The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards are set to return to New York City in about a month and the star-packed nominations list for the annual ceremony arrived on Monday afternoon (July 16).
Unsurprisingly, the list is led by Cardi B, who appears with 10 nominations including Video, Song and Artist of the year, along with Best New Artist and Best Collaboration for her appearance on Bruno Mars' "Finesse" remix. Following the breakthrough rapper is The Carters with eight nominations for "Apes**t" from their collaborative LP, Everything is Love. Trailing Beyoncé and JAY-Z is Childish Gambino and Drake with seven nominations, Bruno Mars with six and Ariana Grande and Camila Cabello with five apiece. Weigh in on the categories by casting your vote at VMA.MTV.com.
For this year's occasion, the ceremony will take place live at New York City's Radio City Music Hall on August 20 at 9 PM ET. Scroll on below to see the full list of nominees!
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande â âNo Tears Left to Cryâ â Republic Records
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B â âFinesse (Remix)â â Atlantic Records
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug â âHavanaâ â Syco Music/Epic Records
The Carters â âAPES**Tâ â Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment
Childish Gambino â âThis Is Americaâ â mcDJ / RCA Records
Drake â âGod's Planâ â YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande â Republic Records
Bruno Mars â Atlantic Records
Camila Cabello â Syco Music/Epic Records
Cardi B â Atlantic Records
Drake â YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
Post Malone â Republic Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B â âFinesse (Remix)â â Atlantic Records
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug â âHavanaâ â Syco Music/Epic Records
Drake â âGod's Planâ â YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
Dua Lipa â âNew Rulesâ â Warner Bros. Records
Ed Sheeran â âPerfectâ â Atlantic Records
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage â ârockstarâ â Republic Records
BEST NEW ARTIST (Presented by Taco BellÂź)
Bazzi â iamcosmic/Atlantic Records
Cardi B â Atlantic Records
Chloe x Halle â Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
Hayley Kiyoko â Atlantic Records
Lil Pump â Warner Bros. Records
Lil Uzi Vert â Atlantic Records
BEST COLLABORATION
Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line â âMeant to Beâ â Warner Bros. Records
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B â âFinesse (Remix)â â Atlantic Records
The Carters â âAPES**Tâ â Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment
Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B â âDineroâ â Epic Records/Nuyorican Productions
Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid â â1-800-273-8255â â Def Jam Recordings
N.E.R.D & Rihanna â âLemonâ â i am OTHER/Columbia Records
PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
JULY 2018 â Chloe x Halle â Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
JUNE 2018 â Sigrid â Island Records
MAY 2018 â Lil Xan â Columbia Records
APRIL 2018 â Hayley Kiyoko â Atlantic Records
MARCH 2018 â Jessie Reyez â Island Records
FEBRUARY 2018 â Tee Grizzley â 300 Entertainment
JANUARY 2018 â Bishop Briggs â Island Records
DECEMBER 2017 â Grace VanderWaal â Syco Music/Columbia Records
NOVEMBER 2017 â Why Donât We â Atlantic Records
OCTOBER 2017 â PRETTYMUCH â Syco Music/Columbia Records
SEPTEMBER 2017 â SZA â TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records
AUGUST 2017 â Kacy Hill â Def Jam Recordings
JULY 2017 â Khalid â RCA Records
JUNE 2017 â Kyle â Atlantic Records
MAY 2017 â Noah Cyrus â Republic Records
BEST POP
Ariana Grande â âNo Tears Left to Cryâ â Republic Records
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug â âHavanaâ â Syco Music/Epic Records
Demi Lovato â âSorry Not Sorryâ â Island Records
Ed Sheeran â âPerfectâ â Atlantic Records
P!nk â âWhat About Usâ â RCA Records
Shawn Mendes â âIn My Bloodâ â Island Records
BEST HIP HOP
Cardi B ft. 21 Savage â âBartier Cardiâ â KSR/Atlantic Records
The Carters â âAPES**Tâ â Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment
Drake â âGod's Planâ â YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
J. Cole â âATMâ â Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope Records
Migos ft. Drake â âWalk It Talk Itâ â Quality Control/Capitol Records
Nicki Minaj â âChun-Liâ â Young Money/Cash Money Records
BEST LATIN
Daddy Yankee â âDuraâ â El Cartel Records/UMLE
J Balvin, Willy William â âMi Genteâ â UMLE/Republic Records
Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B â âDineroâ â Epic Records/Nuyorican Productions
Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato â âĂchame La Culpaâ â UMLE/Republic/Island/Universal Music Latino
Maluma â âFelices los 4â â Sony Music Entertainment US Latin
Shakira ft. Maluma â âChantajeâ â Sony Music Entertainment US Latin
BEST DANCE
Avicii ft. Rita Ora â âLonely Togetherâ â Geffen Records
Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa â âOne Kissâ â Columbia Records
The Chainsmokers â âEverybody Hates Meâ â Disruptor Records/Columbia Records
David Guetta & Sia â âFlamesâ â Atlantic Records
Marshmello ft. Khalid â âSilenceâ â RCA Records/Ultra Records
Zedd & Liam Payne â âGet Low (Street Video)â â Interscope Records
BEST ROCK
Fall Out Boy â âChampionâ â Island Records
Foo Fighters â âThe Sky Is A Neighborhoodâ â RCA Records
Imagine Dragons â âWhatever It Takesâ â KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
Linkin Park â âOne More Lightâ â Warner Bros. Records
Panic! At The Disco â âSay Amen (Saturday Night)â â Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic Records
Thirty Seconds to Mars â âWalk On Waterâ â Interscope Records
VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE
Childish Gambino â âThis Is Americaâ â mcDJ / RCA Records
Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges â âLiberatedâ â Columbia Records
Drake â âGodâs Planâ â YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
Janelle MonĂĄe â âPYNKâ â Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records
Jessie Reyez â âGatekeeperâ â Island Records
Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid â â1-800-273-8255â â Def Jam Recordings
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Alessia Cara â âGrowing Painsâ â Def Jam Recordings â Cinematography by Pau CastejĂłn
Ariana Grande â âNo Tears Left to Cryâ â Republic Records â Cinematography by Scott Cunningham
The Carters â âAPES**Tâ â Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment â Cinematography by Benoit Debie
Childish Gambino â âThis Is Americaâ â mcDJ / RCA Records â Cinematography by Larkin Seiple
Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran â âRiverâ â Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records â Cinematography by Frank Mobilio & Patrick Meller
Shawn Mendes â âIn My Bloodâ â Island Records â Cinematography by Jonathan Sela
BEST DIRECTION
The Carters â âAPES**Tâ â Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment â Directed by Ricky Saix
Childish Gambino â âThis Is Americaâ â mcDJ / RCA Records â Directed by Hiro Murai
Drake â âGod's Planâ â YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records â Directed by Karena Evans
Ed Sheeran â âPerfectâ â Atlantic Records â Directed by Jason Koenig
Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton â âSay Somethingâ â RCA Records â Directed by Arturo Perez Jr.
Shawn Mendes â âIn My Bloodâ â Island Records â Directed by Jay Martin
BEST ART DIRECTION
The Carters â âAPES**Tâ â Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment â Art Direction by Jan Houlevigue
Childish Gambino â âThis Is Americaâ â mcDJ / RCA Records â Art Direction by Jason Kisvarday
J. Cole â âATMâ â Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope Records â Art Direction by Miles Mullin
Janelle MonĂĄe â âMake Me Feelâ â Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records â Art Direction by Pepper Nguyen
SZA â âThe Weekendâ â TDE/RCA Records â Art Direction by SZA and Solange
Taylor Swift â âLook What You Made Me Doâ â Big Machine Records â Art Direction by Brett Hess
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ariana Grande â âNo Tears Left to Cryâ â Republic Records â Visual Effects by Vidal and Loris Paillier for Buf
Avicii ft. Rita Ora â âLonely Togetherâ â Geffen Records â Visual Effects by KPP
Eminem ft. BeyoncĂ© â âWalk On Waterâ â Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records â Visual Effects Supervisor Rich Lee for Drive Studios
Kendrick Lamar & SZA â âAll The Starsâ â TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records â Visual Effects by Loris Paillier for BUF Paris
Maroon 5 â âWaitâ â 222/Interscope Records â Visual Effects by TIMBER
Taylor Swift â âLook What You Made Me Doâ â Big Machine Records â Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B â âFinesse (Remix)â â Atlantic Records â Choreography by Phil Tayag & Bruno Mars
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug â âHavanaâ â Syco Music/Epic Records â Choreography by Calvit Hodge and Sara Bivens
The Carters â âAPES**Tâ â Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment â Choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Jaquel Knight
Childish Gambino â âThis Is Americaâ â mcDJ / RCA Records â Choreography by Sherrie Silver
Dua Lipa â âIDGAFâ â Warner Bros. Records â Choreography by Marion Motin
Justin Timberlake â âFilthyâ â RCA Records â Choreography by Marty Kudelka, AJ Harpold, Tracy Phillips, and Ivan Koumaev
BEST EDITING
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B â âFinesse (Remix)â â Atlantic Records â Editing by Jacquelyn London
The Carters â âAPES**Tâ â Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment â Taylor Ward and Sam Ostrove
Childish Gambino â âThis Is Americaâ â mcDJ / RCA Records â Editing by Ernie Gilbert
Janelle MonĂĄe â âMake Me Feelâ â Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records â Editing by Deji Laray
N.E.R.D & Rihanna â âLemonâ â i am OTHER/Columbia Records â Editing by Taylor Ward
Taylor Swift â âLook What You Made Me Doâ â Big Machine Records â Editing by Chancler Haynes for Cosmo
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