comunicat de presa: MTV a anunțat nominalizările pentru ediția din 2021 a celebrei gale Video Music Awards. Anul acesta, printre nominalizați se numără artiști al căror impact cultural și activitate din ultimul an au transformat industria muzicală și au dat naștere unor conversații globale. Justin Bieber (7 nominalizări) conduce lista de nominalizați din acest an, urmat îndeaproape de Megan Thee Stallion (6 nominalizări) alături de Billie Eilish, BTS, https://pixabay.com/photos/soft-cake-banana-bread-lilacs-cake-5195326/ Cat, Drake, Giveon, Lil Nas X și Olivia Rodrigo (câte 5 nominalizări fiecare), nominalizată pentru prima dată la VMAs. Nominalizările pentru categoria “Video of the Year” pot fi urmărite aici.
Show-ul VMA revine la New York și va fi transmis LIVE din Barclays Center duminică, 12 septembrie, în peste 180 de țări, ajungând în peste 400 de milioane de case. Emisiunea va fi difuzată simultan pe CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TV Land, VH1 și The CW Network, punând emisiunea la dispoziția unui public extins pentru al doilea an consecutiv.
Fanii își pot vota artiștii favoriți din 14 categorii, printre care “Video of the Year,” “Artist of the Year,” “Best Collaboration” și multe altele online, pe vma.mtv.com până vineri, 3 septembrie, 2021. Voturile pentru categoria “Best New Artist”, prezentat de Facebook, vor putea fi înregistrate până duminică, 12 septembrie 2021. Nominalizările pentru categoriile “Best Group” și “Song of Summer”vor fi anunțate ulterior.
Personalități precum Marlene Marmolejos (@motionmami), Aja Walton (@ajackdannie) și Fred Sands IV (@IVormerlyknownas) au anunțat nominalizările pentru categorii precum “Video of the Year,” “Song of the Year” și “Artist of the Year” prin diverse modalități creative, de la artă digitală la pictură pe unghii.
LISTA COMPLETĂ A NOMINALIZĂRILOR VMAs 2021:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP” – Atlantic Records
DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “POPSTAR” (Starring Justin Bieber) – OVO / We The Best / Epic Records
Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Me More” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Atlantic Records
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” – Columbia Records
The Weeknd – “Save Your Tears” – XO / Republic Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande – Republic Records
Doja Cat – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Justin Bieber – Def Jam
Megan Thee Stallion – 300 Entertainment
Olivia Rodrigo – Geffen Records
Taylor Swift – Republic Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
24kGoldn ft. iann dior – “Mood” – RECORDS LLC / Columbia Records
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave The Door Open” – Aftermath Entertainment / Atlantic Records
BTS – “Dynamite” – BIGHIT MUSIC
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP” – Atlantic Records
Dua Lipa – “Levitating” – Warner Records
Olivia Rodrigo – “drivers license” – Geffen Records
BEST NEW ARTIST, Presented by Facebook
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?" – Columbia Records
October 2020: Ashnikko – "Daisy" – Warner Records
November 2020: SAINt JHN – "Gorgeous" – Godd Complexx / HITCO
December 2020: 24kGoldn – "Coco" – RECORDS LLC / Columbia Records
January 2021: JC Stewart – "Break My Heart" – Elektra Music Group
February 2021: Latto – "Sex Lies" – RCA Records
March 2021: Madison Beer – "Selfish" – Epic Records / Sing It Loud
April 2021: The Kid LAROI – "WITHOUT YOU" – Columbia Records
May 2021: Olivia Rodrigo – "drivers license" – Geffen Records
June 2021: girl in red "Serotonin" – world in red / AWAL
July 2021: Fousheé – "my slime" – RCA Records
August 2021: jxdn – “Think About Me” – DTA Records / Elektra Music Group
BEST COLLABORATION
24kGoldn ft. iann dior – “Mood” – RECORDS LLC / Columbia Records
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP” – Atlantic Records
Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Me More” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Drake ft. Lil Durk – “Laugh Now Cry Later” – OVO / Republic Records
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches” – Def Jam
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa – “Prisoner” – RCA Records
BEST POP
Ariana Grande – “positions” – Republic Records
Billie Eilish – “Therefore I Am” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
BTS – “Butter” – BIGHIT MUSIC
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Columbia Records
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches” – Def Jam
Olivia Rodrigo – “good 4 u” – Geffen Records
Shawn Mendes – “Wonder” – Island Records
Taylor Swift – “willow” – Republic Records
BEST HIP-HOP
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP” – Atlantic Records
Drake ft. Lil Durk – “Laugh Now Cry Later” – OVO / Republic Records
Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “On Me (remix)” – Quality Control / Motown
Moneybagg Yo – “Said Sum” – N-Less Entertainment / Interscope Records
Polo G – “RAPSTAR” – Columbia Records
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. – “FRANCHISE” – Cactus Jack / Epic Records
BEST ROCK
Evanescence – “Use My Voice” – BMG
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Roswell Records / RCA Records
John Mayer – “Last Train Home” – Columbia Records
The Killers – “My Own Soul's Warning” – Island
Kings Of Leon – “The Bandit” – RCA Records
Lenny Kravitz – “Raise Vibration” – Roxie Records / BMG
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Bleachers – “Stop Making This Hurt” – RCA Records
Glass Animals – “Heat Waves” – Republic Records
Imagine Dragons – “Follow You” – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records
Machine Gun Kelly ft. blackbear – “my ex’s best friend” – Bad Boy / Interscope Records
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” – MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation
BEST LATIN
Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez – “Dákiti” – The Orchard
Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA – “Lo Vas A Olvidar” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Black Eyed Peas and Shakira – “GIRL LIKE ME” – Epic Records
J. Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy – “UN DIA (ONE DAY)” – Universal Music Latino / NEON16
Karol G – “Bichota” – Universal Music Latino
Maluma – “Hawái” – Sony Music US Latin
BEST R&B
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – “BROWN SKIN GIRL” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave The Door Open” – Aftermath Entertainment / Atlantic Records
Chris Brown and Young Thug – “Go Crazy” – Chris Brown Entertainment/RCA Records
Giveon – “HEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARY” – Epic Records / Not So Fast
H.E.R. ft. Chris Brown – “Come Through” - MBK Entertainment / RCA Records
SZA – “Good Days” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
BEST K-POP
(G)I-DLE – “DUMDi DUMDi” – Republic Records
BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez – “Ice Cream” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
BTS – “Butter” – BIGHIT MUSIC Monsta X – “Gambler” – Starship Entertainment
SEVENTEEN – “Ready to love” – Pledis Entertainment
TWICE – “Alcohol-Free” – JYP Entertainment Company
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Billie Eilish – “Your Power” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Demi Lovato – “Dancing With The Devil” – Island
H.E.R. – “Fight For You” – MBK Entertainment / RCA Records
Kane Brown – “Worldwide Beautiful” – Sony Music Nashville / RCA Records
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” – Columbia Records
Pharrell Williams ft. JAY-Z – “Entrepreneur” – Columbia Records
BEST DIRECTION
Billie Eilish – “Your Power” – Darkroom / Interscope Records – Directed by: Billie Eilish
DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “POPSTAR (Starring Justin Bieber)” – OVO / We The Best / Epic Records – Directed by: Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” – Columbia Records – Directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino
Taylor Swift – “willow” – Republic Records – Directed by: Taylor Swift
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A – “Franchise” – Cactus Jack / Epic Records – Directed by: Travis Scott
Tyler, The Creator – “LUMBERJACK” – Columbia Records – Directed by: Wolf Haley
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – “BROWN SKIN GIRL” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records – Cinematography by: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, MOHAMMAED ATTA AHMED, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant
Billie Eilish – “Therefore I Am” – Darkroom / Interscope Records – Cinematography by: Rob Witt
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Roswell Records / RCA Records – Cinematography by: Santiago Gonzalez
Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper – “Holy” – RBMG/Def Jam – Cinematography by: Elias Talbot
Lady Gaga – “911” – Interscope Records – Cinematography by: Jeff Cronenweth
Lorde – “Solar Power” – LAVA/Republic Records – Cinematography by: Andrew Stroud
BEST ART DIRECTION
Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer – “ALREADY” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records – Art Direction by: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Atlantic Records – Art Direction by: Alison Dominitz
Lady Gaga – “911” – Interscope Records – Art Direction by: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” – Columbia Records – Art Direction by: John Richoux
Saweetie ft. Doja Cat – “Best Friend” – Warner Records – Art Direction by: Art Haynes
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Bella Poarch – “Build A Bitch” – Warner Records – Visual Effects by: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova
Coldplay – “Higher Power” – Atlantic Records – Visual Effects by: Mathematic
Doja Cat & The Weeknd – “You Right” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records – 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” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by: Ronan Fourreau
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” – Columbia Records – Visual Effects by: Mathematic
P!NK – “All I Know So Far” – RCA Records – Visual Effects by: Dave Meyers, Freenjoy Inc
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Ariana Grande – “34+35” – Republic Records – Choreography by: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson
BTS – “Butter” – BIGHIT MUSIC – Choreography by: SON SUNG DEUK With BHM PERFORMANCE DIRECTING TEAM
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Atlantic Records – Choreography by: Natricia Bernard
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Roswell Records / RCA Records – Choreography by: Nina McNeely
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Columbia Records – Choreography by: Paul Roberts
Marshmello & Halsey – “Be Kind” – Astralwerks / Capitol Records – Choreography by: Dani Vitale
BEST EDITING
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave The Door Open” – Aftermath Entertainment/Atlantic Records – Editing by: Troy Charbonnet
BTS – “Butter” – BIGHIT MUSIC – Editing by: Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens
Drake – “What's Next” – OVO/Republic Records – Editing by: Noah Kendal
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Columbia Records – Editing by: Claudia Wass
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches” – Def Jam – Editing by: Mark Mayr, Vinnie Hobbs
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa – “Prisoner” – RCA Records
LISTA NOMINALIZĂRILOR PER ARTIST:
Justin Bieber – 7 Nominalizări
Video of the Year: “POPSTAR” (Starring Justin Bieber)
Artist of the Year
Best Pop: “Peaches”
Best Collaboration: “Peaches”
Best Direction: “POPSTAR” (Starring Justin Bieber)
Best Cinematography: “Holy”
Best Editing: “Peaches”
Megan Thee Stallion – 6 Nominalizări
Video of the Year: “WAP”
Artist of the Year
Song of the Year: “WAP”
Best Collaboration: “WAP”
Best Hip-Hop: “WAP”
Best Hip-Hop: “On Me (The Remix)”
Billie Eilish – 5 Nominalizări
Best Pop: “Therefore I Am”
Best Latin: “Lo Vas A Olvidar”
Video For Good: “Your Power”
Best Direction: “Your Power”
Best Cinematography: “Therefore I Am”
BTS – 5 Nominalizări
Song of the Year: “Dynamite”
Best Pop: “Butter”
Best K-Pop: “Butter”
Best Choreography: “Butter”
Best Editing: “Butter”
Doja Cat – 5 Nominalizări
Video of the Year: “Kiss Me More”
Artist of the Year
Best Collaboration: “Kiss Me More”
Best Art Direction: “Best Friend”
Best Visual Effects: “Best Friend”
Drake – 5 Nominalizări
Video of the Year – “POPSTAR” (Starring Justin Bieber)
Best Collaboration – “Laugh Now Cry Later”
Best Hip-Hop: “Laugh Now Cry Later”
Best Direction: “POPSTAR (Starring Justin Bieber)”
Best Editing: “What's Next”
Giveon – 5 Nominalizări
Best New Artist
Best Collaboration: “Peaches”
Best Pop: “Peaches”
Best R&B: “HEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARY”
Best Editing: “Peaches”
Lil Nas X – 5 Nominalizări
Video of the Year: “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
Video For Good: “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
Best Direction: “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
Best Art Direction: “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
Best Visual Effects: “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
Olivia Rodrigo – 5 Nominalizări
Artist of the Year
Song of the Year: “drivers license”
Best New Artist Push
Performance of the Year: “drivers license”
Best Pop: “good 4 u”
24kGoldn – 4 Nominalizări
Song of the Year: “Mood”
Best New Artist: “Mood”
Push Performance of the Year: "Coco"
Best Collaboration: “Mood”
Cardi B – 4 Nominalizări
Video of the Year: “WAP”
Song of the Year: “WAP”
Best Collaboration: “WAP”
Best Hip-Hop: “WAP”
Dua Lipa – 4 Nominalizări
Song of the Year: “Levitating”
Best Collaboration: “Prisoner”
Best Latin: Una Dia
Best Editing: “Prisoner”
Taylor Swift – 4 Nominalizări
Artist of the Year
Best Pop: “willow”
Best Direction: “willow”
Best Art Direction: “willow”
Anderson .Paak – 3 Nominalizări
Song of the Year: “Leave The Door Open”
Best R&B: “Leave The Door Open”
Best Editing: “Leave The Door Open”
Ariana Grande – 3 Nominalizări
Artist of the Year
Best Pop: “positions”
Best Choreography: “34+35”
Beyoncé – 3 Nominalizări
Best R&B: “BROWN SKIN GIRL”
Best Cinematography: “BROWN SKIN GIRL”
Best Art Direction: “ALREADY”
Bruno Mars – 3 Nominalizări
Song of the Year: “Leave The Door Open”
Best R&B: “Leave The Door Open”
Best Editing: “Leave The Door Open”
Ed Sheeran – 3 Nominalizări
Video of the Year: “Bad Habits”
Best Art Direction: “Bad Habits”
Best Choreography: “Bad Habits”
Foo Fighters – 3 Nominalizări
Best Rock: “Shame Shame”
Best Choreography: “Shame Shame”
Best Cinematography: “Shame Shame”
SZA – 3 Nominalizări
Video of the Year: “Kiss Me More”
Best Collaboration: “Kiss Me More”
Best R&B: “Good Days”
MTV colaborează cu 9/11 Day, organizația nonprofit care a inițiat și coordonează National Day of Service and Remembrance din 11 septembrie, pentru o serie de activități care se vor desfășura în preajma galei VMA. Toate acțiunile au drept scop conștientizarea și comemorarea a 20 de ani de la tragedia din 11 septembrie 2001. Mai multe detalii vor fi anunțate în curând.
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