Beyonce leads 2014 MTV Video Music Award nominations
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Beyoncé leads all nominations for the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards with eight, the network unveiled Thursday morning. Nods were spread among numerous hits from the pop diva’s provocative, self-titled visual album, which she released without warning late last year.
Her seductive duet with husband Jay Z, “Drunk In Love,” is up for several awards, including the night’s top prize, video of the year, as well as the network’s collaboration field. Beyoncé also received multiple nominations for brazen sex jam “Partition” and empowerment anthem “Pretty Hurts.”
Also competing for video of the year: Pharrell William’s wonderfully zeitgeisty single “Happy,” Sia’s “Chandelier,” Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” and Iggy Azalea’s breakout smash “Fancy.”
Eminem and Azalea each scored seven nominations apiece. While the rising Australian rapper was shut out of the hip-hop race, Azalea is up for top pop and female honors.
Eminem’s “Berzerk” is nominated for hip-hop video, and “Monster,” his collaboration with Rihanna, is up for several awards, including male video and collaboration.
Sam Smith, 5 Seconds of Summer, Charli XCX, Schoolboy Q and Fifth Harmony are up for the MTV artist to watch award.
Nominees for a new fan-voted category, best lyric video, will be announced at a later date.
The 2014 VMAs will air live on Aug. 24 from the Forum in Inglewood. The ceremony will be the first awards show to broadcast from the Forum since it reopened earlier this year after a $100-million makeover by Madison Square Garden Co.
Usher, Ariana Grande and 5 Seconds of Summer have been announced for the telecast’s slate of performers, with additional talent yet to be named.
Online fan voting for the awards is now open.
Full list of nominations below:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – “Fancy”
Beyoncé ft. JAY Z - “Drunk In Love”
Pharrell Williams - “Happy”
Sia - “Chandelier”
Miley Cyrus - “Wrecking Ball”
HIP HOP VIDEO
Eminem - “Berzerk”
Drake ft. Majid Jordan - “Hold On (We’re Going Home)”
Childish Gambino - “3005”
Kanye West - “Black Skinhead”
Wiz Khalifa - “We Dem Boyz”
MALE VIDEO
Pharrell Williams - “Happy”
John Legend - “All Of Me”
Ed Sheeran ft. Pharrell - “Sing”
Sam Smith - “Stay With Me”
Eminem ft. Rihanna - “Monster”
FEMALE VIDEO
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX - “Fancy”
Beyoncé - “Partition”
Lorde - “Royals”
Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea - “Problem”
Katy Perry ft. Juicy J - “Dark Horse”
POP VIDEO
Pharrell Williams - “Happy”
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX - “Fancy”
Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz - “Talk Dirty”
Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea - “Problem”
Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc - “Wake Me Up”
ROCK VIDEO
Imagine Dragons - “Demons”
Arctic Monkeys - “Do I Wanna Know”
The Black Keys - “Fever”
Lorde - “Royals”
Linkin Park - “Until It’s Gone”
MTV ARTIST TO WATCH
Sam Smith - “Stay With Me”
5 Seconds of Summer -”She Looks So Perfect”
Charli XCX - “Boom Clap”
Schoolboy Q - “Man Of The Year”
Fifth Harmony - “Miss Movin On”
COLLABORATION VIDEO
Beyoncé ft. JAY Z - “Drunk In Love”
Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea - “Problem”
Pitbull ft. Ke$ha - “Timber”
Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne and Tyga - “Loyal”
Eminem ft. Rihanna - “Monster”
Katy Perry ft. Juicy J - “Dark Horse”
MTV CLUBLAND AWARD
DJ Snake & Lil Jon - “Turn Down For What”
Zedd ft. Hayley Williams - “Stay the Night”
Calvin Harris - “Summer”
Martin Garrix - “Animal”
Disclosure - “Grab Her!”
VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE
Angel Haze ft. Sia - “Battle Cry“
Avicii - “Hey Brother”
Beyoncé - “Pretty Hurts”
J. Cole ft. TLC - “Crooked Smile”
Kelly Rowland - “Dirty Laundry”
David Guetta ft. Mikky Ekko - “One Voice”
CINEMATOGRAPHY
30 Seconds to Mars - “City of Angels”
Beyoncé - “Pretty Hurts”
Arcade Fire - “Afterlife”
Gesaffelstein - “Hate or Glory”
Lana Del Rey - “West Coast”
EDITING
Eminem - “Rap God”
MGMT - “Your Life Is a Lie”
Zedd ft. Hayley Williams -”Stay the Night”
Beyoncé - “Pretty Hurts”
Fitz and The Tantrums - “The Walker”
CHOREOGRAPHY
Sia - “Chandelier”
Beyoncé - “Partition”
Usher - “Good Kisser”
Michael Jackson ft. Justin Timberlake - “Love Never Felt So Good”
Jason Derulo ft. 2Chainz - “Talk Dirty”
Kiesza - “Hideaway”
DIRECTION
DJ Snake & Lil Jon - “Turn Down For What”
OK Go - “The Writing’s on the Wall”
Miley Cyrus - “Wrecking Ball”
Beyoncé - “Pretty Hurts”
Eminem ft. Rihanna - “The Monster”
ART DIRECTION
DJ Snake & Lil Jon - “Turn Down For What”
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX - “Fancy”
Eminem - “Rap God”
Arcade Fire - “Reflektor”
Tyler, the Creator - “Tamale”
VISUAL EFFECTS
DJ Snake & Lil Jon - “Turn Down For What”
OK Go - “The Writing’s on the Wall”
Disclosure - “Grab Her!”
Eminem - “Rap God”
Jack White - “Lazaretto”
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