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MTV
Earlier this afternoon, MTV revealed the list of nominees for the 2016 Video Music Awards. Look for the festivities to get underway next month, broadcasting live from Madison Square Garden. Check out the entire list below as we look forward to the ceremony on August 28th.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Adele - “Hello"
Beyoncé – “Formation"
Drake – “Hotline Bling"
Justin Bieber – “Sorry"
Kanye West – “Famous"
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Adele – “Hello"
Beyoncé – “Hold Up"
Sia – “Cheap Thrills"
Ariana Grande – “Into You"
Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work" (short version)
BEST MALE VIDEO
Drake – “Hotline Bling"
Bryson Tiller – “Don't"
Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For"
Kanye West – “Famous"
The Weeknd – “Can't Feel My Face"
BEST COLLABORATION
Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Freedom"
Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign – “Work From Home"
Ariana Grande ft. Lil Wayne – “Let Me Love You"
Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For"
Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work" (short version)
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Drake – “Hotline Bling"
Desiigner – “Panda"
Bryson Tiller – “Don't"
Chance The Rapper ft. Saba – “Angels"
2 Chainz – “Watch Out"
BEST POP VIDEO
Adele – “Hello"
Beyoncé – “Formation"
Justin Bieber – “Sorry"
Alessia Cara – “Wild Things"
Ariana Grande – “Into You"
BEST ROCK VIDEO
All Time Low – “Missing You"
Coldplay – “Adventure Of A Lifetime"
Fall Out Boy ft. Demi Lovato – “Irresistible"
twenty one pilots – “Heathens"
Panic! At The Disco – “Victorious"
BEST ELECTRONIC VIDEO
Calvin Harris & Disciples – “How Deep Is Your Love"
99 Souls ft. Destiny's Child & Brandy – “The Girl Is Mine"
Mike Posner – “I Took A Pill In Ibiza"
Afrojack – “SummerThing!"
The Chainsmokers ft. Daya – “Don't Let Me Down"
BREAKTHROUGH LONG FORM VIDEO
Florence + The Machine – The Odyssey
Beyoncé – Lemonade
Justin Bieber – PURPOSE: The Movement
Chris Brown – Royalty
Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy
BEST NEW ARTIST
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Bryson Tiller
Desiigner
Zara Larsson
Lukas Graham
DNCE
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES
Presented by Orbit® Gum
BEST ART DIRECTION
Beyoncé – “Hold Up" (Production Designer: Jason Hougaard)
Fergie – “M.I.L.F. $" (Production Designer: Alexander Delgado)
Drake – “Hotline Bling" (Production Designer: Jeremy MacFarlane)
David Bowie – “Blackstar" (Production Designer: Jan Houllevigue)
Adele – “Hello" (Production Designer: Colombe Raby)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyoncé – “Formation" (Choreographer: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, Dana Foglia)
Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell – “WTF (Where They From)" (Choreographer: Hi-Hat)
Beyoncé – “Sorry" (Choreographer: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, Dana Foglia, Anthony Burrell, Beyoncé Knowles Carter)
FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X" (Choreographer: FKA Twigs)
Florence + The Machine – “Delilah" (Choreographer: Holly Blakey)
BEST DIRECTION
Beyoncé – “Formation" (Director: Melina Matsoukas)
Coldplay – “Up&Up" (Director: Vania Heymann, Gal Muggia)
Adele – “Hello" (Director: Xavier Dolan)
David Bowie – “Lazarus" (Director: Johan Renck)
Tame Impala – “The Less I Know The Better" (Director: Canada)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Beyoncé – “Formation" (Cinematographer: Malik Sayeed)
Adele – “Hello" (Cinematographer: André Turpin)
David Bowie – “Lazarus" (Cinematographer: Crille Forsberg)
Alesso – “I Wanna Know" (Cinematographer: Corey Jennings)
Ariana Grande – “Into You" (Cinematographer: Paul Laufer)
BEST EDITING
Beyoncé – “Formation" (Editor: Jeff Selis)
Adele – “Hello" (Editor: Xavier Dolan)
Fergie – “M.I.L.F. $" (Editor: Vinnie Hobbs)
David Bowie – “Lazarus" (Editor: Johan Söderberg)
Ariana Grande – “Into You" (Editor: Hannah Lux Davis)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Coldplay – “Up&Up" (VFX Editor: Vania Heymann)
FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X" (VFX Editor: Lewis Saunders, Jihoon Yoo)
Adele – “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" (VFX Editor: Sam Sneade)
The Weeknd – “Can't Feel My Face" (VFX Editor: Bryan Smaller)
Zayn – “PILLOWTALK" (VFX Editor: David Smith)
