Music

The pop superstar dominates the list after bagging nine nominations including the coveted Video of the Year for her and Kendrick Lamar's 'Bad Blood' video.

• Jul 22, 2015

AceShowbiz - The full nominees of the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards were revealed on Tuesday, July 21. Taylor Swift leads the pack with nine nods in various categories including the coveted Video of the Year for the star-studded visuals of "Bad Blood" featuring Kendrick Lamar.

Lamar is also nominated in the same category for his own "Alright". Other names vying for the award are Ed Sheeran ("Thinking Out Loud"), Beyonce Knowles ("7/11") and Mark Ronson ("Uptown Funk" featuring Bruno Mars).

In addition to the Video of the Year title, Swift's "Bad Blood" clip is up for a bunch of other awards like Best Collaboration, Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Editing and Best Cinematography. Its director Joseph Kahn is eyeing the Best Direction trophy.

Swift's fellow Video of the Year nominees Sheeran, Ronson and Bey are other acts bagging multiple nominees. The former two are pitted against each other for Best Male Video and Best Pop Video. The latter, meanwhile, also has her "7/11" in contention for Best Female Video and Best Choreography among others.

The 2015 Video Music Awards is airing live on MTV on August 30. Miley Cyrus has announced that she's hosting the event. "MTV won't let me perform... So I'm hosting this year's VMAs," she said on Monday.

2015 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood"
• Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
• Beyonce Knowles, "7/11"
• Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"
• Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"

• Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
• Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"
• Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"
• The Weeknd, "Earned It"
• Nick Jonas, "Chains"

• Taylor Swift, "Blank Space"
• Beyonce Knowles, "7/11"
• Nicki Minaj, "Anaconda"
• Sia Furler, "Elastic Heart"
• Ellie Goulding, "Love Me Like You Do"

• Beyonce Knowles, "7/11"
• Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
• Taylor Swift, "Blank Space"
• Maroon 5, "Sugar"
• Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"

• Fetty Wap, "Trap Queen"
• Nicki Minaj, "Anaconda"
• Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"
• Big Sean, "IDFWU"
• Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, "See You Again"

• Hozier, "Take Me to Church"
• Fall Out Boy, "Uma Thurman"
• Florence and the Machine, "Ship to Wreck"
• Walk the Moon, "Shut Up and Dance"
• Arctic Monkeys, "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?"

• Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood"
• Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"
• Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, "See You Again"
• Ariana Grande and The Weeknd, "Love Me Harder"
• Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj and Jessie J, "Bang Bang"

• Colbie Caillat, "Try"
• Jennifer Hudson, "I Still Love You"
• Rihanna, "American Oxygen"
• Big Sean feat. Kanye West and John Legend, "One Man Can Change the World"
• Wale, "The White Shoes"

• FKA Twigs, "Pendulum"
• George Ezra, "Budapest"
• Vance Joy, "Riptide"
• James Bay, "Hold Back The River"
• Fetty Wap, "Trap Queen"

• Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood" - Joseph Kahn
• Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk" - Bruno Mars & Cameron Duddy
• Kendrick Lamar, "Alright" - Colin Tilley & The Little Homies
• Hozier, "Take Me to Church" - Brendan Canty & Conal Thomson of Feel Good Lost
• Childish Gambino a.k.a. Donald Glover, "Sober" - Hiro Murai

• Taylor Swift, "Bad Blood"
• FKA Twigs, "Two Weeks"
• Childish Gambino a.k.a. Donald Glover, "Telegraph Ave"
• Jack U feat. Justin Bieber, "Where Are U Now"
• Tyler, the Creator, "F**king Young/Death Camp"

• Snoop Dogg, "So Many Pros"
• Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood"
• Jack White, "Would You Fight For My Love?"
• The Chemical Brothers, "Go"
• Jack U feat. Justin Bieber, "Where Are U Now"

• Beyonce Knowles, "7/11"
• Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood"
• Ed Sheeran, "Don't"
• A$AP Rocky, "L$D"
• Jack U feat. Justin Bieber, "Where Are U Now"

• Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
• Flying Lotus feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Never Catch Me"
• Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood"
• FKA Twigs, "Two Weeks"
• Alt-J, "Left Hand Free"

• Beyonce Knowles,"7/11"
• Chet Faker, "Gold"
• OK Go, "I Won't Let You Down"
• Ed Sheeran, "Don't"
• Flying Lotus feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Never Catch Me"