The 2015 MTV VMA Nominations have been revealed! It’s that time of year again where musicians battle it out to get their hands on an MTV VMA gong! This year the awards will be presented by Miley Cyrus, so be sure to expect something a little controversial.
Leading the way with the most nominations is the pop queen herself, Taylor Swift. Her 9 nom’s include Best Female Video, Best Collaboration and Video of the Year for Bad Blood. Close behind is her good friend Ed Sheeran, who has racked up six nominations, including Best Male Video and Best Cinematography.
Another category to look out for is Artist to Watch. We’re big fans of James Bay here at Janes, so we were overjoyed to see him up for a nomination.
Take a look at the full list of nominations here:
Best female video
Beyoncé – 7/11
Taylor Swift – Blank Space
Nicki Minaj – Anaconda
Sia – Elastic Heart
Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do
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
Video of the year
Beyoncé – 7/11
Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Kendrick Lamar – Alright
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Taylor Swift ft Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood
Best collaboration
Taylor Swift ft Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood
Ariana Grande and the Weeknd – Love Me Harder
Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj – Bang Bang
Wiz Khalifa ft Charlie Puth – See You Again
Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
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 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 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 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
Best choreography
Beyoncé – 7/11
OK Go – I Won’t Let You Down
Chet Faker – Gold
Ed Sheeran – Don’t
Flying Lotus ft Kendrick Lamar – Never Catch Me
Artist to watch
Fetty Wap – Trap Queen
Vance Joy – Riptide
George Ezra – Budapest
James Bay – Hold Back the River
FKA Twigs – Pendulum
Best director
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 and the Little Homies)
Hozier – Take Me to Church (Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson of Feel Good Lost)
Childish Gambino – Sober (Hiro Murai)
Best visual effects
Taylor Swift – Bad Blood
FKA twigs – Two Weeks
Childish Gambino – Telegraph Ave
Jack U ft Justin Bieber – Where Are U Now
Tyler, The Creator – Fucking Young/Death Camp
Best art direction
Snoop Dogg – So Many Pros (Jason Fijal)
Taylor Swift ft Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood (Charles Infante)
Jack White – Would You Fight For My Love? (Jeff Peterson)
The Chemical Brothers – Go (Michel Gondry)
Skrillex & Diplo ft Justin Bieber – Where Are U Now (Brewer)
Best cinematography
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Flying Lotus ft Kendrick Lamar – Never Catch Me
Taylor Swift ft Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood
FKA Twigs – Two Weeks
Alt-J – Left Hand Free
Best editing
Beyoncé – 7/11
Taylor Swift ft Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood
Ed Sheeran – Don’t
A$AP Rocky -L$D
Skrillex & Diplo ft Justin Bieber – Where Are U Now