MTV is moving forward with its 2020 Video Music Awards, and the nominees are here!
Top nominees include Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga with nine; and Billie Eilish and The Weekend with six. And it's going to be a most unusual VMAs, thanks to the COVID-19 quarantine: The show will be based in Barclays Center in Brooklyn, but feature performances from locations throughout the five boroughs of New York City (Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island).
Yet the question of who'll be in the audience remains in the air. In June, MTV and Governor Andrew Cuomo held a live video briefing in which safety and quarantining was a key focus. The governor noted that there will be "limited or no audience" for the Aug. 30 show.
For now, though, we have a long list of nominees to share. Starting Wednesday, fans can vote for their favorites in 15 gender-neutral categories, including the traditional video of the year and artist of the year, plus the fun new categories of "best music video from home" and "best quarantine performance."
Video of the Year
Billie Eilish,"Everything I Wanted"
Eminem ft. Juice WRLD, "Godzilla"
Future ft. Drake, "Life Is Good"
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande, "Rain On Me"
Taylor Swift, "The Man"
The Weeknd, "Blinding Lights"
Artist of the Year
DaBaby
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Megan Thee Stallion
Post Malone
The Weeknd
Song of the Year
Billie Eilish, "Everything I Wanted"
Doja Cat, "Say So"
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande, "Rain On Me"
Megan Thee Stallion, "Savage"
Post Malone, "Circles"
Roddy Ricch, "The Box"
Best Collaboration
Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber, "Stuck with U"
Black Eyed Peas ft. J Balvin, "RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)"
Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid, "Beautiful People"
Future ft. Drake, "Life Is Good"
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj, "Tusa"
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande, "Rain On Me"
"PUSH Best New Artist"
Doja Cat
Jack Harlow
Lewis Capaldi
Roddy Ricch
Tate McRae
YUNGBLUD
Best Pop
BTS, "On"
Halsey, "You should be sad"
Jonas Brothers, "What a Man Gotta Do"
Justin Bieber ft. Quavo, "Intentions"
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande, "Rain On Me"
Taylor Swift, "Lover"
Best Hip-Hop
DaBaby, "BOP"
Eminem ft. Juice WRLD, "Godzilla"
Future ft. Drake, "Life Is Good"
Megan Thee Stallion, "Savage"
Roddy Ricch, "The Box"
Travis Scott, "HIGHEST IN THE ROOM"
Best Rock
Blink-182, "Happy Days"
Coldplay, "Orphans"
Evanescence, "Wasted On You"
Fall Out Boy ft. Wyclef Jean, "Dear Future Self (Hands Up)"
Green Day, "Oh Yeah!"
The Killers, "Caution"
Best Alternative
The 1975, "If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)"
All Time Low, "Some Kind Of Disaster"
FINNEAS, "Let's Fall in Love for the Night"
Lana Del Rey, "Doin' Time"
Machine Gun Kelly, "Bloody Valentine"
twenty one pilots, "Level of Concern"
Best Latin
Anuel AA ft. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G & J Balvin, "China"
Bad Bunny, "Yo Perreo Sola"
Black Eyed Peas ft. Ozuna & J. Rey Soul, "MAMACITA"
J Balvin, "Amarillo"
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj, "Tusa"
Maluma ft. J Balvin, "Qué Pena"
Best R&B
Alicia Keys, "Underdog"
Chloe x Halle, "Do It"
H.E.R. ft. YG, "Slide"
Khalid ft. Summer Walker, "Eleven"
Lizzo, "Cuz I Love You"
The Weeknd, "Blinding Lights"
Best K-Pop
(G)I-DLE, "Oh My God"
BTS, "On"
EXO, "Obsession"
Monsta X, "SOMEONE'S SOMEONE"
Tomorrow X Together, "9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)"
Red Velvet, "Psycho"
Video for Good
Anderson .Paak, "Lockdown"
Billie Eilish, "all the good girls go to hell"
Demi Lovato, "I Love Me"
H.E.R., "I Can't Breathe"
Lil Baby, "The Bigger Picture"
Taylor Swift, "The Man"
Best Music Video from Home
5 Seconds of Summer, "Wildflower"
Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber, "Stuck with U"
Blink-182, "Happy Days"
Drake, "Toosie Slide"
John Legend, "Bigger Love"
twenty one pilots, "Level of Concern"
Best Quarantine Performance
Chloe & Halle, "Do It" from MTV's Prom-athon
CNCO, Unplugged At Home
DJ D-Nice, Club MTV presents #DanceTogether
John Legend, #togetherathome Concert Series
Lady Gaga, "Smile" from One World: Together At Home
Post Malone, Nirvana Tribute
For more nominees, check out the MTV VMA site! And don't forget to vote for your favorites right here!. Voting runs through Aug. 23, 2020; voting for "PUSH Best New Artist" will remain active until the show on Aug. 30.
