The MTV Video Music Awards show will take place in about a month, on August 28th. While we still don’t know who will be taking the stage to perform, we do know who is up for awards.
Announced Tuesday, the 2022 VMA nominees include Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow and Kendrick Lamar, who each received seven nominations. They were followed by Doja Cat and Harry Styles, who collected six each. Drake, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa and The Weeknd scored five each.
The show celebrates the best music videos of the past year. Doja Cat hosted last year, but a host for 2022 has yet to be announced.
Video of the Year nominees include Doja Cat for Woman, Drake ft. Future and Young Thug for Way 2 Sexy, Ed Sheeran for Shivers, Harry Styles for As It Was, Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow for Industry Baby, Olivia Rodrigo for Brutal and Taylor Swift for All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (the of Taylor). Here are all the nominees:
The 2022 VMA Nominees
Video of the year
Doja Cat, Female
Drake ft. Future and Young Thug, Way 2 Sexy
Ed Sheeran, Shivers
Harry Styles, as he was
Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow, Industry Baby
Olivia Rodrigo, Brutal
Taylor Swift, All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor Version)
Artist of the year
The bad bunny
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
Jack Harlow
Lil Nas X
Face
Song of the year
Adele, take it easy on me
Billie Eilish, happier than ever
Doja Cat, Female
Elton John and Dua Lipa, Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)
Face, damn time
Kid LaRoy and Justin Bieber, stay
Best New Artist
Baby Keem
Cameron Pigeon
Gail
Lato
Måneskin
Seventeen
Push Performance of the Year
Griff, one night
Remy Wolff, Sexy Villain
Nessa Barrett, I Hope Ur Miserable Until Ur Dead
Seventeen, Rock With You
May Mueller, Better Days
Gail, abcdefu
Shenseea, RU This
Omar Apollo, Tamagotchi
Wet foot, sun lounger
Muni Long, Baby Boo
Doechii, Persuasive
Best cooperation
Drake ft. Future and Young Thug, Way 2 Sexy
Elton John and Dua Lipa, Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)
Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow, Industry Baby
Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa, Sweetest Pie
Post Malone and The Weeknd, One Right Now
Rosalía ft. The Weeknd, La Fama
Kid LaRoy and Justin Bieber, stay
Best Pop
Billie Eilish, happier than ever
Doja Cat, Female
Ed Sheeran, Shivers
Harry Styles, as he was
Face, damn time
Olivia Rodrigo, Traitor
Best hip hop
Eminem and Snoop Dogg, from D 2 on LBC
Future ft. Drake and Thems, Wait for U
Kendrick Lamar, N95
Latto, Great Energy
Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby, Do We Have a Problem?
Pusha T, Diet Coke
Best rock
Foo Fighters, Love Dies Young
Jack White, Taking Me Back
Muse, won’t back down
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Summer
Shinedown, Planet Zero
Three days of grace, the so-called life
Best alternative
Avril Lavigne ft. Blackbear, Love It When You Hate Me
Imagine dragons and JID, enemy
Machine Gun Kelly ft. Willow, Emo Girl
Måneskin, I Wanna Be Your Slave
Panic! at the disco, Viva Las Vengeance
Twenty One Pilots, Saturday
Willow and Avril Lavigne featuring Travis Barker, GROW
The best Latin
Anitta, Envolver
Bad Bunny, Tití Me Preguntó
Becky G and Carol G, Mamiii
Daddy Yankee Remix
Farouk, Peppas
J Balvin and Skrillex, In Da Ghetto
Best R&B
Alicia Keys, City of the Gods (Part II)
Chloe, have mercy
HER, For everyone
Normani ft. Cardi B, Wild Side
Summer Walker & SZA & Cardi B, No Love (Extended Version)
The Weeknd, Out Of Time
Best K-pop
BTS Coming (The Most Beautiful Moment)
Itzy, Loco
Lisa, Lalisa
Seventeen, hot
Homeless kids, geek
Twice, The Feels
Video for good
Kendrick Lamar The Heart Part 5
Lato, P*si
Face, damn time
Rina Sawayama, that hell
Stromae, Fils de Joie
Best Metaverse performance
Blackpink the virtual | PUBG
BTS | Minecraft
Charli XCX | Roblox
Justin Bieber – Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave
Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite
Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox
Best Long Form Video
Billie Eilish, Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
Foo Fighters, Studio 666
Kacey Musgraves, Star-Crossed
Madonna, Madame X
Olivia Rodrigo Driving Home 2 U
Taylor Swift, All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor Version)
Best Cinematography
Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar, Family Ties
Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran, Bam Bam
Harry Styles, as he was
Kendrick Lamar, N95
Normani ft. Cardi B, Wild Side
Taylor Swift, All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor Version)
Best Director
Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar, Family Ties
Billie Eilish, happier than ever
Ed Sheeran, Shivers
Harry Styles, as he was
Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow, Industry Baby
Taylor Swift, All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor Version)
Best Art Direction
Adele, oh my god
Doja Cat, Get Into It (Yuh)
Drake ft. Future and Young Thug, Way 2 Sexy
Kacey Musgraves, Simple Times
Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow, Industry Baby
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa, Sweetest Pie
Best visual effects
Billie Eilish, happier than ever
Coldplay and BTS, My Universe
Kendrick Lamar The Heart Part 5
Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow, Industry Baby
Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa, Sweetest Pie
Kid LaRoy and Justin Bieber, stay
Best choreography
BTS, permission to dance
Doja Cat, Female
FKA twigs ft. The Weeknd, Tears In The Club
Harry Styles, as he was
Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow, Industry Baby
Normani ft. Cardi B, Wild Side
Best edit
Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar, Family Ties
Doja Cat, Get Into It (Yuh)
Olivia Rodrigo, Brutal
Rosalia, Saoko
Taylor Swift, All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor Version)
The Weeknd, Take My Breath