#MTVVMAs: The MTV VMA 2019: Complete list of nominees

Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift lead the MTV VMA nominations with 10 each.

The 2019 MTV VMAs will air live on Aug. 26 at 8 p.m. on MTV. The ceremony will be hosted by comedian, actor, and best-selling author Sebastian Maniscalco. The nominations for the 2019 VMAs were unveiled on July 23. This year, the show is introducing two new categories: Best K-Pop and Video for Good. MTV revealed nominations via the “VMA chatbot,” which gave fans a sneak peek at the nominees by sending a DM to @VMAs on Facebook Messenger and Twitter.

The full list of nominees is:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• 21 Savage ft. J. Cole - a lot
• Billie Eilish - Bad Guy
• Ariana Grande - thank u, next
• Jonas Brothers - Sucker
• Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road (Remix)
• Taylor Swift - You Need to Calm Down

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Cardi B
• Billie Eilish
• Ariana Grande
• Halsey
• Jonas Brothers
• Shawn Mendes

SONG OF THE YEAR

• Drake - In My Feelings
• Ariana Grande - thank u, next
• Jonas Brothers - Sucker
• Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow
• Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road (Remix)
• Taylor Swift - You Need to Calm Down

BEST NEW ARTIST

• Ava Max
• Billie Eilish
• H.E.R.
• Lil Nas X
• Lizzo
• ROSALIA

BEST COLLABORATION

• Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road (Remix)
• Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow
• Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Senorita
• Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie - ME!
• Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don’t Care
• BTS ft. Halsey - Boy With Luv

PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Bazzi
• CNCO
• Billie Eilish
• H.E.R.
• Lauv
• Lizzo

BEST POP

• 5 Seconds of Summer - Easier
• Cardi B & Bruno Mars - Please Me
• Billie Eilish - Bad Guy
• Ariana Grande - thank u, next
• Jonas Brothers - Sucker
• Taylor Swift - You Need to Calm Down

BEST HIP HOP

• 2 Chainz ft. Ariana Grande - Rule the World
• 21 Savage ft. J. Cole - a lot
• Cardi B - Money
• DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend - Higher
• Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road (Remix)
• Travis Scott ft. Drake - SICKO MODE

BEST R&B

• Anderson .Paak ft. Smokey Robinson - Make It Better
• Childish Gambino - Feels Like Summer
• H.E.R. ft. Bryson Tiller - Could’ve Been
• Alicia Keys - Raise A Man
• Ella Mai - Trip
• Normani ft. 6lack - Waves

BEST K-POP

• BTS ft. Halsey - Boy With Luv
• BLACKPINK - Kill This Love
• Monsta X ft. French Montana - Who Do You Love
• TOMORROW X TOGETHER - Cat & Dog
• NCT 127 - Regular
• EXO - Tempo

BEST LATIN

• Anuel AA, Karol G - Secreto
• Bad Bunny ft. Drake - MIA
• Benny blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez, J Balvin - I Can’t Get Enough
• Daddy Yankee ft. Snow - Con Calma
• Maluma - Mala Mía
• ROSALIA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho - Con Altura

BEST DANCE

• The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha - Call You Mine
• Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato - Solo
• DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B - Taki Taki
• David Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin - Say My Name
• Marshmello & Bastille - Happier
• Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity

BEST ROCK

• The 1975 - Love It If We Made It
• Fall Out Boy - Bishops Knife Trick
• Imagine Dragons - Natural
• Lenny Kravitz - Low
• Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
• Twenty one pilots - My Blood

VIDEO FOR GOOD

• Halsey - Nightmare
• The Killers - Land of the Free
• Jamie N Commons, Skylar Grey ft. Gallant - Runaway Train
• John Legend - Preach
• Lil Dicky - Earth
• Taylor Swift - You Need to Calm Down

BEST DIRECTION

• Billie Eilish - Bad Guy, directed by Dave Meyers
• FKA twigs - Cellophane, directed by Andrew Thomas Huang
• Ariana Grande - thank you, next, directed by Hannah Lux Davis
• Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road (Remix), directed by Calmatic​
• LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo - No New Friends, directed by Dano Cerny​
• Taylor Swift - You Need to Calm Down, directed by Drew Kirsch & Taylor Swift

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• Billie Eilish - when the party’s over, Ryan Ross, Andres Jaramillo
• FKA twigs - Cellophane, Matt Chandler, Fabio Zaveti for Analog
• Ariana Grande - God is a Woman, Fabrice Lagayette, Kristina Prilukova & Rebecca Rice for Mathematic
• DJ Khaled ft. SZA - Just Us, Sergii Mashevskyi​
• LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo - No New Friends, by Ethan Chancer​
• Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie - ME!, Loris Paillier & Lucas Salton for BUF VFX​

BEST EDITING

• Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar - Tints, Elias Talbot
• Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road (Remix), Calmatic​
• Billie Eilish - Bad Guy, by Billie Eilish
• Ariana Grande - 7 Rings, Hannah Lux Davis & Taylor Walsh
• Solange - Almeda, Solange Knowles, Vinnie Hobbs, Jonathon Proctor
• Taylor Swift - You Need to Calm Down, Jarrett Fijal​

BEST ART DIRECTION

• BTS ft. Halsey - Boy With Luv, JinSil Park, BoNa Kim (MU:E)
• Ariana Grande - 7 Rings, John Richoux​
• Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road (Remix), Itaru Dela Vegas
• Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Senorita, Tatiana Van Sauter​
• Taylor Swift - You Need to Calm Down, Brittany Porter
• Kanye West and Lil’ Pump ft. Adele Givens - I Love It, Tino Schaedler​

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

• FKA twigs - Cellophane, Kelly Yvonne
• ROSALIA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho - Con Altura, Charm La’Donna​
• LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo - No New Friends, Ryan Heffington​
• Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Senorita, Calvit Hodge, Sara Biv
• Solange - Almeda, Maya Taylor, Solange Knowles
• BTS ft. Halsey - Boy With Luv, Rie Hata​

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar - Tints, Elias Talbot
• Billie Eilish - hostage, Pau Castejon
• Ariana Grande - thank you, next, Christopher Probst​
• Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Senorita, Scott Cunningham
• Solange - Almeda, Chayse Irvin, Ryan Marie Helfant, Justin Hamilton
• Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie - ME!, Starr Whitesides