Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande lead MTV VMAs 2020 nominations as full list unveiled

Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande lead MTV VMAs 2020 nominations as full list unveiled

Pop princesses Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga lead the nominations for this year’s MTV VMAs.

The Video Music Awards will see some of the biggest names in the international music industry battle it out to take home prizes for their contributions to music in the past year.

Ariana and Gaga each boast nine nominations each, while Bad Guy star Billie Eilish has six along with Blinding Lights singer The Weekend.

Lady Gaga was also nominated for her At Home Together concert in April.

This year’s awards also include two new additions thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.

These categories are: Best Music Video from Home and Best Quarantine Performance.

The show will be broadcast live from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on August 30.

Sounds like it will be quite the battle of stars!

Others nominated include Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Harry Styles, Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Lana Del Rey, and The Killers

For the full list of nominations, see below.

Full list of MTV VMAs 2020 nominations

Video of the Year

Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted

Eminem ft. Juice WRLD – Godzilla

Future ft. Drake – Life Is Good

Lady Gaga with 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 & 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

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 & J Balvin – China

Bad Bunny – Yo Perreo Sola

Black Eyed Peas ft. Ozuna & 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

H.E.R. 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

H.E.R. – 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 & 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 & 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

Doja Cat – Say So

Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now

Harry Styles – Adore You

Taylor Swift – The Man

The Weeknd – Blinding Lights

Best Cinematography

5 Seconds of Summer – Old Me

Camila Cabello ft. DaBaby – My Oh My

Billie Eilish – All the Good Girls Go to Hell

Katy Perry – Harleys In Hawaii

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – Rain On Me

The Weeknd – Blinding Lights

Best Art Direction

A$AP Rocky – Babushka Boi

Dua Lipa – Physical

Harry Styles – Adore You

Miley Cyrus – Mother’s Daughter

Selena Gomez – Boyfriend

Taylor Swift – Lover

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 with Ariana Grande – Rain On Me

Travis Scott – Highest in the Room

Best Choreography

BTS – On

CNCO & Natti Natasha – Honey Boo

DaBaby – Bop

Dua Lipa – Physical

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – Rain On Me

Normani – Motivation

Best Editing

Halsey – Graveyard

James Blake – Can’t Believe the Way We Flow

Lizzo – Good As Hell

Miley Cyrus – Mother’s Daughter

Rosalía – A Palé

The Weeknd – Blinding Lights

The MTV Video Music Awards 2020 will air on August 30, 2020.