Kendrick leads the list with eight nominations, mostly for his 'Humble' video, while Katy and The Weeknd are nominated in five categories each.
- Jul 26, 2017
AceShowbiz - Nominations for the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards have been announced exclusively on Instagram Live, and Kendrick Lamar leads the pack with eight nods. He scores seven nominations for his music video for "Humble". Additionally, the Compton rapper is vying for Artist of the Year, competing against the likes of Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd and Lorde.
Following behind Kendrick are Katy Perry and The Weeknd with five nominations each. Katy scores nominations for several songs, including "Chained to the Rhythm", "Bon Appetit" and her collaboration with Calvin Harris, "Feels". Meanwhile, The Weeknd's video for "Reminder" is up in several creative categories.
This year's VMAs will be done without gendered categories, such as Best Female Video and Best Male Video, and combined them instead in Artist of the Year category. Best Fight Against the System category has also been added to celebrate videos that stand up against social injustice. Logic, Big Sean, Alessia Cara, John Legend are among its nominees.
Fans now can vote online for eight categories, including Video of the Year, Artist of the Year, Best Collaboration, Best Pop Video, Best Dance Video and more. Nominees for the socially voted Best Song of Summer category will be announced in the coming weeks. The MTV Music Video Awards will air live from The Forus in Inglewood, California, on August 27 at 8 P.M. ET.
Video of the Year
- Kendrick Lamar - "Humble"
- Bruno Mars - "24K Magic"
- Alessia Cara - "Scars to Your Beautiful"
- DJ Khaled Ft. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller - "Wild Thoughts"
- The Weeknd - "Reminder"
- Charlie Puth Ft. Selena Gomez - "We Don't Talk Anymore"
- DJ Khaled Ft. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller - "Wild Thoughts"
- D.R.A.M. Ft. Lil Yachty - "Broccoli"
- The Chainsmokers Ft. Halsey - "Closer"
- Calvin Harris Ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean - "Feels"
- Zayn Malik and Taylor Swift - "I Don't Wanna Live Forever"
- Shawn Mendes - "Treat You Better"
- Ed Sheeran - "Shape of You"
- Harry Styles - "Sign of the Times"
- Fifth Harmony Ft. Gucci Mane - "Down"
- Katy Perry Ft. Skip Marlet - "Chained to the Rhythm"
- Miley Cyrus - "Malibu"
- Kendrick Lamar - "Humble"
- Big Sean - "Bounce Back"
- Chance the Rapper - "Same Drugs"
- D.R.A.M. Ft. Lil Yachty - "Broccoli"
- Migos Ft. Lil Uzi Vert - "Bad and Boujee"
- DJ Khaled Ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne - "I'm the One"
- Zedd and Alessia Cara - "Stay"
- Kygo and Selena Gomez - "It Ain't Me"
- Calvin Harris - "My Way"
- Major Lazer Ft. Justin Bieber and MO - "Cold Water"
- Afrojack Ft. Ty Dolla $ign - "Gone"
- Coldplay - "A Head Full of Dreams"
- Fall Out Boy - "Young and Menace"
- Twenty One Pilots - "Heavydirtysoul"
- Green Day - "Bang Bang"
- Foo Fighters - "Run"
- Logic Ft. Damian Lemar Hudson - "Black Spiderman"
- "The Hamilton Mixtape" - "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)"
- Big Sean - "Light"
- Alessia Cara - "Scars to Your Beautiful"
- Taboo Ft. Shailene Woodley - "Stand Up/Stand N Rock #NoDAPL"
- John Legend - "Surefire"
- Kendrick Lamar - "Humble"
- Imagine Dragons - "Thunder"
- Ed Sheeran - "Castle on the Hill"
- DJ Shadow - Run The Jewels - "Nobody Speak"
- Halsey - "Now or Never"
- Kendrick Lamar - "Humble"
- Katy Perry Ft. Skip Marley - "Chained to the Rhythm"
- Bruno Mars - "24K Magic"
- Alessia Cara - "Scars to Your Beautiful"
- The Weeknd - "Reminder"
- Kendrick Lamar - "Humble"
- Bruno Mars - "24K Magic"
- Katy Perry Ft. Migos - "Bon Appetit"
- DJ Khaled Ft. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller - "Wild Thoughts"
- The Weeknd - "Reminder"
- Kendrick Lamar - "Humble"
- A Tribe Called Quest - "Dis Generation"
- KYLE Ft. Lil Yachty - "iSpy"
- Katy Perry Ft. Skip Marley - "Chained to the Rhythm"
- Harry Styles - "Sign of the Times"
- Kanye West - "Fade"
- Ariana Grande Ft. Nicki Minaj - "Side to Side"
- Kendrick Lamar - "Humble"
- Sia Furler - "The Greatest"
- Fifth Harmony Ft. Gucci Mane - "Down"
- Future - "Mask Off"
- Young Thug - "Wyclef Jean"
- Lorde - "Green Light"
- The Chainsmokers Ft. Halsey - "Closer"
- The Weeknd - "Reminder"
