Awards show introduces new categories ‘Best
K-POP’ and ‘Video For Good,’ and becomes the first to reveal
nominations via Facebook Messenger and Twitter DMs
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MTV today unveiled the nominations for the 2019 “VMAs,” which
includes dozens of artists whose reach and influence have elevated
the music industry and global cultural conversation. Ariana Grande
and Taylor Swift lead the nominations with 10 nods each in
categories including, “Video of the Year,” “Song of the Year” and
“Best Pop.” Other top contenders include first-time VMA nominees
Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X who both entered the category of “Best
New Artist,” presented by Taco Bell®. This year’s show will
introduce two new categories, “Best K-Pop” and “Video for
Good.”
In a first for a major awards show, MTV revealed nominations
today via the “VMA chatbot,” giving fans a sneak peek at the
nominees by sending a DM (direct message) to @VMAs on Facebook
Messenger and Twitter.
“It’s been an incredible year in music and this group of
nominees perfectly reflect the rich pop music landscape,” said
Bruce Gillmer, Head of Music and Music Talent, Viacom and Co-Brand
Head, MTV International. “We can’t wait to see the outcome, once
the fans weigh in. It’s going to be an awesome, unforgettable
evening!”
Beginning today, fans can vote for their favorites across 14
gender-neutral VMA categories, including “Video of the Year,”
“Artist of the Year,” “Best Collaboration” and more by visiting
vma.mtv.com until Thursday, August 15. Voting for the “Best New
Artist” award, presented by Taco Bell®, will remain active until
the VMA broadcast. Fans on Twitter and Facebook Messenger can also
slide into VMAs’ DMs to cast an additional vote for “Video of the
Year,” “Song of the Year,” and more. Also launching this week, fans
will be able to ask Alexa to “vote for the VMAs” for “Artist of the
Year” within the MTV skill on Alexa-enabled devices.
This year, for the first time ever, MTV is rewarding fans for
voting through VMA Power Hour on vma.mtv.com, where their votes are
doubled from 1-2pm ET daily. Superfans can come back each day
within this voting window beginning tomorrow to show double the
love for their favorite artists.
COMPLETE LIST OF
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 Khalid –
“Talk” – Right Hand Music Group/RCA Records Ariana Grande – “thank
u, next” – Republic Records Jonas Brothers – “Sucker” – Republic
Records Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic
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” – Darkroom/Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Ryan Ross,
Andres Jaramillo FKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Young Turks – Visual
Effects by Matt Chandler, Fabio Zaveti for Analog Ariana Grande –
“God is a Woman” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Fabrice
Lagayette, Kristina Prilukova & Rebecca Rice for Mathematic DJ
Khaled ft. SZA – “Just Us” – We The Best/Epic Records – Visual
Effects by Sergii Mashevskyi LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New
Friends” – Columbia Records – Visual Effects by Ethan Chancer
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!” –
Republic Records – Visual Effects by Loris Paillier & Lucas
Salton for BUF VFX
BEST EDITING Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Tints”
– Aftermath Ent/12 Tone Music – Editing by Elias Talbot Lil Nas X
ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Record –
Editing by Calmatic Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Darkroom/Interscope
Records – Editing by Billie Eilish Ariana Grande – “7 Rings” –
Republic Records – Editing by Hannah Lux Davis & Taylor Walsh
Solange – “Almeda” – Columbia Records – Editing by Solange Knowles,
Vinnie Hobbs, Jonathon Proctor Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm
Down” – Republic Records – Editing by Jarrett Fijal
BEST ART DIRECTION BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” –
Columbia Records – Art Direction by JinSil Park, BoNa Kim (MU:E)
Ariana Grande – “7 Rings” – Republic Records – Art Direction by
John Richoux Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road
(Remix)” – Columbia Records – Art Direction by Itaru Dela Vegas
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Island Records –
Art Direction by Tatiana Van Sauter Taylor Swift – “You Need to
Calm Down” – Republic Records – Art Direction by Brittany Porter
Kanye West and Lil’ Pump ft. Adele Givens – “I Love It” – Warner
Records & Def Jam Music Group – Art Direction by Tino
Schaedler
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY FKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Young Turks
– Choreography by Kelly Yvonne ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El
Guincho – “Con Altura” – Columbia Records – Choreography by Charm
La’Donna LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends” – Columbia
Records – Choreography by Ryan Heffington Shawn Mendes & Camila
Cabello – “Señorita” – Island Records – Choreography by Calvit
Hodge, Sara Biv Solange – “Almeda” – Columbia Records –
Choreography by Maya Taylor, Solange Knowles BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy
With Luv” – Columbia Records – Choreography by Rie Hata
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar –
“Tints” – Aftermath Ent/12 Tone Music – Cinematography by Elias
Talbot Billie Eilish – “hostage” – Darkroom/Interscope Records –
Cinematography by Pau Castejon Ariana Grande – “thank you, next” –
Republic Records – Cinematography by Christopher Probst Shawn
Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Island Records –
Cinematography by Scott Cunningham Solange – “Almeda” – Columbia
Records – Cinematography by Chayse Irvin, Ryan Marie Helfant,
Justin Hamilton Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The
Disco – “ME!” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Starr
Whitesides
Ariana Grande – 10 Nominations Video of the Year Artist
of the Year Song of the Year Best Pop Best Hip-Hop Best Direction
Best Visual Effects Best Editing Best Art Direction Best
Cinematography
Taylor Swift – 10 Nominations Video of the Year Song of
the Year Best Collaboration Best Pop Best Direction Best Visual
Effects Best Editing Best Art Direction Best Cinematography Video
For Good
Billie Eilish – 9 Nominations Video of the Year Artist of
the Year Best New Artist, presented by Taco Bell® Best Pop Best
Direction Best Visual Effects Push Artist of the Year Best Editing
Best Cinematography
Lil Nas X – 8 Nominations Video of the Year Song of the
Year Best New Artist, presented by Taco Bell® Best Collaboration
Best Hip-Hop Best Direction Best Editing Best Art Direction
Halsey – 6 Nominations Artist of the Year Best
Collaboration Video For Good Best Art Direction Best Choreography
Best K-POP
Shawn Mendes – 5 Nominations Artist of the Year Best
Collaboration Best Art Direction Best Choreography Best
Cinematography
Camila Cabello – 4 Nominations Best Collaboration Best
Art Direction Best Choreography Best Cinematography
Cardi B – 4 Nominations Artist of the Year Best Pop Best
Hip-Hop Best Dance
J Balvin – 4 Nominations Best Latin Best Latin Best Dance
Best Choreography
Jonas Brothers – 4 Nominations Video of the Year Artist
of the Year Song of the Year Best Pop
BTS – 4 Nominations Best Collaboration Best Art Direction
Best Choreography Best K-POP
Anderson .Paak – 3 Nominations Best R&B Best Editing
Best Cinematography
Drake – 3 Nominations Song of the Year Best Hip-Hop Best
Latin
FKA twigs – 3 Nominations Best Direction Best Visual
Effects Best Choreography
H.E.R. – 3 Nominations Best New Artist Best R&B Push
Artist of the Year
LSD – 3 Nominations Best Direction Best Visual Effects
Best Choreography
ROSALÍA – 3 Nominations Best New Artist, presented by
Taco Bell® Best Latin Best Choreography
Solange – 3 Nominations Best Editing Best Choreography
Best Cinematography
The “VMAs,” which will be hosted by comedian, actor and
best-selling author Sebastian Maniscalco, will air live from
Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Monday, August 26 at 8:00 p.m.
ET/PT, and across MTV’s global network of channels in more than 180
countries, reaching more than half a billion households around the
world.
Official sponsors of the 2019 “MTV Video Music Awards” include
EXTRA™ Refreshers, PEPSI®, Taco Bell®, and the 2020 Toyota
Corolla.
Follow @MTV and @VMAs on social to keep up with all-things
#VMAs.
Bruce Gillmer and Den of Thieves co-founder Jesse Ignjatovic are
Executive Producers for the 2019 “VMAs.” Barb Bialkowski is
Co-Executive Producer. Jackie Barba, Joe Buoye and Alicia Portugal
serve as Executive in Charge of Production. Amani Duncan is
Executive in Charge of Music. Wendy Plaut is Executive in Charge of
Celebrity Talent.
About MTV:
MTV is the leading global youth media brand in 180 countries,
reaching 450 million households in nearly 30 different languages
across every platform. A unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA),
MTV operations span cable and mobile networks, live events,
theatrical films and MTV Studios.
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and more than 175 concerts, family shows and special events each
year. The arena is also home to the GRAMMY Museum Experience
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