Beyoncé has been nominated for 11 MTV Video Music Awards!
The singer faces stiff competition with Adele, who is nominated for eight awards thanks mainly to her single Hello from her album 25.
Beyoncé’s Formation is nominated for Best Pop Video, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Choreography, with the superstar gaining a second entry in that category for her Sorry video.
Her track Hold Up landed in the Best Female Video and Best Art Direction category, while her song Freedom featuring rapper Kendrick Lamar, scored a nomination for Best Collaboration.
Lemonade, which debuted in a TV special in April is nominated in the Breakthrough Long Form Video category.
Other stars to receive multiple nominations include Drake with six, Ariana Grande with five and Rihanna with four.
The ceremony will take place on August 28, 2016 at Madison Square Garden.
You can vote for Video of the Year, Best Male Video, Best Female Video and the new Best Long Form Video category at vma.mtv.com, while voting for Best New Artist will stay open through the VMAs pre-show.
Here is the full list of nominees:
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 featuring Drake – Work (short version)
Best Male Video:
Drake – Hotline Bling
Bryson Tiller – Don’t
Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna – This Is What You Came For
Kanye West – Famous
The Weeknd – Can’t Feel My Face
Best Collaboration:
Beyonce featuring Kendrick Lamar – Freedom
Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign – Work From Home
Ariana Grande featuring Lil Wayne – Let Me Love You
Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna – This Is What You Came For
Rihanna featuring Drake – Work (short version)
Best Hip Hop Video:
Drake – Hotline Bling
Desiigner – Panda
Bryson Tiller – Don’t
Chance The Rapper – 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 featuring 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 featuring Destiny’s Child & Brandy – The Girl Is Mine
Mike Posner – I Took A Pill In Ibiza
Afrojack – SummerThing!
The Chainsmokers featuring 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 featuring 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
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– Written by Rekha Kulen
