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Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga lead MTV Video Music Awards nominations

Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga lead MTV Video Music Awards nominations
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Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga will be the ones to beat at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards after scoring nine nominations each.

Billie Eilish and The Weeknd are close behind with six nods apiece.

All four artists will be going head-to-head for Video of the Year, in which Grande and Gaga will compete with their Rain on Me collaboration against Eilish's Everything I Wanted, and The Weeknd's Blinding Lights.

Taylor Swift's The Man, Future and Drake's Life Is Good, and Eminem and Juice WRLD's Godzilla are also up for the top prize, while Gaga and The Weeknd will face off with Justin Bieber, Post Malone, Megan Thee Stallion, and DaBaby for Artist of the Year. Rain on Me and Everything I Wanted are shortlisted for Song of the Year, alongside Post's Circles, Megan Thee Stallion's Savage, The Box by Roddy Ricch, and Doja Cat's Say So, while Grande is up twice for Best Collaboration - thanks to Rain on Me and her Bieber hit Stuck with U.

MTV have also introduced two new categories to acknowledge releases during the coronavirus lockdown: Best Quarantine Performance and Best Music Video From Home.

Fans can cast their votes for each prize online, with polls closing on 23 August, and the winners unveiled live on air on 30 August.

 

The full list of nominees is as follows:

 

Video of the Year:

Billie Eilish - "everything i wanted" - Darkroom / Interscope Records

Eminem ft. Juice WRLD - "Godzilla" - Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records

Future ft. Drake - "Life Is Good" - Epic Records / Freebandz

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande - "Rain On Me" - Streamline / Interscope Records

Taylor Swift - "The Man" - Republic Records

The Weeknd - "Blinding Lights" - XO / Republic Records

 

Artist of the Year:

DaBaby - SCMG / Interscope Records

Justin Bieber - RBMG / Def Jam

Lady Gaga - Streamline / Interscope Records

Megan Thee Stallion - 300 Entertainment

Post Malone - Republic Records

The Weeknd - XO / Republic Records

 

Song of the Year:

Billie Eilish - "everything i wanted" - Darkroom / Interscope Records

Doja Cat - "Say So" - Kemosabe / RCA Records

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande - "Rain On Me" - Streamline / Interscope Records

Megan Thee Stallion - "Savage" - 300 Entertainment

Post Malone - "Circles" - Republic Records

Roddy Ricch - "The Box" - Atlantic Records

 

Best Collaboration:

Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber - "Stuck with U" - Republic Records / Def Jam

Black Eyed Peas ft. J Balvin - "RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)" - Epic Records / We The Best

Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid - "Beautiful People" - Atlantic Records

Future ft. Drake - "Life Is Good" - Epic Records / Freebandz

Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj - "Tusa" - Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande - "Rain On Me" - Streamline / Interscope Records

 

Push Best New Artist:

Doja Cat - Kemosabe / RCA Records

Jack Harlow - Generation Now / Atlantic Records

Lewis Capaldi - Capitol Records

Roddy Ricch - Atlantic Records

Tate McRae - RCA Records

YUNGBLUD - Locomotion Recordings / Geffen Records / Interscope Records

 

Best Pop:

BTS - "On" - Big Hit Entertainment

Halsey - "You should be sad" - Capitol Records

Jonas Brothers - "What a Man Gotta Do" - Republic Records

Justin Bieber ft. Quavo - "Intentions" - RBMG / Def Jam

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande - "Rain On Me" - Streamline / Interscope Records

Taylor Swift - "Lover" - Republic Records

 

Best Hip-Hop:

DaBaby - "BOP" - SCMG / Interscope Records

Eminem ft. Juice WRLD - "Godzilla" - Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records

Future ft. Drake - "Life Is Good" - Epic Records / Freebandz

Megan Thee Stallion - "Savage" - 300 Entertainment

Roddy Ricch - "The Box" - Atlantic Records

Travis Scott - "HIGHEST IN THE ROOM" - Epic Records / Cactus Jack

 

Best Rock:

blink-182 - "Happy Days" - Columbia Records

Coldplay - "Orphans" - Atlantic Records

Evanescence - "Wasted On You" - BMG

Fall Out Boy ft. Wyclef Jean - "Dear Future Self (Hands Up)" - Island Records

Green Day - "Oh Yeah!" - Reprise / Warner Records

The Killers - "Caution" - Island Records

 

Best Alternative:

The 1975 - "If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)" - Dirty Hit / Interscope Records

All Time Low - "Some Kind Of Disaster" - Fueled By Ramen

FINNEAS - "Let's Fall in Love for the Night" - AWAL

Lana Del Rey - "Doin' Time" - Interscope Records

Machine Gun Kelly - "Bloody Valentine" - Bad Boy / Interscope Records

twenty one pilots - "Level of Concern" - Elektra Music Group / Fueled By Ramen

 

Bests Latin:

Anuel AA ft. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G & J Balvin - "China" - Real Hasta La Muerte

Bad Bunny - "Yo Perreo Sola" - Rimas Entertainment

Black Eyed Peas ft. Ozuna & J. Rey Soul - "MAMACITA" - Epic Records

J Balvin - "Amarillo" - Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj - "Tusa" - Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Maluma ft. J Balvin - "Qué Pena" - Sony Music Latin

 

Best R&B:

Alicia Keys - "Underdog" - RCA Records

Chloe x Halle - "Do It" - Parkwood / Columbia Records

H.E.R. ft. YG - "Slide" - MBK / RCA Records

Khalid ft. Summer Walker - "Eleven" - Right Hand Music / RCA Records

Lizzo - "Cuz I Love You" - Atlantic Records

The Weeknd - "Blinding Lights" - XO / Republic Records

 

Best K-Pop:

(G)I-DLE - "Oh My God" - Republic Records

BTS - "On" - Big Hit Entertainment

EXO - "Obsession" - SM Entertainment

Monsta X - "SOMEONE'S SOMEONE" - Epic Records

Tomorrow X Together - "9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)" Republic Records

Red Velvet - "Psycho" - SM Entertainment

 

Video for Good:

Anderson .Paak - "Lockdown" - 12 Tone Music Group

Billie Eilish - "all the good girls go to hell" - Darkroom / Interscope Records

Demi Lovato - "I Love Me" - Island Records

H.E.R. - "I Can't Breathe" - MBK / RCA Records

Lil Baby - "The Bigger Picture" - Quality Control Music / Motown / Capitol Music Group

Taylor Swift - "The Man" - Republic Records

 

Best Music Video from Home:

5 Seconds of Summer - "Wildflower" - Interscope Records

Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber - "Stuck with U" - Republic Records / Def Jam

blink-182 - "Happy Days" - Columbia Records

Drake - "Toosie Slide" - OVO/Republic Records

John Legend - "Bigger Love" - Columbia Records

twenty one pilots - "Level of Concern" - Elektra Music Group / Fueled By Ramen

 

Best Quarantine Perfomance:

Chloe & Halle - "Do It" from MTV's Prom-athon

CNCO - Unplugged At Home

DJ D-Nice - Club MTV presents #DanceTogether

John Legend - #togetherathome Concert Series

Lady Gaga - "Smile" from One World: Together At Home

Post Malone - Nirvana Tribute

 

Best Direction:

Billie Eilish - "xanny" - Darkroom / Interscope Records - Directed by Billie Eilish

Doja Cat - "Say So" - Kemosabe / RCA Records - Directed by Hannah Lux Davis

Dua Lipa - "Don't Start Now" - Warner Records - Directed by Nabil

Harry Styles - "Adore You" - Columbia Records - Directed by Dave Meyers

Taylor Swift - "The Man" - Republic Records - Directed by Taylor Swift

The Weeknd - "Blinding Lights" - XO / Republic Records - Directed by Anton Tammi

 

Best Cinematography:

5 Seconds of Summer - "Old Me" - Interscope Records - Cinematography by Kieran Fowler

Camila Cabello ft. DaBaby - "My Oh My" - Syco Music / Epic Records - Cinematography by Dave Meyers

Billie Eilish - "all the good girls go to hell" - Darkroom / Interscope Records - Cinematography by Christopher Probst

Katy Perry - "Harleys In Hawaii" - Capitol Records - Cinematography by Arnau Valls

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande - "Rain On Me" - Streamline / Interscope Records - Cinematography by Thomas Kloss

The Weeknd - "Blinding Lights" - XO / Republic Records - Cinematography by Oliver Millar

 

Best Art Direction:

A$AP Rocky - "Babushka Boi" - Polo Grounds Music / RCA Records - Art Direction by A$AP Rocky & Nadia Lee Cohen

Dua Lipa - "Physical" - Warner Records - Art Direction by Anna Colomé Nogu ́

Harry Styles - "Adore You" - Columbia Records - Art Direction by Laura Ellis Cricks

Miley Cyrus - "Mother's Daughter" - RCA Records - Art Direction by Christian Stone

Selena Gomez - "Boyfriend" - Interscope Records - Art Direction by Tatiana Van Sauter

Taylor Swift - "Lover" - Republic Records - Art Direction by Ethan Tobman

 

Best Visual Effects:

Billie Eilish - "all the good girls go to hell" - Darkroom / Interscope Records - Visual Effects by Drive Studios

Demi Lovato - "I Love Me" - Island Records - Visual Effects by Hoody FX

Dua Lipa - "Physical" - Warner Records - Visual Effects by EIGHTY4

Harry Styles - "Adore You" - Columbia Records - Visual Effects by Mathematic

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande - "Rain On Me" - Streamline / Interscope Records - Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios

Travis Scott - "HIGHEST IN THE ROOM" - Epic Records / Cactus Jack - Visual Effects by ARTJAIL, SCISSOR FILMS & FRENDER

 

Best Choreography:

BTS - "On" - Big Hit Entertainment - Choreography by Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun, Lee Byung Eun

CNCO & Natti Natasha - "Honey Boo" - Sony Music Latin / RCA Records - Choreography by Kyle Hanagami

DaBaby - "BOP" - SCMG / Interscope Records - Choreography by Dani Leigh and Cherry

Dua Lipa - "Physical" - Warner Records - Choreography by Charm La'Donna

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande - "Rain On Me" - Streamline / Interscope Records - Choreography by Richy Jackson

Normani - "Motivation" - Keep Cool / RCA Records - Choreography by Sean Bankhead

 

Best Editing:

Halsey - "Graveyard" - Capitol Records - Edited by Emilie Aubry, Janne Vartia & Tim Montana

James Blake - "Can't Believe the Way We Flow" - Republic Records - Edited by Frank Lebon

Lizzo - "Good As Hell" - Atlantic Records - Edited by Russell Santos & Sofia Kerpan

Miley Cyrus - "Mother's Daughter" - RCA Records - Edited by Alexandre Moors, Nuno Xico

ROSALÍA - "A Palé" - Columbia Records - Edited by Andre Jones

The Weeknd - "Blinding Lights" - XO / Republic Records - Edited by Janne Vartia & Tim Montana.

 

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