MTV Video Music Awards 2018: tutto quello che c’è da sapere sullo show di stanotte

Il Radio City Music Hall di New York si prepara ad ospitare questa sera, 20 agosto, gli MTV Video Music Awards 2018, la più attesa manifestazione musicale che ogni anno celebra i videoclip più belli del musicbitz statunitense ed internazionale.

The stage is set! Who are you most excited to see tonight at the @MTV #VMAs? Tune-in at 9 PM ET #VMAsRadioCity (Photo credit: Taylor Wilder/MSG Photos) pic.twitter.com/RxepgVUp5p

— Radio City (@RadioCity) 20 agosto 2018

La cerimonia dei VMAS’s di quest’anno, vedrà salire sul palco la crème de la crème del pop, del rap e dell’elettronica in circolazione. Ad aprire lo show sarà la rapper Cardi B, da poco diventata mamma della piccola Kulture Kiari Cephus, avuta dal marito Offset. Insieme a lei, fra le altre, anche Jennifer Lopez: l’artista di origine portoricana riceverà per l’occasione il “Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award”.

Ad aggiungersi alla lista dei performers, inoltre,  Ariana Grande, Aerosmith, Shawn Mendes, Logic con Ryan Tedder, Nicki Minaj, che ritornerà ai “VMAs” con una performance speciale presentata da PEPSI®, Travis Scott, Post Malone, Panic! At the Disco, che presenteranno il brano High Hopes dal loro ultimo sesto album, e Maluma.  Cone confermato da Viacom, nel corso della serata si svolgerà anche un tributo alla regina del soul Aretha Franklin, scomparsa lo scorso 16 agosto dopo una lunga battaglia contro il cancro.

All’1 di notte (orario italiano), vi ricordiamo, si svolgerà il red carpet. Ospiti d’eccezione del tappeto rosso saranno Backstreet Boys, Bazzi e Bryce Vine, mentre la rappresentante dell’Italia ai VMA’S 2018 sarà la peperina Elettra Lamborghini, da mesi in cima alle classifiche italiane grazie al singolo Pem Pem.

A contendersi i premi più importanti, fra gli altri, i The Carters (Jay-Z e Beyoncé, Ariana Grande, Drake e Bruno Mars. A dominare la lista dei nominati, che trovate qui sotto al completo, la rapper Cardi B con ben 10 nomination totali.

Mtv Video Music Awards 2018 | Dove seguirli in diretta

In Italia lo show sarà trasmesso solo su MTV (in esclusiva su Sky canale 130) in diretta dalle 2.00 del mattino (all’1 di notte partirà il red carpet). Gli MTV VMA’s 2018 saranno inoltre disponibili in streaming per tutti gli abbonati Sky tramite il servizio SkyGo e anche su NowTv, previa iscrizione alla piattaforma: quest’ultima vi concede 14 giorni di prova, scaduti i quali potrete continuare ad avere accesso ai contenuti con un abbonamento di 9,99 euro al mese. Domani, martedì 21 agosto alle 21.00, i VMA’S 2018 verranno trasmessi su MTV in versione sottotitolata.

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 | Ospiti

Oltre ai performers già annunciati, fra i presentatori della serata, che consegneranno i celebri “Moonman” (o, per meglio dire, i Moonperson) troviamo Blake Lively, Kevin Hart, Anna Kendrick, KYLE, Lenny Kravitz, Liam Payne, Backstreet Boys, Rita Ora, Shay Mitchell e Tiffany Haddish.

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 | Nominations

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry”
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)”
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana”
The Carters – “APES**T”
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
Drake – “God’s Plan”

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande
Bruno Mars
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Drake
Post Malone

SONG OF THE YEAR
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)”
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana”
Drake – “God’s Plan”
Dua Lipa – “New Rules”
Ed Sheeran – “Perfect”
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage – “rockstar”

BEST NEW ARTIST
Bazzi
Cardi B
Chloe x Halle
Hayley Kiyoko
Lil Pump
Lil Uzi Vert

BEST COLLABORATION
Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line – “Meant to Be”
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)”
The Carters – “APES**T”
Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B – “Dinero”
Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid – “1-800-273-8255”
N.E.R.D & Rihanna – “Lemon”

PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
JULY 2018 – Chloe x Halle
JUNE 2018 – Sigrid
MAY 2018 – Lil Xan
APRIL 2018 – Hayley Kiyoko
MARCH 2018 – Jessie Reyez
FEBRUARY 2018 – Tee Grizzley
JANUARY 2018 – Bishop Briggs
DECEMBER 2017 – Grace VanderWaal
NOVEMBER 2017 – Why Don’t We
OCTOBER 2017 – PRETTYMUCH
SEPTEMBER 2017 – SZA
AUGUST 2017 – Kacy Hill
JULY 2017 – Khalid
JUNE 2017 – Kyle
MAY 2017 – Noah Cyrus

BEST POP

Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry”
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana”
Demi Lovato – “Sorry Not Sorry”
Ed Sheeran – “Perfect”
P!nk – “What About Us”
Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood”

BEST HIP HOP
Cardi B ft. 21 Savage – “Bartier Cardi”
The Carters – “APES**T”
Drake – “God’s Plan”
J. Cole – “ATM”
Migos ft. Drake – “Walk It Talk It”
Nicki Minaj – “Chun-Li”

BEST LATIN
Daddy Yankee – “Dura”
J Balvin, Willy William – “Mi Gente”
Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B – “Dinero”
Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato – “Échame La Culpa”
Maluma – “Felices los 4”
Shakira ft. Maluma – “Chantaje”

BEST DANCE
Avicii ft. Rita Ora – “Lonely Together”
Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – “One Kiss”
The Chainsmokers – “Everybody Hates Me”
David Guetta & Sia – “Flames”
Marshmello ft. Khalid – “Silence”
Zedd & Liam Payne – “Get Low (Street Video)”

BEST ROCK
Fall Out Boy – “Champion”
Foo Fighters – “The Sky Is A Neighborhood”
Imagine Dragons – “Whatever It Takes”
Linkin Park – “One More Light”
Panic! At The Disco – “Say Amen (Saturday Night)”
Thirty Seconds to Mars – “Walk On Water”

VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges – “Liberated”
Drake – ‘God’s Plan”
Janelle Monáe – “PYNK”
Jessie Reyez – “Gatekeeper”
Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid – “1-800-273-8255”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Alessia Cara – “Growing Pains” – Cinematography by Pau Castejón
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” – Cinematography by Scott Cunningham
The Carters – “APES**T” – Cinematography by Benoit Debie
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – Cinematography by Larkin Seiple
Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran – “River” – Cinematography by Frank Mobilio & Patrick Meller
Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood” – Cinematography by Jonathan Sela

BEST DIRECTION
The Carters – “APES**T” – Directed by Ricky Saix
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – Directed by Hiro Murai
Drake – “God’s Plan” – Directed by Karena Evans
Ed Sheeran – “Perfect” – Directed by Jason Koenig
Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton – “Say Something” – Directed by Arturo Perez Jr.
Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood” – Directed by Jay Martin

BEST ART DIRECTION
The Carters – “APES**T” – Art Direction by Jan Houlevigue
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – Art Direction by Jason Kisvarday
J. Cole – “ATM” – Art Direction by Miles Mullin
Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel” – Art Direction by Pepper Nguyen
SZA – “The Weekend” – Art Direction by SZA and Solange
Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do” – Art Direction by Brett Hess

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” – Visual Effects by Vidal and Loris Paillier for Buf

Avicii ft. Rita Ora – “Lonely Together” – Visual Effects by KPP

Eminem ft. Beyoncé – “Walk On Water” – Visual Effects Supervisor Rich Lee for Drive Studios

Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “All The Stars” – Visual Effects by Loris Paillier for BUF Paris

Maroon 5 – “Wait” – Visual Effects by TIMBER

Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do” – Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” – Choreography by Phil Tayag & Bruno Mars

Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – “Havana” – Choreography by Calvit Hodge and Sara Bivens

The Carters – “APES**T” – Choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Jaquel Knight

Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – Choreography by Sherrie Silver

Dua Lipa – “IDGAF” – Choreography by Marion Motin

Justin Timberlake – “Filthy” – Choreography by Marty Kudelka, AJ Harpold, Tracy Phillips, and Ivan Koumaev

BEST EDITING
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” – Editing by Jacquelyn London
The Carters – “APES**T” – Taylor Ward and Sam Ostrove
Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – Editing by Ernie Gilbert
Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel” – Editing by Deji Laray
N.E.R.D & Rihanna – “Lemon” – Editing by Taylor Ward
Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do” – Editing by Chancler Haynes for Cosmo