{"id":1551,"date":"2017-07-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-02-13T17:22:40","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T17:22:40","slug":"sony-artists-nominated-for-mtv-vmas-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.co.uk\/sony-artists-nominated-for-mtv-vmas-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony artists nominated for MTV VMAs 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night the nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards were announced, with a host of Sony artists shortlisted across the 14 categories.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.co.uk\/artist\/dj-khaled\/\">DJ Khaled<\/a> leads with four nominations, including the prestigious VMA Video of the Year award, plus Best Collaboration, Best Hip Hop and Best Art Direction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.co.uk\/artist\/calvin-harris\/\">Calvin Harris<\/a> has also been shortlisted for Best Collaboration, with <i>Feels<\/i> ft. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.co.uk\/artist\/pharrell-williams\/\">Pharrell Williams<\/a>, Katy Perry and Big Sean. He received a second nomination in the Best Dance category for <em>My Way<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sign of the Times<\/em> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.co.uk\/artist\/harry-styles\/\">Harry Styles<\/a> received two nominations, in the Best Pop and Best Visual Effects categories.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.co.uk\/artist\/the-chainsmokers\/\">The Chainsmokers\u2019<\/a> No.1 hit <em>Closer<\/em> ft. Halsey has been shortlisted for Best Collaboration and Best Editing. Double nominations also went to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.co.uk\/artist\/fifth-harmony\/\">Fifth Harmony<\/a>, with <em>Down<\/em> ft. Gucci Mane up for Best Pop and Best Choreography.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.co.uk\/artist\/khalid\/\">Khalid<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.co.uk\/artist\/sza\/\">Sza<\/a> and Noah Cyrus all received recognition in the Best New Artist category.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.co.uk\/artist\/miley-cyrus\/\">Miley Cyrus\u2019<\/a> <em>Malibu<\/em> received a nomination for Best Pop, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.co.uk\/artist\/kygo\/\">Kygo<\/a> is up for Best Dance with his Selena Gomez collaboration <em>It Ain\u2019t Me<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.co.uk\/artist\/foo-fighters\/\">Foo Fighters<\/a> have been shortlisted for Best Rock with <em>Run<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.co.uk\/artist\/john-legend\/\">John Legend<\/a> is up for Best Fight Against the System with <em>Surefire<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.co.uk\/artist\/future\/\">Future<\/a> is up for Best Editing with <em>Mask Off<\/em> and A Tribe Called Quest are up for Best Visual Effects with <em>Dis Generation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The winners will be announced at the MTV VMAs on Sunday 27th August in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Below is the full list of Sony nominees:<\/p>\n<p><b>Video of the Year<\/b><\/p>\n<p>DJ Khaled ft. 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He received a second nomination<br \/>\nin the Best Dance category for \u2018My Way\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Sign of the Times\u2019 by Harry Styles received two<br \/>\nnominations, in the Best Pop and Best Visual Effects categories.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Chainsmokers\u2019 No.1 hit \u2018Closer\u2019 ft. Halsey has<br \/>\nbeen shortlisted for Best Collaboration and Best Editing. Double nominations<br \/>\nalso went to Fifth Harmony, with \u2018Down\u2019 ft. Gucci Mane up for Best Pop and Best<br \/>\nChoreography.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Khalid, Sza and Noah Cyrus all received recognition<br \/>\nin the Best New Artist category.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Miley Cyrus\u2019 \u2018Malibu\u2019 received a nomination for<br \/>\nBest Pop, while Kygo is up for Best Dance with his Selena Gomez collaboration<br \/>\n\u2018It Ain\u2019t Me\u2019. Foo Fighters have been shortlisted for Best Rock with \u2018Run\u2019,<br \/>\nJohn Legend is up for Best Fight Against the System with \u2018Surefire\u2019, Future is<br \/>\nup for Best Editing with \u2018Mask Off\u2019 and A Tribe Called Quest are up for Best<br \/>\nVisual Effects with \u2018Dis Generation\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The winners will be announced at the MTV VMAs on<br \/>\nSunday 27th August in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Below is the full list of Sony nominees:<\/p>\n<p><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>Video of the Year<\/b><\/p>\n<p>DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna &amp; Bryson Tiller \u2013 \u2018Wild<br \/>\nThoughts\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>Best New Artist<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Khalid<\/p>\n<p>SZA<\/p>\n<p>Noah Cyrus<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>Best Collaboration<\/b><\/p>\n<p>DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna &amp; Bryson Tiller \u2013 \u2018Wild<br \/>\nThoughts\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey \u2013 \u2018Closer\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry<br \/>\n&amp; Big Sean \u2013 \u2018Feels\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>Best Pop<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Miley Cyrus \u2013 \u2018Malibu\u2019<\/p>\n<p><span>Harry Styles \u2013 \u2018Sign of the Times\u2019&nbsp;\u2028<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane \u2013 \u2018Down\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>Best Hip Hop<\/b><\/p>\n<p>DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the<br \/>\nRapper &amp; Lil Wayne \u2013 \u2018I\u2019m The One\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span><b><br \/>Best Dance<\/b>&nbsp;\u2028<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Calvin Harris \u2013 \u2018My Way\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Kygo x Selena Gomez \u2013 \u2018It Ain\u2019t Me\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>Best Rock<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Foo Fighters \u2013 \u2018Run\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>Best Fight Against the System<\/b><\/p>\n<p>John Legend \u2013 \u2018Surefire\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>Best Art Direction<\/b><\/p>\n<p>DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna &amp; Bryson Tiller \u2013 \u2018Wild<br \/>\nThoughts\u2019 (Art Direction: Damian Fyffe)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>Best Choreography<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane \u2013 \u2018Down\u2019 (Choreographer:<br \/>\nSean Bankhead)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>Best Editing<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Future \u2013 \u2018Mask Off\u2019 (Vinnie Hobbs)<\/p>\n<p>The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey \u2013 \u2018Closer\u2019 (Editor:<br \/>\nJennifer Kennedy)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>Best Visual Effects<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A Tribe Called Quest \u2013 \u2018Dis Generation\u2019 (Visual<br \/>\nEffects: Brandon Hirzel)<\/p>\n<p><span>Harry Styles \u2013 \u2018Sign Of The Times\u2019 (Visual Effects:<br \/>\nC\u00e9dric Nivoliez)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sme-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sony artists nominated for MTV VMAs 2017<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.co.uk\/sony-artists-nominated-for-mtv-vmas-2017\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sony artists nominated for MTV VMAs 2017\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Last night the nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards were announced, with a host of Sony artists shortlisted across the 14 categories. &nbsp;&nbsp;  DJ Khaled leads with four nominations, including the prestigious VMA Video of the Year award, plus Best Collaboration, Best Hip Hop and Best Art Direction. &nbsp;&nbsp;  Calvin Harris has also been shortlisted for Best Collaboration, with \u2018Feels\u2019 ft. 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Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean. He received a second nomination in the Best Dance category for \u2018My Way\u2019.  &nbsp;  \u2018Sign of the Times\u2019 by Harry Styles received two nominations, in the Best Pop and Best Visual Effects categories.  &nbsp;  The Chainsmokers\u2019 No.1 hit \u2018Closer\u2019 ft. Halsey has been shortlisted for Best Collaboration and Best Editing. Double nominations also went to Fifth Harmony, with \u2018Down\u2019 ft. Gucci Mane up for Best Pop and Best Choreography.  &nbsp;  Khalid, Sza and Noah Cyrus all received recognition in the Best New Artist category.  &nbsp;  Miley Cyrus\u2019 \u2018Malibu\u2019 received a nomination for Best Pop, while Kygo is up for Best Dance with his Selena Gomez collaboration \u2018It Ain\u2019t Me\u2019. Foo Fighters have been shortlisted for Best Rock with \u2018Run\u2019, John Legend is up for Best Fight Against the System with \u2018Surefire\u2019, Future is up for Best Editing with \u2018Mask Off\u2019 and A Tribe Called Quest are up for Best Visual Effects with \u2018Dis Generation\u2019.  &nbsp;  The winners will be announced at the MTV VMAs on Sunday 27th August in Los Angeles.  &nbsp;  Below is the full list of Sony nominees:  &nbsp;  Video of the Year  DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna &amp; Bryson Tiller \u2013 \u2018Wild Thoughts\u2019  &nbsp;  Best New Artist  Khalid  SZA  Noah Cyrus  &nbsp;  Best Collaboration  DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna &amp; Bryson Tiller \u2013 \u2018Wild Thoughts\u2019  The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey \u2013 \u2018Closer\u2019  Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry &amp; Big Sean \u2013 \u2018Feels\u2019  &nbsp;  Best Pop  Miley Cyrus \u2013 \u2018Malibu\u2019  Harry Styles \u2013 \u2018Sign of the Times\u2019&nbsp;\u2028  Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane \u2013 \u2018Down\u2019  &nbsp;  Best Hip Hop  DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper &amp; Lil Wayne \u2013 \u2018I\u2019m The One\u2019  &nbsp;  Best Dance&nbsp;\u2028  Calvin Harris \u2013 \u2018My Way\u2019  Kygo x Selena Gomez \u2013 \u2018It Ain\u2019t Me\u2019  &nbsp;  Best Rock  Foo Fighters \u2013 \u2018Run\u2019  &nbsp;  Best Fight Against the System  John Legend \u2013 \u2018Surefire\u2019  &nbsp;  Best Art Direction  DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna &amp; Bryson Tiller \u2013 \u2018Wild Thoughts\u2019 (Art Direction: Damian Fyffe)  &nbsp;  Best Choreography  Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane \u2013 \u2018Down\u2019 (Choreographer: Sean Bankhead)  &nbsp;  Best Editing  Future \u2013 \u2018Mask Off\u2019 (Vinnie Hobbs)  The Chainsmokers ft. 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