CARDI B AND THE CARTERS LEAD NOMINATIONS FOR
THE 2018 “VMAS”AIRING LIVE ON MTVMONDAY, AUGUST 20 AT
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MTV today announced nominations across all gender neutral
categories for the 2018 “VMAs.” The list includes dozens of artists
whose reach and influence have elevated music’s relevancy within
the cultural conversation. Cardi B received nods in 10 categories,
including “Video,” “Song” and “Artist of the Year,” and The Carters
secured eight, including “Video of the Year,” “Best Collaboration”
and “Best Hip Hop” for their recent hit single “APES**T.” Other top
contenders include Childish Gambino, Drake and Bruno Mars. The
“VMAs” will air live from Radio City Music Hall on Monday, August
20 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, and across MTV's global network of channels
in more than 180 countries and territories, reaching more than half
a billion households around the world.
“It has already been a monumental year in music, and this year’s
‘VMAs’ will take things to a whole new level,” said Bruce Gillmer,
Head of Music and Music Talent, Global Entertainment Group, Viacom.
“The extraordinary group of nominees have amazed us with their
talent and inspired us with their creativity – and when you get
them together for one night, anything is possible.”
MTV’s collaboration with Instagram to reveal the nominees on
IGTV with an all-star group of creators is the first time an awards
show has used the new platform in this capacity. With a
combined reach of more than 23 million followers on Instagram
alone, the team included Nyle DiMarco, Tessa Brooks, Bretman Rock,
Scotty Sire, Toddy Smith and more. From live parrots to gospel
choirs, workout videos to bathtubs filled with rubber duckies, each
of the creators was tasked with revealing a category and its
nominees in eccentric vignettes that emphasize that everything
might happen at the “VMAs.”
Beginning today, fans can vote for their favorites across 12 VMA
categories, including “Video of the Year,” “Artist of the Year,”
“Best Collaboration” and more by visiting vma.mtv.com until Friday,
August 10. Voting for the “Best New Artist” award, presented by
Taco Bell®, will remain active until the VMA broadcast.
COMPLETE LIST OF
NOMINEES
VIDEO OF THE YEARAriana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” –
Republic RecordsBruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” –
Atlantic RecordsCamila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana” – Syco
Music/Epic RecordsThe Carters – “APES**T” – Roc Nation/Parkwood
EntertainmentChildish Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA
RecordsDrake – “God's Plan” – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
ARTIST OF THE YEARAriana Grande – Republic RecordsBruno
Mars – Atlantic RecordsCamila Cabello – Syco Music/Epic
RecordsCardi B – Atlantic RecordsDrake – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic
RecordsPost Malone – Republic Records
SONG OF THE YEARBruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse
(Remix)” – Atlantic RecordsCamila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana”
– Syco Music/Epic RecordsDrake – “God's Plan” – YMCMB/Cash
Money/Republic RecordsDua Lipa – “New Rules” – Warner Bros.
RecordsEd Sheeran – “Perfect” – Atlantic RecordsPost Malone ft. 21
Savage – “rockstar” – Republic Records
BEST NEW ARTIST (Presented by Taco Bell®)Bazzi –
iamcosmic/Atlantic RecordsCardi B – Atlantic RecordsChloe x Halle –
Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia RecordsHayley Kiyoko – Atlantic
RecordsLil Pump – Warner Bros. RecordsLil Uzi Vert – Atlantic
Records
BEST COLLABORATIONBebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line –
“Meant to Be” – Warner Bros. RecordsBruno Mars ft. Cardi B –
“Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic RecordsThe Carters – “APES**T” – Roc
Nation/Parkwood EntertainmentJennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled &
Cardi B – “Dinero” – Epic Records/Nuyorican ProductionsLogic ft.
Alessia Cara & Khalid – “1-800-273-8255” – Def Jam
RecordingsN.E.R.D & Rihanna – “Lemon” – i am OTHER/Columbia
Records
PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEARJULY 2018 – Chloe x Halle –
Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia RecordsJUNE 2018 – Sigrid – Island
RecordsMAY 2018 – Lil Xan – Columbia RecordsAPRIL 2018 – Hayley
Kiyoko – Atlantic RecordsMARCH 2018 – Jessie Reyez – Island
RecordsFEBRUARY 2018 – Tee Grizzley – 300 EntertainmentJANUARY 2018
– Bishop Briggs – Island RecordsDECEMBER 2017 – Grace VanderWaal –
Syco Music/Columbia RecordsNOVEMBER 2017 – Why Don’t We – Atlantic
RecordsOCTOBER 2017 – PRETTYMUCH – Syco Music/Columbia
RecordsSEPTEMBER 2017 – SZA – TDE/Aftermath/Interscope
RecordsAUGUST 2017 – Kacy Hill – Def Jam RecordingsJULY 2017 –
Khalid – RCA RecordsJUNE 2017 – Kyle – Atlantic RecordsMAY 2017 –
Noah Cyrus – Republic Records
BEST POPAriana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” – Republic
RecordsCamila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana” – Syco Music/Epic
RecordsDemi Lovato – “Sorry Not Sorry” – Island RecordsEd Sheeran –
“Perfect” – Atlantic RecordsP!nk – “What About Us” – RCA
RecordsShawn Mendes – “In My Blood” – Island Records
BEST HIP HOPCardi B ft. 21 Savage – “Bartier Cardi” –
KSR/Atlantic RecordsThe Carters – “APES**T” – Roc Nation/Parkwood
EntertainmentDrake – “God's Plan” – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic
RecordsJ. Cole – “ATM” – Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope
RecordsMigos ft. Drake – “Walk It Talk It” – Quality
Control/Capitol RecordsNicki Minaj – “Chun-Li” – Young Money/Cash
Money Records
BEST LATINDaddy Yankee – “Dura” – El Cartel Records/UMLEJ
Balvin, Willy William – “Mi Gente” – UMLE/Republic RecordsJennifer
Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B – “Dinero” – Epic
Records/Nuyorican ProductionsLuis Fonsi, Demi Lovato – “Échame La
Culpa” – UMLE/Republic/Island/Universal Music LatinoMaluma –
“Felices los 4” – Sony Music Entertainment US LatinShakira ft.
Maluma – “Chantaje” – Sony Music Entertainment US Latin
BEST DANCEAvicii ft. Rita Ora – “Lonely Together” –
Geffen RecordsCalvin Harris & Dua Lipa – “One Kiss” – Columbia
RecordsThe Chainsmokers – “Everybody Hates Me” – Disruptor
Records/Columbia RecordsDavid Guetta & Sia – “Flames” –
Atlantic RecordsMarshmello ft. Khalid – “Silence” – RCA
Records/Ultra RecordsZedd & Liam Payne – “Get Low (Street
Video)” – Interscope Records
BEST ROCKFall Out Boy – “Champion” – Island RecordsFoo
Fighters – “The Sky Is A Neighborhood” – RCA RecordsImagine Dragons
– “Whatever It Takes” – KIDinaKORNER/Interscope RecordsLinkin Park
– “One More Light” – Warner Bros. RecordsPanic! At The Disco – “Say
Amen (Saturday Night)” – Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic RecordsThirty
Seconds to Mars – “Walk On Water” – Interscope Records
VIDEO WITH A MESSAGEChildish Gambino – “This Is America”
– mcDJ / RCA RecordsDej Loaf and Leon Bridges – “Liberated” –
Columbia RecordsDrake – ‘God’s Plan” – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic
RecordsJanelle Monáe – “PYNK” – Bad Boy Records/Atlantic
RecordsJessie Reyez – “Gatekeeper” – Island RecordsLogic ft.
Alessia Cara & Khalid – “1-800-273-8255” – Def Jam
Recordings
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHYAlessia Cara – “Growing Pains” – Def
Jam Recordings – Cinematography by Pau CastejónAriana Grande – “No
Tears Left to Cry” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Scott
CunninghamThe Carters – “APES**T” – Roc Nation/Parkwood
Entertainment – Cinematography by Benoit DebieChildish Gambino –
“This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records – Cinematography by Larkin
SeipleEminem ft. Ed Sheeran – “River” – Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Records – Cinematography by Frank Mobilio & Patrick MellerShawn
Mendes – “In My Blood” – Island Records – Cinematography by
Jonathan Sela
BEST DIRECTIONThe Carters – “APES**T” – Roc
Nation/Parkwood Entertainment – Directed by Ricky SaixChildish
Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records – Directed by Hiro
MuraiDrake – “God's Plan” – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records –
Directed by Karena EvansEd Sheeran – “Perfect” – Atlantic Records –
Directed by Jason KoenigJustin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton –
“Say Something” – RCA Records – Directed by Arturo Perez Jr.Shawn
Mendes – “In My Blood” – Island Records – Directed by Jay
Martin
BEST ART DIRECTIONThe Carters – “APES**T” – Roc
Nation/Parkwood Entertainment – Art Direction by Jan
HoulevigueChildish Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records
– Art Direction by Jason KisvardayJ. Cole – “ATM” – Dreamville/Roc
Nation/Interscope Records – Art Direction by Miles MullinJanelle
Monáe – “Make Me Feel” – Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records – Art
Direction by Pepper NguyenSZA – “The Weekend” – TDE/RCA Records –
Art Direction by SZA and SolangeTaylor Swift – “Look What You Made
Me Do” – Big Machine Records – Art Direction by Brett Hess
BEST VISUAL EFFECTSAriana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry”
– Republic Records – Visual Effects by Vidal and Loris Paillier for
BufAvicii ft. Rita Ora – “Lonely Together” – Geffen Records –
Visual Effects by KPPEminem ft. Beyoncé – “Walk On Water” –
Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records – Visual Effects Supervisor Rich
Lee for Drive StudiosKendrick Lamar & SZA – “All The Stars” –
TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Loris Paillier
for BUF ParisMaroon 5 – “Wait” – 222/Interscope Records – Visual
Effects by TIMBERTaylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do” – Big
Machine Records – Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios
BEST CHOREOGRAPHYBruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse
(Remix)” – Atlantic Records – Choreography by Phil Tayag &
Bruno MarsCamila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana” – Syco
Music/Epic Records – Choreography by Calvit Hodge and Sara
BivensThe Carters – “APES**T” – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment –
Choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Jaquel KnightChildish
Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records – Choreography by
Sherrie SilverDua Lipa – “IDGAF” – Warner Bros. Records –
Choreography by Marion MotinJustin Timberlake – “Filthy” – RCA
Records – Choreography by Marty Kudelka, AJ Harpold, Tracy
Phillips, and Ivan Koumaev
BEST EDITINGBruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” –
Atlantic Records – Editing by Jacquelyn LondonThe Carters –
“APES**T” – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment – Taylor Ward and Sam
OstroveChildish Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records –
Editing by Ernie GilbertJanelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel” – Bad Boy
Records/Atlantic Records – Editing by Deji LarayN.E.R.D &
Rihanna – “Lemon” – i am OTHER/Columbia Records – Editing by Taylor
WardTaylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do” – Big Machine Records
– Editing by Chancler Haynes for Cosmo
Cardi B – 10 NominationsVIDEO OF THE YEAR – “Finesse
(Remix)” – Atlantic RecordsARTIST OF THE YEARSONG OF THE YEAR –
“Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic RecordsBEST NEW ARTISTBEST
COLLABORATION – “Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic RecordsBEST
COLLABORATION – “Dinero” – Epic Records/Nuyorican ProductionsBEST
HIP HOP – “Bartier Cardi” – KSR/Atlantic RecordsBEST LATIN –
“Dinero” – Epic Records/Nuyorican ProductionsBEST CHOREOGRAPHY –
“Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic RecordsBEST EDITING – “Finesse
(Remix)” – Atlantic Records
The Carters – 8 NominationsVIDEO OF THE YEAR – “APES**T”
– Roc Nation/Parkwood EntertainmentBEST COLLABORATION – “APES**T” –
Roc Nation/Parkwood EntertainmentBEST HIP HOP – “APES**T” – Roc
Nation/Parkwood EntertainmentBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – “APES**T” – Roc
Nation/Parkwood EntertainmentBEST DIRECTION – “APES**T” – Roc
Nation/Parkwood EntertainmentBEST ART DIRECTION – “APES**T” – Roc
Nation/Parkwood EntertainmentBEST CHOREOGRAPHY – “APES**T” – Roc
Nation/Parkwood EntertainmentBEST EDITING – “APES**T” – Roc
Nation/Parkwood Entertainment
Childish Gambino– 7 NominationsVIDEO OF THE YEAR – “This
Is America” – mcDJ / RCA RecordsVIDEO WITH A MESSAGE – “This Is
America” – mcDJ / RCA RecordsBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – “This Is
America” – mcDJ / RCA RecordsBEST DIRECTION – “This Is America” –
mcDJ / RCA RecordsBEST ART DIRECTION – “This Is America” – mcDJ /
RCA RecordsBEST CHOREOGRAPHY – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA
RecordsBEST EDITING – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records
Drake – 7 NominationsVIDEO OF THE YEAR – “God's Plan” –
YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic RecordsARTIST OF THE YEAR – “God's Plan”
– YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic RecordsSONG OF THE YEAR – “God's Plan”
– YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic RecordsBEST HIP-HOP – “God's Plan” –
YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic RecordsBEST HIP-HOP – “Walk It Talk It” –
Quality Control/Capitol RecordsVIDEO WITH A MESSAGE – “God's Plan”
– YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic RecordsBEST DIRECTION – “God's Plan” –
YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
Bruno Mars – 6 NominationsVIDEO OF THE YEAR – “Finesse
(Remix)” – Atlantic RecordsARTIST OF THE YEARSONG OF THE YEAR –
“Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic RecordsBEST COLLABORATION – “Finesse
(Remix)” – Atlantic RecordsBEST CHOREOGRAPHY – “Finesse (Remix)” –
Atlantic RecordsBEST EDITING – “Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic
Records
Ariana Grande – 5 NominationsVIDEO OF THE YEAR – “No
Tears Left to Cry” – Republic RecordsARTIST OF THE YEARBEST POP –
“No Tears Left to Cry” – Republic RecordsBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – “No
Tears Left to Cry” – Republic RecordsBEST VISUAL EFFECTS – “No
Tears Left to Cry” – Republic Records
Camila Cabello – 5 NominationsVIDEO OF THE YEAR –
“Havana” – Syco Music/Epic RecordsARTIST OF THE YEARSONG OF THE
YEAR – “Havana” – Syco Music/Epic RecordsBEST POP – “Havana” – Syco
Music/Epic RecordsBEST CHOREOGRAPHY – “Havana” – Syco Music/Epic
Records
Ed Sheeran – 4 NominationsSONG OF THE YEAR – “Perfect” –
Atlantic RecordsBEST POP – “Perfect” – Atlantic RecordsBEST
CINEMATOGRAPHY – “River” – Shady/Aftermath/Interscope RecordsBEST
DIRECTION – “Perfect” – Atlantic Records
Khalid – 4 NominationsBEST COLLABORATION –
“1-800-273-8255” – Def Jam RecordingsPUSH ARTIST OF THE YEARBEST
DANCE – “Silence” – RCA Records/Ultra RecordsVIDEO WITH A MESSAGE –
“1-800-273-8255” – Def Jam Recordings
Young Thug – 4 NominationsVIDEO OF THE YEAR – “Havana” –
Syco Music/Epic RecordsSONG OF THE YEAR – “Havana” – Syco
Music/Epic RecordsBEST POP – “Havana” – Syco Music/Epic RecordsBEST
CHOREOGRAPHY – “Havana” – Syco Music/Epic Records
Alessia Cara – 3 NominationsBEST COLLABORATION –
“1-800-273-8255” – Def Jam RecordingsVIDEO WITH A MESSAGE –
“1-800-273-8255” – Def Jam RecordingsBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – “Growing
Pains” – Def Jam Recordings
Dua Lipa – 3 NominationsSONG OF THE YEAR – “New Rules” –
Warner Bros. RecordsBEST DANCE – “One Kiss” – Columbia RecordsBEST
CHOREOGRAPHY – “IDGAF” – Warner Bros. Records
Janelle Monáe – 3 NominationsVIDEO WITH A MESSAGE –
“PYNK” – Bad Boy Records/Atlantic RecordsBEST ART DIRECTION – “Make
Me Feel” – Bad Boy Records/Atlantic RecordsBEST EDITING – “Make Me
Feel” – Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records
Shawn Mendes – 3 NominationsBEST POP – “In My Blood” –
Island RecordsBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – “In My Blood” – Island
RecordsBEST DIRECTION – “In My Blood” – Island Records
SZA – 3 NominationsPUSH ARTIST OF THE YEARBEST ART
DIRECTION – “The Weekend” – TDE/RCA RecordsBEST VISUAL EFFECTS –
“All The Stars” – TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records
Taylor Swift – 3 NominationsBEST ART DIRECTION – “Look
What You Made Me Do” – Big Machine RecordsBEST VISUAL EFFECTS –
“Look What You Made Me Do” – Big Machine RecordsBEST EDITING –
“Look What You Made Me Do” – Big Machine Records
Radio City Music Hall was the home of the inaugural “VMAs” in
1984 and this will mark the 12th time the show has been held
there – the most for any “VMAs” location.
Official sponsors of the 2018 “VMAs” include
PEPSI®, Swiffer® and Taco Bell®.
Bruce Gillmer and Jesse Ignjatovic are Executive Producers for
the 2018 “VMAs.” Melanie Block serves as Executive in Charge of
Production. Amani Duncan is Executive in Charge of Music. Wendy
Plaut is Executive in Charge of Celebrity Talent.
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MTV Studios unit which produces original and reimagined content for
SVOD and linear networks based on MTV’s library of over 200+ youth
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