Beyonce, though, is the overall VMA leader with 11 nominations – marking a career best for the pop diva, who released her Emmy-nominated “Lemonade” visual album this year. The complete list for nominees can be found at vma.mtv.com as well.
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Adele’s song “Hello”, Drake’s song “Hotline Bling“, Justin Bieber’s song “Sorry”, Beyonce’s track “Formation“, and Mr.
The 17-year-old singer from Mt. Lebanon, who scored a hit with the single “Hide Away”, is nominated for best electronic video with The Chainsmokers for the song “Don’t Let Me Down“.
West was blasted last month for his Famous video clip, which features sleeping actors who had been styled to look like a naked Taylor Swift, Donald Trump, Rihanna and Caitlyn Jenner. Earlier Taylor Swift music video-maker Joseph Kahn called Kim Kardashian “the most untalented woman” over Taylor Swift’s on-going feud with rapper, Kanye West’s wife.
The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards air live from New York City’s Madison Square Garden on August 28.
The full list of nominations was unveiled by Us Weekly yesterday, and Beyonce’s done well with a insane 11 nominations for her Lemonade visuals.
The Blank Space star wasn’t among the musicians listed for a solo nod, despite having scored herself a whopping 10 nominations previous year for her Bad Blood.
Swift received no nominations at this years awards, however Calvin Harris’ “This Is What You Came For”, which it was revealed was co-written by Swift, has been nominated for “Best Male Video” and “Best Collaboration”.
Best female video: Adele, “Hello”; Beyoncé, “Hold Up”; Sia, “Cheap Thrills”; Ariana Grande, “Into You”; Rihanna featuring Drake, “Work”. The awards will be decided by fan voting, which began Tuesday.
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David Bowie has posthumously dominated the professional categories, with nominations for Best Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing for his Lazarus music video, and a Best Art Direction nod for Blackstar.
