The 30-year-old rapper is in with a chance of scoring a gong for Video of the Year, Best Hip Hop Video, Best Cinematography, Best Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Visual Effects, and Best Choreography for the video for his hit single โHumbleโ, whilst the musician himself is also up for Artist of the Year.
Not too far behind the star with five nods each are Katy Perry and The Weeknd, who will each have to battle Kendrick in a number of categories during the ceremony at the Forum in Los Angeles on August 27.
The โReminderโ hitmaker will face Kendrick in the race for Video of the Year, Artist of the Year, Best Direction and Best Art Direction, whilst also being nominated for Best Editing.
Katyโs single โChained To The Rhythmโ is nominated for Best Pop Video, Best Direction and Best Visual Effects, whilst her track โBon Appetiteโ is up for Best Art Direction.
Elsewhere, One Direction hunk Harry Stylesโ debut solo record โSign of the Timesโ could see him bag the award for Best Visual Effects or Best Pop Video, whilst his former band mate Zayn Malik is in with a chance of winning Best Collaboration for his work with Taylor Swift on the track โI Donโt Wanna Live Foreverโ.
Full list of MTVโs VMA nominations:
Video of the Year
Kendrick Lamar โ โHUMBLE.โ
Bruno Mars โ โ24K Magicโ
Alessia Cara โ โScars to Your Beautifulโ
DJ Khaled โ โWild Thoughtsโ (ft. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller)
The Weeknd โ โReminderโ
Artist of the Year
Bruno Mars
Kendrick Lamar
Ed Sheeran
Ariana Grande
The Weeknd
Lorde
Best New Artist
Khalid
Kodak Black
SZA
Young M.A
Julia Michaels
Noah Cyrus
Best Collaboration
Charlie Puth โ โWe Donโt Talk Anymoreโ (ft. Selena Gomez)
DJ Khaled โ โWild Thoughtsโ (ft. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller)
D.R.A.M. โ โBroccoliโ (ft. Lil Yachty)
The Chainsmokers โ โCloserโ (ft. Halsey)
Calvin Harris โ โFeelsโ (ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean)
Zayn and Taylor Swift โ โI Donโt Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)โ
Best Pop Video
Shawn Mendes โ โTreat You Betterโ
Ed Sheeran โ โShape of Youโ
Harry Styles โ โSign of the Timesโ
Fifth Harmony โ โDownโ (ft. Gucci Mane)
Katy Perry โ โChained to the Rhythmโ (ft. Skip Marley)
Miley Cyrus โ โMalibuโ
Best Hip Hop Video
Kendrick Lamar โ โHUMBLE.โ
Big Sean โ โBounce Backโ
Chance the Rapper โ โSame Drugsโ
D.R.A.M. โ โBroccoliโ (ft. Lil Yachty)
Migos โ โBad and Boujeeโ (ft. Lil Uzi Vert)
DJ Khaled โ โIโm the Oneโ (ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper
and Lil Wayne)
Best Dance Video
Zedd and Alessia Cara โ โStayโ
Kygo and Selena Gomez โ โIt Ainโt Meโ
Calvin Harris โ โMy Wayโ
Major Lazer โ โCold Waterโ (ft. Justin Bieber and Mร)
Afrojack โ โGoneโ (ft. Ty Dolla $ign)
Best Rock Video
Coldplay โ โA Head Full of Dreamsโ
Fall Out Boy โ โYoung And Menaceโ
Twenty One Pilots โ โHeavydirtysoulโ
Green Day โ โBang Bangโ
Foo Fighters โ โRunโ
Best Fight Against the System
Logic โ โBlack SpiderManโ
The Hamilton Mixtape โ โImmigrants (We Get the Job Done)โ
Big Sean โ โLightโ
Alessia Cara โ โScars to Your Beautifulโ
Taboo โ โStand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPLโ (ft. Shailene Woodley)
John Legend โ โSurefireโ
Best Cinematography
Kendrick Lamar โ โHUMBLE.โ
Imagine Dragons โ โThunderโ
Ed Sheeran โ โCastle on the Hillโ
DJ Shadow โ โNobody Speakโ (ft. Run the Jewels)
Halsey โ โNow or Neverโ
Best Direction
Kendrick Lamar โ โHUMBLE.โ
Katy Perry โ โChained to the Rhythmโ (ft. Skip Marley)
Bruno Mars โ โ24K Magicโ
Alessia Cara โ โScars to Your Beautifulโ
The Weeknd โ โReminderโ
Best Art Direction
Kendrick Lamar โ โHUMBLE.โ
Bruno Mars โ โ24K Magicโ
Katy Perry โ โBon Appetitโ (ft. Migos)
DJ Khaled โ โWild Thoughtsโ (ft. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller)
The Weeknd โ โReminderโ
Best Visual Effects
Kendrick Lamar โ โHUMBLE.โ
A Tribe Called Quest โ โDis Generationโ
KYLE โ โiSpyโ (ft. Lil Yachty)
Katy Perry โ โChained to the Rhythmโ (ft. Skip Marley)
Harry Styles โ โSign of the Timesโ
Best Choreography
Kanye West โ โFadeโ
Ariana Grande โ โSide to Sideโ (ft. Nicki Minaj)
Kendrick Lamar โ โHUMBLE.โ
Sia โ โThe Greatestโ
Fifth Harmony โ โDownโ (ft. Gucci Mane)
Best Editing
Future โ โMask Offโ
Young Thug โ โWyclef Jeanโ
Lorde โ โGreen Lightโ
The Chainsmokers โ โCloserโ (ft. Halsey)
The Weeknd โ โReminderโ
