Country superstar Morgan Wallen has received his first MTV Video Music Award nomination , sitting alongside artists such as Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande. Morgan is nominated for Best Collaboration for his work with Post Malone on the summer hit single "I Had Some Help," while Post is also nominated for eight other awards including Video Of The Year, Song Of The Year and a second nod for Best Collaboration for "Fortnight" with Taylor Swift. The song was the lead single for Taylor's 11th studio album The Tortured Poets Department, which has been at number one on the Billboard 200 for 13 weeks.
Taylor also had nods for Best Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Visual Effects and Best Art Direction; she has 10 nominations in total, the most of any artist. The 34-year-old will be hoping for a win in Video of the Year, making her the only artist to win three years in a row, and five times across her career; she won for "Anti-Hero" in 2023 and "All Too Well (Ten Minute Version)" in 2022. She has also won the award for "You Need to Calm Down" in 2019 and "Bad Blood" in 2015.
Ariana Grande, Eminem and Sabrina Carpenter, another first-time nominee, have six nods each, while Megan Thee Stallion and SZA have five each, and K-Pop star LISA, Olivia Rodrigo and Teddy Swims all have four. Other newcomers to the VMAs this year include Chappell Roan, Jelly Roll and Victoria Monét. Voting is now open online through Friday, August 30th.
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