It’s definitely that time again as one of the most anticipated music-related award shows has announced their nominations for this year. Airing near the end of Summer for the past several years, this year’s nominations for the 2016 Video Music Awards (VMAs) have officially been unveiled. Seeing its reveal be made via Facebook Live, the likes of Beyonce, Rihanna, Drake, Adele and more have racked up nominations and will “battle” it out on August 28th at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Always being an exciting time in music, hopefully this year’s show will live to the great moments we’ve witnessed in the past. Check out the full list of nominations for the 2016 VMAs with Beyonce and Adele leading the way, below.
Video of the Year:
Adele – ‘Hello’
Beyonce – ‘Formation’
Drake – ‘Hotline Bling’
Justin Bieber – ‘Sorry’
Kanye West – ‘Famous’Best Female Video:
Adele – ‘Hello’
Beyonce – ‘Hold Up’
Sia – ‘Cheap Thrills’
Ariana Grande – ‘Into You’
Rihanna – ‘Work’Best Male Video:
Drake – ‘Hotling Bling’
Bryson Tiller – ‘Don’t’
Calvin Harris (Feat. Rihanna) – ‘This Is What You Came For’
Kanye West – ‘Famous’
The Weeknd – ‘Can’t Feel My Face’Best Hip-Hop Video:
Drake – ‘Hotline Bling’
Desiigner – ‘Panda’
Bryson Tiller – ‘Don’t’
Chance The Rapper- ‘Angels’
2 Chainz – ‘Watch Out’Best New Artist:
Bryson Tiller
Desiigner
Lucas Graham
DNCE
Zara LarssonBest Pop Video:
Adele – ‘Hello’
Alessia Cara – ‘Wild Things’
Ariana Grande – ‘Into You’
Beyonce – ‘Formation’
Justin Bieber – ‘Sorry’Best Rock Video:
All Time Low – ‘Missing You’
Coldplay – ‘Adventure Of A Lifetime’
Fall Out Boy (Feat. Demi Lovato) – ‘Irresistible’
Panic! At The Disco – ‘Victorious’
Twenty One Pilots – ‘Heathens’Best Electronic Video:
99 Souls (Feat. Destiny’s Child & Brandy) – ‘The Girls Is Mine’
Afrojack – ‘Summerthing!’
Calvin Harris & Disciples – ‘How Deep Is Your Love’
Mike Posner – ‘I Took A Pill In Ibiza’
The Chainsmokers (Feat. Daya) – ‘Don’t Let Me Down’
Best Collaboration Video:Ariana Grande (Feat. Lil Wayne) – ‘Let Me Love You’
Beyonce (Feat. Kendrick Lamar) – ‘Freedom’
Calvin Harris (Feat. Rihanna) – ‘This Is What You Came For’
Fifth Harmony (Feat. Ty Dolla $ign) – ‘Work From Home’
Rihanna (Feat. Drake) – ‘Work’Breakthrough Long Form Video:
Beyonce – ‘LEMONADE’
Chris Brown – ‘Royalty’
Florence + The Machine – ‘The Odyssey’
Justin Bieber – ‘Purpose: The Movement’
Troye Sivan – ‘Blue Neighborhood Trilogy’Best Choreography:
Beyonce – ‘Formation’
Beyonce ‘Sorry’
FKA Twings – ‘M3LL155X’
Florence + The Machine – ‘Delilah-
Missy Elliott (Feat. Pharrell) ‘WTF (Where They From)’Best Art Direction:
Adele – ‘Hello’
Beyonce – ‘Hold Up’
David Bowie – ‘Blackstar’
Drake – ‘Hotline Bling’
Fergie – ‘M.I.L.F. $’Best Direction:
Adele – ‘Hello’
Beyonce – ‘Formation’
Coldplay – ‘Up&Up’
David Bowie – ‘Lazarus’
Tame Impala – ‘The Less I Know The Better’Best Cinematography:
Adele – ‘Hello’
Alesso – ‘I Wanna Know’
Ariana Grande – ‘Into You’
Beyonce – ‘Formation’
David Bowie – ‘Lazarus’Best Editing:
Adele – ‘Hello’
Ariana Grande – ‘Into You’
Beyonce – ‘Formation’
David Bowie – ‘Lazarus’
Fergie – ‘M.I.L.F. $’Best Visual Effects:
Adele – ‘Send My Love (To Your New Lover)’
Coldplay – ‘Up&Up’
FKA Twigs – ‘M3LL155X’
The Weeknd – ‘Can’t Feel My Face’
Zayn – ‘PILLOWTALK’