The MTV Video Music Awards are rocking and rolling back into primetime television for their 30th year. The VMAs revealed the official list of nominees today, and fans will be unsurprised at the front runners for the biggest categories. Taylor Swift leads as the frontrunner of the competition with 10 nominations, coming on the heels of her international Eras tour.
Swift has already broken records at the award show, holding a record-breaking three year streak for Video of the Year, having won the category a total of five times. Right behind Swift with nine impressive nominations is Post Malone , who has ten Billboard music awards, three American music awards, one MTV VMA, and has racked up nine Grammy nominations. Among other returning top contenders are fan-favorites Ariana Grande , Eminem , Megan Thee Stallion , Olivia Rodrigo , Sabrina Carpenter , SZA and many other popular names that have graced the biggest stages in the world over the past year.
This year boasts a large number of first time nominees as well, including Chappell Roan , Benson Boone , Jelly Roll , Morgan Wallen , Sexyy Red and Tyla. Many of these artists have become household names over the last 12 months and have performed at internationally acclaimed music festivals. Nominations for Roan, Tyla, Red, Boone, Victoria Monét and Teddy Swims come on the heels of their performances at Lollapalooza last week, a massive four-day-long annual music festival in Chicago.
The VMAs will air live on MTV from UBS Arena on Sept. 10 at 8 p.m.
ET/PT. Keep reading for the full list of nominees. 2024 VMA Nominees Complete List: VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Republic Records Billie Eilish – “LUNCH” – Darkroom / Interscope Records Doja Cat – “Paint The Town Red” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records SZA – “Snooze” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records Taylor Swift ft.
Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records ARTIST OF THE YEAR Ariana Grande – Republic Records Bad Bunny – Rimas Entertainment Eminem – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records Sabrina Carpenter – Island SZA – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records Taylor Swift – Republic Records SONG OF THE YEAR Beyoncé – “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records Jack Harlow – “Lovin On Me” – Generation Now / Atlantic Records Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” – Island Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records Teddy Swims – “Lose Control” – Warner Records BEST NEW ARTIST Benson Boone – Night Street Records, Inc. / Warner Records Chappell Roan – Island Gracie Abrams – Interscope Records Shaboozey – American Dogwood / EMPIRE Teddy Swims – Warner Records Tyla – Epic Records MTV PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR August 2023: Kaliii – “Area Codes” – Atlantic Records September 2023: GloRilla – “Lick or Sum” – CMG / Interscope Records October 2023: Benson Boone – “In The Stars” – Night Street Records, Inc.
/ Warner Records November 2023: Coco Jones – “ICU” – Def Jam December 2023: Victoria Monét – “On My Mama” – Lovett Music / RCA Records January 2024: Jessie Murph – “Wild Ones” – Columbia Records February 2024: Teddy Swims – “Lose Control” – Warner Records March 2024: Chappell Roan – “Red Wine Supernova” – Island April 2024: Flyana Boss – “yeaaa” – vnclm_/ Atlantic Records May 2024: Laufey – “Goddess” – Laufey / AWAL June 2024: LE SSERAFIM – “EASY” – SOURCE MUSIC / Geffen Records July 2024: The Warning – “Automatic Sun” – Lava / Republic Records BEST COLLABORATION Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy “ – OVO / Republic Records GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be” – CMG / Interscope Records Jessie Murph ft. Jelly Roll – “Wild Ones” – Columbia Records Jung Kook ft.
Latto – “Seven” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Geffen Records Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help” – Mercury / Republic / Big Loud Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records BEST POP Camila Cabello – Geffen / Interscope Records Dua Lipa – Warner Records Olivia Rodrigo – Geffen Records Sabrina Carpenter – Island Tate McRae – RCA Records Taylor Swift – Republic Records BEST HIP-HOP Drake ft.
Sexyy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy “ – OVO / Republic Records Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records GloRilla – “Yeah Glo!” – CMG / Interscope Records Gunna – “fukumean” – Young Stoner Life Records / 300 Entertainment Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions Travis Scott ft. Playboi Carti – “FE!N” – Cactus Jack / Epic Records BEST R&B Alicia Keys – “Lifeline” – AK Records, under exclusive license to gamma. Muni Long – “Made For Me” – Def Jam SZA – “Snooze” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records Tyla – “Water” – FAX Records / Epic Records USHER, Summer Walker, 21 Savage – “Good Good” – mega / gamma.
Victoria Monét – “On My Mama” – Lovett Music / RCA Records BEST ALTERNATIVE Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things” – Night Street Records, Inc. / Warner Records Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Dirty Hit Hozier – “Too Sweet” – Columbia Records Imagine Dragons – “Eyes Closed” – KIDinaKorner / Interscope Records Linkin Park – “Friendly Fire” – This Compilation / Warner Records Teddy Swims – “Lose Control (Live)” – Warner Records BEST ROCK Bon Jovi – “Legendary” – Island Coldplay – “feelslikeimfallinginlove” – Atlantic Records Green Day – “Dilemma” – Reprise Records / Warner Records Kings of Leon – “Mustang” – Capitol Records Lenny Kravitz – “Human” – ℗© 2024 Roxie Records Inc. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH U2 – “Atomic City” – Interscope Records BEST LATIN Anitta – “Mil Veces” – Floresta Records / Republic Records / Universal Music Latin Entertainment Bad Bunny – “MONACO” – Rimas Entertainment KAROL G – “MI EX TENÍA RAZÓN” – Bichota / Interscope Records Myke Towers – “LALA” – Warner Music Latina Peso Pluma & Anitta – “BELLAKEO” – Double P Records Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” – Sony Music Latin / Duars Entertainment Shakira & Cardi B – “Puntería” – Sony Music US Latin BEST AFROBEATS Ayra Starr ft.
Giveon – “Last Heartbreak Song” – Mavin / Republic Burna Boy – “City Boys” – Spaceship / Bad Habit / Atlantic Records Chris Brown ft. Davido & Lojay – “Sensational” – Chris Brown Entertainment / RCA Records Tems – “Love Me JeJe” – Since ’93 / RCA Records Tyla – “Water” – FAX Records / Epic Records USHER, Pheelz – “Ruin” – mega / gamma. BEST K-POP Jung Kook ft.
Latto – “Seven” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Geffen Records LISA – “Rockstar” – Lloud Co. / RCA Records NCT Dream – “Smoothie” – SM Entertainment / Virgin Music Group NewJeans – “Super Shy” – ADOR / Geffen Records Stray Kids – “LALALALA” – JYP Entertainment / Imperial / Republic Records TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Deja vu” – BIGHIT MUSIC / IMPERIAL / Republic Records VIDEO FOR GOOD Alexander Stewart – “if only you knew” – FAE grp Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For (From The Motion Picture “Barbie”)” – Darkroom / Interscope Records Coldplay – “feelslikeimfallinginlove” – Atlantic Records Joyner Lucas & Jelly Roll – “Best For Me” – Twenty Nine Music Group RAYE – “Genesis.” – Human Re Sources Tyler Childers – “In Your Love” – Hickman Holler Records / RCA Records BEST DIRECTION Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Republic Records – Directed by Christian Breslauer Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Dirty Hit – Directed by Alex Lockett & Margaret Qualley Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Directed by Rich Lee Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – Directed by Daniel Iglesias Jr.
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Island – Directed by Bardia Zeinali Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Directed by Taylor Swift BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Anatol Trofimov Charli xcx – “Von dutch” – Atlantic Records – Cinematography by Jeff Bierman Dua Lipa – “Illusion” – Warner Records – Cinematography by Nikita Kuzmenko Olivia Rodrigo – “obsessed” – Geffen Records – Cinematography by Marz Miller Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” – Sony Music Latin / Duars Entertainment – Cinematography by Camilo Monsalve Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto BEST EDITING Anitta – “Mil Veces” – Floresta Records / Republic Records / Universal Music Latin Entertainment – Editing by Nick Yumul Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Republic Records – Editing by Luis Caraza Peimbert Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermat.
