VMA nominations are here, with Taylor Swift, Post Malone leading the pack (2024)

In a little more than a fortnight, Taylor Swift may be taking home some hardware.

Nominations for MTV’s 2024 Video Music Awards were announced Aug. 6 and Swift leads the field with 10 nods, including one for the event’s big award, video of the year for “Fortnight.”

If she wins, she'd extend her own record by becoming the first artist to win the moon man five times in the category. Swift is also up for artist of the year, while the song also earned her a nomination for song of the year and best collaboration, with Post Malone.

Speaking of Malone, he’s hot on Swift’s heels, with nine nominations of his own. In addition to appearing in the best collaboration field with Swift, Malone is nominated for his hit “I Had Some Help” with Morgan Wallen.

Ariana Grande, Sabrina Carpenter and Eminem have six nominations apiece, while Megan Thee Stallion and SZA notched five each.

There are 29 first-time nominees, including such names as Wallen, Benson Boone, Chappell Roan, Gracie Abrams, Jelly Roll and Swims.

Fans can vote for their choices in 15 categories at MTV.com through Aug. 30, while voting for best new artist will stay open through Sept. 10. Nominations for social categories will be announced at a later date.

The VMAs will air live on MTV on Tuesday, Sept. 10 from UBS Arena in Elmont, New York.

Here’s a look at this year’s nominees:

Video of the year

• Ariana Grande — “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)”
• Billie Eilish — “LUNCH”
• Doja Cat — “Paint The Town Red”
• Eminem — “Houdini”
• SZA — “Snooze”
• Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone — “Fortnight”

Artist of the year

• Ariana Grande
• Bad Bunny
• Eminem
• Sabrina Carpenter
• SZA
• Taylor Swift

Song of the year

• Beyoncé — “Texas Hold ‘Em”
• Jack Harlow — “Lovin On Me”
• Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
• Sabrina Carpenter — “Espresso”
• Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone — “Fortnight”
• Teddy Swims — “Lose Control”

Best new artist

• Benson Boone
• Chappell Roan
• Gracie Abrams
• Shaboozey
• Teddy Swims
• Tyla

MTV Push Performance of the Year

• Aug. 2023: Kaliii — “Area Codes”
• Sept. 2023: GloRilla — “Lick or Sum”
• Oct. 2023: Benson Boone — “In The Stars”
• Nov. 2023: Coco Jones — “ICU”
• Dec. 2023: Victoria Monét — “On My Mama”
• Jan. 2024: Jessie Murph — “Wild Ones”
• Feb. 2024: Teddy Swims — “Lose Control”
• March 2024: Chappell Roan — “Red Wine Supernova”
• April 2024: Flyana Boss — “yeaaa”
• May 2024: Laufey — “Goddess”
• June 2024: LE SSERAFIM — “EASY”
• July 2024: The Warning — “Automatic Sun”

Best collaboration

• Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA — “Rich Baby Daddy”
• GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion — “Wanna Be”
• Jessie Murph ft. Jelly Roll — “Wild Ones”
• Jung Kook ft. Latto — “Seven”
• Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen — “I Had Some Help”
• Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone — “Fortnight”

Best pop

• Camila Cabello
• Dua Lipa
• Olivia Rodrigo
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Tate McRae
• Taylor Swift

Best hip-hop

• Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA — “Rich Baby Daddy”
• Eminem — “Houdini”
• GloRilla — “Yeah Glo!”
• Gunna — “fukumean”
• Megan Thee Stallion — “BOA”
• Travis Scott ft. Playboi Carti — “FE!N”

Best R&B

• Alicia Keys — “Lifeline”
• Muni Long — “Made For Me”
• SZA — “Snooze”
• Tyla — “Water”
• USHER, Summer Walker, 21 Savage — “Good Good”
• Victoria Monét — “On My Mama”

Best alternative

• Benson Boone — “Beautiful Things”
• Bleachers — “Tiny Moves”
• Hozier — “Too Sweet”
• Imagine Dragons — “Eyes Closed”
• Linkin Park — “Friendly Fire”
• Teddy Swims — “Lose Control (Live)”

Best rock

• Bon Jovi — “Legendary”
• Coldplay — “feelslikeimfallinginlove”
• Green Day — “Dilemma”
• Kings of Leon — “Mustang”
• Lenny Kravitz — “Human”
• U2 — “Atomic City”

Best Latin

• Anitta — “Mil Veces”
• Bad Bunny — “MONACO”
• KAROL G — “MI EX TENÍA RAZÓN”
• Myke Towers — “LALA”
• Peso Pluma & Anitta — “BELLAKEO”
• Rauw Alejandro — “Touching The Sky”
• Shakira & Cardi B — “Puntería”

Best afrobeats

• Ayra Starr ft. Giveon — “Last Heartbreak Song”
• Burna Boy — “City Boys”
• Chris Brown ft. Davido & Lojay — “Sensational”
• Tems — “Love Me JeJe”
• Tyla — “Water”
• USHER — “Pheelz”

Best K-pop

• Jung Kook ft. Latto — “Seven”
• LISA — “Rockstar”
• NCT Dream — “Smoothie”
• NewJeans — “Super Shy”
• Stray Kids — “LALALALA”
• TOMORROW X TOGETHER — “Deja Vu”

Video for good

• Alexander Stewart — “if only you knew”
• Billie Eilish — “What Was I Made For”
• Coldplay — “feelslikeimfallinginlove”
• Joyner Lucas & Jelly Roll — “Best For Me”
• RAYE — “Genesis.”
• Tyler Childers — “In Your Love”

Best direction

• Ariana Grande — “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)”
• Bleachers — “Tiny Moves”
• Eminem — “Houdini”
• Megan Thee Stallion — “BOA”
• Sabrina Carpenter — “Please Please Please”
• Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone — “Fortnight”

Best cinematography

• Ariana Grande — “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)”
• Charli xcx — “Von dutch”
• Dua Lipa — “Illusion”
• Olivia Rodrigo — “obsessed”
• Rauw Alejandro — “Touching The Sky”
• Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone — “Fortnight”

Best editing

• Anitta — “Mil Veces”
• Ariana Grande — “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)”
• Eminem — “Houdini”
• LISA — “Rockstar”
• Sabrina Carpenter — “Espresso”
• Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone — “Fortnight”

Best choreography

• Bleachers — “Tiny Moves”
• Dua Lipa — “Houdini”
• LISA — “Rockstar”
• Rauw Alejandro — “Touching The Sky”
• Tate McRae — “Greedy”
• Troye Sivan — “Rush”

Best visual effects

• Ariana Grande — “the boy is mine”
• Eminem — “Houdini”
• Justin Timberlake — “Selfish”
• Megan Thee Stallion — “BOA”
• Olivia Rodrigo — “get him back!”
• Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone — “Fortnight”

Best art direction

• Charli xcx — “360”
• LISA — “Rockstar”
• Olivia Rodrigo — “bad idea right?”
• Sabrina Carpenter — “Please Please Please”
• Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone — “Fortnight”