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# Here Are All of the Nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards

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## Derek Lawrence / Entertainment Weekly


Jul 25, 2017 6:33 PM UTC

by 

[Derek Lawrence / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/)


## Derek Lawrence / Entertainment Weekly


Jul 25, 2017 6:33 PM UTC

Kendrick Lamar has eight more reasons not to be humble.

On Tuesday via Instagram Live, MTV announced the nominees for the 2017 Video Music Awards, and the _DAMN._ rapper led the way with eight nominations for “HUMBLE.,” the first single off his recent album, which debuted to [critical](http://ew.com/music/2017/04/18/kendrick-lamar-damn-review/) and commercial acclaim in April. Among the video’s nominations are those for Video of the Year, Artist of the Year, Best Hip-Hop, and Best Direction.

Lamar will be competing for the newly created honor of Artist of the Year with Katy Perry and The Weekend, who tied for the second most nominations with five apiece. Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, and Ariana Grande join them in the category, which marks the first year the show will ditch the [gender-specific awards](http://ew.com/tv/2017/04/07/mtv-awards-gender-specific-categories/). MTV made the same move earlier this year for its inaugural TV & Movie Awards.

Competing against Lamar’s ‘HUMBLE.’ for the top prize, Video of the Year, are Mars’ “24K Magic,” The Weeknd’s “Reminder,” Alessia Cara’s “Scars To Your Beautiful,” and DJ Khaled’s “Wild Thoughts” featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller.

The 2017 VMAs will air live from The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. on Sunday, Aug. 27 at 8 p.m. ET. Check out the complete list of nominees below (excluding Best Song of Summer, which will be announced at a later date).

### VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”  
 Bruno Mars – “24K Magic”  
 Alessia Cara – “Scars To Your Beautiful”  
 DJ Khaled ft. 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 ft. Selena Gomez – “We Don’t Talk Anymore”  
 DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”  
 D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty – “Broccoli”  
 The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey – “Closer”  
 Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean – “Feels”  
 Zayn & Taylor Swift – “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (_Fifty Shades Darker_)”


### BEST POP

Shawn Mendes – “Treat You Better”  
 Ed Sheeran – “Shape of You”  
 Harry Styles – “Sign Of The Times”  
 Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane – “Down”  
 Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley – “Chained To The Rhythm”  
 Miley Cyrus – “Malibu”

### BEST HIP HOP

Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”  
 Big Sean – “Bounce Back”  
 Chance the Rapper – “Same Drugs”  
 D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty – “Broccoli”  
 Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert – “Bad & Boujee”  
 DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne – “I’m The One”

### BEST DANCE

Zedd and Alessia Cara – “Stay”  
 Kygo x Selena Gomez – “It Ain’t Me”  
 Calvin Harris – “My Way”  
 Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber and MØ – “Cold Water”  
 Afrojack ft. Ty Dolla $ign – “Gone”

### BEST ROCK

Coldplay – “A Head Full of Dreams”  
 Fall Out Boy – “Young And Menace”  
 Twenty One Pilots – “Heavydirtysoul”  
 Green Day – “Bang Bang”  
 Foo Fighters – “Run”

### BEST FIGHT AGAINST THE SYSTEM

Logic ft. Damian Lemar Hudson – “Black SpiderMan”  
 The Hamilton Mixtape – “Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)”  
 Big Sean – “Light”  
 Alessia Cara – “Scars To Your Beautiful”  
 Taboo ft. Shailene Woodley – “Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL”  
 John Legend – “Surefire”


### BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”  
 Imagine Dragons – “Thunder”  
 Ed Sheeran – “Castle On The Hill”  
 DJ Shadow ft. Run The Jewels – “Nobody Speak”  
 Halsey – “Now or Never”

### BEST DIRECTION

Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”  
 Katy Perry ft. 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 ft. Migos – “Bon Appetit”  
 DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”  
 The Weeknd – “Reminder”

### BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”  
 A Tribe Called Quest – “Dis Generation”  
 KYLE ft. Lil Yachty – “iSpy”  
 Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley – “Chained To The Rhythm”  
 Harry Styles – “Sign Of The Times”

### BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Kanye West – “Fade”  
 Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj – “Side To Side”  
 Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”  
 Sia – “The Greatest”  
 Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane – “Down” 

### BEST EDITING

Future – “Mask Off”  
 Young Thug – “Wyclef Jean”  
 Lorde – “Green Light”  
 The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey – “Closer”  
 The Weeknd – “Reminder

_This_ [_article_](http://ew.com/music/2017/07/25/mtv-2017-vma-nominations-kendrick-lamar/) _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://ew.com)

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