2015 MTV Video Music Awards
| 2015 MTV Video Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| File:Mtv-vma-2015-logo.png | |
| Date | Sunday, August 30, 2015 |
| Venue | Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California |
| Hosted by | Miley Cyrus |
| Most nominations | Taylor Swift (10)[1] |
| Website | www |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | MTV |
The 2015 MTV Video Music Awards will be held on August 30, 2015.[2] The 32nd installment of the event will be held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, and hosted by Miley Cyrus.[3][4] Taylor Swift leads the nominations with a total of 10, followed by Ed Sheeran, who has six.[1] Another nominee, Kendrick Lamar, received four nominations for his video "Alright." However, the videos for Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" and Flying Lotus' "Never Catch Me" (both on which he is featured) earned seven and two nominations respectively, bringing his total number of mentions to 13. Swift's "Wildest Dreams" music video will premiere during the pre-show.[5]
Performances
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Pre-show | |
| Nick Jonas | "Levels" |
| Walk the Moon | "Shut Up and Dance" |
| Main show[6] | |
| Nicki Minaj | |
| The Weeknd | "Can't Feel My Face" |
| Pharrell Williams | |
| Tori Kelly | "Should've Been Us"[7] |
| Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | |
| Demi Lovato | |
| Justin Bieber | |
| Twenty One Pilots ASAP Rocky |
|
Presenters
Pre-show
- Kelly Osbourne and Sway — hosts
- Carly Aquilino, Nessa Diab and Awkwafina — red carpet
Main show
- Jared Leto — presenting The Weeknd[8]
- Britney Spears[9]
- Rita Ora
- Miguel
- John Legend
- Ne-Yo
- Rebel Wilson
- Serayah and Jussie Smollett
- Kylie Jenner
- Emily Ratajkowski
- Ice Cube and O'Shea Jackson, Jr. — presenting Video of the Year
Nominations
The nominations were announced on July 21, 2015 via Apple Music's Beats 1.[10] Nominees for the social media-driven category, Song of the Summer, were announced on August 18, 2015.[11]
- Beyoncé — "7/11"
- Kendrick Lamar — "Alright"
- Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) — "Uptown Funk"
- Ed Sheeran — "Thinking Out Loud"
- Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — "Bad Blood"
- Nick Jonas — "Chains"
- Kendrick Lamar — "Alright"
- Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) — "Uptown Funk"
- Ed Sheeran — "Thinking Out Loud"
- The Weeknd — "Earned It"
- Beyoncé — "7/11"
- Ellie Goulding — "Love Me like You Do"
- Nicki Minaj — "Anaconda"
- Sia — "Elastic Heart"
- Taylor Swift — "Blank Space"
- James Bay — "Hold Back the River"
- George Ezra — "Budapest"
- Fetty Wap — "Trap Queen"
- FKA twigs — "Pendulum"
- Vance Joy — "Riptide"
- Beyoncé — "7/11"
- Maroon 5 — "Sugar"
- Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) — "Uptown Funk"
- Ed Sheeran — "Thinking Out Loud"
- Taylor Swift — "Blank Space"
- 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 Church"
- Walk the Moon — "Shut Up and Dance"
- Big Sean (featuring E-40) — "I Don't Fuck with You"
- Fetty Wap — "Trap Queen"
- Kendrick Lamar — "Alright"
- Nicki Minaj — "Anaconda"
- Wiz Khalifa (featuring Charlie Puth) — "See You Again"
- Ariana Grande and The Weeknd — "Love Me Harder"
- Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj — "Bang Bang"
- Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) — "Uptown Funk"
- Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — "Bad Blood"
- Wiz Khalifa (featuring Charlie Puth) — "See You Again"
- Childish Gambino — "Sober" (Director: Hiro Murai)
- Hozier — "Take Me to Church" (Directors: Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson)
- Kendrick Lamar — "Alright" (Directors: Colin Tilley and the Little Homies)
- Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) — "Uptown Funk" (Directors: Bruno Mars and Cameron Duddy)
- Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — "Bad Blood" (Director: Joseph Kahn)
- Beyoncé — "7/11" (Choreographers: Beyoncé, Chris Grant and Gabriel Valenciano)
- Chet Faker — "Gold" (Choreographer: Ryan Heffington)
- Flying Lotus (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — "Never Catch Me" (Choreographers: Keone Madrid and Mari Madrid)
- OK Go — "I Won't Let You Down" (Choreographer: OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano)
- Ed Sheeran — "Don't" (Choreographers: Nappytabs)
- Childish Gambino — "Telegraph Ave." (Visual Effects: Gloria FX)
- FKA Twigs — "Two Weeks" (Visual Effects: Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy)
- Skrillex and Diplo (featuring Justin Bieber) — "Where Are U Now" (Visual Effects: Brewer)
- Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — "Bad Blood" (Visual Effects: Ingenuity Studios)
- Tyler, The Creator — "Fucking Young/Death Camp" (Visual Effects: Gloria FX)
- The Chemical Brothers — "Go" (Art Director: Michel Gondry)
- Skrillex and Diplo (featuring Justin Bieber) — "Where Are U Now" (Art Director: Brewer)
- Snoop Dogg — "So Many Pros" (Art Director: Jason Fijal)
- Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — "Bad Blood" (Art Director: Charles Infante)
- Jack White — "Would You Fight for My Love?" (Art Director: Jeff Peterson)
- A$AP Rocky — "L$D" (Editor: Dexter Navy)
- Beyoncé — "7/11" (Editors: Beyoncé, Ed Burke and Jonathan Wing)
- Ed Sheeran — "Don't" (Editor: Jacquelyn London)
- Skrillex and Diplo (featuring Justin Bieber) — "Where Are U Now" (Editor: Brewer)
- Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — "Bad Blood" (Editor: Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street)
- Alt-J — "Left Hand Free" (Director of Photography: Mike Simpson)
- FKA Twigs — "Two Weeks" (Director of Photography: Justin Brown)
- Flying Lotus (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — "Never Catch Me" (Director of Photography: Larkin Sieple)
- Ed Sheeran — "Thinking Out Loud" (Director of Photography: Daniel Pearl)
- Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — "Bad Blood" (Director of Photography: Christopher Probst)
- Big Sean (featuring Kanye West and John Legend) — "One Man Can Change the World"
- Colbie Caillat — "Try"
- Jennifer Hudson — "I Still Love You"
- Rihanna — "American Oxygen"
- Wale — "The White Shoes"
Song of Summer
- 5 Seconds of Summer — "She's Kinda Hot"
- Fetty Wap — "My Way"
- Fifth Harmony (featuring Kid Ink) - "Worth it"
- Selena Gomez (featuring ASAP Rocky) — "Good for You"
- David Guetta (featuring Nicki Minaj) — "Hey Mama"
- Demi Lovato — "Cool for the Summer"
- Major Lazer — "Lean On"
- OMI — "Cheerleader"
- Silento — "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)"
- Skrillex and Diplo (featuring Justin Bieber) — "Where Are U Now"
- Taylor Swift — "Bad Blood"
- The Weeknd — "Can't Feel My Face"
- Kanye West[12] this guy does not deserve this award
References
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The list is lead by Taylor Swift, who is up for nine Moonmen.
- ^ Linder, Emilee (November 13, 2014). "Save The Date! The 2015 VMAs Are Set For…". MTV.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ Alexis, Nadeska (July 20, 2015). "Start Freaking, The 2015 MTV VMA Nominations Are Coming". MTV.com. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ Lindner, Emilee (July 20, 2015). "Miley Cyrus Is Hosting The 2015 VMAs. This Is Not A Drill". MTV.com. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ Hosken, Patrick (August 23, 2015). "Taylor Swift's 'Wildest Dreams' Video Will Premiere During The VMA Pre-Show". MTV.com. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ "MTV Announces Full List of VMAs Performers, Including Pharrell, Macklemore and Demi Lovato". People.
- ^ Lindner, Emilee (August 28, 2015). "Tori Kelly reveals what she'll be doing for her VMA performance". MTV.com.
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- ^ "Britney Spears headed to the vmas".
- ^ "MTV VMAs: Taylor Swift leads way with nine nominations". Guardian. July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "2015 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees Revealed: Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran & More". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "vanguard award 2015". MTV. Retrieved August 25, 2015.