Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Megan Thee Stallion lead nominations for 2020 MTV VMA’s

The ceremony will go ahead on August 30 with 'limited or no audience'

After some doubt that the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards (VMA’s) would be happening at all, the event is going full-steam ahead and have just unleashed the huge list of nominees.

The video to beat? Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande‘s mega-collab ‘Rain On Me’, which featured on Gaga’s latest album ‘Chromatica’. The video is up for ‘Video Of The Year’, ‘Song Of The Year’, ‘Best Collaboration’, ‘Best Pop’, ‘Best Cinematography’, ‘Best Visual Effects’ and ‘Best Choreography’.

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Megan Thee Stallion has also raked in multiple nominations, including ‘Artist Of The Year’, ‘Song Of The Year’ and ‘Best Hip-Hop’ for ‘Savage’. Juice WRLD has become the first artist to be nominated for ‘Video Of The Year’ posthumously since Notorious B.I.G. in 1998. His video for ‘Godzilla’ with Eminem is up for the big award, as well as ‘Best Hip-Hop’.

Billie Eilish has also racked up a number of nominations after walking away with three awards last year. She’s up for ‘Video Of The Year’ and ‘Song Of The Year’ for ‘everything i wanted’, as well as a number of technical awards for videos of a selection of tracks from ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’

This year’s show also comes with a few major award changes. Firstly, they’ve dropped the ‘Best Dance’ award and reinstated the ‘Best Alternative’ category for the first time since 1998, with videos from Lana Del Rey, The 1975 and FINNEAS all nominated for the prize.

In addition, it would seem only fitting that they introduce two quarantine-related categories – ‘Best Music Video From Home’ and ‘Best Quarantined Performance’. Notable videos in the former category include Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber‘s ‘Stuck With U’ and Drake‘s TikTok-baiting ‘Toosie Slide’.

Finally, after much confusion last year, MTV have combined ‘Best New Artist’ and ‘Push Artist Of The Year’ into one category – ‘Push Best New Artist’. Roddy Ricch, Doja Cat, YUNGBLUD, Jack Harlow, Lewis Capaldi and Tate McRae are all nominated.

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The ceremony was given the green light by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo last month, who approved it on the condition it happens with “limited or no audience.”

“Show producers, alongside Barclays Center management, have been working closely with state and local officials to implement best practices for everyone involved,” a statement from MTV explains.

“Among the measures all parties involved have aligned on include extensive social distancing procedures, meaningful capacity limitations and the virtualisation of components where possible.”

The ceremony will go ahead on August 30 at the Barclays Center.

The full list of nominees at the 2020 MTV VMA’s are as follows:

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
The Weeknd

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 So’
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande: ‘Rain on Me’
Megan Thee Stallion: ‘Savage’
Post Malone: ‘Circles’
Roddy Ricch: ‘The Box’

Best Collaboration

Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber: ‘Stuck With U’
Black Eyed Peas ft. J Balvin: ‘RITMO (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: ‘On’
Halsey: ‘You Should Be Sad’
Jonas Brothers: ‘What a Man Gotta 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: ‘Savage’
Roddy Ricch: ‘The Box’
Travis Scott: ‘Highest in the Room’

Best R&B

Alicia Keys: ‘Underdog’
Chloe x Halle: ‘Do It’
H.E.R. ft. YG: ‘Slide’
Khalid ft. Summer Walker: ‘Eleven’
Lizzo: ‘Cuz I Love You’
The Weeknd: ‘Blinding Lights’

Best K-Pop

BTS: ‘On’
EXO: ‘Obsession’
(G)I-DLE: ‘Oh My God’
Monsta X: ‘Someone’s 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: ‘Yo Perreo Sola’
Black Eyed Peas ft. Ozuna, J. Rey Soul: ‘Mamacita’
J Balvin: ‘Amarillo’
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj: ‘Tusa’
Maulma ft. J Balvin: ‘Qué Pena’

Best Rock

Blink-182: ‘Happy Days’
Coldplay: ‘Orphans’
Evanescence: ‘Wasted on You’
Fall Out Boy ft. Wyclef Jean: ‘Dear Future Self (Hands Up)’
Green Day: ‘Oh Yeah!’
The Killers: ‘Caution’

Best Alternative

The 1975: ‘If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)’
All Time Low: ‘Some Kind of Disaster’
Finneas: ‘Let’s Fall in Love for the Night’
Lana Del Rey: ‘Doin’ Time’
Machine Gun Kelly: ‘Bloody Valentine’
Twenty One Pilots: ‘Level of Concern’

Best Music Video From Home

5 Seconds of Summer: ‘Wildflower’
Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber: ‘Stuck With U’
Blink-182: ‘Happy Days’
Drake: ‘Toosie Slide’
John Legend: ‘Bigger Love’
Twenty One Pilots: ‘Level of Concern’

Best Quarantine Performance

Chloe x Halle: ‘Do It (from MTV Prom-Athon)’
CNCO: MTV Unplugged At Home
DJ D-Nice: Club MTV Presents: #DanceTogether
John Legend: #TogetherAtHome Concert Series
Lady Gaga: ‘Smile’ from One World: Together At Home
Post Malone: Nirvana Tribute

Video For Good

Anderson .Paak: ‘Lockdown’
Billie Eilish: ‘All the Good Girls Go to Hell’
Demi Lovato: ‘I Love Me’
H.E.R.: ‘I Can’t Breathe’
Lil Baby: ‘The Bigger Picture’
Taylor Swift: ‘The Man’

Best Direction

Billie Eilish: ‘xanny’ – Darkroom / Interscope Records – Directed by Billie Eilish
Doja Cat: ‘Say So’ – 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 Cinematography

5 Seconds of Summer: ‘Old Me’ – Interscope Records – Cinematography by Kieran Fowler
Camila Cabello ft. DaBaby: ‘My Oh My’ – Syco Music / Epic Records – Cinematography by Scott Cunningham
Billie Eilish: ‘all the good girls go to hell’ – Darkroom / Interscope Records – Cinematography by Christopher Probst
Katy Perry: ‘Harleys In Hawaii’ – Capitol Records – Cinematography by Arnau Valls
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande: ‘Rain On Me’ – Streamline / Interscope Records – Cinematography by Thomas Kloss
The Weeknd: ‘Blinding Lights’ – XO / Republic Records – Cinematography by Oliver Millar

Best Art Direction

A$AP Rocky: ‘Babushka Boi’ – Polo Grounds Music / RCA Records – Art Direction by A$AP Rocky & Nadia Lee Cohen
Dua Lipa: ‘Physical’ – Warner Records – Art Direction by Anna Colomé Nogu ́
Harry Styles: ‘Adore You’ – Columbia Records – Art Direction by Laura Ellis Cricks
Miley Cyrus: ‘Mother’s Daughter’ – RCA Records – Art Direction by Christian Stone
Selena Gomez: ‘Boyfriend’ – Interscope Records – Art Direction by Tatiana Van Sauter
Taylor Swift: ‘Lover’ – Republic Records – Art Direction by Ethan Tobman

Best Visual Effects

Billie Eilish: ‘all the good girls go to hell’ – Darkroom / Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Drive Studios
Demi Lovato: ‘I Love Me’ – Island Records – Visual Effects by Hoody FX
Dua Lipa: ‘Physical’ – Warner Records – Visual Effects by EIGHTY4
Harry Styles: ‘Adore You’ – Columbia Records – Visual Effects by Mathematic
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande: ‘Rain On Me’ – Streamline / Interscope Records – Visual Effects by 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 by Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun, Lee Byung Eun
CNCO & 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 – Choreography by Charm La’Donna
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 Editing

Halsey: ‘Graveyard’ – Capitol Records – Edited by Emilie Aubry, Janne Vartia & Tim Montana
James Blake: ‘Can’t Believe the Way We Flow’ – Republic Records – Edited by Frank Lebon
Lizzo: ‘Good As Hell’ – Atlantic Records – Edited by Russell Santos & 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 & Tim Montana

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