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MTV VMAs 2022: Lil Nas X and Kendrick Lamar lead nominations-Rishma Dosani-Entertainment – Metro

It’s going to be a star-studded night.

MTV VMAs 2022: Lil Nas X and Kendrick Lamar lead nominations-Rishma Dosani-Entertainment – Metro

Lil Nas X has landed seven MTV VMA nominations ahead of this year’s ceremony (Picture: Getty)

Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow and Kendrick Lamar are leading the way at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, landing seven nominations each.

Fresh off the back of his stunning headline performance at Glastonbury, rapper Kendrick will be battling it out for best hip-hop, best direction, best art direction, best visual effects, best choreography.

In true icon style, he will also be going up against himself in the best cinematography category, scoring two nominations for Family Ties and N95.

Meanwhile, Lil Nas X and Jack share many of their nominations thanks to their work on Industry Baby, racking up joint mentions in categories including video of the year, best collaboration and best direction.

Meanwhile, Lil Nas X and Jack share many of their nominations thanks to their work on Industry Baby, racking up joint mentions in categories including video of the year, best collaboration and best direction.

They will be squaring off for the artist of the year award, with Bad Bunny, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles and Lizzo also in the running.

It is also not a shabby day for Harry Styles, who has been tipped in six categories – fresh off of his first Mercury Prize nomination for Harry’s House – alongside Doja Cat.

Harry Styles is racking up nominations all over the place (Picture: WireImage)

Drake, Sheeran, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift, and the Weekend each got five nominations.

Queen of Pop Madonna has managed to make history before the ceremony has even kicked off.

MTV VMAs 2022 full nominations

Video of the year

Doja Cat – Woman

Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – Way 2 Sexy

Ed Sheeran – Shivers

Harry Styles – As It Was

Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – INDUSTRY BABY

Olivia Rodrigo – Brutal

Taylor Swift – All Too Well’ (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)

Artist of the year

Bad Bunny

Drake

Ed Sheeran

Harry Styles

Jack Harlow

Lil Nas X

Lizzo

Song of the year

Adele – Easy On Me

Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever

Doja Cat –  Woman

Elton John and Dua Lipa – Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

Lizzo – About Damn Time

The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – STAY

Best new artist

Baby Keem

Dove Cameron

GAYLE

Latto

Måneskin

SEVENTEEN

Push performance of the year

September 2021 – Griff

October 2021 – Remi Wolf – Sexy Villain

November 2021 – Nessa Barrett – i hope ur miserable until ur dead

December 2021 – SEVENTEEN – Rock With You

January 2021 – Mae Muller – Better Days

February 2022 – GAYLE – abcdefu

March 2022 – Sheneesa – R U That

April 2022 – Omar Apollo – Tamagotchi

May 2022 – Wet Leg – Chaise Longue

June 2022 – Muni Long – Baby Boo

July 2022 – Doechii – Persuasive

Best collaboration

Drake ft Future and Young Thug – Way 2 Sexy

Elton John and Dua Lipa – Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – INDUSTRY BABY

Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa – Sweetest Pie

Post Malone and The Weeknd – One Right Now

ROSALÍA ft The Weeknd – LA FAMA

The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber – STAY

Best pop

Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever

Doja Cat – Woman

Ed Sheeran – Shivers

Harry Styles – As It Was

Lizzo – About Damn Time

Olivia Rodrigo – traitor

Best hip-hop

Eminem and Snoop Dogg – From The D 2 The LBC

Future ft Drake, Tems – WAIT FOR U

Kendrick Lamar – N95

Latto – Big Energy

Nicki Minaj ft Lil Baby – Do We Have A Problem?

Pusha T – Diet Coke

Best rock

Foo Fighters – Love Dies Young

Jack White – Taking Me Back

Muse – Won’t Stand Down

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Black Summer

Shinedown – Planet Zero

Three Days Grace – So Called Life

Best alternative

Avril Lavigne ft blackbear – Love It When You Hate Me

Imagine Dragons x JID – Enemy

Machine Gun Kelly ft WILLOW – emo girl

Måneskin – I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE

Panic! at the Disco – Viva Las Vengeance

Twenty One Pilots  – Saturday

WILLOW, Avril Lavigne ft Travis Barker – G R O W

Best Latin

Anitta – Envolver

Bad Bunny – Tití Me Preguntó

Becky G X KAROL G – MAMIII

Daddy Yankee – REMIX

Farruko – Pepas

J Balvin and Skrillex – In Da Getto

Best R&B

Alicia Keys – City of Gods (Part II)

Chlöe – Have Mercy

H.E.R. – For Anyone

Normani ft Cardi B – Wild Side

Summer Walker, SZA and Cardi B – No Love (Extended Version)

The Weeknd – Out Of Time

Best K-POP

BTS – Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)

ITZY – LOCO

LISA – LALISA

SEVENTEEN – HOT

Stray Kids – MANIAC

TWICE – The Feels

Video for good

Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5

Latto – P*ssy

Lizzo – About Damn Time

Rina Sawayama – This Hell

Stromae – Fils de joie

Best Metaverse performance

BLACKPINK The Virtual | PUBG

BTS | Minecraft

Charli XCX | Roblox

Justin Bieber

Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite

Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox

Best longform video

Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles

Foo Fighters – Studio 666

Kacey Musgraves – star-crossed

Madonna – Madame X

Olivia Rodrigo – driving home 2 u

Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)

Best cinematography

Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar – family ties

Camila Cabello ft Ed Sheeran – Bam Bam

Harry Styles – As It Was

Kendrick Lamar – N95

Normani ft Cardi B – Wild Side

Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)

Best direction

Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar – Family ties

Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever

Ed Sheeran – Shivers

Harry Styles – As it Was

Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – INDUSTRY BABY

Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)

Best art direction

Adele – Oh My God

Doja Cat – Get Into It (Yuh)

Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – Way 2 Sexy

Kacey Musgraves – simple times

Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – INDUSTRY BABY

Megan Thee Stallion ft Dua Lipa – Sweetest Pie

Best visual effects

Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever

Coldplay X BTS – My Universe

Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5

Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – INDUSTRY BABY

Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa – Sweetest Pie

The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber – STAY

Best choreography

BTS – Permission to Dance

Doja Cat – Woman

FKA twigs ft The Weeknd – Tears in the Club

Harry Styles – As it Was

Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – INDUSTRY BABY

Normani ft Cardi B – Wild Side

Best editing

Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar – family ties

Doja Cat – Get Into It (Yuh)

Olivia Rodrigo – brutal

ROSALÍA – SAOKO

Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)

The Weeknd – Take My Breath

As you do.

She has become the only artist to be nominated in each decade since the award show began, bagging a mention this year for best longform video with Madame X.

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This brings her VMAs tally to a whopping 69 nominations and 20 wins.

The ceremony will be held at the Prudential Center in New Jersey on Sunday, August 28 – and will be kicking off at 8pm.

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