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MTV’s annual Video Music Awards are back for another year in New York honoring the biggest names in music today, and the 2024 VMA nominees include veterans like Taylor Swift as well as first-time nominees like Sabrina Carpenter.
Voting opens on Tuesday, August, 6, across 15 gender-neutral categories and continues through August 30 with the exception of the esteemed Best New Artist award, which is decided live during the show on September 10. Swift, 34, leads the pack with 10 nominations this year, looking to continue her winning streak for Video of the Year.
Swift is joined by nine-times nominated Post Malone, Ariana Grande (six nods) and Megan Thee Stallion (five noms). Fans can vote for their favorite artists at vote.mtv.com. The VMAs will return to the UBS Arena in New York City on Tuesday, September 10, at 8 p.m. ET, featuring show-stopping performances from this year’s top artists.
Keep scrolling to see the full list of 2024 VMA nominees:
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Video of the Year
Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)”
Billie Eilish – “Lunch”
Doja Cat – “Paint The Town Red”
Eminem – “Houdini”
SZA – “Snooze”
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Artist of the Year
Ariana Grande
Bad Bunny
Eminem
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Taylor Swift
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Song of the Year
Beyoncé – “Texas Hold ‘Em”
Jack Harlow – “Lovin On Me”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Teddy Swims – “Lose Control”
Best New Artist
Benson Boone
Chappell Roan
Gracie Abrams
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Tyla
MTV Push Performance of the Year
August 2023: Kaliii – “Area Codes”
September 2023: GloRilla – “Lick or Sum”
October 2023: Benson Boone – “In The Stars”
November 2023: Coco Jones – “ICU”
December 2023: Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”
January 2024: Jessie Murph – “Wild Ones”
February 2024: Teddy Swims – “Lose Control”
March 2024: Chappell Roan – “Red Wine Supernova”
April 2024: Flyana Boss – “Yeaaa”
May 2024: Laufey – “Goddess”
June 2024: Le Sserafim – “Easy”
July 2024: The Warning – “Automatic Sun”
Best Collaboration
Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy “
GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be”
Jessie Murph ft. Jelly Roll – “Wild Ones”
Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven”
Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help”
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best Pop
Camila Cabello
Dua Lipa
Olivia Rodrigo
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift
Best Hip-Hop
Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy”
Eminem – “Houdini”
GloRilla – “Yeah Glo!”
Gunna – “Fukumean”
Megan Thee Stallion – “Boa”
Travis Scott ft. Playboi Carti – “Fe!n”
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Best R&B
Alicia Keys – “Lifeline”
Muni Long – “Made For Me”
SZA – “Snooze”
Tyla – “Water”
USHER, Summer Walker, 21 Savage – “Good Good”
Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”
Best Alternative
Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things”
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves”
Hozier – “Too Sweet”
Imagine Dragons – “Eyes Closed”
Linkin Park – “Friendly Fire”
Teddy Swims – “Lose Control (Live)”
Best Rock
Bon Jovi – “Legendary”
Coldplay – “Feelslikeimfallinginlove”
Green Day – “Dilemma”
Kings of Leon – “Mustang”
Lenny Kravitz – “Human”
U2 – “Atomic City”
Best Latin
Anitta – “Mil Veces”
Bad Bunny – “Monaco”
KAROL G – “Mi Ex Tenía Razón”
Myke Towers – “Lala”
Peso Pluma & Anitta – “Bellakeo”
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky”
Shakira & Cardi B – “Puntería”
Best Afrobeats
Ayra Starr ft. Giveon – “Last Heartbreak Song”
Burna Boy – “City Boys”
Chris Brown ft. Davido & Lojay – “Sensational”
Tems – “Love Me JeJe”
Tyla – “Water”
USHER, Pheelz – “Ruin”
Benson Boone. Ryan Bakerink/FilmMagic
Best K-Pop
Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven”
LISA – “Rockstar”
NCT Dream – “Smoothie”
NewJeans – “Super Shy”
Stray Kids – “Lalalala”
Tomorrow X Together – “Deja vu”
Video for Good
Alexander Stewart – “If You Only Knew”
Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For (From The Motion Picture “Barbie”)”
Coldplay – “Feelslikeimfallinginlove”
Joyner Lucas & Jelly Roll – “Best for Me”
RAYE – “Genesis”
Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
Best Direction
Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)”
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves”
Eminem – “Houdini”
Megan Thee Stallion – “Boa”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best Cinematography
Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)”
Charli XCX – “Von Dutch”
Dua Lipa – “Illusion”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Obsessed”
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky”
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best Editing
Anitta – “Mil Veces”
Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)”
Eminem – “Houdini”
LISA – “Rockstar”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
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Best Choreography
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves”
Dua Lipa – “Houdini”
LISA – “Rockstar”
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky”
Tate McRae – “Greedy”
Troye Sivan – “Rush”
Best Visual Effects
Ariana Grande – “The Boy Is Mine”
Eminem – “Houdini”
Justin Timberlake – “Selfish”
Megan Thee Stallion – “Boa”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Get Him Back!”
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best Art Direction
Charli XCX – “360”
LISA – “Rockstar”
Megan Thee Stallion – “Boa”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Bad Idea Right?”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
