With the VMA coming at the end of this month, Sunday, August 30, 2020, the 2020 VMA nomination list is finally out, and it is as massive as expected.
Among the nominees, Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga took the 2020 MTV Video Music Award nominations by storm, leading the pack with nine nominations each. The pop stars were able to amass the amount of nomination with their collaboration “Rain On Me,” earning seven nominations with the inclusion of video and song of the year.
Following closely behind are Billie Eilish and The Weeknd with six nominations each while Taylor Swift was able to gather a total of 5 nominations.
In keeping up with the trend of the year, VMA has introduced two brand-new categories, which are Best Music Video from Home and Best Quarantine Performance. These categories were created to celebrate the creative ways artists have been able to adapt to the shifting landscape.
Fans can now start voting across the 15 gender-neutral categories at this link until August 23. However, the voting for the PUSH’s best new artist category is scheduled to remain active in the show on August 30, 2020.
The 2020 VMAs will be airing live at New York City’s Barclays Center on Sunday, August 30, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. This will be marking the first live awards show since the coronavirus pandemic. The award show will be featuring a line-up that will span across all five boroughs. Also, the performances will be coming from various iconic locations with various health and safety measures in place.
Here is a full list of the 2020 VMA nominations
Video Of The Year
Billie Eilish (Everything I Wanted)
Eminem ft. Juice WRLD (Godzilla)
Future ft. Drake (Life Is Good)
Lady Gaga and 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 and 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 (Presented By Chime Banking)
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 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)
Best Latin
Anuel AA ft. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G and J Balvin (China)
Bad Bunny (Yo Perreo Sola)
Black Eyed Peas ft. Ozuna and J. Rey Soul (Mamacita)
J Balvin (Amarillo)
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj (Tusa)
Maluma ft. J Balvin (Qué Pena)
BEST R&B
Alicia Keys (Underdog)
Chloe x Halle (Do It)
HER 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)
Video For Good
Anderson Paak (Lockdown)
Billie Eilish (All the Good Girls Go to Hell)
Demi Lovato (I Love Me)
HER – (I Can’t Breathe)
Lil Baby (The Bigger Picture)
Taylor Swift (The Man)
Best Music Video From Home
5 Seconds of Summer (Wildflower)
Ariana Grande and 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 and 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)
Best Direction
Billie Eilish (Xanny) by Billie Eilish
Doja Cat (Say So) by Hannah Lux Davis
Dua Lipa (Don’t Start Now) by Nabil
Harry Styles (Adore You) by Dave Meyers
Taylor Swift (The Man) by Taylor Swift
The Weeknd (Blinding Lights) by Anton Tammi
Best Cinematography
5 Seconds of Summer (Old Me) by Kieran Fowler
Camila Cabello ft. DaBaby (My Oh My) by Dave Meyers
Billie Eilish (All the Good Girls Go to Hell) by Christopher Probst
Katy Perry (Harleys In Hawaii) by Arnau Valls
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande (Rain On Me) by Thomas Kloss
The Weeknd (Blinding Lights) by Oliver Millar
Best Art Direction
A$AP Rocky (Babushka Boi) by A$AP Rocky and Nadia Lee Cohen
Dua Lipa (Physical) by Anna Colomé Nogu ́
Harry Styles (Adore You) by Laura Ellis Cricks
Miley Cyrus (Mother’s Daughter) by Christian Stone
Selena Gomez (Boyfriend) by Tatiana Van Sauter
Taylor Swift (Lover) by Ethan Tobman
Best Visual Effects
Billie Eilish (All the Good Girls Go to Hell) by Drive Studios
Demi Lovato (I Love Me) by Hoody FX
Dua Lipa (Physical) by EIGHTY4
Harry Styles (Adore You) by Mathematic
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande (Rain On Me) by Ingenuity Studios
Travis Scott (Highest in the Room) by ARTJAIL, SCISSOR FILMS, and FRENDER
Best Choreography
BTS (On) by Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun, Lee Byung Eun
CNCO and Natti Natasha (Honey Boo) by Kyle Hanagami
DaBaby (Bop) by Dani Leigh and Cherry
Dua Lipa (Physical) by Charm La’Donna
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande (Rain On Me) by Richy Jackson
Normani (Motivation) by Sean Bankhead
Best Editing
Halsey (Graveyard) by Emilie Aubry, Janne Vartia and Tim Montana
James Blake (Can’t Believe the Way We Flow) by Frank Lebon
Lizzo (Good As Hell) Edited by Russell Santos and Sofia Kerpan
Miley Cyrus (Mother’s Daughter) by Alexandre Moors, Nuno Xico
Rosalía (A Palé) by Andre Jones
The Weeknd (Blinding Lights) by Janne Vartia and Tim Montana
