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The 'Industry Baby' hitmaker is tied with the 'Whats Poppin' rapper and the 'Humble' spitter for the most nominations at this year's MTV Video Music Awards as they earn seven nods.

• Jul 26, 2022

AceShowbiz - Lil Nas X is tied with Jack Harlow and Kendrick Lamar for the most nominations at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. The trio received seven nods, the network announced Tuesday, July 26.

Nas and Harlow share many of their nominations, including Video of the Year and Best Collaboration, thanks to their work together on "INDUSTRY BABY". They will also be competing against each other in the Artist of the Year category, along with Bad Bunny, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles, and Lizzo.

Lamar's nominations mark his first since 2018 and include Best Hip-Hop for "N95", Video for Good for "The Heart Part 5" and Best Direction for "Family Ties".

Styles and Doja Cat bagged six nominations each, while Drake, Sheeran, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd each got five.

Madonna has made history as the only artist to be nominated in each decade since the award show began. She was already the most awarded artist in the VMA's history, with 20 wins, and thanks to "Madame X" now boasts 69 career nominations.

This year's VMAs will air Sunday, August 28, at 8 P.M. on MTV, the CW, BET, BET Her, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TVLand and VH1.

The full nominations are:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Doja Cat - "Woman"
• Drake ft. Future & Young Thug - "Way 2 Sexy"
• Ed Sheeran - "Shivers"
• Harry Styles - "As It Was"
• Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow - "INDUSTRY BABY"
• Olivia Rodrigo - "brutal"
• Taylor Swift - "All Too Well" (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Bad Bunny
• Drake
• Ed Sheeran
• Harry Styles
• Jack Harlow
• Lil Nas X
• Lizzo

SONG OF THE YEAR

• Adele – "Easy On Me"
• Billie Eilish – "Happier Than Ever"
• Doja Cat – "Woman"
• Elton John and Dua Lipa – "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)"
• Lizzo – "About Damn Time"
• The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – "STAY"

BEST NEW ARTIST

• Baby Keem
• Dove Cameron
• GAYLE
• Mulatto
• Maneskin
• SEVENTEEN

PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

• September 2021 – Griff
• October 2021 – Remi Wolf – "Sexy Villain"
• November 2021 – Nessa Barrett – "i hope ur miserable until ur dead"
• December 2021 – SEVENTEEN – "Rock With You"
• January 2021 – Mae Muller – "Better Days"
• February 2022 – GAYLE – "abcdefu"
• March 2022 – Sheneesa – "R U That"
• April 2022 – Omar Apollo – "Tamagotchi"
• May 2022 – Wet Leg – "Chaise Longue"
• June 2022 – Muni Long – "Baby Boo"
• July 2022 – Doechii – "Persuasive"

BEST COLLABORATION

• Drake ft Future and Young Thug – "Way 2 Sexy"
• Elton John and Dua Lipa – "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)"
• Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – "INDUSTRY BABY"
• Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa – "Sweetest Pie"
• Post Malone and The Weeknd – "One Right Now"
• ROSALIA ft The Weeknd – "LA FAMA"
• The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber – "STAY"

BEST POP

• Billie Eilish – "Happier Than Ever"
• Doja Cat – "Woman"
• Ed Sheeran – "Shivers"
• Harry Styles – "As It Was"
• Lizzo – "About Damn Time"
• Olivia Rodrigo – "traitor"

BEST HIP-HOP

• Eminem and Snoop Dogg – "From The D 2 The LBC"
• Future ft Drake, Tems – "WAIT FOR U"
• Kendrick Lamar – "N95"
• Mulatto – "Big Energy"
• Nicki Minaj ft Lil Baby – "Do We Have A Problem?"
• Pusha T – "Diet Coke"

BEST ROCK

• Foo Fighters – "Love Dies Young"
• Jack White – "Taking Me Back"
• Muse – "Won"t Stand Down"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Black Summer"
• Shinedown – "Planet Zero"
• Three Days Grace – "So Called Life"

BEST ALTERNATIVE

• Avril Lavigne ft blackbear– "Love It When You Hate Me"
• Imagine Dragons x JID – "Enemy"
• Machine Gun Kelly ft Willow Smith – "emo girl"
• Maneskin – "I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE"
• Panic At the Disco – "Viva Las Vengeance"
• Twenty One Pilots – "Saturday"
• Willow Smith, Avril Lavigne ft Travis Barker – "G R O W"

BEST LATIN

• Anitta – "Envolver"
• Bad Bunny – "Tití Me Pregunto"
• Becky G X KAROL G – "MAMIII"
• Daddy Yankee – "REMIX"
• Farruko – "Pepas"

• J Balvin and Skrillex – "In Da Getto"

BEST R&B

• Alicia Keys – "City of Gods (Part II)"
• Chloe Bailey – "Have Mercy"
• H.E.R. – "For Anyone"
• Normani Kordei ft Cardi B – "Wild Side"
• Summer Walker, SZA and Cardi B – "No Love (Extended Version)"
• The Weeknd – "Out Of Time"

BEST K-POP

• BTS (Bangtan Boys) – "Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)"
• ITZY – "LOCO"
• LISA – "LALISA"
• SEVENTEEN – "HOT"
• Stray Kids – "MANIAC"
• TWICE – "The Feels"

VIDEO FOR GOOD

Kendrick Lamar – "The Heart Part 5"

• Mulatto – "P***y"

• Lizzo – "About Damn Time"

• Rina Sawayama – "This Hell"

• Stromae – "Fils de joie"

BEST METAVERSE PERFORMANCE

• BLACKPINK The Virtual | PUBG

• BTS (Bangtan Boys) | Minecraft

• Charli XCX | Roblox

• Justin Bieber

• Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite

• Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox

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BEST LONGFORM VIDEO

• Billie Eilish – "Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles"

• Foo Fighters – "Studio 666"

• Kacey Musgraves – "star-crossed"

• Madonna – "Madame X"

• Olivia Rodrigo – "driving home 2 u"

• Taylor Swift – "All Too Well" (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar – "family ties"

• Camila Cabello ft Ed Sheeran – "Bam Bam"

• Harry Styles – "As It Was"

• Kendrick Lamar – "N95"

• Normani Kordei ft Cardi B – "Wild Side"

• Taylor Swift – "All Too Well" (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)

BEST DIRECTION

• Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar – "family ties"

• Billie Eilish – "Happier Than Ever"

• Ed Sheeran – "Shivers"

• Harry Styles – "As it Was"

• Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – "INDUSTRY BABY"

• Taylor Swift – "All Too Well" (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)

BEST ART DIRECTION

• Adele – "Oh My God"

• Doja Cat – "Get Into It (Yuh)"

• Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – "Way 2 Sexy"

• Kacey Musgraves – "simple times"

• Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – "INDUSTRY BABY"

• Megan Thee Stallion ft Dua Lipa – "Sweetest Pie"

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• Billie Eilish – "Happier Than Ever"

• Coldplay X BTS (Bangtan Boys) – "My Universe"

• Kendrick Lamar – "The Heart Part 5"

• Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – "INDUSTRY BABY"

• Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa – "Sweetest Pie"

• The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber – "STAY"

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

• BTS (Bangtan Boys) – "Permission to Dance"

• Doja Cat – "Woman"

• FKA Twigs ft The Weeknd – "Tears in the Club"

• Harry Styles – "As It Was" 

• Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – "INDUSTRY BABY"

• Normani Kordei ft Cardi B – "Wild Side"

BEST EDITING

• Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar – "family ties"
• Doja Cat – "Get Into It (Yuh)"
• Olivia Rodrigo – "brutal"
• ROSALIA – "SAOKO"
• Taylor Swift – "All Too Well" (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)
• The Weeknd – "Take My Breath"