The 2017 edition of MTV Video Music Awards is almost here and today the organizers announced the full list of the nominees.


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Big kudos to Kendrick Lamar for being nominated in eight categories for his “HUMBLE.” visuals. Katy Perry and The Weeknd tied with five nominations each.
SZA, Kodak Black, Young M.A. and Khalid were nominated for Best New Artist.

The network announced that it will combine the Best Female Video and Best Male Video categories into a new classification, Artist of the Year, following the critical acclaim of the 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards’ non-gendered categories.

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The 2017 MTV Video Music Awards air on MTV Sunday, August 27, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Check out the full list of nominees below:

Video of the Year

  • Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
  • Bruno Mars – “24K Magic”
  • Alessia Cara – “Scars to Your Beautiful”
  • DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”
  • The Weeknd – “Reminder”

Artist of the Year

  • Bruno Mars
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Ariana Grande
  • The Weeknd
  • Lorde

Best New Artist

  • Khalid
  • Kodak Black
  • SZA
  • Young M.A
  • Julia Michaels
  • Noah Cyrus

Best Collaboration

  • Charlie Puth featuring Selena Gomez – “We Don’t Talk Anymore”
  • DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”
  • D.R.A.M. featuring Lil Yachty – “Broccoli”
  • The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey – “Closer”
  • Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean – “Feels”
  • Zayn and Taylor Swift – “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)”

Best Pop

  • Shawn Mendes – “Treat You Better”
  • Ed Sheeran – “Shape of You”
  • Harry Styles – “Sign of the Times”
  • Fifth Harmony featuring Gucci Mane – “Down”
  • Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley – “Chained to the Rhythm”
  • Miley Cyrus – “Malibu”

Best Hip Hop

  • Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
  • Big Sean – “Bounce Back”
  • Chance the Rapper – “Same Drugs”
  • D.R.A.M. featuring Lil Yachty – “Broccoli”
  • Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert – “Bad & Boujee”
  • DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne – “I’m the One”

Best Dance

  • Zedd and Alessia Cara – “Stay”
  • Kygo and Selena Gomez – “It Ain’t Me”
  • Calvin Harris – “My Way”
  • Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and Mø – “Cold Water”
  • Afrojack featuring Ty Dolla $ign – “Gone”

Best Rock

  • Coldplay – “A Head Full of Dreams”
  • Fall Out Boy – “Young and Menace”
  • Twenty One Pilots – “Heavydirtysoul”
  • Green Day – “Bang Bang”
  • Foo Fighters – “Run”

Best Fight Against the System

  • Logic featuring Damian Lemar Hudson – “Black SpiderMan”
  • The Hamilton Mixtape – “Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)”
  • Big Sean – “Light”
  • Alessia Cara – “Scars to Your Beautiful”
  • Taboo featuring Shailene Woodley – “Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL”
  • John Legend – “Surefire”

Best Cinematography

  • Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
  • Imagine Dragons – “Thunder”
  • Ed Sheeran – “Castle on the Hill”
  • DJ Shadow featuring Run the Jewels – “Nobody Speak”
  • Halsey – “Now or Never”

Best Direction

  • Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
  • Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley – “Chained to the Rhythm”
  • Bruno Mars – “24K Magic”
  • Alessia Cara – “Scars to Your Beautiful”
  • The Weeknd – “Reminder”

Best Art Direction

  • Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
  • Bruno Mars – “24K Magic”
  • Katy Perry featuring Migos – “Bon Appetit”
  • DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”
  • The Weeknd – “Reminder”

Best Visual Effects

  • Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
  • A Tribe Called Quest – “Dis Generation”
  • KYLE featuring Lil Yachty – “iSpy”
  • Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley – “Chained to the Rhythm”
  • Harry Styles – “Sign of the Times”

Best Choreography

  • Kanye West – “Fade”
  • Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj – “Side to Side”
  • Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
  • Sia – “The Greatest”
  • Fifth Harmony featuring Gucci Mane – “Down”

Best Editing

  • Future – “Mask Off”
  • Young Thug – “Wyclef Jean”
  • Lorde – “Green Light”
  • The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey – “Closer”
  • The Weeknd – “Reminder”