Justin Bieber e Megan Thee Stallion sono i due favoriti per gli "storici" Mtv Video Music Awards.

L'artista di "Sorry" e la rapper americana, già insieme ai Maroon 5 per "Beautiful Mistakers", partono alla conquista della manifestazione, rispettivamente con sette e sei nomination, seguiti da Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Olivia Rodrigo e Lil Nas X, che concorrono per le categorie principali.

La serata, in presenza, si terrà il 12 settembre al Barclays Center di Brooklyn, a New York.

Ecco le categorie in gara e i nominati:

Video of the Year

• Cardi B: “WAP” [ft. Megan Thee Stallion]
• DJ Khaled / Drake: “POPSTAR” (Starring Justin Bieber)
• Doja Cat: “Kiss Me More” [ft. SZA]
• Ed Sheeran: “Bad Habits”
• Lil Nas X: “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
• The Weeknd: “Save Your Tears”

Artist of the Year
• Ariana Grande
• Doja Cat
• Justin Bieber
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Olivia Rodrigo
• Taylor Swift

Song of the Year
• 24kGoldn: “Mood” [ft. iann dior]
• Silk Sonic: “Leave the Door Open”
• BTS: “Dynamite”
• Cardi B: “WAP” [ft. Megan Thee Stallion]
• Dua Lipa: “Levitating”
• Olivia Rodrigo: “drivers license”

Best New Artist, Presented by Facebook
• 24kGoldn
• Giveon
• The Kid LAROI
• Olivia Rodrigo
• Polo G
• Saweetie

Best Collaboration
• 24kGoldn: “Mood” [ft. iann dior]
• Cardi B: “WAP” [ft. Megan Thee Stallion]
• Doja Cat: “Kiss Me More” [ft. SZA]
• Drake: “Laugh Now Cry Later” [ft. Lil Durk]
• Justin Bieber: “Peaches” [ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon]
• Miley Cyrus: “Prisoner” [ft. Dua Lipa]

Best Pop
• Ariana Grande: “positions”
• Billie Eilish: “Therefore I Am”
• BTS: “Butter”
• Harry Styles: “Treat People With Kindness”
• Justin Bieber: “Peaches” [ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon]
• Olivia Rodrigo: “good 4 u”
• Shawn Mendes: “Wonder”
• Taylor Swift: “willow”

Best Hip-Hop
• Cardi B: “WAP” [ft. Megan Thee Stallion]
• Drake: “Laugh Now Cry Later” [ft. Lil Durk]
• Lil Baby: “On Me (Remix)” [ft. Megan Thee Stallion]
• Moneybagg Yo: “Said Sum”
• Polo G: “RAPSTAR”
• Travis Scott: “FRANCHISE” [ft. Young Thug & M.I.A.]

Best Rock
• Evanescence: “Use My Voice”
• Foo Fighters: “Shame Shame”
• John Mayer: “Last Train Home”
• The Killers: “My Own Soul's Warning”
• Kings of Leon: “The Bandit”
• Lenny Kravitz: “Raise Vibration”

Best Alternative
• Bleachers: “Stop Making This Hurt”
• Glass Animals: “Heat Waves”
• Imagine Dragons: “Follow You”
• Machine Gun Kelly: “my ex’s best friend” [ft. blackbear]
• Twenty one pilots: “Shy Away”
WILLOW: “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l” [ft. Travis Barker]

Best Latin
• Bad Bunny / Jhay Cortez: “Dákiti”
• Billie Eilish / Rosalía: “Lo Vas A Olvidar”
• Black Eyed Peas / Shakira: “GIRL LIKE ME”
• J Balvin / Dua Lipa / Bad Bunny / Tainy: “UN DIA (ONE DAY)”
• Karol G: “Bichota”
• Maluma: “Hawái”

Best R&B
• Beyoncé / Blue Ivy / SAINt JHN / WizKid: “BROWN SKIN GIRL”
• Silk Sonic: “Leave the Door Open”
• Chris Brown / Young Thug: “Go Crazy”
• Giveon: “HEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARY”
• H.E.R.: “Come Through” [ft. Chris Brown]
• SZA: “Good Days”

Best K-Pop
• (G)I-DLE: “DUMDi DUMDi”
• BLACKPINK / Selena Gomez: “Ice Cream”
• BTS: “Butter”
• Monsta X: “Gambler”
• SEVENTEEN: “Ready to love”
• TWICE: “Alcohol-Free”

Video for Good
• Billie Eilish: “Your Power”
• Demi Lovato: “Dancing With the Devil”
• H.E.R.: “Fight for You”
• Kane Brown: “Worldwide Beautiful”
• Lil Nas X: “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
• Pharrell Williams: “Entrepreneur” [ft. JAY-Z]

Best Direction
• Billie Eilish: “Your Power” (dir. Billie Eilish)
• DJ Khaled ft. Drake: “POPSTAR” (dir. Director X)
• Lil Nas X: “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” (dir. Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino)
• Taylor Swift: “willow” (dir. Taylor Swift)
• Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A: “Franchise” (dir. Travis Scott)
• Tyler, the Creator – “LUMBERJACK” (dir. Wolf Haley)

Best Cinematography
• Beyoncé / Blue Ivy / SAINt JHN / WizKid: “BROWN SKIN GIRL” (cinematography: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, MOHAMMAED ATTA AHMED, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant)
• Billie Eilish: “Therefore I Am” (cinematography: Rob Witt)
• Foo Fighters: “Shame Shame” (cinematography: Santiago Gonzalez)
• Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper: “Holy” (cinematography: Elias Talbot)
• Lady Gaga: “911” (cinematography: Jeff Cronenweth)
• Lorde: “Solar Power” (cinematography: Andrew Stroud)