Saranno due nomi di punta della scena hip-hop, LL Cool J e Nicki Minaj, insieme alla superstar del rap Jack Harlow, i conduttori della cerimonia di premiazione degli MTV Video Music Awards 2022, che andranno in onda in diretta dal Prudential Center di Newark (New Jersey) domenica 28 agosto in più di 170 Paesi in tutto il mondo. In Italia i "VMAs" 2022 saranno trasmessi in diretta nella notte tra il 28 e il 29 agosto a partire dalle 2 su MTV, in streaming su NOW e su MTV Music.
Inoltre, Nicki Minaj si esibirà anche dal vivo per la prima volta dal 2018 e riceverà il prestigioso Video Vanguard Award, mentre la scaletta di quest'anno comprende come ospiti anche Anitta, BlackPink, J Balvin, Jack Harlow, Lizzo, i nostriMåneskin(in lizza per i premi “Best New Artist”, “Best Alternative” e “Group of the Year”), J Balvin, Marshmello x Khalid e Panic! At The Disco.
Sono ben sette le nomination per Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar e Lil Nas X; per Doja Cat e Harry Styles sono sei; seguono subito dopo Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift e The Weeknd con cinque. Questo l’elenco completo:
Video of the Year
Doja Cat: “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records Drake ft. Future, Young Thug: “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO / Republic Ed Sheeran: “Shivers” – Atlantic Records Harry Styles: “As It Was“ – Columbia Records Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow: “Industry Baby” – Columbia Records Olivia Rodrigo: “Brutal” – Geffen Records Taylor Swift: “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records
Artist of the Year
Bad Bunny – Rimas Entertainment Drake – OVO / Republic Ed Sheeran – Atlantic Records Harry Styles – Columbia Records Jack Harlow – Generation Now / Atlantic Records Lil Nas X – Columbia Records Lizzo – Atlantic Records
Song of the Year
Adele: “Easy on Me” – Columbia Records Billie Eilish: “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records Doja Cat: “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records Elton John, Dua Lipa: “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records Lizzo: “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records The Kid Laroi, Justin Bieber: “Stay” – Columbia Records
Best New Artist
Baby Keem – Columbia Records Dove Cameron – Disruptor Records / Columbia Records Gayle – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records Latto – Streamcut / RCA Records Måneskin – Arista Records Seventeen – Pledis Entertainment / Geffen Records
Push Performance of the Year
Griff: “One Night” – Warner Records Remi Wolf: “Sexy Villain” – Island Records Nessa Barrett: “I Hope Ur Miserable Until Ur Dead” – Warner Records Seventeen: “Rock With You” – Pledis Entertainment / Geffen Records Mae Muller: “Better Days” – Capitol Records U.K. Gayle: “abcdefu” Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records Shenseea: “R U That” – Rich Immigrants / Interscope Records Omar Apollo: “Tamagotchi” – Warner Records Wet Leg: “Chaise Longue” – Domino Recording Company Muni Long: “Baby Boo” – Supergiant Records LLC / Def Jam Recording Doechii: “Persuasive” – Top Dog Entertainment / Capitol Records
Best Collaboration
Drake ft. Future, Young Thug: “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO / Republic Elton John, Dua Lipa: “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow: “Industry Baby” – Columbia Records Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa: “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment Post Malone, The Weeknd: “One Right Now” – Mercury Records / Republic Records Rosalía ft. The Weeknd: “La Fama” – Columbia Records The Kid Laroi, Justin Bieber: “Stay” – Columbia Records
Best Pop
Billie Eilish: “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records Doja Cat: “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records Ed Sheeran: “Shivers” – Atlantic Records Harry Styles: “As It Was” – Columbia Records Lizzo: “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records Olivia Rodrigo: “Traitor” – Geffen Records
Best Hip-Hop
Eminem, Snoop Dogg: “From the D 2 the LBC” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records Future ft. Drake, Tems: “Wait for U” – Freebandz / Epic Records Kendrick Lamar: “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records Latto: “Big Energy” – Streamcut / RCA Records Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby: “Do We Have a Problem?” – Young Money / Cash Money / Republic Records Pusha T: “Diet Coke” – G.O.O.D. Music / Def Jam
Best Rock
Foo Fighters: “Love Dies Young” – RCA Records Jack White: “Taking Me Back” – Third Man Records Muse: “Won’t Stand Down” – Warner Records Red Hot Chili Peppers: “Black Summer” – Warner Records Shinedown: “Planet Zero” – Elektra Music Group Three Days Grace: “So Called Life” – RCA Records
Best Alternative
Avril Lavigne ft. Blackbear: “Love It When You Hate Me” – Elektra Music Group / DTA Records Imagine Dragons, JID: “Enemy” – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records Machine Gun Kelly ft. Willow: “Emo Girl” – Bad Boy / Interscope Records Måneskin: “I Wanna Be Your Slave” – Arista Records Panic! at the Disco: “Viva Las Vengeance” – Fueled by Ramen / Elektra Music Group Twenty One Pilots: “Saturday” – Fueled by Ramen / Elektra Music Group Willow, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker: “G R O W” – MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation Records
Best Latin
Anitta: “Envolver” – Warner Records Bad Bunny: “Tití Me Preguntó” – Rimas Entertainment Becky G, Karol G: “Mamiii” – Kemosabe Records / Sony Music Latin / RCA Records Daddy Yankee: “Remix” – Republic Records Farruko: “Pepas” – Sony Music U.S. Latin J Balvin, Skrillex: “In Da Getto” – Sueños Globales, LLC /Universal Music Latino / Asylum Records U.K.
Best R&B
Alicia Keys: “City of Gods (Part II)” – AKW Chlöe: “Have Mercy” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records H.E.R.: “For Anyone” – RCA Records Normani ft. Cardi B: “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records Summer Walker, SZA, Cardi B: “No Love” (Extended Version) – LVRN / Interscope Records The Weeknd: “Out Of Time” – XO / Republic Records
Best K-pop
BTS: “Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” – Bighit Music / Geffen Records Itzy: “Loco” – JYP Entertainment Lisa: “Lalisa” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records Seventeen: “Hot” – Pledis Entertainment / Geffen Records Stray Kids: “Maniac” – JYP Entertainment Twice: “The Feels” – JYP Entertainment
Video for Good
Kendrick Lamar: “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records Latto: “P*ssy” – Streamcut / RCA Records Lizzo: “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records Rina Sawayama: “This Hell” – Dirty Hit Stromae: ”Fils de Joie” – Mosaert Label / The Darkroom / Interscope Records
Best Metaverse Performance
Blackpink the Virtual | PUBG – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records BTS | Minecraft – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records Charli XCX | Roblox – Atlantic Records Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave – Def Jam Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite – Republic Records Twenty 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 Records Foo Fighters: Studio 666 – RCA Records Kacey Musgraves: Star-Crossed – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville Madonna: Madame X - Interscope Records Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U – Geffen Records Taylor Swift: “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records
Best Cinematography
Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar: “Family Ties” – Columbia Records Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran: “Bam Bam” – Epic Records Harry Styles: “As It Was” – Columbia Records Kendrick Lamar: “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records Normani ft. Cardi B: “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records Taylor Swift: “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records
Best Direction
Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar: “Family Ties” – Columbia Records Billie Eilish: “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records Ed Sheeran: “Shivers” – Atlantic Records Harry Styles: “As It Was” – Columbia Records Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow: “Industry Baby” – Columbia Records Taylor Swift: “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records
Best Art Direction
Adele: “Oh My God” – Columbia Records Doja Cat: “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records Drake ft. Future, Young Thug: “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO / Republic Records Kacey Musgraves: “Simple Times” – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow: “Industry Baby” – Columbia Records Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa: “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment
Best Visual Effects
Billie Eilish: “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records Coldplay, BTS: “My Universe” – Atlantic Records Kendrick Lamar: “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow: “Industry Baby” – Columbia Records Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa: “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment The Kid Laroi, Justin Bieber: “Stay” – Columbia Records
Best Choreography
BTS: “Permission to Dance” – Bighit Music / Geffen Records Doja Cat: “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records FKA twigs ft. The Weeknd: “Tears In The Club” – Atlantic Records Harry Styles: “As It Was” – Columbia Records Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow: “Industry Baby” – Columbia Records Normani ft. Cardi B: “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records
Best Editing
Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar: “Family Ties” – Columbia Records Doja Cat: “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records Olivia Rodrigo: “Brutal” – Geffen Records Rosalía: “Saoko” – Columbia Records Taylor Swift: “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records The Weeknd: “Take My Breath” – XO / Republic Records
Group of the Year
Blackpink BTS City Girls Foo Fighters Imagine Dragons Måneskin Red Hot Chili Peppers Silk Sonic
Song of the Summer
Bad Bunny & Chencho Corleone: “Me Porto Bonito” Beyoncé: “Break My Soul” Charlie Puth: “Left And Right (feat. Jung Kook of BTS)” Doja Cat: “Vegas (From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Elvis)” Future ft. Drake, Tems: “Wait For U” Harry Styles: “Late Night Talking” Jack Harlow: “First Class” Kane Brown: “Grand” Latto x Mariah Carey: “Big Energy (Remix) ft. DJ Khaled” Lizzo: “About Damn Time” Marshmello x Khalid: “Numb” Nicki Minaj: “Super Freaky Girl” Nicky Youre, Dazy: “Sunroof” Post Malone with Doja Cat: “I Like You (A Happier Song)” Rosalía: “Bizcochito” Steve Lacy: “Bad Habit”
Album of the Year
Adele: 30 Bad Bunny: Un Verano Sin Ti Billie Eilish: Happier Than Ever Drake: Certified Lover Boy Harry Styles: Harry’s House
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