
It’s that time of year again: MTV’s Video Music Awards have announced their nominations and voting is open for the August 30th event.
The ceremony will be hosted by Miley Cyrus this year. Taylor Swift leads the pack with nine nods, but stars like Ed Sheeran, Beyonce, and Ariana Grande also received multiple nominations.
To see all the nominations, check out the list below.
Best Collaboration
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, âUptown Funkâ
Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, âBad Bloodâ
Ariana Grande feat. the Weeknd, âLove Me Harderâ
Jessie J feat. Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, âBang Bangâ
Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, âSee You Againâ
Video With a Social Message
Jennifer Hudson, âI Still Love Youâ
Colbie Calliat, âTryâ
Big Sean, âOne Man Can Change the Worldâ
Rihanna, âAmerican Oxygenâ
Wale, âThe White Shoesâ
Best Hip-Hop Video
Fetty Wap, âTrap Queenâ
Nicki Minaj, âAnacondaâ
Kendrick Lamar, âAlrightâ
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, âSee You Againâ
Big Sean featuring E-40, âIDFWUâ
Best Rock Video
Hozier, âTake Me To Churchâ
Fall Out Boy, âUma Thurmanâ
Florence + The Machine, âShip To Wreckâ
Walk The Moon, âShut Up and Danceâ
Arctic Monkeys, âWhyâd You Only Call Me When Youâre High?â
Best Female Performance
Beyonce, â7/11âł
Taylor Swift, âBlank Spaceâ
Nicki Minaj, âAnacondaâ
Sia, âElastic Heartâ
Ellie Goulding, âLove Me Like You Doâ
Best Male Performance
Ed Sheeran, âThinking Out Loudâ
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, âUptown Funkâ
Kendrick Lamar, âAlrightâ
The Weeknd, âEarned Itâ
Nick Jonas, âChainsâ
Artist To Watch
Fetty Wap, âTrap Queenâ
Vance Joy, âRiptideâ
George Ezra, âBudapestâ
James Bay, âHold Back The Riverâ
FKA Twigs, âPendulumâ
Video Of The Year
Beyonce, â7/11âł
Ed Sheeran, âThinking Out Loudâ
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, âBad Bloodâ
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, âUptown Funkâ
Kendrick Lamar, âAlrightâ
Best Art Direction
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar â âBad Bloodâ (Charles Infante)
Snoop Dogg â âSo Many Prosâ (Jason Fijal)
Jack White â âWould You Fight For My Loveâ (Jeff Peterson)
The Chemical Brothers â âGoâ (Michel Gondry)
Skrillex & Diplo â âWhere Are U Nowâ with Justin Bieber (Brewer)
Best Choreography
BeyoncĂ© â â7/11âł (BeyoncĂ©, Chris Grant, Additional choreography: Gabriel Valenciano)
OK Go â âI Wonât Let You Downâ (OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano)
Chet Faker â âGoldâ (Ryan Heffington)
Ed Sheeran â âDonâtâ (Nappy Tabs)
Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar â âNever Catch Meâ (Keone and Mari Madrid)
Best Cinematography
Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar â âNever Catch Meâ (Larkin Sieple)
Ed Sheeran â âThinking Out Loudâ (Daniel Pearl)
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar â âBad Bloodâ (Christopher Probst)
FKA Twigs â âTwo Weeksâ (Justin Brown)
Alt-J â âLeft Hand Freeâ (Mike Simpson)
Best Direction
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar â âBad Bloodâ (Joseph Kahn)
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars â âUptown Funkâ (Cameron Duddy)
Kendrick Lamar â âAlrightâ (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies)
Hozier â âTake Me To Churchâ (Brendan Canty, Conal Thomson)
Childish Gambino â âSoberâ (Hiro Murai)
Best Editing
BeyoncĂ© â â7/11âł (BeyoncĂ©, Ed Burke, Jonathan Wing)
Ed Sheeran â âDonâtâ (Jacquelyn London)
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar â âBad Bloodâ (Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street)
A$AP Rocky â âL$Dâ (Dexter Navy)
Skrillex & Diplo âWhere Are U Nowâ with Justin Bieber (Brewer)
Best Visual Effects
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar â âBad Bloodâ (Ingenuity Studios)
FKA Twigs â âTwo Weeksâ (Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy)
Childish Gambino â âTelegraph Ave.â (Gloria FX)
Skrillex & Diplo âWhere Are U Nowâ with Justin Bieber (Brewer)
Tyler, The Creator â âF****** Young/Death Campâ (Gloria FX)



