Here's the Full List of Nominees for the 2022 VMAs
Lizzo, Harry Styles, Bad Bunny and more are up for Artist of the Year.
MTV has finally unveiled its list of nominees for the 2022 Video Music Awards.
Leading the VMAs this year are Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X, who have each received seven nominations. Meanwhile, Doja Cat and Harry Styles received six nods each. Drake, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd each received five nominations.
For Artist of the Year, one of the awards show’s biggest category, Lizzo, Styles, Drake, Harlow, Sheeran, Lil Nas X and Bad Bunny are up against each other. Fans will have the opportunity to vote for their favorites artists across 22 gender-neutral categories.
This year, the VMAs will take place in New Jersey’s Prudential Center, airing live on August 28 at 8 p.m. EST/PST.
Check out the full list of categories below.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Doja Cat — “Woman” — Kemosabe Records / RCA RecordsDrake ft. Future & Young Thug — “Way 2 Sexy” — OVO/RepublicEd Sheeran — “Shivers” — Atlantic RecordsHarry Styles — “As It Was” — Columbia RecordsLil Nas X, Jack Harlow — “INDUSTRY BABY” — Columbia RecordsOlivia Rodrigo — “brutal” — Geffen RecordsTaylor Swift — “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) — Republic RecordsARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bad Bunny — Rimas EntertainmentDrake — OVO/RepublicEd Sheeran — Atlantic RecordsHarry Styles — Columbia RecordsJack Harlow — Generation Now / Atlantic RecordsLil Nas X — Columbia RecordsLizzo — Atlantic RecordsSONG OF THE YEAR
Adele — “Easy On Me” — Columbia RecordsBillie Eilish — “Happier Than Ever” — Darkroom / Interscope RecordsDoja Cat — “Woman” — Kemosabe Records / RCA RecordsElton John & Dua Lipa — “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” — EMI / Interscope RecordsLizzo — “About Damn Time” — Atlantic RecordsThe Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber — “STAY” — Columbia RecordsBEST NEW ARTIST
Baby Keem — Columbia RecordsDove Cameron — Disruptor Records / Columbia RecordsGAYLE — Atlantic Records / Arthouse RecordsLatto — Streamcut / RCA RecordsMåneskin — Arista RecordsSEVENTEEN — PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen RecordsPUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
September 2021: Griff — “One Night” — Warner RecordsOctober 2021: Remi Wolf — “Sexy Villain” — Island RecordsNovember 2021: Nessa Barrett — “i hope ur miserable until ur dead” — Warner RecordsDecember 2021: SEVENTEEN — “Rock With You” — PLEDIS Entertainment / Geffen RecordsJanuary 2021: Mae Muller — “Better Days” — Capitol Records UKFebruary 2022: GAYLE — “abcdefu” — Atlantic Records / Arthouse RecordsMarch 2022: Sheneesa — “R U That” — Rich Immigrants / Interscope RecordsApril 2022: Omar Apollo — “Tamagotchi” — Warner RecordsMay 2022: Wet Leg — “Chaise Longue” — Domino Recording CompanyJune 2022: Muni Long — “Baby Boo” — Supergiant Records LLC / Def Jam RecordingJuly 2022: Doechii — “Persuasive” — Top Dog Entertainment / Capitol RecordsBEST COLLABORATION
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug — “Way 2 Sexy” — OVO/RepublicElton John & Dua Lipa — “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” — EMI / Interscope RecordsLil Nas X, Jack Harlow — “INDUSTRY BABY” — Columbia RecordsMegan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa — “Sweetest Pie” — 300 EntertainmentPost Malone & The Weeknd — “One Right Now” — Mercury Records / Republic RecordsROSALÍA ft. The Weeknd — “LA FAMA” — Columbia RecordsThe Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber — “STAY” — Columbia RecordsBEST POP
Billie Eilish — “Happier Than Ever” — Darkroom / Interscope RecordsDoja Cat — “Woman” — Kemosabe Records / RCA RecordsEd Sheeran — “Shivers” — Atlantic RecordsHarry Styles — “As It Was” — Columbia RecordsLizzo — “About Damn Time” — Atlantic RecordsOlivia Rodrigo — “traitor” — Geffen RecordsBEST HIP-HOP
Eminem & Snoop Dogg — “From The D 2 The LBC” — Shady / Aftermath / Interscope RecordsFuture ft. Drake, Tems — “WAIT FOR U” — Freebandz / Epic RecordsKendrick Lamar — “N95” — pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope RecordsLatto — “Big Energy” — Streamcut / RCA RecordsNicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby — “Do We Have A Problem?” — Young Money / Cash Money / Republic RecordsPusha T — “Diet Coke” — G.O.O.D. Music / Def JamBEST ROCK
Foo Fighters — “Love Dies Young” — RCA RecordsJack White — “Taking Me Back” — Third Man RecordsMuse — “Won’t Stand Down” — Warner RecordsRed Hot Chili Peppers — “Black Summer” — Warner RecordsShinedown — “Planet Zero” — Elektra Music GroupThree Days Grace — “So Called Life” — RCA RecordsBEST ALTERNATIVE
Avril Lavigne ft. blackbear – “Love It When You Hate Me” – Elektra Music Group / DTA RecordsImagine Dragons x JID — “Enemy” — KIDinaKORNER / Interscope RecordsMachine Gun Kelly ft. WILLOW — “emo girl” — Bad Boy / Interscope RecordsMåneskin — “I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE” — Arista RecordsPanic! At The Disco — “Viva Las Vengeance” — Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music GroupTwenty One Pilots — “Saturday” — Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music GroupWILLOW, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker — “G R O W” — MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation RecordsBEST LATIN
Anitta — “Envolver” — Warner RecordsBad Bunny — “Tití Me Preguntó” — Rimas EntertainmentBecky G X KAROL G — “MAMIII” — Kemosabe Records / Sony Music Latin / RCA RecordsDaddy Yankee — “REMIX” — Republic RecordsFarruko — “Pepas” — Sony Music US LatinJ Balvin & Skrillex — “In Da Getto” — Sueños Globales, LLC /Universal Music Latino / Asylum Records UKBEST R&B
Alicia Keys — “City of Gods (Part II)” — AKWChlöe — “Have Mercy” — Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia RecordsH.E.R. — “For Anyone” — RCA RecordsNormani ft. Cardi B — “Wild Side” — Keep Cool/RCA RecordsSummer Walker, SZA & Cardi B — “No Love (Extended Version)” — LVRN / Interscope RecordsThe Weeknd — “Out Of Time” — XO / Republic RecordsBEST K-POP
BTS — “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” — BIGHIT Music / Geffen RecordsITZY — “LOCO” — JYP EntertainmentLISA — “LALISA” — YG Entertainment / Interscope RecordsSEVENTEEN — “HOT” — PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen RecordsStray Kids — “MANIAC” — JYP EntertainmentTWICE — “The Feels” — JYP EntertainmentVIDEO FOR GOOD
Kendrick Lamar — “The Heart Part 5” — pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope RecordsLatto — “P*ssy” — Streamcut / RCA RecordsLizzo — “About Damn Time” — Atlantic RecordsRina Sawayama — “This Hell” — Dirty HitStromae — “Fils de joie” — Mosaert Label / The Darkroom / Interscope RecordsBEST METAVERSE PERFORMANCE
BLACKPINK The Virtual | PUBG — YG Entertainment / Interscope RecordsBTS | Minecraft — BIGHIT Music / Geffen RecordsCharli XCX | Roblox — Atlantic RecordsJustin Bieber — An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave — Def JamRift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite — Republic RecordsTwenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox — Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music GroupBEST LONGFORM VIDEO
Billie Eilish — Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles — Darkroom / Interscope RecordsFoo Fighters — Studio 666 — RCA RecordsKacey Musgraves — star-crossed — Interscope Records / MCA NashvilleMadonna — Madame X – Interscope RecordsOlivia Rodrigo — driving home 2 u — Geffen RecordsTaylor Swift — “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) — Republic RecordsBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar — “family ties” — Columbia RecordsCamila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran — “Bam Bam” — Epic RecordsHarry Styles — “As It Was” — Columbia RecordsKendrick Lamar — “N95” — pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope RecordsNormani ft. Cardi B — “Wild Side” — Keep Cool / RCA RecordsTaylor Swift — “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) — Republic RecordsBEST DIRECTION
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar — “family ties” — Columbia RecordsBillie Eilish — “Happier Than Ever” — Darkroom / Interscope RecordsEd Sheeran — “Shivers” — Atlantic RecordsHarry Styles — “As It Was” — Columbia RecordsLil Nas X, Jack Harlow — “INDUSTRY BABY” — Columbia RecordsTaylor Swift — “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) — Republic RecordsBEST ART DIRECTION
Adele — “Oh My God” — Columbia RecordsDoja Cat — “Get Into It (Yuh)” — Kemosabe Records / RCA RecordsDrake ft. Future & Young Thug — “Way 2 Sexy” — OVO / Republic RecordsKacey Musgraves — “simple times” — Interscope Records / MCA NashvilleLil Nas X, Jack Harlow — “INDUSTRY BABY” — Columbia RecordsMegan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa — “Sweetest Pie” — 300 EntertainmentBEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Billie Eilish — “Happier Than Ever” — Darkroom / Interscope RecordsColdplay X BTS — “My Universe” — Atlantic RecordsKendrick Lamar — “The Heart Part 5” — pgLang/Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope RecordsLil Nas X, Jack Harlow — “INDUSTRY BABY” — Columbia RecordsMegan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa — “Sweetest Pie” — 300 EntertainmentThe Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber — “STAY” — Columbia RecordsBEST CHOREOGRAPHY
BTS — “Permission to Dance” — BIGHIT Music/Geffen RecordsDoja Cat — “Woman” — Kemosabe Records / RCA RecordsFKA twigs ft. The Weeknd — “Tears In The Club” — Atlantic RecordsHarry Styles — “As It Was” — Columbia RecordsLil Nas X, Jack Harlow — “INDUSTRY BABY” — Columbia RecordsNormani ft. Cardi B — “Wild Side” — Keep Cool / RCA RecordsBEST EDITING
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar — “family ties” — Columbia RecordsDoja Cat — “Get Into It (Yuh)” — Kemosabe Records / RCA RecordsOlivia Rodrigo — “brutal” — Geffen RecordsROSALÍA — “SAOKO” — Columbia RecordsTaylor Swift — “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) — Republic RecordsThe Weeknd — “Take My Breath” — XO / Republic Records
