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Megan Thee Stallion (Credit: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It looks like this year, the MTV Video Music Awards might belong to Megan Thee Stallion. After a sweep of awards at the 63rd Grammy Awards, where she picked up Best New Artist, Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance, Megan is up again for multiple awards at this ceremony including Artist of the Year as well as Video of the Year.<\/p>\n

Multiple nominees are expected to perform at the Barclays Center in New York on September 12, including Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat and Lil Nas X. Want to vote? Fans can get involved by visiting MTV’s website<\/a> and weighing their options as to who should bring home the gold.<\/p>\n

See the full list of nominations below:<\/p>\n

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
\n<\/b>Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion \u2013 \u201cWAP\u201d
\nDJ Khaled ft. Drake \u2013 \u201cPopstar\u201d (starring Justin Bieber)
\nDoja Cat ft. SZA \u2013 \u201cKiss Me More\u201d
\nEd Sheeran \u2013 \u201cBad Habits\u201d
\nLil Nas X \u2013 \u201cMontero (Call Me By Your Name)\u201d
\nThe Weeknd \u2013 \u201cSave Your Tears\u201d<\/p>\n

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
\n<\/b>Ariana Grande
\nDoja Cat
\nJustin Bieber
\nMegan Thee Stallion
\nOlivia Rodrigo
\nTaylor Swift<\/p>\n

SONG OF THE YEAR
\n<\/b>24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior \u2013 \u201cMood\u201d
\nBruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic \u2013 \u201cLeave the Door Open\u201d
\nBTS \u2013 \u201cDynamite\u201d
\nCardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion \u2013 \u201cWAP\u201d
\nDua Lipa \u2013 \u201cLevitating\u201d
\nOlivia Rodrigo \u2013 \u201cDrivers License\u201d<\/p>\n

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Olivia Rodrigo (Credit: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BEST NEW ARTIST, Presented by Facebook
\n<\/b>24kGoldn
\nGiveon
\nThe Kid LAROI
\nOlivia Rodrigo
\nPolo G
\nSaweetie<\/p>\n

PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
\n<\/b>September 2020: Wallows \u2013 “Are You Bored Yet?”
\nOctober 2020: Ashnikko \u2013 “Daisy”
\nNovember 2020: SAINt JHN \u2013 “Gorgeous”
\nDecember 2020: 24kGoldn \u2013 “Coco”
\nJanuary 2021: JC Stewart \u2013 “Break My Heart”
\nFebruary 2021: Latto \u2013 “Sex Lies”
\nMarch 2021: Madison Beer \u2013 “Selfish”
\nApril 2021: The Kid LAROI \u2013 “Without You”
\nMay 2021: Olivia Rodrigo \u2013 “drivers license”
\nJune 2021: girl in red “Serotonin”
\nJuly 2021: Foushe\u00e9 \u2013 “my slime”
\nAugust 2021: jxdn \u2013 \u201cThink About Me\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST COLLABORATION
\n<\/b>24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior \u2013 \u201cMood\u201d
\nCardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion \u2013 \u201cWAP\u201d
\nDoja Cat ft. SZA \u2013 \u201cKiss Me More\u201d
\nDrake ft. Lil Durk \u2013 \u201cLaugh Now Cry Later\u201d
\nJustin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon \u2013 \u201cPeaches\u201d
\nMiley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa \u2013 \u201cPrisoner\u201d<\/p>\n

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Miley Cyrus (Credit: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BEST POP
\n<\/b>Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201cPositions\u201d
\nBillie Eilish \u2013 \u201cTherefore I Am\u201d
\nBTS \u2013 \u201cButter\u201d
\nHarry Styles \u2013 \u201cTreat People With Kindness\u201d
\nJustin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon \u2013 \u201cPeaches\u201d
\nOlivia Rodrigo \u2013 \u201cGood 4 U\u201d
\nShawn Mendes \u2013 \u201cWonder\u201d
\nTaylor Swift \u2013 \u201cWillow\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST HIP-HOP
\n<\/b>Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion \u2013 \u201cWAP\u201d
\nDrake ft. Lil Durk \u2013 \u201cLaugh Now Cry Later\u201d
\nLil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion \u2013 \u201cOn Me (remix)\u201d
\nMoneybagg Yo \u2013 \u201cSaid Sum\u201d
\nPolo G \u2013 \u201cRAPSTAR\u201d
\nTravis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. \u2013 \u201cFranchise\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST ROCK
\n<\/b>Evanescence \u2013 \u201cUse My Voice\u201d
\nFoo Fighters \u2013 \u201cShame Shame\u201d
\nJohn Mayer \u2013 \u201cLast Train Home\u201d
\nThe Killers \u2013 \u201cMy Own Soul’s Warning\u201d
\nKings Of Leon \u2013 \u201cThe Bandit\u201d
\nLenny Kravitz \u2013 \u201cRaise Vibration\u201d<\/p>\n

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Taylor Swift (Credit: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BEST ALTERNATIVE
\n<\/b>Bleachers \u2013 \u201cStop Making This Hurt\u201d
\nGlass Animals \u2013 \u201cHeat Waves\u201d
\nImagine Dragons \u2013 \u201cFollow You\u201d
\nMachine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear \u2013 \u201cMy Ex\u2019s Best Friend\u201d
\nTwenty One Pilots \u2013 \u201cShy Away\u201d
\nWillow ft. Travis Barker \u2013 \u201cTransparent Soul\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST LATIN
\n<\/b>Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez \u2013 \u201cD\u00e1kiti\u201d
\nBillie Eilish & ROSAL\u00cdA \u2013 \u201cLo Vas A Olvidar\u201d
\nBlack Eyed Peas and Shakira \u2013 \u201cGirl Like Me\u201d
\nJ. Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy \u2013 \u201cUn Dia (One Day)\u201d
\nKarol G \u2013 \u201cBichota\u201d
\nMaluma \u2013 \u201cHaw\u00e1i\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST R&B
\n<\/b>Beyonc\u00e9, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid \u2013 \u201cBrown Skin Girl\u201d
\nBruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic \u2013 \u201cLeave the Door Open\u201d
\nChris Brown and Young Thug \u2013 \u201cGo Crazy\u201d
\nGiveon \u2013 \u201cHeartbreak Anniversary\u201d
\nH.E.R. ft. Chris Brown \u2013 \u201cCome Through\u201d
\nSZA \u2013 \u201cGood Days\u201d<\/p>\n

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SZA (Credit: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BEST K-POP
\n<\/b>(G)I-DLE \u2013 \u201cDUMDi DUMDi\u201d
\nBLACKPINK and Selena Gomez \u2013 \u201cIce Cream\u201d
\nBTS \u2013 \u201cButter\u201d
\nMonsta X \u2013 \u201cGambler\u201d
\nSEVENTEEN \u2013 \u201cReady to love\u201d
\nTWICE \u2013 \u201cAlcohol-Free\u201d<\/p>\n

VIDEO FOR GOOD
\n<\/b>Billie Eilish \u2013 \u201cYour Power\u201d
\nDemi Lovato \u2013 \u201cDancing With the Devil\u201d
\nH.E.R. \u2013 \u201cFight For You\u201d
\nKane Brown \u2013 \u201cWorldwide Beautiful\u201d
\nLil Nas X \u2013 \u201cMontero (Call Me By Your Name)\u201d
\nPharrell Williams ft. Jay-Z \u2013 \u201cEntrepreneur\u201d<\/p>\n

BEST DIRECTION
\n<\/b>Billie Eilish \u2013 \u201cYour Power\u201d \u2013 Directed by: Billie Eilish
\nDJ Khaled ft. Drake \u2013 \u201cPopstar\u201d\u00a0(starring Justin Bieber) \u2013 Directed by: Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X
\nLil Nas X \u2013 \u201cMontero (Call Me By Your Name)\u201d \u2013 Directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino
\nTaylor Swift \u2013 \u201cWillow\u201d \u2013 Directed by: Taylor Swift
\nTravis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A \u2013 \u201cFranchise\u201d \u2013 Directed by: Travis Scott
\nTyler, The Creator \u2013 \u201cLumberjack\u201d \u2013 Directed by: Wolf Haley<\/p>\n

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BLACKPINK (Credit: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
\n<\/b>Beyonc\u00e9, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid \u2013 \u201cBrown Skin Girl\u201d \u2013 Cinematography by: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, Mohammed Atta Ahmed, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant
\nBillie Eilish \u2013 \u201cTherefore I Am\u201d \u2013 Cinematography by: Rob Witt
\nFoo Fighters \u2013 \u201cShame Shame\u201d \u2013 Cinematography by: Santiago Gonzalez
\nJustin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper \u2013 \u201cHoly\u201d \u2013Cinematography by: Elias Talbot
\nLady Gaga \u2013 \u201c911\u201d \u2013 Cinematography by: Jeff Cronenweth
\nLorde \u2013 \u201cSolar Power\u201d \u2013 Cinematography by: Andrew Stroud<\/p>\n

BEST ART DIRECTION
\n<\/b>Beyonc\u00e9, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer \u2013 \u201cAlready\u201d \u2013 Art Direction by: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos
\nEd Sheeran \u2013 \u201cBad Habits\u201d \u2013 Art Direction by: Alison Dominitz
\nLady Gaga \u2013 \u201c911\u201d \u2013 Art Direction by: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus
\nLil Nas X \u2013 \u201cMontero (Call Me By Your Name)\u201d \u2013 Art Direction by: John Richoux
\nSaweetie ft. Doja Cat \u2013 \u201cBest Friend\u201d \u2013 Art Direction by: Art Haynes
\nTaylor Swift \u2013 \u201cwillow\u201d \u2013 Art Direction by: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez<\/p>\n

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
\n<\/b>Bella Poarch \u2013 \u201cBuild a Bitch\u201d \u2013 Visual Effects by: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova
\nColdplay \u2013 \u201cHigher Power\u201d \u2013 Visual Effects by: Mathematic
\nDoja Cat & The Weeknd \u2013 \u201cYou Right\u201d \u2013 Visual Effects by: La Pac, Anthony Lestremau, Julien Missaire, Petr Shkolniy, Alexi Bailla, Micha Sher, Antoine Hache, Mikros MPC, Nicolas Huget, Guillaume Ho Tsong Fang, Benjamin Lenfant, Stephane Pivron, MPC Bangalore, Chanakya Chander, Raju Ganesh, David Rouxel
\nGlass Animals \u2013 \u201cTangerine\u201d \u2013 Visual Effects by: Ronan Fourreau
\nLil Nas X \u2013 \u201cMontero (Call Me By Your Name)\u201d \u2013 Visual Effects by: Mathematic
\nP!NK \u2013 \u201cAll I Know So Far\u201d \u2013 Visual Effects by: Dave Meyers, Freenjoy Inc<\/p>\n

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Lorde (Credit: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
\n<\/b>Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201c34+35\u201d \u2013 Choreography by: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson
\nBTS \u2013 \u201cButter\u201d \u2013 Choreography by: Son Sung Deuk with BHM Performance Directing Team
\nEd Sheeran \u2013 \u201cBad Habits\u201d \u2013 Choreography by: Natricia Bernard
\nFoo Fighters \u2013 \u201cShame Shame\u201d \u2013 Choreography by: Nina McNeely
\nHarry Styles \u2013 \u201cTreat People With Kindness\u201d \u2013 Choreography by: Paul Roberts
\nMarshmello & Halsey \u2013 \u201cBe Kind\u201d \u2013 Choreography by: Dani Vitale<\/p>\n

BEST EDITING
\n<\/b>Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic \u2013 \u201cLeave tfsihe Door Open\u201d \u2013 Editing by: Troy Charbonnet
\nBTS \u2013 \u201cButter\u201d \u2013 Editing by: Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens
\nDrake \u2013 \u201cWhat’s Next\u201d \u2013 Editing by: Noah Kendal
\nHarry Styles \u2013 \u201cTreat People With Kindness\u201d \u2013 Editing by: Claudia Wass
\nJustin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon \u2013 \u201cPeaches\u201d \u2013 Editing by: Mark Mayr, Vinnie Hobbs
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