Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga top the MTV VMA nominations with NINE nods

Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga top the MTV VMA nominations with NINE nods while Billie Eilish follows with six as the 2020 categories are announced

Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga lead the 2020 MTV Video Music Award nominations with nine nominations each, followed close behind by Billie Eilish and The Weeknd, whom are both up for six. 

The nominations for this year’s awards show were announced Thursday, and on top of the usual honors including Video and Artist Of The Year, new categories have been added to recognize the work produced during quarantine.

Grande and Gaga were both nominated for Video Of The Year for their No. 1 dance hit Rain On Me, which is also competing for song of the year, best collaboration, best pop, best cinematography, best visual effects and best choreography. 

Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga lead the 2020 MTV Video Music Award nominations with nine nominations each, followed close behind by Billie Eilish and The Weeknd, whom are both up for six