The COVID-19 pandemic did not stop the music — or music videos. But the health crisis has had a tangible effect on the 2020 Video Music Awards, airing Sunday, August 30.
Still, MTV is moving ahead with plans for a live show, a rarity for awards shows during the pandemic.
Social distancing means a different kind of show. And this year, there are categories for “best quarantine performance” and “best music video from home.”
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande lead the VMA nominations with nine a piece, mostly for their No. 1 song “Rain on Me,” co-written by Union Township’s own Nija Charles.
The Weeknd and his song “Blinding Lights,” which was the soundtrack to a viral TikTok dance challenge, are up for awards in six categories. Billie Eilish also claims six nominations.
Here’s a brief overview of what to expect from the pandemic edition of the VMAs.
Keke Palmer is fronting the show this year. The multi-hyphenate talent, 27, is an actress (“Hustlers”), TV host (”Strahan, Sara and Keke”) and singer (”Virgo Tendencies”).
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in June that the awards show would be at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, but because of COVID-19 precautions, the VMAs will not be an indoor affair this year.
The show will instead be made up of outdoor performances spread across the city, and there will not be the same kind of audience as in years past.
MTV says the VMAs will “pay homage to the incredible resiliency of New York with several outdoor performances around the city with limited or no audience.”
New York requires that travelers coming from many other states quarantine for 14 days, but an exception is being made for performers at the VMAs, CBS reports. Artists are expected to wear masks when they aren’t performing.
The VMAs took place in Newark last year, at the Prudential Center. The show also included a taped Jonas Brothers performance at the boardwalk and Stone Pony in Asbury Park.
This year, it looks like there could be a sequel in Asbury Park, possibly for one of the remote performances.
New Jersey nominees again include the Jonas Brothers (Wyckoff) for “What a Man Gotta Do” (best pop) and Halsey (Washington/Edison) for “You Should Be Sad” (best pop) and “Graveyard” (best editing).
The Jonas Brothers perform at the 2019 VMAs at the Prudential Center in Newark. They also taped a concert at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park that aired during the broadcast. The boardwalk may host another VMAs performance this year.Amanda Brown | For NJ Advance Media
Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga will team up for a performance of their No. 1 hit song “Rain on Me.” The song is nominated for video of the year, song of the year, best collaboration, best pop, choreography, cinematography and visual effects at the VMAs.
Other performances will come from BTS, DaBaby, Black Eyed Peas, Miley Cyrus, The Weeknd, Doja Cat, Maluma and CNCO.
The awards show will see the TV debut of BTS’ new single “Dynamite” and the first performance of “Vida Loca” from Black Eyed Peas.
The VMAs pre-show (starting at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT) will also have performances from Chloe x Halle, Lewis Capaldi, Machine Gun Kelly featuring Travis Barker and Blackbear, Tate McRae and Jack Harlow, and honor frontline medical workers. The show will highlight social media “performances” from nurses, doctors and other frontline workers during the pandemic.
Keke Palmer is hosting the VMAs.Steven Ferdman | AFP via Getty Images
The MTV Video Music Awards air 8 p.m. ET/PT Sunday, August 30 on MTV, BET, Comedy Central, Logo, Paramount Network, Pop, VH1, TV Land, the CW and Nick at Nite.
A VMAs pre-show starts at 6:30 p.m. ET on MTV.
Here are the nominees in all categories at the 2020 VMAs.
Nominees in the new category of “best quarantine performance” include Chloe x Halle for their rendition of “Do It” at the MTV’s virtual Prom-athon, DJ D-Nice for his #DanceTogether set, Post Malone for his Nirvana tribute, CNCO for “MTV Unplugged at Home,” John Legend for his #TogetherAtHome concert series and Lady Gaga for “Smile” from “One World: Together at Home.”
The “best music video from home” nominees include Drake with “Toosie Slide,” John Legend’s “Bigger Love,” Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber’s “Stuck with U,” 5 Seconds of Summer’s “Wildflower,” Blink-182′s “Happy Days” and Twenty One Pilots with “Level of Concern.”
Video of the year
Billie Eilish – “Everything I Wanted”
Eminem ft. Juice WRLD – “Godzilla”
Future ft. Drake – “Life Is Good”
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain on Me”
Taylor Swift – “The Man”
The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights”
Artist of the year
DaBaby
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Megan Thee Stallion
Post Malone
The Weeknd
PUSH best new artist
Doja Cat
Jack Harlow
Lewis Capaldi
Roddy Ricch
Tate McRae
Yungblud
Song of the year
Billie Eilish – “Everything I Wanted”
Doja Cat – “Say So”
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me”
Megan Thee Stallion – “Savage”
Post Malone – “Circles”
Roddy Ricch – “The Box”
Best collaboration
Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber – “Stuck with U”
Black Eyed Peas ft. J Balvin – “Ritmo (Bad Boys For Life)”
Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid – “Beautiful People”
Future ft. Drake – “Life Is Good”
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj – “Tusa”
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me”
Best pop
BTS – “On”
Halsey – “You Should Be Sad”
Jonas Brothers – “What a Man Gotta Do”
Justin Bieber ft. Quavo – “Intentions”
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me”
Taylor Swift – “Lover”
Best hip-hop
DaBaby – “Bop”
Eminem ft. Juice WRLD – “Godzilla”
Future ft. Drake – “Life Is Good”
Megan Thee Stallion – “Savage”
Roddy Ricch – “The Box”
Travis Scott – “Highest in the Room”
Best R&B
Alicia Keys: “Underdog”
Chloe x Halle: “Do It”
H.E.R. ft. YG: “Slide”
Khalid ft. Summer Walker: “Eleven”
Lizzo: “Cuz I Love You”
The Weeknd: “Blinding Lights”
Best K-pop
BTS: “On”
EXO: “Obession”
(G)I-DLE: “Oh My God”
Monsta X: “Someone’s Someone”
Red Velvet: “Psycho”
Tomorrow X Together: “9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)”
Best Latin
Anuel AA ft. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G & J Balvin: “China”
Bad Bunny: “Yo Perreo Sola”
Black Eyed Peas ft. Ozuna & J. Rey Soul: “Mamacita”
J Balvin: “Amarillo”
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj: “Tusa”
Maluma ft. J Balvin: “Qué Pena”
Best rock
Blink-182: “Happy Days”
Coldplay: “Orphans”
Evanescence: “Wasted On You”
Fall Out Boy ft. Wyclef Jean: “Dear Future Self (Hands Up)”
Green Day: “Oh Yeah!”
The Killers: “Caution”
Best alternative
The 1975: “If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)”
All Time Low: “Some Kind Of Disaster”
Finneas: “Let’s Fall in Love for the Night”
Lana Del Rey: “Doin’ Time”
Machine Gun Kelly: “Bloody Valentine”
Twenty One Pilots: “Level of Concern”
Best music video from home
5 Seconds of Summer: “Wildflower”
Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber: “Stuck with U”
Blink-182: “Happy Days”
Drake: “Toosie Slide”
John Legend: “Bigger Love”
Twenty One Pilots: “Level of Concern”
Best quarantine performance
Chloe x Halle: "Do It (from MTV Prom-Athon)"
CNCO: MTV Unplugged At Home
DJ D-Nice: Club MTV Presents: #DanceTogether
John Legend: #TogetherAtHome Concert Series
Lady Gaga: "Smile" from One World: Together At Home
Post Malone: Nirvana Tribute
Video for good
Anderson .Paak: “Lockdown”
Billie Eilish: “All the Good Girls Go to Hell”
Demi Lovato: “I Love Me”
H.E.R.: “I Can’t Breathe”
Lil Baby: “The Bigger Picture”
Taylor Swift: “The Man”
Best direction
Billie Eilish: “Xanny”
Doja Cat: “Say So”
Dua Lipa: “Don’t Start Now”
Harry Styles: “Adore You”
Taylor Swift: “The Man”
The Weeknd: “Blinding Lights”
Best cinematography
5 Seconds of Summer: “Old Me”
Camila Cabello ft. DaBaby: “My Oh My”
Billie Eilish: “All the Good Girls Go to Hell”
Katy Perry: “Harleys In Hawaii”
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande: “Rain On Me”
The Weeknd: “Blinding Lights”
Best art direction
A$AP Rocky: “Babushka Boi”
Dua Lipa: “Physical”
Harry Styles: “Adore You”
Miley Cyrus: “Mother’s Daughter”
Selena Gomez: “Boyfriend”
Taylor Swift: “Lover”
Best visual effects
Billie Eilish: “All the Good Girls Go to Hell”
Demi Lovato: “I Love Me”
Dua Lipa: “Physical”
Harry Styles: “Adore You”
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande: “Rain On Me”
Travis Scott: “Highest in the Room”
Best choreography
BTS: “On” – Big Hit Entertainment
CNCO & Natti Natasha: “Honey Boo”
DaBaby: “BOP”
Dua Lipa: “Physical”
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande: “Rain On Me”
Normani: “Motivation”
Best editing
Halsey: “Graveyard”
James Blake: “Can’t Believe the Way We Flow”
Lizzo: “Good As Hell”
Miley Cyrus: “Mother’s Daughter”
Rosalía: “A Palé”
The Weeknd: “Blinding Lights”
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