It's that time of the year. As the summer comes to an end, it means that the MTV VMA's are here once again. The VMA's honor the brightest stars in the music industry and with hip hop reaching a new height in popularity on the charts within the past year, you could only expect some of your faves to be in attendance. While many people are eager to see who takes home the award, one of the best parts of the award show is the red carpet. As the red carpet arrives, you could only expect your favorite artists to come through flossin, especially the rappers. Cardi B was obviously in attendance and came through with some serious drip to the red carpet. Cardi B's currently in the lead with ten nominations at this year's Video Music Award and also just took home the award for "Song Of The Summer" for "I Like It." Additionally, it marks her first public appearance since giving birth to her and Offset's daughter, Kulture. Strangely enough, she didn't make her way through the red carpet with her husband, who came through with some serious diamonds alongside Quavo. Gucci Mane, Keyshia Ka'oir, King Combs, G-Eazy, KYLE, DJ Khaled and his son Asahd, were among the other rappers that hit the red carpet. Take a peak through the gallery above and keep your eyes peeled for the winners.<doc-sep>It’s been a good year for Cardi B. In the past six months, she has performed on Saturday Night Live, earned a slot on Time’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and given birth to her first child, and now she leads the nominations for the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards with 10 nods. Five of those — including one for the VMAs’ highest honor, Video of the Year — are for “Finesse,” her collaboration with Bruno Mars. Cardi B’s competition in the Video of the Year category includes Beyoncé and Jay-Z, who have racked up eight nominations overall for their collaboration on “Apeshit,” the video for which made waves with its setting in the Louvre and its use of classical Western iconography. The song dropped in June as part of the surprise release of the album Everything Is Love, which jointly credited Beyoncé and Jay-Z as “the Carters” and addressed the tabloid rumors about their marriage. Other Video of the Year nominees for the 2018 VMAs include Childish Gambino for “This Is America”; Ariana Grande for “No Tears Left to Cry”; Drake for “God’s Plan,” off his record-breaking album Scorpion; and Camila Cabello for “Havana,” featuring Young Thug. Childish Gambino and Drake each have seven total VMA nominations this year, and Grande and Cabello each have five. The VMAs will air live on Monday, August 20, 2018, at 9 pm Eastern from Radio City Music Hall. Performers include Ariana Grande and Panic at the Disco. The full list of nominees is below. Related What to expect at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards Video of the Year Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug – “Havana” The Carters – “APES**T” Childish Gambino – “This Is America” Drake – “God’s Plan” Artist of the Year Ariana Grande Bruno Mars Camila Cabello Cardi B Drake Post Malone Song of the Year Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug – “Havana” Drake – “God’s Plan” Dua Lipa – “New Rules” Ed Sheeran – “Perfect” Post Malone featuring 21 Savage – “rockstar” Best New Artist Bazzi Cardi B Chloe x Halle Hayley Kiyoko Lil Pump Lil Uzi Vert Best Collaboration Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line – “Meant to Be” Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” The Carters – “APES**T” Jennifer Lopez featuring DJ Khaled & Cardi B – “Dinero” Logic featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid – “1-800-273-8255” N.E.R.D featuring Rihanna – “Lemon” Best Pop Video Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug – “Havana” Demi Lovato – “Sorry Not Sorry” Ed Sheeran – “Perfect” P!nk – “What About Us” Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood” Best Hip Hop Video Cardi B featuring 21 Savage – “Bartier Cardi” The Carters – “APES**T” Drake – “God’s Plan” J. Cole – “ATM” Migos featuring Drake – “Walk It Talk It” Nicki Minaj – “Chun-Li” Best Dance Video Avicii featuring Rita Ora – “Lonely Together” Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – “One Kiss” The Chainsmokers – “Everybody Hates Me” David Guetta & Sia – “Flames” Marshmello featuring Khalid – “Silence” Zedd & Liam Payne – “Get Low (Street Video)” Best Latin Video Daddy Yankee – “Dura” J Balvin featuring Willy William – “Mi Gente” Jennifer Lopez featuring DJ Khaled & Cardi B – “Dinero” Luis Fonsi featuring Demi Lovato – “Échame La Culpa” Maluma – “Felices los 4” Shakira featuring Maluma – “Chantaje” Best Rock Video Fall Out Boy – “Champion” Foo Fighters – “The Sky Is A Neighborhood” Imagine Dragons – “Whatever It Takes” Linkin Park – “One More Light” Panic! at the Disco – “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” Thirty Seconds to Mars – “Walk On Water” Video With a Message Childish Gambino – “This Is America” Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges – “Liberated” Drake – “God’s Plan” Janelle Monáe – “PYNK” Jessie Reyez – “Gatekeeper” Logic featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid – “1-800-273-8255” Best Cinematography Alessia Cara – “Growing Pains” Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” The Carters – “APES**T” Childish Gambino – “This Is America” Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran – “River” Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood” Best Direction The Carters – “APES**T” Childish Gambino – “This Is America” Drake – “God’s Plan” Ed Sheeran – “Perfect” Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton – “Say Something” Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood” Best Art Direction The Carters – “APES**T” Childish Gambino – “This Is America” J. Cole – “ATM” Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel” SZA – “The Weekend” Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do” Best Visual Effects Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” Avicii ft. Rita Ora – “Lonely Together” Eminem featuring Beyoncé – “Walk On Water” Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “All The Stars” Maroon 5 – “Wait” Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do” Best Choreography Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug – “Havana” The Carters – “APES**T” Childish Gambino – “This Is America” Dua Lipa – “IDGAF” Justin Timberlake – “Filthy” Best Editing Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” The Carters – “APES**T” Childish Gambino – “This Is America” Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel” N.E.R.D featuring Rihanna – “Lemon” Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do”<doc-sep>
New York rapper Cardi B, 25, made her first public appearance since giving birth to her first child in July. LONDON – Cuban-born Camila Cabello beat out heavy hitters Beyonce, Bruno Mars and Drake to take home the two top prizes at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Monday. Cabello, 21, was chosen artist of the year and won video of the year for her Latin-flavoured hit Havana, while rapper Cardi B picked up wins for best new artist and song of summer for her dance hit I Like It with J Balvin and Bad Bunny. “I can’t believe this is for me,” said Cabello, who split from girl group Fifth Harmony in late 2016 to launch a solo career. New York rapper Cardi B, 25, made her first public appearance since giving birth to her first child in July. But the feisty Bodak Yellow singer failed to make good on her leading 10 nominations going into the show as fans spread their votes far and wide. “A couple of months ago people were saying, you’re gambling your career by having a baby,” Cardi B said. “I had a baby ... and now I’m still winning awards.” The biggest winner of the night was Childish Gambino, the music stage name of actor Donald Glover, who came away with three for his hard-hitting video This Is America about black identity and police brutality. But the trophies were mostly in technical categories, including choreography and direction. Beyonce and Jay-Z’s much-talked-about APES**T, which was shot inside the Louvre in Paris against the backdrop of some of the world’s most famous artworks, won just two of its eight nominations. Canadian rapper Drake, one of the most popular artists in terms of sales and streaming, came away empty-handed, as did multiple Grammy winner Bruno Mars. Neither Mars, Drake, Gambino, Beyonce nor Jay-Z attended the awards show in New York City, which featured performances by Ariana Grande - who won best pop video for No Tears Left to Cry, Nicki Minaj, Aerosmith, Shawn Mendes and Travis Scott. Jennifer Lopez brought the audience to its feet with a song and dance medley of her biggest hits as she was presented with the annual Vanguard Award, named after Michael Jackson, recognising her 20 years in show business. “It’s been an incredible journey of dreaming my wildest dreams and then watching them come true,” said Lopez. However, a promised tribute to Aretha Franklin following her death last week at age 76 consisted only of a speech by Madonna and a brief video clip from Franklin’s early career. The VMAs have a reputation for irreverence and provocative stunts but, aside from a segment on US President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration policies, there were few surprises. Rapper Logic was joined onstage by dozens of immigrant children and their families wearing white t-shirts saying “We are all human beings,” for a performance of his song One Day. The song is a protest against the policy that saw thousands of immigrant children separated from their parents in June after crossing the southern border with Mexico without documents.