HOLLYWOOD—The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards unveiled its nominations for the upcoming ceremony on Tuesday, July 26. Leading all contenders is superstar Beyoncé with a total of 11 nominations including Video of the Year for her hit “Formation.” Followed closed behind is Adele with 8 nominations including a nod for Video of the Year for her hit “Hello.”
Other contenders for Video of the Year include Drake “Hotline Bling,” Justin Bieber “Sorry” and Kanye West “Famous.” Hmm, that’s indeed a tough category, and if the fans are voting this is anyone’s category to win people.
A list of this year’s nominees can be found below:
Best Male Video
-Drake “Hotline Bling”
-Justin Bieber “Sorry”
-Kanye West “Famous”
-Bryson Tiller “Don’t”
-The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face”
Best Female Video
-Beyoncé “Formation”
-Adele “Hello”
-Sia “Cheap Thrills”
-Rihanna feat. Drake “Work”
-Ariana Grande “Into You”
Best Collaboration
-Rihanna feat. Drake “Work”
-Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna “This Is What You Came For”
-Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla $ign “Work From Home”
-Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar “Freedom”
-Ariana Grande feat. Lil Wayne “Let Me Love You”
Best Pop Video
-Adele “Hello”
-Beyoncé “Formation”
-Ariana Grande “Into You”
-Alessia Cara “Wild Things”
-Justin Bieber “Sorry”
Best Hip-Hop Video
-Drake “Hotline Bling”
-Desiigner “Panda”
-2 Chainz “Watch Out”
-Change The Rapper “Angels”
-Bryson Tiller “Don’t”
Best New Artist
-Bryson Tiller
-Zara Larsson
-Desiigner
-DNCE
-Lukas Graham
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 Electronic Video
-Calvin Harris & Disciples “How Deep is Your Love”
-99 Souls feat. 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”
Breakthrough Long Form Video
-Beyoncé “Lemonade”
-Florence + The Machine “The Odyssey”
-Chris Brown “Royalty”
-Troye Sivan “Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy”
-Justin Bieber “PURPOSE: The Movement”
This year’s ceremony will be held on Sunday, August 28 live from Madison Square Gardens in New York. A host for the musical event has not yet been announced.
