The 2020 VMA Nominations ‒ GAGA, ARIANA GRANDE, THE WEEKND

The VMAs are always super exciting for us ‒ the fans. And this year, in light of recent events from all over the world, the show will introduce two brand new categories. These are: ‘Best Music Video from Home’ and ‘Best Quarantine Performance’.

The Video Music Awards are less than a month away with the show scheduled for Sunday, August 30th. It wouldn’t come as a shock that this year’s leaders are Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga with nine whole nominations each. The beloved Billie Eilish and The Weeknd are each nominated for six awards. In the ‘Video of the Year’ category (watch clip here >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyaa50opddk) the artists nominated are Billie Eilish and her video for the song ‘Everything I wanted’, Eminem and Juice WRLD for ‘Godzilla’, Future and Drake with ‘Life’s Good’, Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande with ‘Rain on me’, alongside Taylor Swift’s ‘The Man’, and ‘Blinding Lights’ by the Weeknd. 

To reflect the changes in our lifestyles due to all that has happened in 2020, there are now two new categories in the VMAs ‒ ‘Best Music Video from Home’ and ‘Best Quarantine Performance’. The new categories are presented to highlight and give special credit to the artists who have adapted to the new ‘normal’ and still provide content for their fans. The voting in all fifteen gender-neutral categories is now open for the public at http://www.mtv.com/vma/vote/. 

On the 30th of July MTV released information via Twitter’s new Voice Tweets about who the nominees in the biggest categories are. This year’s VMAs will be live at 8 pm ET/PT on Sunday, August 30th on MTV’s platforms in Brooklyn and New York. The full list for the 2020 VMA nominees is: 

For ‘Video of the Year’ the battle will be between:

Billie Eilish ‘Everything I wanted’,
Eminem ft. Juice WRLD ‘Godzilla’,
Future ft. Drake ‘Life’s good’, 
Lady Gaga ft. Ariana Grande ‘Rain on Me’,
Taylor Swift ‘The Man’,  
The Weeknd ‘Blinding Lights’.

In the category ‘Artist of the Year’ the nominees are:

DaBaby,
Justin Bieber,
Lady Gaga, 
Megan Thee Stallion,
Post Malone, 
The Weeknd. 

For ‘PUSH Best New Artist’ the artists are:

Doja Cat,
Jack Harlow, 
Lewis Capaldi,
Roddy Rich,
Tate McRae, 
Yungblud.

The ‘Song of the Year’ award’s battle is between:

Billie Eilish ‘Everything I wanted’, 
Doja Cat ‘Say So’, 
Lady Gaga ft. Ariana Grande ‘Rain on Me’,
Megan Thee Stallion ‘Savage’,
Post Malone ‘Circles’, 
Roddy Rich ‘The Box’. 

‘Best Collaboration’ presents as nominees:

Ariana Grande ft. 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’s Good’,
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj ‘Tusa’,
Lady Gaga ft. Ariana Grande ‘Rain on Me’. 

The ‘Best Pop’ nominees are:

BTS ‘On’,
Halsey ‘You should be sad’,
Jonas Brothers ‘What a Man Gotta do’,
Justin Bieber ft. Quavo ‘Intentions’,
Lady Gaga ft. Ariana Grande ‘Rain on Me’, 
Taylor Swift ‘Lover’. 

The artists in ‘Best Hip-Hop’ category are:

DaBaby ‘Bop’,
Eminem ft. Juice WRLD ‘Godzilla’, 
Future ft. Drake ‘Life’s good’, 
Megan Thee Stallion ‘Savage’, 
Roddy Rich ‘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’. 

The ‘Best K-Pop’ nominees are:

BTS ‘On’, 
EXO ‘Obsession’, 
(G)I-DLE ‘Oh My God’,
Monsta X ‘Someone’s Someone’, 
Red Velvet ‘Psycho’, 
Tomorrow X Together ‘9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)’. 

In the category ‘Best Latin’ the nominated artists are:

Anuel AA ft. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G & J Balvin ‘China’, 
Bad Bunny ‘Yo Perreo Sola’, 
Black Eyed Peas ft. Ozuna & Rey Soul ‘Mamacita’, 
J Balvin ‘Amarillo’, 
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj ‘Tusa’, 
Maluma ft. J Balvin ‘Que Pena’. 

In the awesome category ‘Best Rock’ we find:

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’. 

The artists competing in ‘Best Alternative’ are:

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’. 

The VMA for ‘Best Music Video from Home’ will go to one of:

5 Seconds of Summer ‘Wildflower’, 
Ariana Grande ft. 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’ nominated artists are:

Chloe x Halle ‘Do it (From MTV Prom- Athon)’, 
CNCO MTV Unplugged at Home,
DJ D-Nice Club MTV Presents: #Dance Together, 
John Legend #TogetherAtHome Concert Series,
Lady Gaga ‘Smile’ for One World: Together At Home, 
Post Malone Nirvana Tribute. 

‘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’. 

In the ‘Best Direction’ category the following artists will face each other:

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’. 

In the exciting category ‘Best Cinematography’ the nominated are:

5 Seconds of Summer ‘Old Me’,
Camilla Cabello ft. DaBaby ‘My Oh My’, 
Billie Eilish ‘All the Good Girls Go to Hell’,
Katy Perry ‘Harleys In Hawaii’, 
Lady Gaga ft. Ariana Grande ‘Rain On Me’, 
The Weeknd ‘Blinding Lights’. 

The nominations for ‘Best Art Direction’ are:

A$AP Rocky ‘Babushka Boi’, 
Dua Lipa ‘Physical’, 
Harry Styles ‘Adore You’, 
Miley Cyrus ‘Mother’s Daughter’, 
Selena Gomez ‘Boyfriend’, 
Taylor Swift ‘Lover’. 

For ‘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 ft. Ariana Grande ‘Rain On Me’, 
Travis Scott ‘Highest in the Room’.

The contestants for ‘Best Choreography’ are:

BTS ‘On’,
CNCO & Natti Natasha ‘Honey Boo’, 
DaBaby ‘Bop’,
Dua Lipa ‘Physical’, 
Lady Gaga ft. Ariana Grande‘Rain On Me’, 
Normani ‘Motivation’. 

And in the last category for ‘Best Editing’ the artists are:

Halsey ‘Graveyard’, 
James Blake ‘Can’t Believe the Way We Flow’, 
Lizzo ‘Good As Hell’,
Miley Cyrus ‘Mother’s Daughter’, 
Rosalia ‘A Palé’, 
The Weeknd ‘Blinding Lights’. 

Don’t forget to vote and may the best artist win!