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Nominations Announced for 2014 MTV Video Music Awards

 

Beyonce scored a leading number of nominations, with her videos among eight of the categories.
Beyonce scored a leading number of nominations, with her videos among eight of the categories.

Beyonce scored a leading eight nominations today for the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, including nods for video of the year, best female video, best choreography and best collaboration for her work with husband Jay Z.

Beyonce is nominated along with Jay Z for video of the year for their collaboration on “Drunk in Love.” Also nominated were Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX for “Fancy,” Miley Cyrus for “Wrecking Ball,” Pharrell Williams for “Happy” and Sia for “Chandelier.”

Iggy Azalea and Eminem each earned seven VMA nominations, which were announced by MTV via the social media network Snapchat. The awards will be presented Aug. 24 at the Forum in Inglewood. Fan voting on the awards began today at www.mtv.com.

Usher, Ariana Grande and 5 Seconds of Summer are among the acts expected to perform at the show.

Iggy Azalea and Beyonce will battle for best female video with Lorde for “Royals,” Ariana Grande — in collaboration with Iggy Azalea — for “Problem” and Katy Perry featuring Juicy J for “Dark Horse.”

Eminem’s collaboration with Rihanna on “The Monster” was nominated for best male video, along with Pharrell Williams’ “Happy,” John Legend for “All of Me,” Ed Sheeran featuring Pharrell for “Sing” and Sam Smith for “Stay with Me.”

Here is a complete list of nominees:

Video of the Year
   — Beyonce ft. Jay Z, “Drunk In Love”
   — Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX, “Fancy”
   — Miley Cyrus, “Wrecking Ball”
   — Pharrell Williams, “Happy”
   — Sia, “Chandelier”

Best Hip-Hop Video
   — Childish Gambino, “3005”
   — Drake ft. Majid Jordan, “Hold On (We’re Going Home)”
   — Eminem, “Berzerk”
   — Kanye West, “Black Skinhead”
   — Wiz Khalifa, “We Dem Boyz”

Best Male Video
   — Ed Sheeran ft. Pharrell Williams, “Sing”
   — Eminem ft. Rihanna, “The Monster”
   — John Legend, “All of Me”
   — Pharrell Williams, “Happy”
   — Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”

Best Female Video
   — Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea, “Problem”
   — Beyonce, “Partition”
   — Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX, “Fancy”
   — Katy Perry ft. Juicy J, “Dark Horse”
   — Lorde, “Royals”

Best Pop Video
   — Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea, “Problem”
   — Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc, “Wake Me Up”
   — Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX, “Fancy”
   — Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz, “Talk Dirty”
   — Pharrell Williams, “Happy”

Best Rock Video
   — Arctic Monkeys, “Do I Wanna Know?”
   — Black Keys, “Fever”
   — Imagine Dragons, “Demons”
   — Linkin Park, “Until It’s Gone”
   — Lorde, “Royals”

Artist to Watch, Presented by Taco Bell
   — 5 Seconds of Summer, “She Looks So Perfect”
   — Charli XCX, “Boom Clap”
   — Fifth Harmony, “Miss Movin’ On”
   — Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”
   — Schoolboy Q, “Man of the Year”

Best Collaboration
   — Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea, “Problem”
   — Beyonce ft. Jay Z, “Drunk In Love”
   — Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne and Tyga, “Loyal”
   — Eminem ft. Rihanna, “The Monster”
   — Katy Perry ft. Juicy J, “Dark Horse”
   — Pitbull ft. Kesha, “Timber”

MTV Clubland Award
   — Calvin Harris, “Summer”
   — Disclosure, “Grab Her!”
   — DJ Snake & Lil Jon, “Turn Down For What”
   — Martin Garrix, “Animals”
   — Zedd ft. Hayley Williams, “Stay the Night”

Best Video With A Social Message
   — Angel Haze ft. Sia, “Battle Cry”
   — Avicii ft. Dan Tyminski, “Hey Brother”
   — Beyonce, “Pretty Hurts”
   — David Guetta, “One Voice”
   — J. Cole, “Crooked Smile”
   — Kelly Rowland, “Dirty Laundry”

Best Cinematography
   — 30 Seconds to Mars, “City of Angels”
   — Arcade Fire, “Afterlife”
   — Beyonce, “Pretty Hurts”
   — Gesaffelstein, “Hate Or Glory”
   — Lana Del Rey, “West Coast”

Best Editing
   — Beyonce, “Pretty Hurts”
   — Eminem, “Rap God”
   — Fitz and the Tantrums, “The Walker”
   — MGMT, “Your Life is a Lie”
   — Zedd ft. Hayley Williams, “Stay the Night”

Best Choreography
   — Beyonce, “Partition”
   — Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz, “Talk Dirty”
   — Kiesza, “Hideaway”
   — Michael Jackson ft. Justin Timberlake, “Love Never Felt So Good”
   — Sia, “Chandelier”
   — Usher, “Good Kisser”

Best Direction
   — Beyonce, “Pretty Hurts”
   — DJ Snake & Lil Jon, “Turn Down For What”
   — Eminem ft. Rihanna, “The Monster”
   — Miley Cyrus, “Wrecking Ball”
   — OK Go, “The Writing’s On The Wall”

Best Art Direction
   — Arcade Fire, “Reflektor”
   — DJ Snake & Lil Jon, “Turn Down For What”
   — Eminem, “Rap God”
   — Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX, “Fancy”
   — Tyler, the Creator, “Tamale”

Best Visual Effects
   — Disclosure, “Grab Her!”
   — DJ Snake & Lil Jon, “Turn Down For What”
   — Eminem, “Rap God”
   — Jack White, “Lazaretto”
   — OK Go, “The Writing’s On The Wall”

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