.This year's Video of the Year nominees include Ariana Grande (" we can not be actually close friends (wait on your love)"), Billie Eilish (" LUNCH TIME"), Doja Pet Cat (" Paint The Town Red'), Eminem (" Houdini"), SZA (" Snooze"), Taylor Swift as well as Article Malone (" Week"). To be clear, Monu00e9t did gain two VMA elections in the most effective R&B as well as MTV Push Functionality of The Year classifications for her favorite single, "On My Mama." But also for the entertainer to certainly not be actually an opponent for Video of the Year is unsatisfying and also, frankly, puzzling. The "On My Mother" video was launched in August 2023 and also was actually an ode to Black and also Y2K culture. The graphic likewise infused factors of today's pop culture. Along with the online video's very early 2000s concept along with the classic big white tees and saggy jeans, the slick choreography catapulted a wave of online creators reenacting Monu00e9t's viral dance moves. The R&B artist damaged the World wide web after losing the "On My Mama" visual. This year, Monu00e9t possessed the timeline in wreckage once more after discharging the video for "Alright," one more pop music from her 2nd workshop cd, Cat II.