With the show exactly one month away on Sunday, August 30, the list of 2020 VMA nominees is finally here, and it’s huge.
Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga lead the pack with nine noms each, while Billie Eilish and The Weeknd follow closely with six each. All four appear in the coveted category of Video of the Year, which finds Eilish’s “Everything I Wanted” going toe-to-toe with Eminem and Juice WRLD’s “Godzilla”, Future and Drake’s “Future Is Drake”, “Gaga’s Rain and Great “in me,” The Man “by Taylor Swift and” Blinding Lights “by The Weeknd.
According to 2020, the VMAs have introduced two entirely new categories, Best Home Music Video and Best Quarantine Performance, highlighting the creative ways artists adapted to the changing landscape. Voting in each of the 15 gender neutral categories begins today at vma.mtv.com.
MTV announced the nominees in their largest categories through Twitter’s new Voice Tweets feature today (July 30). Last week, MTV introduced the 17 nominees for PUSH Best New Artist, which have now been narrowed to six.
The VMA 2020s will air live at 8 p.m. ET / PT on Sunday, August 30 via MTV’s linear and digital platforms from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, as well as from various iconic venues in the five boroughs of the city of New York.
Find the full list of VMA 2020 nominees 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
PUSH Best New Artist
Doja Cat
Jack harlow
Lewis Capaldi
Roddy Ricch
Tate McRae
Yungblud
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”
Better 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”
Best pop
BTS: “Activated”
Halsey: “You should be sad”
Jonas Brothers: “What should a man 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 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
BTS: “Activated”
EXO: “Obession”
(G) I-DLE: “Oh my gosh”
Monsta X: “Someone is someone”
Red Velvet: “Psycho”
Tomorrow X together: “9 and three quarters (Run Away)”
Best Latin
Anuel AA ft. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G, J Balvin: “China”
Bad Bunny: “I Perreo Alone”
Black Eyed Peas ft. Ozuna, J. Rey Alma: “Mamacita”
J Balvin: “Yellow”
Karol G. ft. Nicki Minaj: “Tusa”
Maulma ft. J Balvin: “What a Penalty”
Best rock
Blink-182: “Happy Days”
Coldplay: “Orphans”
Evanescence: “wasted on you”
Fall Out Boy with Wyclef Jean: “Dear Future Self (Hands Up)”
Green Day: “Oh yeah!”
The killers: “Caution”
Best alternative
The 1975: “If you are too shy (Let me know)”
All Time Low: “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 Home Music Video
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”
Better quarantine performance
Chloe x Halle: “Do It (from MTV Prom-Athon)”
CNCO: MTV disconnected at home
DJ D-Nice: MTV Club presents: #DanceTogether
John Legend: #TogetherAtHome Concert Series
Lady Gaga: “Smile” from One World: Together At Home
Post Malone: Tribute to Nirvana
Video forever
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 picture”
Taylor Swift: “The Man”
Best address
Billie Eilish: “xanny” – Darkroom / Interscope Records – Directed by Billie Eilish
Doja Cat: “Say Say” – 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 Photography
5 Seconds of Summer: “Old Me” – Interscope Records – Photograph by Kieran Fowler
Camila Cabello ft. DaBaby: “My Oh My” – Syco Music / Epic Records – Photograph by Scott Cunningham
Billie Eilish: “All good girls go to hell” – Darkroom / Interscope Records – Christopher Probst Cinematography
Katy Perry: “Harleys In Hawaii” – Capitol Records – Cinematography by Arnau Valls
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande: “Rain On Me” – Streamline / Interscope Records – Photograph 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 for A $ AP Rocky and Nadia Lee Cohen
Dua Lipa: “Physical” – Warner Records – Art Direction of Anna Colomé Nogu ́
Harry Styles: “Adore You” – Columbia Records – Laura Ellis Cricks Art Direction
Miley Cyrus: “Mother’s Daughter” – RCA Records – Art Direction by Christian Stone
Selena Gomez: “Boyfriend” – Interscope Records – Tatiana Van Sauter’s Art Direction
Taylor Swift: “Lover” – Republic Records – Ethan Tobman’s Art Direction
Better visual effects
Billie Eilish: “All Good Girls Go To Hell” – Darkroom / Interscope Records – Visual Effects from Drive Studios
Demi Lovato: “I Love Me” – Island Records – Visual Effects by Hoody FX
Dua Lipa: “Físico” – Warner Records – Visual effects by EIGHTY4
Harry Styles: “Adore You” – Columbia Records – Mathematic Visual Effects
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande: “Rain On Me” – Streamline / Interscope Records – Visual effects from 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 for Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun, Lee Byung Eun
CNCO and 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 – Charm La’Donna Choreography
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 EDITION
Halsey: “Graveyard” – Capitol Records – Edited by Emilie Aubry, Janne Vartia and Tim Montana
James Blake: “I can’t believe the way we flow” – Republic Records – Edited by Frank Lebon
Lizzo: “Good As Hell” – Atlantic Records – Edited by Russell Santos and 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 and Tim Montana
The MTV VMA 2020s will be broadcast live on Sunday, August 30 through MTV’s linear and digital platforms. Find everything you need to know at vma.mtv.com.
