Kendrick Lamar Leads the 2017 MTV VMAs Nominations With Eight
On August 27th about a month from now the MTV Video Music Awards will go down live from The Forum in Inglewood, California.
Earlier today, MTV revealed the nominations for the VMAs during an Instagram Live session (that's 2017 for you). You can already tell who is going to have a big night: Kendrick Lamar leads the pack with eight nominations, including Video of the Year, Artist of the Year, Best Hip-Hop, and "Best Direction." Right Behind K.Dot are artists like The Weeknd and Katy Perry, who each picked up five nominations.
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MTV is trying some new and interesting things with the VMAs this year. For one, they ditched the gendered "Artist of the Year" categories, and instead just have one "Artist of the Year" award. They also have a category called "Best Fight Against the System" which is centered around songs that have a conscious message.
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Check out some of the more interesting VMAs categories below. A plethora of artists from Big Sean to Bruno Mars to SZA to A Tribe Called Quest have been nominated.
Video of the Year:
Kendrick Lamar HUMBLE.
Bruno Mars 24K Magic
Alessia Cara Scars to Your Beautiful
DJ Khaled Feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller Wild Thoughts
The Weeknd Reminder
Artist of the Year:
Bruno Mars
Kendrick Lamar
Ed Sheeran
Ariana Grande
The Weeknd
Lorde
Best New Artist:
Khalid
Kodak Black
SZA
Young M.A
Julia Michaels
Noah Cyrus
Best Collaboration:
Charlie Puth Feat. Selena Gomez We Dont Talk Anymore
DJ Khaled Feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller Wild Thoughts
D.R.A.M. Feat. Lil Yachty Broccoli
The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey Closer
Calvin Harris Feat.Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean Feels
Zayn & Taylor Swift: I Dont Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)
Best Pop Video:
Shawn Mendes Treat You Better
Ed Sheeran Shape of You
Harry Styles Sign of the Times
Fifth Harmony Feat. Gucci Mane Down
Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley Chained to the Rhythm
Miley Cyrus Malibu
Best Hip Hop Video:
Kendrick Lamar HUMBLE.
Big Sean Bounce Back
Chance the Rapper Same Drugs
D.R.A.M. Feat. Lil Yachty Broccoli
Migos Feat. Lil Uzi Vert Bad and Boujee
DJ Khaled Feat.Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne Im the One
Best Fight Against the System:
Logic: Black SpiderMan
The Hamilton Mixtape: Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)
Big Sean: Light
Alessia Cara: Scars to Your Beautiful
Taboo Feat. Shailene Woodley Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL
John Legend: Surefire
Best Direction:
Kendrick Lamar: HUMBLE.
Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley Chained to the Rhythm
Bruno Mars 24K Magic
Alessia Cara Scars to Your Beautiful
The Weeknd Reminder
Best Art Direction:
Kendrick Lamar HUMBLE.
Bruno Mars 24K Magic
Katy Perry Feat. Migos Bon Appetit
DJ Khaled Feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller Wild Thoughts
The Weeknd: Reminder
Best Visual Effects:
Kendrick Lamar HUMBLE.
A Tribe Called Quest Dis Generation
KYLE Feat. Lil Yachty iSpy
Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley Chained to the Rhythm
Harry Styles Sign of the Times