It’s that time of year and the MTV Video Music Awards are on the way. The star-studded music event is going down on August 27 at the Forum in Inglewood, CA and the nominations for the biggest categories have been revealed today. As you can see from the list below, Kendrick Lamar leads the pack in terms of nominations (with 8) and both The Weeknd and Katy Perry coming in second (with 5 each). Others who got multiple nominations include DJ Khaled, Big Sean, Bruno Mars, Chance the Rapper and Ed Sheeran.
There have been some changes to the Artist of the Year category this year, which is now non-gendered and combines both male and female artists as opposed to female/male awards.
Take a look at the nominees below and stay tuned for next month for the winners when the show goes down.
Video of the Year:
Kendrick Lamar: “HUMBLE.”
Bruno Mars: “24K Magic”
Alessia Cara: “Scars to Your Beautiful”
DJ Khaled: “Wild Thoughts” (feat. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller)
The Weeknd: “Reminder”
Artist of the Year:
Bruno Mars
Kendrick Lamar
Ed Sheeran
Ariana Grande
The Weeknd
Lorde
Best New Artist:
Khalid
Kodak Black
SZA
Young M.A
Julia Michaels
Noah Cyrus
Best Collaboration:
Charlie Puth: “We Don’t Talk Anymore” (feat. Selena Gomez)
DJ Khaled: “Wild Thoughts” (feat. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller)
D.R.A.M.: “Broccoli” (feat. Lil Yachty)
The Chainsmokers: “Closer” (feat. Halsey)
Calvin Harris: “Feels” (feat. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean)
Zayn and Taylor Swift: “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)”
Best Pop Video:
Shawn Mendes: “Treat You Better”
Ed Sheeran: “Shape of You”
Harry Styles: “Sign of the Times”
Fifth Harmony: “Down” (feat. Gucci Mane)
Katy Perry: “Chained to the Rhythm” (feat. Skip Marley)
Miley Cyrus: “Malibu”
Best Hip Hop Video:
Kendrick Lamar: “HUMBLE.”
Big Sean: “Bounce Back”
Chance the Rapper: “Same Drugs”
D.R.A.M.: “Broccoli” (feat. Lil Yachty)
Migos: “Bad and Boujee” (feat. Lil Uzi Vert)
DJ Khaled: “I’m the One” (feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne)
Best Dance Video:
Zedd and Alessia Cara: “Stay”
Kygo and Selena Gomez: “It Ain’t Me”
Calvin Harris: “My Way”
Major Lazer: “Cold Water” (feat. Justin Bieber and MØ)
Afrojack: “Gone” (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
Best Rock Video:
Coldplay: “A Head Full of Dreams”
Fall Out Boy: “Young And Menace”
Twenty One Pilots: “Heavydirtysoul”
Green Day: “Bang Bang”
Foo Fighters: “Run”
Best Fight Against the System:
Logic: “Black SpiderMan”
The Hamilton Mixtape: “Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)”
Big Sean: “Light”
Alessia Cara: “Scars to Your Beautiful”
Taboo: “Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL” (feat. Shailene Woodley)
John Legend: “Surefire”
Best Cinematography:
Kendrick Lamar: “HUMBLE.”
Imagine Dragons: “Thunder”
Ed Sheeran: “Castle on the Hill”
DJ Shadow: “Nobody Speak” (feat. Run the Jewels)
Halsey: “Now or Never”
Best Direction:
Kendrick Lamar: “HUMBLE.”
Katy Perry: “Chained to the Rhythm” (feat. Skip Marley)
Bruno Mars: “24K Magic”
Alessia Cara: “Scars to Your Beautiful”
The Weeknd: “Reminder”
Best Art Direction:
Kendrick Lamar: “HUMBLE.”
Bruno Mars: “24K Magic”
Katy Perry: “Bon Appetit” (feat. Migos)
DJ Khaled: “Wild Thoughts” (feat. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller)
The Weeknd: “Reminder”
Best Visual Effects:
Kendrick Lamar: “HUMBLE.”
A Tribe Called Quest: “Dis Generation”
KYLE: “iSpy” (feat. Lil Yachty)
Katy Perry: “Chained to the Rhythm” (feat. Skip Marley)
Harry Styles: “Sign of the Times”
Best Choreography:
Kanye West: “Fade”
Ariana Grande: “Side to Side” (feat. Nicki Minaj)
Kendrick Lamar: “HUMBLE.”
Sia: “The Greatest”
Fifth Harmony: “Down” (feat. Gucci Mane)
Best Editing:
Future: “Mask Off”
Young Thug: “Wyclef Jean”
Lorde: “Green Light”
The Chainsmokers: “Closer” (feat. Halsey)
The Weeknd: “Reminder”