Leading the nominations are Doja Cat, Harry Styles, and Jack Harlow with eight nominations each. They are closely followed by Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X with seven nods each.
Grammy-winner Billie Eilish has five nominations to her name, including Best Longform Video. Joining Eilish with five nominations are Drake, BTS, The Weeknd, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, and Taylor Swift.
Nicki Minaj, LL Cool J, and Harlow will be co-hosting the ceremony in a break from tradition. The ceremony is usually hosted by just one person, so things will look a little different this year.
The MTV VMA’s have been home to some of the most iconic moments in pop culture (good and bad) including Lady Gaga’s meat dress, Madonna and Britney Spears’s kiss, and the moment Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift on stage.
Newsweek has everything you need to know about where to watch the MTV VMA Awards so you do not miss a thing.
Where To Watch The MTV VMA Awards 2022
The MTV VMA Awards will take place on Sunday, August 28
The ceremony will kick off at 8 p.m. ET, with audiences being able to watch the show live on MTV, VH1, Paramount Network, MTV 2, BET, BET Her, CMT, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and the CW.
If you are not a cable network customer, you can stream the entire ceremony live via MTV. com.
You can also stream the entire ceremony via Paramount+, YouTube TV, and Hulu+Live TV.
To watch the 2022 MTV VMA’s you can sign up to Paramount+ now for $4.99 per month, YouTube TV for $9.99 per month, and Hulu+Live TV for $12.99 per month.
Who Are the MTV VMA Award Nominees?
Host Nikki Minaj will be accepting the 2022 VMA Video Vanguard Award, in recognition of her “outstanding contributions and profound impact on a music video and popular culture.” Previous female winners of the award include Beyoncé, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, and Missy Elliott.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers will take home the other big award of the night, the Global IcoN Award which recognizes an artist or band whose “unparalleled career, continued impact, and influence have maintained a unique level of global success in music and beyond, leaving an indelible mark on the music landscape.”
Previous winners include U2, Eminem, Green Daya, and the Foo Fighters.
Newsweek has the full list of MTV VMA Award 2022 nominees below:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Doja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA RecordsDrake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO/RepublicEd Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic RecordsHarry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia RecordsLil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia RecordsOlivia Rodrigo – “brutal” – Geffen RecordsTaylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bad Bunny – Rimas EntertainmentDrake – OVO/RepublicEd Sheeran – Atlantic RecordsHarry Styles – Columbia RecordsJack Harlow – Generation Now / Atlantic RecordsLil Nas X – Columbia RecordsLizzo – Atlantic Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
Adele – “Easy On Me” – Columbia RecordsBillie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope RecordsDoja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA RecordsElton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope RecordsLizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic RecordsThe Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records
BEST NEW ARTIST
Baby Keem – Columbia RecordsDove Cameron – Disruptor Records / Columbia RecordsGAYLE – Atlantic Records / Arthouse RecordsLatto – Streamcut / RCA RecordsMåneskin – Arista RecordsSEVENTEEN – PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen Records
PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
September 2021: Griff – “One Night” – Warner RecordsOctober 2021: Remi Wolf – “Sexy Villain” – Island RecordsNovember 2021: Nessa Barrett – “i hope ur miserable until ur dead” – Warner RecordsDecember 2021: SEVENTEEN – “Rock With You” – PLEDIS Entertainment / Geffen RecordsJanuary 2021: Mae Muller – “Better Days” – Capitol Records UKFebruary 2022: GAYLE – “abcdefu” – Atlantic Records / Arthouse RecordsMarch 2022: Sheneesa – “R U That” – Rich Immigrants / Interscope RecordsApril 2022: Omar Apollo – “Tamagotchi” – Warner RecordsMay 2022: Wet Leg – “Chaise Longue” – Domino Recording CompanyJune 2022: Muni Long – “Baby Boo” – Supergiant Records LLC / Def Jam RecordingJuly 2022: Doechii – “Persuasive” – Top Dog Entertainment / Capitol Records
BEST COLLABORATION
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO/RepublicElton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope RecordsLil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia RecordsMegan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 EntertainmentPost Malone & The Weeknd – “One Right Now” – Mercury Records / Republic RecordsROSALÍA ft. The Weeknd – “LA FAMA” – Columbia RecordsThe Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records
BEST POP
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope RecordsDoja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA RecordsEd Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic RecordsHarry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia RecordsLizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic RecordsOlivia Rodrigo – “traitor” – Geffen Records
BEST HIP-HOP
Eminem & Snoop Dogg – “From The D 2 The LBC” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope RecordsFuture ft. Drake, Tems – “WAIT FOR U” – Freebandz / Epic RecordsKendrick Lamar – “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope RecordsLatto – “Big Energy” – Streamcut / RCA RecordsNicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby – “Do We Have A Problem?” – Young Money / Cash Money / Republic RecordsPusha T – “Diet Coke” – G. O. O. D. Music / Def Jam
BEST ROCK
Foo Fighters – “Love Dies Young” – RCA RecordsJack White – “Taking Me Back” – Third Man RecordsMuse – “Won’t Stand Down” – Warner RecordsRed Hot Chili Peppers – “Black Summer” – Warner RecordsShinedown – “Planet Zero” – Elektra Music GroupThree Days Grace – “So Called Life” – RCA Records
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Avril Lavigne ft. blackbear – “Love It When You Hate Me” – Elektra Music Group / DTA RecordsImagine Dragons x JID – “Enemy” – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope RecordsMachine Gun Kelly ft. WILLOW – “emo girl” – Bad Boy / Interscope RecordsMåneskin – “I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE” – Arista RecordsPanic! At The Disco – “Viva Las Vengeance” – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music GroupTwenty One Pilots – “Saturday” – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music GroupWILLOW, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker – “G R O W” – MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation Records
BEST LATIN
Anitta – “Envolver” – Warner RecordsBad Bunny – “Tití Me Preguntó” – Rimas EntertainmentBecky G X KAROL G – “MAMIII” – Kemosabe Records / Sony Music Latin / RCA RecordsDaddy Yankee – “REMIX” – Republic RecordsFarruko – “Pepas” – Sony Music US LatinJ Balvin & Skrillex – “In Da Getto” – Sueños Globales, LLC /Universal Music Latino / Asylum Records UK
BEST R&B
Alicia Keys – “City of Gods (Part II)” – AKWChlöe – “Have Mercy” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia RecordsH. E. R. – “For Anyone” – RCA RecordsNormani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool/RCA RecordsSummer Walker, SZA & Cardi B – “No Love (Extended Version)” – LVRN / Interscope RecordsThe Weeknd – “Out Of Time” – XO / Republic Records
BEST K-POP
BTS – “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” – BIGHIT Music / Geffen RecordsITZY – “LOCO” – JYP EntertainmentLISA – “LALISA” – YG Entertainment / Interscope RecordsSEVENTEEN – “HOT” – PLEDIS Entertainment/Geffen RecordsStray Kids – “MANIAC” – JYP EntertainmentTWICE – “The Feels” – JYP Entertainment
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope RecordsLatto – “P*ssy” – Streamcut / RCA RecordsLizzo – “About Damn Time” – Atlantic RecordsRina Sawayama – “This Hell” – Dirty HitStromae – “Fils de joie” – Mosaert Label / The Darkroom / Interscope Records
BEST METAVERSE PERFORMANCE
BLACKPINK The Virtual | PUBG – YG Entertainment / Interscope RecordsBTS | Minecraft – BIGHIT Music / Geffen RecordsCharli XCX | Roblox – Atlantic RecordsJustin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave – Def JamRift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite – Republic RecordsTwenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox – Fueled By Ramen / Elektra Music Group
BEST LONGFORM VIDEO
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles – Darkroom / Interscope RecordsFoo Fighters – Studio 666 – RCA RecordsKacey Musgraves – star-crossed – Interscope Records / MCA NashvilleMadonna – Madame X – Interscope RecordsOlivia Rodrigo – driving home 2 u – Geffen RecordsTaylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia RecordsCamila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran – “Bam Bam” – Epic RecordsHarry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia RecordsKendrick Lamar – “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope RecordsNormani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA RecordsTaylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records
BEST DIRECTION
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia RecordsBillie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope RecordsEd Sheeran – “Shivers” – Atlantic RecordsHarry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia RecordsLil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia RecordsTaylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic Records
BEST ART DIRECTION
Adele – “Oh My God” – Columbia RecordsDoja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA RecordsDrake ft. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO / Republic RecordsKacey Musgraves – “simple times” – Interscope Records / MCA NashvilleLil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia RecordsMegan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope RecordsColdplay X BTS – “My Universe” – Atlantic RecordsKendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang/Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope RecordsLil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia RecordsMegan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie” – 300 EntertainmentThe Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – “STAY” – Columbia Records
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
BTS – “Permission to Dance” – BIGHIT Music/Geffen RecordsDoja Cat – “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA RecordsFKA twigs ft. The Weeknd – “Tears In The Club” – Atlantic RecordsHarry Styles – “As It Was” – Columbia RecordsLil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “INDUSTRY BABY” – Columbia RecordsNormani ft. Cardi B – “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records
BEST EDITING
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties” – Columbia RecordsDoja Cat – “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA RecordsOlivia Rodrigo – “brutal” – Geffen RecordsROSALÍA – “SAOKO” – Columbia RecordsTaylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) – Republic RecordsThe Weeknd – “Take My Breath” – XO / Republic Records
The MTV VMA Awards 2022 takes place on Sunday, August 28.
