VMA HEAD VAN TOFFLER REFLECTS ON 29 VMAS, TALKS MILEY, NICKI AND HIS PICK FOR 2016 HOSTBEST COLLABORATIONBeyoncé 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 VIDEODrake – “Hotline Bling”Desiigner – “Panda”Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”Chance The Rapper ft. Saba – “Angels”2 Chainz – “Watch Out”BEST POP VIDEOAdele – “Hello”Beyoncé – “Formation”Justin Bieber – “Sorry”Alessia Cara – “Wild Things”Ariana Grande – “Into You”BEST ROCK VIDEOAll 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 VIDEOCalvin 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”
JUSTIN BIEBER EXPLAINS WHY HE CRIED ONSTAGE AT THE VMASBREAKTHROUGH LONG FORM VIDEOFlorence + The Machine – The OdysseyBeyoncé – LemonadeJustin Bieber – PURPOSE: The MovementChris Brown – RoyaltyTroye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood TrilogyBEST NEW ARTISTPresented by Taco Bell®Bryson TillerDesiignerZara LarssonLukas GrahamDNCEPROFESSIONAL CATEGORIESPresented by Orbit® GumBEST ART DIRECTIONBeyoncé – “Hold Up” (Production Designer: Jason Hougaard)Fergie – “M.I.L.F. $” (Production Designer: Alexander Delgado)Drake – “Hotline Bling” (Production Designer: Jeremy MacFarlane)David Bowie – “Blackstar” (Production Designer: Jan Houllevigue)Adele – “Hello” (Production Designer: Colombe Raby)BEST CHOREOGRAPHYBeyoncé – “Formation” (Choreographer: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, Dana Foglia)Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell – “WTF (Where They From)” (Choreographer: Hi-Hat)Beyoncé – “Sorry” (Choreographer: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, Dana Foglia, Anthony Burrell, Beyoncé Knowles Carter)FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X” (Choreographer: FKA Twigs)Florence + The Machine – “Delilah” (Choreographer: Holly Blakey)BEST DIRECTIONBeyoncé – “Formation” (Director: Melina Matsoukas)Coldplay – “Up&Up” (Director: Vania Heymann, Gal Muggia)Adele – “Hello” (Director: Xavier Dolan)David Bowie – “Lazarus” (Director: Johan Renck)Tame Impala – “The Less I Know The Better” (Director: Canada)
THE 9 HOTTEST MOMENTS AT THE 2015 MTV VMASBEST CINEMATOGRAPHYBeyoncé – “Formation” (Cinematographer: Malik Sayeed)Adele – “Hello” (Cinematographer: André Turpin)David Bowie – “Lazarus” (Cinematographer: Crille Forsberg)Alesso – “I Wanna Know” (Cinematographer: Corey Jennings)Ariana Grande – “Into You” (Cinematographer: Paul Laufer)BEST EDITINGBeyoncé – “Formation” (Editor: Jeff Selis)Adele – “Hello” (Editor: Xavier Dolan)Fergie – “M.I.L.F. $” (Editor: Vinnie Hobbs)David Bowie – “Lazarus” (Editor: Johan Söderberg)Ariana Grande – “Into You” (Editor: Hannah Lux Davis)BEST VISUAL EFFECTSColdplay – “Up&Up” (VFX Editor: Vania Heymann)FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X” (VFX Editor: Lewis Saunders, Jihoon Yoo)Adele – “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” (VFX Editor: Sam Sneade)The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face” (VFX Editor: Bryan Smaller)Zayn – “PILLOWTALK” (VFX Editor: David Smith)The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards will air live from New York’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday, August 28 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Vote here now!Related articles
