VMA Nominations

The list for the show, airing Sunday, August 30 at 9 p.m. ET/PT — and hosted by Miley Cyrus — is lead by Taylor Swift, who is up for nine Moonmen. Following Taylor, pal Ed Sheeran has six noms and is competing against her for the coveted Video of the Year category. We doubt there will be any bad blood, though.
The nominations were announced on Apple’s Beats 1 radio show today. Check out the full list below and start voting now.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé – “7/11″
Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”

BEST MALE VIDEO
Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
The Weeknd – “Earned It”
Nick Jonas – “Chains”

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Beyoncé – “7/11″
Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”
Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”
Sia – “Elastic Heart”
Ellie Goulding – “Love Me Like You Do”

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”
Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”
Big Sean ft. E-40 – “I Don’t F–k With You”

BEST POP VIDEO
Beyoncé – “7/11″
Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”
Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
Maroon 5 – “Sugar”

BEST ROCK VIDEO
Hozier – “Take Me To Church”
Fall Out Boy – “Uma Thurman”
Florence + the Machine – “Ship To Wreck”
Walk the Moon – “Shut Up and Dance”
Arctic Monkeys – “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?”

ARTIST TO WATCH
Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”
Vance Joy – “Riptide”
George Ezra – “Budapest”
James Bay – “Hold Back The River”
FKA Twigs – “Pendulum”

BEST COLLABORATION
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”
Ariana Grande & The Weeknd – “Love Me Harder”
Jessie J + Ariana Grande + Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”

VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE
Jennifer Hudson – “I Still Love You”
Colbie Caillat – “Try”
Big Sean ft. Kanye West and John Legend – “One Man Can Change the World”
Rihanna – “American Oxygen”
Wale – “The White Shoes”

PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES

BEST ART DIRECTION
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Charles Infante)
Snoop Dogg – “So Many Pros” (François Rousselet, Jason Fijal)
Jack White – “Would You Fight For My Love” (Jack White, Jeff Peterson)
The Chemical Brothers – “Go” (Michel Gondry)
Skrillex & Diplo – “Where Are U Now” with Justin Bieber (Brewer)

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyoncé – “7/11″ (Beyoncé, Chris Grant, Additional choreography: Gabriel Valenciano)
OK Go – “I Won’t Let You Down” (OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano)
Chet Faker – “Gold” (Ryan Heffington)
Ed Sheeran – “Don’t” (Nappy Tabs)
Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Never Catch Me” (Keone and Mari Madrid)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Never Catch Me” (Larkin Sieple)
Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud” (Daniel Pearl)
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Christopher Probst)
FKA Twigs – “Two Weeks” (Justin Brown)
Alt-J – “Left Hand Free” (Mike Simpson)

BEST DIRECTION
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Joseph Kahn)
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk” (Bruno Mars and Cameron Duddy)
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright” (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies)
Hozier – “Take Me To Church” (Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson of Feel Good Lost)
Childish Gambino – “Sober” (Hiro Murai)

BEST EDITING
Beyoncé – “7/11″ (Beyoncé, Ed Burke, Jonathan Wing)
Ed Sheeran – “Don’t” (Jacquelyn London)
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street)
A$AP Rocky – “L$D” (Dexter Navy)
Skrillex & Diplo “Where Are U Now” with Justin Bieber (Brewer)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Ingenuity Studios)
FKA Twigs – “Two Weeks” (Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy)
Childish Gambino – “Telegraph Ave.” (Gloria FX)
Skrillex & Diplo “Where Are U Now” with Justin Bieber (Brewer, Gloria FX, and Max Chyzhevskyy)
Tyler, The Creator – “F****** Young/Death Camp” (Gloria FX)

What Time are the VMA 2019?

What Time are the VMAs 2019? Set a few calendar alerts on your phone. MTV viewers are likely to enjoy some unforgettable stage antics.

MTV has scheduled a number of their 2019 awards programming. The MTV Woodies will premiere on Wednesday, March 16, during SXSW. The MTV Movie Awards will broadcast Sunday, April 10, and the MTV Video Music Awards are off in the distance with a date set for Sunday, Aug. 28.

Taylor Swift Leads MTV EMAs With 9 Nominations. No date yet for 2019’s MTV EMAs or Fandom Awards. This year’s MTV EMAs are Oct. 25, hosted by Ed Sheeran and actress/model Ruby Rose.

Best Hip-Hop Video VMA 2019

The MTV Video Music Award 2019 for Best Hip-Hop Video was first given out at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. The award, according to MTV, was originally intended for hip-hop-inspired songs, not necessarily actual hip-hop music videos (which were instead honored by Best Rap Video). This explains the recognition of non-hip-hop songs such as "Thong Song" and "I'm Real (Remix)". The award was not given out in 2007, as the VMAs were revamped and most original categories were eliminated, however, Best Hip-Hop Video was reinstated in 2008. By then, though, the rules had relatively changed, as R&B and rap videos also became eligible for nominations in this category since the awards for Best Rap Video and Best R&B Video were not brought back.

Eminem, OutKast, Missy Elliott, Drake, and Nicki Minaj are the biggest winners in this category, winning twice, while the former is the only act to win for two consecutive years. Kanye West owns the most nominations, with a total of nine. Missy Elliott was the first female rapper to win this category.

Best Rock Video VMA 2019

The MTV Video Music Award 2019 for Best Rock Video was first given out in 1989, and it was one of the four original genre categories added to the VMAs that year. Firstly, the award was called the Best Heavy Metal Video. From 1990 to 1995, it was called as Best Metal/Hard Rock Video, and in 1996, the award was once again renamed for Best Hard Rock Video. Finally, in 1997 the award acquired its present and more general name, Best Rock Video, as, after 1998, acts which would have previously been eligible for the Best Alternative Video award became eligible for this one. It was not given out in 2007, as the VMAs were revamped and most original categories were eliminated. In 2008, though, MTV brought back this category, along with several of the others that were retired in 2007.

Aerosmith is both the biggest winner and nominated act, with eight nominations and winning four of these. Linkin Parkholds the honor with the second most nominations with seven, while Metallica trails behind with six. In 2014, New Zealand singer Lorde became the first female to win the award with her music video "Royals".

Best Pop Video VMA 2019

The MTV Video Music Award 2019 for Best Pop Video was first given out in 1999, as MTV began to put several teen popacts in heavy rotation. Nominations, however, were not just limited to pop acts, as dance, R&B, pop/rock, and, most recently, reggaeton artists have also received Best Pop Video nominations throughout the award's history. In 2007, MTV eliminated this award along with all of the genre categories, but it returned in 2008.

Britney Spears has received the most wins and nominations in this category, winning three awards out of seven nominations. She is also the only artist to win the award for two consecutive years.

Best New Artist VMA 2019

The MTV Video Music Award 2019 for Best New Artist have been given out since the first annual MTV Video Music Awards in 1984. From then to 2006, the award was named Best New Artist in a Video. In 2007 its name was changed to Best New Artist, as the category underwent a format change to award the artist's body of work for the full year rather than a specific video. For the 2008 ceremony, though, while the award retained its 2007 name, it returned to the format of awarding a specific video rather than the artist's full body of work. The category was later renamedArtist to Watch for the 2013 ceremony while still keeping the format of an award going to a certain video.

Five artists who won the award, being them Eurythmics, Nirvana, Eminem, Avenged Sevenfold and Gym Class Heroes, were technically ineligible since the winning song did not come off of their respective debut records, which were released in 1981, 1989, 1996, 2001 and 2004, respectively. Justin Bieber is the youngest artist to win this award or any Video Music Award at the age of 16. The youngest female to win this award was Dinah Jane Hansen of the girl group Fifth Harmony who was 17 at the time. Only three acts have won the VMA for Best New Artist and also the Grammy Award for Best New Artist: Alicia Keys, Hootie & The Blowfish and Maroon 5.

Best Female Video VMA 2019

The MTV Video Music Award 2019 for Best Female Video is one of the original general awards that has been handed out every year since the first annual MTV Video Music Awards in 1984. In 2007, however, the award was briefly renamedFemale Artist of the Year, and it awarded the artist's whole body of work for that year rather than a specific video. In 2008, though, the award returned to its original name.

Madonna and Taylor Swift are the biggest winners with three wins each, while the former also holds the record for most nominations with 12. Meanwhile, Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson and Lady Gaga are the only artists to win the award for two consecutive years.

Best Male Video VMA 2019

The MTV Video Music Award 2019 for Best Male Video is one of four original general awards that have been handed out every year since the very first MTV Video Music Awards in 1984. In 2007, though, the award was briefly renamed Male Artist of the Year, and it awarded the artist's whole body of work for that year rather than a specific video. However, the award returned to its original name the following year.

With three victories, Eminem is the artist with most wins in this category, and also has the most nominations with nine. Meanwhile, Tom Petty, Beck, Will Smith, Justin Timberlake and Chris Brown, all have won this twice, with the first three being the only artists to win the award for two consecutive years.

Video of the Year VMA 2019

The MTV Video Music Award 2019 for Video of the Year is the most prestigious and final competitive-award handed out at the annual MTV Video Music Awards. It was first awarded in 1984 and presented to The Cars for the video "You Might Think".

The only multiple winners of this award are Eminem ("The Real Slim Shady" and "Without Me"), who is also the most nominated artist in this category, and Rihanna ("Umbrella" and "We Found Love"). She is also the youngest solo artist to win the award, winning at age 19. Meanwhile, Madonna and Beyoncé are the most nominated female artists, both with four nominations, winning once for their respective videos "Ray of Light" (1998) and "Single Ladies" (2009).David Lee Roth (1985), U2 (1988), and Lady Gaga (2010) are the only performers to have two Video of the Year nominations in one night, with Gaga being the only to take home the award for her video "Bad Romance". U2 is also the most nominated group in this category, with four nominated videos, and no wins. Only two artist have been awarded Video of the Year and Video Vanguard Award in the same night; Peter Gabriel in 1987 with "Sledgehammer" and Justin Timberlake in 2013 with "Mirrors".

American acts have won the award more than any other nationality, though award-winning videos have also been performed by musicians originating from the United Kingdom three times, from Barbados twice and from Australia, Canada, and Ireland once. Rock, R&B, acid jazz, pop, and hip-hop performers are among the winners.

Best Direction VMA 2019

The MTV Video Music Award 2019 for Best Direction in a Video is a craft award given to the artist, the artist's manager, and the director of the music video. In 2007, the award was briefly renamed Best Director, but it returned to its original name for the 2008 awards. The biggest winners are Spike Jonze and David Fincher with three wins each, although one of Jonze's wins is credited as the "Torrance Community Dance Group".

The most nominated director is David Fincher with eight nominations. Remarkably, seven of Fincher's nominations were achieved in a three-year span (1989-1991), as he was nominated a record three times in both 1989 and 1990. Fincher's latest nomination (and win) occurred over twenty years later in 2013 for his video for "Suit & Tie." Closely following them is Francis Lawrence with six nominations. Hype Williams is the director with most nominations and no wins at five.

VMA 2019 Performances

When it came to performances, what the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards lacked in quantity they more than made up for in quality. In fact, it's hard to remember a VMAs where so many of the performances were so damn good. That's why when ranking this year's worst and best, the worst is really more like "the least good."

With that in mind, this is our take on the 2019 VMAs performances, from least memorable to most astonishing.

Future
Future nabbed history's most decorated Olympian for his VMAs introduction, and for good reason -- his "Stick Talk" helped hype Michael Phelps to victory at the Olympics in Rio. As for Future's performance, while it was a solid delivery of the instant classic "Fuck Up Some Commas," his low energy stage presence and minimal choreography place it at the bottom of our list. We're not saying we didn't like it, but when every other 2019 VMAs performance was an A or A-, this B+ performance was out least favorite.

The Chainsmokers & Halsey
While "Closer" is a killer combination of two rising talents, it didn't sound quite right at the VMAs. The Chainsmokers' vocal portion of the song was a little weak, and the level of showmanship could have used a little bit of a visual boost -- especially considering the staggering level of artistry Beyonce brought just before they took the stage.

Britney Spears & G-Eazy
Yes, Britney was lip-syncing, but her VMAs performance of "Make Me" was as beguiling as the song itself. It opened with Britney's silhouette performing behind a glowing panel while massive, shadowy arms reach for her, trying to grab her without ever quite succeeding. After G-Eazy came out to deliver his verse, she returned the favor by singing the Bebe Rexha hook on his hit "Me, Myself & I" (while crawling under his legs) before returning back to "Make Me." A solid VMAs return for Britney, whose 2001 VMAs moment is arguably the show's most iconic performance of all time.

Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
Two years after taking the stage together for "Bang Bang" at the 2014 VMAs, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj were back together for another VMAs victory this year. Turning out their reggae-tinged "Side to Side" from Grande's Dangerous Woman album, they augmented the laid-back jam with some highly energy choreography. Ariana and her dancers pumped the exercise bikes (OK Go would be proud) at the start of the song, after which Ari hopped off to lift some weights and hit the pommel horse in a nod to the recent Olympics. Even with her back stretched over the horse, she still hit every note. Minaj didn't do any cardio or gymnastics during her portion of the song, but she certainly brought the attitude as per usual.

Nick Jonas & Ty Dolla $ign
Even vegetarians had to be digging Nick Jonas' "Bacon" during the VMAs. The smooth crooner took the VMAs' cameras outside of Madison Square Garden and through a tour of midtown NYC diner Tick Tock. Jonas served his "Bacon" to a restaurant full of patrons, including Joe Jonas and DNCE. Outside the diner on 34th & 8th, Ty rapped his verse while lowriders bounced to infinity and beyond. Jonas gets bonus points for the inventiveness of his performance.

Rihanna
Rihanna was given the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the VMAs by Drake. But instead of delivering one lengthy performance of career highlights, Rih split her VMAs performance into four parts, each one focusing on the different sonic palettes in her discography. She was joined by a massive troupe of dancers for her dancehall-centric segment ("Work," "Rude Boy" and "What's My Name"), but the absolute stunner was the final performance, where she donned an elegant old school Hollywood gown to slay "Stay," "Diamonds" and "Love on the Brain." Her vocals, which are sometimes under-appreciated by critics and even fans, were gorgeous and impressive, reminding everyone that beyond the chart-toppers and DGAF behavior, there's an astonishing voice that propelled her to where she is now.

Beyonce
Given that we didn't even know Beyonce was performing until this weekend, we weren't expecting a full 15-minute visual statement from the Lemonade mastermind. But Bey gave us nearly half the visual album, augmenting her songs with visuals different from her 2019 tour. "Pray You Catch Me" was especially affecting. While singing the harrowing, mournful song, her backup dancers dropped to the ground after getting hit with red spotlights, as if being gunned down one by one. "Hold Up" -- featuring a brief breakdown of the 4 track "Countdown" -- was another visually stunning moment, with Beyonce turning a baseball bat on the VMAs camera itself.

The cinematography of Beyonce's performance was unlike anything you see at an awards show, too. Instead of sharp realism, the camera's focus was soft, gauzy and otherwordly, bringing to mind televised disco performances from the '70s or even the original Battlestar Galactica. After "Sorry" and "Don't Hurt Yourself," she closed with -- what else -- "Formation." While VMA medleys have run longer in the past, they never felt this fully realized. Simply put, Beyonce brought capital 'A' Art to the 2019 VMAs.

VMA 2019 Full Show

The 2019 MTV Video Music Awards will be held on August 28, 2019 at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. Adele’s “Hello” is the most nominated video with seven categories. Beyoncé led the nominations with a total of eleven, followed by Adele, who had eight. Rihanna is set to receive the Vanguard Award at the ceremony. Britney Spears is slated to perform at the show, marking her first performance on the VMA stage since her critically panned performance at the 2007 show nine years prior.

List of musical performances in MTV Video Music Awards 2019:
Rihanna
Ariana Grande
Nicki Minaj
Beyoncé
Britney Spears
G-Eazy
The Chainsmokers
Halsey
Future
Nick Jonas
Ty Dolla $ign

Presenters
Pre-show
DJ Khaled – host
Charlamagne Tha God and Lizzo – co-hosts

Main show
Sean “Diddy” Combs
Ansel Elgort
Jimmy Fallon
Fifth Harmony
Kim Kardashian West
Alicia Keys
Tove Lo
Shameik Moore
Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian and Aly Raisman
Rita Ora
Michael Phelps
Bebe Rexha
Jaden Smith
Kanye West
Keegan-Michael Key & Jordan Peele, Jay Pharoah, Nicole Byer, and DJ Khaled will provide commentary and reports throughout the show. Key & Peele will be in-character as fictional social media influencers.

Watch VMA Online

The MTV VMAs full show is now online, so you can watch it for free. The streaming link has been added to this post.

The 2019 MTV VMAs live stream was messy on Sunday, but you can still watch the online version of the show that everyone was talking about this week.

The basic cable channel has been repeating its Video Music Awards through its MTV channel, as always, just in case you ran into the streaming problems we experienced on Sunday.

At first, it only repeated the full online video on demand through its iOS andAndroid apps, which required downloading the official MTV app and logging in with your a cable provider account.

VMA Red Carpet

The 2019 MTV Video Music Awards are quite possibly the most highly-anticipated show of the year. Our favorite celebrities are nominated for various awards, and Miley Cyrus, 22, is the host of the show. One of the best parts of the epic night is the red carpet, and Taylor Swift, 25,Britney Spears, 33, Kylie Jenner, 18, and more stars are shutting it down. Be sure you see all the amazing photos now!
So many stars, so little time! From sensational outfits from the ladies to the guys making us swoon, there are so many eye-catching red carpet moments. Let’s start from the beginning.Austin & Ally’s Laura Marano, Brandi Cyrus and Kelly Osbourne were among the first to arrive. All three ladies looked incredible!

VMA Predictions 2019

With labels rushing to hit the 2019 awards' Sept. 30 eligibility cutoff, we make some predictions on the nominations, set to be announced in December.

American fashion designer Jeremy Scott redesigned this year’s "moonman", being this the second time the statue has been transformed. Taylor Swift won Video of the Year for "Bad Blood", and presented the Video Vanguard Award to Kanye West. West ended his acceptance speech announcing he will run for president in 2020. Miley Cyrus, this year's host, closed the show by performing along with RuPaul's drag queens.

 

VMA

VMA 2019. When Miley Cyrus takes the stage to host the season premiere of Saturday Night Live tonight (Oct. 3), you'll be looking at a pro -- not only as a singer, but an actress as well.

She first rose to prominence on the goofy Disney sitcom Hannah Montana, but since then, she's made more than a few appearances on Saturday Night Live -- in a particular honor, she was one of just a few music guests who participated in theSaturday Night Live 40th anniversary special in February.

Miley Cyrus Hasn't Decided Whether She Wants to Wear Clothes on the 'SNL' Season Premiere: Watch

The premiere of the show will likely be dominated by politics -- Hillary Clinton is rumored to be appearing -- and Cyrus may find herself making a political statement, as she is wont to do. In addition, on the music front, she's got her new album Miley Cyrus and her Dead Petz, as well as her new movie single fromFreehold, "Hands of Love."

Check out just a few of her best moments on the show from previous appearances. What do you hope to see Cyrus do Saturday night?

VMA Streaming

The 33rd MTV Video Music Awards 2019 will be held on Sunday  at 9pm ET and fans can expect the unexpected as the event will be hosted by pop singer Miley Cyrus. The network is offering the All Access Live Stream option for fans to watch the show online from their computers and mobile phones.

The streaming will allow fans to see un-aired audience shots and backstage footage for the 2019 edition of the show. Click here to watch the show live stream online.

VMA 2019 Time

MTV has a free live stream available called “All Access”, which allows the viewer to watch the show live online, but to also see bonus performances. Click here to check it out. According to MTV, viewers will get to see un-aired audience shots, backstage coverage, and bonus performances on an exclusive camera stream. Go to allaccess.mtv.com during the show to watch an extended set from certain performers. MTV’s multiple-camera stream online begins on Sunday at 6:00 p.m. ET.

The pre-show begins at 8:00 p.m. ET and the actual live show starts at 9:00 p.m. ET.