year’s awards also include two new additions thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. These categories are; Best Music Video from Home and Best Quarantine Performance.
The show will be broadcast live from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on August 30.
Others nominated include Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Harry Styles, Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Lana Del Rey, and The Killers
For the full list of nominations, see below:
Video of the Year
Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted
Eminem ft. Juice WRLD – Godzilla
Future ft. Drake – Life Is Good
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – Rain On Me
Taylor Swift – The Man
The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
Artist of the Year
DaBaby
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Megan Thee Stallion
Post Malone
The Weeknd
Song of the Year
Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted
Doja Cat – Say So
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – Rain On Me
Megan Thee Stallion – Savage
Post Malone – Circles
Roddy Ricch – The Box
Best Collaboration
Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber – Stuck with U
Black Eyed Peas ft. J Balvin – RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)
Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid – Beautiful People
Future ft. Drake – Life Is Good
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj – Tusa
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – Rain On Me
Push Best New Artist
Doja Cat
Jack Harlow
Lewis Capaldi
Roddy Ricch
Tate McRae
Yungblud
Best Pop
BTS – On
Halsey – You Should Be Sad
Jonas Brothers – What a Man Gotta Do
Justin Bieber ft. Quavo – Intentions
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – Rain On Me
Taylor Swift – Lover
Best Hip-Hop
DaBaby – Bop
Eminem ft. Juice WRLD – Godzilla
Future ft. Drake – Life Is Good
Megan Thee Stallion – Savage
Roddy Ricch – The Box
Travis Scott – Highest in the Room
Best Rock
Blink-182 – Happy Days
Coldplay – Orphans
Evanescence – Wasted On You
Fall Out Boy ft. Wyclef Jean – Dear Future Self (Hands Up)
Green Day – Oh Yeah!
The Killers – Caution
Best Alternative
The 1975 – If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)
All Time Low – Some Kind Of Disaster
Finneas – Let’s Fall in Love for the Night
Lana Del Rey – Doin’ Time
Machine Gun Kelly – Bloody Valentine
Twenty One Pilots – Level of Concern
Best Latin
Anuel AA ft. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G & J Balvin – China
Bad Bunny – Yo Perreo Sola
Black Eyed Peas ft. Ozuna & J. Rey Soul – Mamacita
J Balvin – Amarillo
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj – Tusa
Maluma ft. J Balvin – Qué Pena
Best R&B
Alicia Keys – Underdog
Chloe x Halle – Do It
H.E.R. ft. YG – Slide
Khalid ft. Summer Walker – Eleven
Lizzo – Cuz I Love You
The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
Best K-Pop
(G)I-DLE – Oh My God
BTS – On
EXO – Obsession
Monsta X – Someone’s Someone
Tomorrow X Together – 9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)
Red Velvet – Psycho
Video for Good
Anderson .Paak – Lockdown
Billie Eilish – All the Good Girls Go to Hell
Demi Lovato – I Love Me
H.E.R. – I Can’t Breathe
Lil Baby – The Bigger Picture
Taylor Swift – The Man
Best Music Video from Home
5 Seconds of Summer – Wildflower
Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber – Stuck with U
Blink-182 – Happy Days
Drake – Toosie Slide
John Legend – Bigger Love
Twenty One Pilots – Level of Concern
Best Quarantine Performance
Chloe & Halle – Do It from MTV’s Prom-athon
CNCO – Unplugged At Home
DJ D-Nice – Club MTV presents #DanceTogether
John Legend – #togetherathome Concert Series
Lady Gaga – Smile from One World: Together At Home
Post Malone – Nirvana Tribute
Best Direction
Billie Eilish – Xanny
Doja Cat – Say So
Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now
Harry Styles – Adore You
Taylor Swift – The Man
The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
Best Cinematography
5 Seconds of Summer – Old Me
Camila Cabello ft. DaBaby – My Oh My
Billie Eilish – All the Good Girls Go to Hell
Katy Perry – Harleys In Hawaii
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – Rain On Me
The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
Best Art Direction
A$AP Rocky – Babushka Boi
Dua Lipa – Physical
Harry Styles – Adore You
Miley Cyrus – Mother’s Daughter
Selena Gomez – Boyfriend
Taylor Swift – Lover
Best Visual Effects
Billie Eilish – All the Good Girls Go to Hell
Demi Lovato – I Love Me
Dua Lipa – Physical
Harry Styles – Adore You
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – Rain On Me
Travis Scott – Highest in the Room
Best Choreography
BTS – On
CNCO & Natti Natasha – Honey Boo
DaBaby – Bop
Dua Lipa – Physical
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – Rain On Me
Normani – Motivation
Best Editing
Halsey – Graveyard
James Blake – Can’t Believe the Way We Flow
Lizzo – Good As Hell
Miley Cyrus – Mother’s Daughter
Rosalía – A Palé
The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
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