Here Are the 2018 MTV VMAs Nominees
The nominees for the 2018 MTV VMAs are here, which means the wildest awards show of the year is almost upon us. Cardi B leads this year's field with 10 nominations in top categories like Video of the Year, Artist of the Year and Song of the Year while the Cartersa.k.a. Beyonc and Jay Z are hot on her heels with eight nods for "Apest" from their Everything is Love joint album. Childish Gambino and Drake are next up with seven nominations each, followed by Bruno Mars with six, and Ariana Grande and Camila Cabello with five. The VMAs will air live from Radio City Music Hall on Monday, August 20 at 900 p.m. ET. See the complete list of nominees below. VIDEO OF THE YEAR Ariana Grande  "No Tears Left to Cry"  Republic Records Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B  "Finesse Remix"  Atlantic Records Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug  "Havana"  Syco Music/Epic Records The Carters  "APES**T"  Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment Childish Gambino  "This Is America"  mcDJ / RCA Records Drake  "God's Plan"  YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records, ARTIST OF THE YEAR Ariana Grande  Republic Records Bruno Mars  Atlantic Records Camila Cabello  Syco Music/Epic Records Cardi B  Atlantic Records Drake  YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records Post Malone  Republic Records, SONG OF THE YEAR Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B  "Finesse Remix"  Atlantic Records Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug  "Havana"  Syco Music/Epic Records Drake  "God's Plan"  YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records Dua Lipa  "New Rules"  Warner Bros. Records Ed Sheeran  "Perfect"  Atlantic Records Post Malone ft. 21 Savage  "rockstar"  Republic Records, BEST NEW ARTIST Bazzi  iamcosmic/Atlantic Records Cardi B  Atlantic Records Chloe x Halle  Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records Hayley Kiyoko  Atlantic Records Lil Pump  Warner Bros. Records Lil Uzi Vert  Atlantic Records, BEST COLLABORATION Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line  "Meant to Be"  Warner Bros. Records Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B  "Finesse Remix"  Atlantic Records The Carters  "APES**T"  Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled  Cardi B  "Dinero"  Epic Records/Nuyorican Productions Logic ft. Alessia Cara  Khalid  "1-800-273-8255"  Def Jam Recordings N.E.R.D  Rihanna  "Lemon"  i am OTHER/Columbia Records, PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR JULY 2018  Chloe x Halle  Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records JUNE 2018  Sigrid  Island Records MAY 2018  Lil Xan  Columbia Records APRIL 2018  Hayley Kiyoko  Atlantic Records MARCH 2018  Jessie Reyez  Island Records FEBRUARY 2018  Tee Grizzley  300 Entertainment JANUARY 2018  Bishop Briggs  Island Records DECEMBER 2017  Grace VanderWaal  Syco Music/Columbia Records NOVEMBER 2017  Why Don't We  Atlantic Records OCTOBER 2017  PRETTYMUCH  Syco Music/Columbia Records SEPTEMBER 2017  SZA  TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records AUGUST 2017  Kacy Hill  Def Jam Recordings JULY 2017  Khalid  RCA Records JUNE 2017  Kyle  Atlantic Records MAY 2017  Noah Cyrus  Republic Records, BEST POP Ariana Grande  "No Tears Left to Cry"  Republic Records Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug  "Havana"  Syco Music/Epic Records Demi Lovato  "Sorry Not Sorry"  Island Records Ed Sheeran  "Perfect"  Atlantic Records P!nk  "What About Us"  RCA Records Shawn Mendes  "In My Blood"  Island Records, BEST HIP HOP Cardi B ft. 21 Savage  "Bartier Cardi"  KSR/Atlantic Records The Carters  "APES**T"  Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment Drake  "God's Plan"  YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Record J. Cole  "ATM"  Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope Records Migos ft. Drake  "Walk It Talk It"  Quality Control/Capitol Records Nicki Minaj  "Chun-Li"  Young Money/Cash Money Records, BEST LATIN Daddy Yankee  "Dura"  El Cartel Records/UMLE J Balvin, Willy William  "Mi Gente"  UMLE/Republic Records Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled  Cardi B  "Dinero"  Epic Records/Nuyorican Productions Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato  "chame La Culpa"  UMLE/Republic/Island/Universal Music Latino Maluma  "Felices los 4"  Sony Music Entertainment US Latin Shakira ft. Maluma  "Chantaje"  Sony Music Entertainment US Latin, BEST DANCE Avicii ft. Rita Ora  "Lonely Together"  Geffen Records Calvin Harris  Dua Lipa  "One Kiss"  Columbia Records The Chainsmokers  "Everybody Hates Me"  Disruptor Records/Columbia Records David Guetta  Sia  "Flames"  Atlantic Records Marshmello ft. Khalid  "Silence"  RCA Records/Ultra Records Zedd  Liam Payne  "Get Low Street Video"  Interscope Records, BEST ROCK Fall Out Boy  "Champion"  Island Records Foo Fighters  "The Sky Is A Neighborhood"  RCA Records Imagine Dragons  "Whatever It Takes"  KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records Linkin Park  "One More Light"  Warner Bros. Records Panic! At The Disco  "Say Amen Saturday Night"  Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic Records Thirty Seconds to Mars  "Walk On Water"  Interscope Records, VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE Childish Gambino  "This Is America"  mcDJ / RCA Records Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges  "Liberated"  Columbia Records Drake  God's Plan"  YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records Janelle Mone  "PYNK"  Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records Jessie Reyez  "Gatekeeper"  Island Records Logic ft. Alessia Cara  Khalid  "1-800-273-8255"  Def Jam Recordings, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Alessia Cara  "Growing Pains"  Def Jam Recordings  Cinematography by Pau Castejn Ariana Grande  "No Tears Left to Cry"  Republic Records  Cinematography by Scott Cunningham The Carters  "APES**T"  Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment  Cinematography by Benoit Debie Childish Gambino  "This Is America"  mcDJ / RCA Records  Cinematography by Larkin Seiple Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran  "River"  Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records  Cinematography by Frank Mobilio  Patrick Meller Shawn Mendes  "In My Blood"  Island Records  Cinematography by Jonathan Sela, BEST DIRECTION The Carters  "APES**T"  Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment  Directed by Ricky Saix Childish Gambino  "This Is America"  mcDJ / RCA Records  Directed by Hiro Murai Drake  "God's Plan"  YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records  Directed by Karena Evans Ed Sheeran  "Perfect"  Atlantic Records  Directed by Jason Koenig Justin 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 DIRECTION The Carters  "APES**T"  Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment  Art Direction by Jan Houlevigue Childish Gambino  "This Is America"  mcDJ / RCA Records  Art Direction by Jason Kisvarday J. Cole  "ATM"  Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope Records  Art Direction by Miles Mullin Janelle Mone  "Make Me Feel"  Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records  Art Direction by Pepper Nguyen SZA  "The Weekend"  TDE/RCA Records  Art Direction by SZA and Solange Taylor Swift  "Look What You Made Me Do"  Big Machine Records  Art Direction by Brett Hess, BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Ariana Grande  "No Tears Left to Cry"  Republic Records  Visual Effects by Vidal and Loris Paillier for Buf Avicii ft. Rita Ora  "Lonely Together"  Geffen Records  Visual Effects by KPP Eminem ft. Beyonc  "Walk On Water"  Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records  Visual Effects Supervisor Rich Lee for Drive Studios Kendrick Lamar  SZA  "All The Stars"  TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records  Visual Effects by Loris Paillier for BUF Paris Maroon 5  "Wait"  222/Interscope Records  Visual Effects by TIMBER Taylor Swift  "Look What You Made Me Do"  Big Machine Records  Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios, BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B  "Finesse Remix"  Atlantic Records  Choreography by Phil Tayag  Bruno Mars Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug  "Havana"  Syco Music/Epic Records  Choreography by Calvit Hodge and Sara Bivens The Carters  "APES**T"  Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment  Choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Jaquel Knight Childish Gambino  "This Is America"  mcDJ / RCA Records  Choreography by Sherrie Silver Dua Lipa  "IDGAF"  Warner Bros. Records  Choreography by Marion Motin Justin Timberlake  "Filthy"  RCA Records  Choreography by Marty Kudelka, AJ Harpold, Tracy Phillips, and Ivan Koumaev, BEST EDITING Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B  "Finesse Remix"  Atlantic Records  Editing by Jacquelyn London The Carters  "APES**T"  Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment  Taylor Ward and Sam Ostrove Childish Gambino  "This Is America"  mcDJ / RCA Records  Editing by Ernie Gilbert Janelle Mone  "Make Me Feel"  Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records  Editing by Deji Laray N.E.R.D  Rihanna  "Lemon"  i am OTHER/Columbia Records  Editing by Taylor Ward Taylor Swift  "Look What You Made Me Do"  Big Machine Records  Editing by Chancler Haynes for Cosmo