2018 MTV音樂錄影帶大獎(MTV Video Music Awards,VMAs)已公布完整入圍名單,焦點入圍者包括Cardi B、The Carters(卡特夫婦:Beyoncé與Jay-Z)、Childish Gambino、Drake、Bruno Mars,Ariana Grande、Camila Cabello、Ed Sheeran、Taylor Swift等音樂人也獲得諸多肯定。頒獎典禮訂於8月20日星期一晚間9點在紐約無線電城音樂廳(Radio City Music Hall)舉辦。
▲Cardi B與The Carters(Beyoncé、Jay-Z)是2018 MTV音樂錄影帶大獎的焦點入圍者。
饒舌歌手Cardi B共獲得包括年度音樂錄影帶、年度歌曲、最佳合作、最佳編舞、最佳剪輯(與Bruno Mars合作〈Finesse〉remix)、年度藝人、最佳新人、最佳嘻哈樂(與21 Savage合作〈Bartier Cardi〉)、最佳拉丁樂(與Jennifer Lopez、DJ Khaled合作〈Dinero〉)等10項提名,是氣勢最高的入圍者。
Beyoncé與Jay-Z以夫婦團體「The Carters」之名推出《Everything is Love》專輯,主打單曲〈Apeshit〉。The Carters以8項提名緊追在後,入圍項目包括年度最佳音樂錄影帶、最佳合作、最佳嘻哈月、最佳攝影、最佳指導、最佳藝術指導、最佳編舞、最佳剪輯等。
Childish Gambino與Drake同樣獲得7項提名,Childish Gambino的爆紅MV〈This Is America〉入圍年度最佳音樂錄影帶、最具啟發性音樂錄影帶(Video With a Message)、最佳攝影、最佳指導、最佳藝術指導、最佳編舞和最佳剪輯。
Drake的〈Walk It Talk It〉入圍最佳嘻哈音樂,〈God’s Plan〉入圍年度最佳音樂錄影帶、年度藝人、年度最佳歌曲、最佳嘻哈音樂、最具啟發性音樂錄影帶與最佳指導等獎項。
Bruno Mars獲得6項提名,包括年度最佳音樂錄影帶、年度歌曲、最佳合作、最佳編舞、最佳剪輯(〈Finesse〉remix)、年度藝人等項目。
其他擁有多項提名的音樂人如獲得5項提名的Ariana Grande、Camila Cabello,4項提名的Ed Sheeran、Khalid、Young Thug,3項提名的Alessia Cara、Dua Lipa、Janelle Monáe、Shawn Mendes、SZA、Taylor Swift。去年Kendrick Lamar以8項提名中6項獲獎成為2017年度MTV音樂錄影帶大獎的大贏家,其中包括年度藝人。
2018 MTV音樂錄影帶大獎 完整入圍名單:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR/年度音樂錄影帶
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry”
Bruno Mars – “Finesse (Remix)” [ft. Cardi B]
Camila Cabello – “Havana” [ft. Young Thug]
The Carters – “APES**T”
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
Drake – “God’s Plan”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR/年度藝人
Ariana Grande
Bruno Mars
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Drake
Post Malone
SONG OF THE YEAR/年度歌曲
Bruno Mars – “Finesse (Remix)” [ft. Cardi B]
Camila Cabello – “Havana” [ft. Young Thug]
Drake – “God’s Plan”
Dua Lipa – “New Rules”
Ed Sheeran – “Perfect”
Post Malone – “rockstar” [ft. 21 Savage]
BEST NEW ARTIST/最佳新人
Bazzi
Cardi B
Chloe x Halle
Hayley Kiyoko
Lil Pump
Lil Uzi Vert
BEST COLLABORATION/最佳合作
Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line – “Meant to Be”
Bruno Mars – “Finesse (Remix)” [ft. Cardi B]
The Carters – “APES**T”
Jennifer Lopez – “Dinero” [ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B]
Logic – “1-800-273-8255” [ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid]
N.E.R.D – “Lemon” [ft. Rihanna]
BEST POP VIDEO/最佳流行音樂錄影帶
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry”
Camila Cabello – “Havana” [ft. Young Thug]
Demi Lovato – “Sorry Not Sorry”
Ed Sheeran – “Perfect”
P!nk – “What About Us”
Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood”
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO/最佳嘻哈音樂錄影帶
Cardi B – “Bartier Cardi” [ft. 21 Savage]
The Carters – “APES**T”
Drake – “God’s Plan”
J. Cole – “ATM”
Migos – “Walk It Talk It” [ft. Drake]
Nicki Minaj – “Chun-Li”
BEST DANCE VIDEO/最佳舞曲音樂錄影帶
Avicii – “Lonely Together” [ft. Rita Ora]
Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – “One Kiss”
The Chainsmokers – “Everybody Hates Me”
David Guetta & Sia – “Flames”
Marshmello – “Silence” [ft. Khalid]
Zedd & Liam Payne – “Get Low (Street Video)”
BEST LATIN VIDEO/最佳拉丁音樂錄影帶
Daddy Yankee – “Dura”
J Balvin – “Mi Gente” [ft. Willy William]
Jennifer Lopez – “Dinero” [ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B]
Luis Fonsi – “Échame La Culpa” [ft. Demi Lovato]
Maluma – “Felices los 4”
Shakira – “Chantaje” [ft. Maluma]
BEST ROCK VIDEO/最佳搖滾音樂錄影帶
Fall Out Boy – “Champion”
Foo Fighters – “The Sky Is A Neighborhood”
Imagine Dragons – “Whatever It Takes”
Linkin Park – “One More Light”
Panic! at the Disco – “Say Amen (Saturday Night)”
Thirty Seconds to Mars – “Walk On Water”
VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE/最具啟發性音樂錄影帶
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges – “Liberated”
Drake – “God’s Plan”
Janelle Monáe – “PYNK”
Jessie Reyez – “Gatekeeper”
Logic – “1-800-273-8255” [ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid]
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY/最佳攝影
Alessia Cara – “Growing Pains”
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry”
The Carters – “APES**T”
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
Eminem – “River” [ft. Ed Sheeran]
Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood”
BEST DIRECTION/最佳指導
The Carters – “APES**T”
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
Drake – “God’s Plan”
Ed Sheeran – “Perfect”
Justin Timberlake – “Say Something” [ft. Chris Stapleton]
Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood”
BEST ART DIRECTION/最佳藝術指導
The Carters – “APES**T”
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
J. Cole – “ATM”
Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel”
SZA – “The Weekend”
Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS/最佳視覺特效
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry”
Avicii ft. Rita Ora – “Lonely Together”
Eminem – “Walk On Water” [ft. Beyoncé]
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “All The Stars”
Maroon 5 – “Wait”
Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY/最佳編舞
Bruno Mars – “Finesse (Remix)” [ft. Cardi B]
Camila Cabello – “Havana” [ft. Young Thug]
The Carters – “APES**T”
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
Dua Lipa – “IDGAF”
Justin Timberlake – “Filthy”
BEST EDITING/最佳剪輯
Bruno Mars – “Finesse (Remix)” [ft. Cardi B]
The Carters – “APES**T”
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel”
N.E.R.D – “Lemon” [ft. Rihanna]
Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do”
PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR/年度突破藝人
July 2018 – Chloe x Halle
June 2018 – Sigrid
May 2018 – Lil Xan
April 2018 – Hayley Kiyoko
March 2018 – Jessie Reyez
February 2018 – Tee Grizzley
January 2018 – Bishop Briggs
December 2017 – Grace VanderWaal
November 2017 – Why Don’t We
October 2017 – PRETTYMUCH
September 2017 – SZA
August 2017 – Kacy Hill
July 2017 – Khalid
June 2017 – Kyle
May 2017 – Noah Cyrus
文字整理:Lala/樂手巢編輯部
資料來源:MTV、Rollingstone、billboard、variety、pitchfork、SPIN