Taylor Swift and Post Malone are the leading nominees at the 2024 Video Music Awards, with both artists riding high off the massive success of their collaboration on the song “Fortnight.” Swift, for the second consecutive year, dominates the nominations at the VMAs, scoring 10 in total. The singer-songwriter’s song “Fortnight” has secured eight nominations, including video of the year, song of the year, best collaboration, best direction, best cinematography, best editing, best visual effects and best direction.
Swift is also nominated for artist of the year and best pop. She won 9 awards from 11 nominations at the 2023 VMAs, including artist of the year and video of the year for “Anti-Hero.” A close second is Post Malone, with the rapper receiving 9 nominations.
Like Swift, for “Fortnight” Post Malone is also nominated for video of the year, song of the year, best collaboration, best direction, best cinematography, best editing, best visual effects and best art direction. The rapper also scored another best collaboration (this time with country music singer Morgan Wallen) for the Billboard No.1 song “I Had Some Help.
” Ariana Grande received six nominations, with her song “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” scoring nods for video of the year, best direction, best cinematography and best editing. She also received a best visual effects nominations for “The Boy Is Mine” as well as a nod for artist of the year. Sabrina Carpenter’s 2024 keeps getting better, with the singer receiving six VMA nominations, including artist of the year and best pop.
Carpenter’s earworm song “Espresso” was nominated for song of the year and also best editing, and the Barry Keoghan-starring “Please Please Please” secured nods for best direction and best art direction. “Houdini,” the lead single from Eminem’s comeback album can now add six VMA nominations alongside the litany of other accolades it has received. The song secured nominations for video of the year, best direction, best editing and best visual effects and the rapper was nomination for artist of the year and best hip hop.
Other big acts with multiple nominations include Megan Thee Stallion (5), SZA (5), LISA (4), Teddy Swims (4), Dua Lipa (3), Benson Boone (3), Anitta (3), Tyla (3) and GloRilla (3). The 2024 VMAs will see 29 acts secure their nominations, including Benson Boone, Chappell Roan, Coco Jones, Gracie Abrams, Jelly Roll, Jessie Murph, LE SSERAFIM, Morgan Wallen, Rauw Alejandro, RAYE, Teddy Swims, Sexyy Red, Shaboozey, Tyla, Tyler Childers and Victoria Monét. As with last year’s event, fans can vote in 15 gender-neutral categories, including video of the year, best collaboration and artist of the year categories.
Fans can vote by visiting through Aug. 30th. Voting for best new artist will remain active upto the show on Sept.
10th. Nominations for social categories will be announced at a later date. The VMAs return to New York and will take place at the UBS Arena in Elmont on Sept.
10 at 8PM ET/PT. Complete List of 2024 VMAs Nominees: 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 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 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 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 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 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 Camila Cabello – Geffen / Interscope Records Dua Lipa – Warner Records Olivia Rodrigo – Geffen Records Sabrina Carpenter – Island Tate McRae – RCA Records Taylor Swift – Republic Records 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 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 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 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 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 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. 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 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 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 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 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 / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Editing by David Checel LISA – “Rockstar” – Lloud Co. / RCA Records – Editing by Nik Kohler Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” – Island – Editing by Jai Shukla Taylor Swift ft.
Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Editing by Chancler Haynes Bleachers – Tiny Moves – Dirty Hit – Choreography by Margaret Qualley Dua Lipa – “Houdini” – Warner Records – Choreography by Charm La’Donna LISA – “Rockstar” – Lloud Co. / RCA Records – Choreography by Sean Bankhead Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” – Sony Music Latin / Duars Entertainment – Choreography by Felix ‘Fefe’ Burgos Tate McRae – “Greedy” – RCA Records – Choreography by Sean Bankhead Troye Sivan – “Rush” – Capitol Records – Choreography by Sergio Reis, Mauro Van De Kerkhof Ariana Grande – “the boy is mine” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Digital Axis Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Synapse Virtual Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic, Flawless Post Justin Timberlake – “Selfish” – RCA Records – “Selfish” – RCA Records – Visual Effects by Candice Dragonas Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – Visual Effects by Mathematic Olivia Rodrigo – “get him back!” – Geffen Records – Visual Effects by Cooper Vacheron, Preston Mohr, Karen Arakelian, Justin Johnson Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Parliament Charli xcx – “360” – Atlantic Records – Art Direction by Grace Surnow LISA – “Rockstar” – Lloyd Co.
/ RCA Records – Art Direction by Pongsan Thawatwichian Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – Art Direction by Brittany Porter Olivia Rodrigo – “bad idea right?” – Geffen Records – Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Island – Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Art Direction by Ethan Tobman THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day More from The Hollywood Reporter.
