THE full list of nominees for the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards has been released, with Nigerian female artist, Tems picking up a nomination. The event is scheduled to take place on August 29, 2022.
Tems’ nomination is from one of the songs on Future's 9th solo studio album 'I Never Liked You' featuring Drake which samples vocals from Tems' 'Higher'.
The track titled Wait For U' debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 giving Tems her third Billboard Hot 100 entry.
Below is the Full nomination list for 2022 VMAs and Categories;
Video of the Year
Doja Cat – 'Woman'
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug - 'Way 2 Sexy'
Ed Sheeran – 'Shivers'
Harry Styles – 'As It Was'
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – 'INDUSTRY BABY'
Olivia Rodrigo – 'brutal'
Taylor Swift – 'All Too Well' (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)
Artist of the Year
Bad Bunny
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
Jack Harlow
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Song of the Year
Adele – 'Easy On Me
Billie Eilish – 'Happier Than Ever
Doja Cat – 'Woman' – Kemosabe Records
Elton John & Dua Lipa – 'Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)'
Lizzo – 'About Damn Time
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – 'STAY'
Best New Artist
Baby Keem
Dove Cameron
GAYLE
Latto
Måneskin
SEVENTEEN
Best Collaboration
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – 'Way 2 Sexy'
Elton John & Dua Lipa – 'Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)'
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – 'INDUSTRY BABY'
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – 'Sweetest Pie'
Post Malone & The Weeknd – 'One Right Now
ROSALÍA ft. The Weeknd – 'LA FAMA'
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – 'STAY'
Push Performance of the Year
September 2021: Griff – 'One Night'
October 2021: Remi Wolf – 'Sexy Villain'
November 2021: Nessa Barrett – “I hope ur miserable until ur dead”
December 2021: SEVENTEEN – 'Rock With You' – PLEDIS Entertainment
January 2021: Mae Muller – 'Better Days'
February 2022: GAYLE – 'abcdefu
March 2022: Sheneesa – 'R U That'
April 2022: Omar Apollo – 'Tamagotchi'
May 2022: Wet Leg – 'Chaise Longue'
June 2022: Muni Long – 'Baby Boo'
July 2022: Doechii – 'Persuasive'
Best Pop
Billie Eilish – 'Happier Than Ever
Doja Cat – 'Woman'
Ed Sheeran – 'Shivers'
Harry Styles – 'As It Was'
Lizzo – 'About Damn Time
Olivia Rodrigo – 'traitor'
Best Hip-Hop
Eminem & Snoop Dogg – 'From The D 2 The LBC
Future ft. Drake, Tems – 'WAIT FOR U'
Kendrick Lamar – 'N95'
Latto – 'Big Energy'
Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby – 'Do We Have A Problem?'
Pusha T – 'Diet Coke'
Best Rock
Foo Fighters – 'Love Dies Young'
Jack White – 'Taking Me Back
Muse – 'Won’t Stand Down'
Red Hot Chili Peppers – 'Black Summer
Shinedown – 'Planet Zero'
Three Days Grace – 'So-Called Life
Best Alternative
Avril Lavigne ft. Blackbear - 'Love It When You Hate Me'
Imagine Dragons x JID – 'Enemy'
Machine Gun Kelly ft. WILLOW – 'emo girl'
Måneskin – 'I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE'
Panic! At The Disco – 'Viva Las Vengeance'
Twenty-One Pilots – 'Saturday'
WILLOW, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker – 'G R O W'
Best Latin
Anitta – 'Envolver'
Bad Bunny – 'Tití Me Preguntó'
Becky G X KAROL G – 'MAMIII'
Daddy Yankee – 'REMIX'
Farruko – 'Pepas'
J Balvin & Skrillex – 'In Da Getto'
Best R&B
Alicia Keys – 'City of Gods (Part II)'
Chlöe – 'Have Mercy'
H.E.R. – 'For Anyone
Normani ft. Cardi B – 'Wild Side
Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B – 'No Love (Extended Version)'
The Weeknd – 'Out Of Time
Best K-Pop
BTS – 'Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)'
ITZY – 'LOCO'
LISA – 'LALISA'
SEVENTEEN – 'HOT'
Stray Kids – 'MANIAC'
TWICE – 'The Feels'
Video for Good
Kendrick Lamar – 'The Heart Part 5'
Latto – 'Pussy'
Lizzo – 'About Damn Time
Rina Sawayama – 'This Hell'
Stromae –'Fils de joie'
Best Metaverse Performance
BLACKPINK The Virtual | PUBG
BTS | Minecraft
Charli XCX | Roblox
Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience
Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite
Twenty-One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox
Best Longform Video
Billie Eilish – 'Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles'
Foo Fighters – 'Studio 666'
Kacey Musgraves – 'star-crossed'
Madonna – 'Madame X'
Olivia Rodrigo – 'driving home 2 u'
Taylor Swift – 'All Too Well' (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)
Best Cinematography
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – “family ties”
Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran – “Bam Bam”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Kendrick Lamar – “N95”
Normani ft. Cardi B
Taylor Swift – 'All Too Well' (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)
Best Direction
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – 'family ties'
Billie Eilish – 'Happier Than Ever
Ed Sheeran – 'Shivers'
Harry Styles – 'As It Was'
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – 'INDUSTRY BABY'
Taylor Swift – 'All Too Well' (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)
Best Art Direction
Adele – 'Oh My God
Doja Cat – 'Get Into It (Yuh)'
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug – 'Way 2 Sexy'
Kacey Musgraves – 'simple times'
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – 'INDUSTRY BABY'
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa – 'Sweetest Pie'
Best Visual Effects
Billie Eilish – 'Happier Than Ever
Coldplay X BTS – 'My Universe'
Kendrick Lamar – 'The Heart Part 5'
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – “'INDUSTRY BABY'
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – 'Sweetest Pie'
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – 'STAY'
Best Choreography
BTS – 'Permission to Dance'
Doja Cat – 'Woman'
FKA twigs ft. The Weeknd – 'Tears In The Club'
Harry Styles – 'As It Was'
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – 'INDUSTRY BABY'
Normani ft. Cardi B – 'Wild Side
Best Editing
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – 'family ties'
Doja Cat – 'Get Into It (Yuh)'
Olivia Rodrigo – 'brutal'
ROSALÍA – 'SAOKO'
Taylor Swift – 'All Too Well' (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)
The Weeknd – 'Take My Breath
