Also collecting multiple nominations at the 36th annual award show are Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X, who are up against each other in the Best New Artist category.
- Jul 24, 2019
AceShowbiz - Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift lead the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards nominations with 10 apiece.
Both will compete for the Video of the Year and Song of the Year honours, while Ariana is also up for Artist of the Year.
Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X are also set for a big night at New Jersey's Prudential Center next month (August 2019) after landing nine and eight nominations, respectively. Both are up for Best New Artist, while 17-year-old Eilish has also landed a mention among the Artist of the Year hopefuls.
Lil Nas X's record-tying 16-week chart-topper "Old Town Road" is up for Song and Video of the Year.
The full list of nominees is:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- 21 Savage ft. J. Cole - "A Lot"
- Billie Eilish - "Bad Guy"
- Ariana Grande - "Thank U, Next"
- Jonas Brothers - "Sucker"
- Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road (Remix)"
- Taylor Swift - "You Need to Calm Down"
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
SONG OF THE YEAR
- Drake - "In My Feelings"
- Ariana Grande - "thank u, next"
- Jonas Brothers - "Sucker"
- Lady GaGa & Bradley Cooper - "Shallow"
- Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road (Remix)"
- Taylor Swift - "You Need to Calm Down"
BEST NEW ARTIST
- Ava Max
- Billie Eilish
- H.E.R. (Gabi Wilson)
- Lil Nas X
- Lizzo
- Rosalia
BEST COLLABORATION
- Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road (Remix)"
- Lady GaGa & Bradley Cooper - "Shallow"
- Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - "Senorita"
- Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie - "ME!"
- Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - "I Don't Care"
- BTS (Bangtan Boys) ft. Halsey - "Boy With Luv"
PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Bazzi
- CNCO
- Billie Eilish
- H.E.R. (Gabi Wilson)
- Lauv
- Lizzo
BEST POP
- 5 Seconds of Summer - "Easier"
- Cardi B & Bruno Mars - "Please Me"
- Billie Eilish - "Bad Guy"
- Ariana Grande - "Thank U, Next"
- Jonas Brothers - "Sucker"
- Taylor Swift - "You Need to Calm Down"
BEST HIP HOP
- 2 Chainz ft. Ariana Grande - "Rule the World"
- 21 Savage ft. J. Cole - "a lot"
- Cardi B - "Money"
- DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend - "Higher"
- Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road (Remix)"
- Travis Scott (II) ft. Drake - "Sicko Mode"
BEST R&B
- Anderson .Paak ft. Smokey Robinson - "Make It Better"
- Donald Glover a.k.a. Childish Gambino - "Feels Like Summer"
- H.E.R. (Gabi Wilson) ft. Bryson Tiller - "Could've Been"
- Alicia Keys - "Raise a Man"
- Ella Mai - "Trip"
- Normani Kordei ft. 6LACK - "Waves"
BEST K-POP
- BTS (Bangtan Boys) ft. Halsey - "Boy With Luv"
- BLACKPINK - "Kill This Love"
- Monsta X ft. French Montana - "Who Do You Love"
- TXT a.k.a. TOMORROW X TOGETHER - "Cat & Dog"
- NCT 127 - "Regular"
- EXO - "Tempo"
BEST LATIN
- Anuel AA, Karol G - "Secreto"
- Bad Bunny ft. Drake - "MIA"
- Benny Blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez, J Balvin - "I Can't Get Enough"
- Daddy Yankee ft. Snow - "Con Calma"
- Maluma - "Mala Mia"
- Rosalia & J Balvin ft. El Guincho - "Con Altura"
BEST DANCE
- The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha - "Call You Mine"
- Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato - "Solo"
- DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B - "Taki Taki"
- David Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin - "Say My Name"
- Marshmello & Bastille - "Happier"
- Diplo & Mark Ronson a.k.a. Silk City & Dua Lipa - "Electricity"
BEST ROCK
- The 1975 - "Love It If We Made It"
- Fall Out Boy - "Bishops Knife Trick"
- Imagine Dragons - "Natural"
- Lenny Kravitz - "Low"
- Panic At the Disco - "High Hopes"
- Twenty One Pilots - "My Blood"
VIDEO FOR GOOD
- Halsey - "Nightmare"
- The Killers - "Land of the Free"
- Jamie N Commons, Skylar Grey ft. Gallant - "Runaway Train"
- John Legend - "Preach"
- Lil Dicky - "Earth"
- Taylor Swift - "You Need to Calm Down"
BEST DIRECTION
- Billie Eilish - "Bad Guy", directed by Dave Meyers
- FKA twigs - "Cellophane", directed by Andrew Thomas Huang
- Ariana Grande - "Thank You, Next", directed by Hannah Lux Davis
- Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road (Remix)", directed by Calmatic
- Labrinth, Sia Furler, Diplo a.k.a. LSD - "No New Friends", directed by Dano Cerny
- Taylor Swift - "You Need to Calm Down", directed by Drew Kirsch & Taylor Swift
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Billie Eilish - "When the Party's Over", Ryan Ross, Andres Jaramillo
- FKA twigs - "Cellophane", Matt Chandler, Fabio Zaveti for Analog
- Ariana Grande - "God is a Woman", Fabrice Lagayette, Kristina Prilukova & Rebecca Rice for Mathematic
- DJ Khaled ft. SZA - Just Us", Sergii Mashevskyi
- LSD (Labrinth, Sia Furler, Diplo) - "No New Friends", by Ethan Chancer
- Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie - "ME!", Loris Paillier & Lucas Salton for BUF VFX
BEST ART DIRECTION
- BTS (Bangtan Boys) ft. Halsey - "Boy With Luv", JinSil Park, BoNa Kim (MU:E)
- Ariana Grande - "7 Rings", John Richoux
- Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road (Remix)", Itaru Dela Vegas
- Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - "Senorita", Tatiana Van Sauter
- Taylor Swift - "You Need to Calm Down", Brittany Porter
- Kanye West and Lil' Pump ft. Adele Givens - "I Love It", Tino Schaedler
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
- FKA twigs - "Cellophane", Kelly Yvonne
- Rosalia & J Balvin ft. El Guincho - "Con Altura", Charm La'Donna
- LSD (Labrinth, Sia Furler, Diplo) - "No New Friends", Ryan Heffington
- Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - "Senorita", Calvit Hodge, Sara Biv
- Solange Knowles - "Almeda", Maya Taylor, Solange Knowles
- BTS (Bangtan Boys) ft. Halsey - "Boy With Luv", Rie Hata
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Tints", Elias Talbot
- Billie Eilish - "hostage", Pau Castejon
- Ariana Grande - "thank you, next", Christopher Probst
- Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - "Senorita", Scott Cunningham
- Solange Knowles - "Almeda", Chayse Irvin, Ryan Marie Helfant, Justin Hamilton
- Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie - "ME!", Starr Whitesides
BEST EDITING
- Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Tints", Elias Talbot
- Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road (Remix)", Calmatic
- Billie Eilish - "Bad Guy", by Billie Eilish
- Ariana Grande - "7 Rings", Hannah Lux Davis & Taylor Walsh
- Solange Knowles - "Almeda", Solange Knowles, Vinnie Hobbs, Jonathon Proctor
- Taylor Swift - "You Need to Calm Down", Jarrett Fijal
