Il 20 agosto 2018 presso la Radio City Music Hall di New York si svolgerĆ la nuova edizione degli MTV Video Music Awards. Cardi B ĆØ l’artista con piĆ¹ nomination (10 candidature), seguita da BeyoncĆ© e Jay-Z (8) e Childish Gambino e Drake (7) mentre Jennifer Lopez verrĆ premiata con il Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award alla carriera. Tra i primi nomi ad esibirsi nell’evento di MTV sono stati confermati Ariana Grande (interpreterĆ “God Is A Woman”), Shawn Mendes (con “In My Blood”) e Logic (con “One Day” feat. Ryan Tedder. La popstar di Boca Raton ha ottenuto cinque nomination per “No Tears Left To Cry” mentre Mendes – che arriverĆ in Italia nel 2019 – ne ha collezionati tre, Logic invece solamente due per “1-800-273-8255”.
I VMAs saranno visibili in diretta in Italia alle ore 02.00 di mercoledƬ 21 agosto 2018.
Di seguito l’elenco completo delle nomination.
Video dell’anno (Video of the Year)
- Ariana GrandeĀ ā “No Tears Left to Cry”
- Bruno MarsĀ featuringĀ Cardi BĀ ā “Finesse”
- Camila CabelloĀ featuringĀ Young ThugĀ ā “Havana”
- BeyoncĆ©Ā eĀ Jay-ZĀ ā “Apeshit”
- Childish GambinoĀ ā “This Is America”
- DrakeĀ ā “God’s Plan”
Artista dell’anno (Artist of the Year)
- Ariana Grande
- Bruno Mars
- Camila Cabello
- Cardi B
- Drake
- Post Malone
Canzone dell’anno (Song of the Year)
- Bruno MarsĀ featuringĀ Cardi BĀ ā “Finesse”
- Camila CabelloĀ featuringĀ Young ThugĀ ā “Havana”
- DrakeĀ ā “God’s Plan”
- Dua LipaĀ ā “New Rules”
- Ed SheeranĀ ā “Perfect”
- Post MaloneĀ featuringĀ 21 SavageĀ ā “Rockstar”
Miglior artista esordiente (Best New Artist)
- Bazzi
- Cardi B
- Chloe x Halle
- Hayley Kiyoko
- Lil Pump
- Lil Uzi Vert
Miglior video collaborativo (Best Collaboration Video)
- Bebe RexhaĀ featuringĀ Florida Georgia LineĀ ā “Meant to Be”
- Bruno MarsĀ featuringĀ Cardi BĀ ā “Finesse”
- BeyoncĆ©Ā eĀ Jay-ZĀ ā “Apeshit”
- Jennifer LopezĀ featuringĀ DJ KhaledĀ eĀ Cardi BĀ ā “Dinero”
- LogicĀ featuringĀ Alessia CaraĀ eĀ KhalidĀ ā “1-800-273-8255”
- N.E.R.DĀ eĀ RihannaĀ ā “Lemon”
Miglior video pop (Best Pop Video)
- Ariana GrandeĀ ā “No Tears Left to Cry”
- Camila CabelloĀ featuringĀ Young ThugĀ ā “Havana”
- Demi LovatoĀ ā “Sorry Not Sorry”
- Ed SheeranĀ ā “Perfect”
- P!nkĀ ā “What About Us”
- Shawn MendesĀ ā “In My Blood”
Miglior video hip-hop (Best Hip-Hop Video)
- Cardi BĀ featuringĀ 21 SavageĀ ā “Bartier Cardi”
- BeyoncĆ©Ā eĀ Jay-ZĀ ā “Apeshit”
- J. ColeĀ ā “ATM”
- DrakeĀ ā “God’s Plan”
- MigosĀ featuringĀ DrakeĀ ā “Walk It Talk It”
- Nicki MinajĀ ā “Chun-Li”
Miglior video rock (Best Rock Video)
- Fall Out BoyĀ ā “Champion”
- Foo FightersĀ ā “The Sky Is a Neighborhood”
- Imagine DragonsĀ ā “Whatever It Takes”
- Linkin ParkĀ ā “One More Light”
- Panic! at the DiscoĀ ā “Say Amen (Saturday Night)”
- Thirty Seconds to MarsĀ ā “Walk on Water”
Miglior video dance (Best Dance Video)
- AviciiĀ featuringĀ Rita OraĀ ā “Lonely Together”
- The ChainsmokersĀ ā “Everybody Hates Me”
- David GuettaĀ eĀ SiaĀ ā “Flames”
- Calvin HarrisĀ eĀ Dua LipaĀ ā “One Kiss”
- MarshmelloĀ featuringĀ KhalidĀ ā “Silence”
- ZeddĀ eĀ Liam PayneĀ ā “Get Low”
Miglior video latino (Best Latin Video)
- J BalvinĀ eĀ Willy WilliamĀ ā “Mi Gente”
- Daddy YankeeĀ ā “Dura”
- Luis FonsiĀ eĀ Demi LovatoĀ ā “Ćchame la culpa”
- Jennifer LopezĀ featuringĀ DJ KhaledĀ eĀ Cardi BĀ ā “Dinero”
- MalumaĀ ā “Felices los 4”
- ShakiraĀ featuringĀ MalumaĀ ā “Chantaje”
Video with a Message
- Childish GambinoĀ ā “This Is America”
- DrakeĀ ā “God’s Plan”
- Dej LoafĀ featuringĀ Leon BridgesĀ ā “Liberated”
- LogicĀ featuringĀ Alessia CaraĀ eĀ KhalidĀ ā “1-800-273-8255”
- Janelle MonĆ”eĀ ā “Pynk”
- Jessie ReyezĀ ā “Gatekeeper”
Miglior regia (Best Direction)
- BeyoncĆ©Ā eĀ Jay-ZĀ ā “ApeshitĀ (Ricky Saix)”
- Childish GambinoĀ ā “This Is AmericaĀ (Hiro Murai)”
- DrakeĀ ā “God’s PlanĀ (Karena Evans)”
- Shawn MendesĀ ā “In My BloodĀ (Jay Martin)”
- Ed SheeranĀ ā “PerfectĀ (Jason Koenig)”
- Justin TimberlakeĀ featuringĀ Chris StapletonĀ ā “Say SomethingĀ (Arturo Perez Jr.)”
Migliore direzione artistica (Best Art Direction)
- BeyoncĆ©Ā eĀ Jay-ZĀ ā “ApeshitĀ (Jan Houlevigue)”
- Childish GambinoĀ ā “This Is AmericaĀ (Jason Kisvarday)”
- J. ColeĀ ā “ATMĀ (Miles Mullin)”
- Janelle MonĆ”eĀ ā “Make Me FeelĀ (Pepper Nguyen)”
- Taylor SwiftĀ ā “Look What You Made Me DoĀ (Brett Hess)”
- SZAĀ ā “The WeekendĀ (SZA eĀ Solange Knowles)”
Migliore coreografia (Best Coreography)
- Camila CabelloĀ featuringĀ Young ThugĀ ā “Havana” (Calvit Hodge e Sara Bivens)
- BeyoncĆ©Ā eĀ Jay-ZĀ ā “Apeshit” (Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui e Jacquel Knight)
- Childish GambinoĀ ā “This Is America” (Sherrie Silver)
- Dua LipaĀ ā “IDGAF” (Marion Motin)
- Bruno MarsĀ featuringĀ Cardi BĀ ā “Finesse” (Phil Tayag e Bruno Mars)
- Justin TimberlakeĀ ā “Filthy” (Marty Kudelka, AJ Harpold, Tracey Phillips e Ivan Koumaev)
Miglior fotografia (Best Cinematography)
- Alessia CaraĀ ā “Growing Pains” (Pau CastejĆ³n)
- BeyoncĆ©Ā eĀ Jay-ZĀ ā “Apeshit” (Benoit Debie)
- Childish GambinoĀ ā “This Is America” (Larkin Seiple)
- EminemĀ featuringĀ Ed SheeranĀ ā “River” (Frank Mobilio e Patrick Meller)
- Ariana GrandeĀ ā “No Tears Left to Cry” (Scott Cunningham)
- Shawn MendesĀ ā “In My Blood” (Jonathan Sela)
Miglior montaggio (Best Editing)
- BeyoncĆ©Ā eĀ Jay-ZĀ ā “Apeshit” (Taylor Ward e Sam Ostrove)
- Childish GambinoĀ ā “This Is America” (Ernie Gilbert)
- Bruno MarsĀ featuringĀ Cardi BĀ ā “Finesse” (Jacquelyn London)
- Janelle MonĆ”eĀ ā “Make Me Feel” (Deji Laray)
- N.E.R.DĀ eĀ RihannaĀ ā “Lemon” (Taylor Ward)
- Taylor SwiftĀ ā “Look What You Made Me Do” (Chancler Haynes per Cosmo)
Migliori effetti speciali (Best Visual Effects)
- AviciiĀ featuringĀ Rita OraĀ ā “Lonely Together” (KPP)
- EminemĀ featuringĀ BeyoncĆ©Ā ā “Walk on Water” (Rich Lee per Drive Studios)
- Ariana GrandeĀ ā “No Tears Left to Cry” (Vidal e Loris Paillier di BUF Paris)
- Kendrick LamarĀ eĀ SZAĀ ā “All the Stars” (Loris Paillier di BUF Paris)
- Maroon 5Ā ā “Wait” (Timber)
- Taylor SwiftĀ ā “Look What You Made Me Do” (Ingenuity Studios)
Push Artist of the Year
- Bishop Briggs
- Chloe x Halle
- Noah Cyrus
- Tee Grizzley
- Kacy Hill
- Khalid
- Hayley Kiyoko
- Kyle
- Lil Xan
- PrettyMuch
- Jessie Reyez
- Sigrid
- SZA
- Grace VanderWaal
- Why Don’t We
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
Jennifer Lopez