MTV baru saja mengumumkan daftar nominasi untuk Video Music Awards 2017. Dan bersamaan dengan itu, saluran televisi kenamaan tersebut juga melakukan aksi progresif dengan menghilangkan kategori gender, yang berarti setiap artis memiliki kesempatan untuk mendapatkan piala di kategori yang sama tanpa memerhatikan apakah dia artis perempuan atau laki-laki.
Hasilnya memang cukup padat serta relatif memunculkan persaingan yang lebih ketat di antara para artis yang mendapat tempat di daftar nominasi.
Kendrick Lamar memimpin peraihan nominasi dengan 8 kategori, yang sangat pantas mengingat sukses besar yang diraih album "DAMN". Visual powerful yang dilepas Lamar untuk album tersebut memang cukup kuat untuk mendominasi VMAs terutama di kategori utama, Video if the Year dan Artist of the Year.
Sementara itu The Weeknd dan Katy Perry masing-masing mendapatkan 5 nominasi. Sang penyanyi asal Kanada merupakan calon kuat lain untuk menyabet Artist of the Year, namun mendapatkan nominasi Video of the Year justru untuk video 'Reminder'. Sedangkan nominasi Katy sebagian besar didapat dari kategori teknis.
MTV VMAs 2017 akan berlangsung pada tanggal 27 Agustus di Forum, Inglewood, California. Simak daftar nominasinya di bawah ini:
Video Of The Year
- Kendrick Lamar, “HUMBLE.”
- Bruno Mars, “24K Magic”
- Alessia Cara, “Scars To Your Beautiful”
- DJ Khaled f. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, “Wild Thoughts”
- The Weeknd, “Reminder”
Artist Of The Year
- Bruno Mars
- Kendrick Lamar
- Ed Sheeran
- Ariana Grande
- The Weeknd
- Lorde
- Best New Artist
- Khalid
- Kodak Black
- SZA
- Young M.A
- Julia Michaels
- Noah Cyrus
Best Hip-Hop
- Kendrick Lamar, “HUMBLE.”
- Big Sean, “Bounce Back”
- Chance the Rapper, “Same Drugs”
- D.R.A.M. f. Lil Yachty, “Broccoli”
- Migos f. Lil Uzi Vert, “Bad & Boujee”
- DJ Khaled f. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, and Lil Wayne, “I’m The One”
Best Collaboration
- Charlie Puth f. Selena Gomez, “We Don’t Talk Anymore”
- DJ Khaled f. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, “Wild Thoughts”
- D.R.A.M. f. Lil Yachty, “Broccoli”
- The Chainsmokers f. Halsey, “Closer”
- Calvin Harris f. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry, and Big Sean, “Feels”
- Zayn and Taylor Swift, “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)”
Best Dance
- Zedd and Alessia Cara, “Stay”
- Kygo and Selena Gomez, “It Ain’t Me”
- Calvin Harris, “My Way”
- Major Lazer f. Justin Bieber and MØ, “Cold Water”
- Afrojack f. Ty Dolla $ign, “Gone”
Best Rock
- Coldplay, “A Head Full of Dreams”
- Fall Out Boy, “Young And Menace”
- Twenty One Pilots, “Heavydirtysoul”
- Green Day, “Bang Bang”
- Foo Fighters, “Run”
Best Pop
- Shawn Mendes, “Treat You Better”
- Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You”
- Harry Styles, “Sign Of The Times”
- Fifth Harmony f. Gucci Mane, “Down”
- Katy Perry f. Skip Marley, “Chained To The Rhythm”
- Miley Cyrus, “Malibu”
Best Fight Against The System
- Logic f. Damian Lemar Hudson, “Black SpiderMan”
- The Hamilton Mixtape, “Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)”
- Big Sean, “Light”
- Alessia Cara, “Scars To Your Beautiful”
- Taboo f. Shailene Woodley, “Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL”
- John Legend, “Surefire”
Best Cinematography
- Kendrick Lamar, “HUMBLE.” (Scott Cunningham)
- Imagine Dragons, “Thunder” (Matthew Wise)
- Ed Sheeran, “Castle On The Hill” (Steve Annis)
- DJ Shadow f. Run The Jewels, “Nobody Speak” (David Proctor)
- Halsey, “Now or Never” (Kristof Brandl)
Best Direction
- Kendrick Lamar, “HUMBLE.” (Spencer Graves)
- Bruno Mars, “24K Magic” (Alex Delgado)
- Katy Perry f. Migos, “Bon Appetit” (Natalie Groce)
- DJ Khaled f. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, “Wild Thoughts” (Damian Fyffe)
- The Weeknd, “Reminder” (Creative Director: Lamar C Taylor / Co-creative Director: Christo Anesti)
Best Visual Effects
- Kendrick Lamar, “HUMBLE.” (Company: Timber/Lead: Jonah Hall)
- A Tribe Called Quest, “Dis Generation” (Company: Bemo/Lead: Brandon Hirzel)
- KYLE f. Lil Yachty, “iSpy” (Company: Gloria FX/Leads: Max Colt & Tomash Kuzmytskyi)
- Katy Perry f. Skip Marley, “Chained To The Rhythm” (Company: MIRADA)
- Harry Styles, “Sign Of The Times” (Company: ONE MORE/Lead: Cédric Nivoliez)
Best Choreography
- Kanye West, “Fade” (Teyana Taylor, Guapo, Jae Blaze & Derek ‘Bentley’ Watkins)
- Ariana Grande f. Nicki Minaj, “Side To Side” (Brian & Scott Nicholson)
- Kendrick Lamar, “HUMBLE.” (Dave Meyers)
- Sia, “The Greatest” (Ryan Heffington)
- Fifth Harmony f. Gucci Mane, “Down” (Sean Bankhead)
Best Editing
- Future, “Mask Off” (Vinnie Hobbs of VHPost)
- Young Thug, “Wyclef Jean” (Ryan Staake & Eric Degliomini)
- Lorde, “Green Light” (Nate Gross of Exile Edit)
- The Chainsmokers f. Halsey, “Closer” (Jennifer Kennedy)
- The Weeknd, “Reminder” (Red Barbaza)
