Beyonce leads the nominations for the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards with 11 nods.
The pop megastar has a whopping 11 nominations going into the awards ceremony including Best Female Video for her single “Hold Up” and the most covetous award Video of the Year for “Formation.”
British powerhouse Adele is right behind Beyonce with 8 nominations including similar categories Best Female Video and Video of the Year for her mega hit single “Hello.”
Drake and Ariana Grande also showing strength with five nominations. Drizzy will also be competing in the Video of the Year category for “Hotline Bling” and “Best Hip-Hop Video for the same single.
Kanye West will also be at the 2016 MTV VMAs to shake things up with his controversial “Famous” video. The clip has been nominated for Video of the Year and Best Male Video.
The MTV VMAs will be aired on Sunday, August 28, 2016 at 9 PM on MTV live from Madison Square Gardens in New York City.
The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards list of Nominees.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Adele – “Hello”
Beyoncé – “Formation”
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
Justin Bieber – “Sorry”
Kanye West – “Famous”
BEST MALE VIDEO
Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”
Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For”
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
Kanye West – “Famous”
The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face”
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Adele – “Hello”
Ariana Grande – “Into You”
Beyoncé – “Hold Up”
Rihanna feat. Drake – “Work”
Sia – “Cheap Thrills”
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
2 Chainz – “Watch Out”
Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”
Chance the Rapper feat. Saba – “Angels”
Desiigner – “Panda”
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
BEST POP VIDEO
Adele – “Hello”
Alessia Cara – “Wild Things”
Ariana Grande – “Into You”
Beyoncé – “Formation”
Justin Bieber – “Sorry”
BEST ROCK VIDEO
All Time Low – “Missing You”
Coldplay – “Adventure of a Lifetime”
Fall Out Boy feat. Demi Lovato – “Irresistible”
Panic! at the Disco – “Victorious”
Twenty One Pilots – “Heathens”
BEST NEW ARTIST
Bryson Tiller
Desiigner
Zara Larsson
Lukas Graham
DNCE
BEST ELECTRONIC VIDEO
Calvin Harris & Disciples – “How Deep Is Your Love”
99 Souls ft. Destiny’s Child & Brandy – “The Girl Is Mine”
Mike Posner – “I Took A Pill In Ibiza”
Afrojack – “SummerThing!”
The Chainsmokers feat. Daya – “Don’t Let Me Down”
BEST COLLABORATION
Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar – “Freedom”
Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla $ign – “Work From Home”
Ariana Grande feat. Lil Wayne – “Let Me Love You”
Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For”
Rihanna feat. Drake – “Work”
BREAKTHROUGH LONG FORM VIDEO
Florence + The Machine – “The Odyssey”
Beyoncé – “Lemonade”
Justin Bieber – “PURPOSE: The Movement”
Chris Brown – “Royalty”
Troye Sivan – “Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy”
BEST ART DIRECTION
Beyoncé – “Hold Up”
Fergie – “M.I.L.F. $”
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
David Bowie – “Blackstar”
Adele – “Hello”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyoncé – “Formation” (Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, and Dana Foglia)
Missy Elliott feat. Pharrell – “WTF (Where They From)” (Hi-Hat)
Beyoncé – “Sorry” (Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, Dana Foglia, Anthony Burrell, and Beyoncé Knowles Carter)
FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X” (FKA Twigs)
Florence + The Machine – “Delilah” (Holly Blakey)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Beyoncé – “Formation” (Malik Sayeed)
Adele – “Hello” (André Turpin)
David Bowie – “Lazarus” (Crille Forsberg)
Alesso – “I Wanna Know” (Corey Jennings)
Ariana Grande – “Into You” (Paul Laufer)
BEST DIRECTION
Beyoncé – “Formation” (Melina Matsoukas)
Coldplay – “Up&Up” (Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia)
Adele – “Hello” (Xavier Dolan)
David Bowie – “Lazarus” (Johan Renck)
Tame Impala – “The Less I Know The Better” (Canada)
BEST EDITING
Beyoncé – “Formation” (Jeff Selis)
Adele – “Hello” (Xavier Dolan)
Fergie – “M.I.L.F. $” (Vinnie Hobbs)
David Bowie – “Lazarus” (Johan Söderberg)
Ariana Grande – “Into You” (Hannah Lux Davis)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Coldplay – “Up&Up” (Vania Heymann, Gloria FX and VFX House)
FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X” (Lewis Saunders and Jihoon Yoo)
Adele – “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” (Sam Sneade)
The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face” (Brewster Parsons and Bryan Smaller)
Zayn – “PILLOWTALK” (Studio Private, David Smith)
