Beautiful Killer 0 Posted July 16 MTV’s iconic moonmen are orbiting the stars once again, as the network announced Monday its full list of nominees for the 2018 Video Music Awards. Leading the pack in terms of overall nominations is breakout rap artist (and new mom) Cardi B, who scored 10 total nods — nine of which are for visuals accompanying songs she’s featured in (namely “Finesse” by Bruno Mars and “Dinero” by Jennifer Lopez). Only one of Cardi’s solo clips, “Bartier Cardi,” received a nomination. Beyoncé and Jay-Z follow closely behind with eight nods, all for their collaborative “APES**T” video released as part of their joint album Everything Is Love earlier this summer. Both The Carters’ and Cardi B’s respective visuals are nominated in the video of the year category alongside Ariana Grande’s “No Tears Left to Cry,” Camila Cabello’s “Havana,” Childish Gambino’s “This Is America,” and Drake’s “God’s Plan.” Cabello, Cardi B, and Drake also make the jump into the song of the year category, where they’re joined by Ed Sheeran (“Perfect”), Post Malone (“rockstar”), and Dua Lipa (“New Rules”). Elsewhere, late DJ-producer Avicii was honored with two posthumous nominations (best dance and best visual effects) for his Rita Ora-featuring “Lonely Together” video, while other mainstream acts like Justin Timberlake, Eminem, Rihanna, and N.E.R.D. also appeared in technical categories. The 2018 MTV VMAs air live from New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Monday, Aug. 20 at 9:00 p.m. ET. See the full list of nominations below. VIDEO OF THE YEAR Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” – Republic Records Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic Records Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana” – Syco Music/Epic Records The Carters – “APES**T” – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records Drake – “God’s Plan” – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records ARTIST OF THE YEAR Ariana Grande – Republic Records Bruno Mars – Atlantic Records Camila Cabello – Syco Music/Epic Records Cardi B – Atlantic Records Drake – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records Post Malone – Republic Records SONG OF THE YEAR Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic Records Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana” – Syco Music/Epic Records Drake – “God’s Plan” – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records Dua Lipa – “New Rules” – Warner Bros. Records Ed Sheeran – “Perfect” – Atlantic Records Post Malone ft. 21 Savage – “rockstar” – Republic Records BEST NEW ARTIST (Presented by Taco Bell®) Bazzi – iamcosmic/Atlantic Records Cardi B – Atlantic Records Chloe x Halle – Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records Hayley Kiyoko – Atlantic Records Lil Pump – Warner Bros. Records Lil Uzi Vert – Atlantic Records BEST COLLABORATION Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line – “Meant to Be” – Warner Bros. Records Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic Records The Carters – “APES**T” – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B – “Dinero” – Epic Records/Nuyorican Productions Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid – “1-800-273-8255” – Def Jam Recordings N.E.R.D & Rihanna – “Lemon” – i am OTHER/Columbia Records PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR JULY 2018 – Chloe x Halle – Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records JUNE 2018 – Sigrid – Island Records MAY 2018 – Lil Xan – Columbia Records APRIL 2018 – Hayley Kiyoko – Atlantic Records MARCH 2018 – Jessie Reyez – Island Records FEBRUARY 2018 – Tee Grizzley – 300 Entertainment JANUARY 2018 – Bishop Briggs – Island Records DECEMBER 2017 – Grace VanderWaal – Syco Music/Columbia Records NOVEMBER 2017 – Why Don’t We – Atlantic Records OCTOBER 2017 – PRETTYMUCH – Syco Music/Columbia Records SEPTEMBER 2017 – SZA – TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records AUGUST 2017 – Kacy Hill – Def Jam Recordings JULY 2017 – Khalid – RCA Records JUNE 2017 – Kyle – Atlantic Records MAY 2017 – Noah Cyrus – Republic Records BEST POP Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” – Republic Records Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana” – Syco Music/Epic Records Demi Lovato – “Sorry Not Sorry” – Island Records Ed Sheeran – “Perfect” – Atlantic Records P!nk – “What About Us” – RCA Records Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood” – Island Records BEST HIP HOP Cardi B ft. 21 Savage – “Bartier Cardi” – KSR/Atlantic Records The Carters – “APES**T” – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment Drake – “God’s Plan” – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records J. Cole – “ATM” – Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope Records Migos ft. Drake – “Walk It Talk It” – Quality Control/Capitol Records Nicki Minaj – “Chun-Li” – Young Money/Cash Money Records BEST LATIN Daddy Yankee – “Dura” – El Cartel Records/UMLE J Balvin, Willy William – “Mi Gente” – UMLE/Republic Records Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B – “Dinero” – Epic Records/Nuyorican Productions Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato – “Échame La Culpa” – UMLE/Republic/Island/Universal Music Latino Maluma – “Felices los 4” – Sony Music Entertainment US Latin Shakira ft. Maluma – “Chantaje” – Sony Music Entertainment US Latin BEST DANCE Avicii ft. Rita Ora – “Lonely Together” – Geffen Records Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – “One Kiss” – Columbia Records The Chainsmokers – “Everybody Hates Me” – Disruptor Records/Columbia Records David Guetta & Sia – “Flames” – Atlantic Records Marshmello ft. Khalid – “Silence” – RCA Records/Ultra Records Zedd & Liam Payne – “Get Low (Street Video)” – Interscope Records BEST ROCK Fall Out Boy – “Champion” – Island Records Foo Fighters – “The Sky Is A Neighborhood” – RCA Records Imagine Dragons – “Whatever It Takes” – KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records Linkin Park – “One More Light” – Warner Bros. Records Panic! At The Disco – “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” – Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic Records Thirty Seconds to Mars – “Walk On Water” – Interscope Records VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges – “Liberated” – Columbia Records Drake – ‘God’s Plan” – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records Janelle Monáe – “PYNK” – Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records Jessie Reyez – “Gatekeeper” – Island Records Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid – “1-800-273-8255” – Def Jam Recordings BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Alessia Cara – “Growing Pains” – Def Jam Recordings – Cinematography by Pau Castejón Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Scott Cunningham The Carters – “APES**T” – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment – Cinematography by Benoit Debie Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records – Cinematography by Larkin Seiple Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran – “River” – Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records – Cinematography by Frank Mobilio & Patrick Meller Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood” – Island Records – Cinematography by Jonathan Sela BEST DIRECTION The Carters – “APES**T” – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment – Directed by Ricky Saix Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records – Directed by Hiro Murai Drake – “God’s Plan” – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records – Directed by Karena Evans Ed Sheeran – “Perfect” – Atlantic Records – Directed by Jason Koenig Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton – “Say Something” – RCA Records – Directed by Arturo Perez Jr. Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood” – Island Records – Directed by Jay Martin BEST ART DIRECTION The Carters – “APES**T” – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment – Art Direction by Jan Houlevigue Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records – Art Direction by Jason Kisvarday J. Cole – “ATM” – Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope Records – Art Direction by Miles Mullin Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel” – Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records – Art Direction by Pepper Nguyen SZA – “The Weekend” – TDE/RCA Records – Art Direction by SZA and Solange Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do” – Big Machine Records – Art Direction by Brett Hess BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Vidal and Loris Paillier for Buf Avicii ft. Rita Ora – “Lonely Together” – Geffen Records – Visual Effects by KPP Eminem ft. Beyoncé – “Walk On Water” – Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records – Visual Effects Supervisor Rich Lee for Drive Studios Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “All The Stars” – TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Loris Paillier for BUF Paris Maroon 5 – “Wait” – 222/Interscope Records – Visual Effects by TIMBER Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do” – Big Machine Records – Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic Records – Choreography by Phil Tayag & Bruno Mars Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana” – Syco Music/Epic Records – Choreography by Calvit Hodge and Sara Bivens The Carters – “APES**T” – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment – Choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Jaquel Knight Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records – Choreography by Sherrie Silver Dua Lipa – “IDGAF” – Warner Bros. Records – Choreography by Marion Motin Justin Timberlake – “Filthy” – RCA Records – Choreography by Marty Kudelka, AJ Harpold, Tracy Phillips, and Ivan Koumaev BEST EDITING Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic Records – Editing by Jacquelyn London The Carters – “APES**T” – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment – Taylor Ward and Sam Ostrove Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records – Editing by Ernie Gilbert Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel” – Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records – Editing by Deji Laray N.E.R.D & Rihanna – “Lemon” – i am OTHER/Columbia Records – Editing by Taylor Ward Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do” – Big Machine Records – Editing by Chancler Haynes for Cosmo http://ew.com/music/2018/07/16/mtv-vma-nominations-2018-list/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magician 0 Posted July 17 Taylor Swift fans are whining all over Twitter that she got snubbed by MTV. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acko 0 Posted July 17 VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE the name of that category is just is a BEST MOVIE WITH ACTORS on the horizon 4 the Academy Awards? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lolo 0 Posted July 17 8 minutes ago, acko said: VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE the name of that category is just is a BEST MOVIE WITH ACTORS on the horizon 4 the Academy Awards? It’s like the new ‘best black video’ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martin B. 0 Posted July 17 The MVAs died somewhere in the 00's and there will obviously be no resurrection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jazzy Jan 0 Posted July 17 @Magician @Je5u5 @Aime Don't care about these awards but we have to want our favourite " take off" of those fantastic soap operas " Havana" to win video of the year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Je5u5 0 Posted July 17 4 hours ago, Magician said: Taylor Swift fans are whining all over Twitter that she got snubbed by MTV. But it's nominated for best editing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KalamazooJay 0 Posted July 17 Damn they really did snub the shit out of Taylor didn't they? I'm kinda shocked. Especially since she's been up their asses for years now. I fully expected that atrocious mess of a song End Game to be nominated for a collaboration at least. And LWYMMD to be in the female video of the year at MINIMUM. But, it's a lovely thing to see that's nominated for some bottom tier award that no one cares about. Let's hope the Grammy's follow suit. When does this thing air? Not that I watch it. Haven't in about 10 years or so. I'll catch a highlight (if there are any worth watching) but other than that, it's been a shit fest for the better part of the last 20 years. I DO wonder that if Arianna performs God Is A Woman, if Madonna MAY make a cameo with her spoken word segment. That could be quite an epic moment if it's done right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jazzy Jan 0 Posted July 17 34 minutes ago, KalamazooJay said: Damn they really did snub the shit out of Taylor didn't they? I'm kinda shocked. Especially since she's been up their asses for years now. I fully expected that atrocious mess of a song End Game to be nominated for a collaboration at least. And LWYMMD to be in the female video of the year at MINIMUM. But, it's a lovely thing to see that's nominated for some bottom tier award that no one cares about. Let's hope the Grammy's follow suit. When does this thing air? Not that I watch it. Haven't in about 10 years or so. I'll catch a highlight (if there are any worth watching) but other than that, it's been a shit fest for the better part of the last 20 years. I DO wonder that if Arianna performs God Is A Woman, if Madonna MAY make a cameo with her spoken word segment. That could be quite an epic moment if it's done right. It is hilarious really. LWYMMD is a dreadful bitchy useless song but the video for it is easily the best video clip she has made. So finally she makes an entertaining video and it does not get nominated for a video award when her over rated videos were winning before for nothing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genevieve Vavance 0 Posted July 17 the VMA's haven't been relevant since 2003 when Britney kissed madonna, now that was an event, everyone was talking about it for weeks afterwards Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magician 0 Posted July 17 3 hours ago, Jazzy Jan said: @Magician @Je5u5 @Aime Don't care about these awards but we have to want our favourite " take off" of those fantastic soap operas " Havana" to win video of the year. Yaaaas! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nikki 0 Posted July 17 so.. let's speak about the elephant in the room. did the carters get those 8 noms because the video is amazing/popular/HUGE/discussed everywhere/a big thing in music.. or because the VMAs were afraid of the beehive (or to be name checked by jay z in a shady song in the future) so they basically gave them a bunch of noms to be on the safe side? im not a taylor fan but I am surprised she didn't even get a pity nom for that video. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Je5u5 0 Posted July 17 2 hours ago, Genevieve Vavance said: the VMA's haven't been relevant since 2003 when Britney kissed madonna, now that was an event, everyone was talking about it for weeks afterwards Last proper VMA moment was Miley with Robin Thicke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tuckeye 0 Posted July 17 There needs to be an anti-mtv vid awards....where they give videos that are actually cool & inventive af the awards!....and bring back the controversy factor and rock n roll fuck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aime 0 Posted July 18 I agree with @Jazzy Jan, LWYMMD is probably the most hyped video of the last year (and it's very well done too), there's no way APESHIT deserves to be nominated over it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LHakaLH 0 Posted July 18 On 7/17/2018 at 6:27 PM, Nikki said: so.. let's speak about the elephant in the room. did the carters get those 8 noms because the video is amazing/popular/HUGE/discussed everywhere/a big thing in music.. or because the VMAs were afraid of the beehive (or to be name checked by jay z in a shady song in the future) so they basically gave them a bunch of noms to be on the safe side? im not a taylor fan but I am surprised she didn't even get a pity nom for that video. I'll go with door number two. (though why and how anyone would be "afraid" of the "beehive" (i cannot with that idiotic term) confuses me to no end) On 7/17/2018 at 10:13 AM, acko said: VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE the name of that category is just is a BEST MOVIE WITH ACTORS on the horizon 4 the Academy Awards? I always thought it was made up simply to ensure Gags wouldn't walk empty handed back in '11. Turns out it's an actual category 🤷♂️ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Je5u5 0 Posted July 18 36 minutes ago, LHakaLH said: I always thought it was made up simply to ensure Gags wouldn't walk empty handed back in '11. Turns out it's an actual category 🤷♂️ They did. It was even announced after the nominations first came out if i remember correctly. They simply kept it. Probably makes them feel a bit less lightweight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR! 0 Posted July 19 Who will be getting the VANGUARD award this year? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
promise to try 0 Posted July 22 I´m surprsied about Imagine dragon´s Whatever it takes not being nominated for video of the year, and marron 5 are missing!! and they make great videos!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frzndrwnwrld 0 Posted August 10 On 7/19/2018 at 12:49 PM, JR! said: Who will be getting the VANGUARD award this year? Jello Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crystal Coffin 0 Posted August 14 On 7/21/2018 at 1:05 PM, VogueMusic said: This shitfest again... I know right! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icykiller 0 Posted August 15 On 7/20/2018 at 10:05 PM, VogueMusic said: This shitfest again... My thoughts as well. Apart from Imagine Dragons, I don't think I've heard any of the nominee's music on purpose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frzndrwnwrld 0 Posted August 16 Did Gaggy get the Video Vanguard award yet? Unfortunately, she is probably up next for it. They are running out of people to give it to at this point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
promise to try 0 Posted August 16 Just now, frzndrwnwrld said: Did Gaggy get the Video Vanguard award yet? Unfortunately, she is probably up next for it. They are running out of people to give it to at this point. it should be an award that shouldn´t be there every year.that said, bjork should have one, peter gabriel too, and, from the new ones, maroon 5 have good videos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frzndrwnwrld 0 Posted August 17 5 hours ago, promise to try said: it should be an award that shouldn´t be there every year.that said, bjork should have one, peter gabriel too, and, from the new ones, maroon 5 have good videos I just checked and Peter Gabriel has one! I shocked that Bjork never got one. Why the fuck does Kanye have one? I'm really offended by that. But honestly, Golddigger is the only Kanye song I know. I notice that they used to give the award to directors as well and then they stopped. Wish they would go back to that. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson_Video_Vanguard_Award Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tuckeye 0 Posted August 17 mtv awards will have a tribute to aretha franklin vanguard is jennifer lopez, right Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suedey 0 Posted August 17 Sorry but I am living for the Swiftie fan anti-VMAs memes? For once millennials got something right Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
