The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards air Sunday, August 28th and here are the nominations.
Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X all lead in nominations. The three rappers each have 7 nods.
Here’s the full list from MTV with my pick in bold for some of the categories:
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” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
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
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 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”
Video for Good
Kendrick Lamar: “The Heart Part 5”
Latto: “P*ssy”
Lizzo: “About Damn Time”
Rina Sawayama: “This Hell”
Stromae: ”Fils de Joie”
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