Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd And More
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Kendrick Lamar at 2023 Met Gala and The Weeknd at Hurry Up Tomorrow world premiere
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It’s shaping as much as be a very good yr for the MTV Video Music Awards. On Tuesday (Aug. 5), the awards present introduced their nominations for 2025, with Lady Gaga main the pack at 12 nods. Bruno Mars trails shut behind with 11, whereas Kendrick Lamar secured 10.
It’s a slight change of tempo, given the Compton rapper has led in nominations on the Grammy Awards, American Music Awards, BET Awards and extra earlier within the yr. One factor that hasn’t modified, although, is how a lot his Drake diss, “Not Like Us,” has propelled him ahead. In truth, the observe is competing in a number of main classes, together with Video of the Year, Best Direction, Best Art Direction and Best Editing. In most of these, Lamar is the one Hip Hop nominee.
Speaking of rap, Best Hip Hop has a variety of sturdy contenders. “Not Like Us” will go head-to-head with Drake’s “NOKIA,” Travis Scott’s “4X4,” GloRilla and Sexyy Red’s “WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME,” Eminem’s “Somebody Save Me,” LL COOL J’s “Murdergram Deux,” and Doechii’s “Anxiety.” The Swamp Princess is up for 3 further awards for her TikTok-viral hit, together with Song of the Year, Video for Good and Best Choreography.
Best R&B, then again, feels rather less balanced. Heavy hitters like Chris Brown’s “Residuals,” The Weeknd and Playboi Carti’s “Timeless,” Leon Thomas and Freddie Gibbs’ “MUTT (Remix),” SZA’s “Drive,” PARTYNEXTDOOR’s “N o C h i l l” and are all within the operating, together with a couple of others.
Then there’s Best Afrobeats, by which Travis Scott apparently has two entries within the operating because of his options on Asake’s “Active” and Burna Boy’s “TaTaTa.” Both information shall be competing in opposition to Tyla’s “PUSH 2 START” and Tems’ “Get it Right,” amongst others, making it one of many extra thrilling classes to look at for.
See the complete checklist of nominations beneath.
Video of the Year
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
Billie Eilish – “BIRDS OF A FEATHER”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile”
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
The Weeknd and Playboi Carti – “Timeless”
Artist of the Year
Bad Bunny
Beyoncé
Kendrick Lamar
Lady Gaga
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Song of the Year
Alex Warren – “Ordinary”
Billie Eilish – “BIRDS OF A FEATHER”
Doechii – “Anxiety”
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
Gracie Abrams – “I Love You, I’m Sorry”
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile”
Lorde – “What Was That”
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Tate McRae – “Sports car”
The Weeknd and Playboi Carti – “Timeless”
Best New Artist
Alex Warren
Ella Langley
Gigi Perez
Lola Young
sombr
The Marías
Best Pop Artist
Ariana Grande
Charli xcx
Justin Bieber
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
MTV Push Performance of the Year
Aug. 2024 – Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Sept. 2024 – Ayra Starr – “Last Heartbreak Song”
Oct. 2024 – Mark Ambor – “Belong Together”
Nov. 2024 – Lay Bankz – “Graveyard”
Dec. 2024 – Dasha – “Bye Bye Bye”
Jan. 2025 – KATSEYE – “Touch”
Feb. 2025 – Jordan Adetunji – “KEHLANI”
March 2025 – Leon Thomas – “YES IT IS”
April 2025 – Livingston – “Shadow”
May 2025 – Damiano David – “Next Summer”
June 2025 – Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song”
July 2025 – ROLE MODEL – “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out”
Best Collaboration
Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs – “Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)”
Kendrick Lamar and SZA – “luther”
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile”
Post Malone that includes Blake Shelton – “Pour Me A Drink”
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Selena Gomez and benny blanco – “Sunset Blvd”
Best Pop
Alex Warren – “Ordinary”
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile”
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Best Hip-Hop
Doechii – “Anxiety”
Drake – “NOKIA”
Eminem that includes Jelly Roll – “Somebody Save Me”
GloRilla that includes Sexyy Red – “WATCHU KNO ABOUT ME”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
LL COOL J that includes Eminem – “Murdergram Deux”
Travis Scott – “4X4”
Best R&B
Chris Brown – “Residuals”
Leon Thomas and Freddie Gibbs – “MUTT (Remix)”
Mariah Carey – “Type Dangerous”
PARTYNEXTDOOR – “N o C h i l l”
Summer Walker – “Heart Of A Woman”
SZA – “Drive”
The Weeknd and Playboi Carti – “Timeless”
Best Alternative
Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song”
Imagine Dragons – “Wake Up”
Lola Young – “Messy”
mgk and Jelly Roll – “Lonely Road”
sombr – “back to friends”
The Marías – “Back To Me”
Best Afrobeats
Asake and Travis Scott – “Active
Burna Boy that includes Travis Scott – “TaTaTa”
MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea – “Shake It To The Max (FLY) – Remix”
Rema – “Baby (Is it a Crime)”
Tems that includes Asake – “Get it Right”
Tyla – “PUSH 2 START”
Wizkid that includes Brent Faiyaz – “Piece of My Heart”
Best Album
Bad Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Lady Gaga – MAYHEM
Morgan Wallen – I’m The Problem
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow
Best Long Form Video
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
Bad Bunny – “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Short Film)”
Damiano David – “FUNNY little STORIES”
Mac Miller – “Balloonerism”
Miley Cyrus – “Something Beautiful”
The Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow”
Video for Good
Burna Boy – “Higher”
Charli xcx – “Guess”
Doechii – “Anxiety”
Eminem that includes Jelly Roll – “Somebody Save Me”
Selena Gomez and benny blanco – “Younger And Hotter Than Me”
Zach Hood that includes Sasha Alex Sloan – “Sleepwalking”
Best Direction
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
Charli xcx that includes Billie Eilish – “Guess featuring billie eilish”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Best Art Direction
Charli xcx that includes Billie Eilish – “Guess featuring billie eilish”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Lorde – “Man Of The Year”
Miley Cyrus – “End of the World”
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Best Cinematography
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Miley Cyrus – “Easy Lover”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Best Editing
Charli xcx that includes Billie Eilish – “Guess featuring billie eilish”
Ed Sheeran – “Sapphire”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie)”
Best Choreography
Doechii – “Anxiety”
FKA twigs – “Eusexua”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
Tyla – “PUSH 2 START”
Zara Larsson – “Pretty Ugly”
Best Visual Effects
Ariana Grande – “Brighter Days Ahead”
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie)”
The Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow”
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