Taylor Swift is poised to expand her collection of Moonmen with a strong showing in the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards nominations. Swift leads the pack with 10 nominations, largely due to her hit “Fortnight,” a collaboration with Post Malone from her Tortured Poets Department album. The video is a strong contender for Video of the Year, giving Swift a shot at her fifth win in this category. She’s also up for Artist of the Year, while “Fortnight” has earned nods for Song of the Year, Best Collaboration, and various technical categories. Post Malone follows closely with nine nominations, including Best Collaboration for his hit with Morgan Wallen, “I Had Some Help.” Ariana Grande, Eminem, and first-time nominee Sabrina Carpenter each received six nominations.
The Video of the Year category is packed with competition, featuring Swift’s “Fortnight,” Eminem‘s “Houdini,” Grande‘s “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love),” Billie Eilish‘s “Lunch,” Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red,” and SZA’s “Snooze.” For Song of the Year, contenders include “Fortnight,” Carpenter‘s “Espresso,” Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em,” Jack Harlow’s “Lovin on Me,” Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” and Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control.”
In the Artist of the Year category, Swift will compete against Grande, Eminem, Carpenter, Bad Bunny, and SZA. Best New Artist nominees are Benson Boone, Chappell Roan, Gracie Abrams, Shaboozey, Teddy Swims, and Tyla. This year’s VMAs have 29 first-time nominees, with many receiving multiple nods, such as Carpenter, Teddy Swims, Benson Boone, Tyla, Chappell Roan, Jelly Roll, Sexxy Red, Victoria Monét, Murph, and Rauw Alejandro. Other notable first-time nominees include Morgan Wallen, Burna Boy, Coco Jones, Gracie Abrams, Gunna, Playboi Carti, Raye, and Tyler Childers.
Fans can start voting for most of the 2024 VMA categories today on the VMA website, with voting open until August 30. Best New Artist voting will continue during the show itself. The 2024 VMAs will air live on September 10 from the UBS Arena near New York City. Here’s a full list of nominations:
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
- August 2023: Kaliii – “Area Codes”
- September 2023: GloRilla – “Lick or Sum”
- October 2023: Benson Boone – “In The Stars”
- November 2023: Coco Jones – “ICU”
- December 2023: Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”
- January 2024: Jessie Murph – “Wild Ones”
- February 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 – “Ruin”
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)” – Directed by Christian Breslauer
- Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Directed by Alex Lockett & Margaret Qualley
- Eminem – “Houdini” – Directed by Rich Lee
- Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Directed by Daniel Iglesias Jr.
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Directed by Bardia Zeinali
- Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Directed by Taylor Swift
Best Cinematography
- Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” – Cinematography by Anatol Trofimov
- Charli XCX – “Von dutch” – Cinematography by Jeff Bierman
- Dua Lipa – “Illusion” – Cinematography by Nikita Kuzmenko
- Olivia Rodrigo – “obsessed” – Cinematography by Marz Miller
- Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” – Cinematography by Camilo Monsalve
- Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto
Best Editing
- Anitta – “Mil Veces” – Editing by Nick Yumul
- Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” – Editing by Luis Caraza Peimbert
- Eminem – “Houdini” – Editing by David Checel
- LISA – “Rockstar” – Editing by Nik Kohler
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” – Editing by Jai Shukla
- Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Editing by Chancler Haynes
Best Choreography
- Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Choreography by Margaret Qualley
- Dua Lipa – “Houdini” – Choreography by Charm La’Donna
- LISA – “Rockstar” – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
- Rauw Alejandro – “Touching The Sky” – Choreography by Felix ‘Fefe
