Adele and Beyonce dominate MTV VMA nominations, Nick Jonas not happy

But no love for Nick Jonas or Taylor Swift.

Published 27th Jul 2016

Who run the world? GIRLS! The MTV VMA nominations were announced last night, with Adele and Beyonce absolutely dominating them.

Beyonce’s bagged 11 nominations including Best Female Video and Video of the Year. While Adele’s earned 8 nods in 8 categories including Best Female Video, Video of the Year and Best Pop Video.

Adele’s ‘Hello’ and Beyonce’s ‘Formation’ are up against Justin Bieber’s ‘Sorry’, Drake’s ‘Hotline Bling’ and Kanye West’s controversial ‘Famous’ for Best Video of the Year.

Best Male Video is between Drake, Bryson Tiller, Calvin Harris, Kanye West and The Weeknd. While hoping to scoop Best Female Video are Adele, Beyonce, Sia, Ariana Grande and Rihanna.

However one person’s who’s not happy about the nominations is Nick Jonas. He took to twitter to say: ‘Disappointed with the face Close got no love for the #VMAs2016’.

Despite picking up six gongs last year, Taylor Swift didn’t get any nominations this year and some people on twitter seemed pretty happy about it…

This year’s MTV VMAs will take place in New York on 28th August.

Full nominations:

Video of the Year Adele – Hello Beyonce – Formation Drake – Hotline Bling Justin Bieber – Sorry Kanye West – Famous

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

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

Best Collaboration Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar – Freedom Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla $ign – Work From Home Ariana Grande feat. Lil Wayne – Let Me Love You Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna – This Is What You Came For Rihanna feat. Drake – Work

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

Best Pop Video Adele – Hello Beyonce – 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 feat. 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 feat. Destiny’s Child & Brandy – The Girl Is Mine Mike Posner – I Took a Pill in Ibiza Afrojack – SummerThing! The Chainsmokers feat. Daya – Don’t Let Me Down

Breakthrough Long-Form Video Florence + The Machine, The Odyssey Beyonce – 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 Beyonce – Hold Up Fergie – M.I.L.F. $ Drake – Hotline Bling David Bowie – Blackstar Adele – Hello

Best Choreography Beyonce – Formation Missy Elliott feat. Pharrell – WTF (Where They From) Beyonce – Sorry FKA twigs – M3LL155X Florence + The Machine – Delilah

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

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

Best Editing Beyonce – 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