MTV Video Music Awards 2022: Kendrick Lamar, Jack Harlow, Lil Nas X Lead The Pack With 7 Nods

The nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards were announced on Tuesday. Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, and Lil Nas X got seven nominations each.

The nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards were announced on Tuesday. ( Image Source :Twitter )

New Delhi: The nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards were announced on Tuesday. Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, and Lil Nas X lead the pack with seven nominations each, closely followed by Doja Cat and Harry Styles with six nods, and Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd with five nominations. 

Madonna earned her 69th nomination for ‘Madame X’ and became the only artist to be nominated in each of the VMAs' five decades (1980s-2020s). She is also the most-awarded artist in MTV history with 20 wins, 

K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s Lisa has created history by becoming the only K-pop soloist to get nominated at the VMAs. 

K-pop band BTS is nominated in four categories and K-pop group SEVENTEEN has been nominated in three categories.  

MTV Video Music Awards will be telecast on August 28 from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Voting by fans for their favourites across 22 gender-neutral categories started on Tuesday, July 26. They can cast their vote by visiting vote.mtv.com up until Friday, August 19, but voting for 'Best New Artist' will remain active well into the show on August 28. 

Here is the list of all the nominees: 

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 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

Bad Bunny 

Drake 

Ed Sheeran  

Harry Styles  

Jack Harlow  

Lil Nas X  

Lizzo  

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 

BEST NEW ARTIST 

Baby Keem  

Dove Cameron  

GAYLE 

Latto 

Måneskin  

SEVENTEEN  

PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR 

September 2021: Griff – One Night  

October 2021: Remi Wolf – Sexy Villain 

November 2021: Nessa Barrett – i hope ur miserable until ur dead 

December 2021: SEVENTEEN – Rock With You 

January 2021: Mae Muller – Better Days 

February 2022: GAYLE – abcdefu 

March 2022: Sheneesa – R U That 

April 2022: Omar Apollo – Tamagotchi 

May 2022: Wet Leg – Chaise Longue 

June 2022: Muni Long – Baby Boo 

July 2022: Doechii – Persuasive 

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 

Måneskin – 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 – Tití Me Preguntó 

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) 

Chlöe – 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 – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records 

BTS | Minecraft – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records 

Charli XCX | Roblox – Atlantic Records 

Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave – Def Jam 

Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite – Republic Records 

Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group 

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 

(With inputs from IANS)