The 2020 VMAs: The 5 Biggest Surprises, Good & Bad

3. Selena Gomez Receives Only 1 (Technical) Nod

In another shocking snub on this year’s VMAs nominations, Selena Gomez received only 1 technical award nomination (Best Director, ‘Boyfriend’). Fans are unsurprisingly puzzled by the singer’s absence on the nominees list.

Gomez had one of the most successful pop releases of 2020. She broke massive records with the vulnerable pop ballad, ‘Lose You To Love Me’, and offered up a fresh sound with her smash hit single, ‘Rare’. The singles from this album are some of her longest reigning chart hits. Further, “Rare” also saw Gomez taking the lead on production for the first time in her career, making the release that much more significant.

The album was a pop hit and Selena was deemed a renewed pop star. And so, once again, with all the eligibility criteria in place and the undeniable impact her album had on the charts, the snub is confusing.