Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd & Chance the Rapper Lead 2017 VMAs Nominations

The 2017 MTV Video Music Awards is taking place next month. Yesterday, July 25, the nominations were revealed: Kendrick Lamar comes in first place with the most nominations at eight nods, including “Video of the Year,” “Artist of the Year” and “Best Hip-Hop.” The Weeknd and Katy Perry each have five nominations, and Chance the Rapper, DJ Khaled and Ed Sheeran received multiple nods as well. The 34th MTV VMAs takes place on August 27 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Check out the full list of nominations below.

Video of the Year
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
Bruno Mars – “24K Magic”
Alessia Cara – “Scars to Your Beautiful”
DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”
The Weeknd – “Reminder”

Artist of the Year
Bruno Mars
Kendrick Lamar
Ed Sheeran
Ariana Grande
The Weeknd
Lorde

Best New Artist
Khalid
Kodak Black
SZA
Young M.A
Julia Michaels
Noah Cyrus

Best Collaboration
Charlie Puth featuring Selena Gomez – “We Don’t Talk Anymore”
DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”
D.R.A.M. featuring Lil Yachty – “Broccoli”
The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey – “Closer”
Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean – “Feels”
Zayn and Taylor Swift – “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)”

Best Pop
Shawn Mendes – “Treat You Better”
Ed Sheeran – “Shape of You”
Harry Styles – “Sign of the Times”
Fifth Harmony featuring Gucci Mane – “Down”
Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley – “Chained to the Rhythm”
Miley Cyrus – “Malibu”

Best Hip Hop
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
Big Sean – “Bounce Back”
Chance the Rapper – “Same Drugs”
D.R.A.M. featuring Lil Yachty – “Broccoli”
Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert – “Bad & Boujee”
DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne – “I’m the One”

Best Dance
Zedd and Alessia Cara – “Stay”
Kygo and Selena Gomez – “It Ain’t Me”
Calvin Harris – “My Way”
Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and Mø – “Cold Water”
Afrojack featuring Ty Dolla $ign – “Gone”

Best Rock
Coldplay – “A Head Full of Dreams”
Fall Out Boy – “Young and Menace”
Twenty One Pilots – “Heavydirtysoul”
Green Day – “Bang Bang”
Foo Fighters – “Run”

Best Fight Against the System
Logic featuring Damian Lemar Hudson – “Black SpiderMan”
The Hamilton Mixtape – “Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)”
Big Sean – “Light”
Alessia Cara – “Scars to Your Beautiful”
Taboo featuring Shailene Woodley – “Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL”
John Legend – “Surefire”

Best Cinematography
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
Imagine Dragons – “Thunder”
Ed Sheeran – “Castle on the Hill”
DJ Shadow featuring Run the Jewels – “Nobody Speak”
Halsey – “Now or Never”

Best Direction
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley – “Chained to the Rhythm”
Bruno Mars – “24K Magic”
Alessia Cara – “Scars to Your Beautiful”
The Weeknd – “Reminder”

Best Art Direction
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
Bruno Mars – “24K Magic”
Katy Perry featuring Migos – “Bon Appetit”
DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”
The Weeknd – “Reminder”

Best Visual Effects
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
A Tribe Called Quest – “Dis Generation”
KYLE featuring Lil Yachty – “iSpy”
Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley – “Chained to the Rhythm”
Harry Styles – “Sign of the Times”

Best Choreography
Kanye West – “Fade”
Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj – “Side to Side”
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
Sia – “The Greatest”
Fifth Harmony featuring Gucci Mane – “Down”

Best Editing
Future – “Mask Off”
Young Thug – “Wyclef Jean”
Lorde – “Green Light”
The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey – “Closer”
The Weeknd – “Reminder”