VIDEO FOR GOOD
Alexander Stewart – “If You Only Knew” – FAE Grp
Billie Eilish – “What Am I Made For (from the movie “Barbie”)” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Coldplay – “I feel like I’m falling in love” – Atlantic Records
Joyner Lucas and Jelly Roll – “The Best for Me” – Twenty Nine Music Group
RAYE – “Genesis” – Human Resources
Tyler Childers – “In Your Love” – Hickman Holler Records / RCA Records
BEST DIRECTION
Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)” – Republic Records – Directed by
Christian Breslauer
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Dirty Hit – Directed by Alex Lockett and Margaret Qualley
Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Directed by Rich Lee
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – Directed by Daniel Iglesias Jr.
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – The Island – Directed by Bardia Zeinali
Taylor Swift with Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Directed by Taylor Swift
BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)” – Republic Records – Photography
By Anatol Trofimov
Charli XCX – “Von Dutch” – Atlantic Records – Photography by Jeff Bierman
Dua Lipa – “Illusion” – Warner Records – Photography by Nikita Kuzmenko
Olivia Rodrigo – “Obsessed” – Geffen Records – Photography by Marz Miller
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky” – Sony Music Latin / Duars Entertainment – Photography by Camilo Monsalve
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Photography by Rodrigo Prieto
BEST EDITION
Anitta – “Mil Veces” – Floresta Records / Republic Records / Universal Music Latin Entertainment – Edited by Nick Yumul
Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)” – Republic Records – Edited by Luis Caraza Peimbert
Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Edited by David Checel
Lisa – “Rockstar” – Lloud Co. / RCA Records – Editing by Nik Kohler
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” – The Island – Edited by Jai Shukla
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Edited by Chancler Haynes
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Dirty Hit – Choreography by Margaret Qualley
Dua Lipa – “Houdini” – Warner Records – Choreography by Charm La’Donna
Lisa – “Rockstar” – Lloud Co. / RCA Records – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky” – Sony Music Latin / Duars Entertainment – Choreography by Félix ‘Fefe’ Burgos
Tate McRae – “Greedy” – RCA Records – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Troye Sivan – “Rush” – Capitol Records – Choreography by Sergio Reis, Mauro Van De Kerkhof
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ariana Grande – “The Boy is Mine” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Digital Axis
Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Synapse Virtual VFX
Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysics, Flawless Post
Justin Timberlake – “Selfish” – RCA Records – “Selfish” – RCA Records – Visuals by Candice Dragonas
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – VFX by Mathematic
Olivia Rodrigo – “Get it back!” – Geffen Records – Visual effects by Cooper Vacheron, Preston
Mohr, Karen Arakelian and Justin Johnson
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Parliament
BEST ART DIRECTION
Charli XCX – “360” – Atlantic Records – Artistic direction by Grace Surnow
Lisa – “Rockstar” – Lloyd Co. / RCA Records – Artistic Direction by Pongsan Thawatwichian
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – Art direction by Brittany Porter
Olivia Rodrigo – “Bad Idea, Right?” – Geffen Records – Artistic Direction by Nicholas des Jardins
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – The Island – Artistic direction by Nicholas des Jardins
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Art Direction by Ethan Tobman
BEST TRENDING VIDEO
Beyoncé – “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
Camila Cabello with Playboi Carti – “I LUV IT” – Geffen / Interscope Records
Chappell Roan – “HOT TO GO!” – Amusement Records / Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charli xcx – “Apple” – Atlantic Records
Megan Thee Stallion with Yuki Chiba – “Mamushi” – Hot Girl Productions
Tinashe – “Nasty” – Nice Life Record Company
BEST GROUP
NSYNC – RCA Records
Coldplay – Atlantic Records
Imagine Dragons – KIDinaKorner / Interscope Records
NCT Dream – SM Entertainment / Virgin music group
NewJeans – ADOR / Geffen Records
SEVENTEEN – PLEDIS Entertainment / Geffen Records
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – BIGHIT MUSIC / IMPERIAL / Republic Records
Twenty One Pilots – Fueled by Ramen
SONG OF THE SUMMER
Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)” – Republic Records
Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things” – Night Street Records, Inc. / Warner Records
Billie Eilish – “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Chappell Roan – “Good Luck, Baby!” – Amusement Records / Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charli XCX and Billie Eilish – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish” – Atlantic Records
Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar – “Like That” – Wilburn Holding Co. / Boominati / Epic / Republic
GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be” – CMG / Interscope Records
Hozier – “Too Sweet” – Columbia Records
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang, exclusively licensed to Interscope Records
Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen – “I Had Help” – Mercury / Republic / Big Loud
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please, Please, Please” – Isla
Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – American Dogwood / EMPIRE
SZA – “Saturn” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
Taylor Swift with Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records
Tommy Richman – “MILLION DOLLAR BABY” – ISO Supremacy / PULSE Records / Concord
VMAS THE MOST IMPORTANT ICONYoC PERFORMANCE
Beyoncé – “Love on Top”
Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Missy Elliot – “Like a Virgin” and “Hollywood”
Eminem – “Real Slim Shady” and “The Way I Am”
Katy Perry – “Roar”
Lady Gaga – “Paparazzi”
Madonna – “Like a Virgin”
Taylor Swift – “You Belong to Me”
