Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift Dominate 2019 MTV Video Music Awards With 10 Noms

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Also collecting multiple nominations at the 36th annual award show are Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X, who are up against each other in the Best New Artist category.

Jul 24, 2019

AceShowbiz - Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift lead the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards nominations with 10 apiece.

Both will compete for the Video of the Year and Song of the Year honours, while Ariana is also up for Artist of the Year.

Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X are also set for a big night at New Jersey's Prudential Center next month (August 2019) after landing nine and eight nominations, respectively. Both are up for Best New Artist, while 17-year-old Eilish has also landed a mention among the Artist of the Year hopefuls.

Lil Nas X's record-tying 16-week chart-topper "Old Town Road" is up for Song and Video of the Year.

The full list of nominees is:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

21 Savage ft. J. Cole - "A Lot"
Billie Eilish - "Bad Guy"
Ariana Grande - "Thank U, Next"
Jonas Brothers - "Sucker"
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road (Remix)"
Taylor Swift - "You Need to Calm Down"

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

SONG OF THE YEAR

Drake - "In My Feelings"
Ariana Grande - "thank u, next"
Jonas Brothers - "Sucker"
Lady GaGa & Bradley Cooper - "Shallow"
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road (Remix)"
Taylor Swift - "You Need to Calm Down"

BEST NEW ARTIST

Ava Max
Billie Eilish
H.E.R. (Gabi Wilson)
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Rosalia

BEST COLLABORATION

Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road (Remix)"
Lady GaGa & Bradley Cooper - "Shallow"
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - "Senorita"
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie - "ME!"
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - "I Don't Care"
BTS (Bangtan Boys) ft. Halsey - "Boy With Luv"

PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Bazzi
CNCO
Billie Eilish
H.E.R. (Gabi Wilson)
Lauv
Lizzo

BEST POP

5 Seconds of Summer - "Easier"
Cardi B & Bruno Mars - "Please Me"
Billie Eilish - "Bad Guy"
Ariana Grande - "Thank U, Next"
Jonas Brothers - "Sucker"
Taylor Swift - "You Need to Calm Down"

BEST HIP HOP

2 Chainz ft. Ariana Grande - "Rule the World"
21 Savage ft. J. Cole - "a lot"
Cardi B - "Money"
DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend - "Higher"
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road (Remix)"
Travis Scott (II) ft. Drake - "Sicko Mode"

BEST R&B

Anderson .Paak ft. Smokey Robinson - "Make It Better"
Donald Glover a.k.a. Childish Gambino - "Feels Like Summer"
H.E.R. (Gabi Wilson) ft. Bryson Tiller - "Could've Been"
Alicia Keys - "Raise a Man"
Ella Mai - "Trip"
Normani Kordei ft. 6LACK - "Waves"

BEST K-POP

BTS (Bangtan Boys) ft. Halsey - "Boy With Luv"
BLACKPINK - "Kill This Love"
Monsta X ft. French Montana - "Who Do You Love"
TXT a.k.a. TOMORROW X TOGETHER - "Cat & Dog"
NCT 127 - "Regular"
EXO - "Tempo"

BEST LATIN

Anuel AA, Karol G - "Secreto"
Bad Bunny ft. Drake - "MIA"
Benny Blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez, J Balvin - "I Can't Get Enough"
Daddy Yankee ft. Snow - "Con Calma"
Maluma - "Mala Mia"
Rosalia & J Balvin ft. El Guincho - "Con Altura"

BEST DANCE

The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha - "Call You Mine"
Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato - "Solo"
DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B - "Taki Taki"
David Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin - "Say My Name"
Marshmello & Bastille - "Happier"
Diplo & Mark Ronson a.k.a. Silk City & Dua Lipa - "Electricity"

BEST ROCK

The 1975 - "Love It If We Made It"
Fall Out Boy - "Bishops Knife Trick"
Imagine Dragons - "Natural"
Lenny Kravitz - "Low"
Panic At the Disco - "High Hopes"
Twenty One Pilots - "My Blood"

VIDEO FOR GOOD

Halsey - "Nightmare"
The Killers - "Land of the Free"
Jamie N Commons, Skylar Grey ft. Gallant - "Runaway Train"
John Legend - "Preach"
Lil Dicky - "Earth"
Taylor Swift - "You Need to Calm Down"

BEST DIRECTION

Billie Eilish - "Bad Guy", directed by Dave Meyers
FKA twigs - "Cellophane", directed by Andrew Thomas Huang
Ariana Grande - "Thank You, Next", directed by Hannah Lux Davis
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road (Remix)", directed by Calmatic
Labrinth, Sia Furler, Diplo a.k.a. LSD - "No New Friends", directed by Dano Cerny
Taylor Swift - "You Need to Calm Down", directed by Drew Kirsch & Taylor Swift

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Billie Eilish - "When the Party's Over", Ryan Ross, Andres Jaramillo
FKA twigs - "Cellophane", Matt Chandler, Fabio Zaveti for Analog
Ariana Grande - "God is a Woman", Fabrice Lagayette, Kristina Prilukova & Rebecca Rice for Mathematic
DJ Khaled ft. SZA - Just Us", Sergii Mashevskyi
LSD (Labrinth, Sia Furler, Diplo) - "No New Friends", by Ethan Chancer
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie - "ME!", Loris Paillier & Lucas Salton for BUF VFX

BEST ART DIRECTION

BTS (Bangtan Boys) ft. Halsey - "Boy With Luv", JinSil Park, BoNa Kim (MU:E)
Ariana Grande - "7 Rings", John Richoux
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road (Remix)", Itaru Dela Vegas
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - "Senorita", Tatiana Van Sauter
Taylor Swift - "You Need to Calm Down", Brittany Porter
Kanye West and Lil' Pump ft. Adele Givens - "I Love It", Tino Schaedler

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

FKA twigs - "Cellophane", Kelly Yvonne
Rosalia & J Balvin ft. El Guincho - "Con Altura", Charm La'Donna
LSD (Labrinth, Sia Furler, Diplo) - "No New Friends", Ryan Heffington
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - "Senorita", Calvit Hodge, Sara Biv
Solange Knowles - "Almeda", Maya Taylor, Solange Knowles
BTS (Bangtan Boys) ft. Halsey - "Boy With Luv", Rie Hata

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Tints", Elias Talbot
Billie Eilish - "hostage", Pau Castejon
Ariana Grande - "thank you, next", Christopher Probst
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - "Senorita", Scott Cunningham
Solange Knowles - "Almeda", Chayse Irvin, Ryan Marie Helfant, Justin Hamilton
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie - "ME!", Starr Whitesides