Artista cu cele mai multe nominalizări la MTV VMA 2018 este Cardi B. Rapperița are 10 nominalizări, fiind urmată de The Carters (Beyonce și Jay-Z) cu 8. Urmează apoi Drake și Childish Gambino cu 7 nominalizări și tinerele dive pop Ariana Grande și Camila Cabello cu câte 5.
În lista nominalizărilor se regăsesc și nume din garda mai experimentată a industriei muzicale, precum Foo Fighters, Eminem sau Jennifer Lopez. Avicii este nominalizat post-mortem, la fel ca și Chester Bennington, dacă luăm în considerare nominalizarea trupei Linkin Park.
Ceremonia de decernare a premiilor VMA va avea loc pe 20 august la Radio City Music Hall din New York.
Nominalizările la MTV VMA 2018:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR:
- Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry”
- Bruno Mars – “Finesse (Remix)” [ft. Cardi B]
- Camila Cabello – “Havana” [ft. Young Thug]
- The Carters – “APES**T”
- Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
- Drake – “God’s Plan”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
- Ariana Grande
- Bruno Mars
- Camila Cabello
- Cardi B
- Drake
- Post Malone
SONG OF THE YEAR
- Bruno Mars – “Finesse (Remix)” [ft. Cardi B]
- Camila Cabello – “Havana” [ft. Young Thug]
- Drake – “God’s Plan”
- Dua Lipa – “New Rules”
- Ed Sheeran – “Perfect”
- Post Malone – “rockstar” [ft. 21 Savage]
BEST NEW ARTIST
- Bazzi
- Cardi B
- Chloe x Halle
- Hayley Kiyoko
- Lil Pump
- Lil Uzi Vert
BEST COLLABORATION
- Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line – “Meant to Be”
- Bruno Mars – “Finesse (Remix)” [ft. Cardi B]
- The Carters – “APES**T”
- Jennifer Lopez – “Dinero” [ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B]
- Logic – “1-800-273-8255” [ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid]
- N.E.R.D – “Lemon” [ft. Rihanna]
BEST POP VIDEO
- Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry”
- Camila Cabello – “Havana” [ft. Young Thug]
- Demi Lovato – “Sorry Not Sorry”
- Ed Sheeran – “Perfect”
- P!nk – “What About Us”
- Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood”
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
- Cardi B – “Bartier Cardi” [ft. 21 Savage]
- The Carters – “APES**T”
- Drake – “God’s Plan”
- J. Cole – “ATM”
- Migos – “Walk It Talk It” [ft. Drake]
- Nicki Minaj – “Chun-Li”
BEST DANCE VIDEO
- Avicii – “Lonely Together” [ft. Rita Ora]
- Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – “One Kiss”
- The Chainsmokers – “Everybody Hates Me”
- David Guetta & Sia – “Flames”
- Marshmello – “Silence” [ft. Khalid]
- Zedd & Liam Payne – “Get Low (Street Video)”
BEST LATIN VIDEO
- Daddy Yankee – “Dura”
- J Balvin – “Mi Gente” [ft. Willy William]
- Jennifer Lopez – “Dinero” [ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B]
- Luis Fonsi – “Échame La Culpa” [ft. Demi Lovato]
- Maluma – “Felices los 4”
- Shakira – “Chantaje” [ft. Maluma]
BEST ROCK VIDEO
- Fall Out Boy – “Champion”
- Foo Fighters – “The Sky Is A Neighborhood”
- Imagine Dragons – “Whatever It Takes”
- Linkin Park – “One More Light”
- Panic! at the Disco – “Say Amen (Saturday Night)”
- Thirty Seconds to Mars – “Walk On Water”
VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE
- Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
- Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges – “Liberated”
- Drake – “God’s Plan”
- Janelle Monáe – “PYNK”
- Jessie Reyez – “Gatekeeper”
- Logic – “1-800-273-8255” [ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid]
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Alessia Cara – “Growing Pains”
- Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry”
- The Carters – “APES**T”
- Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
- Eminem – “River” [ft. Ed Sheeran]
- Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood”
BEST DIRECTION
- The Carters – “APES**T”
- Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
- Drake – “God’s Plan”
- Ed Sheeran – “Perfect”
- Justin Timberlake – “Say Something” [ft. Chris Stapleton]
- Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood”
BEST ART DIRECTION
- The Carters – “APES**T”
- Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
- J. Cole – “ATM”
- Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel”
- SZA – “The Weekend”
- Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry”
- Avicii ft. Rita Ora – “Lonely Together”
- Eminem – “Walk On Water” [ft. Beyoncé]
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “All The Stars”
- Maroon 5 – “Wait”
- Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
- Bruno Mars – “Finesse (Remix)” [ft. Cardi B]
- Camila Cabello – “Havana” [ft. Young Thug]
- The Carters – “APES**T”
- Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
- Dua Lipa – “IDGAF”
- Justin Timberlake – “Filthy”
BEST EDITING
- Bruno Mars – “Finesse (Remix)” [ft. Cardi B]
- The Carters – “APES**T”
- Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
- Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel”
- N.E.R.D – “Lemon” [ft. Rihanna]
- Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do”
PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- July 2018 – Chloe x Halle
- June 2018 – Sigrid
- May 2018 – Lil Xan
- April 2018 – Hayley Kiyoko
- March 2018 – Jessie Reyez
- February 2018 – Tee Grizzley
- January 2018 – Bishop Briggs
- December 2017 – Grace VanderWaal
- November 2017 – Why Don’t We
- October 2017 – PRETTYMUCH
- September 2017 – SZA
- August 2017 – Kacy Hill
- July 2017 – Khalid
- June 2017 – Kyle
- May 2017 – Noah Cyrus
