Beyoncé Leads 2016 MTV Video Award Nominations

Bey has 11 nominations with Adele right behind her at eight.

July 26, 2016

The full list of MTV Video Music Award nominees has been released and Beyoncé dominated. Leading the charge with 11 noms is Bey with Adele coming in second at eight. Other nominees include Drake, Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Chance The Rapper, and more. The awards will be broadcast live on MTV from Madison Square Garden on August 28 at 9:00 PM EST. Check out the full nomination list below.

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Video of the Year
Adele- “Hello”
Beyoncé- “Formation”
Drake- “Hotline Bling”
Justin Bieber- “Sorry”
Kanye West- “Famous”

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Best Female Video
Adele- “Hello”
Beyoncé- “Hold Up”
Sia- “Cheap Thrills”
Ariana Grande- “Into You”
Rihanna [ft. Drake]- “Work” (short version)

Best Male Video
Drake- “Hotline Bling”
Bryson Tiller- “Don’t”
Calvin Harris [ft. Rihanna]- “This Is What You Came For”
Kanye West- “Famous”
The Weeknd- “Can’t Feel My Face”

Best Collaboration
Beyoncé [ft. Kendrick Lamar]- “Freedom”
Fifth Harmony [ft. Ty Dolla $ign]- “Work From Home”
Ariana Grande [ft. Lil Wayne]- “Let Me Love You”
Calvin Harris [ft. Rihanna]- “This Is What You Came For”
Rihanna [ft. Drake]- “Work” (short version)

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Best Hip Hop Video
Drake- “Hotline Bling”
Desiigner- “Panda”
Bryson Tiller- “Don’t”
Chance The Rapper- “Angels”
2 Chainz- “Watch Out”

Best Pop Video
Adele- “Hello”
Beyoncé- “Formation”
Justin Bieber- “Sorry”
Alessia Cara- “Wild Things”
Ariana Grande- “Into You”

Best Rock Video
All Time Low- “Missing You”
Coldplay- “Adventure of a Lifetime”
Fall Out Boy [ft. Demi Lovato]- “Irresistable”
twenty one pilots- “Heathens”
Panic! At the Disco- “Victorious”

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Best Electronic Video
Calvin Harris & Disciples- “How Deep Is Your Love”
99 Souls [ft. Destiny’s Child & Brandy]- “The Girl Is Mine”
Mike Posner- “I Took a Pill in Ibiza”
Afrojack- “SummerThing!”
The Chainsmokers [ft. Daya]- “Don’t Let Me Down”

Breakthrough Long Form Video
Florence and the Machine- The Odyssey
Beyoncé- Lemonade
Justin Bieber- PURPOSE: The Movement
Chris Brown- Royalty
Troy Sivan- Blue Neighborhood Trilogy

Best New Artist
Bryson Tiller
Desiigner
DNCE
Zara Larsson
Lukas Graham

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Best Art Direction
Beyoncé- “Hold Up”
Fergie- “M.I.L.F.$”
Drake- “Hotline Bling”
David Bowie- “Blackstar”
Adele- “Hello”

Best Choreography
Beyoncé- “Formation”
Missy Elliott [ft. Pharrell]- “WTF (Where They From)”
Beyoncé- “Sorry”
FKA twigs- “M3LL155X”
Florence and the Machine- “Delilah”

Best Direction
Beyoncé- “Formation”
Coldplay- “Up&Up”
Adele- “Hello”
David Bowie- “Lazarus”
Tame Impala- “The Less I Know the Better”

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Best Cinematography
Beyoncé- “Formation”
Adele- “Hello”
David Bowie- “Lazarus”
Alesso- “I Wanna Know”
Ariana Grande- “Into You”

Best Editing
Beyoncé- “Formation”
Adele- “Hello”
Fergie- “M.I.L.F.$”
David Bowie- “Lazarus”
Ariana Grande- “Into You”

Best Visual Effects
Coldplay- “Up&Up”
FKA twigs- “M3LL155X”
Adele- “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)”
The Weeknd- “Can’t Feel My Face”
Zayn- “PILLOWTALK”

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Beyoncé Leads 2016 MTV Video Award Nominations