Overview

• Lady Gaga leads with 12 nominations, marking her third time as the most-nominated artist and ending Taylor Swift’s two-year streak
• Bruno Mars follows with 11 nods and Kendrick Lamar secures 10, making them the only other double-digit nominees
• The Video of the Year race features seven contenders, including Grande’s “Brighter Days Ahead,” Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather,” and Gaga and Mars’ “Die with a Smile”
• Two new genre categories—Best Country Video and Best Pop Artist—make their debut in this year’s awards
• The ceremony will take place September 7 at New York’s UBS Arena and will air live on CBS, simulcast on MTV and stream on Paramount+