Powered by her theatrical “Bad Blood” video, Taylor Swift will carry a leading nine nominations into Sunday’s presentation of the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards.
Ed Sheeran has six nods heading into the ceremony, which will be held at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles.
Swift’s “Bad Blood” and Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” will compete for the top prize of video of the year, along with Beyonce’s “7/11,” Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk” and Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright.”
Sheeran, Ronson and Lamar are also nominated for best male video. Rounding out the category are The Weeknd for “Earned It” and Nick Jonas for “Chains.”
Swift is nominated for best female video — not for “Bad Blood,” but for “Blank Space.” Beyonce is also nominated in the category for “7/11,” as are Nicki Minaj for “Anaconda,” Sia for “Elastic Heart” and Ellie Goulding for “Love Me Like You Do.”
Miley Cyrus will host. Justin Bieber is among those expected to perform during the show, as are The Weeknd, Nick Jonas, Pharrell Williams, Demi Lovato, Macklemore & Lewis and Walk the Moon.
Here is a complete list of nominations:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
— Beyonce, “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
— Beyonce, “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
— Beyonce, “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”
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
— Beyonce, “7/11” (Beyonce, 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 & Cameron Duddy)
— Kendrick Lamar, “Alright” (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies)
— Hozier, “Take Me To Church” (Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson of Feel Good Lost)
— Childish Gambino, “Sober” (Hiro Murai)
BEST EDITING
— Beyonce, “7/11” (Beyonce, 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)
