TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Nominasi MTV Video Music Awards 2018 telah diumumkan Senin 16 Juli 2018. Kali ini, untuk pertama kalinya pengumuman menggunakan platform baru, yaitu lewat salah satu fitur Instagram, IGTV (Televisi Instagram). Rapper pendatang baru asal Amerika Serikat Cardi B merajai nominasi di MTV Video Music Awards kali ini. Tak tanggung-tanggung Cardi B menyabet 10 nominasi, disusul The Carters—Beyonce dan Jaz-Z—yang mengantongi delapan nominasi berkat kolaborasinya di lagu APES**T.

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Setelah Cardi B dan pasangan The Carters, Childish Gambuno dan Drake mengikuti dengan perolehan nominasi yang sama, tujuh nominasi. Dalam pengumuman pada malam waktu Amerika Serikat tersebut, lima penghargaan yang diterima oleh Cardi B didapat dari lagunya bersama Bruno Mars, Finesse REMIX.

Pesaing teratas lainnya dengan jumlah nominasi terbanyak adalah Bruno Mars dengan enam nominasi, Ariana Grande dan Camila Cabello masing-masing dengan lima nominasi, dan Ed Sheeran, Khalid serta Young Thug yang masing-masing memperoleh empat nominasi.

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 ini akan siar secara langsung dari Radio City Music Hall pada Seninh, 20 Agustus, jam 9 malam waktu setempat.

Berikut daftar nominasi lengkap MTV Video Music Awards 2018 yang bakal digelar bulan depan.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande – “o Tears Left to Cry
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – Finesse (Remix)
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – Havana
The Carters – APES**T
Childish Gambino – This Is America
Drake – God’s Plan

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande
Bruno Mars
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Drake
Post Malone

SONG OF THE YEAR
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – Finesse (Remix)
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – Havana
Drake – God’s Plan
Dua Lipa – New Rules
Ed Sheeran – Perfect
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage – Rockstar

BEST NEW ARTIST
Bazzi
Cardi B
Chloe x Halle
Hayley Kiyoko
Lil Pump
Lil Uzi Vert

BEST COLLABORATION
Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line – Meant to Be
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – Finesse (Remix)
The Carters – APES**T
Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B – Dinero
Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid – 1-800-273-8255
N.E.R.D & Rihanna – Lemon

PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
JULY 2018 – Chloe x Halle – Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
JUNE 2018 – Sigrid – Island Records
MAY 2018 – Lil Xan – Columbia Records
APRIL 2018 – Hayley Kiyoko – Atlantic Records
MARCH 2018 – Jessie Reyez – Island Records
FEBRUARY 2018 – Tee Grizzley – 300 Entertainment
JANUARY 2018 – Bishop Briggs – Island Records
DECEMBER 2017 – Grace VanderWaal – Syco Music/Columbia Records
NOVEMBER 2017 – Why Don’t We – Atlantic Records
OCTOBER 2017 – PRETTYMUCH – Syco Music/Columbia Records
SEPTEMBER 2017 – SZA – TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records
AUGUST 2017 – Kacy Hill – Def Jam Recordings
JULY 2017 – Khalid – RCA Records
JUNE 2017 – Kyle – Atlantic Records
MAY 2017 – Noah Cyrus – Republic Records

BEST POP
Ariana Grande – No Tears Left to Cry
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – Havana
Demi Lovato – Sorry Not Sorry
Ed Sheeran – Perfect
P!nk – What About Us
Shawn Mendes – In My Blood

BEST HIP HOP
Cardi B ft. 21 Savage – Bartier Cardi
The Carters – APES**T
Drake – God’s Plan
J. Cole – ATM
Migos ft. Drake – Walk It Talk It
Nicki Minaj – Chun-Li

BEST LATIN
Daddy Yankee – Dura
J Balvin, Willy William – Mi Gente
Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B – Dinero
Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato – Échame La Culpa
Maluma – Felices los 4
Shakira ft. Maluma – Chantaje

BEST DANCE
Avicii ft. Rita Ora – Lonely Together
Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – One Kiss
The Chainsmokers – Everybody Hates Me
David Guetta & Sia – Flames
Marshmello ft. Khalid – Silence
Zedd & Liam Payne – Get Low (Street Video)

BEST ROCK
Fall Out Boy – Champion
Foo Fighters – The Sky Is A Neighborhood
Imagine Dragons – Whatever It Takes
Linkin Park – One More Light
Panic! At The Disco – Say Amen (Saturday Night)
Thirty Seconds to Mars – Walk On Water

VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE
Childish Gambino – This Is America
Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges – Liberated
Drake – God’s Plan
Janelle Monáe – PYNK
Jessie Reyez – Gatekeeper
Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid – 1-800-273-8255

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Alessia Cara – Growing Pains – Def Jam Recordings – Cinematography by Pau Castejón
Ariana Grande – No Tears Left to Cry – Republic Records – Cinematography by Scott Cunningham
The Carters – APES**T – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment – Cinematography by Benoit Debie
Childish Gambino – This Is America – mcDJ / RCA Records – Cinematography by Larkin Seiple
Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran – River – Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records – Cinematography by Frank Mobilio & Patrick Meller
Shawn Mendes – In My Blood – Island Records – Cinematography by Jonathan Sela

BEST DIRECTION
The Carters – APES**T – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment – Directed by Ricky Saix
Childish Gambino – This Is America – mcDJ / RCA Records – Directed by Hiro Murai
Drake – God’s Plan – YMCMB/Cash Money/Republic Records – Directed by Karena Evans
Ed Sheeran – Perfect – Atlantic Records – Directed by Jason Koenig
Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton – Say Something – RCA Records – Directed by Arturo Perez Jr.
Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood” – Island Records – Directed by Jay Martin

BEST ART DIRECTION
The Carters – “APES**T” – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment – Art Direction by Jan Houlevigue
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records – Art Direction by Jason Kisvarday
J. Cole – “ATM” – Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope Records – Art Direction by Miles Mullin
Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel” – Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records – Art Direction by Pepper Nguyen
SZA – “The Weekend” – TDE/RCA Records – Art Direction by SZA and Solange
Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do” – Big Machine Records – Art Direction by Brett Hess

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Vidal and Loris Paillier for Buf
Avicii ft. Rita Ora – “Lonely Together” – Geffen Records – Visual Effects by KPP
Eminem ft. Beyoncé – “Walk On Water” – Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records – Visual Effects Supervisor Rich Lee for Drive Studios
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “All The Stars” – TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Loris Paillier for BUF Paris
Maroon 5 – “Wait” – 222/Interscope Records – Visual Effects by TIMBER
Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do” – Big Machine Records – Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic Records – Choreography by Phil Tayag & Bruno Mars
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana” – Syco Music/Epic Records – Choreography by Calvit Hodge and Sara Bivens
The Carters – “APES**T” – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment – Choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Jaquel Knight
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records – Choreography by Sherrie Silver
Dua Lipa – “IDGAF” – Warner Bros. Records – Choreography by Marion Motin
Justin Timberlake – “Filthy” – RCA Records – Choreography by Marty Kudelka, AJ Harpold, Tracy Phillips, and Ivan Koumaev

BEST EDITING
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” – Atlantic Records – Editing by Jacquelyn London
The Carters – “APES**T” – Roc Nation/Parkwood Entertainment – Taylor Ward and Sam Ostrove
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – mcDJ / RCA Records – Editing by Ernie Gilbert
Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel” – Bad Boy Records/Atlantic Records – Editing by Deji Laray
N.E.R.D & Rihanna – “Lemon” – i am OTHER/Columbia Records – Editing by Taylor Ward
Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do” – Big Machine Records – Editing by Chancler Haynes for Cosmo

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