MTV VMAs 2015 nominations: Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Beyonce top list
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Your support makes all the difference.After news that Miley Cyrus will be returning to the VMAs (to host, not perform) MTV has announced the list of nominees for this year’s awards.
Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé lead the list of nominations with 5,4,3 and 3 nods respectively.
Not that anyone is likely to take any notice of who wins – as it’s the controversial performances and celebrity appearances that always go down in VMA history.
MTV VMAs 2015 nominations
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”
Professional Categories
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)
The 2015 VMAs will be broadcast live from Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on 30 August at 9pm PST.
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