Pop pals Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran are in for a big night at this year's (15) MTV Video Music Awards after scoring 15 nominations between them....
Pop pals Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran are in for a big night at this year's (15) MTV Video Music Awards after scoring 15 nominations between them.
Swift leads the way with nine nods, including Best Female Video for Blank Space, while her star-studded promo for Bad Blood has landed seven mentions, including Video of the Year, Best Collaboration, Best Direction for Joseph Khan, and Best Visual Effects.
Sheeran is close behind with six nominations - his Thinking Out Loud garnering him recognition for Video of the Year, Best Male Video and Best Pop Video, while Beyonce will be another star to beat after earning five nominations, including Video of the Year, Best Female Video and Best Pop Video for 7/11.
Other Video of the Year contenders are Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars for Uptown Funk and Kendrick Lamar for Alright, while Nicki Minaj, Nick Jonas, Ellie Goulding, Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa have all nabbed VMA nominations, too.
Miley Cyrus will host the 2015 MTV VMAs at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on 30 August (15).
The full list of nominations is:
Ed Sheeran, Thinking Out Loud
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, Bad Blood
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, Uptown Funk
Kendrick Lamar, Alright
Ed Sheeran, Thinking Out Loud
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, Uptown Funk
Kendrick Lamar, Alright
The Weeknd, Earned It
Taylor Swift, Blank Space
Nicki Minaj, Anaconda
Ellie Goulding, Love Me Like You Do
Fetty Wap, Trap Queen
Nicki Minaj, Anaconda
Kendrick Lamar, Alright
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, See You Again
Big Sean featuring E-40, IDFWU
Ed Sheeran, Thinking Out Loud
Taylor Swift, Blank Space
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, Uptown Funk
Hozier, Take Me To Church
Fall Out Boy, Uma Thurman
Florence + the Machine, Ship To Wreck
Walk the Moon, Shut Up and Dance
Arctic Monkeys, Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?
Fetty Wap, Trap Queen
George Ezra, Budapest
James Bay, Hold Back The River
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, Bad Blood
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, Uptown Funk
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, See You Again
Ariana Grande & The Weeknd, Love Me Harder
Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Bang Bang
Video With A Social Message:
Jennifer Hudson, I Still Love You
Big Sean featuring Kanye West and John Legend, One Man Can Change the World
Rihanna, American Oxygen
Wale, The White Shoes
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, Bad Blood
Snoop Dogg, So Many Pros
Jack White, Would You Fight For My Love
The Chemical Brothers, Go
Skrillex & Diplo, Where Are U Now with Justin Bieber
OK Go, I Won't Let You Down
Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar, Never Catch Me
Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar, Never Catch Me
Ed Sheeran, Thinking Out Loud
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, Bad Blood
Alt-J, Left Hand Free
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, Bad Blood
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, Uptown Funk
Kendrick Lamar, Alright
Hozier, Take Me To Church
Childish Gambino, Sober
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, Bad Blood
Skrillex & Diplo, Where Are U Now with Justin Bieber
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, Bad Blood
Childish Gambino, Telegraph Ave
Skrillex & Diplo, Where Are U Now with Justin Bieber
Tyler, The Creator, F**king Young/Death Camp.
