Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran receive VMA nominations
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Molly Driscoll Staff writer
The nominations for the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards have been announced.
Singer Taylor Swift received the most nominations, getting nods in the categories of video of the year, best female video, best pop video, and best collaboration, among other categories. Beyonc茅 also got various nominations, including video of the year, best female video, and best pop video. Singer Ed Sheeran also did well, getting nods for video of the year, best male video, and best pop video.聽
Other nominees in the category of video of the year, considered the biggest award at the ceremony, include Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars for 鈥淯ptown Funk鈥� and Kendrick Lamar for 鈥淎lright.鈥� Ms. Swift earned her nod for 鈥淏ad Blood,鈥� which includes work by Mr. Lamar, while Beyonc茅 was nominated for 鈥�7/11鈥� and Mr. Sheeran for 鈥淭hinking Out Loud.鈥澛�
The nominees for best male video are Sheeran for "Thinking Out Loud," Ronson and Mars for 鈥淔unk,鈥� Lamar for 鈥淎lright,鈥� The Weeknd for 鈥淓arned It,鈥� and Nick Jonas for 鈥淐hains.鈥� Swift鈥檚 nod for best female video is for the song 鈥淏lank Space,鈥� Beyonce鈥檚 is also for 鈥�7/11,鈥� and Nicki Minaj earned a nod in the category for the song 鈥淎naconda,鈥� while Ellie Goulding received one for the song 鈥淟ove Me Like You Do鈥� and Sia was nominated in the category for 鈥淓lastic Heart.鈥澛�
The nominees for best hip-hop video are Ms. Minaj for 鈥淎naconda,鈥� Fetty Wap for 鈥淭rap Queen,鈥� Lamar for 鈥淎lright,鈥� Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth for 鈥淪ee You Again,鈥� and Big Sean and E-40 for 鈥淚 Don鈥檛 [expletive] With You.鈥�
The best rock video nominees are Hozier for 鈥淭ake Me To Church,鈥� Fall Out Boy for 鈥淯ma Thurman,鈥� Florence + The Machine for 鈥淪hip To Wreck,鈥� Walk the Moon for 鈥淪hut Up and Dance,鈥� and the Arctic Monkeys for 鈥淲hy鈥檇 You Only Call Me When You鈥檙e High?鈥澛�
The nominees for best pop video are almost all the same as those for video of the year 鈥� Beyonc茅 got a nod for 鈥�7/11,鈥� as did Swift, though this one is for 鈥淏lank Space,鈥� and Sheeran received one for 鈥淭hinking Out Loud,鈥� while Ronson and Mars got one for 鈥淔unk.鈥� Maroon 5 also earned a nod for 鈥淪ugar.鈥�
The artists to watch category is made up of Fetty Wap, Vance Joy, George Ezra, James Bay, and FKA Twigs, while the nominees for Best Collaboration are Swift and Lamar for 鈥淏ad Blood鈥�; Ronson and Mars for 鈥淔unk鈥�; Khalifa and Puth for 鈥淪ee You Again鈥�; Ariana Grande and the Weeknd for 鈥淟ove Me Harder鈥�; and Jessie J, Minaj, and Grande for 鈥淏ang Bang.鈥�
The nominees for best video with a social message are Jennifer Hudson for 鈥淚 Still Love You鈥�; Colbie Caillat for 鈥淭ry鈥�; Big Sean, Kanye West, and John Legend for 鈥淥ne Man Can Change the World鈥�; Rihanna for 鈥淎merican Oxygen鈥�; and Wale for 鈥淭he White Shoes.鈥�
In addition, singer Miley Cyrus announced she will be hosting the ceremony. Ms. Cyrus, of course, was the subject of headlines in 2013 when she performed at the VMA Awards with a routine that some found offensive. Some have speculated that MTV invited Cyrus to host specifically to recapture some of the ratings attention it received with Cyrus鈥檚 performance. Last year鈥檚 ceremony was down from the 2013 ratings. Ratings from the 2013 show in which Cyrus performed were from those from the year before, which were the lowest in 16 years for the show. The for 2012 could also be attributed to having the show air on a Thursday rather than a Sunday. Since that year, the show has been back on Sunday nights.
