MTV has announced the nominees for its 2021 Video Music Awards!
Justin Bieber leads the pack with seven nominations for this year’s VMAs, followed closely by Hot Girl coach, Megan Thee Stallion, who is nominated for six awards, including āVideo of the Yearā for her duet with Cardi B, WAP.
R&B crooner Giveon comes in next with five nominations, including Best New Artist. He’s also tied withĀ Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Lil Nas X, and newcomer Olivia Rodrigo.
The 2021 MTV Music Awards will be held on Sunday, September 12, live from the Barclays Center in New York City.
See a full list of all nominees below:
Video of the Year
Cardi B: āWAPā [ft. Megan Thee Stallion]
DJ Khaled / Drake: āPOPSTARā (Starring Justin Bieber)
Doja Cat: āKiss Me Moreā [ft. SZA]
Ed Sheeran: āBad Habitsā
Lil Nas X: āMONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)ā
The Weeknd: āSave Your Tearsā
Artist of the Year
Ariana Grande
Doja Cat
Justin Bieber
Megan Thee Stallion
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
Song of the Year
24kGoldn: āMoodā [ft. iann dior]
Silk Sonic: āLeave the Door Openā
BTS: āDynamiteā
Cardi B: āWAPā [ft. Megan Thee Stallion]
Dua Lipa: āLevitatingā
Olivia Rodrigo: ādrivers licenseā
Best New Artist, Presented by Facebook
24kGoldn
Giveon
The Kid LAROI
Olivia Rodrigo
Polo G
Saweetie
PUSH Performance of the Year
September 2020: Wallows ā āAre You Bored Yet?ā
October 2020: Ashnikko ā āDaisyā
November 2020: SAINt JHN ā āGorgeousā
December 2020: 24kGoldn ā āCocoā
January 2021: JC Stewart ā āBreak My Heartā
February 2021: Latto ā āSex Liesā
March 2021: Madison Beer ā āSelfishā
April 2021: The Kid LAROI ā āWITHOUT YOUā
May 2021: Olivia Rodrigo ā ādrivers licenseā
June 2021: girl in red ā āSerotoninā
July 2021: FousheĆ© ā āmy slimeā
August 2021: jxdn ā āThink About Meā
Best Collaboration
24kGoldn: āMoodā [ft. iann dior]
Cardi B: āWAPā [ft. Megan Thee Stallion]
Doja Cat: āKiss Me Moreā [ft. SZA]
Drake: āLaugh Now Cry Laterā [ft. Lil Durk]
Justin Bieber: āPeachesā [ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon]
Miley Cyrus: āPrisonerā [ft. Dua Lipa]
Best Pop
Ariana Grande: āpositionsā
Billie Eilish: āTherefore I Amā
BTS: āButterā
Harry Styles: āTreat People With Kindnessā
Justin Bieber: āPeachesā [ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon]
Olivia Rodrigo: āgood 4 uā
Shawn Mendes: āWonderā
Taylor Swift: āwillowā
Best Hip-Hop
Cardi B: āWAPā [ft. Megan Thee Stallion]
Drake: āLaugh Now Cry Laterā [ft. Lil Durk]
Lil Baby: āOn Me (Remix)ā [ft. Megan Thee Stallion]
Moneybagg Yo: āSaid Sumā
Polo G: āRAPSTARā
Travis Scott: āFRANCHISEā [ft. Young Thug & M.I.A.]
Best Rock
Evanescence: āUse My Voiceā
Foo Fighters: āShame Shameā
John Mayer: āLast Train Homeā
The Killers: āMy Own Soulās Warningā
Kings of Leon: āThe Banditā
Lenny Kravitz: āRaise Vibrationā
Best Alternative
Bleachers: āStop Making This Hurtā
Glass Animals: āHeat Wavesā
Imagine Dragons: āFollow Youā
Machine Gun Kelly: āmy exās best friendā [ft. blackbear]
twenty one pilots: āShy Awayā
WILLOW: āt r a n s p a r e n t s o u lā [ft. Travis Barker]
Best Latin
Bad Bunny / Jhay Cortez: āDĆ”kitiā
Billie Eilish / RosalĆa: āLo Vas A Olvidarā
Black Eyed Peas / Shakira: āGIRL LIKE MEā
J Balvin / Dua Lipa / Bad Bunny / Tainy: āUN DIA (ONE DAY)ā
Karol G: āBichotaā
Maluma: āHawĆ”iā
Best R&B
BeyoncĆ© / Blue Ivy / SAINt JHN / WizKid: āBROWN SKIN GIRLā
Silk Sonic: āLeave the Door Openā
Chris Brown / Young Thug: āGo Crazyā
Giveon: āHEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARYā
H.E.R.: āCome Throughā [ft. Chris Brown]
SZA: āGood Daysā
Best K-Pop
(G)I-DLE: āDUMDi DUMDiā
BLACKPINK / Selena Gomez: āIce Creamā
BTS: āButterā
Monsta X: āGamblerā
SEVENTEEN: āReady to loveā
TWICE: āAlcohol-Freeā
Video for Good
Billie Eilish: āYour Powerā
Demi Lovato: āDancing With the Devilā
H.E.R.: āFight for Youā
Kane Brown: āWorldwide Beautifulā
Lil Nas X: āMONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)ā
Pharrell Williams: āEntrepreneurā [ft. JAY-Z]
Best Direction
Billie Eilish: āYour Powerā (dir. Billie Eilish)
DJ Khaled ft. Drake: āPOPSTARā (dir. Director X)
Lil Nas X: āMONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)ā (dir. Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino)
Taylor Swift: āwillowā (dir. Taylor Swift)
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A: āFranchiseā (dir. Travis Scott)
Tyler, the Creator ā āLUMBERJACKā (dir. Wolf Haley)
Best Cinematography
BeyoncĆ© / Blue Ivy / SAINt JHN / WizKid: āBROWN SKIN GIRLā (cinematography: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, MOHAMMAED ATTA AHMED, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant)
Billie Eilish: āTherefore I Amā (cinematography: Rob Witt)
Foo Fighters: āShame Shameā (cinematography: Santiago Gonzalez)
Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper: āHolyā (cinematography: Elias Talbot)
Lady Gaga: ā911ā (cinematography: Jeff Cronenweth)
Lorde: āSolar Powerā (cinematography: Andrew Stroud)
Best Art Direction
BeyoncĆ© / Shatta Wale / Major Lazer: āALREADYā (art direction: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos)
Ed Sheeran: āBad Habitsā (art direction: Alison Dominitz)
Lady Gaga: ā911ā (art direction: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus)
Lil Nas X: āMONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)ā (art direction: John Richoux)
Saweetie ft. Doja Cat: āBest Friendā (art direction: Art Haynes)
Taylor Swift: āwillowā (art direction: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez)
Best Visual Effects
Bella Poarch: āBuild A Bitchā (visual effects: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova)
Coldplay: āHigher Powerā (visual effects: Mathematic)
Doja Cat & The Weeknd: āYou Rightā (visual effects: La Pac, Anthony Lestremau, Julien Missaire, Petr Shkolniy, Alexi Bailla, Micha Sher, Antoine Hache, Mikros MPC, Nicolas Huget, Guillaume Ho Tsong Fang, Benjamin Lenfant, Stephane Pivron, MPC Bangalore, Chanakya Chander, Raju Ganesh, David Rouxel)
Glass Animals: āTangerineā (visual effects: Ronan Fourreau)
Lil Nas X: āMONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)ā (visual effects: Mathematic)
P!NK: āAll I Know So Farā (visual effects: Dave Meyers, Freenjoy Inc)
Best Choreography
Ariana Grande: ā34+35ā (choreography: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson)
BTS: āButterā (choreography: SON SUNG DEUK With BHM PERFORMANCE DIRECTING TEAM)
Ed Sheeran: āBad Habitsā (choreography: Natricia Bernard)
Foo Fighters: āShame Shameā (choreography: Nina McNeely)
Harry Styles: āTreat People With Kindnessā (choreography: Paul Roberts)
Marshmello & Halsey: āBe Kindā (choreography: Dani Vitale)
Best Editing
Silk Sonic: āLeave the Door Openā (editing: Troy Charbonnet)
BTS: āButterā (editing: Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens)
Drake: āWhatās Nextā (editing: Noah Kendal)
Harry Styles: āTreat People With Kindnessā (editing: Claudia Wass)
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon: āPeachesā (editing: Mark Mayr, Vinnie Hobbs)
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa: āPrisonerā (editing: William Town at Modern Post)