MTV VMA nominees: Taylor Swift, Post Malone lead the pack

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s Taylor Swift’s world, and the MTV Video Music Award nominations are the latest proof.

“The Tortured Poets Department” singer once again tops the VMA noms with 10 — eight for her “Fortnight” music video and nods in the Artist of the Year and Best Pop categories.

Swift is followed by her “Fortnight” collaborator Post Malone, who is nominated along with Swift eight times, and earned his ninth nom for his country hit “I Had Some Help,” featuring Morgan Wallen.

Rounding out the Artist of the Year category nominees, announced Tuesday, are Ariana Grande, Bad Bunny, Eminem, Sabrina Carpenter and SZA.

Swift took home nine VMAs last year, bringing her total to an impressive 23. That places her just behind Beyoncé, who has 28 (two with Destiny’s Child) and just ahead of Madonna, who has 20 awards, and Lady Gaga, who has 19.

  • FILE - Post Malone performs a medley during the 59th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas. Post Malone and Doja Cat, two of pop music’s biggest stars, will headline this year’s Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Central Park on Sept. 28, 2024, as organizers focus on mobilizing young people to help address the world’s pressing problems. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
  • FILE - Ariana Grande appears at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Jan. 26, 2020. More than 250 survivors of the suicide bombing that killed 22 people at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, are taking legal action against Britain's domestic intelligence agency, lawyers said Sunday, April 14, 2024. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
  • FILE - Morgan Wallen performs on the first night of the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival, on Sept. 23, 2022, in Las Vegas. Thousands of country music fans were awaiting the singer when he suddenly canceled his performance Sunday night, April 23, 2023, at Vaught Hemingway Stadium. WTVA-TV reported that video boards inside the Ole Miss football stadium showed a message that said the singer had lost his voice and was unable to perform, adding that people would be refunded their money where they bought their tickets. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
  • FILE - Sabrina Carpenter performs on the second day of the Lollapalooza Music Festival, Aug. 4, 2023, in Chicago. Carpenter's use of a Roman Catholic church in Brooklyn as a backdrop for parts of a music video led to a pastor being stripped of his administrative duties after its release and officials holding a Mass to restore the church's “sanctity.” Carpenter released the video for “Feather” on Oct. 31. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
  • This cover image released by Island/UMG shows "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess" by Chappell Roan. (Island/UMG via AP)

The 2024 MTV VMAs will air live on Sept. 10 at 8 p.m. Eastern.

In other nomination news, Grande, Carpenter and Eminem are tied with six nods each at the 2024 VMAs, while Megan Thee Stallion and SZA have five each. Blackpink’s LISA, Olivia Rodrigo and Teddy Swims follow with four nominations.

This year marks 29 first-time nominees, which include Wallen, Carpenter and Swims, as well as Benson Boone and Tyla — the latter boasting three nominations each.

Also nominated for the first time in 2024 are Chappell Roan, Coco Jones, Gracie Abrams, Jelly Roll, Jessie Murph, LE SSERAFIM, Morgan Wallen, Rauw Alejandro, RAYE, Sexyy Red, Shaboozey, Tyla, Tyler Childers, Victoria Monet and more.

The VMAs will be held at the UBS Arena on New York’s Long Island. Fan voting begins online Tuesday across 15 gender-neutral categories and ends Aug. 30.

Voting in the best new artist category will remain active throughout the show.

© Copyright 2023 Associated Press. All rights reserved

FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS

Read original article here

Denial of responsibility! Secular Times is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials, please contact us by email – seculartimes.com. The content will be deleted within 24 hours.

Leave a Comment