2016 MTV VMA Nominees: Adele, Beyonce bag highest number of nominations

It is another edition of MTV VMA, 2016 to be precise, the list of Nominees was unveiled a few hours ago. Pop superstars Adele, Beyonce top with the highest number of nominations. New hip-hop sensation Desiigner makes the list alongside Drake ,
Justin Bieber and Kanye West.

Below the full list of the 2016 MTV VMA nominees:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Adele ― “Hello”
Beyonce ― “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”

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 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
Zara Larsson
Lukas Graham
DNCE

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 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)

PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES

BEST ART PRODUCTION
Adele – “Hello” (Colombe Raby)
Beyoncé – “Hold Up (Jason Hougaard)
David Bowie – “Blackstar (Jan Houllevigue)
Drake – “Hotline Bling” (Jeremy MacFarlane)
Fergie – “M.I.L.F.$” (Alexander Delgado)

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyoncé – “Formation” (Chris Grant, Jaquel Knight, Dana Foglia)
Beyoncé – “Sorry” (Chris Grant, Jaquel Knight, Dana Foglia, Anthony Burrell, Beyoncé)
FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X” (FKA Twigs)
Florence and the Machine – “Delilah” (Holly Blakey)
Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell – “WTF (Where They From)” (Hi-Hat)

BEST DIRECTION
Adele – “Hello” (Xavier Dolan)
Beyoncé – “Formation” (Melina Matsoukas)
Coldplay – “Up & Up” (Vania Heymann, Gal Muggia)
David Bowie – “Lazarus” (Johan Renck)
Tame Impala – “The Less I Know The Better” (Canada)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Adele – “Hello” (Andre Turpin)
Alesso – “I Wanna Know” (Corey Jennings)
Ariana Grande – “Into You” (Paul Laufer)
Beyoncé – “Formation” (Malik Sayeed)
David Bowie – “Lazarus” (Crille Forsberg)

BEST EDITING
Adele – “Hello” (Xavier Dolan)
Ariana Grande – “Into You” (Hannah Lux Davis)
Beyoncé – “Formation” (Jeff Selis)
David Bowie – “Lazarus” (Johan Soderberg)
Fergie – “M.I.L.F.$” (Vinnie Hobbs)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Adele – “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” (Sam Sneade)
Coldplay – “Up & Up” (Vania Heymann)
FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X” (Lewis Saunders, Jihoon Yoo)
The Weeknd – “I Can’t Feel My Face” (Bryan Smaller)
Zayn – “Pillowtalk” (David Smith)
The MTV VMAs air live from Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday, Aug. 28.

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