Justin Bieber leads this year’s list of nominees with seven nominations, followed by Megan Thee Stallion with six nominations. Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Giveon, Lil Nas X, and Olivia Rodrigo, a first time nominee, each earned five nominations.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Lil Nas X — “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Justin Bieber 

SONG OF THE YEAR

Olivia Rodrigo — “drivers license”

BEST NEW ARTIST

Olivia Rodrigo

PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

May 2021: Olivia Rodrigo — “drivers license” 

BEST COLLABORATION

Doja Cat ft. SZA — “Kiss Me More”

GROUP OF THE YEAR

BTS 

BEST POP

Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon — “Peaches”

BEST HIP-HOP

Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. — “FRANCHISE”

BEST ROCK

John Mayer — “Last Train Home”

BEST ALTERNATIVE

Machine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear — “My Ex’s Best Friend”

BEST LATIN

Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA — “Lo Vas A Olvidar”

BEST R&B

Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic — “Leave The Door Open” 

BEST K-POP

BTS — “Butter”

VIDEO FOR GOOD

Billie Eilish — “Your Power”

BEST DIRECTION

Lil Nas X — “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” — Directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino 

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

BEST ART DIRECTION

Saweetie ft. Doja Cat — “Best Friend” — Art Direction by: Art Haynes 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Lil Nas X — “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” — Visual Effects by: Mathematic 

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Harry Styles — “Treat People With Kindness” — Choreography by: Paul Roberts 

BEST EDITING

Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic — “Leave The Door Open” — Editing by: Troy Charbonnet