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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>MTV has unveiled the highly-anticipated nominations for the 2022 \u201cVMAs,\u201d featuring artists whose cultural impact and work over the past year have transformed the music industry and created global conversations.<\/p>\n

Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X (7 each) lead this year\u2019s nominations, closely followed by Doja Cat and Harry Styles (6 each), and Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd (5 each).<\/p>\n

Leading the pack with 7 nods apiece, Jack Harlow and Lil Nas X both earned multiple nominations for hit collaboration \u201cINDUSTRY BABY,\u201d which world premiered live on the 2021 \u201cVMAs\u201d stage, alongside Kendrick Lamar, who is nominated for the first time since 2018. Madonna, who reigns at the most awarded artists in MTV history with 20 wins, becomes the only artist to be nominated in each of the \u201cVMAs\u201d five decades (1980s-2020s), as she earns her 69th nomination for \u201cMADAME X.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year also sees 26 first-time nominees, including Baby Keem (4), MTV PUSH artist GAYLE (2), Kacey Musgraves (2) and M\u00e5neskin (2), all receiving multiple nods, plus first nominations for Anitta, Becky G, Dove Cameron, Karol G, ITZY, JID, Muni Long, Tems, Wet Leg and more.<\/p>\n

The 2022 \u201cVMAs\u201d will return to celebrate the biggest names in music on Sunday, August 28th at 8PM ET\/PT with show-stopping surprises, epic performances and a fan-filled audience LIVE from New Jersey\u2019s famed Prudential Center and airing across MTV\u2019s global footprint of linear and digital platforms in 170+ countries, reaching 422 million households in nearly 30 different languages.<\/p>\n

For the third consecutive year, the \u201cVMAs\u201d will simulcast on The CW Network, making the show available to an expanded broadcast audience, in addition to BET, BET Her, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TVLand and VH1.<\/p>\n

Fans can vote for their favourites across 22 gender-neutral categories, including \u201cVideo of the Year,\u201d \u201cArtist of the Year,\u201d \u201cBest Collaboration\u201d and two all-new categories \u201cBest Longform Video\u201d and \u201cBest Metaverse Performance,\u201d by visiting vote.mtv.com through Friday, August 19, 2022<\/p>\n

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