Taylor Swift and Beyoncé Rule This Year’s VMAs Nominations
Taylor Swift‘s “Bad Blood” music video.
This year’s MTV VMAs are shaping up to be all about Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, and Ed Sheeran, with the trio nominated in just about all the top categories.
Nominees were released today, with Bey’s “7/11” up against Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud,” and Swift’s buzzed-about new release, “Bad Blood”–which features Selena Gomez, Gigi Hadid, Karlie Kloss, Zendaya, Cara Delevingne, and more industry It-girls, as well as “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar‘s “Alright.”
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Nicki Minaj, Sia, and Ellie Goulding are also up for the Best Female Video gong, while Rihanna‘s only nomination is for “American Oxygen” under the Video With a Social Message category.
Keep scrolling to see the full list of of this year’s nominees.
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 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)
