Ieri sono state ufficialmente rilasciate le nomination per i VMAs del 2021. I VMAs, per chi non lo sapesse, sono i Video Music Awards di MTV, e andranno in onda il 12 settembre, fra esattamente un mese, in diretta da New York, con ovviamente tantissime performance degli artisti. Tra le nomination di quest’anno ci sono tanti artisti molto amati, per cui la competizione sarà sicuramente accesa.

Harry Styles, Ed Sheeran, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, solo cinque dei tanti artisti che potrebbero essere i vincitori di quest’anno. Vi ricordiamo che per seguire ci saranno ovviamente i siti streaming, ma andranno in onda su MTV, su NOW e su MTV Music. Quando sapremo qualcosa in più vi aggiorneremo. Intanto, vi lasciamo delle informazioni sui VMAs che potrebbero esservi utili.

Come fare per votare i vostri artisti preferiti? Basta collegarvi al sito ufficiale e votare chi volete. In un giorno potrete votare massimo 20 volte, per cui decidete bene a chi dare il vostro voto. Fatta questa premessa, vediamo chi sono ufficialmente i candidati alla vittoria per i VMAs del 2021. Fateci sapere chi sono i vostri preferiti e per chi farete il tifo quest’anno!

VMAs 2021: chi sono i nominati

Video Of The Year

• Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
• DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “POPSTAR” (Starring Justin Bieber)
• Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Me More”
• Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits”
• Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
• The Weeknd – “Save Your Tears”

Artist Of The Year 

• Ariana Grande
• Doja Cat
• Justin Bieber
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Olivia Rodrigo
• Taylor Swift

Song Of The Year

• 24kGoldn ft. iann dior – “Mood”
• Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave The Door Open”
• BTS – “Dynamite”
• Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
• Dua Lipa – “Levitating”
• Olivia Rodrigo – “drivers license”

Best New Artist, Presented by Facebook

• 24kGoldn
• Giveon
• The Kid LAROI
• Olivia Rodrigo
• Polo G
• Saweetie

PUSH Performance of the Year

• September 2020: Wallows – “Are You Bored Yet?”
• October 2020: Ashnikko – “Daisy”
• November 2020: SAINt JHN – “Gorgeous”
• December 2020: 24kGoldn – “Coco”
• January 2021: JC Stewart – “Break My Heart”
• February 2021: Latto – “Sex Lies”
• March 2021: Madison Beer – “Selfish”
• April 2021: The Kid LAROI – “WITHOUT YOU”
• May 2021: Olivia Rodrigo – “drivers license”
• June 2021: girl in red – “Serotonin”
• July 2021: Fousheé – “my slime”
• August 2021: jxdn – “Think About Me”

Best Collaboration

• 24kGoldn: “Mood” [ft. iann dior]
• Cardi B: “WAP” [ft. Megan Thee Stallion]
• Doja Cat: “Kiss Me More” [ft. SZA]
• Drake: “Laugh Now Cry Later” [ft. Lil Durk]
• Justin Bieber: “Peaches” [ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon]
• Miley Cyrus: “Prisoner” [ft. Dua Lipa]

Best Pop

• Ariana Grande: “positions”
• Billie Eilish: “Therefore I Am”
• BTS: “Butter”
• Harry Styles: “Treat People With Kindness”
• Justin Bieber: “Peaches” [ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon]
• Olivia Rodrigo: “good 4 u” 
• Shawn Mendes: “Wonder”
• Taylor Swift: “willow”

Best Hip-Hop

• Cardi B: “WAP” [ft. Megan Thee Stallion]
• Drake: “Laugh Now Cry Later” [ft. Lil Durk]
• Lil Baby: “On Me (Remix)” [ft. Megan Thee Stallion]
• Moneybagg Yo: “Said Sum”
• Polo G: “RAPSTAR”
• Travis Scott: “FRANCHISE” [ft. Young Thug & M.I.A.]

Best Rock

1. Evanescence: “Use My Voice”
2. Foo Fighters: “Shame Shame”
3. John Mayer: “Last Train Home”
4. The Killers: “My Own Soul’s Warning”
5. Kings of Leon: “The Bandit”
6. Lenny Kravitz: “Raise Vibration”

Best Alternative

• Bleachers: “Stop Making This Hurt”
• Glass Animals: “Heat Waves”
• Imagine Dragons: “Follow You”
• Machine Gun Kelly: “my ex’s best friend” [ft. blackbear]
• twenty one pilots: “Shy Away” 
• WILLOW: “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l” [ft. Travis Barker]

Best Latin

• Bad Bunny / Jhay Cortez: “Dákiti”
• Billie Eilish / Rosalía: “Lo Vas A Olvidar”
• Black Eyed Peas / Shakira: “GIRL LIKE ME”
• J Balvin / Dua Lipa / Bad Bunny / Tainy: “UN DIA (ONE DAY)”
• Karol G: “Bichota”
• Maluma: “Hawái”

Best R&B

• Beyoncé / Blue Ivy / SAINt JHN / WizKid: “BROWN SKIN GIRL”
• Silk Sonic: “Leave the Door Open”
• Chris Brown / Young Thug: “Go Crazy”
• Giveon: “HEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARY”
• H.E.R.: “Come Through” [ft. Chris Brown]
• SZA: “Good Days”

Best K-Pop

• (G)I-DLE: “DUMDi DUMDi”
• BLACKPINK / Selena Gomez: “Ice Cream”
• BTS: “Butter”
• Monsta X: “Gambler”
• SEVENTEEN: “Ready to love”
• TWICE: “Alcohol-Free”

Video for Good

• Billie Eilish: “Your Power”
• Demi Lovato: “Dancing With the Devil”
• H.E.R.: “Fight for You”
• Kane Brown: “Worldwide Beautiful” 
• Lil Nas X: “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
• Pharrell Williams: “Entrepreneur” [ft. JAY-Z]

Best Direction

• Billie Eilish: “Your Power” (dir. Billie Eilish)
• DJ Khaled ft. Drake: “POPSTAR” (dir. Director X)
• Lil Nas X: “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” (dir. Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino)
• Taylor Swift: “willow” (dir. Taylor Swift)
• Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A: “Franchise” (dir. Travis Scott)
• Tyler, the Creator – “LUMBERJACK” (dir. Wolf Haley)

Best Cinematography

• Beyoncé / Blue Ivy / SAINt JHN / WizKid: “BROWN SKIN GIRL” (cinematography: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, MOHAMMAED ATTA AHMED, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant)
• Billie Eilish: “Therefore I Am” (cinematography: Rob Witt)
• Foo Fighters: “Shame Shame” (cinematography: Santiago Gonzalez)
• Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper: “Holy” (cinematography: Elias Talbot)
• Lady Gaga: “911” (cinematography: Jeff Cronenweth)
• Lorde: “Solar Power” (cinematography: Andrew Stroud)

Best Art Direction

• Beyoncé / Shatta Wale / Major Lazer: “ALREADY” (art direction: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos)
• Ed Sheeran: “Bad Habits” (art direction: Alison Dominitz)
• Lady Gaga: “911” (art direction: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus)
• Lil Nas X: “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” (art direction: John Richoux)
• Saweetie ft. Doja Cat: “Best Friend” (art direction: Art Haynes)
• Taylor Swift: “willow” (art direction: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez)

Best Visual Effects

• Bella Poarch: “Build A Bitch” (visual effects: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova)
• Coldplay: “Higher Power” (visual effects: Mathematic)
• Doja Cat & The Weeknd: “You Right” (visual effects: La Pac, Anthony Lestremau, Julien Missaire, Petr Shkolniy, Alexi Bailla, Micha Sher, Antoine Hache, Mikros MPC, Nicolas Huget, Guillaume Ho Tsong Fang, Benjamin Lenfant, Stephane Pivron, MPC Bangalore, Chanakya Chander, Raju Ganesh, David Rouxel)
• Glass Animals: “Tangerine” (visual effects: Ronan Fourreau)
• Lil Nas X: “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” (visual effects: Mathematic)
• P!NK: “All I Know So Far” (visual effects: Dave Meyers, Freenjoy Inc)

Best Choreography

• Ariana Grande: “34+35” (choreography: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson)
• BTS: “Butter” (choreography: SON SUNG DEUK With BHM PERFORMANCE DIRECTING TEAM)
• Ed Sheeran: “Bad Habits” (choreography: Natricia Bernard)
• Foo Fighters: “Shame Shame” (choreography: Nina McNeely)
• Harry Styles: “Treat People With Kindness” (choreography: Paul Roberts)
• Marshmello & Halsey: “Be Kind” (choreography: Dani Vitale) 

Best Editing

• Silk Sonic: “Leave the Door Open” (editing: Troy Charbonnet)
• BTS: “Butter” (editing: Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens)
• Drake: “What’s Next” (editing: Noah Kendal)
• Harry Styles: “Treat People With Kindness” (editing: Claudia Wass)
• Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon: “Peaches” (editing: Mark Mayr, Vinnie Hobbs)
• Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa: “Prisoner” (editing: William Town at Modern Post)

E voi per chi farete il tifo in questi VMAs? Avete dei preferiti o vi piacciono tutti gli artisti?

Giulia

Giulia, 25 anni, laureata in Lettere Classiche, “paladina delle cause perse” e studentessa di Filologia Italiana. Amo scrivere, leggere, guardare serie tv e anime, i gatti e seguire le giuste polemiche.
Instagram: @murderskitty

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