HERE COME THE MOONMEN

Beyoncé and Adele lead with the most nominations for this year's MTV VMAs, which will be the first of the post-Van Toffler era. Bey has 11 noms, while Adele scored eight. See the full list below.

The show will air live from NYC's Madison Square Garden for the first time on 8/28.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Adele, "Hello" [Director: Xavier Dolan]
Beyoncé, "Formation" [Director: Melina Matsoukas]
Drake, "Hotline Bling" [Director: Director X]
Justin Bieber, "Sorry" [Director: Parris Goebel]
Kanye West, "Famous" [Director: Kanye West]

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Adele, "Hello" [Director: Xavier Dolan]
Beyoncé, "Hold Up" [Director: Jonas Åkerlund]
Sia, "Cheap Thrills" [Director: Lior Molcho]
Ariana Grande, "Into You" [Director: Hannah Lux Davis]
Rihanna f/Drake, "Work" (short version) [Director: Director X]

BEST MALE VIDEO
Drake, "Hotline Bling" [Director: Director X]
Bryson Tiller, "Don't" [Director: Cris]
Calvin Harris f/Rihanna, "This Is What You Came For" [Director: Emil Nava]
Kanye West, "Famous" [Director: Kanye West]
The Weeknd, "Can’t Feel My Face" [Director: Grant Singer]

BEST COLLABORATION
Beyoncé f/Kendrick Lamar, "Freedom" [Director: Melina Matsoukas]
Fifth Harmony f/Ty Dolla $ign, "Work From Home" [Director: Director X]
Ariana Grande f/Lil Wayne, "Let Me Love You" [Director: Grant Singer]
Calvin Harris f/Rihanna, "This Is What You Came For" [Director: Emil Nava]
Rihanna f/Drake, "Work" (short version) [Director: Director X]

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Drake, "Hotline Bling" [Director: Director X]
Desiigner, "Panda” [Director: Paul Geusebroek]
Bryson Tiller, "Don't" [Director: Cris]
Chance The Rapper, "Angels" [Director: Austin Vesely]
2 Chainz, "Watch Out" [Director: Motion Family]

BEST POP VIDEO
Adele, "Hello" [Director: Xavier Dolan]
Beyoncé, "Formation" [Director: Melina Matsoukas]
Justin Bieber, "Sorry" [Director: Parris Goebel]
Alessia Cara, "Wild Things" [Director: Aaron A]
Ariana Grande, "Into You" [Director: Hannah Lux Davis]

BEST ROCK VIDEO
All Time Low, "Missing You" [Director: Patrick Tracy]
Coldplay, "Adventure Of A Lifetime" [Director: Mat Whitecross]
Fall Out Boy f/Demi Lovato, "Irresistible" [Director: Wayne Isham]
twenty one pilots, "Heathens" [Director: Andrew Donoho]
Panic! At The Disco, "Victorious" [Director: Brandon Dermer]

BEST ELECTRONIC VIDEO
Calvin Harris & Disciples, "How Deep Is Your Love" [Director: Emil Nava]
99 Souls f/Destiny’s Child & Brandy, "The Girl Is Mine" [Director: Ludovic Zuili, Simon Bouisson]
Mike Posner, "I Took A Pill In Ibiza" [Director: Jon Jon Augustavo]
Afrojack, "SummerThing!" [Director: Sam Sneed]
The Chainsmokers f/Daya, "Don’t Let Me Down" [Director: Marcus Kuhne]

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*
Adele, "Hello" [Production Designer: Colombe Raby]
Beyoncé, "Hold Up" [Production Designer: Jason Hougaard]
David Bowie, "Blackstar" [Production Designer: Jan Houllevigue]
Drake, "Hotline Bling" [Production Designer: Jeremy MacFarlane]
Fergie, "M.I.L.F.$" [Production Designer: Alexander Delgado]

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY*
Beyoncé, “Formation” [Choreographer: Chris Grant, Jaquel Knight, Dana Foglia]
Beyoncé, “Sorry” [Choreographer: Chris Grant, Jaquel Knight, Dana Foglia, Anthony Burrell, Beyoncé]
FKA Twigs, “M3LL155X” [Choreographer: FKA Twigs]
Florence + the Machine, “Delilah” [Choreographer: Holly Blakey]
Missy Elliott f/Pharrell, “WTF (Where They From)” [Choreographer: Hi-Hat]

BEST DIRECTION*
Adele, “Hello” [Director: Xavier Dolan]
Beyoncé, “Formation” [Director: Melina Matsoukas]
Coldplay, “Up & Up” [Director: Vania Heymann, Gal Muggia]
David Bowie, “Lazarus” [Director: Johan Renck]
Tame Impala, “The Less I Know The Better” [Director: Canada]

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY*
Adele, “Hello” [Cinematographer: Andre Turpin]
Alesso, “I Wanna Know” [Cinematographer: Corey Jennings]
Ariana Grande, “Into You” [Cinematographer: Paul Laufer]
Beyoncé, “Formation” [Cinematohgrapher: Malik Sayeed]
David Bowie, “Lazarus” [Cinematographer: Crille Forsberg]

BEST EDITING*
Adele, “Hello” [Editor: Xavier Dolan]
Ariana Grande, “Into You” [Editor: Hannah Lux Davis]
Beyoncé, “Formation” [Editor: Jeff Selis]
David Bowie, “Lazarus” [Editor: Johan Soderberg]
Fergie, “M.I.L.F.$” [Editor: Vinnie Hobbs]

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS*
Adele, “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” [VFX Editor: Sam Sneade]
Coldplay, “Up & Up” [VFX Editor: Vania Heymann]
FKA Twigs, “M3LL155X” [VFX Editor: Lewis Saunders, Jihoon Yoo]
The Weeknd, “I Can’t Feel My Face” [VFX Editor: Bryan Smaller]
ZAYN, “Pillowtalk” [VFX Editor: David Smith]


*PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES—These are non-voting categories