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Beyonce, Adele, Drake top 2016 MTV Video Music Awards nominees list

Beyoncé led all contenders with 11 nominations for her visual album “Lemonade” while Adele followed with 8 nods for her global smash “25”.
Beyonce, Adele, Drake top 2016 MTV Video Music Awards nominees list
Beyonce, Adele, Drake top 2016 MTV Video Music Awards nominees list

American Pop star, Beyoncé and British vocalist, Adele leads the nomination list for the 2016 edition of MTV Video Music Awards.

Also, Drake came next with  6 for his "Hotline Bling" clip, Ariana Grande (5) and Rihanna (4).

The award ceremony will air live from New York's Madison Square Garden on Sunday, August 28.

The full list of nominees:

Video of the Year:

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Adele – “Hello”

Beyoncé – “Formation”

Drake – “Hotline Bling”

Justin Bieber – “Sorry”

Kanye West – “Famous”

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Best Female Video:

Adele – “Hello”

Beyoncé – “Hold Up”

Sia – “Cheap Thrills”

Ariana Grande – “Into You”

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Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work” (short version)

Best Male Video:

Drake – “Hotline Bling”

Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”

Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For”

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Kanye West – “Famous”

The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face”

Best Collaboration:

Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Freedom”

Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign – “Work From Home”

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Ariana Grande ft. Lil Wayne – “Let Me Love You”

Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For”

Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work” (short version)

Best Hip Hop Video:

Drake – “Hotline Bling”

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Desiigner – “Panda”

Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”

Chance The Rapper – “Angels”

2 Chainz – “Watch Out”

Best Pop Video:

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Adele – “Hello”

Beyoncé – “Formation”

Justin Bieber – “Sorry”

Alessia Cara – “Wild Things”

Ariana Grande – “Into You”

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Best Rock Video:

All Time Low – “Missing You”

Coldplay – “Adventure Of A Lifetime”

Fall Out Boy ft. Demi Lovato – “Irresistible”

twenty one pilots – “Heathens”

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Panic! At The Disco – “Victorious”

Best Electronic Video:

Calvin Harris & Disciples – “How Deep Is Your Love”

99 Souls ft. Destiny’s Child & Brandy – “The Girl Is Mine”

Mike Posner – “I Took A Pill In Ibiza”

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Afrojack – “SummerThing!”

The Chainsmokers ft. Daya – “Don’t Let Me Down”

Breakthrough Long Form Video:

Florence + The Machine – The Odyssey

Beyoncé – Lemonade

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Justin Bieber – PURPOSE: The Movement

Chris Brown – Royalty

Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy

Best New Artist:

Bryson Tiller

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Desiigner

Zara Larsson

Lukas Graham

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PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES

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Best Art Direction:

Beyoncé – “Hold Up”

Fergie – “M.I.L.F. $”

Drake – “Hotline Bling”

David Bowie – “Blackstar”

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Adele – “Hello”

Best Choreography:

Beyoncé – “Formation”

Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell – “WTF (Where They From)”

Beyoncé – “Sorry”

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FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X”

Florence + The Machine – “Delilah”

Best Direction:

Beyoncé – “Formation”

Coldplay – “Up&Up”

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Adele – “Hello”

David Bowie – “Lazarus”

Tame Impala – “The Less I Know The Better”

Best Cinematography:

Beyoncé – “Formation”

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Adele – “Hello”

David Bowie – “Lazarus”

Alesso – “I Wanna Know”

Ariana Grande – “Into You”

Best Editing:

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Beyoncé – “Formation”

Adele – “Hello”

Fergie – “M.I.L.F. $”

David Bowie – “Lazarus”

Ariana Grande – “Into You”

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Best Visual Effects:

Coldplay – “Up&Up”

FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X”

Adele – “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)”

The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face”

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