Domenica 30 agosto 2015, a Los Angeles, andranno in scena gli Mtv Video Music Awards 2015, manifestazione che chiama a raccolta tutte le principali star americane e che andrà in onda in Italia su Mtv. L’evento avrà luogo al Microsoft Theater. Ecco di seguito la lista completa delle nomination.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Beyoncé – 7/11
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Kendrick Lamar – Alright

BEST MALE VIDEO
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Kendrick Lamar – Alright
The Weeknd – Earned It
Nick Jonas – Chains

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Beyoncé – 7/11
Taylor Swift – Blank Space
Nicki Minaj – Anaconda
Sia – Elastic Heart
Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Fetty Wap – Trap Queen
Nicki Minaj – Anaconda
Kendrick Lamar – Alright
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – See You Again
Big Sean ft. E-40 – IDFWU

BEST POP VIDEO
Beyoncé – 7/11
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Taylor Swift – Blank Space
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Maroon 5 – Sugar

BEST ROCK VIDEO
Hozier – Take Me To Church
Fall Out Boy – Uma Thurman
Florence + the Machine – Ship To Wreck
Walk the Moon – Shut Up and Dance
Arctic Monkeys – Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?

ARTIST TO WATCH presentato da Taco Bell®
Fetty Wap – Trap Queen
Vance Joy – Riptide
George Ezra – Budapest
James Bay – Hold Back The River
FKA Twigs – Pendulum

BEST COLLABORATION
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – See You Again
Ariana Grande & The Weeknd – Love Me Harder
Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj – Bang Bang”

VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE
Jennifer Hudson – I Still Love You
Colbie Caillat – Try
Big Sean ft. Kanye West and John Legend – One Man Can Change the World
Rihanna – American Oxygen
Wale – The White Shoes

CATEGORIE PROFESSIONALI

BEST ART DIRECTION
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood (Charles Infante)
Snoop Dogg – So Many Pros (Jason Fijal)
Jack White – Would You Fight For My Love (Jeff Peterson)
The Chemical Brothers – Go (Michel Gondry)
Skrillex & Diplo – Where Are U Now” with Justin Bieber (Brewer)

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyoncé – 7/11 (Beyoncé, Chris Grant, Additional choreography: Gabriel Valenciano)
OK Go – I Won’t Let You Down (OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano)
Chet Faker – Gold (Ryan Heffington)
Ed Sheeran – Don’t (Nappy Tabs)
Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – Never Catch Me (Keone and Mari Madrid)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – Never Catch Me (Larkin Sieple)
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud (Daniel Pearl)
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood (Christopher Probst)
FKA Twigs – Two Weeks (Justin Brown)
Alt-J – Left Hand Free (Mike Simpson)

BEST DIRECTION
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood (Joseph Kahn)
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk (Bruno Mars & Cameron Duddy)
Kendrick Lamar – Alright (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies)
Hozier – Take Me To Church (Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson of Feel Good Lost)
Childish Gambino – Sober (Hiro Murai)

BEST EDITING
Beyoncé – 7/11 (Beyoncé, Ed Burke, Jonathan Wing)
Ed Sheeran – Don’t (Jacquelyn London)
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood (Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street)
A$AP Rocky – L$D (Dexter Navy)
Skrillex & Diplo – Where Are U Now” with Justin Bieber (Brewer)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood (Ingenuity Studios)
FKA Twigs – Two Weeks (Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy)
Childish Gambino – Telegraph Ave. (Gloria FX)
Skrillex & Diplo – Where Are U Now” with Justin Bieber (Brewer)
Tyler, The Creator – F****** Young/Death Camp (Gloria FX)