I know it’s very rare for people to say this, but…whip out your phones! Why? To vote for the MTV Video Music Awards and make your MTV VMA Predictions! Honoring the best of the best in music videos this year, the VMAs are one of the few award shows where the audience gets to pick the winners, so your MTV VMA Predictions count. Here, typed in bold, are my personal MTV VMA Predictions.
Video of the Year:
- Ariana Grande: No Tears Left to Cry
- Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B: Finesse (Remix)
- The Carters: APES***T
- Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug: Havana
- Childish Gambino: This Is America
- Drake: God’s Plan
Artist of the Year:
- Ariana Grande
- Bruno Mars
- Cardi B
- Drake
- Camila Cabello
- Post Malone
Song of the Year:
- Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B: Finesse (Remix)
- Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug: Havana
- Drake: God’s Plan
- Post Malone ft. 21 Savage: Rockstar
- Dua Lipa: New Rules
- Ed Sheeran: Perfect
Best New Artist:
- Bazzi
- Hayley Kiyoko
- Cardi B
- Chloe x Halle
- Lil Pump
- Lil Uzi Vert
Best Collaboration:
- Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line: Meant to Be
- N.E.R.D. ft. Rihanna: Lemon
- Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B: Finesse (Remix)
- The Carters: APES***T
- Logic ft. Alessia Kara & Khalid: 1-800-273-8255
- Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B: Dinero
Push Artist of the Year:
- Chloe x Halle
- PRETTYMUCH
- Lil Xan
- Sigrid
- Hayley Kiyoko
- Jessie Reyez
- Tee Grizzley
- Bishop Briggs
- Grace VanderWaal
- Why Don’t We
- SZA
- Kacy Hill
- Khalid
- KYLE
- Noah Cyrus
Best Pop:
- Ariana Grande: No Tears Left to Cry
- Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug: Havana
- Ed Sheeran: Perfect
- Demi Lovato: Sorry Not Sorry
- P!nk: What About Us
- Shawn Mendes: In My Blood
Best Hip Hop:
- The Carters: APES***T
- J.Cole: ATM
- Drake: God’s Plan
- Migos: Walk It Talk It
- Cardi B ft. 21 Savage: Bartier Cardi
- Nicki Minaj: Chun-Li
Best Latin:
- Shakira ft. Maluma: Chantaje
- Daddy Yankee: Dura
- Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato: Échame La Culpa
- Maluma: Felices Los 4
- J Balvin, Willy William: Mi Gente
- Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B: Dinero
Best Dance:
- Avicii ft. Rita Ora: Lonely Together
- Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa: One Kiss
- The Chainsmokers: Everybody Hates Me
- Marshmello ft. Khalid: Silence
- David Guetta ft. Sia: Flames
- Zedd & Liam Payne: Get Low (Street Video)
Best Rock:
- Fall Out Boy: Champion
- Imagine Dragons: Whatever It Takes
- Foo Fighters: The Sky is a Neighborhood
- Linkin Park: One More Light
- Panic! At The Disco: Say Amen (Saturday Night)
- Thirty Seconds to Mars: Walk On Water
Video With A Message:
- Drake: God’s Plan
- Childish Gambino: This Is America
- Logic ft. Alessia Kara & Khalid: 1-800-273-8255
- Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges: Liberated
- Janelle Monáe: PYNK
- Jessie Reyez: Gatekeeper
While you can’t vote for the professional categories, here are the nominations for each:
Best Art Direction:
- Jan Houlevigue, The Lourve for The Carters: APES***T
- Jason Kisvarday for Childish Gambino: This is America
- Miles Mullin for J. Cole: ATM
- Pepper Nguyen for Janelle Monáe: Make Me Feel
- SZA & Solange for SZA: The Weekend
- Brett Hess for Taylor Swift: Look What You Me Do
Best Choreography:
- Phil Tayag & Bruno Mars for Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B: Finesse (Remix)
- Calvit Hodge, Sara Bivens & Galen Hooks for Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug: Havana
- Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui & Jacquel Knight for The Carters: APES***T
- Sherrie Silver for Childish Gambino: This Is America
- Marion Motin for Dua Lipa: IDGAF
- Marty Kudelka, AJ Harpold, Tracey Phillips & Ivan Koumaev for Justin Timberlake: Filthy
Best Cinematography:
- Pau Castejón for Alessia Cara: Growing Pains
- Scott Cunningham for Ariana Grande: No Tears Left to Cry
- Benoit Debie for The Carters: APES***T
- Larkin Seiple for Childish Gambino: This Is America
- Frank Mobilio & Patrick Meller for Eminem feat. Ed Sheeran: River
- Jonathan Sela for Shawn Mendes: In My Blood
Best Direction:
- Ricky Saiz for The Carters: APES***T
- Hiro Murai for Childish Gambino: This Is America
- Karena Evans for Drake: God’s Plan
- Jason Koenig for Ed Sheeran: Perfect
- Arturo Perez Jr. for Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton: Say Something
- Jay Martin for Shawn Mendes: In My Blood
Best Editing:
- Jacquelyn London for Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B: Finesse (Remix)
- Taylor Ward & Sam Ostrove for The Carters: APES***T
- Ernie Gilbert for Childish Gambino: This Is America
- Deji Laray for Janelle Monáe: Make Me Feel
- Taylor Ward for N.E.R.D & Rihanna: Lemon
- Chancler Haynes for Cosmo for Taylor Swift: Look What You Me Do
Best Visual Effects:
- Vidal & Loris Pailier at BUF Paris for Ariana Grande: No Tears Left to Cry
- KPP for Avicii ft. Rita Ora: Lonely Together
- Rich Lee for Drive Studios for Eminem ft. Beyoncé: Walk On Water
- Loris Pailier at BUF Paris for Kendrick Lamar & SZA: All The Stars
- TIMBER for Maroon 5: Wait
- Ingenuity Studios for Taylor Swift: Look What You Me Do
What are your MTV VMA Predictions? Who do you think will win? Share your own MTV VMA Predictions on the comments below!
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