Taylor Swift And Ed Sheeran Lead The Pack With The Most MTV VMA Nominations
Posted on Tue Jul 21st, 2015 10:55am PDT By X17 Staff
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This morning the nominations for the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards were announced, as well as the news that Miley Cyrus would be hosting the awards show. While many thought Queen Beyonce wold nab the most nods, it turns out Taylor Swift led the way with the most nominations!
T-Swizz got nine nominations, including Best Female Video, Best Collaboration and Best Video Effects. British singer Ed Sheeran nabbed six nods, while Beyonce only landed five noms. All three are up for the Video of the Year and Best Pop Video categories.
Those superstars and the rest of music's biggest names will be vying to take home their own Moonman on Aug. 30 at 9 pm.
Click thru for the full list of nominees!
Beyoncé – “7/11â€
Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loudâ€
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Bloodâ€
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funkâ€
Kendrick Lamar – “Alrightâ€
Best Male Video:
Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loudâ€
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funkâ€
Kendrick Lamar – “Alrightâ€
The Weeknd – “Earned Itâ€
Nick Jonas – “Chains†/p>
Best Female Video:
Beyoncé – “7/11â€
Taylor Swift – “Blank Spaceâ€
Nicki Minaj – “Anacondaâ€
Sia – “Elastic Heartâ€
Ellie Goulding – “Love Me Like You Doâ€
Best Hip-Hop Video:
Fetty Wap – “Trap Queenâ€
Nicki Minaj – “Anacondaâ€
Kendrick Lamar – “Alrightâ€
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – “See You Againâ€
Big Sean ft. E-40 – “IDFWUâ€
Best Pop Video:
Beyoncé – “7/11â€
Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loudâ€
Taylor Swift – “Blank Spaceâ€
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funkâ€
Maroon 5 – “Sugarâ€
Best Rock Video:
Hozier – “Take Me To Churchâ€
Fall Out Boy – “Uma Thurmanâ€
Florence + the Machine – “Ship To Wreckâ€
Walk the Moon – “Shut Up and Danceâ€
Arctic Monkeys – “Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?â€
Artist to Watch:
Fetty Wap – “Trap Queenâ€
Vance Joy – “Riptideâ€
George Ezra – “Budapestâ€
James Bay – “Hold Back The Riverâ€
FKA Twigs – “Pendulumâ€
Best Collaboration:
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Bloodâ€
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funkâ€
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – “See You Againâ€
Ariana Grande & The Weeknd – “Love Me Harderâ€
Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang"
Video With a Social Message:
Jennifer Hudson – “I Still Love Youâ€
Colbie Caillat – “Tryâ€
Big Sean ft. Kanye West and John Legend – “One Man Can Change the Worldâ€
Rihanna – “American Oxygenâ€
Wale – “The White Shoesâ€
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 U 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 U 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 U Now" with Justin Bieber (Brewer)
Tyler, The Creator – “F------ Young/Death Camp†(Gloria FX)