The 2021 VMAs will return to New York City, airing live from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Sunday, September 12 at 8 PM ET/PT. The ceremony will reach a global audience across MTV’s linear and digital platforms in 180 countries and territories. For the second consecutive year the show will be simulcast across an expanded group of ViacomCBS channels to broaden its broadcast audience.

Fan voting opens today across 14 gender-neutral categories, including Video of the Year, Artist of the Year and Best Collaboration. Fans can cast their votes at vma.mtv.com through Friday, September 3, 2021; Burger King® is the official presenter of this year’s voting. Voting for Best New Artist, presented by Facebook, will remain open through the live broadcast on Sunday, September 12. MTV will announce nominations for social categories such as Best Group and Song of Summer at a later date.

COMPLETE LIST OF 2021 NOMINEES:

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?” – Atlantic 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 Records
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” – Directed by Billie Eilish (Darkroom / Interscope Records)
DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “POPSTAR (Starring Justin Bieber)” – Directed by Julien Christian Lutz (aka Director X) (OVO / We The Best / Epic Records)
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” – Directed by Lil Nas X & Tanu Muino (Columbia Records)
Taylor Swift – “willow” – Directed by Taylor Swift (Republic Records)
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. – “Franchise” – Directed by Travis Scott (Cactus Jack / Epic Records)
Tyler, The Creator – “LUMBERJACK” – Directed by Wolf Haley (Columbia Records)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – “BROWN SKIN GIRL” – Cinematography by Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, Mohammed Atta Ahmed, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant (Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records)
Billie Eilish – “Therefore I Am” – Cinematography by Rob Witt (Darkroom / Interscope Records)
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Cinematography by Santiago Gonzalez (Roswell Records / RCA Records)
Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper – “Holy” – Cinematography by Elias Talbot (RBMG / Def Jam)
Lady Gaga – “911” – Cinematography by Jeff Cronenweth (Interscope Records)
Lorde – “Solar Power” – Cinematography by Andrew Stroud (LAVA / Republic Records)

BEST ART DIRECTION

Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer – “ALREADY” – Art Direction by Susan Linns & Gerard Santos (Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records)
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Art Direction by Alison Dominitz (Atlantic Records)
Lady Gaga – “911” – Art Direction by Tom Foden & Peter Andrus (Interscope Records)
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” – Art Direction by John Richoux (Columbia Records)
Saweetie ft. Doja Cat – “Best Friend” – Art Direction by Art Haynes (Warner Records)
Taylor Swift – “willow” – Art Direction by Ethan Tobman & Regina Fernandez (Republic Records)

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 (Warner Records)
Coldplay – “Higher Power” – Visual Effects by Mathematic (Atlantic Records)
Doja Cat & The Weeknd – “You Right” – Visual Effects by La Pac and collaborators (Kemosabe Records / RCA Records)
Glass Animals – “Tangerine” – Visual Effects by Ronan Fourreau (Republic Records)
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” – Visual Effects by Mathematic (Columbia Records)
P!NK – “All I Know So Far” – Visual Effects by Dave Meyers & Freenjoy Inc (RCA Records)

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Ariana Grande – “34+35” – Choreography by Brian & Scott Nicholson (Republic Records)
BTS – “Butter” – Choreography by Son Sung Deuk with BHM Performance Directing Team (BIGHIT MUSIC)
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Choreography by Natricia Bernard (Atlantic Records)
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Choreography by Nina McNeely (Roswell Records / RCA Records)
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Choreography by Paul Roberts (Columbia Records)
Marshmello & Halsey – “Be Kind” – Choreography by Dani Vitale (Astralwerks / Capitol Records)

BEST EDITING

Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave The Door Open” – Editing by Troy Charbonnet (Aftermath Entertainment / Atlantic Records)
BTS – “Butter” – Editing by Yong Seok Choi (Lumpens) (BIGHIT MUSIC)
Drake – “What’s Next” – Editing by Noah Kendal (OVO / Republic Records)
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Editing by Claudia Wass (Columbia Records)
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches” – Editing by Mark Mayr & Vinnie Hobbs (Def Jam)
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa – “Prisoner” – (RCA Records)

MTV is also partnering with 9/11 Day, the nonprofit that leads the federally recognized September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, to organize service-oriented activities during the week leading up to the VMAs in observance of the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Further details will be announced by MTV.