The nominations for this year's MTV Video Music Awards have finally been announced.
There's few surprises in the list, with Beyoncé leading the pack and set to sweep the board with a grand total of five nominations in the main categories. However, we are shocked by the low quality of some of the videos nominated. Justin Bieber's 'Sorry', a green screen dance video which doesn't even feature the singer and plays out like a fan-made compilation, is one of the nominations; while Rihanna's 'Work', the no-choreography, no-creativity, no-looks, no-aesthetic, no-talent video that was so boring they had to film two, is also nominated twice; and Sia's music video that isn't a music video but is actually a lyric video for 'Cheap Thrills' is also nominated. Meanwhile, more worthy music videos like Fergie's 'MILF$', Gwen Stefani's 'Make Me Like You', Lana Del Rey's 'High By The Beach', Bonnie McKee's 'I Want It All' and Cupcakke's 'Pedophile' were all paid dust.
There's no word yet on hosts or performances we can expect on the night, but given whose currently promoting new music we can expect performances from the likes of Katy, Rihanna, Britney, Beyonce and Adele.
What do you think of the nominations? Are they well deserved or are there some glaring omissions? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
Video of the Year
Beyoncé - "Formation"
Adele - "Hello"
Drake - "Hotline Bling"
Justin Bieber - "Sorry"
Kanye West - "Famous"
Best Female Video
Ariana Grande - "Into You"
Beyoncé - "Hold Up"
Adele - "Hello"
Rihanna f/ Drake - "Work"
Sia f/ Sean Paul - "Cheap Thrills"
Best Collab
Beyoncé f/ Kendrick Lamar - "Freedom"
Ariana Grande f/ Lil Wayne - "Let Me Love You"
Calvin Harris f/ Rihanna - "This Is What You Came For"
Rihanna f/ Drake - "Work"
Fifth Harmony f/ Ty Dolla $ign - "Work from Home"
Best New Artist
Desiigner
Bryson Tiller
DNCE
Zara Larsson
Lukas Graham
Best Pop Video
Alessia Cara - "Wild Things"
Ariana Grande - "Into You"
Adele - "Hello"
Justin Bieber - "Sorry"
Beyoncé - "Formation"
Best Male Video
Bryson Tiller - "Don't"
Calvin Harris f/ Rihanna - "This Is What You Came For"
Drake - "Hotline Bling"
Kanye West - "Famous"
The Weeknd - "Can't Feel My Face"
Best Rock Video
All Time Low - "Missing You"
Panic! At the Disco - "Victorious"
Coldplay - "Adventure of a Lifetime"
Fall Out Boy f/ Demi Lovato - "Irresistible"
twenty one pilots - "Heathens"
Best Hip-Hop Video
2 Chainz - "Watch Out"
Bryson Tiller - "Don't"
Chance The Rapper f/ Saba - "Angels"
Desiigner - "Panda"
Drake - "Hotline Bling"
Best Electronic Video
99 Souls f/ Destiny's Child & Brandy - "The Girl Is Mine"
Afrojack - "Summerthing"
Calvin Harris & Disciples - "How Deep Is Your Love"
Mike Posner - "I Took A Pill In Ibiza (SeeB Remix)"
The Chainsmokers f/ Daya - "Don't Let Me Down"
Breakthrough Long Form Video
Beyoncé - "Lemonade"
Chris Brown - "Royalty"
Florence + The Machine - "The Odyssey"
Justin Bieber - "Purpose: The Movement"
Troye Sivan - "Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy"
Professional Categories
Best Art Direction
Adele - "Hello"
Beyoncé - "Hold Up"
David Bowie - "Blackstar"
Drake - "Hotline Bling"
Fergie - "M.I.L.F $"
Best Choreography
Beyoncé - "Formation"
Beyoncé - "Sorry"
FKA twigs - "M3LL155X"
Florence + The Machine - "Dellilah"
Missy Elliott f/ Pharrell - "WTF (Where They From)"
Best Direction
Adele - "Hello"
Beyoncé - "Formation"
Coldplay - "Up&Up"
David Bowie - "Lazarus"
Tame Impala - "The Less I Know The Better"
Best Cinematography
Adele - "Hello"
Alesso - "I Wanna Know"
Ariana Grande - "Into You"
Beyoncé - "Formation"
David Bowie - "Lazarus"
Best Editing
Adele - "Hello"
Ariana Grande - "Into You"
Beyoncé - "Formation"
David Bowie - "Lazarus"
Fergie - "M.I.L.F $"
Best Visual Effects
Adele - "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"
Coldplay - "Up&Up"
FKA twigs - "M3LL155X"
The Weeknd - "Can't Feel My Face"
ZAYN - "Pillowtalk"
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