Camila Cabello’s “I Luv It” Music Video Earns MTV VMAs Nod for “Best Trending Video”

Camila Cabello is a trending sensation…

The 27-year-old half-Mexican and half-Cuban singer has earned a nod in the Best Trending Video for the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards.

Camila CabelloCabello earned the nod for the clip for her Playboi Carti-collaboration “I Luv It.”

The MTV VMAs also announced nominees in three other social categories: Song of Summer, Best Group and VMAs Most Iconic Performance.

All voting will be hosted on @MTV Instagram Story.

MTV also announced a “bonus week” of voting across general categories, now closing September 6 at 6:00 pm ET.

Fans vote for their favorites across 15 gender-neutral categories, including video of the year, by visiting MTV’s website. Voting for best new artist will remain active into show.

With nominations in these four social categories added in, Taylor Swift maintains her lead as the year’s top nominee (12), followed closely by Post Malone (11), Eminem (eight), Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion, Sabrina Carpenter and SZA (seven each); Benson Boone, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Charli xcx, GloRilla, LISA, Olivia Rodrigo and Teddy Swims (four each).

The 2024 MTV VMAs are set to air live on Wednesday, September 11, at 8:00 pm ET/PT from New York’s UBS ArenaMegan Thee Stallion is set to host the show.

The 2024 show will be held just three days shy of the 40th anniversary of the inaugural VMAs at Radio City Music Hall.

Cabello, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, GloRilla and Rauw Alejandro were the first artists slated to perform at the awards; they were announced on August 12.

Benson BooneHalseyLenny Kravitz and LISA were added to the lineup on August 21.

Shawn MendesAnittaKarol G and LL Cool J were added on Aug. 27.

Here are the nominees in the four social categories, along with information on how to vote.

VMAs Most Iconic Performance
24 hours of fan voting for the new category that celebrates some of the most memorable VMAs performances from the history of the show begins Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 11 a.m. ET on @MTV Instagram Story (one round, tap to vote); concludes Sept. 11 @ 11 a.m. ET.

Beyoncé – “Love on Top” (2011)
Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Missy Elliott – “Like a Virgin” & “Hollywood” (2003)
Eminem – “The Real Slim Shady” & “The Way I Am” (2000
Katy Perry – “Roar” (2013)
Lady Gaga – “Paparazzi” (2009)
Madonna – “Like a Virgin” (1984)
Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me” (2009)

Best Trending Video
Fans will vote for the newly added category that celebrates the artist’s videos and/or songs that inspired fandoms to generate content related to the video and/or song starting Sept. 2 at @ 11 a.m. ET on @MTV Instagram Story (one round, tap to vote); closes Sept. 3 @ 11 a.m. ET.

Beyoncé – “Texas Hold ‘Em” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
Camila Cabello feat. Playboi Carti – “I Luv It” – Geffen / Interscope Records
Chappell Roan – “Hot to Go!” – Amusement Records / Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charli XCX – “Apple” – Atlantic Records
Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba – “Mamushi” – Hot Girl Productions
Tinashe – “Nasty” – Nice Life Recording Company 

Best Group
Fan voting for favorite group across all genres will begin Tuesday, Sept. 3 @ 11 a.m. ET on @MTV Instagram Story (two rounds bracket-style face-off, final round tap to vote); closes Sept. 6 @ 11 a.m. ET.

*NSYNC – RCA Records
Coldplay – Atlantic Records
Imagine Dragons – KIDinaKorner / Interscope Records
NCT Dream – SM Entertainment / Virgin Music Group
NewJeans – ADOR / Geffen Records
SEVENTEEN – PLEDIS Entertainment / Geffen Records
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – BIGHIT MUSIC / IMPERIAL / Republic Records
Twenty One Pilots – Fueled By Ramen 

Song of Summer
Fan voting for all-round favorite summer 2024 hit will launch Friday, Sept. 6 at 11 a.m. ET on @MTV Instagram Story (three rounds bracket-style face-off, final round tap to vote); closes Sept. 10 at 11 a.m. ET.

Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” – Republic Records
Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things” – Night Street Records, Inc. / Warner Records
Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Chappell Roan – “Good Luck, Babe!” – Amusement Records / Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charli XCX & Billie Eilish – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish” – Atlantic Records
Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – “Like That” – Wilburn Holding Co. / Boominati / Epic / Republic
GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be” – CMG / Interscope Records
Hozier – “Too Sweet” – Columbia Records
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records
Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help” – Mercury / Republic / Big Loud
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Island
Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – American Dogwood / EMPIRE
SZA – “Saturn” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records
Tommy Richman – “Million Dollar Baby” – ISO Supremacy / PULSE Records / Concord

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