Justin Bieber leads this year’s list of nominees with seven, followed by Megan Thee Stallion with six head gestures. Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Giveon, Lil Nas X and Olivia Rodrigo, first-time nominees, received five nominations each.
Below is a list of candidates. Check back the winners overnight.
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
DJ Khaled with Drake – “POPSTAR” (Starring Justin Bieber)
Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Em More”
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits”
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call me by your name)”
The Weeknd – “Save Your Tears”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande
Gat Doja
Justin Bieber
Megan Thee Stallion
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
SONG OF THE YEAR
24kGoldn ft. Iann dior – “Mood”
Bruno Mars, Anderson. Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave the Door Open”
BTS: “Dynamite”
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
Dua Lipa – “Levitant”
Olivia Rodrigo – “driving license” * WINNER
BEST NEW ARTIST
24kOr
Giveon
The Kid LAROI
Olivia Rodrigo
Polo G
Saweetie
PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY OF THE YEAR
September 2020: Wallows: “Are you still bored?”
October 2020: Ashnikko – “Daisy”
November 2020: SAINT JHN – “Magnificent”
December 2020: 24kGoldn – “Coco”
January 2021: JC Stewart – “Break My Heart”
February 2021: Latto – “Sex Lies” – RCA Records
March 2021: Madison Beer – “selfish”
April 2021: The Kid LAROI – “WITHOUT YOU”
May 2021: Olivia Rodrigo – “driving license”
June 2021: girl with red “serotonin”
July 2021: Fousheé – “my drool”
August 2021: jxdn – “Think of me”
BEST COLLABORATION
24kGoldn ft. Iann dior – “Mood”
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Me More”
Drake with Lil Durk: “River cries later”
Justin Bieber and Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches”
Miley Cyrus with Dua Lipa – “Prisoner”
BEST POP
Ariana Grande – “positions”
Billie Eilish – “So I Am”
BTS – “Butter” – BIGHIT MUSIC
Harry Styles: “Treat People With Kindness”
Justin Bieber with Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches” * WINNER
Olivia Rodrigo – “good 4 u”
Shawn Mendes – “Wonder”
Taylor Swift – “Sauces”
BEST HIP-HOP
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
Drake with Lil Durk: “River cries later”
Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “On Me (remix)”
Moneybagg Yo – “Said Sum”
Polo G – “RAPSTAR”
Travis Scott with Young Thug and MIA – “FRANCHISE”
BEST ROCK
Evanescence – “Use My Voice”
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame”
John Mayer – “Last Train Home”
The Assassins: “The Warning of My Own Soul”
Kings Of Leon – “The Bandit”
Lenny Kravitz – “Vibration Increases”
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Tier: “Stop hurting”
Glass animals: “heat waves”
Picture Dragons: “Follow You”
Machine Gun Kelly with blackbear: “my ex’s best friend”
twenty-one pilots – “Shy Away”: powered by Ramen
WILLOW with Travis Barker – “transparentsoul”
BEST LATIN
Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez – “Dachiti”
Billie Eilish & ROSALIA – “You’re Going To Forget”
Black Eyed Peas and Shakira: “GIRL LIKE ME”
J. Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy – “UN DIA (ONE DAY)”
Karol G – “Bichota”
Maluma – Hawaii
BEST R&B
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINT JHN, WizKid – “GIRL BY BROWN”
Bruno Mars, Anderson. Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave the Door Open”
Chris Brown and Young Thug – “Go Crazy”
Giveon – “HEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARY”
EL SEU ft. Chris Brown – “Come Through”
SZA – “Good morning”
BEST K-POP
(G) I-DLE – “DUMDi DUMDi”
BLACKPINK and Selena Gómez – “Ice Cream”
BTS – “Butter” – BIGHIT MUSIC Monsta X – “Gambler”
SETET – “Ready to love”
TWICE: “No alcohol”
VIDEO FOR WELL
Billie Eilish – “Your Power”
Demi Lovato – “Dancing with the Devil”
SHE – “Fight for you”
Kane Brown – “Worldwide Beautiful”
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call me by your name)”
Pharrell Williams with JAY-Z – “Entrepreneur”
BEST DIRECTION
Billie Eilish – “Your Power” – Direction: Billie Eilish
DJ Khaled with Drake – “POPSTAR (starring Justin Bieber)” – Direction: Julien Christian Lutz, also known as Director X
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” – Direction: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino
Taylor Swift – “willow” – Direction: Taylor Swift
Travis Scott with Young Thug and MIA – “Franchise” – Direction: Travis Scott
Tyler, The Creator – “LUMBERJACK” – Direction: Wolf Haley
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINT JHN, WizKid – “BROWN SKIN GIRL” – Photo: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, MOHAMMAED ATTA AHMED, Santiago González, Ryan Helfant
Billie Eilish – “So I Am” – Photo by: Rob Witt
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Cinematography by: Santiago González
Justin Bieber with Chance The Rapper – “Holy” – Photo by: Elias Talbot
Lady Gaga – “911” – Cinematography by: Jeff Cronenweth
Lorde – “Solar Power” – Photo by: Andrew Stroud
BEST ART DIRECTION
Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer – “JA” – Artistic direction by: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Art Direction: Alison Dominitz
Lady Gaga – “911” – Art Direction by: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” – Artistic direction by: John Richoux
Saweetie ft. Doja Cat – “Best Friend” – Artistic direction by: Art Haynes
Taylor Swift – “willow” – Artistic direction by: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez
BETTER VISUAL EFFECTS
Bella Poarch – “Build A Bitch” – Visual effects by: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova
Coldplay – “Higher Power” – Visual effects from: Mathematic
Doja Cat & The Weeknd – “You Right” – Visual effects by: La Pac, Anthony Lestremau, Julien Missaire, Petr Shkolniy, Alexi Bailla, Micha Sher, Antoine Hache, Mikros MPC, Nicolas Huget, Guillaume Ho Tsong Fang, Benjamin Lenfant, Stephane Pivron, MPC Bangalore, Chanakya Chander, Raju Ganesh, David Rouxel
Glass animals – “Mandarin” – Visual effects by: Ronan Fourreau
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” – Visual effects from: Mathematic
P! NK – “Everything I Know So Far”: visual effects by: Dave Meyers, Freenjoy Inc.
BEST Choreography
Ariana Grande – “34 + 35” – Choreography by: Brian Nicholson and Scott Nicholson
BTS – “Butter” – Choreography by: SON SUNG DEUK With BHM PERFORMANCE DIRECTING TEAM
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Choreography by: Natricia Bernard
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Choreography by: Nina McNeely
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Choreography by: Paul Roberts
Marshmello and Halsey – “Be Kind” – Choreography by: Dani Vitale
BEST EDITION
Bruno Mars, Anderson. Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave the Door Open” – Edition: Troy Charbonnet
BTS – “Butter” – Edited by: Yong Seok Choi of Lumpens
Drake – “What’s Next” – Edition: Noah Kendal
Harry Styles – “Treat People Kindly” – Edition: Claudia Wass
Justin Bieber with Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches” – Edition: Mark Mayr, Vinnie Hobbs
Miley Cyrus with Dua Lipa – “Prisoner”