The wildest night for music’s biggest stars. The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, released on Tuesday, July 26, revealed which performers might walk home with new moonman trophies.
Topping this year’s VMA nominees with seven nominations each are Kendrick Lamar, Jack Harlow and Lil Nas X. The latter two collaborated on “INDUSTRY BABY,” earning nods in six categories, including Video of the Year. Lamar, 35, meanwhile, scored nods for “N95,” “The Heart Part 5” and “Family Ties.”
Although the trio leads the pack, Doja Cat and Harry Styles aren’t far behind with six nods each. Their visuals for “Woman” and “As It Was,” respectively, are up against Taylor Swift‘s “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” for Video of the Year. Swift, 32, has five nominations, including Best Direction for her directorial debut. Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd also cleaned up with five nominations each.
While Madonna didn’t outpace the other artists at this year’s awards — earning one commendation for “Madame X” for Best Longform Video — she maintains her spot as the VMAs’ most nominated artist with more nominations overall than any other artist. With her 69th nom, she becomes the only only musician so far to receive an honor in every decade the awards show has existed.
VMA veterans have plenty to celebrate as do first-time nominees. Kacey Musgraves, Anitta, Dove Cameron, Tems and Becky G have all been making music for years but scored their very first moonmen nominations.
They’ll all find out if they’re winners at the 2022 Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in New Jersey. The show will air live on Sunday, August 28, at 8 p.m. ET. MTV will broadcast the ceremony on their channels as well as The CW, BET, BET Her, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TVLand and VH1.
Voting starts Tuesday at vote.mtv.com and is open until Friday, August 19. Only the Best New Artist category will accept votes throughout the show.
Scroll down for the complete list of 2022 VMA nominations:
Video Of The Year Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO/Republic Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records Harry Styles – “As It Was“ – Columbia Records Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal” – Geffen Records Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records
Artist Of The Year Bad Bunny – Rimas Entertainment Drake – OVO/Republic Ed Sheeran – Atlantic Records Harry Styles – Columbia Records Jack Harlow – Generation Now / Atlantic Records Lil Nas X – Columbia Records Lizzo – Atlantic Records
Song Of The Year Adele – “Easy On Me” – Columbia Records Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records
Best New Artist Baby Keem – Columbia Records Dove Cameron – Disruptor Records / Columbia Records GAYLE – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records Latto – Streamcut / RCA Records Måneskin – Arista Records SEVENTEEN – PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen Records
Push Performance Of The Year September 2021: Griff – “One Night” – Warner Records October 2021: Remi Wolf – “Sexy Villain” – Island Records November 2021: Nessa Barrett – “i hope ur miserable until ur dead” – Warner Records December 2021: SEVENTEEN – “Rock With You” – PLEDIS Entertainment / Geffen Records January 2021: Mae Muller – “Better Days” – Capitol Records UK February 2022: GAYLE – “abcdefu” – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records March 2022: Sheneesa – “R U That” – Rich Immigrants / Interscope Records April 2022: Omar Apollo – “Tamagotchi” – Warner Records May 2022: Wet Leg – “Chaise Longue” – Domino Recording Company June 2022: Muni Long – “Baby Boo” – Supergiant Records LLC / Def Jam Recording July 2022: Doechii – “Persuasive” – Top Dog Entertainment / Capitol Records
Best Collaboration Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO/Republic Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment Post Malone & The Weeknd – “One Right Now” – Mercury Records / Republic Records ROSALÍA ft. The Weeknd – “LA FAMA” – Columbia Records The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records
Best Pop Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records Olivia Rodrigo – “traitor” – Geffen Records
Best Hip-Hop Eminem & Snoop Dogg – “From The D 2 The LBC” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records Future ft. Drake, Tems – “WAIT FOR U” – Freebandz / Epic Records Kendrick Lamar – “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records Latto – “Big Energy” – Streamcut / RCA Records Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby – “Do We Have A Problem?” – Young Money / Cash Money / Republic Records Pusha T – “Diet Coke” – G.O.O.D. Music / Def Jam
Best Rock Foo Fighters – “Love Dies Young” – RCA Records Jack White – “Taking Me Back” – Third Man Records Muse – “Won’t Stand Down” – Warner Records Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Black Summer” – Warner Records Shinedown – “Planet Zero” – Elektra Music Group Three Days Grace – “So Called Life” – RCA Records
Best Alternative Avril Lavigne ft. blackbear – “Love It When You Hate Me” – Elektra Music Group / DTA Records Imagine Dragons x JID – “Enemy” – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records Machine Gun Kelly ft. WILLOW – “emo girl” – Bad Boy / Interscope Records Måneskin – “I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE” – Arista Records Panic! At The Disco – “Viva Las Vengeance” – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group Twenty One Pilots – “Saturday” – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group WILLOW, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker – “G R O W” – MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation Records
Best Latin Anitta – “Envolver” – Warner Records Bad Bunny – “Tití Me Preguntó” – Rimas Entertainment Becky G X KAROL G – “MAMIII” – Kemosabe Records / Sony Music Latin / RCA Records Daddy Yankee – “REMIX” – Republic Records Farruko – “Pepas” – Sony Music US Latin J Balvin & Skrillex – “In Da Getto” – Sueños Globales, LLC /Universal Music Latino / Asylum Records UK
Best R&B Alicia Keys – “City of Gods (Part II)” – AKW Chlöe – “Have Mercy” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records H.E.R. – “For Anyone” – RCA Records Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool/RCA Records Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B – “No Love (Extended Version)” – LVRN / Interscope Records The Weeknd – “Out Of Time” – XO / Republic Records
Best K-Pop BTS – “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records ITZY – “LOCO” – JYP Entertainment LISA – “LALISA” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records SEVENTEEN – “HOT” – PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen Records Stray Kids – “MANIAC” – JYP Entertainment TWICE – “The Feels” – JYP Entertainment
Video For Good Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records Latto – “P*ssy” – Streamcut / RCA Records Lizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records Rina Sawayama – “This Hell” – Dirty Hit Stromae – ”Fils de joie” – Mosaert Label / The Darkroom / Interscope Records
Best Metaverse Performance BLACKPINK The Virtual | PUBG – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records BTS | Minecraft – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records Charli XCX | Roblox – Atlantic Records Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave – Def Jam Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite – Republic Records Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group
Best Longform Video Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles – Darkroom / Interscope Records Foo Fighters – Studio 666 – RCA Records Kacey Musgraves – star-crossed – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville Madonna – Madame X – Interscope Records Olivia Rodrigo – driving home 2 u – Geffen Records Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records
Best Cinematography Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran – “Bam Bam” – Epic Records Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records Kendrick Lamar – “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records
Best Direction Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records Ed Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic Records Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records
Best Art Direction Adele – “Oh My God” – Columbia Records Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO / Republic Records Kacey Musgraves – “simple times” – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment
Best Visual Effects Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records Coldplay X BTS – “My Universe” – Atlantic Records Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang/Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records
Best Choreography BTS – “Permission to Dance” – BIGHIT Music/Geffen Records Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records FKA twigs ft. The Weeknd – “Tears In The Club” – Atlantic Records Harry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia Records Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia Records Normani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records
Best Editing Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia Records Doja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records Olivia Rodrigo – “brutal” – Geffen Records ROSALÍA – “SAOKO” – Columbia Records Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records The Weeknd – “Take My Breath” – XO / Republic Records
Nominations for Song of the Year and Group of the Summer will be announced at a later date.