Six K-pop acts have bagged nominations for the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, which will be aired live on Sept. 12 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
“This year’s awards, complete with a newly redesigned Moonperson statue from artist Kehinde Wiley, will also honor the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks by collaborating with the nonprofit 9/11 Day on a series of events to promote awareness and positive action around the day’s 20th anniversary,” according to the MTV website.
Idol group BTS leads the K-pop acts with five nominations: Song of the Year for “Dynamite,” Best Pop for “Butter,” est K-pop for “Butter,” Best Choreography for “Butter” courtesy of Son Sung with BHM Performance Directing Team and Best Editing for “Butter” courtesy of Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens.
Besides BTS, the other nominees for Best K-pop are (G)I-DLE for “Dumdi Dumdi,” BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez for “Ice Cream,” Monsta X for “Gambler,” Seventeen for “Ready to love” and TWICE for “Alcohol-Free.”
Voting for the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards can be done at vma.mtv.com.
Here is the complete list of nominees for the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards:
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. Iann 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: Fousheé – “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 Eilish: “Therefore I Am”
BTS: “Butter”
Harry Styles: “Treat People With Kindness”
Justin Bieber: “Peaches”
Olivia Rodrigo: “good 4 u”
Shawn Mendes: “Wonder”
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 (remix)”
Moneybagg Yo – “Said Sum”
Polo G: “Rapstar”
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”
Glass Animals: “Heat Waves”
Imagine Dragons: “Follow You”
Machine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear: “My Ex’s Best Friend”
Twenty One Pilots: “Shy Away”
Willow ft. Travis Barker: “Transparent Soul”
Best Latin
Bad Bunny / Jhay Cortez: “Dákiti”
Billie Eilish / Rosalía: “Lo Vas A Olvidar”
Black Eyed Peas / 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”
Chris Brown / Young Thug: “Go Crazy”
Giveon: “HEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARY”
H.E.R.: “Come Through”
Silk Sonic: “Leave the Door Open”
SZA: “Good Days”
Best K-Pop
(G)I-DLE: “DUMDi DUMDi”
BLACKPINK / Selena Gomez: “Ice Cream”
BTS: “Butter”
Monsta X: “Gambler”
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 Your Name)”
Pharrell Williams: “Entrepreneur”
Best Direction
Billie Eilish: “Your Power” (Directed by Billie Eilish)
DJ Khaled ft. Drake: “POPSTAR” (Directed by Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X)
Lil Nas X: “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” (Directe 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: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, MOHAMMAED ATTA AHMED, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant)
Billie Eilish: “Therefore I Am” (cinematography: Rob Witt)
Foo Fighters: “Shame Shame” (cinematography: Santiago Gonzalez)
Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper: “Holy” (cinematography: Elias Talbot)
Lady Gaga: “911” (cinematography: Jeff Cronenweth)
Lorde: “Solar Power” (cinematography: Andrew Stroud)
Best Art Direction
Beyoncé / Shatta Wale / Major Lazer: “ALREADY” (art direction: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos)
Ed Sheeran: “Bad Habits” (art direction: Alison Dominitz)
Lady Gaga: “911” (art direction: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus)
Lil Nas X: “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” (art direction: John Richoux)
Saweetie ft. Doja Cat: “Best Friend” (art direction: Art Haynes)
Taylor Swift: “willow” (art direction: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez)
Best Visual Effects
Bella Poarch: “Build A Bitch” (visual effects: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova)
Coldplay: “Higher Power” (visual effects: Mathematic)
Doja Cat & The Weeknd: “You Right” (visual effects: 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: Ronan Fourreau)
Lil Nas X: “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” (visual effects: Mathematic)
P!NK: “All I Know So Far” (visual effects: Dave Meyers, Freenjoy Inc)
Best Choreography
Ariana Grande: “34+35” (choreography: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson)
BTS: “Butter” (choreography: SON SUNG DEUK With BHM PERFORMANCE DIRECTING TEAM)
Ed Sheeran: “Bad Habits” (choreography: Natricia Bernard)
Foo Fighters: “Shame Shame” (choreography: Nina McNeely)
Harry Styles: “Treat People With Kindness” (choreography: Paul Roberts)
Marshmello & Halsey: “Be Kind” (choreography: Dani Vitale)
Best Editing
BTS: “Butter” (editing: Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens)
Drake: “What’s Next” (editing: Noah Kendal)
Harry Styles: “Treat People With Kindness” (editing: Claudia Wass)
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon: “Peaches” (editing: Mark Mayr, Vinnie Hobbs)
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa: “Prisoner” (editing: William Town at Modern Post)
Silk Sonic: “Leave the Door Open” (editing: Troy Charbonnet)