MTV VMAs 2015: Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Ed Sheeran & Kendrick Lamar Lead Nominations

The 2015 MTV VMAs are right around the corner (believe it or not), and with Miley Cyrus tapped to host and a date set for Aug. 30, all that was missing was the nominees. Led by Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran and Kendrick Lamar, the VMAs announced the nominees for all categories today (July 21) on Apple Radio.

Swift leads this year's VMA nominations with 11 total nods between the clips for her 1989 singles "Blank Space" and "Bad Blood." "Bad Blood," which is up for Video of the Year is also nominated for Best Collaboration and a slew of technical awards. Meanwhile, "Blank Space" is nominated for Best Female Video and Best Pop Video.

Lamar, who is nominated alongside Swift for "Bad Blood" fared well on his own, too. The music video for "Alright" is also up for Video of the Year as well as Best-Hip Hop Video and some technical awards.

Other big videos this year include Beyoncé's "7/11," which is up for six awards including Video of the Year and Best Pop Video. Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" and Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" with Bruno Mars were also nominated for five VMAs apiece.

Voting for the 2015 VMAs opened up at 11 a.m. today on MTV's website. The awards will run on Aug. 30.

Check out the full list of nominees below:

Video of the Year:
Beyoncé, "7/11"
Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"
Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood"

Best Male Video:
Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"
Nick Jonas, "Chains"
The Weeknd, "Earned It"

Best Female Video:
Beyonce, "7/11"
Ellie Goulding, "Love Me Like You Do"
Nicki Minaj, "Anaconda"
Sia, "Elastic Heart"
Taylor Swift, "Blank Space"

Artist to Watch:
Fetty Wap, "Trap Queen"
FKA Twigs, "Pendulum"
George Ezra, "Budapest"
James Bay, "Hold Back the River"
Vance Joy, "Riptide"

Best Pop Video:
Beyonce, "7/11"
Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"
Maroon 5, "Sugar"
Taylor Swift, "Blank Space"

Best Hip-Hop Video:
Big Sean feat. E-40, "IDFWU"
Fetty Wap, "Trap Queen"
Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"
Nicki Minaj, "Anadonda"
Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, "See You Again"

Best Rock Video:
Arctic Monkeys, "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High"
Fall Out Boy, "Uma Thurman"
Florence + The Machine, "Ship to Wreck"
Hozier, "Take Me to Chuch"
Walk the Moon, "Shut Up and Dance"

Best Collaboration:
Ariana Grande feat. The Weekend, "Love Me Harder"
Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj, "Bang Bang"
Mark Ronson, feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"
Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood"
Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, "See You Again"

Video with a Social Message:
Big Sean feat. Kanye West & John Legend, "One Man Can Change the World"
Colbie Callait, "Try"
Jennifer Hudson, "I Still Love You"
Rihanna, "American Oxygen"
Wale, "The White Shoes"

Best Art Direction:
The Chemical Brothers, "Go" (Michael Gondry)
Jack White, "Would You Fight for My Love (Jeff Peterson)
Jack U with Justin Bieber, "Where Are U Now" (Brewer)
Snoop Dogg, "So Many Pros" (Jason Fijal)
Taylor Swift, "Bad Blood" (Charles Infante)

Best Choreography:
Beyoncé, "7/11" (Beyoncé, Chris Grant, Gabriel Valenciano)
Chet Faker, "Gold" (Ryan Heffington)
Ed Sheeran, "Don't" (Nappy Tabs)
Flying Lotus feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Never Catch Me" (Keone & Mari Madrid)
OK Go, "I Won't Let You Down" (OK Go, Air:man & Mori)

Best Cinematography:
Alt-J, "Left Hand Free" (Mike Simpson)
Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud" (Daniel Pearl)
FKA Twigs, "Two Weeks" (Justin Brown)
Flying Lotus feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Never Catch Me" (Larkin Sieple)
Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood" (Christopher Probst)

Best Direction:
Childish Gambino, "Sober" (Hiro Murai)
Hozier, "Take Me to Church" (Brendan Canty & Coral Thompson of Feel Good Lost)
Kendrick Lamar, "Alright" (Colin Tiley & The Little Homies)
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk" (Bruno Mars & Cameron Duddy)
Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood" (Joseph Kahn)

Best Editing:
A$AP Rocky, "L$D" (Dexter Navy)
Beyoncé, "7/11" (Beyoncé, Ed Burke & Jonathan Wing)
Ed Sheeran, "Don't" (Jacquelyn London)
Jack U with Justin Bieber, "Where Are U Now" (Brewer)
Taylor Swift, "Bad Blood' (Chancler Hayes at Cosmo Street)

Best Visual Effects:
Childish Gambino, "Telegraph Ave" (Gloria FX)
FKA Twigs, "Two Weeks" (Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi & Max Chyzhevskyy)
Jack U with Justin Bieber, "Where Are U Now" (Brewer)
Taylor Swift, "Bad Blood" (Ingenuity Studios)
Tyler, the Creator "F*cking Young/Death Camp" (Gloria FX)

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