MTV announced the nominations for the 2020 Video Music Awards on Thursday (July 30). Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga lead with nine nominations each, including a co-nomination for “Rain on Me” Video of the Year, followed by Billie Eilish and The Weeknd with six each.
There are two new (timely) categories this year: the best music video from home and the best quarantine performance.
Starting today, fans can vote in 15 categories, including Video of the Year, Artist of the Year, Best Quarantine Performance, and more on this link through August 23. Voting for the PUSH Best New Artist category will continue on the show next August. 30)
The MTV Video Music Awards 2020 2020 will air on Sunday, August 30 at 8:00 p.m. ET, live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
See the full list of nominations below.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Billie Eilish – “Everything I Wanted”
Eminem ft. Juice WRLD – “Godzilla”
Future ft. Drake – “Life is good”
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain on me”
Taylor Swift – “The Man”
The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
DaBaby
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Megan Thee Stallion
Post Malone
Weekend
THE SONG OF THE YEAR
Billie Eilish – “Everything I Wanted”
Doja Cat – “Say it”
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain on me”
Megan Thee Stallion – “Wild”
Post Malone – “Circles”
Roddy Ricch – “The Box”
BEST COLLABORATION
Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber – “Stuck with U”
Black Eyed Peas ft. J Balvin – “RHYTHM (Bad Boys For Life)”
Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid – “Beautiful People”
Future ft. Drake – “Life is good”
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj – “Tusa”
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain on me”
PUSH THE BEST NEW ARTIST, presented by Chime Banking
Doja Cat
Jack harlow
Lewis Capaldi
Roddy Ricch
Tate McRae
Yungblud
BEST POP
BTS – “Activated”
Halsey – “You should be sad”
Jonas Brothers – “What a man has to do”
Justin Bieber ft. Quavo – “Intentions”
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain on me”
Taylor Swift – “Lover”
BEST HIP-HOP
DaBaby – “Bop”
Eminem ft. Juice WRLD – “Godzilla”
Future ft. Drake – “Life is good”
Megan Thee Stallion – “Wild”
Roddy Ricch – “The Box”
Travis Scott – “Tallest in the Room”
BEST ROCK
Blink-182 – “Happy Days”
Coldplay – “Orphans”
Evanescence – “wasted on you”
Fall Out Boy ft. Wyclef Jean – “Dear future me (hands up)”
Green Day – “Oh yeah!”
The Killers – “Caution”
BEST ALTERNATIVE
The 1975 – “If you are too shy (Let me know)”
All Low Times – “Some kind of disaster”
Finneas – “We are going to fall in love at night”
Lana Del Rey – “Doin ‘Time”
Kelly Machine Gun – “Bloody Valentine”
Twenty-one pilots – “Level of concern”
BEST LATINO
Anuel AA ft. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G & J Balvin – “China”
Bad Bunny – “I Perreo Alone”
Black Eyed Peas with Ozuna and J. Rey Soul – “Mamacita”
J Balvin – “Yellow”
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj – “Tusa”
Maluma ft. J Balvin – “What a Penalty”
BEST R&B
Alicia Keys – “Underdog”
Chloe x Halle – “Do it”
YOUR ft. YG – “Slide”
Khalid ft. Summer Walker – “Once”
Lizzo – “Because I love you”
The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights”
BEST K-POP
(G) I-DLE – “Oh my gosh”
BTS – “Activated”
EXO – “Obsession”
Monsta X – “Someone is someone”
Tomorrow X Together – “9 and three quarters (Run Away)”
Red velvet – “Psycho”
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Anderson .Paak – “Lock”
Billie Eilish – “All good girls go to hell”
Demi Lovato – “I love myself”
SHE – “I can’t breathe”
Lil Baby – “The bigger image”
Taylor Swift – “The Man”
BEST MUSICAL VIDEO FROM HOME
5 seconds of summer – “Wild flower”
Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber – “Stuck with U”
Blink-182 – “Happy Days”
Drake – “Toosie Slide”
John Legend – “Greatest Love”
Twenty-one pilots – “Level of concern”
BEST QUARANTINE PERFORMANCE
Chloe and Halle – MTV’s Prom-athon “Do It”
CNCO – Unplugged at home
DJ D-Nice – MTV Club presents #DanceTogether
John Legend – #togetherathome concert series
Lady Gaga – One World “Smile”: Together at Home
Post Malone – Tribute to Nirvana
BEST ADDRESS
Billie Eilish – “Xanny” – Directed by Billie Eilish
Doja Cat – “Say Say” – Directed by Hannah Lux Davis
Dua Lipa – “Don’t Start Now” – Directed by Nabil
Harry Styles – “Adore You” – Directed by Dave Meyers
Taylor Swift – “The Man” – Directed by Taylor Swift
The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights” – Directed by Anton Tammi
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
5 Seconds of Summer – “Old Me” – Photograph by Kieran Fowler
Camila Cabello ft. DaBaby – “My Oh My” – Photograph by Dave Meyers
Billie Eilish – “All good girls go to hell” – Photograph by Christopher Probst
Katy Perry – “Harleys In Hawaii” – Photograph by Arnau Valls
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me” – Photograph by Thomas Kloss
The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights” – Photograph by Oliver Millar
BEST ART DIRECTION
A $ AP Rocky – “Babushka Boi” – Art Direction for A $ AP Rocky and Nadia Lee Cohen
Dua Lipa – “Físico” – Art Direction of Anna Colomé Nogu ́
Harry Styles – “Adore You” – Art Direction by Laura Ellis Cricks
Miley Cyrus – “Mother’s Daughter” – Art Direction by Christian Stone
Selena Gomez – “Boyfriend” – Tatiana Van Sauter’s Art Direction
Taylor Swift – “Lover” – Art Direction by Ethan Tobman
BETTER VISUAL EFFECTS
Billie Eilish – “All Good Girls Go To Hell” – Visual Effects by Drive Studios
Demi Lovato – “I Love Me” – Visual Effects by Hoody FX
Dua Lipa – “Físico” – Visual Effects by EIGHTY4
Harry Styles – “Adore You” – Visual Effects by Mathematic
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me” – Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios
Travis Scott – “Tallest in the Room” – Visual Effects by ARTJAIL, SCISSOR FILMS & FRENDER
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
BTS – “On” – Choreography by Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun, Lee Byung Eun
CNCO and Natti Natasha – “Honey Boo” – Choreography by Kyle Hanagami
DaBaby – “Bop” – Choreography by Dani Leigh and Cherry
Dua Lipa – “Physics” – Choreography by Charm La’Donna
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me” – Choreography by Richy Jackson
Normani – “Motivation” – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
BEST EDITION
Halsey – “Cemetery” – Edited by Emilie Aubry, Janne Vartia and Tim Montana
James Blake – “I Can’t Believe the Way We Flow” – Edited by Frank Lebon
Lizzo – “Good as Hell” – Edited by Russell Santos and Sofía Kerpan
Miley Cyrus – “The Mother’s Daughter” – Edited by Alexandre Moors, Nuno Xico
Rosalía – “A Palé” – Edited by Andre Jones
The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights” – Edited by Janne Vartia and Tim Montana
