Grande and Gaga got nine nominations each,
mostly from their dancey collaboration "Rain on Me" whose nods
included best video, song and collaboration of the year.
Gaga, John Legend, Post Malone and DJ D-Nice all won nominations
in the special best quarantine performance category for their
appearances earlier this year on a series of virtual concerts,
fundraisers and social media events.
Grande's first duet with Justin Bieber, "Stuck with U," was
nominated in the new best music video from home field, along
with Drake's "Tootsie Slide," Legend's "Bigger Love" and "Level
of Concern" from Twenty One Pilots.
Billie Eilish, who swept the Grammy awards in January, won six
VMA nominations in a lineup dominated by women, including rapper
Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa and Taylor Swift.
However, both Grande and Eilish were overlooked in the coveted
artist of the year race, which is comprised of Gaga, Megan Thee
Stallion, Post Malone, The Weeknd, Bieber and DaBaby.
Winners are chosen by fans who vote online.
The VMA show, known for its surprises and irreverent vibe, is
due to take place live in physical form at Brooklyn's Barclays
Center arena on Aug. 30.
MTV said last month that some VMA performances would take place
at unspecified New York landmarks and that social distancing and
limits on capacity would be enforced at the 19,000-seat indoor
venue.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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