Ariana, Taylor, Billie, And Lil Nas X Lead Your 2019 VMA Nominations

She's got the largest selling album of the year, and right now Ariana Grande continues her hot streak by leading the pack of nominees for the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards!


Grande has racked up a whopping 10 (!) Nominations, including Video of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop, Best Direction, and Best Cinematography, all for her cameo-packed, rom-com-inspired "thank u, next" video. In the list reported Tuesday (July 23), fellow VMA veteran Taylor Swift trails beyond with nine noms, while newbies Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X scored eight each. Ellish also joins Grande in the illustrious Artist of the Year category, alongside Cardi B, Halsey, Jonas Brothers, and Shawn Mendes.


Meanwhile, the mother-of-them-all category — Video of the Year — is predictably packed. Grande's "thank u, next" is up against Eilish's "bad guy," Swift's "You Need to Calm Down," Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road (Remix)," Jonas Brothers's "Sucker," and 21 Savage and J. Cole's "a lot."


This year's show also sees the introduction of a brand new prize: Best K-pop. BTS scored a nom for their Halsey-featuring smash "Boy With Luv," and the rest of the category is filled with more of the genre's biggest stars: Blackpink, Monsta X, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, NCT 127, and EXO.


We'll find out who wins any time the 2019 VMAs touch down at the Prudential Center in New Jersey on Monday, August 26. Visualize the complete list of nominees below and get voting now — your faves need you!


VIDEO OF THE YEAR


21 Savage ft. J. Cole – "a lot" – Epic Records


Billie Eilish – "Bad Guy" – Darkroom/Interscope Records


Ariana Grande – "thank u, next" – Republic Records


Jonas Brothers – "Sucker" – Republic Records


Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" – Columbia Records


Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" – Republic Records


ARTIST OF THE YEAR


Cardi B – Atlantic Records


Billie Eilish – Darkroom/Interscope Records


Ariana Grande – Republic Records


Halsey – Astralwerks/Capitol Records


Jonas Brothers – Republic Records


Shawn Mendes– Island Records


SONG OF THE YEAR


Drake – "In My Feelings" – Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records


Ariana Grande – "thank u, next" – Republic Records


Jonas Brothers – "Sucker" – Republic Records


Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – "Shallow" – Interscope Records


Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" – Columbia Records


Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" – Republic Records


BEST NEW ARTIST, presented by Taco Bell®


Ava Max – Atlantic Records


Billie Eilish – Darkroom/Interscope Records


H.E.R. – MBK/RCA Records


Lil Nas X – Columbia Records


Lizzo – Atlantic Records


ROSALÍA – Columbia Records


BEST COLLABORATION


Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" – Columbia Records


Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – "Shallow" – Interscope Records


Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – "Señorita" – Island Records


Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – "ME!" – Republic Records


Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – "I Don’t Care" – Atlantic Records


BTS ft. Halsey – "Boy With Luv" – Columbia Records


PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR


Bazzi – Atlantic Records


CNCO – RCA Records


Billie Eilish – Darkroom/Interscope Records


H.E.R. – MBK/RCA Records


Lauv – LAUV/AWAL


Lizzo – Atlantic Records


BEST POP


5 Seconds of Summer – "Easier" – Interscope Records


Cardi B & Bruno Mars – "Please Me" – Atlantic Records


Billie Eilish – "Bad Guy" – Darkroom/Interscope Records


Ariana Grande – "thank u, next" – Republic Records


Jonas Brothers – "Sucker" – Republic Records


Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" – Republic Records


Khalid - "Talk" - RCA Records


BEST HIP HOP


2 Chainz ft. Ariana Grande – "Rule the World" – 2 Chainz Ps/Def Jam


21 Savage ft. J. Cole – "a lot" – Epic Records


Cardi B – cash – Atlantic Records


DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – "Higher" – We The Best/Epic Records


Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" – Columbia Records


Travis Scott ft. Drake – "SICKO MODE" – Epic Records/Grand Hustle/Cactus Jack


BEST R&B


Anderson .Paak ft. Smokey Robinson – "Make It Better" – Aftermath Ent/12 Tone Music


Childish Gambino – "Feels Like Summer" – RCA Records


H.E.R. Ft. Bryson Tiller – "Could’ve Been" – MBK/RCA Records


Alicia Keys – "Raise A male – RCA Records


Ella Mai – "Trip" – 10 Summers/Interscope Records


Normani ft. 6lack – "Waves" – Keep Cool/RCA Records


BEST K-POP


BTS ft. Halsey – "Boy With Luv" – Columbia Records


BLACKPINK – "Kill This Love" – YG Entertainment/Interscope Records


Monsta X ft. French Montana – "Who Do You Love" – Epic Records


TOMORROW X With each other – "Cat & Dog" – Republic Records


NCT 127 – normal – SM Entertainment


EXO – "Tempo" – SM Entertainment


BEST LATIN


Anuel AA, Karol G – "Secreto" – Universal Music Latino


Bad Bunny ft. Drake – "MIA" – OVO Sound/Warner Bros. Records


benny blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez, J Balvin – "I Can’t Get Enough" – NEON16/Friends Keep Secrets/Interscope Records


Daddy Yankee ft. Snow – "Con Calma" – Universal Music Latin Entertainment


Maluma – "Mala Mía" – Sony Music US Latin


ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – "Con Altura" – Columbia Records


BEST DANCE


The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha – "Call You Mine" – Disruptor/Columbia Records


Tidy Bandit ft. Demi Lovato – "Solo" – Big Beat/Atlantic Records


DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B – "Taki Taki" – DJ Snake Music Productions Ltd/Geffen


David Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin – mention My Name" – Big Beat/Atlantic Records


Marshmello & Bastille – "Happier" – Capitol Records


Silk City & Dua Lipa – "Electricity" – Columbia Records


BEST ROCK


The 1975 – "Love It If We Made It" – Dirty Hit/Interscope Records


Fall Out Boy – "Bishops Knife Trick" – Island Records


Imagine Dragons – organic – KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records


Lenny Kravitz – "Low" – BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.


Panic! At The Disco – "High Hopes" – Elektra Music Group


twenty one pilots – "My Blood" – Elektra Music Group


VIDEO FOR GOOD


Halsey – "Nightmare" – Astralwerks/Capitol Records


The Killers – "Land of the Free" – Island


Jamie N Commons, Skylar Grey ft. Gallant – "Runaway Train" – Interscope Records


John Legend – "Preach" – Columbia Records


Lil Dicky – "Earth" – Dirty Burd, Inc./Commission/BMG


Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" – Republic Records


BEST DIRECTION


Billie Eilish – "Bad Guy" – Darkroom/Interscope Records – Directed by Dave Meyers


FKA twigs – "Cellophane" – Young Turks – Directed by Andrew Thomas Huang


Ariana Grande – "thank you, next" – Republic Records – Directed by Hannah Lux Davis


Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" – Columbia Records – Directed by Calmatic


LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – "No New Companions – Columbia Records – Directed by Dano Cerny


Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" – Republic Records – Directed by Drew Kirsch & Taylor Swift


BEST VISUAL EFFECTS


Billie Eilish – once the party’s over" – Darkroom/Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Ryan Ross, Andres Jaramillo


FKA twigs – "Cellophane" – Young Turks – Visual Effects by Matt Chandler, Fabio Zaveti for Analog


Ariana Grande – "God is a Woman" – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Fabrice Lagayette, Kristina Prilukova & Rebecca Rice for Mathematic


DJ Khaled ft. SZA – "Just Us" – We The Best/Epic Records – Visual Effects by Sergii Mashevskyi


LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – "No New Companions – Columbia Records – Visual Effects by Ethan Chancer


Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – "ME!" – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Loris Paillier & Lucas Salton for BUF VFX


BEST EDITING


Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar – "Tints" – Aftermath Ent/12 Tone Music – Editing by Elias Talbot


Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" – Columbia Record – Editing by Calmatic


Billie Eilish – "Bad Guy" – Darkroom/Interscope Records – Editing by Billie Eilish


Ariana Grande – "7 Rings" – Republic Records – Editing by Hannah Lux Davis & Taylor Walsh


Solange – "Almeda" – Columbia Records – Editing by Solange Knowles, Vinnie Hobbs, Jonathon Proctor


Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" – Republic Records – Editing by Jarrett Fijal


BEST ART DIRECTION


BTS ft. Halsey – "Boy With Luv" – Columbia Records – Art Direction by JinSil Park, BoNa Kim (MU:E)


Ariana Grande – "7 Rings" – Republic Records – Art Direction by John Richoux


Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road (Remix)" – Columbia Records – Art Direction by Itaru Dela Vegas


Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – "Señorita" – Island Records – Art Direction by Tatiana Van Sauter


Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" – Republic Records – Art Direction by Brittany Porter


Kanye West and Lil’ Pump ft. Adele Givens – "I Love It" – Warner Records & Def Jam Music Sort – Art Direction by Tino Schaedler


BEST CHOREOGRAPHY


FKA twigs – "Cellophane" – Young Turks – Choreography by Kelly Yvonne


ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – "Con Altura" – Columbia Records – Choreography by Charm La’Donna


LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – "No New Companions – Columbia Records – Choreography by Ryan Heffington


Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – "Señorita" – Island Records – Choreography by Calvit Hodge, Sara Biv


Solange – "Almeda" – Columbia Records – Choreography by Maya Taylor, Solange Knowles


BTS ft. Halsey – "Boy With Luv" – Columbia Records – Choreography by Rie Hata


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY


Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar – "Tints" – Aftermath Ent/12 Tone Music – Cinematography by Elias Talbot


Billie Eilish – "hostage" – Darkroom/Interscope Records – Cinematography by Pau Castejon


Ariana Grande – "thank you, next" – Republic Records – Cinematography by Christopher Probst


Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – "Señorita" – Island Records – Cinematography by Scott Cunningham


Solange – "Almeda" – Columbia Records – Cinematography by Chayse Irvin, Ryan Marie Helfant, Justin Hamilton


Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – "ME!" – Republic Records – Cinematography by Starr Whitesides