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Video of the Year
21 Savage: âa lotâ [ft. J. Cole]
Billie Eilish: âbad guyâ
Ariana Grande: thank u, nextâ
Jonas Brothers: âSuckerâ
Lil Nas X: âOld Town Road (Remix)â [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus]
Taylor Swift: âYou Need to Calm Downâ
Artist of the Year
Cardi B
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Halsey
Jonas Brothers
Shawn Mendes
Song of the Year
Drake: âIn My Feelingsâ
Ariana Grande: âthank u, nextâ
Jonas Brothers: âSuckerâ
Lady Gaga / Bradley Cooper: âShallowâ
Lil Nas X: âOld Town Road (Remix)â [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus]
Taylor Swift: âYou Need to Calm Downâ
Best New Artist presented by Taco Bell
Ava Max
Billie Eilish
H.E.R.
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
ROSALĂA
Best Collaboration
Lil Nas X: âOld Town Road (Remix)â [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus]
Lady Gaga / Bradley Cooper: âShallowâ
Shawn Mendes / Camila Cabello: âSeñoritaâ
Taylor Swift: âME!â [ft. ft. Brendon Urie]
Ed Sheeran / Justin Bieber: âI Donât Careâ
BTS: âBoy With Luvâ [ft. Halsey]
Push Artist of the Year
Bazzi
CNCO
Billie Eilish
H.E.R.
Lauv
Lizzo
Best Pop
5 Seconds of Summer: âEasierâ
Cardi B / Bruno Mars: âPlease Meâ
Billie Eilish: âbad guyâ
Khalid: âTalkâ
Ariana Grande: âthank u, nextâ
Jonas Brothers: âSuckerâ
Taylor Swift: âYou Need to Calm Downâ
Best Hip-Hop
2 Chainz: âRule the Worldâ[ft. Ariana Grande]
21 Savage: âa lotâ [ft. J. Cole]
Cardi B: âMoneyâ
DJ Khaled: âHigherâ [ft. Nipsey Hussle and John Legend]
Lil Nas X: âOld Town Road (Remix)â [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus]
Travis Scott: âSICKO MODEâ [ft. Drake]
Best R&B
Anderson .Paak: âMake It Betterâ [ft. Smokey Robinson]
Childish Gambino: âFeels Like Summerâ
H.E.R.: âCouldâve Beenâ [ft. Bryson Tiller]
Alicia Keys: âRaise a Manâ
Ella Mai: âTripâ
Normani: âWavesâ [ft. 6LACK]
Best K-Pop
BTS: âBoy With Luvâ [ft. Halsey]
BLACKPINK: âKill This Loveâ
Monsta X: âWho Do You Loveâ [ft. French Montana]
TOMORROW X TOGETHER: âCat & Dogâ
NCT 127: âRegularâ
EXO: âTempoâ
Best Latin
Anuel AA / Karol G: âSecretoâ
Bad Bunny: âMIAâ [ft. Drake]
benny blanco / Tainy / Selena Gomez / J Balvin: âI Canât Get Enoughâ
Daddy Yankee: âCon Calmaâ [ft. Snow]
Maluma: âMala MĂaâ
ROSALĂA / J Balvin: âCon Alturaâ [ft. El Guincho]
Best Dance
The Chainsmokers: âCall You Mineâ [ft. Bebe Rexha]
Clean Bandit: âSoloâ [ft. Demi Lovato]
DJ Snake: âTaki Takiâ [ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B]
David Guetta / Bebe Rexha / J Balvin: âSay My Nameâ
Marshmello / Bastille: âHappierâ
Silk City / Dua Lipa: âElectricityâ
Best Rock
The 1975: âLove It If We Made Itâ
Fall Out Boy: âBishops Knife Trickâ
Imagine Dragons: âNaturalâ
Lenny Kravitz: âLowâ
Panic! At the Disco: âHigh Hopesâ
twenty one pilots: âMy Bloodâ
Video for Good
Halsey: âNightmareâ
The Killers: âLand of the Freeâ
Jamie N Commons / Skylar Grey: âRunaway Trainâ [ft. Gallant]
John Legend: âPreachâ
Lil Dicky: âEarthâ
Taylor Swift: âYou Need to Calm Downâ
Best Direction
Billie Eilish: âbad Guyâ (dir. Dave Meyers)
FKA twigs: âCellophaneâ (dir. Andrew Thomas Huang)
Ariana Grande: âthank u, nextâ (dir. Hannah Lux Davis)
Lil Nas X: âOld Town Road (Remix)â [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus] (dir. Calmatic)
LSD: âNo New Friendsâ (dir. Dano Cerny)
Taylor Swift: âYou Need to Calm Downâ (dir. Drew Kirsch and Taylor Swift)
Best Visual Effects
Billie Eilish: âwhen the partyâs overâ (visual effects: Ryan Ross, Andres Jaramillo)
FKA twigs: âCellophaneâ (visual effects: Matt Chandler, Fabio Zaveti for Analog)
Ariana Grande: âGod is a womanâ (visual effects: Fabrice Lagayette, Kristina Prilukova & Rebecca Rice for Mathematic)
DJ Khaled: âJust Usâ [ft. SZA] (visual effects: Sergii Mashevskyi)
LSD: âNo New Friendsâ (visual effects: Ethan Chancer)
Taylor Swift: âME!â [ft. Brendon Urie] (visual effects: Loris Paillier & Lucas Salton for BUF VFX)
Best Editing
Anderson .Paak: âTintsâ [ft. Kendrick Lamar] (editing: Elias Talbot)
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus â âOld Town Road (Remix)â (editing: Calmatic)
Billie Eilish: âbad guyâ (editing: Billie Eilish)
Ariana Grande: â7 ringsâ (editing: Hannah Lux Davis & Taylor Walsh)
Solange: âAlmedaâ (editing: Solange Knowles, Vinnie Hobbs, Jonathon Proctor)
Taylor Swift: âYou Need to Calm Downâ (editing: Jarrett Fijal)
Best Art Direction
BTS: âBoy With Luvâ [ft. Halsey] (art direction: JinSil Park, BoNa Kim (MU:E))
Ariana Grande: â7 ringsâ (art direction: John Richoux)
Lil Nas X: âOld Town Road (Remix)â [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus] (art direction: Itaru Dela Vegas)
Shawn Mendes / Camila Cabello: âSeñoritaâ (art direction: Tatiana Van Sauter)
Taylor Swift: âYou Need to Calm Downâ (art direction: Brittany Porter)
Kanye West / Lil Pump: âI Love Itâ [ft. Adele Givens] (art direction: Tino Schaedler)
Best Choreography
FKA twigs: âCellophaneâ (choreography: Kelly Yvonne)
ROSALĂA / J Balvin: âCon Alturaâ [ft. El Guincho] (choreography: Charm LaâDonna)
LSD: âNo New Friendsâ (choreography: Ryan Heffington)
Shawn Mendes / Camila Cabello: âSeñoritaâ (choreography: Calvit Hodge, Sara Biv)
Solange: âAlmedaâ (choreography: Maya Taylor, Solange Knowles)
BTS: âBoy With Luvâ [ft. Halsey] (choreography: Rie Hata)
Best Cinematography
Anderson .Paak: âTintsâ [ft. Kendrick Lamar] (cinematography: Elias Talbot)
Billie Eilish: âhostageâ (cinematography: Pau Castejon)
Ariana Grande: âthank u, nextâ (cinematography: Christopher Probst)
Shawn Mendes / Camila Cabello: âSeñoritaâ (cinematography: Scott Cunningham)
Solange: âAlmedaâ (cinematography: Chayse Irvin, Ryan Marie Helfant, Justin Hamilton)
Taylor Swift: âME!â [ft. Brendon Urie] (cinematography: Starr Whitesides)
Nomination list credited to pitchfork.com