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Kendrick Lamar at 2023 Met Gala and The Weeknd at Hurry Up Tomorrow world premiere
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It’s shaping as much as be a great yr for the MTV Video Music Awards. On Tuesday (Aug. 5), the awards present introduced their nominations for 2025, with Girl Gaga main the pack at 12 nods. Bruno Mars trails shut behind with 11, whereas Kendrick Lamar secured 10.
It’s a slight change of tempo, given the Compton rapper has led in nominations on the Grammy Awards, American Music Awards, BET Awards and extra earlier within the yr. One factor that hasn’t modified, although, is how a lot his Drake diss, “Not Like Us,” has propelled him ahead. In truth, the observe is competing in a number of main classes, together with Video of the Yr, Greatest Course, Greatest Artwork Course and Greatest Modifying. In most of these, Lamar is the one Hip Hop nominee.
Talking of rap, Greatest Hip Hop has lots of sturdy contenders. “Not Like Us” will go head-to-head with Drake’s “NOKIA,” Travis Scott’s “4X4,” GloRilla and Sexyy Pink’s “WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME,” Eminem’s “Anyone Save Me,” LL COOL J’s “Murdergram Deux,” and Doechii’s “Anxiousness.” The Swamp Princess is up for 3 extra awards for her TikTok-viral hit, together with Track of the Yr, Video for Good and Greatest Choreography.
Greatest R&B, however, feels rather less balanced. Heavy hitters like Chris Brown’s “Residuals,” The Weeknd and Playboi Carti’s “Timeless,” Leon Thomas and Freddie Gibbs’ “MUTT (Remix),” SZA’s “Drive,” PARTYNEXTDOOR’s “N o C h i l l” and are all within the operating, together with a couple of others.
Then there’s Greatest Afrobeats, wherein Travis Scott curiously has two entries within the operating due to his options on Asake’s “Lively” and Burna Boy’s “TaTaTa.” Each data shall be competing towards Tyla’s “PUSH 2 START” and Tems’ “Get it Proper,” amongst others, making it one of many extra thrilling classes to look at for.
See the complete record of nominations beneath.
Video of the Yr
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Forward”
Billie Eilish – “BIRDS OF A FEATHER”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Girl Gaga and Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile”
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
The Weeknd and Playboi Carti – “Timeless”
Artist of the Yr
Dangerous Bunny
Beyoncé
Kendrick Lamar
Girl Gaga
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Track of the Yr
Alex Warren – “Bizarre”
Billie Eilish – “BIRDS OF A FEATHER”
Doechii – “Anxiousness”
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
Gracie Abrams – “I Love You, I’m Sorry”
Girl Gaga and Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile”
Lorde – “What Was That”
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Tate McRae – “Sports activities automotive”
The Weeknd and Playboi Carti – “Timeless”
Greatest New Artist
Alex Warren
Ella Langley
Gigi Perez
Lola Younger
sombr
The Marías
Greatest Pop Artist
Ariana Grande
Charli xcx
Justin Bieber
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
MTV Push Efficiency of the Yr
Aug. 2024 – Shaboozey – “A Bar Track (Tipsy)”
Sept. 2024 – Ayra Starr – “Final Heartbreak Track”
Oct. 2024 – Mark Ambor – “Belong Collectively”
Nov. 2024 – Lay Bankz – “Graveyard”
Dec. 2024 – Dasha – “Bye Bye Bye”
Jan. 2025 – KATSEYE – “Contact”
Feb. 2025 – Jordan Adetunji – “KEHLANI”
March 2025 – Leon Thomas – “YES IT IS”
April 2025 – Livingston – “Shadow”
Might 2025 – Damiano David – “Subsequent Summer season”
June 2025 – Gigi Perez – “Sailor Track”
July 2025 – ROLE MODEL – “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out”
Greatest Collaboration
Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs – “Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)”
Kendrick Lamar and SZA – “luther”
Girl Gaga and Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile”
Put up Malone that includes Blake Shelton – “Pour Me A Drink”
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Selena Gomez and benny blanco – “Sundown Blvd”
Greatest Pop
Alex Warren – “Bizarre”
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Forward”
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
Girl Gaga and Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile”
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Greatest Hip-Hop
Doechii – “Anxiousness”
Drake – “NOKIA”
Eminem that includes Jelly Roll – “Anyone Save Me”
GloRilla that includes Sexyy Pink – “WATCHU KNO ABOUT ME”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
LL COOL J that includes Eminem – “Murdergram Deux”
Travis Scott – “4X4”
Greatest R&B
Chris Brown – “Residuals”
Leon Thomas and Freddie Gibbs – “MUTT (Remix)”
Mariah Carey – “Kind Harmful”
PARTYNEXTDOOR – “N o C h i l l”
Summer season Walker – “Coronary heart Of A Girl”
SZA – “Drive”
The Weeknd and Playboi Carti – “Timeless”
Greatest Various
Gigi Perez – “Sailor Track”
Think about Dragons – “Wake Up”
Lola Younger – “Messy”
mgk and Jelly Roll – “Lonely Highway”
sombr – “again to buddies”
The Marías – “Again To Me”
Greatest Afrobeats
Asake and Travis Scott – “Lively
Burna Boy that includes Travis Scott – “TaTaTa”
MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea – “Shake It To The Max (FLY) – Remix”
Rema – “Child (Is it a Crime)”
Tems that includes Asake – “Get it Proper”
Tyla – “PUSH 2 START”
Wizkid that includes Brent Faiyaz – “Piece of My Coronary heart”
Greatest Album
Dangerous Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Girl Gaga – MAYHEM
Morgan Wallen – I’m The Drawback
Sabrina Carpenter – Quick n’ Candy
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow
Greatest Lengthy Kind Video
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Forward”
Dangerous Bunny – “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Quick Movie)”
Damiano David – “FUNNY little STORIES”
Mac Miller – “Balloonerism”
Miley Cyrus – “One thing Lovely”
The Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow”
Video for Good
Burna Boy – “Larger”
Charli xcx – “Guess”
Doechii – “Anxiousness”
Eminem that includes Jelly Roll – “Anyone Save Me”
Selena Gomez and benny blanco – “Youthful And Hotter Than Me”
Zach Hood that includes Sasha Alex Sloan – “Sleepwalking”
Greatest Course
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Forward”
Charli xcx that includes Billie Eilish – “Guess that includes billie eilish”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Girl Gaga – “Abracadabra”
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Greatest Artwork Course
Charli xcx that includes Billie Eilish – “Guess that includes billie eilish”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Girl Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Lorde – “Man Of The Yr”
Miley Cyrus – “Finish of the World”
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Greatest Cinematography
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Forward”
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Girl Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Miley Cyrus – “Simple Lover”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Greatest Modifying
Charli xcx that includes Billie Eilish – “Guess that includes billie eilish”
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Girl Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Tate McRae – “Simply Maintain Watching (From F1 The Film)”
Greatest Choreography
Doechii – “Anxiousness”
FKA twigs – “Eusexua”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Girl Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Tyla – “PUSH 2 START”
Zara Larsson – “Fairly Ugly”
Greatest Visible Results
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Forward”
Girl Gaga – “Abracadabra”
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Tate McRae – “Simply Maintain Watching (From F1 The Film)”
The Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow”