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2016 VMAs: Adele, Drake, Justin Bieber, Beyonce, Kanye West Nominated For Video Of Year

The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards will emanate from New York’s Madison Square Garden on August 28, 2016.

Tuesday, MTV revealed the nominees for Video Of The Year.

Contending for the big prize are Adele’s “Hello,” Drake’s “Hotline Bling,” Justin Bieber’s “Sorry,” Beyonce’s “Formation,” and Kanye West’s “Famous.”

Other fan-voted categories:

Best Female Video:
Adele – Hello
Beyonce – Hold Up
Sia – Cheap Thrills
Ariana Grande – Into You
Rihanna – Work

Best Male Video:
Drake – Hotline Bling
Bryson Tiller – Don’t
Calvin Harris – This Is What You Came For
Kanye West – Famous
The Weeknd – Can’t Feel My Face

Best New Artist:
Bryson Tiller
Desiigner
Lukas Graham
Zara Larsson
DNCE

Best Pop Video:
Adele – Hello
Alessia Cara – Wild Things
Beyonce – Formation
Justin Bieber – Sorry
Ariana Grande – Into You

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

Best Rock Video:
All Time Low – Missing You
Coldplay – Adventure Of A Lifetime
Fall Out Boy – Irresistible
Panic! At The Disco – Victorious
Twenty One Pilots – Heathens

Best Electronic Video:
99 Souls – The Girl Is Mine
Afrojack – Summerthing
Calvin Harris & Disciples – How Deep Is Your Love
Mike Posner – I Took A Pill In Ibiza
The Chainsmokers – Don’t Let Me Down

Best Collaboration Video:
Fifth Harmony – Work From Home
Ariana Grande – Let Me Love You
Beyonce – Freedom
Calvin Harris – This Is What You Came For
Rihanna – Work

Breakthrough Long Form Video:
Beyonce – Lemonade
Chris Brown – Royalty
Florence + The Machine – The Odyssey
Justin Bieber – Purpose: The Movement
Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy

Other non-voting categories (awarded to the relevant professional, not the performer)

Best Art Direction:
Adele – Hello
Beyonce – Hold Up
David Bowie – Blackstar
Drake – Hotline Bling
Fergie – MILF $

Best Choreography:
Beyonce – Formation
Beyonce – Sorry
FKA Twigs – M3LL155X
Florence + The Machine – Delilah
Missy Elliott – WTF

Best Direction:
Adele – Hello
Beyonce – Formation
Coldplay – Up&Up
David Bowie – Lazarus
Tame Impala – The Less I Know The Better

Best Cinematography:
Adele – Hello
Alesso – I Wanna Know
Ariana Grande – Into You
Beyonce – Formation
David Bowie – Lazarus

Best Editing:
Adele – Hello
Ariana Grande – Into You
Beyonce – Formation
David Bowie – Lazarus
Fergie – MILF $

Best Visual Effects:
Adele – Send My Love
Coldplay – Up&Up
FKA Twigs – M3LL155X
The Weeknd – Can’t Feel My Face
ZAYN – PILLOWTALK

Written by Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002.

Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj.

Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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