Cardi B, The Carters, Drake Lead 2018 MTV VMAs nominations.
MTV announced the nominees for the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards, taking place next month. Leading the way is Cardi B, who landed 10 nominations including Artist of the Year, plus Video of the Year and Song of the Year for her “Finesse” remix with Bruno Mars. Beyoncé and JAY-Z, aka The Carters, follow right behind with eight nods. Drake and Childish Gambino each earn seven nominations, and Bruno Mars gets six nods including Artist, Video and Song of the Year.
J. Cole, Nicki Minaj, Eminem, Jennifer Lopez, N.E.R.D., Ed Sheeran, Logic, DeJ Loaf and Lil’ Uzi Vert are some of the other artists who received VMA nominations this year. The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards takes place on August 20, live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. See the full nominations list below.
2018 MTV Video Music Awards 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 – “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 (Feat. Cardi B) – “Finesse (Remix)”
Camila Cabello (Feat. Young Thug) – “Havana”
Drake – “God’s Plan”
Dua Lipa – “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 Rexha (Feat. Florida Georgia Line) – “Meant to Be”
Bruno Mars (Feat. Cardi B) – “Finesse (Remix)”
The Carters – “APES**T”
Jennifer Lopez (Feat. DJ Khaled & Cardi B) – “Dinero”
Logic (Feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid)
N.E.R.D & Rihanna – “Lemon”
PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Chloe x Halle
Sigrid
Lil Xan
Hayley Kiyoko
Jessie Reyez
Tee Grizzley
Bishop Briggs
Grace VanderWaal
Why Don’t We
PRETTYMUCH
SZA
Kacy Hill
Khalid
KYL
Noah Cyrus
BEST POP:
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry”
Camila Cabello (Feat. 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 (Feat. 21 Savage)
The Carters – “APES**T”
Drake – “God’s Plan”
J. Cole – “ATM”
Migos (Feat. Drake) – “Walk It Talk It”
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) – “Chantaje”
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. 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 (Feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid) – “1-800-273-8255”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Alessia Cara – “Growing Pains”
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry”
The Carters – “APES—”
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
Eminem (Feat. Ed Sheeran) – “River”
Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood”
BEST DIRECTION:
The Carters – “APES—”
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
Drake – “God’s Plan”
Ed Sheeran – “Perfect”
Justin Timberlake (Feat. Chris Stapleton) – “Say Something”
Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood”
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 VISUAL EFFECTS:
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry”
Avicii (Feat. Rita Ora) – “Lonely Together”
Eminem (Feat. Beyoncé) – “Walk On Water”
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “All The Stars”
Maroon 5 – “Wait” – 222/Interscope Records
Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY:
Bruno Mars (Feat. Cardi B) – “Finesse (Remix)”
Camila Cabello (Feat. Young Thug) – “Havana”
The Carters – “APES**T”
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
Dua Lipa – “IDGAF”
Justin Timberlake – “Filthy”
BEST EDITING:
Bruno Mars (Feat. Cardi B) – “Finesse (Remix)”
The Carters – “APES**T”
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel”
N.E.R.D & Rihanna – “Lemon”
Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do”
🔊ATTENTION: NOMINEES FOR THE 2018 #VMAs ARE HERE🔊Watch @MTV’s IGTV to find out if your faves are nominated. ➡️https://t.co/KmXsGiyjFd pic.twitter.com/CawdyVHqDj
— Video Music Awards (@vmas) July 16, 2018
