Lil Nas X, Kendrick Lamar, and Jack Harlow lead the nominations for the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. All three of them received seven nominations each with Harry Styles and Doja Cat following closely behind with seven nods each.
The VMAs will take place Sunday, Aug. 28 at the Prudential Center in Newark. This is the first time since 2019 that they show was hosted at the venue. It is also a break from the award show usually taking place in Los Angeles or New York City despite it being close to the latter.
Check out the full list of nominees below.
Video Of The Year
‘Woman’ – Doja Cat
‘Way 2 Sexy’ – Drake ft. Future and Young Thug
‘Shivers’ – Ed Sheeran
‘As It Was’ – Harry Styles
‘Industry Baby’ – Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow
‘Brutal’ – Olivia Rodrigo
‘All Too Well (10 Minute Version)’ – Taylor Swift
Artist Of The Year
Bad Bunny
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
Jack Harlow
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Song Of The Year
‘Easy On Me’ – Adele
‘Happier Than Ever’ – Billie Eilish
‘Woman’ – Doja Cat
‘Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)’ – Elton John and Dua Lipa
‘About Damn Time’ – Lizzo
‘Stay’ – The Kid Laroi ft. Justin Bieber
Best New Artist
Baby Keem
Dove Cameron
Gayle
Latto
Måneskin
Seventeen
Push Performance of the Year
‘One Night’ – Griff
‘Sexy Villain’ – Remi Wolf
‘I Hope Ur Miserable Until Ur Dead’ – Nessa Barrett
‘Rock With You’ – Seventeen
‘Better Days’ – Mae Muller
‘abcdefu’ – Gayle
‘R U That’ – Shenseea
‘Tamagotchi’ – Omar Apollo
‘Chaise Longue’ -Wet Leg
‘Baby Boo’ – Muni Long
‘Persuasive’ – Doechii
Best Collaboration
‘Way 2 Sexy’ – Drake ft. Future and Young Thug
‘Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)’ – Elton John and Dua Lipa
‘Industry Baby’ – Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow
‘Sweetest Pie’ – Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa
‘La Fama’ – Rosalia ft. The Weeknd
‘Stay’ – The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber
Best Pop
‘Happier Than Ever’ – Billie Eilish
‘Woman’ – Doja Cat
‘Shivers’ – Ed Sheeran
‘As It Was’ – Harry Styles
‘About Damn Time’ – Lizzo
‘Traitor’ – Olivia Rodrigo
Best Hip-Hop
‘From The D 2 The LBC’ – Eminem and Snoop Dogg
‘Wait For U’ – Future ft. Drake and Tems
‘N95’ – Kendrick Lamar
‘Big Energy’ – Latto
‘Do We Have A Problem’ – Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby
‘Diet Coke’ – Pusha T
Best Rock
‘Love Dies Young’ – Foo Fighters
‘Taking Me Back’ – Jack White
‘Won’t Stand Down’ – Muse
‘Black Summer’ – Red Hot Chili Peppers
‘Planet Zero’ – Shinedown
‘So Called Life’ – Three Days Grace
Best Alternative
‘Love It When You Hate Me’ – Avril Lavigne ft. Blackbear
‘Enemy’ – Imagine Dragons and JID
‘Emo Girl’ – Machine Gun Kelly ft. Willow
‘I Wanna Be Your Slave’ – Måneskin
‘Viva Las Vengeance’ – Panic! At The Disco
‘Saturday’ – Twenty One Pilots
‘GROW’ – Willow and Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker
Best Latin
‘Envolver’ – Anitta
‘Titi Me Pregunto’ – Bad Bunny
‘Mamiii’ – Becky G and Karol G
‘Remix’ – Daddy Yankee
‘Pepas’ – Farruko
‘In Da Getto’ – J Balvin and Skrillex
Best R&B
‘City Of Gods (Part II)’ – Alicia Keys
‘Have Mercy’ – Chlöe
‘For Anyone’ – H.E.R.
‘Wild Side’ – Normani ft. Cardi B
‘No Love’ – Summer Walker, SZA, and Cardi B
‘Out Of Time’ – The Weeknd
Best K-Pop
‘Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)’ – BTS
‘Loco’ – Itzy
‘Lalisa’ – Lisa
‘Hot’ – Seventeen
‘Maniac’ – Stray Kids
‘The Feels’ – Twice
Video For Good
‘The Heart Part 5’ – Kendrick Lamar
‘P*ssy’ – Latto
‘About Damn Time’ – Lizzo
‘This Hell’ – Rina Sawayama
‘Fils De Joie’ – Stromae
Best Metaverse Performance
Blackpink the Virtual | PUBG
BTS | Minecraft
Charli XCX | Roblox
Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave
Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite
Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox
Best Longform Video
Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter To Los Angeles – Billie Eilish
Studio 666 – Foo Fighters
Star-Crossed – Kacey Musgraves
Madame X – Madonna
Driving Home 2 U – Olivia Rodrigo
All Too Well (10 Minute Version) – Taylor Swift
Best Cinematography
‘Family Ties’ – Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar
‘Bam Bam’ – Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran
‘As It Was’ – Harry Styles
‘N95’ – Kendrick Lamar
‘Wild Side’ – Normani ft. Cardi B
‘All Too Well (10 Minute Version)’ – Taylor Swift
Best Direction
‘Family Ties’ – Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar
‘Happier Than Ever’ – Billie Eilish
‘Shivers’ – Ed Sheeran
‘As It Was’ – Harry Styles
‘Industry Baby’ – Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow
‘All Too Well (10 Minute Version)’ – Taylor Swift
Best Art Direction
‘Oh My God’ – Adele
‘Get Into It (Yuh)’ – Doja Cat
‘Way 2 Sexy’ – Drake ft. Future and Young Thug
‘Simple Times’ – Kacey Musgraves
‘Industry Baby’ – Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow
‘Sweetest Pie’ – Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa
Best Visual Effects
‘Happier Than Ever’ – Billie Eilish
‘My Universe’ – Coldplay and BTS
‘The Heart Part 5’ – Kendrick Lamar
‘Industry Baby’ – Lil Nas X and Jack Harlwo
‘Sweetest Pie’ – Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa
‘Stay’ – The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber
Best Choreography
‘Permission To Dance’ – BTS
‘Woman’ – Doja Cat
‘Tears In The Club’ – FKA Twigs ft. The Weeknd
‘As It Was’ – Harry Styles
‘Industry Baby’ – Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow
‘Wild Side’ – Normani ft. Cardi B
Best Editing
‘Family Ties’ – Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar
‘Get Into It (Yuh) – Doja Cat
‘Brutal’ – Olivia Rodrigo
‘Saoko’ – Rosalia
‘All Too Well (10 Minute Version)’ – Taylor Swift
‘Take My Breath’ – The Weeknd
