2021 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS: SEE THE COMPLETE LIST OF NOMINEES

Justin Bieber leads the nominations for the 2021 MTV VMAs followed by Megan Thee Stallion, Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Giveon, Lil Nas X and Olivia Rodrigo. See who else made the list.

It's sounding more and more as though the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards just might be the most memorable one yet.

Roughly a month before the highly anticipated ceremony takes place, the event's team revealed the list of nominations for all the coveted categories on Wednesday, Aug. 11. This includes Video of the Year, Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and many more.

Justin Bieber leads the nominations with seven nods followed by Megan Thee Stallion with six. Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Giveon, Lil Nas X and Olivia Rodrigo trail closely behind with five nominations apiece. Of course, fans will have to wait until the big night to see who takes home the trophy. The awards show is set to be held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Sept. 12. The MTV VMAs will air live across CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TV Land, VH1 and The CW Network.

MTV plans to work with officials to keep participants safe amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In addition, given that the show will take place the day after the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, MTV will work with nonprofit organization 9/11 Day to recognize the National Day of Service and Remembrance.

Scroll on to see the full list of nominees

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

Ariana Grande

Doja Cat

Justin Bieber

Megan Thee Stallion

Olivia Rodrigo

Taylor Swift

Song of the Year

24kGoldn ft. lann 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

Giveon

The Kid LAROI

Olivia Rodrigo

Polo G

Saweetie

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"

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: Foushee, "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 Ellish, "Therefore I Am" 

BTS, "Butter" 

Harry Styles, "Treat People With Kindness 

Shawn Mendes, "Wonder"

Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon,

"Peaches"

Olivia Rodrigo, "good 4 u"

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 

Polo G, "RAPSTAR"(remix)"

Moneybagg Yo, "Said Sum"

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" 

Imagine Dragons, "Follow You" Machine 

Gun Kelly ft. blackbear, "my ex's bestfriend" 

WILLOW ft. Travis Barker, "transparentsoul"

Glass Animals, "Heat Waves"

Twenty One Pilots, "Shy Away"

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"

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 YourName)"

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,

Billie Ellish, "Therefore I Am," cinematography by Rob Witt

Foo Fighters, "Shame Shame," cinematography by Santiago Gonzalez

MOHAMMAED ATTA AHMED, Santiago

Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant

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 Lady Gaga, "911," art direction by Tom direction 

Ed Sheeran, "Bad Habits," art direction by Alison Dominitz 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

Lestremau, Julien Missaire, Petr Shkolniy,

by Ronan Fourreau

Lil Nas X, "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)," visual effects by Mathematic

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," editing by Claudia Wass Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon,

"Peaches," editing by Mark Mayr, Vinnie

Hobbs

Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa, "Prisoner"