{"id":85268,"date":"2026-08-18T20:59:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/drake-cardi-b-don-toliver-megan-thee-stallion-more-up-for-best-hip-hop-at-upcoming-2026-vmas\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:59:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:59:06","slug":"drake-cardi-b-don-toliver-megan-thee-stallion-more-up-for-best-hip-hop-at-upcoming-2026-vmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/drake-cardi-b-don-toliver-megan-thee-stallion-more-up-for-best-hip-hop-at-upcoming-2026-vmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake, Cardi B, Don Toliver, Megan Thee Stallion &#038; More Up For \u201cBEST HIP-HOP\u201d at Upcoming 2026 VMAs."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The list of nominees for the 2026 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS (\u201cVMAs\u201d) was announced today, recognizing artists whose work during the last 12 months has pioneered the music industry and been the catalysts of global buzz. The \u201cVMAs\u201d will broadcast live from Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 27 (7:30-9:30 PM, ET\/4:30-6:30 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network, simulcast on MTV and stream on Paramount+* in the U.S. The show will also be available globally the next day on Paramount+ and MTV.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The \u201cVMAs\u201d are produced by Gunpowder &amp; Sky. Van Toffler serves as producer. Jesse Ignjatovic of Den of Thieves, Barbara Bialkowski and Bruce Gillmer serve as executive producers, alongside Barry Barclay and Floris Bauer. Melanie Block serves as co-executive producer and Gary Lanvy as co-producer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>2026 \u201cVMAs\u201d Nominees:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nominees in each category are listed in alphabetical order by first name.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(**) = Returning Category<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>VIDEO OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201chate that i made you love me\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cI Just Might\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">GENER8ION \u2013 \u201cSTORM starring Yung Lean\u201d \u2013 Iconoclast Music<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Madonna \u2013 \u201cConfessions II \u2013 The Film\u201d \u2013 Warner Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cTears\u201d- Island<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Taylor Swift \u2013 \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>ARTIST OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ariana Grande \u2013 Republic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bruno Mars \u2013 Atlantic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Madonna \u2013 Warner Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Morgan Wallen \u2013 Big Loud\/Mercury Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 Island<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Taylor Swift \u2013 Republic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>SONG OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BTS \u2013 \u201cSwim\u201d \u2013 BIGHIT MUSIC<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ella Langley \u2013 \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d \u2013 Columbia Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">HUNTR\/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI \u2013 \u201cGolden\u201d \u2013 Republic Records\/Visva Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Madonna &amp; Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cBring Your Love\u201d \u2013 Warner Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Olivia Dean \u2013 \u201cMan I Need\u201d \u2013 Island<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PinkPantheress \u2013 \u201cStateside + Zara Larsson\u201d \u2013 Warner Records UK\/Atlantic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">RAYE \u2013 \u201cWHERE IS MY HUSBAND!\u201d \u2013 Human Re Sources<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>BEST NEW ARTIST, presented by <\/strong><strong>The General Insurance\u00ae<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bella Kay \u2013 Atlantic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CORTIS \u2013 BIGHIT MUSIC<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Magnus Ferrell -Visva Records\/Republic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Malcolm Todd \u2013 Columbia Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Myles Smith \u2013 RCA Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sienna Spiro \u2013 Capitol Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Stella Lefty \u2013 Sandlot\/Atlantic Outpost<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>BEST COLLABORATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice \u2013 \u201cChains &amp; Whips\u201d \u2013 Roc Nation Distribution<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">French Montana x Max B \u2013 \u201cEver Since U Left Me\u201d \u2013 Coke Boys Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Madonna &amp; Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cBring Your Love\u201d \u2013 Warner Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PinkPantheress \u2013 \u201cStateside + Zara Larsson\u201d \u2013 Warner Records UK\/Atlantic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shakira &amp; Burna Boy \u2013 \u201cDai Dai\u201d \u2013 Sony Music US Latin<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Teyana Taylor &amp; Lucky Daye \u2013 \u201cHard Part\u201d \u2013 Def Jam Recordings<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>BEST POP<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201chate that i made you love me\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Charli xcx \u2013 \u201cSS26\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LISA \u2013 \u201cDream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi\u201d \u2013 Lloud Co.\/RCA Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Olivia Rodrigo \u2013 \u201cdrop dead\u201d \u2013 Geffen Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cHouse Tour\u201d \u2013 Island<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tate McRae \u2013 \u201cNobody\u2019s Girl\u201d \u2013 RCA Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Taylor Swift \u2013 \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BEST HIP-HOP<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Cardi B ft. Kehlani \u2013 \u201cSafe\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Don Toliver \u2013 \u201cE85\u201d \u2013 Cactus Jack\/ Atlantic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Drake \u2013 \u201cJanice STFU\u201d \u2013 OVO\/Republic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Megan Thee Stallion \u2013 \u201cLOVER GIRL\u201d \u2013 Hot Girl Productions<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Travis Scott \u2013 \u201cDUMBO\u201d \u2013 Cactus Jack\/Epic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Tyler, The Creator \u2013 \u201cSUGAR ON MY TONGUE\u201d \u2013 Columbia Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>BEST R&amp;B<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cI Just Might\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chris Brown \u2013 \u201cIt Depends\/Obvious\u201d \u2013 RCA Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dave &amp; Tems \u2013 \u201cRaindance\u201d \u2013 Neighbourhood Recordings\/Capitol Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Justin Bieber \u2013 \u201cYUKON\u201d \u2013 Def Jam Recordings<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kehlani \u2013 \u201cFolded\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mariah the Scientist &amp; Kali Uchis \u2013 \u201cIs It a Crime\u201d \u2013 Epic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>BEST ALTERNATIVE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Geese \u2013 \u201cTaxes\u201d \u2013 Partisan Records\/Play It Again Sam<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">mgk &amp; Fred Durst \u2013 \u201cFIX UR FACE\u201d \u2013 EST 19XX LLC\/Interscope Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Noah Kahan \u2013 \u201cThe Great Divide\u201d \u2013 Mercury Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Olivia Rodrigo \u2013 \u201cthe cure\u201d \u2013 Geffen Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">SOMBR \u2013 \u201cHomewrecker\u201d \u2013 SMB Music\/Warner Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tame Impala \u2013 \u201cDracula\u201d \u2013 Columbia Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">twenty one pilots \u2013 \u201cDrag Path\u201d \u2013 Fueled By Ramen<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>**<\/em><strong>BEST DANCE, presented by BACARD<\/strong><strong>\u00cd\u00ae <\/strong><strong>Rum<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bebe Rexha &amp; Faithless \u2013 \u201cNew Religion\u201d \u2013 Bebe Rexha Music LLC\/EMPIRE<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Harry Styles \u2013 \u201cAperture\u201d \u2013 Columbia Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lady Gaga &amp; Doechii \u2013 \u201cRUNWAY\u201d \u2013 Lil Monsters\/Top Dawg Entertainment\/Interscope Records\/Capitol Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Madonna \u2013 \u201cConfessions II \u2013 The Film\u201d \u2013 Warner Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PinkPantheress \u2013 \u201cStateside + Zara Larsson\u201d \u2013 Warner Records UK\/Atlantic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Slayyyter \u2013 \u201cDANCE\u2026\u201d \u2013 RECORDS\/Columbia Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tate McRae \u2013 \u201cNobody\u2019s Girl\u201d \u2013 RCA Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>BEST LATIN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Anitta with Shakira \u2013 \u201cChoka Choka\u201d \u2013 Republic Records\/UMLE<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bad Bunny \u2013 \u201cNUEVAYoL\u201d \u2013 Rimas Entertainment<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fuerza Regida \u2013 \u201cTU SANCHO\u201d \u2013 Rancho Humilde\/Street Mob Records\/Sony Music US Latin<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">KAROL G \u2013 \u201cPapasito\u201d \u2013 Bichota Records\/Interscope Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rosal\u00eda ft. Yahritza Y Su Esencia \u2013 \u201cLa Perla\u201d \u2013 Columbia Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ryan Castro, Kapo &amp; GANGSTA \u2013 \u201cLA VILLA\u201d \u2013 AWOO Corp.\/ Sony Music US Latin<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shakira &amp; Burna Boy \u2013 \u201cDai Dai\u201d \u2013 Sony Music US Latin<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>BEST K-POP<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BLACKPINK \u2013 \u201cJUMP\u201d \u2013 YG Entertainment<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BTS \u2013 \u201cSWIM\u201d \u2013 BIGHIT MUSIC<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CORTIS \u2013 \u201cREDRED\u201d \u2013 BIGHIT MUSIC<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">KATSEYE \u2013 \u201cPINKY UP\u201d \u2013 HYBE x Geffen Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LE SSERAFIM (feat. j-hope of BTS) \u2013 \u201cSPAGHETTI\u201d \u2013 SOURCE MUSIC<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LISA \u2013 \u201cDream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi\u201d \u2013 Lloud Co.\/ RCA Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>BEST COUNTRY\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ella Langley \u2013 \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d \u2013 Columbia Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kacey Musgraves \u2013 \u201cDry Spell\u201d \u2013 Lost Highway\/Interscope Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lainey Wilson \u2013 \u201cSomewhere Over Laredo\u201d \u2013 Broken Bow Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Luke Combs \u2013 \u201cBack in the Saddle\u201d \u2013 Columbia Nashville<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shaboozey \u2013 \u201cCowgirl\u201d \u2013 American Dogwood\/EMPIRE<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Stella Lefty \u2013 \u201cBoston\u201d \u2013 Sandlot\/Atlantic Outpost\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tucker Wetmore \u2013 \u201cBrunette\u201d \u2013 Back Blocks Music\/MCA\/Mercury Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>BEST DIRECTION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201chate that i made you love me\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cI Just Might\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">GENER8ION \u2013 \u201cSTORM starring Yung Lean\u201d \u2013 Iconoclast Music<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Madonna \u2013 \u201cConfessions II \u2013 The Film\u201d \u2013 Warner Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cHouse Tour\u201d \u2013 Island<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Taylor Swift \u2013 \u201cOpalite\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>BEST ART DIRECTION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Charli xcx \u2013 \u201cSS26\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lady Gaga &amp; Doechii \u2013 \u201cRUNWAY\u201d \u2013 Lil Monsters\/Top Dawg Entertainment\/Interscope Records\/Capitol Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Madonna \u2013 \u201cConfessions II \u2013 The Film\u201d \u2013 Warner Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PinkPantheress \u2013 \u201cStateside + Zara Larsson\u201d \u2013 Warner Records UK\/Atlantic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">SOMBR \u2013 \u201cMy Body Isn\u2019t Ready\u201d \u2013 SMB Music\/Warner Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Taylor Swift \u2013 \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A$AP Rocky \u2013 \u201cPUNK ROCKY\u201d \u2013 A$AP Worldwide\/RCA Records<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<a title=\"Hip-Hop hats, buckets, snapbacks, beanies.\" href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-64516 size-full\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hip-hop-hats.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-64516 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hip-hop-hats.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201chate that i made you love me\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LISA \u2013 \u201cDream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi\u201d \u2013 Lloud Co.\/ RCA Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Madonna \u2013 \u201cConfessions II \u2013 The Film\u201d \u2013 Warner Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shaboozey \u2013 \u201cCowgirl\u201d \u2013 American Dogwood\/EMPIRE<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Taylor Swift \u2013 \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>BEST EDITING<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201chate that i made you love me\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cI Just Might\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LISA \u2013 \u201cDream feat. 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