Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of "Justin Bieber: Seasons," Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
(CNN) — Nominees for the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards were revealed Wednesday.
Justin Bieber leads this year's list of nominees with seven, followed by Megan Thee Stallion with six nods. Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Giveon, Lil Nas X and Olivia Rodrigo, a first time nominee, each earned five nominations.
Voting in the 14 gender-neutral categories is open through Sept. 3. The VMAs will be presented Sept. 12 in New York City,
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
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- 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
- 24kGoldn — RECORDS LLC / Columbia Records
- Giveon — Epic Records / Not So Fast
- The Kid LAROI — Columbia Records
- Olivia Rodrigo — Geffen Records
- Polo G — Columbia Records
- Saweetie — Warner Records
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" — RCA Records
- 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 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"
BEST POP
- Ariana Grande — "positions"
- Billie Eilish — "Therefore I Am"
- BTS — "Butter" — BIGHIT MUSIC
- Harry Styles — "Treat People With Kindness"
- Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon — "Peaches"
- Olivia Rodrigo — "good 4 u"
- Shawn Mendes — "Wonder"
- Taylor Swift — "willow"
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"
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"
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" — Fueled By Ramen
- WILLOW ft. Travis Barker — "t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l"
BEST LATIN
- Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez — "Dákiti"
- Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA — "Lo Vas A Olvidar"
- Black Eyed Peas and 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"
- 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"
BEST K-POP
- (G)I-DLE — "DUMDi DUMDi"
- BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez — "Ice Cream"
- BTS — "Butter" — BIGHIT MUSIC 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 ft. JAY-Z — "Entrepreneur"
BEST DIRECTION
- Billie Eilish — "Your Power" — Directed by: Billie Eilish
- DJ Khaled ft. Drake — "POPSTAR (Starring Justin Bieber)" — Directed by: Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X
- Lil Nas X — "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)" — Directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino
- Taylor Swift — "willow" — Directed by: Taylor Swift
- Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A — "Franchise" — Directed by: Travis Scott
- Tyler, The Creator — "LUMBERJACK" — Directed by: Wolf Haley
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid — "BROWN SKIN GIRL" — Cinematography by: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, MOHAMMAED ATTA AHMED, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant
- Billie Eilish — "Therefore I Am" — Cinematography by: Rob Witt
- Foo Fighters — "Shame Shame" — Cinematography by: Santiago Gonzalez
- Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper — "Holy" — Cinematography by: Elias Talbot
- Lady Gaga — "911" — Cinematography by: Jeff Cronenweth
- Lorde — "Solar Power" — Cinematography by: Andrew Stroud
BEST ART DIRECTION
- Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer — "ALREADY" — Art Direction by: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos
- Ed Sheeran — "Bad Habits" — Art Direction by: Alison Dominitz
- Lady Gaga — "911" — Art Direction by: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus
- Lil Nas X — "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)" — Art Direction by: John Richoux
- Saweetie ft. Doja Cat — "Best Friend" — Art Direction by: Art Haynes
- Taylor Swift — "willow" — Art Direction by: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Bella Poarch — "Build A Bitch" — Visual Effects by: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova
- Coldplay — "Higher Power" — Visual Effects by: Mathematic
- Doja Cat & The Weeknd — "You Right" — Visual Effects by: 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 by: Ronan Fourreau
- Lil Nas X — "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)" — Visual Effects by: Mathematic
- P!NK — "All I Know So Far" — Visual Effects by: Dave Meyers, Freenjoy Inc
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
- Ariana Grande — "34+35" — Choreography by: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson
- BTS — "Butter" —Choreography by: SON SUNG DEUK With BHM PERFORMANCE DIRECTING TEAM
- Ed Sheeran — "Bad Habits" — Choreography by: Natricia Bernard
- Foo Fighters — "Shame Shame" — Choreography by: Nina McNeely
- Harry Styles — "Treat People With Kindness" — Choreography by: Paul Roberts
- Marshmello & Halsey — "Be Kind" — Choreography by: Dani Vitale
BEST EDITING
- Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic — "Leave The Door Open" — Editing by: Troy Charbonnet
- BTS — "Butter" — Editing by: Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens
- Drake — "What's Next" — Editing by: Noah Kendal
- Harry Styles — "Treat People With Kindness" — Editing by: Claudia Wass
- Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon — "Peaches" — Editing by: Mark Mayr, Vinnie Hobbs
- Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa — "Prisoner"
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New music: 5 cool album releases to check out in August
“Solar Power,” Lorde
The New Zealand singer-songwriter has been responsible for some of the best music of the past 10 years, which listeners can find on 2013’s “Pure Heroine” and 2017’s “Melodrama.” Expect the trend to continue with the release of her third studio album, “Solar Power,” on Aug. 20.
Lorde performs during the You Are Us/Aroha Nui Concert at Christchurch Stadium on April 17, 2019, in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images/TNS)
“Release Me 2,” Barbra Streisand
Babs is back with a new compilation of rare and previously unreleased songs. Highlights include a duet with Willie Nelson on “I’d Want It to Be You” and, for sure, the rendition of “Rainbow Connection” with Kermit the Frog. Due out Friday.
FILE - In this June 12, 2016, file photo, Barbra Streisand presents the award for best musical at the Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
“Jesus People,” Danny Gokey
The singer who placed third on “American Idol’s” eighth season in 2009, behind eventual champ Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert, has turned out a steady stream of hits over the years, including “Hope in Front of Me,” “Rise” and “Tell Your Heart to Beat Again.” His latest album, which follows 2019’s popular “Haven’t Seen It Yet,” reaches stores on Aug. 20.
In this Jan. 11, 2017, photo, Danny Gokey poses at his home in Brentwood, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
“Perfect Union,” Kool and the Gang
The all-time great funk-disco-R&B troupe — known for such hits as “Get Down on It,” “Too Hot,” “Ladies Night” and, of course, “Celebration” (the tune that has long served as the Oakland A’s victory anthem at home games) returns with a new album on Aug. 20. The first single from the collection is “Pursuit of Happiness.”
Dennis D.T. Thomas, from left, George Brown, Robert Bell, and Ronald Bell of the musical group Kool & The Gang arrive at the 59th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
“The Body Remembers,” Debbie Gibson
The terrific singer-songwriter, who sold millions of albums and singles in the late ’80s, is back with her 10th studio outing. “The Body Remembers” features a new version of the wonderful ’89 hit “Lost in Your Eyes,” recorded this time around as a duet with New Kids on the Block’s Joey McIntyre. Due out Aug. 20.
Debbie Gibson arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Jojo Rabbit" at the Hollywood American Legion Post 43 on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
