MTV Announces 2018 “VMAs” Nominations
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“It has already been a monumental year in music, and this year’s ‘VMAs’
will take things to a whole new level,” said
MTV’s collaboration with Instagram to reveal the nominees on IGTV with
an all-star group of creators is the first time an awards show has used
the new platform in this capacity. With a combined reach of more than 23
million followers on Instagram alone, the team included
Beginning today, fans can vote for their favorites across 12 VMA
categories, including “Video of the Year,” “Artist of the Year,” “Best
Collaboration” and more by visiting vma.mtv.com
until
COMPLETE LIST OF NOMINEES
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” –
Republic Records
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” –
Atlantic Records
The Carters – “APES**T” –
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA
Records
Drake – “God's Plan” – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande – Republic Records
Bruno
Mars – Atlantic Records
Cardi
B – Atlantic Records
Drake – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
Post
SONG OF THE YEAR
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)”
– Atlantic Records
Drake – “God's Plan” – YMCMB/Cash Money/
Post
BEST NEW ARTIST (Presented by Taco Bell®)
Bazzi –
iamcosmic/Atlantic Records
Cardi B – Atlantic Records
Chloe x
Halle –
BEST COLLABORATION
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B –
“Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic Records
The Carters – “APES**T” –
Logic ft.
N.E.R.D &
Rihanna – “Lemon” – i am OTHER/Columbia Records
PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BEST POP
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” –
P!nk – “What About Us” – RCA
Records
BEST HIP HOP
Cardi B ft. 21 Savage – “Bartier Cardi” –
KSR/Atlantic Records
The Carters – “APES**T” –
Drake – “God's Plan” – YMCMB/Cash Money/
J. Cole – “ATM” – Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope Records
Migos
ft. Drake – “Walk It Talk It” – Quality Control/Capitol Records
Nicki
Minaj – “Chun-Li” –
BEST LATIN
Daddy Yankee – “Dura” – El Cartel Records/UMLE
J
Balvin,
Luis Fonsi,
Maluma – “Felices los
4” – Sony Music Entertainment US Latin
Shakira ft. Maluma –
“Chantaje” – Sony Music Entertainment US Latin
BEST DANCE
Avicii ft.
The
Chainsmokers – “Everybody Hates Me” – Disruptor Records/Columbia Records
Marshmello ft.
Khalid – “Silence” – RCA Records/Ultra Records
Zedd &
BEST ROCK
Fall Out Boy – “Champion” – Island Records
Foo
Fighters – “The Sky Is A Neighborhood” – RCA Records
Imagine
Dragons – “Whatever It Takes” – KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
Linkin
Park – “One More Light” –
Panic! At The Disco
– “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” – Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic Records
Thirty
Seconds to Mars – “Walk On Water” – Interscope Records
VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” –
mcDJ / RCA Records
Dej Loaf and
Drake – ‘God’s Plan” – YMCMB/Cash Money/
Janelle Monáe – “PYNK” – Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records
Logic ft.
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ariana Grande – “No
Tears Left to Cry” – Republic Records – Cinematography by
The Carters – “APES**T” –
Childish Gambino –
“This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records – Cinematography by
Eminem
ft.
BEST DIRECTION
The Carters – “APES**T” –
Childish Gambino – “This Is
America” – mcDJ / RCA Records – Directed by
Drake –
“God's Plan” – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records – Directed by
BEST ART DIRECTION
The Carters – “APES**T” –
Childish
Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records – Art Direction by
J. Cole – “ATM” – Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope
Records – Art Direction by
Janelle Monáe – “Make Me
Feel” – Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records – Art Direction by Pepper Nguyen
SZA
– “The Weekend” – TDE/RCA Records – Art Direction by SZA and Solange
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” –
Republic Records – Visual Effects by Vidal and Loris Paillier for Buf
Avicii
ft.
Eminem
ft. Beyoncé – “Walk On Water” – Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records –
Visual Effects Supervisor
Maroon 5 – “Wait” –
222/Interscope Records – Visual Effects by TIMBER
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)”
– Atlantic Records – Choreography by
The Carters –
“APES**T” –
Childish Gambino – “This Is
America” – mcDJ / RCA Records – Choreography by
BEST EDITING
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” –
Atlantic Records – Editing by
The Carters –
“APES**T” –
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records –
Editing by
Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel” – Bad Boy
Records/Atlantic Records – Editing by
N.E.R.D & Rihanna
– “Lemon” – i am OTHER/Columbia Records – Editing by
Cardi B – 10 Nominations
VIDEO OF THE YEAR – “Finesse
(Remix)” – Atlantic Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
SONG OF THE
YEAR – “Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic Records
BEST NEW ARTIST
BEST
COLLABORATION – “Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic Records
BEST
COLLABORATION – “Dinero” –
BEST
HIP HOP – “Bartier Cardi” – KSR/Atlantic Records
BEST LATIN –
“Dinero” –
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY –
“Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic Records
BEST EDITING – “Finesse
(Remix)” – Atlantic Records
The Carters – 8 Nominations
VIDEO OF THE YEAR – “APES**T” –
BEST COLLABORATION – “APES**T” –
BEST HIP HOP – “APES**T” –
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – “APES**T” –
BEST DIRECTION – “APES**T” –
BEST ART DIRECTION – “APES**T” –
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY – “APES**T” –
BEST EDITING – “APES**T” –
Childish Gambino– 7 Nominations
VIDEO OF THE YEAR – “This Is
America” – mcDJ / RCA Records
VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE – “This Is
America” – mcDJ / RCA Records
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – “This Is
America” – mcDJ / RCA Records
BEST DIRECTION – “This Is America” –
mcDJ / RCA Records
BEST ART DIRECTION – “This Is America” – mcDJ /
RCA Records
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA
Records
BEST EDITING – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records
Drake – 7 Nominations
VIDEO OF THE YEAR – “God's Plan” –
YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR – “God's Plan”
– YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
SONG OF THE YEAR – “God's Plan”
– YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
BEST HIP-HOP – “God's Plan” –
YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
BEST HIP-HOP – “Walk It Talk It”
– Quality Control/Capitol Records
VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE – “God's
Plan” – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
BEST DIRECTION – “God's
Plan” – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
Bruno Mars – 6 Nominations
VIDEO OF THE YEAR – “Finesse
(Remix)” – Atlantic Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
SONG OF THE
YEAR – “Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic Records
BEST COLLABORATION –
“Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic Records
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY – “Finesse
(Remix)” – Atlantic Records
BEST EDITING – “Finesse (Remix)” –
Atlantic Records
Ariana Grande – 5 Nominations
VIDEO OF THE YEAR – “No Tears
Left to Cry” – Republic Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BEST POP –
“No Tears Left to Cry” – Republic Records
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – “No
Tears Left to Cry” – Republic Records
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – “No
Tears Left to Cry” – Republic Records
VIDEO OF THE YEAR – “Havana”
– Syco Music/Epic Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
SONG OF THE YEAR
– “Havana” – Syco Music/Epic Records
BEST POP – “Havana” – Syco
Music/Epic Records
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY – “Havana” – Syco Music/Epic
Records
SONG OF THE YEAR – “Perfect” –
Atlantic Records
BEST POP – “Perfect” – Atlantic Records
BEST
CINEMATOGRAPHY – “River” – Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records
BEST
DIRECTION – “Perfect” – Atlantic Records
Khalid – 4 Nominations
BEST COLLABORATION – “1-800-273-8255”
– Def Jam Recordings
PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BEST DANCE –
“Silence” – RCA Records/Ultra Records
VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE –
“1-800-273-8255” – Def Jam Recordings
Young Thug – 4 Nominations
VIDEO OF THE YEAR – “Havana” –
Syco Music/Epic Records
SONG OF THE YEAR – “Havana” – Syco
Music/Epic Records
BEST POP – “Havana” – Syco Music/Epic Records
BEST
CHOREOGRAPHY – “Havana” – Syco Music/Epic Records
BEST COLLABORATION –
“1-800-273-8255” – Def Jam Recordings
VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE –
“1-800-273-8255” – Def Jam Recordings
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY –
“Growing Pains” – Def Jam Recordings
SONG OF THE YEAR – “New Rules” –
BEST DANCE – “One Kiss” – Columbia Records
BEST
CHOREOGRAPHY – “IDGAF” –
Janelle Monáe – 3 Nominations
VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE – “PYNK”
– Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records
BEST ART DIRECTION – “Make Me
Feel” – Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records
BEST EDITING – “Make Me
Feel” – Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records
BEST POP – “In My Blood” –
Island Records
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – “In My Blood” – Island Records
BEST
DIRECTION – “In My Blood” – Island Records
SZA – 3 Nominations
PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BEST ART
DIRECTION – “The Weekend” – TDE/RCA Records
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS –
“All The Stars” – TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records
BEST ART DIRECTION – “Look What
You Made Me Do” – Big Machine Records
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – “Look
What You Made Me Do” – Big Machine Records
BEST EDITING – “Look
What You Made Me Do” – Big Machine Records
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