MTV Video Music Awards 2021: The Full List of Nominations

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The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards will return to New York City for a live ceremony to be broadcast Sunday, September 12 on MTV. The nominations for the annual event were announced with a list of both VMA veterans and new artists.

Justin Bieber has the opportunity to take home seven "Moon Person" statues, making him the most nominated person this year. Rapper Megan Thee Stallion follows closely behind with six nominations.

Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo and Giveon each are tied with five nominations for an array of music videos, including "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" and "Kiss Me More."

Here is the full list of nominations:

Video of the Year

• "WAP" – Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, Atlantic Records
• "Popstar" – DJ Khaled ft. Drake (starring Justin Bieber) OVO / We The Best / Epic Records
• "Kiss Me More" – Doja Cat ft. SZA, Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
• "Bad Habits" – Ed Sheeran, Atlantic Records
• "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" – Lil Nas X, Columbia Records
• "Save Your Tears" – The Weeknd, XO / Republic Records

Artist of the Year

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• Ariana Grande, Republic Records
• Doja Cat, Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
• Justin Bieber, Def Jam
• Megan Thee Stallion, 300 Entertainment
• Olivia Rodrigo, Geffen Records
• Taylor Swift, Republic Records

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Song of the Year

• "Mood" – 24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior, Records LLC / Columbia Records
• "Leave the Door Open" – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic, Aftermath Entertainment / Atlantic Records
• "Dynamite" – BTS, Bighit Music
• "WAP" – Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, Atlantic Records
• "Levitating" – Dua Lipa, Warner Records
• "Drivers License" – Olivia Rodrigo, Geffen Records

Best New Artist

• 24kGoldn, Records LLC / Columbia Records
• Giveon, Epic Records / Not So Fast
• The Kid Laroi, Columbia Records
• Olivia Rodrigo, Geffen Records
• Polo G, Columbia Records
• Saweetie, Warner Records

Push Performance of the Year

• "Are You Bored Yet?" – Wallows, Atlantic Records
• "Daisy" – Ashnikko, Warner Records
• "Gorgeous" – Saint Jhn, Godd Complexx / HITCO
• "Coco" – 24kGoldn, Records LLC / Columbia Records
• "Break My Heart" – JC Stewart, Elektra Music Group
• "Sex Lies" – Latto, RCA Records
• "Selfish" – Madison Beer, Epic Records / Sing It Loud
• "Without You" – The Kid Laroi, Columbia Records
• "Drivers License" – Olivia Rodrigo, Geffen Records
• "Serotonin" – Girl in Red, World in Red / AWAL
• "My Slime" – Fousheé, RCA Records
• "Think About Me" – Jxdn, DTA Records / Elektra Music Group

Best Collaboration

• "Mood" – 24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior, Records LLC / Columbia Records
• "WAP" – Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, Atlantic Records
• "Kiss Me More" – Doja Cat ft. SZA, Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
• "Laugh Now Cry Later" – Drake ft. Lil Durk, OVO / Republic Records
• "Peaches" – Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon, Def Jam
• "Prisoner" – Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa, RCA Records

Best Pop

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• "Positions" – Ariana Grande, Republic Records
• "Therefore I Am" – Billie Eilish, Darkroom / Interscope Records
• "Butter" – BTS, Bighit Music
• "Treat People With Kindness" – Harry Styles, Columbia Records
• "Peaches" – Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon, Def Jam
• "Good 4 U" – Olivia Rodrigo, Geffen Records
• "Wonder" – Shawn Mendes, Island Records
• "Willow" – Taylor Swift, Republic Records

Best Hip-Hop

• "WAP" – Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, Atlantic Records
• "Laugh Now Cry Later" – Drake ft. Lil Durk, OVO / Republic Records
• "On Me (remix)" – Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion, Quality Control / Motown
• "Said Sum" – Moneybagg Yo, N-Less Entertainment / Interscope Records
• "Rapstar" – Polo G, Columbia Records
• "Franchise" – Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A., Cactus Jack / Epic Records

Best Rock

• "Use My Voice" – Evanescence, BMG
• "Shame Shame" – Foo Fighters, Roswell Records / RCA Records
• "Last Train Home" – John Mayer, Columbia Records
• "My Own Soul's Warning" – The Killers, Island
• "The Bandit" – Kings Of Leon, RCA Records
• "Raise Vibration" – Lenny Kravitz, Roxie Records / BMG

Best Alternative

• "Stop Making This Hurt" – Bleachers, RCA Records
• "Heat Waves" – Glass Animals, Republic Records
• "Follow You" – Imagine Dragons, Kidinakorner / Interscope Records
• "My Ex's Best Friend" – Machine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear, Bad Boy / Interscope Records
• "Shy Away" – Twenty One Pilots, Fueled By Ramen
• "Transparent Soul" – Willow ft. Travis Barker, MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation

Best Latin

• "Dákiti" – Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez, The Orchard
• "Lo Vas A Olvidar" – Billie Eilish & Rosalía, Darkroom / Interscope Records
• "Girl Like Me" – Black Eyed Peas and Shakira, Epic Records
• "Un Die (One Day)" – Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy, Universal Music Latino / Neon16
• "Bichota" – Karol G, Universal Music Latino
• "Hawái" – Maluma, Sony Music US Latin

Best R&B

• "Brown Skin Girl" – Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, Saint Jhn, WizKid, Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
• "Leave the Door Open" – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic, Aftermath Entertainment / Atlantic Records
• "Go Crazy" – Chris Brown and Young Thug, Chris Brown Entertainment/RCA Records
• "Heartbreak Anniversary" – Giveon, Epic Records / Not So Fast
• "Come Through" – H.E.R. ft. Chris Brown, MBK Entertainment / RCA Records
• "Good Days" – SZA, Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records

Best K-pop

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• "Dumdi Dumdi" – G)I-DLE, Republic Records
• "Ice Cream" – Blackpink and Selena Gomez, YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
• "Butter" – BTS, Bighit Music
• "Gambler" – Monsta X, Starship Entertainment
• "Ready to love" – Seventeen, Pledis Entertainment
• "Alcohol-Free" – Twice, JYP Entertainment Company

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Video For Good

• "Your Power" – Billie Eilish, Darkroom / Interscope Records
• "Dancing With the Devil" – Demi Lovato, Island
• "Fight For You" – H.E.R., MBK Entertainment / RCA Records
• "Worldwide Beautiful" – Kane Brown, Sony Music Nashville / RCA Records
• "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" – Lil Nas X, Columbia Records
• "Entrepreneur" – Pharrell Williams ft. Jay-Z, Columbia Records

Best Direction

• "Your Power" – Billie Eilish, Directed by: Billie Eilish, Darkroom / Interscope Records
• "Popstar (starring Justin Bieber)" – DJ Khaled ft. Drake, Directed by: Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X, OVO / We The Best / Epic Records
• "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" – Lil Nas X directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino, Columbia Records
• "Willow" – Taylor Swift, Directed by: Taylor Swift, Republic Records
• "Franchise" – Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A, Directed by: Travis Scott, Cactus Jack / Epic Records
• "Lumberjack" – Tyler, The Creator, Directed by: Wolf Haley, Columbia Records

Best Cinematography

• "Brown Skin Girl" – Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid, Cinematography by: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, Mohammaed Atta Ahmed, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant, Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
• "Therefore I Am" – Billie Eilish, Cinematography by: Rob Witt, Darkroom / Interscope Records
• "Shame Shame" – Foo Fighters, Cinematography by: Santiago Gonzalez, Roswell Records / RCA Records
• "Holy" – Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper, Cinematography by: Elias Talbot, RBMG / Def Jam
• "911" – Lady Gaga, Cinematography by: Jeff Cronenweth, Interscope Records
• "Solar Power" – Lorde, Cinematography by: Andrew Stroud, LAVA/Republic Records

Best Art Direction

• "Already" – Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer, Art Direction by: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos, Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
• "Bad Habits" – Ed Sheeran, Art Direction by: Alison Dominitz, Atlantic Records
• "911" – Lady Gaga, Art Direction by: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus, Interscope Records
• "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" – Lil Nas X, Art Direction by: John Richoux, Columbia Records
• "Best Friend" – Saweetie ft. Doja Cat, Art Direction by: Art Haynes, Warner Records
• "Willow" – Taylor Swift, Art Direction by: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez, Republic Records

Best Visual Effects

• "Build a Bitch" – Bella Poarch, Visual Effects by: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova, Warner Records
• "Higher Power" – Coldplay, Visual Effects by: Mathematic, Atlantic Records
• "You Right" – Doja Cat & The Weeknd, 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, Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
• "Tangerine" – Glass Animals, Visual Effects by: Ronan Fourreau, Republic Records
• "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" – Lil Nas X, Visual Effects by: Mathematic, Columbia Records
• "All I Know So Far" – P!nk, Visual Effects by: BUF, VFX Supervisors: Dominique Vidal & Geoffrey Niquet, VFX Producers: Annabelle Zoellin & Camille Gibrat, RCA Records

Best Choreography

• "34+35" – Ariana Grande, Choreography by: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson, Republic Records
• "Butter" – BTS, Choreography by: Son Sung with BHM Performance Directing Team, Bighit Music
• "Bad Habits" – Ed Sheeran, Choreography by: Natricia Bernard, Atlantic Records
• "Shame Shame" – Foo Fighters, Choreography by: Nina McNeely, Roswell Records / RCA Records
• "Treat People With Kindness" – Harry Styles, Columbia Records
• "Be Kind" – Marshmello & Halsey, Choreography by: Dani Vitale, Astralwerks / Capitol Records

Best Editing

• "Leave the Door Open" – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic, Editing by: Troy Charbonnet, Aftermath Entertainment/Atlantic Records
• "Butter" – BTS, Editing by: Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens, Bighit Music
• "What's Next" – Drake, Editing by: Noah Kendal, OVO / Republic Records
• "Treat People With Kindness" – Harry Styles, Columbia Records
• "Peaches" – Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon, Def Jam
• "Prisoner" – Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa, RCA Records

When are the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards?

This year’s VMAs are set for Sunday, Sept. 12. Organizers are very much aware that the show falls a day after the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Therefore, in the days leading up to the show, MTV plans to join with the 9/11 Day organization to “promote awareness and action” for the National Day of Service and Remembrance.

Who is hosting the 2021 VMAs?

Uh… who would you like to see host the Video Music Awards? Your fave may still have a shot at the gig, as MTV hasn’t announced a 2021 master of ceremonies yet after Keke Palmer did the honors last year. It’s possible that this year’s ceremony could have no host at all. Since the show’s inception in 1984, the show has gone on without a host a total of seven times—including four times since 2013.

Who will be performing at the 2021 Video Music Awards?

MTV hasn’t announced the performance roster just yet, but it’s fair to assume that those with the biggest videos of the year are being asked to take the stage. Lil Nas X, Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B are just a few of the stars who are most likely to put on an eye-popping show at this year’s VMAs.

Will BTS be performing at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards?

If you’ve been bopping to their #1 songs “Butter” or “Permission to Dance” this summer, you’re probably bummed that the pandemic has kept international supergroup BTS away from American shores for over a year. Good news: they might be showing up at the VMAs!

How can you watch the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards?

The VMAs will air on Sunday, September 12 at 8 p.m. ET. The show should run on all ViacomCBS networks, including MTV (obviously), MTV2, VH1, Comedy Central and The CW. Prefer to stream the show? You can watch on the MTV app, as well as vma.mtv.com. You can also view the show on streaming services like YouTube TV, Hulu (Live), Sling TV and fuboTV.

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