MTV baru saja mengumumkan nominasi ajang penghargaan music tahun ini, Kamis (12/8/2021). Beberapa musisi berhasil masuk lima nominasi, seperti Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, dan Lil Nas X, Ariane Grande, Justin Bieber, Megan Thee Stallion .
Bahkan, Justin Bieber berhasil menguasai daftar nominasi MTV Video Music Awards 2021 dengan 7 kategori, di antaranya kategori Video of the year, Artist of the Year, dan Best Pop. Kemudian ada Megan Thee Stallion dengan enam nominasi lewat lagu hitsnya 'WAP', termasuk Video of the Year dan Artist of the Year.
Dimana, MTV Video Music Awards 2021 akan diselenggarakan di Barclays Center, Brooklyn, pada 12 September mendatang. Acara ini akan menjadi ajang penghargaan pertama yang akan dihadiri langsung oleh penggemar sejak kota itu ditutup akibat pandemi.
Berikut daftar lengkap nominasi MTV Video Music Awards 2021.
1. 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
2. Artist of the Year
Ariana Grande
Doja Cat
Justin Bieber
Megan Thee Stallion
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
3. 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
4. Best New Artist
24kGoldn
Giveon
The Kid Laroi
Olivia Rodrigo
Polo G
Saweetie
5. Push Performance of the Year
Wallows - Are You Bored Yet?
Ashnikko - Daisy
Saint Jhn - Gorgeous
24kGoldn - Coco
JC Stewart - Break My Heart
Latto - Sex Lies
Madison Beer - Selfish
The Kid Laroi - Without You
Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License
Girl in Red - Serotonin
Fousheé - My Slime
Jxdn - Think About Me
6. Best Collaboration
24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior - Mood
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion - WAP
Doja Cat ft. SZA - Kiss Me More
Drake ft. Lil Durk - Laugh Now Cry Later
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon - Peaches
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa - Prisoner
7. Best Pop
Ariana Grande - Positions
Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am
BTS - Butter
Harry Styles - Treat People With Kindness
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon - Peaches
Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U
Shawn Mendes - Wonder
Taylor Swift - Willow
8. Best Hip-Hop
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion - WAP
Drake ft. Lil Durk - Laugh Now Cry Later
Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion - On Me (remix)
Moneybagg Yo - Said Sum
Polo G - Rapstar
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. - Franchise
9. Best Rock
Evanescence - Use My Voice
Foo Fighters - Shame Shame
John Mayer - Last Train Home
The Killers - My Own Soul's Warning
Kings Of Leon - The Bandit
Lenny Kravitz - Raise Vibration
10. Best Alternative
Bleachers - Stop Making This Hurt
Glass Animals - Heat Waves
Imagine Dragons - Follow You
Machine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear - My Ex's Best Friend
Twenty One Pilots - Shy Away
Willow ft. Travis Barker - Transparent Soul
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11. Best Latin
Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez - Dákiti
Billie Eilish & Rosalía - Lo Vas A Olvidar
Black Eyed Peas and Shakira - Girl Like Me
Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy - Un Die (One Day)
Karol G - Bichota
Maluma - Hawái
12. Best R&B
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, Saint Jhn, WizKid - Brown Skin Girl
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic - Leave the Door Open
Chris Brown and Young Thug - Go Crazy
Giveon - Heartbreak Anniversary
H.E.R. ft. Chris Brown - Come Through
SZA - Good Days
13. Best K-pop
(G)I-DLE - Dumdi Dumdi
Blackpink and Selena Gomez - Ice Cream
BTS - Butter
Monsta X - Gambler
Seventeen - Ready to love
Twice - Alcohol-Free
14. 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 ft. Jay-Z - Entrepreneur
15.Best Direction
Billie Eilish - Your Power (Sutradara: Billie Eilish)
DJ Khaled ft. Drake - Popstar (Starring Justin Bieber). (Sutradara: Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X)
Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name) (Sutradara: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino)
Taylor Swift - Willow (Sutradara: Taylor Swift)
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A - Franchise (Sutradara: Travis Scott)
Tyler, The Creator - Lumberjack (Sutradara: Wolf Haley)
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16. Best Cinematography
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid - Brown Skin Girl (Sinematografer: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, Mohammaed Atta Ahmed, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant)
Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am(Sinematografer: Rob Witt)
Foo Fighters - Shame Shame (Sinematografer: Santiago Gonzalez)
Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper - Holy (Sinematografer: Elias Talbot)
Lady Gaga - 911 (Sinematografer: Jeff Cronenweth)
Lorde - Solar Power (Sinematografer: Andrew Stroud)
17. Best Art Direction
Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer - Already (Penata artistik: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos)
Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits (Penata artistik: Alison Dominitz)
Lady Gaga - 911 (Penata artistik: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus)
Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name) (Penata artistik: John Richoux)
Saweetie ft. Doja Cat - Best Friend (Penata artistik: Art Haynes)
Taylor Swift - Willow (Penata artistik: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez)
18. Best Visual Effects
Bella Poarch - Build a Bitch (efek visual oleh: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova)
Coldplay - Higher Power (efek visual oleh: Mathematic)
Doja Cat & The Weeknd - ou Right (efek visual oleh: 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" (efek visual oleh: Ronan Fourreau)
Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" (efek visual oleh: Mathematic)
P!nk - All I Know So Far" (efek visual oleh: BUF, VFX
Supervisors: Dominique Vidal & Geoffrey Niquet, VFX Producers: Annabelle Zoellin & Camille Gibrat)
19. Best Choreography
Ariana Grande - 34 35 (Koreografer: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson)
BTS - Butter (Koreografer: Son Sung with BHM Performance Directing Team)
Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits (Koreografer: Natricia Bernard)
Foo Fighters - Shame Shame (Koreografer: Nina McNeely)
Harry Styles - Treat People With Kindness
Marshmello & Halsey - Be Kind (Koreografer: Dani Vitale)
20. Best Editing
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic - Leave the Door Open (Editor: Troy Charbonnet)
BTS - Butter (Editor: Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens)
Drake - What's Next (Editor: Noah Kendal)
Harry Styles - Treat People With Kindness
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon - Peaches
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa - Prisoner
