HOLLYWOOD—The Grammy Awards might be the biggest accolade one can receive in the music industry, but there is another accolade that many consider worthwhile. Any guesses? I’m referring to the MTV Video Music Awards. The nominees for the 2018 ceremony were revealed on Monday, July 16 and leading the pack of contenders was rapper Cardi B who picked up a phenomenal 10 nominations including Video of the Year. Cardi, who just gave birth to a baby girl has had an amazing 2017 and 2018, and it looks like things are only about to get bigger.
Followed close behind were Beyonce and Jay-Z who picked up eight nominations including Video of the Year for “APES**T.” Other big nominees for the ceremony include Drake, Childish Gambino, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift. A partial list of this year’s nominees can be seen below:
Video of the Year
-Ariana Grande “No Tears Left to Cry”
-Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B “Finesse (Remix)”
-Camilia Cabello feat. Young Thug “Havana”
-The Carters “APES**T”
-Childish Gambino “This is America”
-Drake “God’s Plan”
Artist of the Year
-Ariana Grande
-Bruno Mars
-Drake
-Cardi B
-Camilia Cabello
-Post Malone
Song of the Year
-Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B “Finesse (Remix)”
-Drake “God’s Plan”
-Camilia Cabello feat. Young Thug “Havana”
-Dua Lipa “New Rules”
-Post Malone feat. 21 Savage “rockstar”
-Ed Sheeran “Perfect”
Best New Artist
-Bazzi
-Cardi B
-Chloe x Halle
-Lil Pump
-Lil Uzi Vert
-Hayley Kiyoko
Best Pop Video
-Arian Grande “No Tears Left to Cry”
-P!nk “What About Us”
-Shawn Mendes “In My Blood”
-Ed Sheeran “Perfect”
-Demi Lovato “Sorry Not Sorry”
-Camilia Cabello feat. Young Thug “Havana”
Best Hip-Hop Video
-Nicki Minaj “Chun-Li”
-The Carters “APES**T”
-Drake “God’s Plan”
-J. Cole “ATM”
-Migos feat. Drake “Walk It Talk It”
-Cardi B feat. 21 Savage “Bartier Cardi”
Best Rock Video
-Thirty Seconds to Mars “Walk on Water”
-Fall Out Boy “Champion”
-Foo Fighters “The Sky is a Neighborhood”
-Imagine Dragons “Whatever it Takes”
-Link Park “One More Light”
-Panic! at the Disco “Say Amen (Saturday Night)
Best Dance Video
-Avici feat. Rita Ora “Lonely Together”
-The Chainsmokers “Everybody Hates Me”
-David Guetta & Sia “Flames”
-Zedd & Liam Payne “Get Low (Street Video)”
-Marshmello feat. Khalid “Silence”
-Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa “One Kiss”
Best Collaboration
-Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line “Meant to Be”
-Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B “Finesse (Remix)”
-The Carters “APES**T”
-Jennifer Lopez feat. DJ Khaled & Cardi B “Dinero”
-Logic feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid “1-800-273-8255”
-N.E.R.D & Rihanna “Lemon”
Best Video With a Message
-Childish Gambino “This is America”
-Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges “Liberated”
-Drake “God’s Plan”
-Janelle Monae “PYNK”
-Jessie Reyez “Gatekeeper”
-Logic feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid “1-800-273-8255”
The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards will be handed out on Monday, August 20 from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The ceremony will televise live on MTV at 9 p.m. No host for the ceremony has been announced.
