MTV Video Music Awards 2015: Taylor Swift, Beyonce & Ed Sheeran Lead The Nominations List

21 July 2015, 15:57 | Updated: 4 December 2017, 11:10

Ed Sheeran, Beyonce & Taylor Swift

Check out the FULl list of artists nominated for this year's huge music awards ceremony.

Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Ed Sheeran look set to sweep through the MTV Video Music Awards 2015 this summer after scoring a HUGE amount of nominations between them.

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The official nominations list for the MTV VMAs 2015 was revealed today (21st July) and three of the biggest artists of the moment will be feeling very pleased with themselves after seeing how many they’re up for.

Taylor Swift is up for nine gongs this year, mostly through her incredible music video for ‘Bad Blood’, while her BFF Ed Sheeran has landed seven and Beyonce has six to her name.

Elsewhere stars like Mark Ronson, Kendrick Lamar and Nicki Minaj also had amazing showings, and could well be walking home with VMAs gold this year.

The MTV Video Music Awards 2015 takes place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on 30th August and will be hosted by Miley Cyrus.

Check out the FULL list of nominations for the MTV VMAs 2015 below:

 

Video Of The Year

  • Beyonce - ‘7/11’
  • Ed Sheeran - ‘Thinking Out Loud’
  • Taylor Swift Feat. Kendrick Lamar - ‘Bad Blood’
  • Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars - ‘Uptown Funk’
  • Kendrick Lamar - ‘Alright’

 

Best Male Video

  • Ed Sheeran - ‘Thinking Out oud’
  • Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars - ‘Uptown Funk’
  • Kendrick Lamar - ‘Alright’
  • The Weeknd - ‘Earned It’
  • Nick Jonas - ‘Chains’

Best Female Video

  • Beyonce - ‘7/11’
  • Taylor Swift - ‘Blank Space’
  • Nicki Minaj - ‘Anaconda’
  • Sia - ‘Elastic Heart’
  • Ellie Goulding - ‘Love Me Like You Do’

 

Best Hip-Hop Video

  • Fetty Wap - ‘Trap Queen’
  • Nicki Minaj - ‘Anaconda’
  • Kendrick Lamar - ‘Alright’
  • Wiz Khalifa Feat. Charlie Puth - ‘See You Again’
  • Big Sean Feat. E-40 - ‘IDFWU’

Best Pop Video

  • Beyonce - ‘7/11’
  • Ed Sheeran - ‘Thinking Out Loud’
  • Taylor Swift - ‘Blank Space’
  • Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars - ‘Uptown Funk’
  • Maroon 5 - ‘Sugar’

 

Best Rock Video

  • 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?’

 

Artist To Watch

  • Fetty Wap - ‘Trap Queen’
  • Vance Joy - ‘Riptide’
  • George Ezra - ‘Budapest’
  • James Bay - ‘Hold Back The River’
  • FKA Twigs - ‘Pendulum’

 

Best Collaboration

  • Taylor Swift Feat. Kendrick Lamar - ‘Bad Blood’
  • Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars - ‘Uptown Funk’
  • Wiz Khalifa Feat. 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’
  • Colbie Caillat - ‘Try’
  • Big Sean Feat. Kanye West & John Legend - ‘One Man Can Change The World’
  • Rihanna - ‘American Oxygen’
  • Wale - ‘The White Shoes’

 

Best Art Direction

  • Taylor Swift Feat. 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’

Best Choreography

  • Beyonce - ‘7/11’
  • OK Go - ‘I Won’t Let You Down’
  • Chet Faker - ‘Gold’
  • Ed Sheeran - ‘Don’t’
  • Flying Lotus Feat. Kendrick Lamar - ‘Never Catch Me’

 

Best Cinematography

  • Flying Lotus Feat. Kendrick Lamar - ‘Never Catch Me’
  • Ed Sheeran - ‘Thinking Out Loud’
  • Taylor Swift Feat. Kendrick Lamar - ‘Bad Blood’
  • FKA Twigs - ‘Two Weeks’
  • Alt-J - ‘Left Hand Free’

 

Best Direction

  • Taylor Swift Feat. Kendrick Lamar - ‘Bad Blood’
  • Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars - ‘Uptown Funk’
  • Kendrick Lamar - ‘Alright’
  • Hozier - ‘Take Me To Church’
  • Childish Gambino - ‘Sober’

 

Best Editing

  • Beyonce - ‘7/11’
  • Ed Sheeran - ‘Don’t’
  • Taylor Swift Feat. Kendrick Lamar - ‘Bad Blood’
  • A$AP Rocky - ‘L$D’
  • Skrillex & Diplo Feat. Justin Bieber - ‘Where Are U Now’

 

Best Visual Effects

  • Taylor Swift Feat. Kendrick Lamar - ‘Bad Blood’
  • FKA Twigs - ‘Two Weeks’
  • Childish Gambino - ‘Telegraph Ave.’
  • Skrillex & Diplo Feat. Justin Bieber - ‘Where Are U Now’
  • Tyler, The Creator - ‘F****** Young/Death Camp’
 

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