MTV had a blank space, but didn’t write Taylor Swift’s name! The network announced the nominees for the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards yesterday, and Swift was not on the list.
Swift, however, received zero nominations, a surprising turn of events for the 26-year-old singer, who led the pack of honorees at last year’s ceremony with 10 nominations for “Bad Blood.” It is possible, however, that Swift isn’t eligible this year because she took home so many awards in 2015.
To us this looks like a snub!
On the other hand Queen bey reigns supreme, she has got the most nominations by far with 11 in total for her visual album Lemonade not far behind is Adele, the British singer is just behind her with 8 nods for her global smash 25.
Here are the nominees:
Video of the Year
Adele, “Hello”
Beyoncé, “Formation”
Drake, “Hotline Bling”
Justin Bieber, “Sorry”
Kanye West, “Famous”
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)
Best Hip Hop Video
Drake, “Hotline Bling”
Desiigner, “Panda”, Bryson Tiller, “Don’t”
Chance the Rapper featuring Saba, “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, “Irresistible”
Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens”
Panic! at the Disco, “Victorious”
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 + 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
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 + The Machine, “Delilah”
Best Direction
Beyoncé, “Formation”
Coldplay, “Up&Up”
Adele, “Hello”
David Bowie, “Lazarus”
Tame Impala, “The Less I Know the Better”
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”
The 2016 MTV VMAs air live Sunday, Aug. 28 at 9 p.m. on MTV!
