Nominations for the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards have been announced, with Jack Harlow and Lil Nas X leading the way with seven nominations each.  Also up for seven nominations, Kendrick Lamar, who’s up for Best Hip-Hop and Video.  Following closely behind with six nominations each are Doja Cat and Harry Styles.

 

 

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The 2022 VMAs go down live inside the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on August 28.

 

Check out the full list of nominees below.

 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Doja Cat – “Woman”
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers”
Harry Styles – “As It Was“
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”
Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal”
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)

 

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ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bad Bunny
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
Jack Harlow
Lil Nas X
Lizzo

 

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SONG OF THE YEAR
Adele – “Easy On Me”
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Doja Cat – “Woman”
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY”

 

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BEST NEW ARTIST
Baby Keem
Dove Cameron –
GAYLE
Latto
Ma?neskin
SEVENTEEN

 

PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Griff – “One Night”
Remi Wolf – “Sexy Villain”
Nessa Barrett – “i hope ur miserable until ur dead”
SEVENTEEN – “Rock With You”
Mae Muller – “Better Days”
GAYLE – “abcdefu”
Sheneesa – “R U That”
Omar Apollo – “Tamagotchi”
Wet Leg – “Chaise Longue”
Muni Long – “Baby Boo”
Doechii – “Persuasive”

 

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BEST COLLABORATION

Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”
Post Malone & The Weeknd – “One Right Now”
ROSALÍA ft. The Weeknd – “LA FAMA”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY”

 

BEST POP
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Doja Cat – “Woman”
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
Olivia Rodrigo – “traitor”

 

BEST HIP-HOP
Eminem & Snoop Dogg – “From The D 2 The LBC”
Future ft. Drake, Tems – “WAIT FOR U”
Kendrick Lamar – “N95”
Latto – “Big 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 Stand Down”
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Black Summer”
Shinedown – “Planet Zero”
Three Days Grace – “So Called Life”

BEST ALTERNATIVE
Avril Lavigne ft. blackbear – “Love It When You Hate Me”
Imagine Dragons x JID – “Enemy”
Machine Gun Kelly ft. WILLOW – “emo girl”
Ma?neskin – “I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE”
Panic! At The Disco – “Viva Las Vengeance”
Twenty One Pilots – “Saturday”
WILLOW, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker – “G R O W”

 

BEST LATIN
Anitta – “Envolver”
Bad Bunny – “Titi? Me Pregunto?”
Becky G X KAROL G – “MAMIII”
Daddy Yankee – “REMIX”
Farruko – “Pepas”
J Balvin & Skrillex – “In Da Getto”

 

BEST R&B
Alicia Keys – “City of Gods (Part II)”
Chlo?e – “Have Mercy”
H.E.R. – “For Anyone”
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side”
Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B – “No Love (Extended Version)”
The Weeknd – “Out Of Time”

 

BEST K-POP
BTS – “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)”
ITZY – “LOCO”
LISA – “LALISA”
SEVENTEEN – “HOT”
Stray Kids – “MANIAC”
TWICE – “The Feels”

VIDEO FOR GOOD
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
Latto – “P*ssy”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
Rina Sawayama – “This Hell”
Stromae – ”Fils de joie”

 

BEST METAVERSE PERFORMANCE
BLACKPINK The Virtual | PUBG
BTS | Minecraft
Charli XCX | Roblox
Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave
Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite
Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox

 

BEST LONGFORM 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’s Version)

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties”
Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran – “Bam Bam”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Kendrick Lamar – “N95”
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side”
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)

BEST DIRECTION
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties”
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)

 

BEST ART DIRECTION
Adele – “Oh My God”
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)”
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Kacey Musgraves – “simple times”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”

 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Coldplay X BTS – “My Universe”
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY”

 

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
BTS – “Permission to Dance”
Doja Cat – “Woman”
FKA twigs ft. The Weeknd – “Tears In The Club”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY”
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side”

BEST EDITING
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties”
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)”
Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal”
ROSALÍA – “SAOKO”
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
The Weeknd – “Take My Breath”

Nominations by Artist

Jack Harlow – 7 Nominations
Video of the Year: “INDUSTRY BABY”
Artist of the Year
Best Collaboration: “INDUSTRY BABY”
Best Direction: “INDUSTRY BABY”
Best Art Direction: “INDUSTRY BABY”
Best Visual Effects: “INDUSTRY BABY”
Best Choreography: “INDUSTRY BABY”

 

Kendrick Lamar – 7 Nominations
Best Hip-Hop: “N95”
Video for Good: “The Heart Part 5”
Best Cinematography: “family ties”
Best Cinematography: “N95”
Best Direction: “family ties”
Best Visual Effects: “The Heart Part 5”
Best Editing: “family ties”

 

Lil Nas X – 7 Nominations
Video of the Year: “INDUSTRY BABY”
Artist of the Year
Best Collaboration: “INDUSTRY BABY”
Best Direction: “INDUSTRY BABY”
Best Art Direction: “INDUSTRY BABY”
Best Visual Effects: “INDUSTRY BABY”
Best Choreography: “INDUSTRY BABY”

 

Doja Cat – 6 Nominations
Video of the Year: “Woman”
Song of the Year: “Woman”
Best Pop: “Woman”
Best Art Direction: “Get Into It (Yuh)”
Best Choreography: “Woman”
Best Editing: “Get Into It (Yuh)”

Harry Styles – 6 Nominations
Video of the Year: “As It Was”
Artist of the Year
Best Pop: “As It Was”
Best Cinematography: : “As It Was”
Best Direction: “As It Was”
Best Choreography: “As It Was”

 

Billie Eilish – 5 Nominations
Song of the Year: “Happier Than Ever”
Best Pop: “Happier Than Ever”
Best Longform Video: “Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles”
Best Direction: “Happier Than Ever”
Best Visual Effects: “Happier Than Ever”

 

Drake – 5 Nominations
Video of the Year: “Way 2 Sexy”
Artist of the Year
Best Collaboration: “Way 2 Sexy”
Best Hip-Hop: “WAIT FOR YOU”
Best Art Direction: “Way 2 Sexy”

 

Dua Lipa – 5 Nominations
Song of the Year: “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)”
Best Collaboration: “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)”
Best Collaboration: “Sweetest Pie”
Best Art Direction: “Sweetest Pie”
Best Visual Effects: “Sweetest Pie”

 

Ed Sheeran- 5 Nominations
Video of the Year: “Shivers”
Artist of the Year
Best Pop: “Shivers”
Best Cinematography: “Bam Bam”
Best Direction: “Shivers”

 

Taylor Swift – 5 Nominations
Video of the Year: “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
Best Longform Video: “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
Best Cinematography: “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
Best Direction: “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
Best Editing: “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)

The Weeknd – 5 Nominations
Best R&B: “Out Of Time”
Best Collaboration: “Out Right Now”
Best Collaboration: “LA FAMA”
Best Choreography: “Tears In The Club”
Best Editing: “Take My Breath”

 

Baby Keem – 4 Nominations
Best New Artist
Best Cinematography: “family ties”
Best Direction:  “family ties”
Best Editing: “family ties”

 

BTS – 4 Nominations
Best K-POP: “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)”
Best Metaverse Performance: Minecraft
Best Visual Effects: “My Universe”
Best Choreography: “Permission to Dance”

 

Cardi B – 4 Nominations
Best R&B: “Wild Side”
Best R&B: “No Love (Extended Version)”
Best Cinematography: “Wild Side”
Best Choreography: “Wild Side”

 

Future – 4 Nominations
Video of the Year: “Way 2 Sexy”
Best Collaboration: “Way 2 Sexy”
Best Hip-Hop: “WAIT FOR U”
Best Art Direction: “Way 2 Sexy”

 

Justin Bieber – 4 Nominations
Song of the Year: “STAY”
Best Collaboration: “STAY”
Best Visual Effects: “STAY”
Best Metaverse Performance: An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave

 

Lizzo – 4 Nominations
Artist of the Year
Song of the Year: “About Damn Time”
Best Pop: “About Damn Time”
Video for Good: “About Damn Time”

 

Olivia Rodrigo – 4 Nominations
Video of the Year: “brutal”
Best Pop: “traitor”
Best Longform Video: driving home 2 u
Best Editing: “brutal”

 

Latto – 3 Nominations
Best New Artist
Best Hip-Hop: “Big Energy”
Video for Good: “P*ssy”

Megan Thee Stallion – 3 Nominations
Best Collaboration: “Sweetest Pie”
Best Art Direction: “Sweetest Pie”
Best Visual Effects: “Sweetest Pie”

 

Normani – 3 Nominations
Best R&B: “Wild Side”
Best Cinematography: “Wild Side”
Best Choreography: “Wild Side”

 

SEVENTEEN – 3 Nominations
Best New Artist
PUSH Performance of the Year: “Rock With You”
Best K-POP: “HOT”

 

The Kid LAROI – 3 Nominations
Song of the Year: “STAY”
Best Collaboration: “STAY”
Best Visual Effects: “STAY”

 

Young Thug – 3 Nominations
Video of the Year: “Way 2 Sexy”
Best Collaboration: “Way 2 Sexy”
Best Art Direction: “Way 2 Sexy”

 

Adele – 2 Nominations
Song of the Year: “Easy On Me”
Best Art Direction: “Oh My God”

 

Avril Lavigne – 2 Nominations
Best Alternative: “Love It When You Hate Me”
Best Alternative: “G R O W”

 

Bad Bunny – 2 Nominations
Artist of the Year
Best Latin: “Tití Me Preguntó”

 

Elton John – 2 Nominations
Song of the Year: “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)”
Best Collaboration: “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)”

 

Foo Fighters – 2 Nominations 
Best Rock: “Love Dies Young”
Best Longform Video: Studio 666

 

GAYLE – 2 Nominations
Best New Artist
PUSH Performance of the Year: “abcdefu”

 

Kacey Musgraves – 2 Nominations
Best Longform Video: “star-crossed”
Best Art Direction: “simple times”

 

Måneskin – 2 Nominations
Best New Artist
Best Alternative: “I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE”

 

ROSALÍA – 2 Nominations
Best Collaboration: “LA FAMA”
Best Editing: “SAOKO”

Twenty One Pilots – 2 Nominations
Best Alternative: “Saturday”
Best Metaverse Experience: Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience on Roblox

 

WILLOW – 2 Nominations
Best Alternative: “emo girl”
Best Alternative: “G R O W

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