The finalists for the 2024 VMAs have been announced

And then there were three. On Wednesday (September 11), MTV announced the three finalists for Best New Artist: Chappell Roan, Gracie Abrams and Tyla.

This means that the road ends here for the other three already announced candidates for the award: Benson Boone, Shaboozey and Teddy Swims.

Abrams is the only one of these six artists who has not had a top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Abrams' most successful hit, “Us” (featuring Taylor Swift), peaked at number 36. Abrams opened for numerous dates on Swift's Eras Tour in the US and Canada. She co-wrote “Us” with Swift and Aaron Dessner and co-produced it with those two musicians and also with Jack Antonoff.

Ironically, the three artists who didn't make the cut had the most successful Hot 100 hits of those six artists. Shaboozey's “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is currently in its ninth week at No. 1. Swims' “Lose Control” reached No. 1 in March, while Boone's “Beautiful Things” reached No. 2 in March.

Roan's “Good Luck, Babe!” climbed to number 6 in August. Tyla's “Water” reached number 7 in January.

Looking for clues about the upcoming Grammy race for Best New Artist? Of the three VMA finalists for Best New Artist, Roan is the only one nominated for the upcoming Grammy competition. Abrams was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammys in February. Tyla won a Grammy in a different category in February, Best African Music Performance, making her ineligible for the Grammy competition.

The 2024 VMAs will air live on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the MTV network worldwide, including BET, BET Her, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV, MTV2, Nick at Nite, Paramount Network, Pop, TV Land, VH1 and Univision.

Voting for Best New Artist will continue during the show on vote.mtv.com and, for the first time at an awards ceremony, via WhatsApp via a QR code or a direct link on the website.

The 90-minute live VMAs pre-show special will be hosted by Nessa, Dometi Pongo and Kevan Kenney and will air from 6:30-8:00 p.m. ET/PT on MTV, MTV2, CMT and Logo.

Bruce Gillmer and Den of Thieves co-founder Jesse Ignjatovic are executive producers. Barb Bialkowski is co-executive producer. Alicia Portugal and Jackie Barba are executive producers. Wendy Plaut is executive associate of celebrity talent. Lisa Lauricella is executive associate of music talent.

Here are the finalists for the VMAs Best New Artist.