Kudos to Kendrick Lamar for picking up eight nominations, the most this year. He's nominated for Artist of the Year & Video of the Year. The Weeknd & Katy Perry have the second most nominations with five each.
The MTV Video Music Awards are going down Sunday August 27th at 8p.
Video of the year
Kendrick Lamar, Humble
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic
Alessia Cara, Scars to Your Beautiful
DJ Khaled (feat. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller), Wild Thoughts
The Weeknd, Reminder
Artist of the year
Bruno Mars
Kendrick Lamar
Ed Sheeran
Ariana Grande
The Weeknd
Lorde
Best new artist
Khalid
Kodak Black
SZA
Young M.A
Julia Michaels
Noah Cyrus
Best collaboration
Charlie Puth (feat. Selena Gomez), We Don't Talk Anymore
DJ Khaled (feat. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller), Wild Thoughts
D.R.A.M. (feat. Lil Yachty), Broccoli
The Chainsmokers (feat. Halsey), Closer
Calvin Harris (feat. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean), Feels
Zayn and Taylor Swift, I Don't Wanna Live Forever
Best pop
Shawn Mendes, Treat You Better
Ed Sheeran, Shape of You
Harry Styles, Sign of the Times
Fifth Harmony (feat. Gucci Mane), Down
Katy Perry (feat. Skip Marley), Chained to the Rhythm
Miley Cyrus, Malibu
Best hip hop
Kendrick Lamar, Humble
Big Sean, Bounce Back
Chance the Rapper, Same Drugs
D.R.A.M. (feat. Lil Yachty), Broccoli
Migos (feat. Lil Uzi Vert), Bad and Boujee
DJ Khaled (feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne), I'm the One
Best dance
Zedd and Alessia Cara, Stay
Kygo and Selena Gomez, It Ain't Me
Calvin Harris, My Way
Major Lazer (feat. Justin Bieber and MØ), Cold Water
Afrojack (feat. Ty Dolla $ign), Gone
Best rock
Coldplay, A Head Full of Dreams
Fall Out Boy, Young and Menace
Twenty One Pilots, Heavydirtysoul
Green Day, Bang Bang
Foo Fighters, Run
Best fight against the system
Logic (feat. Damian Lemar Hudson), Black SpiderMan
The Hamilton Mixtape, Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)
Big Sean, Light
Alessia Cara, Scars to Your Beautiful
Taboo (feat. Shailene Woodley), Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL
John Legend, Surefire
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