The Suffern 13-year-old, who won "America's Got Talent" last year was nominated for a 2017 Teen Choice Award for Choice Next Big Thing.
VanderWaal reacted to the news by tweeting a video of her yelling, "Oh my God." She is up against Forever in Your Mind, Jax Jones, Jonas Blue, New Hope Club and The Tide.
In May, VanderWaal won Best New Artist at the Radio Disney Music Awards.
To vote for VanderWaal, visit http://www.teenchoice.com. The show airs on August 13.
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