2019 MTV VMAs performers, nominees, predictions and host

Taylor Swift is tied with Ariana Grande for the most nominations at the 2019 MTV VMAs with 10 each. The songstresses are followed by Billie Eilish with nine nods and Lil Nas X with eight. With voting officially open to music fanatics everywhere, the complete list of nominations, per E! News, is as follows:
Video of the Year
21 Savage (featuring J. Cole) — “A Lot“
Billie Eilish — “Bad Guy“
Ariana Grande — “Thank U, Next“
Jonas Brothers — “Sucker“
Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) — “Old Town Road (Remix)“
Taylor Swift — “You Need to Calm Down“
Artist of the Year
Cardi B
Jonas Brothers
Song of the Year
Drake – “In My Feelings“
Ariana Grande — “Thank U, Next“
Jonas Brothers — “Sucker”
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – “Shallow“
Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) — “Old Town Road (Remix)”
Taylor Swift — “You Need to Calm Down”
Best New Artist
Ava Max
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Rosalía
Best Collaboration
BTS (featuring Halsey) – “Boy with Luv“
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – “Shallow”
Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) — “Old Town Road (Remix)”
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello – “Señorita“
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber – “I Don’t Care“
Taylor Swift (featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco) – “Me!“
Push Artist of the Year
Bazzi
CNCO
Billie Eilish
H.E.R.
Lauv
Lizzo
Best Pop Video
5 Seconds of Summer – “Easier“
Cardi B and Bruno Mars – “Please Me“
Billie Eilish — “Bad Guy”
Ariana Grande — “Thank U, Next”
Jonas Brothers — “Sucker”
Khalid — “Talk“
Taylor Swift — “You Need to Calm Down”
Best Hip Hop Video
2 Chainz (featuring Ariana Grande) – “Rule the World“
21 Savage (featuring J. Cole) — “A Lot”
Cardi B — “Money“
DJ Khaled (featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend) — “Higher“
Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) — “Old Town Road (Remix)”
Travis Scott (featuring Drake) — “Sicko Mode“
Best R&B Video
Childish Gambino — “Feels Like Summer“
H.E.R. (featuring Bryson Tiller) – “Could’ve Been“
Alicia Keys – “Raise a Man“
Ella Mai – “Trip“
Normani (featuring 6lack) – “Waves“
Anderson .Paak (featuring Smokey Robinson) — “Make It Better“
Best K-Pop Video
Blackpink – “Kill This Love“
BTS (featuring Halsey) – “Boy with Luv”
Exo – “Tempo“
Monsta X (featuring French Montana) – “Who Do You Love?“
NCT 127 – “Regular“
TXT – “Cat & Dog“
Best Latin Video
Anuel AA and Karol G – “Secreto“
Bad Bunny (featuring Drake) – “Mia“
Benny Blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez and J Balvin – “I Can’t Get Enough“
Daddy Yankee (featuring Snow) – “Con Calma“
Maluma – “Mala Mía“
Rosalía and J Balvin (featuring El Guincho) – “Con Altura“
Best Dance Video
The Chainsmokers (featuring Bebe Rexha) – “Call You Mine“‘
Clean Bandit (featuring Demi Lovato) – “Solo“
DJ Snake (featuring Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B) – “Taki Taki“
David Guetta, Bebe Rexha and J Balvin – “Say My Name“
Marshmello and Bastille – “Happier“
Silk City and Dua Lipa – “Electricity“
Best Rock Video
The 1975 — “Love It If We Made It“
Fall Out Boy — “Bishops Knife Trick“
Imagine Dragons — “Natural“
Lenny Kravitz — “Low“
Panic! At The Disco — “High Hopes“
Twenty One Pilots — “My Blood“
Video for Good
Jamie N Commons and Skylar Grey (featuring Gallant) – “Runaway Train“
Halsey – “Nightmare“
The Killers – “Land of the Free“
John Legend – “Preach“
Lil Dicky – “Earth“
Taylor Swift — “You Need to Calm Down”
Best Direction
Billie Eilish — “Bad Guy” (Director: Dave Meyers)
FKA Twigs – “Cellophane” (Director: Andrew Thomas Huang)
Ariana Grande — “Thank U, Next” (Director: Hannah Lux Davis)
Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) — “Old Town Road (Remix)” (Director: Calmatic)
LSD – “No New Friends” (Director: Dano Cerny)
Taylor Swift — “You Need to Calm Down” (Director: Taylor Swift and Drew Kirsch)
Best Visual Effects
DJ Khaled (featuring SZA) – “Just Us” (Visual Effects: GloriaFX, Sergii Mashevskyi and Anatolli Kuzmytskyi)
Billie Eilish – “When the Party’s Over” (Visual Effects: Ryan Ross and Andres Jaramillo)
FKA Twigs – “Cellophane” (Visual Effects: Analog)
Ariana Grande – “God Is a Woman” (Visual Effects: Fabrice Lagayette at Mathematic)
LSD – “No New Friends” (Visual Effects: Ethan Chancer)
Taylor Swift (featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco) – “Me!” (Visual Effects: Loris Paillier and Lucas Salton for BUF VFX)
Best Editing
Billie Eilish — “Bad Guy” (Editor: Billie Eilish)
Ariana Grande – “7 Rings” (Editor: Hannah Lux Davis and Taylor Walsh)
Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) — “Old Town Road (Remix)” (Editor: Calmatic)
Anderson .Paak (featuring Kendrick Lamar) – “Tints” (Editor: Vinnie Hobbs)
Solange – “Almeda” (Editors: Solange Knowles, Vinnie Hobbs and Jonathon Proctor)
Taylor Swift — “You Need to Calm Down” (Editor: Jarrett Fijal)
Best Art Direction
BTS (featuring Halsey) – “Boy with Luv” (Art Directors: JinSil Park and BoNa Kim (MU:E))
Ariana Grande – “7 Rings” (Art Director: John Richoux)
Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) — “Old Town Road (Remix)” (Art Director: Christian Zollenkopf for Prettybird)
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello – “Señorita” (Art Director: Tatiana Van Sauter)
Taylor Swift — “You Need to Calm Down” (Art Director: Brittany Porter)
Kanye West and Lil Pump (featuring Adele Givens) – “I Love It” (Art Director: Tino Schaedler)
Best Choreography
BTS (featuring Halsey) – “Boy with Luv” (Choreographers: Son Sungdeuk and Quick Crew)
FKA Twigs – “Cellophane” (Choreographer: Kelly Yvonne)
LSD – “No New Friends” (Choreographer: Ryan Heffington)
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello – “Señorita” (Choreographer: Calvit Hodge)
Rosalía and J Balvin (featuring El Guincho) – “Con Altura” (Choreographer: Charm La’Donna)
Solange – “Almeda” (Choreographers: Maya Taylor and Solange Knowles)
Best Cinematography
Billie Eilish – “Hostage” (Director of Photography: Pau Castejón)
Ariana Grande — “Thank U, Next” (Director of Photography: Christopher Probst)
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello – “Señorita” (Director of Photography: Scott Cunningham)
Anderson .Paak (featuring Kendrick Lamar) – “Tints” (Director of Photography: Elias Talbot)
Solange – “Almeda” (Directors of Photography: Chayse Irvin, Ryan Marie Helfant and Justin Hamilton)
Taylor Swift (featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco) – “Me!” (Director of Photography: Starr Whitesides)
MTV Fashion Trailblazer Award
Marc Jacobs
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