MTV, with the help of Brooke Reece and Travis Miller, announced the nominees for its 2015 Video Music Awards earlier today on the Beats 1 "Charts" show on Apple Music, and it's bound to be a fun-filled, extremely entertaining night as always!
The VMAs are an award show honoring the hottest names in music and their music videos and have been an annual event since 1984. MTV has not yet announced who will be performing, but many A-list celebrities like Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj are up for multiple awards. There are even a few newcomers like Fetty Wap, George Ezra and Vance Joy up for awards.
This year's show will be hosted by none other than Miley Cyrus. Last night, the "We Can't Stop" singer announced that she'd be hosting on Instagram with a photo collage of herself in a bright green alien suit. The left side of the photo was the alien holding up a sign that said, "MTV won't let me perform," and the left side revealed that she was the one wearing the costume, so she stuck out her tongue in typical Miley fashion and held up another sign that said, "So I'm hosting this year's VMA's." After her famous twerk-filled performance in a nude outfit with Robin Thicke at the 2013 show, it kind of makes sense that she's not allowed to perform anymore, but we're sure her hosting abilities will be just as entertaining!
Tune in to MTV on Aug. 30 at 9 p.m. EDT to see the show, which will air live from L.A.'s Microsoft Theater.
Check out all the nominees below and head over to vma.mtv.com to get your votes in for the major categories.
Video of The Year
-Beyoncé "7/11"
-Ed Sheeran "Thinking Out Loud"
-Kendrick Lamar "Alright"
-Mark Ronson Ft. Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk"
-Taylor Swift Ft. Kendrick Lamar "Bad Blood"
Best Male Video
-Ed Sheeran "Thinking Out Loud"
-Kendrick Lamar "Alright
-Mark Ronson Ft. Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk"
-Nick Jonas "Chains"
-The Weeknd "Earned It"
Best Female Video
-Beyoncé "7/11"
-Ellie Goulding "Love Me Like You Do"
-Nicki Minaj "Anaconda"
-Sia "Elastic Heart"
-Taylor Swift "Blank Space"
Artist to Watch
-Fetty Wap "Trap Queen"
-FKA Twigs "Pendulum"
-George Ezra "Budapest"
-James Bay "Hold Back The River"
-Vance Joy "Riptide"
Best Pop Video
-Beyoncé "7/11"
-Ed Sheeran "Thinking Out Loud"
-Mark Ronson Ft. Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk"
-Maroon 5 "Sugar"
-Taylor Swift "Blank Space"
Best Hip-Hop Video
-Big Sean Ft. E-40 "IDFWU"
-Fetty Wap "Trap Queen"
-Kendrick Lamar "Alright"
-Nicki Minaj "Anaconda"
-Wiz Khalifa Ft. Charlie Puth "See You Again"
Best Rock Video
-Arctic Monkeys "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High"
-Fall Out Boy "Uma Thurman"
-Florence + The Machine "Ship To Wreck"
-Hozier "Take Me To Church"
-Walk The Moon "Shut Up And Dance"
Best Collaboration
-Ariana Grande & The Weeknd "Love Me Harder"
-Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj "Bang Bang"
-Mark Ronson Ft. Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk"
-Taylor Swift Ft. Kendrick Lamar "Bad Blood"
-Wiz Khalifa Ft. Charlie Puth "See You Again"
Video With A Social Message
-Big Sean Ft. Kanye West & John Legend "One Man Can Change The World"
-Colbie Caillat "Try"
-Jennifer Hudson "I Still Love You"
-Rihanna "American Oxygen"
-Wale "The White Shoes"
Best Art Direction
-The Chemical Brothers "Go" - Art direction by Michel Gondry
-Jack White "Would You Fight For My Love - Art direction by Jeff Peterson
-Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber "Where Are U Now" - Art direction by Brewer
-Snoop Dogg "So Many Pros" - Art direction by Jason Fijal
-Taylor Swift Ft. Kendrick Lamar "Bad Blood" - Art direction by Charles Infante
Best Choreography
-Beyoncé "7/11" - Choreography by Beyoncé & Chris Grant, additional choreography by Gabriel Valenciano
-Ghet Faker "Gold" - Choreography by Ryan Heffington
-Ed Sheeran "Don't" - Choreography by Nappy Tabs
-Flying Lotus Ft. Kendrick Lamar "Never Catch Me" - Choreography by Keone & Mari Madrid
-Ok Go "I Won't Let You Down" - Choreography by Ok Go, Air:man & Mori Harano
Best Cinematography
-Alt-J "Left Hand Free" - Cinematography by Mike Simpson
-Ed Sheeran "Thinking Out Loud" - Cinematography by Daniel Pearl
-FKA Twigs "Two Weeks" - Cinematography by Justin Brown
-Flying Lotus Ft. Kendrick Lamar "Never Catch Me" - Cinematography by Larkin Sieple
-Taylor Swift Ft. Kendrick Lamar - Cinematography by Christopher Probst
Best Direction
-Childish Gambino "Sober" - Directed by Hiro Murai
-Hozier "Take Me To Church" - Directed by Brendan Canty & Conal Thomson of Feel Good Lost
-Kendrick Lamar "Alright" - Directed by Colin Tilley & The Little Homies
-Mark Ronson Ft. Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk" - Directed by Bruno Mars & Cameron Duddy
-Taylor Swift Ft. Kendrick Lamar "Bad Blood" - Directed by Joseph Kahn
Best Editing
-A$AP Rocky "L$D" - Edited by Dexter Navy
-Beyoncé "7/11" - Edited by Beyoncé, Ed Burke & Jonathan Wing
-Ed Sheeran "Don't" - Edited by Jacquelyn London
-Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber "Where Are U Now" - Edited by Brewer
-Taylor Swift Ft. Kendrick Lamar "Bad Blood" - Edited by Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street
Best Visual Effects
-Childish Gambino "Telegraph Ave" - Visual Effects by Gloria FX
-FKA Twigs "Two Weeks" - Visual Effects by Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi & Max Chyzhevskyy
-Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber "Where Are U Now" - Visual Effects by Brewer
-Taylor Swift Ft. Kendrick Lamar "Bad Blood" - Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios
-Tyler, The Creator "F****ng Young/Death Camp" - Visual Effects by Gloria FX
F--k yeah VMAs!!!!! #VMAs on @MTV Aug 30 at 9pm
A photo posted by Miley Cyrus (@mileycyrus) on Jul 20, 2015 at 3:52pm PDT
