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The New York singer, 25, earned nominations in
all the top categories, including both best artist and best new
artist, as well as best video, collaboration and choreography
mostly for her work with Bruno Mars on "Finesse."
Cardi B, who shot to fame in August 2017 with her brash female
empowerment song "Bodak Yellow," led a VMA contenders field that
included Drake, Camila Cabello, Beyonce and husband Jay-Z.
Performing as The Carters, the power music duo earned eight
nominations for their "APES**T" video, which was shot inside the
Louvre in Paris against the backdrop of some of the world's most
famous art works.
Childish Gambino, the music stage name of actor Donald Glover,
earned seven nominations for his hard-hitting video "This Is
America" about black identity and police brutality.
Cardi B and Bruno Mars, The Carters, and Childish Gambino will
face off for the top prize - video of the year - against Ariana
Grande's "No Tears Left to Cry," Camila Cabello's "Havana," and
Drake's "God's Plan."
Monday's nominations reflected the popularity of rap, which in
2017 surpassed rock as the most dominant music genre in the
United States, and R&B.
Pop singer Taylor Swift managed only three nominations, all in
technical categories, for "Look What You Made Me Do," despite
her album "Reputation" being the biggest seller in the United
States in 2017.
Britain's Ed Sheeran got four nominations, including song of the
year, for his romantic ballad "Perfect," which was a worldwide
hit.
The fan-voted, youth-oriented VMA awards ceremony with a
reputation for irreverence and outrageous stunts will be
broadcast live on MTV from New York City on Aug. 20.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Susan Thomas)
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