Here's the Full List of 2024 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations

Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” sees its first nomination.

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The 2024 VMA nominees are here. Taylor Swift takes the lead with 10 noms, with Eminem, Ariana Grande and first-time nominee Sabrina Carpenter each snagging six. 29 other first-time nominees also land on the list, including Victoria Monét, Sexyy Red, Gunna, Rauw Alejandro, Playboi Carti and Burna Boy, while Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us” garners its first-ever awards show nomination.

Find the full list of nominees below and catch the 2024 VMAs on Tuesday, September 10 at 8 p.m. ET, live from the UBS Arena outside of New York City. Voting starts today and will remain open via the VMAs website through August 30.

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

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”

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”

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 only you 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)” — Directed by Christian Breslauer
Bleachers — “Tiny Moves” — Directed by Alex Lockett & Margaret Qualley
Eminem — “Houdini” — Directed by Rich Lee
Megan Thee Stallion — “BOA” — Directed by Daniel Iglesias Jr.
Sabrina Carpenter — “Please Please Please” — Directed by Bardia Zeinali
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone — “Fortnight” — Directed by Taylor Swift

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ariana Grande — “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” — Cinematography by Anatol Trofimov
Charli XCX — “Von dutch” — Cinematography by Jeff Bierman
Dua Lipa — “Illusion” — Cinematography by Nikita Kuzmenko
Olivia Rodrigo — “obsessed” — Cinematography by Marz Miller
Rauw Alejandro — “Touching The Sky” — Cinematography by Camilo Monsalve
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone — Republic Records — Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto

BEST EDITING
Anitta — “Mil Veces” — Editing by Nick Yumul
Ariana Grande — “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” — Editing by Luis Caraza Peimbert
Eminem — “Houdini” — Editing by David Checel
LISA — “Rockstar” — Editing by Nik Kohler
Sabrina Carpenter — “Espresso” — Editing by Jai Shukla
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone — “Fortnight” — Editing by Chancler Haynes

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Bleachers — Tiny Moves — Choreography by Margaret Qualley
Dua Lipa — “Houdini” — Choreography by Charm La’Donna
LISA — “Rockstar” — Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Rauw Alejandro —“Touching The Sky” — Choreography by Felix “Fefe” Burgos
Tate McRae — “Greedy” — Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Troye Sivan — “Rush” — Choreography by Sergio Reis, Mauro Van De Kerkhof

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ariana Grande — “the boy is mine” — Visual Effects by Digital Axis
Eminem — “Houdini” — Visual Effects by Synapse Virtual Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic, Flawless Post
Justin Timberlake — “Selfish” — Visual Effects by Candice Dragonas
Megan Thee Stallion — “BOA” — Visual Effects by Mathematic
Olivia Rodrigo — “get him back!” — Visual Effects by Cooper Vacheron, Preston Mohr, Karen Arakelian, Justin Johnson
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone — “Fortnight” — Visual Effects by Parliament

BEST ART DIRECTION
Charli XCX — “360” — Art Direction by Grace Surnow
LISA — “Rockstar” — Art Direction by Pongsan Thawatwichian
Megan Thee Stallion — “BOA” — Art Direction by Brittany Porter
Olivia Rodrigo — “bad idea right?” — Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins
Sabrina Carpenter — “Please Please Please” — Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone — “Fortnight” — Art Direction by Ethan Tobman

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