The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards are only a month away and Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, and Lil Nas X all lead this year’s show in nominations, which were announced on Tuesday (July 26).
The three rappers have racked up a total of seven nods, with both Lil Nas X and Harlow being nominated together with their smash duet “Industry Baby” in five different categories. Lamar has been nominated in Best Cinematography for not just one but for two of his music videos: “Family Ties” and “N95.” Behind them, both Doja Cat and Harry Styles tie for the second-most nominations with six each. Several VMA vets — Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd — follow with highlights in five categories. Lil Nas X and Harlow might have racked up the greatest number of noms together, but they are up for serious competition for the highly coveted Video of the Year award. Doja’s “Woman” and Styles’s “As It Was,” two of the year’s most iconic visuals, are also noted. They will face off against Drake’s “Way 2 Sexy,” Sheeran’s “Shivers,” and Swift’s “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version). The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards will return to New Jersey’s Prudential Center in Newark on Sunday, August 28. The ceremony previously hit the Garden State in 2019 when it was hosted by comedian and actor Sebastian Maniscalco; last year’s show aired from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Scroll down for the full list of 2022 VMA nominees, and be sure to go and vote on vma.mtv.com for your faves. Video of the Year, Presented by Burger King® Doja Cat: “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records Drake ft. Future, Young Thug: “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO / Republic Ed Sheeran: “Shivers” – Atlantic Records Harry Styles: “As It Was“ – Columbia Records Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow: “Industry Baby” – Columbia Records Olivia Rodrigo: “Brutal” – Geffen Records Taylor Swift: “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records Artist of the Year Bad Bunny – Rimas Entertainment Drake – OVO / Republic Ed Sheeran – Atlantic Records Harry Styles – Columbia Records Jack Harlow – Generation Now / Atlantic Records Lil Nas X – Columbia Records Lizzo – Atlantic Records Song of the Year Adele: “Easy on Me” – Columbia Records Billie Eilish: “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records Doja Cat: “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records Elton John, Dua Lipa: “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records Lizzo: “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records The Kid Laroi, Justin Bieber: “Stay” – Columbia Records Best New Artist, Presented by EXTRA® Gum Baby Keem – Columbia Records Dove Cameron – Disruptor Records / Columbia Records Gayle – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records Latto – Streamcut / RCA Records Måneskin – Arista Records Seventeen – Pledis Entertainment / Geffen Records Push Performance of the Year Griff: “One Night” – Warner Records Remi Wolf: “Sexy Villain” – Island Records Nessa Barrett: “I Hope Ur Miserable Until Ur Dead” – Warner Records Seventeen: “Rock With You” – Pledis Entertainment / Geffen Records Mae Muller: “Better Days” – Capitol Records U.K. Gayle: “abcdefu” Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records Shenseea: “R U That” – Rich Immigrants / Interscope Records Omar Apollo: “Tamagotchi” – Warner Records Wet Leg: “Chaise Longue” – Domino Recording Company Muni Long: “Baby Boo” – Supergiant Records LLC / Def Jam Recording Doechii: “Persuasive” – Top Dog Entertainment / Capitol Records Best Collaboration Drake ft. Future, Young Thug: “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO / Republic Elton John, Dua Lipa: “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” – EMI / Interscope Records Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow: “Industry Baby” – Columbia Records Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa: “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment Post Malone, The Weeknd: “One Right Now” – Mercury Records / Republic Records Rosalía ft. The Weeknd: “La Fama” – Columbia Records The Kid Laroi, Justin Bieber: “Stay” – Columbia Records Best Pop Billie Eilish: “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records Doja Cat: “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records Ed Sheeran: “Shivers” – Atlantic Records Harry Styles: “As It Was” – Columbia Records Lizzo: “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records Olivia Rodrigo: “Traitor” – Geffen Records Best Hip-Hop Eminem, Snoop Dogg: “From the D 2 the LBC” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records Future ft. Drake, Tems: “Wait for U” – Freebandz / Epic Records Kendrick Lamar: “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records Latto: “Big Energy” – Streamcut / RCA Records Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Baby: “Do We Have a Problem?” – Young Money / Cash Money / Republic Records Pusha T: “Diet Coke” – G.O.O.D. Music / Def Jam Best Rock Foo Fighters: “Love Dies Young” – RCA Records Jack White: “Taking Me Back” – Third Man Records Muse: “Won’t Stand Down” – Warner Records Red Hot Chili Peppers: “Black Summer” – Warner Records Shinedown: “Planet Zero” – Elektra Music Group Three Days Grace: “So Called Life” – RCA Records Best Alternative Avril Lavigne ft. Blackbear: “Love It When You Hate Me” – Elektra Music Group / DTA Records Imagine Dragons, JID: “Enemy” – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records Machine Gun Kelly ft. Willow: “Emo Girl” – Bad Boy / Interscope Records Måneskin: “I Wanna Be Your Slave” – Arista Records Panic! at the Disco: “Viva Las Vengeance” – Fueled by Ramen / Elektra Music Group Twenty One Pilots: “Saturday” – Fueled by Ramen / Elektra Music Group Willow, Avril Lavigne ft. Travis Barker: “G R O W” – MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation Records Best Latin Anitta: “Envolver” – Warner Records Bad Bunny: “Tití Me Preguntó” – Rimas Entertainment Becky G, Karol G: “Mamiii” – Kemosabe Records / Sony Music Latin / RCA Records Daddy Yankee: “Remix” – Republic Records Farruko: “Pepas” – Sony Music U.S. Latin J Balvin, Skrillex: “In Da Getto” – Sueños Globales, LLC /Universal Music Latino / Asylum Records U.K. Best R&B Alicia Keys: “City of Gods (Part II)” – AKW Chlöe: “Have Mercy” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records H.E.R.: “For Anyone” – RCA Records Normani ft. Cardi B: “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records Summer Walker, SZA, Cardi B: “No Love” (Extended Version) – LVRN / Interscope Records The Weeknd: “Out Of Time” – XO / Republic Records Best K-pop BTS: “Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” – Bighit Music / Geffen Records Itzy: “Loco” – JYP Entertainment Lisa: “Lalisa” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records Seventeen: “Hot” – Pledis Entertainment / Geffen Records Stray Kids: “Maniac” – JYP Entertainment Twice: “The Feels” – JYP Entertainment Video for Good Kendrick Lamar: “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records Latto: “P*ssy” – Streamcut / RCA Records Lizzo: “About Damn Time” – Atlantic Records Rina Sawayama: “This Hell” – Dirty Hit Stromae: ”Fils de Joie” – Mosaert Label / The Darkroom / Interscope Records Best Metaverse Performance Blackpink the Virtual | PUBG – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records BTS | Minecraft – BIGHIT Music / Geffen Records Charli XCX | Roblox – Atlantic Records Justin Bieber – An Interactive Virtual Experience | Wave – Def Jam Rift Tour ft. Ariana Grande | Fortnite – Republic Records Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox – Fueled by Ramen / Elektra Music Group Best Longform Video Billie Eilish: Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles – Darkroom / Interscope Records Foo Fighters: Studio 666 – RCA Records Kacey Musgraves: Star-Crossed – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville Madonna: Madame X - Interscope Records Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U – Geffen Records Taylor Swift: “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records Best Cinematography Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar: “Family Ties” – Columbia Records Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran: “Bam Bam” – Epic Records Harry Styles: “As It Was” – Columbia Records Kendrick Lamar: “N95” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records Normani ft. Cardi B: “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records Taylor Swift: “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records Best Direction Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar: “Family Ties” – Columbia Records Billie Eilish: “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records Ed Sheeran: “Shivers” – Atlantic Records Harry Styles: “As It Was” – Columbia Records Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow: “Industry Baby” – Columbia Records Taylor Swift: “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records Best Art Direction Adele: “Oh My God” – Columbia Records Doja Cat: “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records Drake ft. Future, Young Thug: “Way 2 Sexy” – OVO / Republic Records Kacey Musgraves: “Simple Times” – Interscope Records / MCA Nashville Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow: “Industry Baby” – Columbia Records Megan Thee Stallion ft. Dua Lipa: “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment Best Visual Effects Billie Eilish: “Happier Than Ever” – Darkroom / Interscope Records Coldplay, BTS: “My Universe” – Atlantic Records Kendrick Lamar: “The Heart Part 5” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow: “Industry Baby” – Columbia Records Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa: “Sweetest Pie” – 300 Entertainment The Kid Laroi, Justin Bieber: “Stay” – Columbia Records Best Choreography BTS: “Permission to Dance” – Bighit Music / Geffen Records Doja Cat: “Woman” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records FKA twigs ft. The Weeknd: “Tears In The Club” – Atlantic Records Harry Styles: “As It Was” – Columbia Records Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow: “Industry Baby” – Columbia Records Normani ft. Cardi B: “Wild Side” – Keep Cool / RCA Records Best Editing Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar: “Family Ties” – Columbia Records Doja Cat: “Get Into It (Yuh)” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records Olivia Rodrigo: “Brutal” – Geffen Records Rosalía: “Saoko” – Columbia Records Taylor Swift: “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) – Republic Records The Weeknd: “Take My Breath” – XO / Republic Records By Athena Serrano https://www.mtv.com/news/hwekgl/vmas-2022-nominees-lil-nas-x-jack-harlow-kendrick-lamar
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After going viral on TikTok in 2021 with the nostalgic track “Yucky Blucky Fruitcake,” which details her origin story, Doechii has been breaking in the industry.
The self-proclaimed Swamp Princess and rapper, whose given name is Jaylah Hickman, performed her enticing single “Persuasive” at the 2022 BET Awards, delivering an impressive open season freestyle for XXL Freshman that landed her on their Freshman list the same year. She was featured with David Guetta, Missy Elliott, Afrojack, and Bia in the catchy club-ready collab “Trampoline.” And now, always pressing herself to improve, Doechii is the MTV Push Artist for July 2022. “I’m tedious about it as a craft, and I wanna get better,” she said. “And so, I’m constantly trying to push myself to make bridges and make them better and find new pockets, new ways and harmonies and incorporate a lot of skill into my art.” Born and raised in Tampa, Florida, Doechii was influenced by local underground artists like Tom. G, Trina, and Trick Daddy. She wrote her first rap verse titled “Cookie Cream Pie” for her talent show in sixth grade. “It [had] some corny lyrics,” she recalled. “I genuinely love it, but I’m embarrassed to sing it.” She realized her passion for performing when she and a friend staged a dance to Justin Bieber’s “Baby” at their school’s talent show. “It was an overwhelming adrenaline of nerves and anxiousness, but I still kinda really liked it.” At first, Doechii did not have the resources to mix and produce audio, so she wrote her songs acapella. “Which I didn’t know was a skill ’til now,” she said. “But now, I feel like I’m spoiled and I prefer to hear [the] beat first and then I’ll write music after.” When she finally was able to mix audio in her music, her first song “Girls,” a scorned five-minute track about unreliable people,was posted on SoundCloud in 2016 under the username “Iamdoechii.” The track was rereleased five years later in her 2021 EP Bra-Less. Doechii self-published two more EPs, Coven Music Session, Vol. 1 in 2019 and Oh the Places You’ll Go in 2020. The former was described by Rolling Stone as “an autobiographical melange of pop, dance, and hip-hop.” The latter featured her viral hit “Yucky Blucky Fruitcake,” catapulting her into the limelight. The project’s collaboration with Isaiah Rashad and Kal Banx, the R&B-hip-hop track “Wat U Sed,” has garnered over 22.23 million Spotify streams. In 2022, Doechii made her break signing with the legendary Tap Dawg Entertainment and Capitol Records, working closely with producer Kal Banks in polishing her pensive ode to marijuana, “Persuasive.” “We were drinking, we were dancing, we were having a good time,” Doechii said of the recording process. She describes the track, which she performs below, as both “slumber party music” and “rooftop music.” While it was originally intended to bring people together, the song also became a way for the rapper to express her queerness, which she will continue to do on her forthcoming four-song EP She/Her, Black Bitch. She said, “I wanted something that sonically represented the feeling that I feel when I’m around my friends and people that understand me and accept me as a gay woman.” By Athena Serrano https://www.mtv.com/news/pw4e0g/doechii-push-persuasive Kelis has accused Beyoncé and Pharrell Williams of sampling one of her songs without permission. Hours before the Formation hitmaker unveiled her new album Renaissance, the Milkshake star took to Instagram to react to the news that one of the tracks on the record, titled Energy, samples her song Get Along with You from her 1999 album Kaleidoscope. In a fiery post, Kelis claimed that she wasn't contacted by Beyoncé or producer Pharrell about the sample. "I just heard the record everyone is saying has my sample. But it's beyond this song at this point. This was a TRIGGER for me. Milkshake alone is one of the most licensed records of our generation," she wrote. "I am a creator, I'm an innovator, I have done more then (sic) left my mark on an era of music and style that will go down in history. But there are bully's (sic) and secrets and gangsters in this industry that smile and get away with it until someone says enough is enough. So I'm saying it today. I'm coming for what's mine and I want reparations. Peace." After some followers began to accuse Kelis of being "jealous" of Beyoncé's success, the 42-year-old insisted it was simply not the case. "The reality is that my real beef is not ONLY with Beyoncé because, at the end of the day, she sampled a record, she's copied me before. She's done this before, so have many other artists. It's fine, I don't care about that," she declared in a video. "The issue is that not only are we female artists, O.K., Black female artists in an industry (where) there's not that many of us. We've met each other, we know each other, we have mutual friends. It's not hard. She can contact (me), right?" In addition, Kelis noted that she has the right to feel "frustrated" about the situation and also pointed to Pharrell and "Chad" - presumably a reference to his writing partner and Neptunes co-founder Chad Hugo. "Pharrell knows better. This is a direct hit at me. He does this all the time, it's very petty... It's not about me being jealous. Jealous of someone using my song? That's the dumbest, most ignorant thing I've ever heard. Like grow up," she continued, alleging that she didn't make any money from her first two albums. "When I was signed to (Pharrell), I had the same manager he had, and he has writing credits on my records. All my singles coincidentally, and he ain't never written a song, a lyric a day in his life. So yeah, that's a problem. The reality is, all of this female empowerment, it only counts if you really do it. If you're really living it and walking the walk. Don't just talk the talk." Pharrell and Chad are credited as songwriters on Energy. Representatives for Beyoncé and Pharrell have not yet responded to Kelis' allegations. newsdesk https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/150552/Kelis-accuses-Beyonc-eacute-and-Pharrell-Williams-of-sampling-song-without-permission Newsdesk BLACKPINK debuted their first new track in almost two years, 'Ready For Love', during the in-game concert 'The Virtual' on 'PUBG MOBILE'.
The K-Pop girl group - comprising Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé - performed their hits and had a special treat in store for fans as part of their second collaboration with the popular battle royale game. The music video for 'Ready For Love' featured their virtual avatars and invited fans into their fantasy world. Their label, YG Entertainment had announced in a press release: “It is pleased to hold an In-Game Concert as the second collaboration between the world’s best group BLACKPINK, the best mobile game in the battle royale genre. We also hope to increase the opportunity for artists and fans to interact closely beyond the borders and language barriers.” 'The Virtual' takes place on July 29 to 30. BLACKPINK's fans - who are nicknamed Blinks - are able to grab the custom suits made for the 'Sour Candy' quartet for the performance until August 31. It was recently revealed that BLACKPINK are gearing up to drop new music and planning a world tour. The foursome will release fresh tracks in August as they are in the “final stages of recording a new album” and intend to go on the “largest world tour in the history of a K-pop girl group.” YG said: “A lot of BLACKPINK-esque music has been prepared over a long period of time. On top of new music and large-scale projects, BLACKPINK will also go on the largest world tour in the history of a K-pop girl group by the end of the year to expand their rapport with fans worldwide.” The label went on to add their sophomore album will begin “a continuous large-scale project which will extend through the second half of the year," suggesting that it won’t be the only thing they have up their sleeve for the rest of the year. This comes after rumours circulated that their comeback could be “as early as June,” which was met with confirmation they were coming back soon. News Desk https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/150564/BLACKPINK-debut-first-new-song-in-almost-2-years-during-in-game-concert Nicki Minaj has shared the first trailer for her eponymous docuseries Nicki, a six-part event that will chronicle the rapper’s meteoric rise to stardom in the 2010s.
The trailer features a litany of notable quotes from Minaj, opening with the declaration that “you don’t get a manual on how to be a famous rapper – you just learn it as you go”. Reflecting on her roots as an up-and-coming rapper in the mid-2000s, she continues: “I think the woman [I was] back then, she wasn’t afraid to fail. Female rappers weren’t really charting at the time… I’m fighting for the girls who never thought they could win.” We also learn that Minaj never sought out the spotlight, as she says of her initial ambitions: “I never wanted to be mainstream – mainstream came to be.” But an equally large focus in the six-part Nicki series seems to be the struggles that Minaj has faced as a woman in the hip-hop scene, with the rapper noting that she “simply [doesn’t] get the respect that men do”. “This industry is just not a loving [or] supportive place,” Minaj says later in the trailer. “It pretends sometimes, but it’s just not.” She went on to address her drug use as a coping mechanism, saying that she “could medicate myself and tell myself it’s okay, but when the high comes down, you’re still there”, and noted that after taking a break from music after 2018’s ‘Queen’, she “became the strongest I have ever been in my life”. It also looks as though the series will touch on the making of Minaj’s upcoming fifth album, as the trailer ends with the rapper saying: “I have to make music in order to stay sane”. A premiere date for Nicki is yet to be revealed, however it’s been confirmed that the series will stream on HBO Max before the end of the year. The trailer release comes ahead of Minaj’s next single, ‘Freaky Girl’, which is set to drop on Thursday August 11. That’ll be her fifth release for the year, following the Lil Baby joints ‘Do We Have A Problem?’ and ‘Bussin’, ‘Blick Blick’ with Coi Leray and ‘We Go Up’ with Fivio Foreign. Earlier this month, Minaj attempted to host a meet and greet with fans in North London, however it was promptly cancelled by local police due to “overcrowding”. It came after her appearance at this year’s Wireless Festival, and saw hundreds of fans gather outside Cafe KOKO – attached to the newly refurbished KOKO theatre – in the midst of a heatwave. The rapper was delayed and reportedly did not arrive until almost 6pm, by which time the crowds were so heavy that Minaj was flanked by police in order to enter the venue. This coming Monday (August 1), Minaj will perform at the third show of Drake‘s ‘October World Weekend’ concert series, appearing alongside Lil Wayne to deliver a “Young Money reunion” in Toronto. Shortly after tickets for the show went on sale, fans took to social media to complain about their outlandish prices. Also this month, Minaj responded to rumours that she’s expecting her second child, and appeared to diss Kanye West at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. Her set at the festival marked her first live performance in around three years, and featured a medley of her early guest verses. When her verse from West’s 2010 single ‘Monster’ was queued up, however, Nicki cut it short. According to West’s ex-girlfriend, Amber Rose, the rapper thought Minaj “killed him” on her ‘Monster’ verse. In a recent interview, Rose said: “He didn’t know who Nicki was back then. I had Nicki pull up to the studio and I put her on ‘Monster.’ She was still coming up and I saw her in the studio and I was like, ‘Oh my god this bitch is fucking talented as hell.’ Rose claimed West wanted Minaj’s verse to be removed from the song at one point, because it was too good. She added: “He said, ‘How the fuck did you bring in a bitch that killed me on my own song?’” ByEllie Robinson 29th July 2022 https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-the-trailer-for-nicki-minajs-upcoming-docuseries-nicki-3279961 |
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