MTV has announced the nominees for the 2024 VMAs, highlighting artists whose work over the past year has significantly impacted the music industry and sparked global conversations. This year, Burna Boy, Tems, Tyla, Davido, Ayra Starr, Lojay, and Pheelz have been nominated for “Best Afrobeats,” with Tyla receiving three nominations in total: “Best Afrobeats,” “Best New Artist,” and “Best RnB.”

Taylor Swift leads the nominations with 10, aiming to secure her fifth win for “Video of the Year” and set a record. Post Malone follows with nine nominations, while Ariana Grande, Eminem, and Sabrina Carpenter each have six. Megan Thee Stallion and SZA have five nominations, with LISA, Olivia Rodrigo, and Teddy Swims each receiving four.

Among the 29 first-time nominees are Sabrina Carpenter, Teddy Swims, Benson Boone, and Tyla, who each have three nods. Other first-time nominees include Chappell Roan, Jelly Roll, Jessie Murph, Rauw Alejandro, Sexyy Red, and Victoria Monét with two each. Additional new nominees are Alexander Stewart, Burna Boy, Coco Jones, Flyana Boss, Gracie Abrams, Gunna, Joyner Lucas, Laufey, LE SSERAFIM, Lojay, Morgan Wallen, Myke Towers, NCT Dream, Pheelz, Playboi Carti, RAYE, Shaboozey, Tyler Childers, and The Warning.

 

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Fans can vote for their favorites in 15 gender-neutral categories, including “Video of the Year,” “Best Collaboration,” and “Artist of the Year,” at vote.mtv.com until Friday, August 30, thanks to The General Insurance. Voting for “Best New Artist” will continue until the show on Tuesday, September 10. Social category nominations will be announced later.

See the full list of the nominees:

Video of the Year, Presented by Burger King

Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Republic Records

Billie Eilish – “LUNCH” – Darkroom / Interscope Records

Doja Cat – “Paint The Town Red” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records

Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records

SZA – “Snooze” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records

Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records

Best Afrobeats

Ayra Starr featuring Giveon – “Last Heartbreak Song”

Burna Boy – “City Boys”

Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay – “Sensational”

Tems – “Love Me JeJe”

Tyla – “Water”

Usher featuring Pheelz – “Ruin”

Best New Artist

Benson Boone

Chappell Roan

Gracie Abrams

Shaboozey

Teddy Swims

Tyla

Best RnB

Alicia Keys – “Lifeline”
Muni Long – “Made For Me”
SZA – “Snooze”
Tyla – “Water”
Usher, Summer Walker, 21 Savage – “Good Good”
Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”

Artist of the Year

Ariana Grande – Republic Records
Bad Bunny – Rimas Entertainment
Eminem – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Sabrina Carpenter – Island
SZA – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
Taylor Swift – Republic Records

Song of the Year

Beyoncé – “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
Jack Harlow – “Lovin On Me” – Generation Now / Atlantic Records
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” – Island
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records
Teddy Swims – “Lose Control” – Warner Records

MTV Push Performance of the Year

August 2023: Kaliii – “Area Codes” – Atlantic Records
September 2023: GloRilla – “Lick or Sum” – CMG / Interscope Records
October 2023: Benson Boone – “In The Stars” – Night Street Records, Inc. / Warner Records
November 2023: Coco Jones – “ICU” – Def Jam
December 2023: Victoria Monét – “On My Mama” – Lovett Music / RCA Records
January 2024: Jessie Murph – “Wild Ones” – Columbia Records
February 2024: Teddy Swims – “Lose Control” – Warner Records
March 2024: Chappell Roan – “Red Wine Supernova” – Island
April 2024: Flyana Boss – “yeaaa” – vnclm_/ Atlantic Records
May 2024: Laufey – “Goddess” – Laufey / AWAL
June 2024: LE SSERAFIM – “EASY” – SOURCE MUSIC / Geffen Records
July 2024: The Warning – “Automatic Sun” – Lava / Republic Records

Best Collaboration

Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy “ – OVO / Republic Records
GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be” – CMG / Interscope Records
Jessie Murph ft. Jelly Roll – “Wild Ones” – Columbia Records
Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Geffen Records
Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help” – Mercury / Republic / Big Loud
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records

Best Pop

Camila Cabello – Geffen / Interscope Records

Dua Lipa – Warner Records
Olivia Rodrigo – Geffen Records
Sabrina Carpenter – Island
Tate McRae – RCA Records
Taylor Swift – Republic Records

Best Hip Hop

Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy “ – OVO / Republic Records
Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records
GloRilla – “Yeah Glo!” – CMG / Interscope Records
Gunna – “fukumean” – Young Stoner Life Records / 300 Entertainment
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions
Travis Scott featuring Playboi Carti – “FE!N” – Cactus Jack / Epic Records

Best Alternative

Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things” – Night Street Records, Inc. / Warner Records
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Dirty Hit
Hozier – “Too Sweet” – Columbia Records
Imagine Dragons – “Eyes Closed” – KIDinaKorner / Interscope Records
Linkin Park – “Friendly Fire” – This Compilation / Warner Records
Teddy Swims – “Lose Control (Live)” – Warner Records

Best Rock

Bon Jovi – “Legendary” – Island
Coldplay – “feelslikeimfallinginlove” – Atlantic Records
Green Day – “Dilemma” – Reprise Records / Warner Records
Kings of Leon – “Mustang” – Capitol Records
Lenny Kravitz – “Human” – ℗© 2024 Roxie Records Inc. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH
U2 – “Atomic City” – Interscope Records

Best Latin

Anitta – “Mil Veces” – Floresta Records / Republic Records / Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Bad Bunny – “MONACO” – Rimas Entertainment
KAROL G – “MI EX TENÍA RAZÓN” – Bichota / Interscope Records
Myke Towers – “LALA” – Warner Music Latina
Peso Pluma and Anitta – “BELLAKEO” – Double P Records
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” – Sony Music Latin / Duars Entertainment
Shakira and Cardi B – “Puntería” – Sony Music US Latin

Best K-Pop

Jung Kook featuring Latto – “Seven” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Geffen Records
LISA – “Rockstar” – Lloud Co. / RCA Records
NCT Dream – “Smoothie” – SM Entertainment / Virgin Music Group
NewJeans – “Super Shy” – ADOR / Geffen Records
Stray Kids – “LALALALA” – JYP Entertainment / Imperial / Republic Records
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Deja vu” – BIGHIT MUSIC / IMPERIAL / Republic Records

Video for Good

Alexander Stewart – “if only you knew” – FAE grp
Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For (From The Motion Picture “Barbie”)” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Coldplay – “feelslikeimfallinginlove” – Atlantic Records
Joyner Lucas and Jelly Roll – “Best For Me” – Twenty Nine Music Group
RAYE – “Genesis.” – Human Re Sources
Tyler Childers – “In Your Love” – Hickman Holler Records / RCA Records

Best Direction

Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Republic Records – Directed by

Christian Breslauer
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Dirty Hit – Directed by Alex Lockett & Margaret Qualley
Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Directed by Rich Lee
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – Directed by Daniel Iglesias Jr.
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Island – Directed by Bardia Zeinali
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Directed by Taylor Swift

Best Cinematography

Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Anatol Trofimov

Charli xcx – “Von dutch” – Atlantic Records – Cinematography by Jeff Bierman
Dua Lipa – “Illusion” – Warner Records – Cinematography by Nikita Kuzmenko
Olivia Rodrigo – “obsessed” – Geffen Records – Cinematography by Marz Miller
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” – Sony Music Latin / Duars Entertainment – Cinematography by Camilo Monsalve
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto

Best Editing

Anitta – “Mil Veces” – Floresta Records / Republic Records / Universal Music Latin Entertainment – Editing by Nick Yumul
Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” – Republic Records – Editing by Luis
Caraza Peimbert
Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Editing by David Checel
LISA – “Rockstar” – Lloud Co. / RCA Records – Editing by Nik Kohler
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” – Island – Editing by Jai Shukla
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Editing by Chancler Haynes

Best Choreography

Bleachers – Tiny Moves – Dirty Hit – Choreography by Margaret Qualley
Dua Lipa – “Houdini” – Warner Records – Choreography by Charm La’Donna
LISA – “Rockstar” – Lloud Co. / RCA Records – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” – Sony Music Latin / Duars Entertainment – Choreography
by Felix ‘Fefe’ Burgos
Tate McRae – “Greedy” – RCA Records – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Troye Sivan – “Rush” – Capitol Records – Choreography by Sergio Reis, Mauro Van De Kerkhof

Best Visual Effects

Ariana Grande – “the boy is mine” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Digital Axis
Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Synapse Virtual
Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic, Flawless Post
Justin Timberlake – “Selfish” – RCA Records – “Selfish” – RCA Records – Visual Effects by Candice Dragonas
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – Visual Effects by Mathematic
Olivia Rodrigo – “get him back!” – Geffen Records – Visual Effects by Cooper Vacheron, Preston
Mohr, Karen Arakelian, Justin Johnson
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Parliament

Best Art Direction

Charli xcx – “360” – Atlantic Records – Art Direction by Grace Surnow
LISA – “Rockstar” – Lloyd Co. / RCA Records – Art Direction by Pongsan Thawatwichian
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – Art Direction by Brittany Porter
Olivia Rodrigo – “bad idea right?” – Geffen Records – Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Island – Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Art Direction by Ethan Tobman

List of Nominations by Artist

Taylor Swift – 10 Nominations

Video Of The Year – “Fortnight”

Artist Of The Year

Song Of The Year – “Fortnight”
Best Collaboration – “Fortnight”
Best Pop
Best Direction – “Fortnight”
Best Cinematography – “Fortnight”
Best Editing – “Fortnight”
Best Visual Effects – “Fortnight”
Best Art Direction – “Fortnight”

Post Malone – 9 Nominations

Video Of The Year – “Fortnight”

Song Of The Year – “Fortnight”
Best Collaboration – “Fortnight”
Best Collaboration – “I Had Some Help”
Best Direction – “Fortnight”
Best Cinematography – “Fortnight”
Best Editing – “Fortnight”
Best Visual Effects – “Fortnight”
Best Art Direction – “Fortnight”

Ariana Grande – 6 Nominations

Video Of The Year – “We can’t be friends (wait for your love)”
Artist Of The Year
Best Direction – “We can’t be friends (wait for your love)”
Best Cinematography – “We can’t be friends (wait for your love)”
Best Editing – “We can’t be friends (wait for your love)”
Best Visual Effects – “the boy is mine”

Sabrina Carpenter – 6 Nominations

Artist Of The Year
Song Of The Year – “Espresso”
Best Direction – “Please Please Please”
Best Pop
Best Editing – “Espresso”
Best Art Direction – “Please Please Please”

Eminem – 6 Nominations

Video Of The Year – “Houdini”
Artist Of The Year – “Houdini”
Best Hip Hop – “Houdini”
Best Direction – “Houdini”
Best Editing – “Houdini”
Best Visual Effects – “Houdini”

Megan Thee Stallion – 5 Nominations

Best Collaboration – “Wanna Be”
Best Hip Hop – “BOA”
Best Direction – “BOA”
Best Art Direction – “BOA”
Best Visual Effects – “BOA”

SZA – 5 Nominations

Video of the Year – “Snooze”
Artist of the Year
Best Collaboration – “Rich Baby Daddy “
Best Hip-Hop – “Rich Baby Daddy “
Best R&B – “Snooze”

LISA – 4 Nominations

Best K-pop – “Rockstar”
Best Editing – “Rockstar”
Best Choreography – “Rockstar”
Best Art Direction – “Rockstar”

Olivia Rodrigo – 4 Nominations

Best Pop
Best Cinematography – “obsessed”
Best Visual Effects – “get him back!”
Best Art Direction – “bad idea right?”

Teddy Swims – 4 Nominations

Song Of The Year – “Lose Control”
Best New Artist
PUSH: Performance of the Year
Best Alternative – “Lose Control (Live)”

Anitta – 3 Nominations

Best Latin – “Mil Veces”
Best Latin – “BELLAKEO”
Best Editing – “Mil Veces”

Benson Boone – 3 Nominations

Best New Artist
PUSH: Performance of the Year – “In The Stars”
Best Alternative – “Beautiful Things”

Bleachers – 3 Nominations

Best Alternative – “Tiny Moves”
Best Direction – “Tiny Moves”
Best Choreography – “Tiny Moves”

GloRilla – 3 Nominations

PUSH: Performance of the Year – “Lick or Sum”
Best Collaboration – “Wanna Be”
Best Hip-Hop – “Yeah Glo!”

Dua Lipa – 3 Nominations

Best Pop
Best Cinematography – “Touching The Sky”
Best Choreography – “Illusion”

Tyla – 3 Nominations

Best New Artist
Best R&B – “Water”
Best Afrobeats – “Water”

Bad Bunny – 2 Nominations

Artist Of The Year
Best Latin – “MONACO”

Billie Eilish – 2 Nominations

Video Of The Year – “LUNCH”
Video For Good – “What Was I Made For (From The Motion Picture “Barbie?”)

Chappell Roan – 2 Nominations

Best New Artist
PUSH: Performance of the Year: “Red Wine Supernova”

Charli xcx – 2 Nominations

Best Direction – “Houdini” – “360”
Best Editing – “Von dutch”

COLDPLAY – 2 Nominations

Best Rock – “feelslikeimfallinginlove”
Video For Good – “feelslikeimfallinginlove”

Drake – 2 Nominations

Best Collaboration – “Rich Baby Daddy “
Best Hip Hop – “Rich Baby Daddy “

Jelly Roll – 2 Nomination

Best Collaboration – “Wild Ones”
Video For Good – “Best For Me”

Jessie Murph – 2 Nominations

Best Collaboration – “Wild Ones”
PUSH: Performance of the Year – “Wild Ones”

Jung Kook – 2 Nominations

Best Collaboration – “Seven”
Best K-pop – “Seven”

Latto – 2 Nominations

Best Collaboration – “Seven”
Best K-pop – “Seven”

Rauw Alejandro – 2 Nominations

Best Latin
Best Cinematography