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Who'll take home the most Moon Men at the 2015 Video Music Awards? Will it be Taylor Swift, who has the most nods with 9 or the other multi-nominated artists such as Ed Sheeran (6), Beyoncé (4) or Kendrick Lamar (4)? Fans may place their vote on the MTV site, which mean the winners may come down to who has the strongest an base. With Miley Cyrus helming the show as host, results and performances are all going down on August 30.
Putting the power completely in the hands of fans can be tricky. The person who is most likely to have his or her face on a postal stamp may not be the victor. VMA wins are not just about artist popularity, although all of them are immensely so. This competition is as much about fan club loyalty as it about the nominees themselves. And those are some die-hard followers. Beyoncé's Bee Hive, Swift's Swifties and Minaj's Barbs have made it known that they have no problem wielding their collective affection or wrath when deemed necessary.
It all goes down on Sunday, August 30 on MTV.
Take a look at the full list if he 2015 VMA nominees.
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 presented by 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”
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES 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 and Cameron Duddy) Kendrick Lamar – “Alright” (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies) Hozier – “Take Me To Church” (Brendan Canty, Conal Thomson) 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)
Who'll take home the most Moon Men at the 2015 Video Music Awards? Will it be Taylor Swift, who has the most nods with 9 or the other multi-nominated artists such as Ed Sheeran (6), Beyoncé (4) or Kendrick Lamar (4)? Fans may place their vote on the MTV site, which mean the winners may come down to who has the strongest an base. With Miley Cyrus helming the show as host, results and performances are all going down on August 30.
Putting the power completely in the hands of fans can be tricky. The person who is most likely to have his or her face on a postal stamp may not be the victor. VMA wins are not just about artist popularity, although all of them are immensely so. This competition is as much about fan club loyalty as it about the nominees themselves. And those are some die-hard followers. Beyoncé's Bee Hive, Swift's Swifties and Minaj's Barbs have made it known that they have no problem wielding their collective affection or wrath when deemed necessary.
It all goes down on Sunday, August 30 on MTV.
Take a look at the full list if he 2015 VMA nominees.
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 presented by 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”
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES 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 and Cameron Duddy) Kendrick Lamar – “Alright” (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies) Hozier – “Take Me To Church” (Brendan Canty, Conal Thomson) 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)