MTV’s VMA nominations are here, and there are some big changes

MTV began announcing this year’s Video Music Award nominations on Instagram Live for the first time this year, and the changes don’t stop there. As with the Movie and TV Awards, MTV is moving away from gendered categories, combining Best Female Video and Best Male Video into Artist of the Year and adding Best Fight Against the System to celebrate the resistance. 

Starting today, fans can vote online for eight categories, and additionally for Best New Artist by direct messaging @MTV (starting 8/18) on Twitter.  The top two artists will be revealed during the pre-show, followed by a live hashtag vote. Nominees for Best Song of Summer will be announced at a later date. Read more…

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