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# MTV Names VMA 2019 Nominees – The Complete List
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/mtv-names-vma-2019-nominees-the-complte-list/
- Published: 2019-07-23T12:19:25.000Z
- Updated: 2019-07-23T12:19:25.000Z
- Description: MTV has unveiled the nominations for the 2019 VMAs. Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift lead with 10 nods each in categories including, “Video of the Year,” “Song of the Year”. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/07/mtv-names-vma-2019-nominees-the-complte-list.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Conventions & Awards, Indie Music, Major Labels, Music Business, YouTube & Video, DIY, DIY musicians, indie, MTV, music, music industry, musician, musicians, VMA, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:55

[![VMA_SebastianManiscalco_](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a4be3f0b200b-200wi "VMA_SebastianManiscalco_")](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a4be3f0b200b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)MTV has unveiled the nominations for the 2019 VMAs. Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift lead with 10 nods each in categories including, “Video of the Year,” “Song of the Year” and “Best Pop.” Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X led the “Best New Artist” nominees. This year’s show will introduce two new categories, “Best K-Pop” and “Video for Good.” MTV revealed nominations today via the “VMA chatbot,” giving fans a sneak peek at the nominees by sending a DM (direct message) to @VMAs on Facebook Messenger and Twitter.The “VMAs,” which will be hosted by comedian, actor and best-selling author Sebastian Maniscalco, will air live from Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Monday, August 26 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT, and across MTV’s global network of channels in more than 180 countries, reaching more than half a billion households.Bruce Gillmer and Den of Thieves co-founder Jesse Ignjatovic are Executive Producers for the 2019 “VMAs.” Barb Bialkowski is Co-Executive Producer. Jackie Barba, Joe Buoye and Alicia Portugal serve as Executive in Charge of Production. Amani Duncan is Executive in Charge of Music. Wendy Plaut is Executive in Charge of Celebrity Talent.Official sponsors of the 2019 “MTV Video Music Awards” include EXTRA™ Refreshers, PEPSI, Taco Bell, and the 2020 Toyota Corolla.**Fan Voting & The VMA Power Hour** Beginning today, fans can vote for their favorites across 14 gender-neutral VMA categories, including “Video of the Year,” “Artist of the Year,” “Best Collaboration” and more by visiting [vma.mtv.com](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A%5F%5Fvma.mtv.com&d=DwMF-g&c=4ZIZThykDLcoWk-GVjSLmy8-1Cr1I4FWIvbLFebwKgY&r=G6tGMPlUmncCIfNWhd5QJ4tiSwmG6pHWHA6yp5c-YuU&m=ZhtfN0nvmyZCJm5c-gjAdhexjQ7U5kRqv0hqKp7IxHI&s=IEySCR8fbAWWBdciMjNFPsXY2ndfjA7kjMLqBJXv%5Fkk&e=&ref=hypebot.com) until Thursday, August 15\. Voting for the “Best New Artist” award will remain active until the VMA broadcast. Fans on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/messages/compose?recipient%5Fid=739836760948117504&ref=hypebot.com) and [Facebook Messenger](http://m.me/VMAs?ref=hypebot.com) can also slide into VMAs’ DMs to cast an additional vote for “Video of the Year,” “Song of the Year,” and more. Also launching this week, fans will be able to ask Alexa to “vote for the VMAs” for “Artist of the Year” within the MTV skill on Alexa-enabled devices. New rhis year, MTV is rewarding fans for voting through VMA Power Hour on [vma.mtv.com](http://vma.mtv.com/?ref=hypebot.com), where their votes are doubled from 1-2pm ET daily. Superfans can come back each day within this voting window beginning tomorrow to show double the love for their favorite artists.

[![VMA-LOGO_White-01[2]](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a4999e07200d-pi "VMA-LOGO_White-01[2]")](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a4be3f41200b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)**COMPLETE LIST OF VMA 2019 NOMINEES**

**VIDEO OF THE YEAR**21 Savage ft. J. Cole – “a lot” – Epic RecordsBillie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Darkroom/Interscope RecordsAriana Grande – “thank u, next” – Republic RecordsJonas Brothers – “Sucker” – Republic RecordsLil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia RecordsTaylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records**ARTIST OF THE YEAR**Cardi B – Atlantic RecordsBillie Eilish – Darkroom/Interscope RecordsAriana Grande – Republic RecordsHalsey – Astralwerks/Capitol RecordsJonas Brothers – Republic RecordsShawn Mendes– Island Records**SONG OF THE YEAR**Drake – “In My Feelings” – Young Money/Cash Money/Republic RecordsAriana Grande – “thank u, next” – Republic RecordsJonas Brothers – “Sucker” – Republic RecordsLady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow” – Interscope RecordsLil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia RecordsTaylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records**BEST NEW ARTIST,** presented by Taco Bell®Ava Max – Atlantic RecordsBillie Eilish – Darkroom/Interscope RecordsH.E.R. – MBK/RCA RecordsLil Nas X – Columbia RecordsLizzo – Atlantic RecordsROSALÍA – Columbia Records**BEST COLLABORATION**Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia RecordsLady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow” – Interscope RecordsShawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Island RecordsTaylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!” – Republic RecordsEd Sheeran & Justin Bieber – “I Don’t Care” – Atlantic RecordsBTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Columbia Records**PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR**Bazzi – Atlantic RecordsCNCO – RCA RecordsBillie Eilish – Darkroom/Interscope RecordsH.E.R. – MBK/RCA RecordsLauv – LAUV/AWALLizzo – Atlantic Records**BEST POP**5 Seconds of Summer – “Easier” – Interscope RecordsCardi B & Bruno Mars – “Please Me” – Atlantic RecordsBillie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Darkroom/Interscope RecordsAriana Grande – “thank u, next” – Republic RecordsJonas Brothers – “Sucker” – Republic RecordsTaylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records**BEST HIP HOP**2 Chainz ft. Ariana Grande – “Rule the World” – 2 Chainz Ps/Def Jam21 Savage ft. J. Cole – “a lot” – Epic RecordsCardi B – “Money” – Atlantic RecordsDJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – “Higher” – We The Best/Epic RecordsLil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia RecordsTravis Scott ft. Drake – “SICKO MODE” – Epic Records/Grand Hustle/Cactus Jack**BEST R&B**Anderson .Paak ft. Smokey Robinson – “Make It Better” – Aftermath Ent/12 Tone MusicChildish Gambino – “Feels Like Summer” – RCA RecordsH.E.R. ft. Bryson Tiller – “Could’ve Been” – MBK/RCA RecordsAlicia Keys – “Raise A Man” – RCA RecordsElla Mai – “Trip” – 10 Summers/Interscope RecordsNormani ft. 6lack – “Waves” – Keep Cool/RCA Records**BEST K-POP**BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Columbia RecordsBLACKPINK – “Kill This Love” – YG Entertainment/Interscope RecordsMonsta X ft. French Montana – “Who Do You Love” – Epic RecordsTOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Cat & Dog” – Republic RecordsNCT 127 – “Regular” – SM EntertainmentEXO – “Tempo” – SM Entertainment**BEST LATIN**Anuel AA, Karol G – “Secreto” – Universal Music LatinoBad Bunny ft. Drake – “MIA” – OVO Sound/Warner Bros. Recordsbenny blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez, J Balvin – “I Can’t Get Enough” – NEON16/Friends Keep Secrets/Interscope RecordsDaddy Yankee ft. Snow – “Con Calma” – Universal Music Latin EntertainmentMaluma – “Mala Mía” – Sony Music US LatinROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – “Con Altura” – Columbia Records**BEST DANCE**The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha – “Call You Mine” – Disruptor/Columbia RecordsClean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato – “Solo” – Big Beat/Atlantic RecordsDJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B – “Taki Taki” – DJ Snake Music Productions Ltd/GeffenDavid Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin – “Say My Name” – Big Beat/Atlantic RecordsMarshmello & Bastille – “Happier” – Capitol RecordsSilk City & Dua Lipa – “Electricity” – Columbia Records**BEST ROCK**The 1975 – “Love It If We Made It” – Dirty Hit/Interscope RecordsFall Out Boy – “Bishops Knife Trick” – Island RecordsImagine Dragons – “Natural” – KIDinaKORNER/Interscope RecordsLenny Kravitz – “Low” – BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.Panic! At The Disco – “High Hopes” – Elektra Music Grouptwenty one pilots – “My Blood” – Elektra Music Group**VIDEO FOR GOOD**Halsey – “Nightmare” – Astralwerks/Capitol RecordsThe Killers – “Land of the Free” – IslandJamie N Commons, Skylar Grey ft. Gallant – “Runaway Train” – Interscope RecordsJohn Legend – “Preach” – Columbia RecordsLil Dicky – “Earth” – Dirty Burd, Inc./Commission/BMGTaylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records**BEST DIRECTION**Billie Eilish– “Bad Guy” – Darkroom/Interscope Records – Directed by Dave MeyersFKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Young Turks – Directed by Andrew Thomas HuangAriana Grande – “thank you, next” – Republic Records – Directed by Hannah Lux DavisLil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records – Directed by CalmaticLSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends” – Columbia Records – Directed by Dano CernyTaylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records – Directed by Drew Kirsch & Taylor Swift**BEST VISUAL EFFECTS**Billie Eilish– “when the party’s over” – Darkroom/Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Ryan Ross, Andres JaramilloFKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Young Turks – Visual Effects by Matt Chandler, Fabio Zaveti for AnalogAriana Grande – “God is a Woman” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Fabrice Lagayette, Kristina Prilukova & Rebecca Rice for MathematicDJ Khaled ft. SZA – “Just Us” – We The Best/Epic Records – Visual Effects by Sergii MashevskyiLSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends” – Columbia Records – Visual Effects by Ethan ChancerTaylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Loris Paillier & Lucas Salton for BUF VFX**BEST EDITING**Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Tints” – Aftermath Ent/12 Tone Music – Editing by Elias TalbotLil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Record – Editing by CalmaticBillie Eilish– “Bad Guy” – Darkroom/Interscope Records – Editing by Billie EilishAriana Grande – “7 Rings” – Republic Records – Editing by Hannah Lux Davis & Taylor WalshSolange – “Almeda” – Columbia Records – Editing by Solange Knowles, Vinnie Hobbs, Jonathon ProctorTaylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records – Editing by Jarrett Fijal**BEST ART DIRECTION**BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Columbia Records – Art Direction by JinSil Park, BoNa Kim (MU:E)Ariana Grande – “7 Rings” – Republic Records – Art Direction by John RichouxLil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records – Art Direction by Itaru Dela VegasShawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Island Records – Art Direction by Tatiana Van SauterTaylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records – Art Direction by Brittany PorterKanye West and Lil’ Pump ft. Adele Givens – “I Love It” – Warner Records & Def Jam Music Group – Art Direction by Tino Schaedler**BEST CHOREOGRAPHY**FKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Young Turks – Choreography by Kelly YvonneROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – “Con Altura” – Columbia Records – Choreography by Charm La’DonnaLSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends” – Columbia Records – Choreography by Ryan HeffingtonShawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Island Records – Choreography by Calvit Hodge, Sara BivSolange – “Almeda” – Columbia Records – Choreography by Maya Taylor, Solange KnowlesBTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Columbia Records – Choreography by Rie Hata**BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY**Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Tints” – Aftermath Ent/12 Tone Music – Cinematography by Elias TalbotBillie Eilish– “hostage” – Darkroom/Interscope Records – Cinematography by Pau CastejonAriana Grande – “thank you, next” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Christopher ProbstShawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Island Records – Cinematography by Scott CunninghamSolange – “Almeda” – Columbia Records – Cinematography by Chayse Irvin, Ryan Marie Helfant, Justin HamiltonTaylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Starr Whitesides**Ariana Grande – 10 Nominations**Video of the YearArtist of the YearSong of the YearBest PopBest Hip-HopBest DirectionBest Visual EffectsBest EditingBest Art DirectionBest Cinematography**Taylor Swift – 10 Nominations**Video of the YearSong of the YearBest CollaborationBest PopBest Direction Best Visual Effects Best EditingBest Art DirectionBest CinematographyVideo For Good**Billie Eilish – 9 Nominations**Video of the YearArtist of the YearBest New Artist, presented by Taco Bell®Best PopBest Direction Best Visual EffectsPush Artist of the YearBest EditingBest Cinematography**Lil Nas X – 8 Nominations**Video of the YearSong of the YearBest New Artist, presented by Taco Bell®Best CollaborationBest Hip-HopBest DirectionBest EditingBest Art Direction**Halsey – 6 Nominations**Artist of the YearBest CollaborationVideo For GoodBest Art DirectionBest ChoreographyBest K-POP**Shawn Mendes – 5 Nominations**Artist of the YearBest CollaborationBest Art DirectionBest Choreography Best Cinematography**Camila Cabello – 4 Nominations**Best CollaborationBest Art DirectionBest Choreography Best Cinematography**Cardi B – 4 Nominations**Artist of the YearBest PopBest Hip-HopBest Dance**J Balvin – 4 Nominations**Best Latin Best LatinBest DanceBest Choreography**Jonas Brothers – 4 Nominations**Video of the YearArtist of the YearSong of the YearBest Pop**BTS – 4 Nominations**Best CollaborationBest Art DirectionBest ChoreographyBest K-POP**Anderson .Paak – 3 Nominations**Best R&BBest EditingBest Cinematography**Drake – 3 Nominations**Song of the YearBest Hip-HopBest Latin**FKA twigs – 3 Nominations**Best DirectionBest Visual EffectsBest Choreography**H.E.R. – 3 Nominations**Best New ArtistBest R&BPush Artist of the Year**LSD – 3 Nominations**Best DirectionBest Visual EffectsBest Choreography**ROSALÍA – 3 Nominations**Best New Artist, presented by Taco Bell®Best LatinBest Choreography**Solange – 3 Nominations**Best EditingBest Choreography Best Cinematography