The nominees for the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards were announced on Tuesday (July 26), with Hip Hop once again dominating proceedings.
Kendrick Lamar, Jack Harlow and Lil Nas X lead all artists with seven nominations each, followed by Doja Cat with six nods. Drake and The Weeknd are both up for five awards, while Cardi B, Future and Baby Keem have four nods.
Other nominees include Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Nicki Minaj, Lil Baby, Pusha T, Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo, JID, Doechii, SZA and Latto.
The 2022 MTV VMAs take place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Sunday, August 28. The awards show will air live on MTV and the CW Network from 8 p.m. ET.
Beginning Tuesday, fans can vote here for their favorite nominees across the 22 categories, including Video of the Year, Artist of the Year and Song of the Year. Voting closes on Friday, August 19.
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Last year’s VMAs saw performances from the likes of Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow, Latto, Busta Rhymes and Doja Cat, the latter of whom also hosted the event.
Lil Nas X won Video of the Year for “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” while Travis Scott, Young Thug and M.I.A. took home Best Hip Hop Video for “Franchise.”
Check out a complete list of the 2022 MTV VMAs nominees below:
Eminem the goat doesn’t even show up to this bs anymore. Hasn’t in years
Oh shut up, Em hasn’t been in the GOAT conversation for years and doesn’t deserve a nom for that song ffs. Em’s last truly great album came out over 20 years ago.
Hate him a little more it won’t take shit from him ?
It took a lot from him. You know that the man behind the curtain is the one who took that nasal twit and turned him into a star. That’s why Dre’s worth 5 times more than the supposed GOAT. The dude can’t rap over anything but a Dre beat cause Dre’s the only one that could have wrapped a beat around that 12-year-old squeal and made it sound anything other than cringe. He raps over anything else and gets tongue tied.
The only song that doesn’t belong on that hip-hop list is the one from Eminem. For once, MTV actually tossed him something that’s so cringe it peaked at 51 on the charts. Even 50 year old dads turned it off like, “OMG son now you’re making weed analogies over a Fat Joe beat.”
Dre is the GOAT. Eminem is his charity.
My boy JID with a nomination. JID next up frfr
What an utter embarrassment to have “From the D to the LBC” (Huh?) on that list of “Best Hip-Hop.” MTV spotted whitey and their last big thing and tossed a nomination there. That song didn’t have a single memorable line and bricked at 51 on the charts. It’s not even in the same league as anything else on the list.
But he white doh!
PS That song is Fat Joe’s “Lean Back” with a heavier thump. It’s a straight rip off of a song that was barely classic in its own time. With the most generic dad lyrics available. Nothing on it could be considered lyricism. It’s dialed in verses with no heart and no message, not even the message, “I’ma kick your —.” But it’s MTV. Last gasps from last gasps.
By the way, how did i lok # the vmas…? From whichever tv u was watchin me from in boston…? The maen strets in boston…? [Real stans wil kbow which song this is]