MTV Video Music Awards 2016 Nominees: A VMA Nominations Refresher List Before The Aug. 28 Show
It’s time for music’s biggest stars to shine. The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) will be given out at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday, but first, audiences will want to remember who is nominated. Music lovers are sure to recognize these names.
To no one’s surprise, Beyoncé is the most nominated artist. She is up for 11 different awards, including a new category, Breakthrough Long Form Video, for “Lemonade.” Of course, Adele is right behind her with eight nominations. However, not all of the nominees are established celebrities. Newcomer Troye Sivan’s “Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy” is nominated in the Long Form category as well, and fellow newbie Alessia Cara is nominated for Best Pop Video.
Check out all the 2016 VMA nominees below:
Video Of The Year
- Adele — “Hello”
- Beyoncé — “Formation”
- Drake — “Hotline Bling”
- Justin Bieber — “Sorry”
- Kanye West — “Famous”
Best Female Video
- Adele — “Hello”
- Ariana Grande — “Into You”
- Beyoncé — “Hold Up”
- Rihanna featuring Drake — “Work” (short version)
- Sia — “Cheap Thrills”
Best Male Video
- Bryson Tiller — “Don’t”
- Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna — “This Is What You Came For”
- Drake — “Hotline Bling”
- Kanye West — “Famous”
- The Weeknd — “Can’t Feel My Face”
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 Pop Video
- Adele — “Hello”
- Alessia Cara — “Wild Things”
- Ariana Grande — “Into You”
- Beyoncé — “Formation”
- Justin Bieber — “Sorry”
Best Hip Hop Video
- 2 Chainz — “Watch Out”
- Bryson Tiller — “Don’t”
- Chance The Rapper featuring Saba — “Angels”
- Desiigner — “Panda”
- Drake — “Hotline Bling”
Best Electronic Video
- 99 Souls featuring Destiny’s Child & Brandy — “The Girl Is Mine”
- Afrojack — “SummerThing!”
- Calvin Harris & Disciples — “How Deep Is Your Love”
- The Chainsmokers featuring Daya — “Don’t Let Me Down”
- Mike Posner — “I Took A Pill In Ibiza”
Best Rock Video
- All Time Low — “Missing You”
- Coldplay — “Adventure Of A Lifetime”
- Fall Out Boy featuring Demi Lovato — “Irresistible”
- Panic! At The Disco — “Victorious”
- twenty one pilots — “Heathens”
Best Collaboration
- Ariana Grande featuring Lil Wayne — “Let Me Love You”
- Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar — “Freedom”
- Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna — “This Is What You Came For”
- Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign — “Work From Home”
- Rihanna featuring Drake — “Work” (short version)
Best New Artist
- Bryson Tiller
- Desiigner
- DNCE
- Lukas Graham
- Zara Larsson
Best Art Direction
- Adele — “Hello” (Production Designer: Colombe Raby)
- Beyoncé — “Hold Up” (Production Designer: Jason Hougaard)
- David Bowie — “Blackstar” (Production Designer: Jan Houllevigue)
- Drake — “Hotline Bling” (Production Designer: Jeremy MacFarlane)
- Fergie — “M.I.L.F. $” (Production Designer: Alexander Delgado)
Best Cinematography
- Adele — “Hello” (Cinematographer: André Turpin)
- Alesso — “I Wanna Know” (Cinematographer: Corey Jennings)
- Ariana Grande — “Into You” (Cinematographer: Paul Laufer)
- Beyoncé — “Formation” (Cinematographer: Malik Sayeed)
- David Bowie — “Lazarus” (Cinematographer: Crille Forsberg)
Best Choreography
- Beyoncé — “Formation” (Choreographer: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, Dana Foglia)
- Beyoncé — “Sorry” (Choreographer: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, Dana Foglia, Anthony Burrell, Beyoncé Knowles Carter)
- FKA Twigs — “M3LL155X” (Choreographers: Aaron Sillis, Benjamin Milan, Kenrick Sandy and FKA twigs)
- Florence + The Machine — “Delilah” (Choreographer: Holly Blakey)
- Missy Elliott featuring Pharrell — “WTF (Where They From)” (Choreographer: Hi-Hat)
Best Direction
- Adele — “Hello” (Director: Xavier Dolan)
- Beyoncé — “Formation” (Director: Melina Matsoukas)
- Coldplay — “Up&Up” (Director: Vania Heymann, Gal Muggia)
- David Bowie — “Lazarus” (Director: Johan Renck)
- Tame Impala — “The Less I Know The Better” (Director: Canada)
Best Editing
- Adele — “Hello” (Editor: Xavier Dolan)
- Ariana Grande — “Into You” (Editor: Hannah Lux Davis)
- Beyoncé — “Formation” (Editor: Jeff Selis)
- David Bowie — “Lazarus” (Editor: Johan Söderberg)
- Fergie — “M.I.L.F. $” (Editor: Vinnie Hobbs)
Best Visual Effects
- Adele — “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” (VFX Editor: Jonathan Box, MPC)
- Coldplay — “Up&Up” (VFX Editor: Vania Heymann)
- FKA Twigs — “M3LL155X” (VFX Editors: Lewis Saunders and Electric Theatre Collective)
- The Weeknd — “Can’t Feel My Face” (VFX Editor: Bryan Smaller)
- Zayn — “PILLOWTALK” (VFX Editor: David Smith)
Song of the Summer
- Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna — “This Is What You Came For”
- Drake — “One Dance”
- Fifth Harmony featuring Fetty Wap — “All In My Head”
- Justin Timberlake — “Can’t Stop The Feeling”
- Kent Jones — “Don’t Mind”
- Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber — “Cold Water”
- Nick Jonas featuring Ty Dolla $ign — “Bacon”
- Selena Gomez — “Kill ‘Em With Kindness”
- Sia — “Cheap Thrills”
- The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey — “Closer”
The 2016 VMAs air Sunday, Aug. 28 at 9 p.m. EDT on MTV.
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