the singers Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande lead this year’s award nominations MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) with nine nominations each, including their joint hit “Rain On Me,” which could win 2020 music video and song of the year.
The 2020 edition of the MTV Video Music Awards, to be held at a gala without an audience on August 30 in New Yorkannounced its nominations on Thursday and added two categories designed specifically for the coronavirus pandemic: Best Music Video From Home and Performance in Quarantine.
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Following Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande were Billie Eilish and The Weekend, with six nominations each, and Taylor Swift, with five nominations, as her acclaimed latest work, “Folklore”, was released after the deadline.
Among Latinos, J Balvin received four nominations, three for Best Latin Video and another for his collaboration with the Black Eyed Peas on “Ritmo (Bad Boys For Life).”
By categories, the candidates for Best Video Clip of the Year are, in addition to “Rain On Me”, “Everything I Wanted” by Billie Eilish; The Weekend’s “Blinding Lights”; Taylor Swift’s “The Man”; “Life Is Good” by Future ft. Drake, and Eminem’s “Godzilla” ft. Juice WRLD.
For their part, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Megan Thee Stallion, Post Malone, Da Baby and The Weeknd will compete to be named Artist of the Year. While Ariana Grande, absent in that section, will have twice the option to win the award for best collaboration for her songs with Justin Bieber, “Stuck with U”, and Lady Gaga, “Rain On Me”.
In the category of Best Latin Video, J Balvin starts as a favorite with three mentions: one for his song “Amarillo” and another two for collaborating with Anuel AA, Daddy Yankee, Ozuna and Karol G in “China”, on the one hand, and on the other. the other with Maluma in “Qué Pena”.
“Tusa” by Karol G and Nicki Mianj, “Yo Perreo Sola” by Bad Bunny, and “Mamacita” by Black Eyed Peas ft. Ozuna & J. Rey Soul complete the section. The Spanish Rosalía, who last year triumphed by winning Best Choreography and Latin Video for “Con Altura”, this year received a nomination in the technical categories for the edition of “A Palé”.
In the technical categories that normally recognize filmmakers, photographers and editors, this year features three pop stars: Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift, directors of their “xanny” and “The Man” videos; and rapper A$AP Rocky, art director of “Babushka Boi”.
Instead, the brother of Billie Eilish and her usual producer, Finneas, debuts as an artist nominated in the category of Best Alternative Genre Video, where he will compete with heavyweights like The 1975 and Lana del Rey.
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Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande lead the nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards