 "MTV VMA 2016 nominations: Beyoncé, Adele lead; Taylor Swift, Nick Jonas snubbed")
It’s time for the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. The nominations for the fan voted music awards were announced via a panoramic street mural in New York City’s East Village among much fanfare and were announced live through MTV’s Facebook page. Though the show has regularly appeared in New York since its launch in 1984, this will be the first year that it takes place at Madison Square Garden. [caption id=“attachment_2918062” align=“alignnone” width=“825”]  MTV Video Music Awards - Nominations Announcement on 25 July 2016 in New York City. Image courtesy Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV[/caption] As expected, Beyoncé leads the field with 11 nominations for her visual album Lemonade, followed by Grammy favourite Adele with eight nominations for her album 25. Beyoncé and Adele are up against each other in several categories, including Video of the Year. We have Beyoncé’s ‘Formation’, Adele’s ‘Hello’ competing against Drake’s catchy ‘Hotline Bling’, Justin Bieber’s dance-hall pop hit ‘Sorry’ and the controversial ‘Famous’ by Kanye West for the top category of nominations. It was intriguing that Kendrik Lamar’s album To Pimp A Butterfly, which explores themes of African-American culture, racial inequality, depression, and institutional discrimination received only a single nomination for his collaboration with Beyoncé titled ‘Freedom’. There were other, bigger, surprising snubs this year, the most prominent being Taylor Swift. This is a surprising turn of events for the pop singer, who led the nominations last year with 10 nods for the star-studded music video ‘Bad Blood’. But it is also possible that Swift isn’t eligible this year because she took home so many awards in 2015 and her album came out in late 2014. Nick Jonas was also expected to win nominations for the video ‘Close’ featuring Tove Lo, which has received critical acclaim as well as adoration from fans. The drum assisted single is about both singers unable to physically touch each other as they’re continuously pulled away from the other. As their clothes are ripped away, the pair is able to finally get close. The track is from Nick Jonas’ solo album Last Year Was Complicated after he broke away from the Jonas Brothers. The singer tweeted about being disappointed about the nominations, but then he decided to focus on the positives in his career, of which he has many.
Disappointed with the fact Close got no love for the #VMAs2016
— Nick Jonas (@nickjonas) July 26, 2016
Actually after thinking about it more there are so many amazing things happening in my life and career. 9 out of 10 boxes are checked...
— Nick Jonas (@nickjonas) July 26, 2016
Won't let this one thing get to me. I'm feeling so inspired and grateful these days. Gonna focus more on caring less about the small stuff.
— Nick Jonas (@nickjonas) July 26, 2016
Everything is awesome 😎👊🏼
— Nick Jonas (@nickjonas) July 26, 2016
FKA Twiigs, known for her trippy videos, didn’t receive a nomination in the mainstream category, but managed to make a cut for the professional ones. The same holds true for Fergie, David Bowie and the ex-One Direction star Zayn Malik whose video cinematographers, editors and directors received a nomination. Winners are voted on through fan votes, which can be submitted through vma.mtv.com, where the full list of nominations can also be viewed. The MTV VMA 2016 will air live from New York’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday, 28 August 2016. 2016 MTV VMA Nominees VIDEO OF THE YEAR Adele – “Hello” [Director: Xavier Dolan] Beyoncé – “Formation” [Director: Melina Matsoukas] Drake – “Hotline Bling” [Director: Director X] Justin Bieber – “Sorry” [Director: Parris Goebel] Kanye West – “Famous” [Director: Kanye West] BEST FEMALE VIDEO Adele – “Hello” [Director: Xavier Dolan] Beyoncé – “Hold Up” [Director: Jonas Åkerlund] Sia – “Cheap Thrills” [Director: Lior Molcho] Ariana Grande – “Into You” [Director: Hannah Lux Davis] Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work” (short version) [Director: Director X] BEST MALE VIDEO Drake – “Hotline Bling” [Director: Director X] Bryson Tiller – “Don’t” [Director: Cris] Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For” [Director: Emil Nava] Kanye West – “Famous” [Director: Kanye West] The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face” [Director: Grant Singer] BEST COLLABORATION Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Freedom” [Director: Melina Matsoukas] Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign – “Work From Home” [Director: Director X] Ariana Grande ft. Lil Wayne – “Let Me Love You” [Director: Grant Singer] Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For” [Director: Emil Nava] Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work” (short version) [Director: Director X]
 "Charlie Kirk, shot dead in Utah, once said gun deaths are 'worth it' to save Second Amendment")
 "From governance to tourism, how Gen-Z protests have damaged Nepal")
 "Did Russia deliberately send drones into Poland’s airspace?")
 "Netanyahu ‘killed any hope’ for Israeli hostages: Qatar PM after Doha strike")
 "Charlie Kirk, shot dead in Utah, once said gun deaths are 'worth it' to save Second Amendment")
 "From governance to tourism, how Gen-Z protests have damaged Nepal")
 "Did Russia deliberately send drones into Poland’s airspace?")
 "Netanyahu ‘killed any hope’ for Israeli hostages: Qatar PM after Doha strike")
](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/mtv-vmas.jpg){kind=link}