The list of nominees for the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards has been released and it shows Cardi B, Beyonce and Jay-Z leading with the most nominations.
The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards will air live from Radio City Music Hall on Monday, August 20.
See full list of nominees below:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande â âNo Tears Left to Cryâ â Republic RecordsBruno Mars ft. Cardi B â âFinesse (Remix)â â Atlantic RecordsCamila Cabello ft. Young Thug â âHavanaâ â Syco Music/Epic Records
The Carters â âAPES**Tâ â Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment
Childish Gambino â âThis Is Americaâ â mcDJ / RCA Records
Drake â âGodâs Planâ â YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
Ariana Grande â Republic Records
Bruno Mars â Atlantic Records
Camila Cabello â Syco Music/Epic Records
Cardi B â Atlantic Records
Drake â YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
Post Malone â Republic Records
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SONG OF THE YEAR
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B â âFinesse (Remix)â â Atlantic Records
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug â âHavanaâ â Syco Music/Epic Records
Drake â âGodâs Planâ â YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
Dua Lipa â âNew Rulesâ â Warner Bros. Records
Ed Sheeran â âPerfectâ â Atlantic Records
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage â ârockstarâ â Republic Records
BEST NEW ARTIST (Presented by Taco BellÂź)
Bazzi â iamcosmic/Atlantic Records
Cardi B â Atlantic Records
Chloe x Halle â Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
Hayley Kiyoko â Atlantic Records
Lil Pump â Warner Bros. Records
Lil Uzi Vert â Atlantic Records
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JULY 2018 â Chloe x Halle â Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
JUNE 2018 â Sigrid â Island Records
MAY 2018 â Lil Xan â Columbia Records
APRIL 2018 â Hayley Kiyoko â Atlantic Records
MARCH 2018 â Jessie Reyez â Island Records
FEBRUARY 2018 â Tee Grizzley â 300 Entertainment
JANUARY 2018 â Bishop Briggs â Island Records
DECEMBER 2017 â Grace VanderWaal â Syco Music/Columbia Records
NOVEMBER 2017 â Why Donât We â Atlantic Records
OCTOBER 2017 â PRETTYMUCH â Syco Music/Columbia Records
SEPTEMBER 2017 â SZA â TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records
AUGUST 2017 â Kacy Hill â Def Jam Recordings
JULY 2017 â Khalid â RCA Records
JUNE 2017 â Kyle â Atlantic Records
MAY 2017 â Noah Cyrus â Republic Records
BEST POP
Ariana Grande â âNo Tears Left to Cryâ â Republic Records
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug â âHavanaâ â Syco Music/Epic Records
Demi Lovato â âSorry Not Sorryâ â Island Records
Ed Sheeran â âPerfectâ â Atlantic Records
P!nk â âWhat About Usâ â RCA Records
Shawn Mendes â âIn My Bloodâ â Island Records
BEST HIP HOP
Cardi B ft. 21 Savage â âBartier Cardiâ â KSR/Atlantic Records
The Carters â âAPES**Tâ â Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment
Drake â âGodâs Planâ â YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
J. Cole â âATMâ â Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope Records
Migos ft. Drake â âWalk It Talk Itâ â Quality Control/Capitol Records
Nicki Minaj â âChun-Liâ â Young Money/Cash Money Records
BEST LATIN
Daddy Yankee â âDuraâ â El Cartel Records/UMLE
J Balvin, Willy William â âMi Genteâ â UMLE/Republic Records
Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B â âDineroâ â Epic Records/Nuyorican Productions
Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato â âĂchame La Culpaâ â UMLE/Republic/Island/Universal Music Latino
Maluma â âFelices los 4â â Sony Music Entertainment US Latin
Shakira ft. Maluma â âChantajeâ â Sony Music Entertainment US Latin
Avicii ft. Rita Ora â âLonely Togetherâ â Geffen Records
Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa â âOne Kissâ â Columbia Records
The Chainsmokers â âEverybody Hates Meâ â Disruptor Records/Columbia Records
David Guetta & Sia â âFlamesâ â Atlantic Records
Marshmello ft. Khalid â âSilenceâ â RCA Records/Ultra Records
Zedd & Liam Payne â âGet Low (Street Video)â â Interscope Records
Panic! At The Disco â âSay Amen (Saturday Night)â â Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic Records
Thirty Seconds to Mars â âWalk On Waterâ â Interscope Records
VIDEO WITH A MESSAGEÂ
Childish Gambino â âThis Is Americaâ â mcDJ / RCA Records
Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges â âLiberatedâ â Columbia Records
Drake â âGodâs Planâ â YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records
Janelle MonĂĄe â âPYNKâ â Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records
Jessie Reyez â âGatekeeperâ â Island Records
Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid â â1-800-273-8255â â Def Jam Recordings
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Alessia Cara â âGrowing Painsâ â Def Jam Recordings â Cinematography by Pau CastejĂłn
Ariana Grande â âNo Tears Left to Cryâ â Republic Records â Cinematography by Scott Cunningham
The Carters â âAPES**Tâ â Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment â Cinematography by Benoit Debie
Childish Gambino â âThis Is Americaâ â mcDJ / RCA Records â Cinematography by Larkin Seiple
Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran â âRiverâ â Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records â Cinematography by Frank Mobilio & Patrick Meller
Shawn Mendes â âIn My Bloodâ â Island Records â Cinematography by Jonathan Sela
BEST DIRECTION
The Carters â âAPES**Tâ â Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment â Directed by Ricky Saix
Childish Gambino â âThis Is Americaâ â mcDJ / RCA Records â Directed by Hiro Murai
Drake â âGodâs Planâ â YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records â Directed by Karena Evans
Ed Sheeran â âPerfectâ â Atlantic Records â Directed by Jason Koenig
Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton â âSay Somethingâ â RCA Records â Directed by Arturo Perez Jr.
Shawn Mendes â âIn My Bloodâ â Island Records â Directed by Jay Martin
BEST ART DIRECTIONÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
The Carters â âAPES**Tâ â Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment â Art Direction by Jan Houlevigue
Childish Gambino â âThis Is Americaâ â mcDJ / RCA Records â Art Direction by Jason Kisvarday
J. Cole â âATMâ â Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope Records â Art Direction by Miles Mullin
Janelle MonĂĄe â âMake Me Feelâ â Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records â Art Direction by Pepper Nguyen
SZA â âThe Weekendâ â TDE/RCA Records â Art Direction by SZA and Solange
Taylor Swift â âLook What You Made Me Doâ â Big Machine Records â Art Direction by Brett Hess
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ariana Grande â âNo Tears Left to Cryâ â Republic Records â Visual Effects by Vidal and Loris Paillier for Buf
Avicii ft. Rita Ora â âLonely Togetherâ â Geffen Records â Visual Effects by KPP
Eminem ft. BeyoncĂ©Â â âWalk On Waterâ â Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records â Visual Effects Supervisor Rich Lee for Drive Studios
Kendrick Lamar & SZA â âAll The Starsâ â TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records â Visual Effects by Loris Paillier for BUF Paris
Maroon 5 â âWaitâ â 222/Interscope Records â Visual Effects by TIMBER
Taylor Swift â âLook What You Made Me Doâ â Big Machine Records â Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B â âFinesse (Remix)â â Atlantic Records â Choreography by Phil Tayag & Bruno Mars
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug â âHavanaâ â Syco Music/Epic Records â Choreography by Calvit Hodge and Sara Bivens
The Carters â âAPES**Tâ â Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment â Choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Jaquel Knight
Childish Gambino â âThis Is Americaâ â mcDJ / RCA Records â Choreography by Sherrie Silver
Dua Lipa â âIDGAFâ â Warner Bros. Records â Choreography by Marion Motin
Justin Timberlake â âFilthyâ â RCA Records â Choreography by Marty Kudelka, AJ Harpold, Tracy Phillips, and Ivan Koumaev
BEST EDITING
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B â âFinesse (Remix)â â Atlantic Records â Editing by Jacquelyn London
The Carters â âAPES**Tâ â Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment â Taylor Ward and Sam Ostrove
Childish Gambino â âThis Is Americaâ â mcDJ / RCA Records â Editing by Ernie Gilbert
Janelle MonĂĄe â âMake Me Feelâ â Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records â Editing by Deji Laray
N.E.R.D & Rihanna â âLemonâ â i am OTHER/Columbia Records â Editing by Taylor Ward
Taylor Swift â âLook What You Made Me Doâ â Big Machine Records â Editing by Chancler Haynes for Cosmo.