The 2022 MTV VMA ceremony is just around the corner and the full list of nominees was announced including Eminem, Drake, Kendrick Lamar and many more.
Kendrick Lamar together with Jack Harlow and Lil Nas X headlining the list with seven nominations each. Doja Cat is the one with six nominations followed by Drake and The Weekend, who both got 5 nominations each. Cardi B, Baby Keem and Future will run for the awards with four nominations each.
In the “Best Hip Hop” category Eminem and Snoop Dogg got a nomination with their newest collaborative single “From The D to the LBC” released earlier this month. Pusha T is there too with his already-classic “Diet Coke” track. Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby secured their nomination with one of their collaborations “Do We Have A Problem“.
The ceremony will take place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Sunday (August 28) and will be available live on MTV and CW Network at 8 p.m. ET.
Fans can VOTE for their favorite artist on MTV’s official website – here.
Check out the full list of the 2022 MTV VMA nominees below.
Video of the Year, Presented by Burger King®
- Doja Cat – “Woman”
- Drake f. 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 & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)”
- Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
- The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – “Stay”
Best New Artist, Presented by Extra® Gum
- Baby Keem
- Dove Cameron
- Gayle
- Latto
- Måneskin
- Seventeen
Push Performance of the Year
- September 2021: Griff – “One Night”
- 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 f. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
- Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)”
- Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby”
- Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”
- Post Malone & The Weeknd – “One Right Now”
- Rosalía f. The Weeknd – “La Fama”
- The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – “Stay”
Best Hip Hop
- Eminem & Snoop Dogg – “From the D 2 the LBC”
- Future f. Drake & Tems – “Wait for U”
- Kendrick Lamar – “N95”
- Latto – “Big Energy”
- Nicki Minaj f. Lil Baby – “Do We Have a Problem?”
- Pusha T – “Diet Coke”
Best R&B
- Alicia Keys – “City of Gods (Part II)”
- Chlöe – “Have Mercy”
- H.E.R. – “For Anyone”
- Normani f. Cardi B – “Wild Side”
- Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B – “No Love (Extended Version)”
- The Weeknd – “Out Of Time”
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 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 Latin
- Anitta – “Envolver”
- Bad Bunny – “Tití Me Preguntó”
- Becky G & Karol G – “Mamiii”
- Daddy Yankee – “REMIX”
- Farruko – “Pepas”
- J Balvin & Skrillex – “In da Getto”
Best Alternative
- Avril Lavigne f. Blackbear – “Love It When You Hate Me”
- Imagine Dragons & J.I.D – “Enemy”
- Machine Gun Kelly f. Willow – “Emo Girl”
- Måneskin – “I Wanna Be Your Slave”
- Panic! at the Disco – “Viva las Vengeance”
- Twenty One Pilots – “Saturday”
- Willow & Avril Lavigne f. Travis Barker – “Grow”
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 – “Pussy”
- 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 – An Interactive Virtual Experience – Wave
- Rift Tour Featuring 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 & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties”
- Camila Cabello f. Ed Sheeran – “Bam Bam”
- Harry Styles – “As It Was”
- Kendrick Lamar – “N95”
- Normani f. Cardi B – “Wild Side”
- Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)”
Best Direction
- Baby Keem & 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 f. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
- Kacey Musgraves – “Simple Times”
- Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby”
- Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”
Best Visual Effects
- Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
- Coldplay & BTS – “My Universe”
- Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
- Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby”
- Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”
- The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – “Stay”
Best Choreography
- BTS – “Permission to Dance”
- Doja Cat – “Woman”
- FKA twigs f. The Weeknd – “Tears in the Club”
- Harry Styles – “As It Was”
- Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby”
- Normani f. Cardi B – “Wild Side”
Best Editing
- Baby Keem & 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”
