Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift lead 2019 MTV VMA nominations
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.
Here are the MTV VMA nominees:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- 21 Savage ft. J. Cole – “a lot” – Epic Records
- Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Darkroom/Interscope Records
- Ariana Grande – “thank u, next” – Republic Records
- Jonas Brothers – “Sucker” – Republic Records
- Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records
- Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Cardi B – Atlantic Records
- Billie Eilish – Darkroom/Interscope Records
- Ariana Grande – Republic Records
- Halsey – Astralwerks/Capitol Records
- Jonas Brothers – Republic Records
- Shawn Mendes– Island Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
- Drake – “In My Feelings” – Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records
- Ariana Grande – “thank u, next” – Republic Records
- Jonas Brothers – “Sucker” – Republic Records
- Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow” – Interscope Records
- Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records
- Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records
BEST NEW ARTIST, presented by Taco Bell
- Ava Max – Atlantic Records
- Billie Eilish – Darkroom/Interscope Records
- H.E.R. – MBK/RCA Records
- Lil Nas X – Columbia Records
- Lizzo – Atlantic Records
- ROSALÍA – Columbia Records
BEST COLLABORATION
- Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records
- Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow” – Interscope Records
- Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Island Records
- Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!” – Republic Records
- Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – “I Don’t Care” – Atlantic Records
- BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Columbia Records
PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Bazzi – Atlantic Records
- CNCO – RCA Records
- Billie Eilish – Darkroom/Interscope Records
- H.E.R. – MBK/RCA Records
- Lauv – LAUV/AWAL
- Lizzo – Atlantic Records
BEST POP
- 5 Seconds of Summer – “Easier” – Interscope Records
- Cardi B & Bruno Mars – “Please Me” – Atlantic Records
- Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Darkroom/Interscope Records
- Ariana Grande – “thank u, next” – Republic Records
- Jonas Brothers – “Sucker” – Republic Records
- Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records
- Khalid – “Talk” – Right Hand Music Group/RCA Records
BEST HIP-HOP
- 2 Chainz ft. Ariana Grande – “Rule the World” – 2 Chainz Ps/Def Jam
- 21 Savage ft. J. Cole – “a lot” – Epic Records
- Cardi B – “Money” – Atlantic Records
- DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – “Higher” – We The Best/Epic Records
- Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records
- Travis Scott ft. Drake – “SICKO MODE” – Epic Records/Grand Hustle/Cactus Jack
BEST R&B
- Anderson .Paak ft. Smokey Robinson – “Make It Better” – Aftermath Ent/12 Tone Music
- Childish Gambino – “Feels Like Summer” – RCA Records
- H.E.R. ft. Bryson Tiller – “Could’ve Been” – MBK/RCA Records
- Alicia Keys – “Raise A Man” – RCA Records
- Ella Mai – “Trip” – 10 Summers/Interscope Records
- Normani ft. 6lack – “Waves” – Keep Cool/RCA Records
BEST K-POP
- BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Columbia Records
- BLACKPINK – “Kill This Love” – YG Entertainment/Interscope Records
- Monsta X ft. French Montana – “Who Do You Love” – Epic Records
- TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Cat & Dog” – Republic Records
- NCT 127 – “Regular” – SM Entertainment
- EXO – “Tempo” – SM Entertainment
BEST LATIN
- Anuel AA, Karol G – “Secreto” – Universal Music Latino
- Bad Bunny ft. Drake – “MIA” – OVO Sound/Warner Bros. Records
- benny blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez, J Balvin – “I Can’t Get Enough” – NEON16/Friends Keep Secrets/Interscope Records
- Daddy Yankee ft. Snow – “Con Calma” – Universal Music Latin Entertainment
- Maluma – “Mala Mía” – Sony Music US Latin
- ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – “Con Altura” – Columbia Records
BEST DANCE
- The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha – “Call You Mine” – Disruptor/Columbia Records
- Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato – “Solo” – Big Beat/Atlantic Records
- DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B – “Taki Taki” – DJ Snake Music Productions Ltd/Geffen
- David Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin – “Say My Name” – Big Beat/Atlantic Records
- Marshmello & Bastille – “Happier” – Capitol Records
- Silk City & Dua Lipa – “Electricity” – Columbia Records
BEST ROCK
- The 1975 – “Love It If We Made It” – Dirty Hit/Interscope Records
- Fall Out Boy – “Bishops Knife Trick” – Island Records
- Imagine Dragons – “Natural” – KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
- Lenny Kravitz – “Low” – BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
- Panic! At The Disco – “High Hopes” – Elektra Music Group
- twenty one pilots – “My Blood” – Elektra Music Group
VIDEO FOR GOOD
- Halsey – “Nightmare” – Astralwerks/Capitol Records
- The Killers – “Land of the Free” – Island
- Jamie N Commons, Skylar Grey ft. Gallant – “Runaway Train” – Interscope Records
- John Legend – “Preach” – Columbia Records
- Lil Dicky – “Earth” – Dirty Burd, Inc./Commission/BMG
- Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records
BEST DIRECTION
- Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Darkroom/Interscope Records – Directed by Dave Meyers
- FKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Young Turks – Directed by Andrew Thomas Huang
- Ariana Grande – “thank you, next” – Republic Records – Directed by Hannah Lux Davis
- Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records – Directed by Calmatic
- LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends” – Columbia Records – Directed by Dano Cerny
- Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records – Directed by Drew Kirsch & Taylor Swift
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Billie Eilish – “when the party’s over”
- FKA twigs – “Cellophane”
- Ariana Grande – “God is a Woman”
- DJ Khaled ft. SZA – “Just Us”
- LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends”
- Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!”
BEST EDITING
- Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Tints”
- Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)”
- Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy”
- Ariana Grande – “7 Rings”
- Solange – “Almeda”
- Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down”
BEST ART DIRECTION
- BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv”
- Ariana Grande – “7 Rings”
- Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)”
- Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita”
- Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down”
- Kanye West and Lil’ Pump ft. Adele Givens – “I Love It”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
- FKA twigs – “Cellophane”
- ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – “Con Altura”
- LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends”
- Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita”
- Solange – “Almeda”
- BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Tints”
- Billie Eilish – “hostage”
- Ariana Grande – “thank you, next”
- Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita”
- Solange – “Almeda”
- Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!”