It’s that time of year again when we eagerly anticipate some sort of broadcast disaster.
The nominations for this year’s MTV Video Music Awards have been announced, and it’s pretty much all about Beyonce (and a little bit about Adele).
Kanye West’s controversial “Famous” was, of course, nominated.
Who knows? Maybe Fergie was right to predict that his and Kim Kardashian’s feud with Taylor Swift was one big hoax, and we should expect to see the trio take the stage that night. Together. Holding hands. Laughing.
Let’s see who’s up for what:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Adele, “Hello”
Beyoncé, “Formation”
Drake, “Hotline Bling”
Justin Bieber, “Sorry”
Kanye West, “Famous”
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Adele, “Hello”
Beyoncé , “Hold Up”
Sia, “Cheap Thrills”
Ariana Grande, “Into You”
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”
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”
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”
Desiigner, “Panda”
Bryson Tiller, “Don’t”
Chance The Rapper ft. Saba, “Angels”
2 Chainz, “Watch Out”
BEST POP VIDEO
Adele, “Hello”
Beyoncé, “Formation”
Justin Bieber, “Sorry”
Alessia Cara, “Wild Things”
Ariana Grande, “Into You”
BEST ROCK VIDEO
All Time Low, “Missing You”
Coldplay, “Adventure of A Lifetime”
Fall Out Boy ft. Demi Lovato, “Irresistible”
twenty one pilots, “Heathens”
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”
Afrojack, “SummerThing!”
The Chainsmokers ft. Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down”
BREAKTHROUGH LONG FORM VIDEO
Florence + The Machine, The Odyssey
Beyoncé, Lemonade
Justin Bieber, PURPOSE: The Movement
Chris Brown, Royalty
Troye Sivan, Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy
BEST NEW ARTIST
Bryson Tiller
Desiigner
Zara Larsson
Lukas Graham
DNCE
BEST ART DIRECTION
Beyoncé, “Hold Up”
Fergie, “M.I.L.F. $ “
Drake, “Hotline Bling”
David Bowie, “Blackstar”
Adele, “Hello”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyoncé, “Formation”
Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell, “WTF (Where They From)”
Beyoncé, “Sorry”
FKA Twigs, “M3LL155X”
Florence + The Machine, “Delilah”
BEST DIRECTION
Beyoncé, “Formation”
Coldplay, “Up&Up”
Adele, “Hello”
David Bowie, “Lazarus”
Tame Impala, “The Less I Know the Better”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Beyoncé, “Formation”
Adele, “Hello”
David Bowie, “Lazarus”
Alesso, “I Wanna Know”
Ariana Grande, “Into You”
BEST EDITING
Beyoncé, “Formation”
Adele, “Hello”
Fergie, “M.I.L.F. $ “
David Bowie, “Lazarus”
Ariana Grande, “Into You”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Coldplay, “Up&Up”
FKA Twigs, “M3LL155X”
Adele, “Send My Love (to Your New Lover)”
The Weeknd, “Can’t Feel My Face”
Zayn, “PILLOWTALK”
Fans can vote on mtv.com. The 2016 VMAs will take place at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, August 28, at 9pm ET.
