2016 VMA Nominees

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The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards is happening on Sunday 28 August and the list of nominees have been announced. The voting lines are open, but not for our area, so instead we'll sit back idly and wait to see how America votes.

So leading with 11 nominations is Beyonc?. 'Formation' is up for Video of the year and she is also up for the newest VMA category, Breakthrough Long Form Video, which her HBO special 'Lemonade' has been nominated for.

It's obvious that Beyonc? will be taking home this award, since she has no competition, and let's be honest it's a well deserved award!

Second in line is Adele who has been nominated 8 times. 

Here is the full list of the 2016 MTV VMA nominees:

2016 MTV VMA Nominees

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Adele ? "Hello" [Director: Xavier Dolan]
Beyonc? ? "Formation" [Director: Melina Matsoukas]
Drake ? "Hotline Bling" [Director: Director X]
Justin Bieber ? "Sorry" [Director: Parris Goebel]
Kanye West ? "Famous" [Director: Kanye West]

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

Adele ? "Hello" [Director: Xavier Dolan]
Beyonc? ? "Hold Up" [Director: Jonas ?kerlund]
Sia ? "Cheap Thrills" [Director: Lior Molcho]
Ariana Grande ? "Into You" [Director: Hannah Lux Davis] 
Rihanna ft. Drake ? "Work" (short version) [Director: Director X]

BEST MALE VIDEO

Drake ? "Hotline Bling" [Director: Director X]
Bryson Tiller ? "Don't" [Director: Cris]
Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna ? "This Is What You Came For" [Director: Emil Nava]
Kanye West ? "Famous" [Director: Kanye West]
The Weeknd ? "Can?t Feel My Face" [Director: Grant Singer]

BEST COLLABORATION

Beyonc? ft. Kendrick Lamar ? "Freedom" [Director: Melina Matsoukas]
Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign ? "Work From Home" [Director: Director X]
Ariana Grande ft. Lil Wayne ? "Let Me Love You" [Director: Grant Singer]
Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna ? "This Is What You Came For" [Director: Emil Nava]
Rihanna ft. Drake ? "Work" (short version) [Director: Director X]

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

Drake ? "Hotline Bling" [Director: Director X]
Desiigner ? "Panda? [Director: Paul Geusebroek]
Bryson Tiller ? "Don't" [Director: Cris]
Chance The Rapper ? "Angels" [Director: Austin Vesely]
2 Chainz ? "Watch Out" [Director: Motion Family]

BEST POP VIDEO

Adele ? "Hello" [Director: Xavier Dolan]
Beyonc? ? "Formation" [Director: Melina Matsoukas]
Justin Bieber ? "Sorry" [Director: Parris Goebel]
Alessia Cara ? "Wild Things" [Director: Aaron A]
Ariana Grande ? "Into You" [Director: Hannah Lux Davis]

BEST ROCK VIDEO

All Time Low ? "Missing You" [Director: Patrick Tracy]
Coldplay ? "Adventure Of A Lifetime" [Director: Mat Whitecross]
Fall Out Boy ft. Demi Lovato ? "Irresistible" [Director: Wayne Isham]
twenty one pilots ? "Heathens" [Director: Andrew Donoho]
Panic! At The Disco ? "Victorious" [Director: Brandon Dermer]

BEST ELECTRONIC VIDEO

Calvin Harris & Disciples ? "How Deep Is Your Love" [Director: Emil Nava]
99 Souls ft. Destiny?s Child & Brandy ? "The Girl Is Mine" [Director: Ludovic Zuili, Simon Bouisson]
Mike Posner ? "I Took A Pill In Ibiza" [Director: Jon Jon Augustavo]
Afrojack ? "SummerThing!" [Director: Sam Sneed]
The Chainsmokers ft. Daya ? "Don?t Let Me Down" [Director: Marcus Kuhne]

BREAKTHROUGH LONG FORM VIDEO

Florence + The Machine ? The Odyssey
Beyonc? ? Lemonade
Justin Bieber ? PURPOSE: The Movement
Chris Brown ? Royalty
Troye Sivan ? Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy

BEST NEW ARTIST

Bryson Tiller
Desiigner
Zara Larsson
Lukas Graham
DNCE

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