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# MTV VMA 2016 Nominees – A Full List
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/mtv-vma-2016-nominees-a-full-list/
- Published: 2016-07-27T16:29:34.000Z
- Updated: 2016-07-27T16:29:34.000Z
- Description: MTV has announced its 2016 VMA nominees. Beyoncé tops the list with 11 nominations including Video of the Year for “Formation” and the newest VMA category, Breakthrough Long Form Video, for. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/07/mtv-vma-2016-nominees-a-full-list.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Radio & Satellite, YouTube & Video, Academy Award for Best Production Design, Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Adele (singer), Ariana Grande, Kanye West, MTV, MTV Video Music Award, MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video, MTV Video Vanguard Award, Taylor Swift, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![MTV VMA 2016](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0923c9db970d-150wi "MTV VMA 2016")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0923c9db970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)**MTV** has announced its **2016 VMA nominees**. **Beyoncé** tops the list with **11 nominations** including **Video of the Year** for “Formation” and the newest VMA category, Breakthrough Long Form Video, for her **HBO special *Lemonade*.** That’s the most nominations she’s gotten in a single year.Adele comes in second with 8 nominations, 7 of which are for “Hello” including Video of the Year. Drake’s “Hotline Bling,” Justin Bieber’s “Sorry,” and Kanye West’s “Famous” are also up for Video of the Year.The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards will air live from Madison Square Garden on Sunday, August 28 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. **[![MTV ](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d20a2653970c-250wi "MTV ")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d20a2653970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)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”[![](http://imagesmtv-a.akamaihd.net/uri/mgid:ao:image:mtv.com:14761?width=135&height=101)](http://www.mtv.com/news/2258517/vma-producer-van-toffler-kanye-miley-minaj/?ref=hypebot.com)VMA HEAD VAN TOFFLER REFLECTS ON 29 VMAS, TALKS MILEY, NICKI AND HIS PICK FOR 2016 HOST**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 ft. 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”[![](http://imagesmtv-a.akamaihd.net/uri/mgid:ao:image:mtv.com:120933?width=135&height=101)](http://www.mtv.com/news/2260489/justin-bieber-explains-vma-crying/?ref=hypebot.com)JUSTIN BIEBER EXPLAINS WHY HE CRIED ONSTAGE AT THE VMAS**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** *Presented by Taco Bell®*Bryson TillerDesiignerZara LarssonLukas GrahamDNCE**PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES** *Presented by Orbit® Gum* **BEST ART DIRECTION**Beyoncé – “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 CHOREOGRAPHY**Beyoncé – “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 DIRECTION**Beyoncé – “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)[![](http://imagesmtv-a.akamaihd.net/uri/mgid:ao:image:mtv.com:4796?width=135&height=101)](http://www.mtv.com/news/2257697/9-hottest-2015-vma-moments/?ref=hypebot.com)THE 9 HOTTEST MOMENTS AT THE 2015 MTV VMAS**BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY**Beyoncé – “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 EDITING**Beyoncé – “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 EFFECTS**Coldplay – “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!](http://www.mtv.com/vma/vote/?ref=hypebot.com)**

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