And your 2014 MTV Video Music Awards nominees are …
Beyoncé leads this year’s MTV Video Music Awards nominations, with a total of eight nods, including Video of the Year, Best Female and Best Collaboration for several tracks from her self-titled album.
Not far behind Mrs. Carter, are hip-hop heavyweights Eminem, whose nominations include Best Hip-Hop Video, Best Male Video and Best Collaboration and newbie Iggy Azalea, whose summer smash single “Fancy,” snagged the coveted nod of the night, Video of the Year. Both VMA veteran Eminem and Azalea racked up seven nominations each. Also receiving several nods in the list announced on Thursday, July 17 via SnapChat, are Jay Z, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Pharrell Williams, Ariana Grande, Lorde, Pitbull and Jason Derulo.
To see who walks away with the coveted Moonman and for performances by Usher, Grande and 5 Seconds of Summer, check out the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, live on Sunday, Aug. 24, at 9 p.m. EST on MTV. In the meantime, check out the full list of 2014 MTV Video Music Awards nominations below. –ruthie hawkins/@ruubabie
Video of the Year
» Beyoncé ft. Jay Z, “Drunk In Love”
» Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX, “Fancy”
» Miley Cyrus, “Wrecking Ball”
» Pharrell Williams, “Happy”
» Sia, “Chandelier”
Best Hip-Hop Video
» Childish Gambino, “3005″
» Drake ft. Majid Jordan, “Hold On (We’re Going Home)”
» Eminem, “Berzerk”
» Kanye West, “Black Skinhead”
» Wiz Khalifa, “We Dem Boyz”
Best Male Video
» Ed Sheeran ft. Pharrell Williams, “Sing”
» Eminem ft. Rihanna, “The Monster”
» John Legend, “All of Me”
» Pharrell Williams, “Happy”
» Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”
Best Female Video
» Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea, “Problem”
» Beyoncé, “Partition”
» Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX, “Fancy”
» Katy Perry ft. Juicy J, “Dark Horse”
» Lorde, “Royals”
Best Pop Video
» Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea, “Problem”
» Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc, “Wake Me Up”
» Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX, “Fancy”
» Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz, “Talk Dirty”
» Pharrell Williams, “Happy”
Best Rock Video
» Arctic Monkeys, “Do I Wanna Know?”
» Black Keys, “Fever”
» Imagine Dragons, “Demons”
» Linkin Park, “Until It’s Gone”
» Lorde, “Royals”
Artist to Watch, Presented by Taco Bell
» 5 Seconds of Summer, “She Looks So Perfect”
» Charli XCX, “Boom Clap”
» Fifth Harmony, “Miss Movin’ On”
» Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”
» Schoolboy Q, “Man of the Year”
Best Collaboration
» Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea, “Problem”
» Beyoncé ft. Jay Z, “Drunk In Love”
» Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne and Tyga, “Loyal”
» Eminem ft. Rihanna, “The Monster”
» Katy Perry ft. Juicy J, “Dark Horse”
» Pitbull ft. Kesha, “Timber”
