MTV's Video Music Awards is upon us and we are stoked to see what will happen this year when the award show airs Aug. 30. We're especially excited to see what Miley Cyrus has in store for us as the ex-Disney starlet will be in charge of hosting duties again.
The network today revealed its list of nominees and it should come as no surprise that Taylor Swift is at the top spot with nine nods. Beyoncé comes in at a close second with seven Moonman nods, while Ed Sheeran’s got himself six. The rest of the list is pretty predictable with Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda,” Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk.” Surprisingly we are at a loss at not seeing at least one Latino artist on the nom list and it's not like MTV didn't have any choices. What about Prince Royce, Romeo Santos or Fifth Harmony just to name a few.
Anyway voting has already began over at MTV's website and be sure to check out the full list of noms below:
Video Of The Year
- Beyoncé, “7/11”
- Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
- Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood”
- Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
- Kendrick Lamar, “Alright”
Best Male Video
- Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
- Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
- Kendrick Lamar, “Alright”
- The Weeknd, “Earned It”
- Nick Jonas, “Chains”
Best Female Video
- Beyoncé, “7/11”
- Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”
- Nicki Minaj, “Anaconda”
- Sia, “Elastic Heart”
- Ellie Goulding, “Love Me Like You Do”
Best Hip-Hop Video
- Fetty Wap, “Trap Queen”
- Nicki Minaj, “Anaconda”
- Kendrick Lamar, “Alright”
- Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
- Big Sean ft. E-40, “IDFWU”
Best Pop Video
- Beyoncé, “7/11”
- Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
- Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”
- Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
- Maroon 5, “Sugar”
Best Rock Video
- Hozier, “Take Me To Church”
- Fall Out Boy, “Uma Thurman”
- Florence + the Machine, “Ship To Wreck”
- Walk the Moon, “Shut Up and Dance”
- Arctic Monkeys, “Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?”
Artist To Watch
- Fetty Wap, “Trap Queen”
- Vance Joy, “Riptide”
- George Ezra, “Budapest”
- James Bay, “Hold Back The River”
- FKA Twigs, “Pendulum”
Best Collaboration
- Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood”
- Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
- Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
- Ariana Grande & The Weeknd, “Love Me Harder”
- Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, “Bang Bang"
Video With A Social Message
- Jennifer Hudson, “I Still Love You”
- Colbie Caillat, “Try”
- Big Sean ft. Kanye West and John Legend, “One Man Can Change the World”
- Rihanna, “American Oxygen”
- Wale, “The White Shoes”
Best Art Direction
- Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood” (Charles Infante)
- Snoop Dogg, “So Many Pros” (Jason Fijal)
- Jack White, “Would You Fight For My Love” (Jeff Peterson)
- The Chemical Brothers, “Go” (Michel Gondry)
- Skrillex & Diplo, “Where Are Ü Now" with Justin Bieber (Brewer)
Best Choreography
- Beyoncé, “7/11” (Beyoncé, Chris Grant, Additional choreography: Gabriel Valenciano)
- OK Go, “I Won’t Let You Down” (OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano)
- Chet Faker, “Gold” (Ryan Heffington)
- Ed Sheeran, “Don’t” (Nappy Tabs)
- Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar, “Never Catch Me” (Keone and Mari Madrid)
Best Cinematography
- Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar, “Never Catch Me” (Larkin Sieple)
- Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud” (Daniel Pearl)
- Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood” (Christopher Probst)
- FKA Twigs, “Two Weeks” (Justin Brown)
- Alt-J, “Left Hand Free” (Mike Simpson)
Best Direction
- Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood” (Joseph Kahn)
- Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk” (Bruno Mars and Cameron Duddy)
- Kendrick Lamar, “Alright” (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies)
- Hozier, “Take Me To Church” (Brendan Canty, Conal Thomson)
- Childish Gambino, “Sober” (Hiro Murai)
Best Editing
- Beyoncé, “7/11” (Beyoncé, Ed Burke, Jonathan Wing)
- Ed Sheeran, “Don’t” (Jacquelyn London)
- Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood” (Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street)
- A$AP Rocky, “L$D” (Dexter Navy)
- Skrillex & Diplo, “Where Are Ü Now" with Justin Bieber (Brewer)
Best Visual Effects
- Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood” (Ingenuity Studios)
- FKA Twigs, "Two Weeks” (Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy)
- Childish Gambino, “Telegraph Ave.” (Gloria FX)
- Skrillex & Diplo, “Where Are Ü Now" with Justin Bieber (Brewer)
- Tyler, The Creator, “F****** Young/Death Camp” (Gloria FX)
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