Spotlight on Hip-Hop: 2024 VMA Nominees
Hip-Hop Takes Center Stage
The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards are set to be a landmark event for hip-hop, with artists from the genre dominating the nominations. Leading the pack is Drake, whose collaboration “Rich Baby Daddy” featuring Sexyy Red and SZA garnered multiple nods.
Top Hip-Hop Contenders
Eminem follows closely behind with significant nominations for his hit “Houdini.” Megan Thee Stallion also stands out with multiple nominations for her single “Boa.”
Rising Stars in Hip-Hop
This year, hip-hop newcomers are making waves. Glorilla has earned a nomination for “Yeah Glo!” while Gunna‘s “Fukumean” is also in the running for several awards.
The Big Night
The 2024 MTV VMAs are set to take place on Tuesday, September 10, at 8 p.m. EDT at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York. Here’s a look at some of the key categories and their nominees:
List of 2024 MTV VMA Nominees
Best Hip-Hop
- Drake Featuring Sexyy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy”
- Eminem – “Houdini”
- Glorilla – “Yeah Glo!”
- Gunna – “Fukumean”
- Megan Thee Stallion – “Boa”
- Travis Scott Featuring Playboi Carti – “Fe!n”
Best Collaboration
- Drake Featuring Sexyy Red & SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy”
- Glorilla & Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be”
- Jessie Murph Featuring Jelly Roll – “Wild Ones”
- Jung Kook Featuring Latto – “Seven”
- Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help”
- Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Video for Good
- Alexander Stewart – “If You Only Knew”
- Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For? (From The Motion Picture Barbie)”
- Coldplay – “Feelslikeimfallinginlove”
- Joyner Lucas & Jelly Roll – “Best for Me”
- Raye – “Genesis”
- Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
Best Direction
- Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)”
- Bleachers – “Tiny Moves”
- Eminem – “Houdini”
- Megan Thee Stallion – “Boa”
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”
- Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best Choreography
- Bleachers – “Tiny Moves”
- Dua Lipa – “Houdini”
- Lisa – “Rockstar”
- Rauw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky”
- Tate McRae – “Greedy”
- Troye Sivan – “Rush”
Best Visual Effects
- Ariana Grande – “The Boy Is Mine”
- Eminem – “Houdini”
- Justin Timberlake – “Selfish”
- Megan Thee Stallion – “Boa”
- Olivia Rodrigo – “Get Him Back!”
- Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best Editing
- Anitta – “Mil Veces”
- Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)”
- Eminem – “Houdini”
- Lisa – “Rockstar”
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
- Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Song of the Year
- Beyoncé – “Texas Hold ’Em”
- Jack Harlow – “Lovin on Me”
- Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
- Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight”
- Teddy Swims – “Lose Control”
Best R&B
- Alicia Keys – “Lifeline”
- Muni Long – “Made for Me”
- SZA – “Snooze”
- Tyla – “Water”
- Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage – “Good Good”
- Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”
Best Latin
- Anitta – “Mil Veces”
- Bad Bunny – “Monaco”
- Karol G – “Mi Ex Tenía Razón”
- Myke Towers – “Lala”
- Peso Pluma & Anitta – “Bellakeo”
- Rauw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky”
- Shakira & Cardi B – “Puntería”
Best Rock
- Bon Jovi – “Legendary”
- Coldplay – “Feelslikeimfallinginlove”
- Green Day – “Dilemma”
- Kings of Leon – “Mustang”
- Lenny Kravitz – “Human”
- U2 – “Atomic City”
MTV Push Performance of the Year
- August 2023: Kaliii – “Area Codes”
- September 2023: Glorilla – “Lick or Sum”
- October 2023: Benson Boone – “In the Stars”
- November 2023: Coco Jones – “ICU”
- December 2023: Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”
- January 2024: Jessie Murph – “Wild Ones”
- February 2024: Teddy Swims – “Lose Control”
- March 2024: Chappell Roan – “Red Wine Supernova”
- April 2024: Flyana Boss – “Yeaaa”
- May 2024: Laufey – “Goddess”
- June 2024: Le Sserafim – “Easy”
- July 2024: The Warning – “Automatic Sun”
