Get Ready: Your 2018 VMA Nominations Are Here

Last year at the 2017 VMA Pre-Show, Cardi B turned the grounds just outdoors The Forum in Inglewood, California into her playground for three-and-a-half minutes as she expertly ran through "Bodak Yellow." Right now, not even a full year later, she's back — and this time, she's leading the pack.


Cardi racked up 10 nominations for the 2018 VMAs (the most of any artist), including Artist of the Year, Best New Artist, and Best Hip Hop. Beyoncé and Jay-Z The Carters, meanwhile, garnered eight for their surprise release Everything Is Love, including Video of the Year for their Louvre-crashing "APESH**T."


The pair are up against stiff competition in that category, of course, because the other noms include Ariana Grande's "No Tears Left to Cry," Bruno Mars and Cardi B's "Finesse (Remix)," Camila Cabello and Young Thug's "Havana," Childish Gambino's "This Is America," and Drake's "God's Plan." Considering how iconic those last two in particular have become, it's no surprise to learn that both Childish and Drake grabbed seven total nominations — while their pal Bruno amassed six for himself.


The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards will air live from Radio City Music Hall on Monday, August 20 at 9 p.M. ET/PT. The nominations were revealed Monday (July 16) by means of the Instagram's IGTV. Find the whole list below and get voting.


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 (Presented by Taco Bell®)


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 Records


J. Cole – “ATM” – Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope Records


Migos ft. Drake – “Walk It Talk It” – Excellent Control/Capitol Records


Nicki Minaj – “Chun-Li” – Young Money/Cash Cash 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 – “Échame 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 Monáe – “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 Castejón


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 Monáe – “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. Beyoncé – “Walk On Water” – Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records – Visual Effects Supervisor Prosperous 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 Monáe – “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


The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards will air live from Radio City Music Hall on Monday, August 20 at 9 p.M. ET/PT. Voting is currently open at vma.Mtv.Com!