The nominees for the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards have been revealed, and Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift lead all artists with a whopping 10 nominations each.
Both women are nominated in the most prestigious category, Video of the Year, as well as Song of the Year and Best Pop. Billie Eilish is close behind with nine nods, followed by Lil Nas X with eight.
Halsey has six nominations, while Shawn Mendes received five. BTS, The Jonas Brothers, J Balvin, Cardi B and Camila Cabello all have four each.
The nominees for Video of the Year are Ariana's "thank u, next," Taylor's "You Need to Calm Down," Billie's "bad guy," "Sucker" by The Jonas Brothers, "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus, and "a lot," by 21 Savage ft. J. Cole.
New categories this year include Best K-Pop, and Video for Good -- the latter highlights videos with a socially conscious message, such as Taylor's pro-LGBTQ clip for "You Need to Calm Down."
You can vote now for your favorite videos across 14 categories via vma.mtv.com until Thursday, August 15. Voting for the Best New Artist trophy will be live right up until the actual VMA telecast, which airs Monday, August 26, live from the Prudential Center in New Jersey at 8 p.m. ET.
This year, you can also vote for Artist of the Year via Alexa-enabled devices.
Finally, if you vote via vma.mtv.com, your vote can be doubled during "power hour," which is 1-2 p.m. ET daily.
Here are the MTV VMA nominees:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
21 Savage ft. J. Cole – “a lot” – Epic RecordsBillie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Darkroom/Interscope RecordsAriana Grande – “thank u, next” – Republic RecordsJonas Brothers – “Sucker” – Republic RecordsLil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia RecordsTaylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic RecordsARTIST OF THE YEAR
Cardi B – Atlantic RecordsBillie Eilish – Darkroom/Interscope RecordsAriana Grande – Republic RecordsHalsey – Astralwerks/Capitol RecordsJonas Brothers – Republic RecordsShawn Mendes– Island RecordsSONG OF THE YEAR
Drake – “In My Feelings” – Young Money/Cash Money/Republic RecordsAriana Grande – “thank u, next” – Republic RecordsJonas Brothers – “Sucker” – Republic RecordsLady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow” – Interscope RecordsLil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia RecordsTaylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic RecordsBEST NEW ARTIST, presented by Taco Bell
Ava Max – Atlantic RecordsBillie Eilish – Darkroom/Interscope RecordsH.E.R. – MBK/RCA RecordsLil Nas X – Columbia RecordsLizzo – Atlantic RecordsROSALÍA – Columbia RecordsBEST COLLABORATION
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia RecordsLady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow” – Interscope RecordsShawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Island RecordsTaylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!” – Republic RecordsEd Sheeran & Justin Bieber – “I Don’t Care” – Atlantic RecordsBTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Columbia RecordsPUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bazzi – Atlantic RecordsCNCO – RCA RecordsBillie Eilish – Darkroom/Interscope RecordsH.E.R. – MBK/RCA RecordsLauv – LAUV/AWALLizzo – Atlantic RecordsBEST POP
5 Seconds of Summer – “Easier” – Interscope RecordsCardi B & Bruno Mars – “Please Me” – Atlantic RecordsBillie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Darkroom/Interscope RecordsAriana Grande – “thank u, next” – Republic RecordsJonas Brothers – “Sucker” – Republic RecordsTaylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic RecordsKhalid – “Talk” – Right Hand Music Group/RCA RecordsBEST HIP-HOP
2 Chainz ft. Ariana Grande – “Rule the World” – 2 Chainz Ps/Def Jam21 Savage ft. J. Cole – “a lot” – Epic RecordsCardi B – “Money” – Atlantic RecordsDJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – “Higher” – We The Best/Epic RecordsLil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia RecordsTravis Scott ft. Drake – “SICKO MODE” – Epic Records/Grand Hustle/Cactus JackBEST R&B
Anderson .Paak ft. Smokey Robinson – “Make It Better” – Aftermath Ent/12 Tone MusicChildish Gambino – “Feels Like Summer” – RCA RecordsH.E.R. ft. Bryson Tiller – “Could’ve Been” – MBK/RCA RecordsAlicia Keys – “Raise A Man” – RCA RecordsElla Mai – “Trip” – 10 Summers/Interscope RecordsNormani ft. 6lack – “Waves” – Keep Cool/RCA RecordsBEST K-POP
BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Columbia RecordsBLACKPINK – “Kill This Love” – YG Entertainment/Interscope RecordsMonsta X ft. French Montana – “Who Do You Love” – Epic RecordsTOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Cat & Dog” – Republic RecordsNCT 127 – “Regular” – SM EntertainmentEXO – “Tempo” – SM EntertainmentBEST LATIN
Anuel AA, Karol G – “Secreto” – Universal Music LatinoBad Bunny ft. Drake – “MIA” – OVO Sound/Warner Bros. Recordsbenny blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez, J Balvin – “I Can’t Get Enough” – NEON16/Friends Keep Secrets/Interscope RecordsDaddy Yankee ft. Snow – “Con Calma” – Universal Music Latin EntertainmentMaluma – “Mala Mía” – Sony Music US LatinROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – “Con Altura” – Columbia RecordsBEST DANCE
The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha – “Call You Mine” – Disruptor/Columbia RecordsClean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato – “Solo” – Big Beat/Atlantic RecordsDJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B – “Taki Taki” – DJ Snake Music Productions Ltd/GeffenDavid Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin – “Say My Name” – Big Beat/Atlantic RecordsMarshmello & Bastille – “Happier” – Capitol RecordsSilk City & Dua Lipa – “Electricity” – Columbia RecordsBEST ROCK
The 1975 – “Love It If We Made It” – Dirty Hit/Interscope RecordsFall Out Boy – “Bishops Knife Trick” – Island RecordsImagine Dragons – “Natural” – KIDinaKORNER/Interscope RecordsLenny Kravitz – “Low” – BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.Panic! At The Disco – “High Hopes” – Elektra Music Grouptwenty one pilots – “My Blood” – Elektra Music GroupVIDEO FOR GOOD
Halsey – “Nightmare” – Astralwerks/Capitol RecordsThe Killers – “Land of the Free” – IslandJamie N Commons, Skylar Grey ft. Gallant – “Runaway Train” – Interscope RecordsJohn Legend – “Preach” – Columbia RecordsLil Dicky – “Earth” – Dirty Burd, Inc./Commission/BMGTaylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic RecordsBEST DIRECTION
Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Darkroom/Interscope Records – Directed by Dave MeyersFKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Young Turks – Directed by Andrew Thomas HuangAriana Grande – “thank you, next” – Republic Records – Directed by Hannah Lux DavisLil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records – Directed by CalmaticLSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends” – Columbia Records – Directed by Dano CernyTaylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records – Directed by Drew Kirsch & Taylor SwiftBEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Billie Eilish – “when the party’s over”FKA twigs – “Cellophane”Ariana Grande – “God is a Woman”DJ Khaled ft. SZA – “Just Us”LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends”Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!”BEST EDITING
Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Tints”Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)”Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy”Ariana Grande – “7 Rings”Solange – “Almeda”Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down”BEST ART DIRECTION
BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv”Ariana Grande – “7 Rings”Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)”Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita”Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down”Kanye West and Lil’ Pump ft. Adele Givens – “I Love It”BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
FKA twigs – “Cellophane”ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – “Con Altura”LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends”Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita”Solange – “Almeda”BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv”BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Tints”Billie Eilish – “hostage”Ariana Grande – “thank you, next”Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita”Solange – “Almeda”Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!”