{"id":50232,"date":"2026-08-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=50232"},"modified":"2026-08-19T08:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:10:15","slug":"ella-langley-shaboozey-and-stella-lefty-lead-the-country-artist-nominees-at-the-2026-mtv-vmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2026\/08\/ella-langley-shaboozey-and-stella-lefty-lead-the-country-artist-nominees-at-the-2026-mtv-vmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Ella Langley, Shaboozey, And Stella Lefty Lead Country Nominees At The 2026 MTV VMAs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The nominees for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards came out on Tuesday, August 18, and\u00a0<strong>Ella Langley<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Shaboozey<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Stella Lefty<\/strong>\u00a0lead the\u00a0country artists\u00a0with two nominations each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ella&#8217;s&nbsp;<em><strong>&#8220;Choosin&#8217; Texas&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;is up for Song of the Year, Shaboozey&#8217;s&nbsp;<em><strong>&#8220;Cowgirl&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;is up for Best Cinematography, and Stella is nominated for Best New Artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Morgan Wallen<\/strong>&nbsp;also secured one nomination for Artist of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the nominees for Best Country:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Choosin&#8217; Texas&#8221;<\/em>, &nbsp;<strong>Ella Langley<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Dry Spell&#8221;<\/em>, &nbsp;<strong>Kacey Musgraves<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Somewhere Over Laredo&#8221;<\/em>, &nbsp;<strong>Lainey Wilson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Back in the Saddle&#8221;<\/em>, &nbsp;<strong>Luke Combs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Cowgirl&#8221;<\/em>, &nbsp;<strong>Shaboozey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Boston&#8221;<\/em>, &nbsp;<strong>Stella Lefty<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Brunette&#8221;<\/em>, &nbsp;<strong>Tucker Wetmore<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db_AxFDgaLX\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The nominees for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards came out on Tuesday, August 18, and\u00a0Ella Langley,\u00a0Shaboozey, and\u00a0Stella Lefty\u00a0lead the\u00a0country artists\u00a0with two nominations each. 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