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Here are the 2020 MTV VMAs nominees
Entertainment- The nominations for the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards were announced on Thursday.
- Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga were both nominated for nine awards, and other musicians like Taylor Swift and The Weeknd also received nominations.
- The awards show will take place on Sunday, August 30 at 8 p.m. ET on MTV, live from New York's Barclays Center.
The nominees for the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards were announced on Thursday.
Musicians like Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, and Taylor Swift all scored numerous nominations, with Grande and Gaga tied with nine apiece.
The VMAs will take place on Sunday, August 30 at 8 p.m. ET on MTV, live from New York's Barclays Center.
Keep reading for the full list of nominees.
Video of the year
Billie Eilish — "Everything I Wanted"
Eminem ft. Juice WRLD — "Godzilla"
Future ft. Drake — "Life Is Good"
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — "Rain On Me"
Taylor Swift — "The Man"
The Weeknd — "Blinding Lights"
Artist of the year
DaBaby
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Megan Thee Stallion
Post Malone
The Weeknd
Song of the year
Billie Eilish — "Everything I Wanted"
Doja Cat — "Say So"
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — "Rain On Me"
Megan Thee Stallion — "Savage"
Post Malone — "Circles"
Roddy Ricch — "The Box"
Best collaboration
Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber — "Stuck With U"
Black Eyed Peas ft. J Balvin — "RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)"
Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid — "Beautiful People"
Future ft. Drake — "Life Is Good"
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj — "Tusa"
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — "Rain On Me"
Push best new artist
Doja Cat
Jack Harlow
Lewis Capaldi
Roddy Ricch
Tate McRae
YUNGBLUD
Best pop
BTS — "On"
Halsey — "You Should Be Sad"
Jonas Brothers — "What a Man Gotta Do"
Justin Bieber ft. Quavo — "Intentions"
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — "Rain On Me"
Taylor Swift — "Lover"
Best hip-hop
DaBaby — "Bop"
Eminem ft. Juice WRLD — "Godzilla"
Future ft. Drake — "Life Is Good"
Megan Thee Stallion — "Savage"
Roddy Ricch — "The Box"
Travis Scott — "Highest in the Room"
Best R&B
Alicia Keys — "Underdog"
Chloe x Halle — "Do It"
H.E.R. ft. YG — "Slide"
Khalid ft. Summer Walker — "Eleven"
Lizzo — "Cuz I Love You"
The Weeknd — "Blinding Lights"
Best K-pop
(G)I-DLE — "Oh My God"
BTS — "On"
EXO — "Obsession"
Monsta X — "Someone's Someone"
Tomorrow X Together — "9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)"
Red Velvet — "Psycho"
Best Latin
Anuel AA ft. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G & J Balvin — "China"
Bad Bunny — "Yo Perreo Sola"
Black Eyed Peas ft. Ozuna & J. Rey Soul — "Mamacita"
J Balvin — "Amarillo"
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj — "Tusa"
Maluma ft. J Balvin — "Qué Pena"
Best rock
blink-182 – "Happy Days"
Coldplay – "Orphans"
Evanescence – "Wasted On You"
Fall Out Boy ft. Wyclef Jean – "Dear Future Self (Hands Up)"
Green Day – "Oh Yeah!"
The Killers – "Caution"
Best alternative
The 1975 — "If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)"
All Time Low — "Some Kind Of Disaster"
FINNEAS — "Let's Fall in Love for the Night"
Lana Del Rey — "Doin' Time"
Machine Gun Kelly — "Bloody Valentine"
twenty one pilots — "Level of Concern"
Video for good
Anderson.Paak — "Lockdown"
Billie Eilish — "All the Good Girls Go to Hell"
Demi Lovato — "I Love Me"
H.E.R. — "I Can't Breathe"
Lil Baby — "The Bigger Picture"
Taylor Swift — "The Man"
Best direction
Billie Eilish — "Xanny"
Doja Cat — "Say So"
Dua Lipa — "Don't Start Now"
Harry Styles — "Adore You"
Taylor Swift — "The Man"
The Weeknd — "Blinding Lights"
Best editing
Halsey – "Graveyard"
James Blake – "Can't Believe the Way We Flow"
Lizzo – "Good As Hell"
Miley Cyrus – "Mother's Daughter"
ROSALÍA – "A Palé"
The Weeknd – "Blinding Lights"
Best art direction
A$AP Rocky — "Babushka Boi"
Dua Lipa — "Physical"
Harry Styles — "Adore You"
Miley Cyrus — "Mother's Daughter"
Selena Gomez — "Boyfriend"
Taylor Swift — "Lover"
Best choreography
BTS — "On"
CNCO & Natti Natasha — "Honey Boo"
DaBaby — "Bop"
Dua Lipa — "Physical"
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — "Rain On Me"
Normani — "Motivation"
Best visual effects
Billie Eilish — "All the Good Girls Go to Hell"
Demi Lovato — "I Love Me"
Dua Lipa — "Physical"
Harry Styles — "Adore You"
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — "Rain On Me"
Travis Scott — "Highest in the Room"
Best cinematography
5 Seconds of Summer — "Old Me"
Camila Cabello ft. DaBaby — "My Oh My"
Billie Eilish — "All the Good Girls Go to Hell"
Katy Perry — "Harleys In Hawaii"
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — "Rain On Me"
The Weeknd — "Blinding Lights"
Best music video from home
5 Seconds of Summer — "Wildflower"
Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber — "Stuck With U"
blink-182 — "Happy Days"
Drake — "Toosie Slide"
John Legend — "Bigger Love"
twenty one pilots — "Level of Concern"
Best quarantine performance
Chloe & Halle — "Do It" from MTV's Prom-athon
CNCO — Unplugged At Home
DJ D-Nice — Club MTV presents #DanceTogether
John Legend — #togetherathome Concert Series
Lady Gaga — "Smile" from One World: Together At Home
Post Malone — Nirvana Tribute
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