Justin Bieber has dominated the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards nominations with seven nods, including Video of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Best Pop.
The Yummy hitmaker, 27, stars in the music video for the DJ Khaled and Drake track Popstar which is nominated for Video of the Year and Best Direction.
His track Peaches – which features Daniel Caesar and Giveon – is also up for Best Collaboration, Best Pop, and Best Editing.
His final nomination comes in the Best Cinematography category with Holy – featuring Chance The Rapper – cracking the nod.
Megan Thee Stallion is the next most-nominated artist with six nods, many of which come from her and Cardi B’s hit track WAP, which is up for Video of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Collaboration, and Best Hip-Hop.
The rapper is also nominated for Artist of the Year, and will compete against herself in the Best Hip-Hop category as she also received a nomination for her feature on Lil Baby’s song On Me.
Several artists are tied for third spot with five nominations, including Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Drake, Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo, and K-Pop sensations BTS.
The Butter hitmakers get most of their nominations for the chart-topping hit, including Best Pop, Best K-Pop, Best Editing, and Best Choreography.
Their fifth nomination comes from the Song of the Year category, where Dynamite has been shortlisted.
The 2021 MTV VMAs will return to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for the first time since 2013, and will air live on 12 September.