VMAs 2021: Justin Bieber, Megan Thee Stallion lead nominations; BTS, Doja Cat, Billie Eilish, Drake and Lil Nas X receive 5 nods each 

The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards nominations are out. The nominations were announced on August 11 with popstar Justin Bieber leading the nods with seven nominations. Rapper Megan Thee Stallion received six nods followed by BTS, Doja Cat, Billie Eilish, Drake, and Lil Nas X receiving 5 nods each. The 2021 MTV VMAs air live from New York City's Barclays Center on Sunday, September 12.

 

VMAs 2021: Justin Bieber, Megan Thee Stallion lead nominations; BTS, Doja Cat, Billie Eilish, Drake and Lil Nas X receive 5 nods each 

 

Check out the nominees:

 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

 

Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”

 

DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “Popstar” (starring Justin Bieber)

 

Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Me More”

 

Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits”

 

Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”

 

The Weeknd – “Save Your Tears”

 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

 

Ariana Grande

 

Doja Cat

 

Justin Bieber

 

Megan Thee Stallion

 

Olivia Rodrigo

 

Taylor Swift

 

SONG OF THE YEAR

 

24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior – “Mood”

 

Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave the Door Open”

 

BTS – “Dynamite”

 

Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”

 

Dua Lipa – “Levitating”

 

Olivia Rodrigo – “Drivers License”

 

BEST NEW ARTIST, Presented by Facebook

 

24kGoldn

 

Giveon

 

The Kid LAROI

 

Olivia Rodrigo

 

Polo G

 

Saweetie

 

PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

 

September 2020: Wallows – "Are You Bored Yet?"

 

October 2020: Ashnikko – "Daisy"

 

November 2020: SAINt JHN – "Gorgeous"

 

December 2020: 24kGoldn – "Coco"

 

January 2021: JC Stewart – "Break My Heart"

 

February 2021: Latto – "Sex Lies"

 

March 2021: Madison Beer – "Selfish"

 

April 2021: The Kid LAROI – "Without You"

 

May 2021: Olivia Rodrigo – "drivers license"

 

June 2021: girl in red "Serotonin"

 

July 2021: Fousheé – "my slime"

 

August 2021: jxdn – “Think About Me”

 

BEST COLLABORATION

 

24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior – “Mood”

 

Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”

 

Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Me More”

 

Drake ft. Lil Durk – “Laugh Now Cry Later”

 

Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches”

 

Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa – “Prisoner”

 

BEST POP

 

Ariana Grande – “Positions”

 

Billie Eilish – “Therefore I Am”

 

BTS – “Butter”

 

Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness”

 

Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches”

 

Olivia Rodrigo – “Good 4 U”

 

Shawn Mendes – “Wonder”

 

Taylor Swift – “Willow”

 

BEST HIP-HOP

 

Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”

 

Drake ft. Lil Durk – “Laugh Now Cry Later”

 

Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “On Me (remix)”

 

Moneybagg Yo – “Said Sum”

 

Polo G – “RAPSTAR”

 

Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. – “Franchise”

 

BEST ROCK

 

Evanescence – “Use My Voice”

 

Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame”

 

John Mayer – “Last Train Home”

 

The Killers – “My Own Soul's Warning”

 

Kings Of Leon – “The Bandit”

 

Lenny Kravitz – “Raise Vibration”

 

BEST ALTERNATIVE

 

Bleachers – “Stop Making This Hurt”

 

Glass Animals – “Heat Waves”

 

Imagine Dragons – “Follow You”

 

Machine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear – “My Ex’s Best Friend”

 

Twenty One Pilots – “Shy Away”

 

Willow ft. Travis Barker – “Transparent Soul”

 

BEST LATIN

 

Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez – “Dákiti”

 

Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA – “Lo Vas A Olvidar”

 

Black Eyed Peas and Shakira – “Girl Like Me”

 

J. Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy – “Un Dia (One Day)”

 

Karol G – “Bichota”

 

Maluma – “Hawái”

 

BEST R&B

 

Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – “Brown Skin Girl”

 

Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave the Door Open”

 

Chris Brown and Young Thug – “Go Crazy”

 

Giveon – “Heartbreak Anniversary”

 

H.E.R. ft. Chris Brown – “Come Through”

 

SZA – “Good Days”

 

BEST K-POP

 

(G)I-DLE – “DUMDi DUMDi”

 

BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez – “Ice Cream”

 

BTS – “Butter”

 

Monsta X – “Gambler”

 

SEVENTEEN – “Ready to love”

 

TWICE – “Alcohol-Free”

 

VIDEO FOR GOOD

 

Billie Eilish – “Your Power”

 

Demi Lovato – “Dancing With the Devil”

 

H.E.R. – “Fight For You”

 

Kane Brown – “Worldwide Beautiful”

 

Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”

 

Pharrell Williams ft. Jay-Z – “Entrepreneur”

 

BEST DIRECTION

 

Billie Eilish – “Your Power” – Directed by: Billie Eilish

 

DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “Popstar” (starring Justin Bieber) – Directed by: Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X

 

Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino

 

Taylor Swift – “Willow” – Directed by: Taylor Swift

 

Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A – “Franchise” – Directed by: Travis Scott

 

Tyler, The Creator – “Lumberjack” – Directed by: Wolf Haley

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

 

Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – “Brown Skin Girl” – Cinematography by: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, Mohammed Atta Ahmed, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant

 

Billie Eilish – “Therefore I Am” – Cinematography by: Rob Witt

 

Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Cinematography by: Santiago Gonzalez

 

Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper – “Holy” –Cinematography by: Elias Talbot

 

Lady Gaga – “911” – Cinematography by: Jeff Cronenweth

 

Lorde – “Solar Power” – Cinematography by: Andrew Stroud

 

BEST ART DIRECTION

 

Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer – “Already” – Art Direction by: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos

 

Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Art Direction by: Alison Dominitz

 

Lady Gaga – “911” – Art Direction by: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus

 

Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Art Direction by: John Richoux

 

Saweetie ft. Doja Cat – “Best Friend” – Art Direction by: Art Haynes

 

Taylor Swift – “willow” – Art Direction by: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez

 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

 

Bella Poarch – “Build a Bitch” – Visual Effects by: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova

 

Coldplay – “Higher Power” – Visual Effects by: Mathematic

 

Doja Cat & The Weeknd – “You Right” – Visual Effects by: La Pac, Anthony Lestremau, Julien Missaire, Petr Shkolniy, Alexi Bailla, Micha Sher, Antoine Hache, Mikros MPC, Nicolas Huget, Guillaume Ho Tsong Fang, Benjamin Lenfant, Stephane Pivron, MPC Bangalore, Chanakya Chander, Raju Ganesh, David Rouxel

 

Glass Animals – “Tangerine” – Visual Effects by: Ronan Fourreau

 

Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Visual Effects by: Mathematic

 

P!NK – “All I Know So Far” – Visual Effects by: Dave Meyers, Freenjoy Inc

 

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

 

Ariana Grande – “34+35” – Choreography by: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson

 

BTS – “Butter” – Choreography by: Son Sung Deuk with BHM Performance Directing Team

 

Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Choreography by: Natricia Bernard

 

Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Choreography by: Nina McNeely

 

Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Choreography by: Paul Roberts

 

Marshmello & Halsey – “Be Kind” – Choreography by: Dani Vitale

 

BEST EDITING

 

Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave tfsihe Door Open” – Editing by: Troy Charbonnet

 

BTS – “Butter” – Editing by: Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens

 

Drake – “What's Next” – Editing by: Noah Kendal

 

Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Editing by: Claudia Wass

 

Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches” – Editing by: Mark Mayr, Vinnie Hobbs

 

Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa – “Prisoner”

 

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