Two Kentucky favorites are up for nominations in the 2024 MTV Music Video Awards. 

Louisville rap artist Jack Harlow is up for Song of the Year with his hit "Lovin On Me" while country star Tyler Childers is up for Video for Good with "In Your Love." The ceremony dedicated to the year's best and biggest music videos is set for Sept. 10 at 8 p.m. EDT at New York's UBS Arena.

Harlow's career launched in 2015, and his first major breakthrough came via 2020's "What's Poppin." The 25-year-old has been nominated for several Grammy awards. Childers, a native of Lawrence County, has also received several Grammy nominations since his breakthrough second studio album "Purgatory," released in 2017.

Louisville rap artist Jack Harlow saw his career skyrocket after his 2020 hit "What's Poppin." (Cian Moore)

Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., has called the Kentucky natives-turned-stars ambassadors for the commonwealth. Harlow performed in multiple Kentucky cities in fall 2023 with his third-annual "No Place Like Home" tour. He also launched the GAZEBO Music Festival in Louisville this past Memorial Day weekend, which saw Grammy award-winner SZA headline May 25 before severe weather canceled the festival's second night, May 26, which Harlow was supposed to headline.

Childers performed at Beshear's second inauguration Dec. 12 and is headlining the final night of Bourbon & Beyond in Louisville Sunday, Sept. 22. 

Taylor Swift tops the VMA nominations with 10, eight of which are for her "Fortnight" music video, along with nods in the Artist of the Year and Best Pop categories. Fan voting is open online now through Aug. 30.