Culture July 23, 2019

Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift lead 2019 MTV VMA nominations

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The nominees for the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards have been revealed, and Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift lead all artists with a whopping 10 nominations each.

Both women are nominated in the most prestigious category, Video of the Year, as well as Song of the Year and Best Pop. Billie Eilish is close behind with nine nods, followed by Lil Nas X with eight.

Halsey has six nominations, while Shawn Mendes received five. BTS, The Jonas Brothers, J Balvin, Cardi B and Camila Cabello all have four each.

The nominees for Video of the Year are Ariana's "thank u, next," Taylor's "You Need to Calm Down," Billie's "bad guy," "Sucker" by The Jonas Brothers, "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus, and "a lot," by 21 Savage ft. J. Cole.

New categories this year include Best K-Pop, and Video for Good -- the latter highlights videos with a socially conscious message, such as Taylor's pro-LGBTQ clip for "You Need to Calm Down."

You can vote now for your favorite videos across 14 categories via vma.mtv.com until Thursday, August 15. Voting for the Best New Artist trophy will be live right up until the actual VMA telecast, which airs Monday, August 26, live from the Prudential Center in New Jersey at 8 p.m. ET.

This year, you can also vote for Artist of the Year via Alexa-enabled devices.

Finally, if you vote via vma.mtv.com, your vote can be doubled during "power hour," which is 1-2 p.m. ET daily.

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Here are the MTV VMA nominees:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

SONG OF THE YEAR

BEST NEW ARTIST, presented by Taco Bell

BEST COLLABORATION

PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR

BEST POP

BEST HIP-HOP

BEST R&B

BEST K-POP

BEST LATIN

BEST DANCE

BEST ROCK

VIDEO FOR GOOD

BEST DIRECTION

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

BEST EDITING

BEST ART DIRECTION

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY