2022 MTV VMA nominations: See the full list
The awards show will take place Sunday, Aug. 28 at 8 p.m. ET.
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July 26, 2022, 8:01 AM ET
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The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards nominations are in!
Kendrick Lamar, Jack Harlow and Lil Nas X lead this year's nominations with seven nods each, while Doja Cat and Harry Styles follow closely behind with six nominations apiece.
Other nominees include Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd, who are all up for five nominations each. Kacey Musgraves, Anitta, Becky G and Måneskin are among the 26 first-time nominees.
The 2022 MTV VMAs will take place Sunday, Aug. 28 at 8 p.m. ET and air live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Check out the full list of nominations below.
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 BunnyDrakeEd SheeranHarry StylesJack HarlowLil Nas XLizzoSONG 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 KeemDove CameronGAYLELattoMåneskinSEVENTEENBEST 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 ROCK
Foo Fighters -- "Love Dies Young"Jack White -- "Taking Me Back"Muse -- "Won’t Stand Down"Red Hot Chili Peppers -- "Black Summer"Shinedown -- "Planet Zero"Three Days Grace -- "So Called Life"BEST ALTERNATIVE
Avril Lavigne ft. blackbear - "Love It When You Hate Me"Imagine Dragons x JID -- "Enemy"Machine Gun Kelly ft. WILLOW -- "emo girl"Måneskin -- "I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE"Panic! At The Disco -- "Viva Las Vengeance"Twenty One Pilots -- "Saturday"WILLOW, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker -- "G R O W"BEST LATIN
Anitta -- "Envolver"Bad Bunny -- "Tití Me Preguntó"Becky G X KAROL G -- "MAMIII"Daddy Yankee -- "REMIX"Farruko -- "Pepas"J Balvin & Skrillex -- "In Da Getto"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"BEST K-POP
BTS -- "Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)"ITZY -- "LOCO"LISA -- "LALISA"SEVENTEEN -- "HOT"Stray Kids -- "MANIAC"TWICE -- "The Feels"VIDEO FOR GOOD
Kendrick Lamar -- "The Heart Part 5"Latto -- "P*ssy"Lizzo -- "About Damn Time"Rina Sawayama -- "This Hell"Stromae -- "Fils de joie"BEST METAVERSE PERFORMANCE
BLACKPINK The Virtual | PUBG -- YG Entertainment / Interscope RecordsBTS | Minecraft -- BIGHIT Music / Geffen RecordsCharli XCX | Roblox -- Atlantic RecordsJustin Bieber -- An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave -- Def JamRift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite -- Republic RecordsTwenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox -- Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music GroupBEST LONGFORM VIDEO
Billie Eilish -- Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los AngelesFoo Fighters -- Studio 666Kacey Musgraves -- star-crossedMadonna -- Madame XOlivia Rodrigo -- driving home 2 uTaylor Swift -- "All Too Well" (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar -- "family ties"Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran -- "Bam Bam"Harry Styles -- "As It Was"Kendrick Lamar -- "N95"Normani ft. Cardi B -- "Wild Side"Taylor Swift -- "All Too Well" (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)BEST DIRECTION
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar -- "family ties"Billie Eilish -- "Happier Than Ever"Ed Sheeran -- "Shivers"Harry Styles -- "As It Was"Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow -- "INDUSTRY BABY"Taylor Swift -- "All Too Well" (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)BEST ART DIRECTION
Adele -- "Oh My God"Doja Cat -- "Get Into It (Yuh)"Drake ft. Future & Young Thug -- "Way 2 Sexy"Kacey Musgraves -- "simple times"Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow -- "INDUSTRY BABY"Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa -- "Sweetest Pie"BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Billie Eilish -- "Happier Than Ever"Coldplay X BTS -- "My Universe"Kendrick Lamar -- "The Heart Part 5"Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow -- "INDUSTRY BABY"Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa -- "Sweetest Pie"The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber -- "STAY"BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
BTS -- "Permission to Dance"Doja Cat -- "Woman"FKA twigs ft. The Weeknd -- "Tears In The Club"Harry Styles -- "As It Was"Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow -- "INDUSTRY BABY"Normani ft. Cardi B -- "Wild Side"BEST EDITING
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar -- "family ties"Doja Cat -- "Get Into It (Yuh)"Olivia Rodrigo -- "brutal"ROSALÍA -- "SAOKO"Taylor Swift -- "All Too Well" (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)The Weeknd -- "Take My Breath"PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
September 2021: Griff -- "One Night"October 2021: Remi Wolf -- "Sexy Villain"November 2021: Nessa Barrett -- "i hope ur miserable until ur dead"December 2021: SEVENTEEN -- "Rock With You"January 2021: Mae Muller -- "Better Days"February 2022: GAYLE -- "abcdefu"March 2022: Shenseea -- "R U That"April 2022: Omar Apollo -- "Tamagotchi"May 2022: Wet Leg -- "Chaise Longue"June 2022: Muni Long -- "Baby Boo"July 2022: Doechii -- "Persuasive"