Beyonce and Adele are top nominees for the 2016 MTV VMA, Beyoncé, who’s up for 11 awards. Followed by Adele, who has a total of 8 nominations, seven of which are for her iconic “Hello†visual. The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards will take place in Madison Square Garden, New York on Sunday, August 28 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. See the list of all nominees after the cut…VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Adele – “Helloâ€
Beyoncé – “Formationâ€
Drake – “Hotline Blingâ€
Justin Bieber – “Sorryâ€
Kanye West – “Famousâ€
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Adele – “Helloâ€
Beyoncé – “Hold Upâ€
Sia – “Cheap Thrillsâ€
Ariana Grande – “Into Youâ€
Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work†(short version)
BEST MALE VIDEO
Drake – “Hotline Blingâ€
Bryson Tiller – “Don’tâ€
Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came Forâ€
Kanye West – “Famousâ€
The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Faceâ€
BEST COLLABORATION
Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Freedomâ€
Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign – “Work From Homeâ€
Ariana Grande ft. Lil Wayne – “Let Me Love Youâ€
Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came Forâ€
Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work†(short version)
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Drake – “Hotline Blingâ€
Desiigner – “Pandaâ€
Bryson Tiller – “Don’tâ€
Chance The Rapper ft. Saba – “Angelsâ€
2 Chainz – “Watch Outâ€
BEST POP VIDEO
Adele – “Helloâ€
Beyoncé – “Formationâ€
Justin Bieber – “Sorryâ€
Alessia Cara – “Wild Thingsâ€
Ariana Grande – “Into Youâ€
BEST ROCK VIDEO
All Time Low – “Missing Youâ€
Coldplay – “Adventure Of A Lifetimeâ€
Fall Out Boy ft. Demi Lovato – “Irresistibleâ€
twenty one pilots – “Heathensâ€
Panic! At The Disco – “Victoriousâ€
BEST ELECTRONIC VIDEO
Calvin Harris & Disciples – “How Deep Is Your Loveâ€
99 Souls ft. Destiny’s Child & Brandy – “The Girl Is Mineâ€
Mike Posner – “I Took A Pill In Ibizaâ€
Afrojack – “SummerThing!â€
The Chainsmokers ft. Daya – “Don’t Let Me Downâ€
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 NEW ARTIST
Bryson Tiller
Desiigner
Zara Larsson
Lukas Graham
DNCE
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES
BEST ART DIRECTION
Beyoncé – “Hold Up†(Production Designer: Jason Hougaard)
Fergie – “M.I.L.F. $†(Production Designer: Alexander Delgado)
Drake – “Hotline Bling†(Production Designer: Jeremy MacFarlane)
David Bowie – “Blackstar†(Production Designer: Jan Houllevigue)
Adele – “Hello†(Production Designer: Colombe Raby)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyoncé – “Formation†(Choreographer: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, Dana Foglia)
Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell – “WTF (Where They From)†(Choreographer: Hi-Hat)
Beyoncé – “Sorry†(Choreographer: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, Dana Foglia, Anthony Burrell, Beyoncé Knowles Carter)
FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X†(Choreographer: FKA Twigs)
Florence + The Machine – “Delilah†(Choreographer: Holly Blakey)
BEST DIRECTIONBeyoncé – “Formation†(Director: Melina Matsoukas)
Coldplay – “Up&Up†(Director: Vania Heymann, Gal Muggia)
Adele – “Hello†(Director: Xavier Dolan)
David Bowie – “Lazarus†(Director: Johan Renck)
Tame Impala – “The Less I Know The Better†(Director: Canada)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Beyoncé – “Formation†(Cinematographer: Malik Sayeed)
Adele – “Hello†(Cinematographer: André Turpin)
David Bowie – “Lazarus†(Cinematographer: Crille Forsberg)
Alesso – “I Wanna Know†(Cinematographer: Corey Jennings)
Ariana Grande – “Into You†(Cinematographer: Paul Laufer)
BEST EDITING
Beyoncé – “Formation†(Editor: Jeff Selis)
Adele – “Hello†(Editor: Xavier Dolan)
Fergie – “M.I.L.F. $†(Editor: Vinnie Hobbs)
David Bowie – “Lazarus†(Editor: Johan Söderberg)
Ariana Grande – “Into You†(Editor: Hannah Lux Davis)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Coldplay – “Up&Up†(VFX Editor: Vania Heymann)
FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X†(VFX Editor: Lewis Saunders, Jihoon Yoo)
Adele – “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)†(VFX Editor: Sam Sneade)
The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face†(VFX Editor: Bryan Smaller)
Zayn – “PILLOWTALK†(VFX Editor: David Smith)