It’s that time of year again.
The MTV Video Music Awards 2022 will be heating up screens on August 28 live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Hailed as one of the most important days on the Pop music calendar, all eyes are on who is up for coveted honors at the show’s 38th instalment. Especially with MTV soldiering on with gender-neutral categories.
Kendrick Lamar, Jack Harlow, and Lil Nas X lead with a whopping 7 nominations each, while Doja Cat and Harry Styles follow with six apiece. Also scoring major looks are the likes of Adele, Megan Thee Stallion, and more. But what about the rest of the list?
Without further ado, the answer awaits below…
Video of the year
Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO/Republic
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was“ – Columbia Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby” – Columbia Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal” – Geffen Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)” – Republic Records
Artist of the year
Bad Bunny – Rimas Entertainment
Drake – OVO/Republic
Ed Sheeran – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – Columbia Records
Jack Harlow – Generation Now / Atlantic Records
Lil Nas X – Columbia Records
Lizzo – Atlantic Records
Song of the year
Adele – “Easy on Me” – Columbia Records
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records
Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “Stay” – Columbia Records
Best new artist
Baby Keem – Columbia Records
Dove Cameron – Disruptor Records / Columbia Records
GAYLE – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records
Latto – Streamcut / RCA Records
Måneskin – Arista Records
Seventeen – PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen Records
Push performance of the year
September 2021: Griff – “One Night” – Warner Records
October 2021: Remi Wolf – “Sexy Villain” – Island Records
November 2021: Nessa Barrett – “i hope ur miserable until ur dead” – Warner Records
December 2021: SEVENTEEN – “Rock With You” – PLEDIS Entertainment / Geffen Records
January 2021: Mae Muller – “Better Days” – Capitol Records UK
February 2022: GAYLE – “abcdefu” – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records
March 2022: Sheneesa – “R U That” – Rich Immigrants / Interscope Records
April 2022: Omar Apollo – “Tamagotchi” – Warner Records
May 2022: Wet Leg – “Chaise Longue” – Domino Recording Company
June 2022: Muni Long – “Baby Boo” – Supergiant Records LLC / Def Jam Recording
July 2022: Doechii – “Persuasive” – Top Dog Entertainment / Capitol Records
Best collaboration
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO/Republic
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment
Post Malone & The Weeknd – “One Right Now” – Mercury Records / Republic Records
ROSALÍA ft. The Weeknd – “LA FAMA” – Columbia Records
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records
Best pop
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “traitor” – Geffen Records
Best hip-hop
Eminem & Snoop Dogg – “From The D 2 The LBC” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Future ft. Drake, Tems – “WAIT FOR U” – Freebandz / Epic Records
Kendrick Lamar – “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Latto – “Big Energy” – Streamcut / RCA Records
Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby – “Do We Have A Problem?” – Young Money / Cash Money / Republic Records
Pusha T – “Diet Coke” – G.O.O.D. Music / Def Jam
Best rock
Foo Fighters – “Love Dies Young” – RCA Records
Jack White – “Taking Me Back” – Third Man Records
Muse – “Won’t Stand Down” – Warner Records
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Black Summer” – Warner Records
Shinedown – “Planet Zero” – Elektra Music Group
Three Days Grace – “So Called Life” – RCA Records
Best alternative
Avril Lavigne ft. blackbear – “Love It When You Hate Me” – Elektra Music Group / DTA Records
Imagine Dragons x JID – “Enemy” – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records
Machine Gun Kelly ft. WILLOW – “emo girl” – Bad Boy / Interscope Records
Måneskin – “I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE” – Arista Records
Panic! At The Disco – “Viva Las Vengeance” – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group
Twenty One Pilots – “Saturday” – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group
WILLOW, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker – “G R O W” – MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation Records
Best Latin
Anitta – “Envolver” – Warner Records
Bad Bunny – “Tití Me Preguntó” – Rimas Entertainment
Becky G X KAROL G – “MAMIII” – Kemosabe Records / Sony Music Latin / RCA Records
Daddy Yankee – “REMIX” – Republic Records
Farruko – “Pepas” – Sony Music US Latin
J Balvin & Skrillex – “In Da Getto” – Sueños Globales, LLC /Universal Music Latino / Asylum Records UK
Best R&B
Alicia Keys – “City of Gods (Part II)” – AKW
Chlöe – “Have Mercy” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
H.E.R. – “For Anyone” – RCA Records
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool/RCA Records
Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B – “No Love (Extended Version)” – LVRN / Interscope Records
The Weeknd – “Out Of Time” – XO / Republic Records
Best K-pop
BTS – “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records
ITZY – “LOCO” – JYP Entertainment
LISA – “LALISA” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
SEVENTEEN – “HOT” – PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen Records
Stray Kids – “MANIAC” – JYP Entertainment
TWICE – “The Feels” – JYP Entertainment
Video for good
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Latto – “P*ssy” – Streamcut / RCA Records
Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records
Rina Sawayama – “This Hell” – Dirty Hit
Stromae – ”Fils de joie” – Mosaert Label / The Darkroom / Interscope Records
Best metaverse performance
BLACKPINK The Virtual | PUBG – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
BTS | Minecraft – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records
Charli XCX | Roblox – Atlantic Records
Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave – Def Jam
Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite – Republic Records
Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group
Best longform video
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Foo Fighters – Studio 666 – RCA Records
Kacey Musgraves – star-crossed – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville
Madonna – Madame X – Interscope Records
Olivia Rodrigo – driving home 2 u – Geffen Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)” – Republic Records
Best cinematography
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records
Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran – “Bam Bam” – Epic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Kendrick Lamar – “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)” – Republic Records
Best direction
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)” – Republic Records
Best art direction
Adele – “Oh My God” – Columbia Records
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO / Republic Records
Kacey Musgraves – “simple times” – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment
Best visual effects
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Coldplay X BTS – “My Universe” – Atlantic Records
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang/Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records
Best choreography
BTS – “Permission to Dance” – BIGHIT Music/Geffen Records
Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
FKA twigs ft. The Weeknd – “Tears In The Club” – Atlantic Records
Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records
Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records
Best editing
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records
Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal” – Geffen Records
ROSALÍA – “SAOKO” – Columbia Records
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)” – Republic Records
The Weeknd – “Take My Breath” – XO / Republic Records
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The 2022 VMAs air Sunday August 28 ET/PT across 180 countries worldwide.
From today through to August 19, fans can vote for their faves across 14 gender-neutral categories by visiting vma.mtv.com.
Yessss MF’n Normani!!! The underdog always wins. Chole who? Queen Bey is back and Chole will be forgotten
“The underdog always wins.”
U see the narrative normani stans love pushing?
😂😂
What makes normani an underdog?
Camicky’s mediocrity wasn’t nominated, we LUH to see it lol 💋
That racist rat Camônkey thought she can use Ed to get nominated.
Another flop album being snubbed.
Booed by millions
Karma is gon be that bîtch 😂
The albumless black m0nkèèý u stan have never been nominated for a solo vma in her life
She keeps using other big artists
After doing the most, the uglyà-p-è was relegated to best rnb video. 😂😂
Poor Camônkey
Once again showing she doesn’t have any solo hits
NBTS used Kane Brown 😂😂😂😂😂😂
That rat highest solo charting single never cracked the top 50 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Her second hyped single from this s*** album was bubbling of bubbling 😂😂😂😂
Ed , Shawn, and Taylor did their charity for this bîtch and dropped her like a sack of potatoes
Another essay and for what?
Show us slà-vè mani album?
Quiet
Mute
Silence
Essays
Deflecting
They have shelved the rat. Lol 😂😂
Congrats to Mani
MULTIPLE big nominations leaving that racist rat in the dust. 😂😂😂😂
We truly love to see it. Candy Paint is going to make those Camônkey rat fans even more upset
Big nominations where?
Best rnb video?
😂💀
Camila has won video of the year and artist of the year (a solo vma)
Normani the c0tt0 pickìng slà-vè rat can never
She needs cardi. Lol
Best rnb video 😂💀
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you’re crying
The payola has run try . The public saw she was smoke and mirrors 😂😂😂
Where are Camônkey’s nominations?
That racist rat was booed in front of MILLIONS. She will never recover 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Show us the dirty slàvè rat album?
😂
They have shelved the rat,
😂💀
Not 1 solo award this talentless krusty bìtch has won., not 1.
Everything is a collaboration. Lol in minor category for that matter.
Best rnb video
😂💀
Yessss Jack daddy 💅🏾💋 it was super fun last night. He f u c k e d me so gooooooooood💯
Is the dirty ugly talentless sĺàv-è rat called normani gonna beg for a performance slot again like she did lastyear?
😂💀
Why talk about the woman who birthed you in such a manner? Yikes!
Since Mani is nominated MULTIPLE times
She’s probably going to debut Candy Paint and the album shortly after.
We truly love to see it
Remember those Rat Fans were laughing at her NBA performance. Then Camônkey was booed in front of millions 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Karma
NOT 1 SOLO nominated in her career
😂😂
The rat needs bigger names to get ahead,
😂😂
Show us a solo vma nomination for normani, I’m waiting
While ur at it, show us normani’s album.
😂😂💀
You’re crying 😂😂😂😂
Get ready for Candy Paint
We truly love to see it.
Poor Camônkey. Gone and Forgotten. RIP
Gurl, all these comments…..
Show us normani’s solo vma nomination or win
Show us normani’s album
These are not hard to do, so do it
We are waiting
😂😂
The ugly dirty black rat had to guilt trip mtv into letting her perform last year. Queen of begging
😂💀
Now her career is over. Lol
Show us Normani’s ANYTHING. Got damn! She ain’t got SHÏTT!
Jack Harlow yaaaaaaaaaaas!!!!! 👑
Bad Bunny dominating the charts yet only nominated for 2 awards lol they never learn. Oh well. At least Normani landed 3 noms and the meltdowns will continue 😂
Paula, what part of the UK are you from?
Your daddy’s closet
Paula, how did you type while your fat momma was 𝕗𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 you with her strap on and your brother was f****** your mouth with his 𝕔𝕠𝕔𝕜? You are a skilled British 𝓽𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓼𝓿𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓽𝓮.
@BrownSkinDanny….Paulo don’t want you, WEIRDO! He got a man. You thirstin after him like you were thirstin after Tekashi69 that one time. LMAO!! What the fück is wrong with you?? I guess clowns need to get a n** now and the too 🤡🤡🤡🤡
So what your saying is that Paula is a dirty f𝓪ggot like yourself, how do you know who Paula is dating unless it another one of your lazy troll accounts. You are a stupid 𝓽𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓼𝓿𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓽𝓮.
@nancy you’re acting out and your caretaker isn’t around to give you your a l d s and brain meds. Yikes. Rotflllll
I have you pressed that you need to make another troll account. I know it’s you by the way that you type dumbass. I am not a nasty, disgusting 𝒻𝒶𝑔𝑔𝑜𝓉 like you, so I will never have ＡＩＤＳ like your dad has. Let your momma know that it’s time for her to lick my 𝕒𝕣𝕤𝕖 clean. I’m about to take a 𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓽 over your grandfather’s corpse.
Wild side is that girl. Congrats Mani!
Normani & her multiple nominations we love to see it
Meanwhile big tummy catacobello has none! Lmaooo when your’e an ugly racist with no talent racking up duds like don’t go yet and oh Na na bam bam you flop
Everyone hates her 🤣🤣🤣
Lmaoo 🤣🤣 ugly talentless rodent girl is done
Familia was a Top 10 album, hunnie. NICE TRY 😈
Famila did 11k in sales & you guys are happy about that 🤣🤣
Familia made Top 10 you fool!
@Lele 27.5k first week actually. Again, NICE TRY 😈
As of July 22, 2022, Familia holds the third-highest first-day streams record for a female album released in 2022, behind Motomami by Rosalia and Versions of Me by Anitta. As of July 22, 2022, Familia also holds the 2nd biggest first-week debut for a female album in 2022 on Spotify with 46.51m streams in its first week behind Motomami by Rosalia. As of July 23, 2022, Familia is the 3rd most streamed female album released in 2022.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 11k first week pure sales lmfao imagine if Ed didn’t. do charity for that ugly rodent 😂😂
Normani’s highest single as a main artist peaked at #14. Imagine if Cardi didn’t do charity for that ashy trick 😂😂 The next single didn’t even chart 🤣🤣
Motivations a solo platinum hit out peaked outcharted all of cabelly camoñke,y solo singles. 😂😂😂😂 let that sink it 😂😂
Motivation only charted because Ariana Grande name was attached to the song as a co-songwriter and Ariana Grande is a massive star.
@nancy LOL girl stfu you’re clearly grasping at straws bb.💀
How many times do I have to tell you that you need to learn to use grammar before you try to come for me? It’s: @nancy You’re clearly grasping at straws, girl stfu.
Yess!! Dua has 5 nominations with no album out. Whoa DL3 is coming lol !!
Yaaaas! I love me some Dula Peep lol ❤️