Justin Beiber has taken the lead at this years MTV Video Music Awards 2021 as he has bagged the most amount of nominations. Next in line after Justin is the talented Megan Three Stallion who has six nominations while Justin has seven. Both the artist are competing against each other as well as Ariana Grande, Doja Cat, Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift for Artist of the Year. Also in the lead with these artists at the VMA is the worldwide phenomenon and K-pop band BTS who have earned 5 nods.
BTS, the septet that comprises Jin, Jimin, V, JungKook, J-Hope, SUGA and RM have bagged nominations for Song Of The Year for ‘Dynamite’, talking about Butter the band has got Best Pop, Best K-Pop, Best Choreography and Best Editing at this years VMAs. Talking about the first time nominees, which include Olivia Rodrigo, The Kid LAROi and 24kGoldn.
Check out the full list of the MTV Video Music Awards 2021 Nominations below:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber
Megan Thee Stallion
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
Ariana Grande
Doja Cat
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BEST NEW ARTIST
The Kid LAROI
Olivia Rodrigo
24kGoldn
Giveon
Polo G
Saweetie
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VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
The Weeknd – “Save Your Tears”
Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Me More”
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits”
DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “Popstar” (starring Justin Bieber)
Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”
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SONG OF THE YEAR
BTS – “Dynamite”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Drivers License”
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave the Door Open”
Dua Lipa – “Levitating”
24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior – “Mood”
PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
September 2020: Wallows – “Are You Bored Yet?”
October 2020: Ashnikko – “Daisy”
November 2020: SAINt JHN – “Gorgeous”
December 2020: 24kGoldn – “Coco”
January 2021: JC Stewart – “Break My Heart”
February 2021: Latto – “Sex Lies”
March 2021: Madison Beer – “Selfish”
April 2021: The Kid LAROI – “Without You”
May 2021: Olivia Rodrigo – “drivers license”
June 2021: girl in red “Serotonin”
July 2021: Fousheé – “my slime”
August 2021: jxdn – “Think About Me”
BEST COLLABORATION
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa – “Prisoner”
24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior – “Mood”
Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Me More”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches”
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
Drake ft. Lil Durk – “Laugh Now Cry Later”
BEST POP
Taylor Swift – “Willow”
Ariana Grande – “Positions”
Billie Eilish – “Therefore I Am”
BTS – “Butter”
Shawn Mendes – “Wonder”
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Good 4 U”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches”
BEST HIP-HOP
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
Drake ft. Lil Durk – “Laugh Now Cry Later”
Moneybagg Yo – “Said Sum”
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. – “Franchise”
Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “On Me (remix)”
Polo G – “RAPSTAR”
BEST ROCK
Evanescence – “Use My Voice”
The Killers – “My Own Soul’s Warning”
Kings Of Leon – “The Bandit”
Lenny Kravitz – “Raise Vibration”
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame”
John Mayer – “Last Train Home”
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Bleachers – “Stop Making This Hurt”
Imagine Dragons – “Follow You”
Machine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear – “My Ex’s Best Friend”
Twenty One Pilots – “Shy Away”
Glass Animals – “Heat Waves”
Willow ft. Travis Barker – “Transparent Soul”
BEST LATIN
Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez – “Dákiti”
Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA – “Lo Vas A Olvidar”
J. Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy – “Un Dia (One Day)”
Karol G – “Bichota”
Black Eyed Peas and Shakira – “Girl Like Me”
Maluma – “Hawái”
BEST R&B
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – “Brown Skin Girl”
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave the Door Open”
Giveon – “Heartbreak Anniversary”
H.E.R. ft. Chris Brown – “Come Through”
SZA – “Good Days”
Chris Brown and Young Thug – “Go Crazy”
BEST K-POP
(G)I-DLE – “DUMDi DUMDi”
Monsta X – “Gambler”
SEVENTEEN – “Ready to love”
BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez – “Ice Cream”
BTS – “Butter”
TWICE – “Alcohol-Free”
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Billie Eilish – “Your Power”
Kane Brown – “Worldwide Beautiful”
Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”
Demi Lovato – “Dancing With the Devil”
H.E.R. – “Fight For You”
Pharrell Williams ft. Jay-Z – “Entrepreneur”
BEST DIRECTION
Billie Eilish – “Your Power” – Directed by: Billie Eilish
DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “Popstar” (starring Justin Bieber) – Directed by: Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A – “Franchise” – Directed by: Travis Scott
Tyler, The Creator – “Lumberjack” – Directed by: Wolf Haley
Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino
Taylor Swift – “Willow” – Directed by: Taylor Swift
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – “Brown Skin Girl” – Cinematography by: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, Mohammed Atta Ahmed, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant
Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper – “Holy” –Cinematography by: Elias Talbot
Lady Gaga – “911” – Cinematography by: Jeff Cronenweth
Billie Eilish – “Therefore I Am” – Cinematography by: Rob Witt
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Cinematography by: Santiago Gonzalez
Lorde – “Solar Power” – Cinematography by: Andrew Stroud
BEST ART DIRECTION
Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer – “Already” – Art Direction by: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos
Saweetie ft. Doja Cat – “Best Friend” – Art Direction by: Art Haynes
Taylor Swift – “willow” – Art Direction by: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Art Direction by: Alison Dominitz
Lady Gaga – “911” – Art Direction by: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus
Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Art Direction by: John Richoux
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Bella Poarch – “Build a Bitch” – Visual Effects by: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova
Glass Animals – “Tangerine” – Visual Effects by: Ronan Fourreau
Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Visual Effects by: Mathematic
P!NK – “All I Know So Far” – Visual Effects by: Dave Meyers, Freenjoy Inc
Coldplay – “Higher Power” – Visual Effects by: Mathematic
Doja Cat & The Weeknd – “You Right” – Visual Effects by: La Pac, Anthony Lestremau, Julien Missaire, Petr Shkolniy, Alexi Bailla, Micha Sher, Antoine Hache, Mikros MPC, Nicolas Huget, Guillaume Ho Tsong Fang, Benjamin Lenfant, Stephane Pivron, MPC Bangalore, Chanakya Chander, Raju Ganesh, David Rouxel
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Choreography by: Paul Roberts
BTS – “Butter” – Choreography by: Son Sung Deuk with BHM Performance Directing Team
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Choreography by: Natricia Bernard
Marshmello & Halsey – “Be Kind” – Choreography by: Dani Vitale
Ariana Grande – “34+35” – Choreography by: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Choreography by: Nina McNeely
BEST EDITING
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches” – Editing by: Mark Mayr, Vinnie Hobbs
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa – “Prisoner”
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave tfsihe Door Open” – Editing by: Troy Charbonnet
BTS – “Butter” – Editing by: Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens
Drake – “What’s Next” – Editing by: Noah Kendal
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Editing by: Claudia Wass
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