2015 MTV Video Music Awards, LA
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Affair: 2015 MTV Video Music Awards
When: Sunday, August 30, 2015
Hot Spot: Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, CA
Deets: An MTV Video Music Award is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.
Here are the 2015 VMA Nominations:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé - "7/11"
Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud"
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood" -- WINNER
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"
Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
Best Male Video:
Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud"
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk" -- WINNER
Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
The Weeknd - "Earned It"
Nick Jonas - "Chains"
Best Female Video:
Beyoncé - "7/11"
Taylor Swift - "Blank Space" -- WINNER
Nicki Minaj - "Anaconda"
Sia - "Elastic Heart"
Ellie Goulding - "Love Me Like You Do"
Best Hip Hop Video:
Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
Nicki Minaj - "Anaconda" -- WINNER
Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth - "See You Again"
Big Sean ft. E-40 - "IDFWU"
Best Pop Video:
Beyoncé - "7/11"
Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud"
Taylor Swift - "Blank Space" -- WINNER
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"
Maroon 5 - "Sugar"
Best Rock Video:
Hozier - "Take Me To Church"
Fall Out Boy - "Uma Thurman" -- WINNER
Florence + the Machine - "Ship To Wreck"
Walk the Moon - "Shut Up and Dance"
Arctic Monkeys - "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?"
Artist to Watch:
Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen" -- WINNER
Vance Joy - "Riptide"
George Ezra - "Budapest"
James Bay - "Hold Back The River"
FKA Twigs - "Pendulum"
Best Collaboration:
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood" -- WINNER
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth - "See You Again"
Ariana Grande & The Weeknd - "Love Me Harder"
Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj - "Bang Bang"
Video With a Social Message:
Jennifer Hudson - "I Still Love You"
Colbie Caillat - "Try"
Big Sean ft. Kanye West and John Legend - "One Man Can Change the World" -- WINNER
Rihanna - "American Oxygen"
Wale - "The White Shoes"
Song of the Summer:
David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj, Afrojack & Bebe Rexha - "Hey Mama"
Demi Lovato - "Cool For The Summer"
Fetty Wap ft. Monty - "My Way"
Fifth Harmony ft. Kid Ink - "Worth It"
Five Seconds of Summer - "She's Kinda Hot" -- WINNER
Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ - "Lean On"
OMI - "Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)"
Selena Gomez ft. A$AP Rocky - "Good For You"
Silento - "Watch Me"
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood"
The Weeknd - "Can't Feel My Face"
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES
Best Art Direction:
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood" (Charles Infante)
Snoop Dogg - "So Many Pros" (Jason Fijal) -- WINNER
Jack White - "Would You Fight For My Love" (Jeff Peterson)
The Chemical Brothers - "Go" (Michel Gondry)
Skrillex & Diplo - "Where Are U Now" with Justin Bieber (Brewer)
Best Choreography:
Beyoncé - "7/11" (Beyoncé, Chris Grant, Additional choreography: Gabriel Valenciano)
OK Go - "I Won’t Let You Down" (OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano) -- WINNER
Chet Faker - "Gold" (Ryan Heffington)
Ed Sheeran - "Don’t" (Nappy Tabs)
Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Never Catch Me" (Keone and Mari Madrid)
Best Cinematography:
Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Never Catch Me" (Larkin Sieple) -- WINNER
Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud" (Daniel Pearl)
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood" (Christopher Probst)
FKA Twigs - "Two Weeks" (Justin Brown)
Alt-J - "Left Hand Free" (Mike Simpson)
Best Direction:
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood" (Joseph Kahn)
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk" (Bruno Mars and Cameron Duddy)
Kendrick Lamar - "Alright" (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies) -- WINNER
Hozier - "Take Me To Church" (Brendan Canty, Conal Thomson)
Childish Gambino - "Sober" (Hiro Murai)
Best Editing:
Beyoncé - "7/11" (Beyoncé, Ed Burke, Jonathan Wing) -- WINNER
Ed Sheeran - "Don’t" (Jacquelyn London)
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood" (Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street)
A$AP Rocky - "L$D" (Dexter Navy)
Skrillex & Diplo - "Where Are U Now" with Justin Bieber (Brewer)
Best Visual Effects:
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood" (Ingenuity Studios)
FKA Twigs - "Two Weeks" (Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy)
Childish Gambino - "Telegraph Ave." (Gloria FX)
Skrillex & Diplo - "Where Are U Now" with Justin Bieber (Brewer) -- WINNER
Tyler, The Creator - "F****** Young/Death Camp" (Gloria FX)
Who You May Spot: Host Miley Cyrus, presenters, winners, musicians & more
Performers: Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber, Pharrell Williams, 21 Pilots and A$AP Rocky, Demi Lovato, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Tori Kelly, The Weeknd
Performers: Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber, Pharrell Williams, 21 Pilots and A$AP Rocky, Demi Lovato, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Tori Kelly, The Weeknd
**VMA PARTIES:**
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
--8PM Time Warner Cable and Lifebeat 2015 w/ Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato to benefit Lifebeat- Music Fights HIV/AIDS.
-----MEET Demi & Nick!
-----Time Warner Cable will be holding a ticket giveaway exclusively for its residential customers in the Southern California region on Monday, August 24th beginning at 9:00 a.m. Customers with accounts in good standing can pick up two tickets at the Time Warner Cable store located in the Beverly Connection Mall in Los Angeles on August 24th between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. Two tickets per account holder; a valid ID must be presented to claim the tickets.
--10PM VMA Edition @ Henry’s
--10PM VMA Party @ Bootsy Bellows
Saturday August 29
--10PM Busta Rhymes VMA Party
--10PM Joe Jonas VMA Party at 1 OAK
--10PM B.o.b. @ Bootsy Bellows
Sunday August 30
--8PM 2015 Awards Lounge at BESO Restaurant - Free RSVP here!
--10PM Miley Cyrus VMA After Party at Beacher’s Madhouse
--10PM DIDDY VMA After Party
VMA Show
Tickets will be on sale on Ticketmaster.
- Time Warner users can win a trip to LA for the MTV VMAs! (Ends August 2, 2015)
- You can also bid on 2 tickets to the MTV Video Music Awards. (Ends August 13, 2015)
- Bid to meet Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas, attend VMA parties & the show during the VMA weekend! (Ends August 25, 2015)
- Bid to meet Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas, attend VMA parties & the show during the VMA weekend! (Ends August 25, 2015)
- Attend the MTV VMAs and after party. (Ends May 19, 2015)
- Bid on 2 tickets to the MTV VMAs and a backstage tour. (Ends June 10, 2015)
- Win a trip to the VMAs. (Ends July 31, 2015)
- SOUTH AFRICA: Buy a pack of Smirnoff Ice Double Black with Guarana at any participating Shoprite/Checkers Liquorshop between the 1st July and 2nd August, follow the entry details on the till slip and stand a chance to win a trip for you and a friend to VMAs.
- Clean & Clear + MTV want to send you to the VMAs! See how you could win. (Ends August 20, 2015)
- CANADA residents: Enter to win a trip to the VMAs! (Ends August 17, 2015)
- Download the BLI app for a chance to win a trip to the VMAs! Courtesy of Def Jam Records. (Ends August 13, 2015)
- Enter by August 17, 2015 to win a VIP trip to the VMAs via z100.
- Be in the Fan Pit, red carpet fan pit, or a seat filler at the VMAs via 1iota.
- Win a trip to the VMAs. (Ends July 31, 2015)
- SOUTH AFRICA: Buy a pack of Smirnoff Ice Double Black with Guarana at any participating Shoprite/Checkers Liquorshop between the 1st July and 2nd August, follow the entry details on the till slip and stand a chance to win a trip for you and a friend to VMAs.
- Clean & Clear + MTV want to send you to the VMAs! See how you could win. (Ends August 20, 2015)
- CANADA residents: Enter to win a trip to the VMAs! (Ends August 17, 2015)
- Download the BLI app for a chance to win a trip to the VMAs! Courtesy of Def Jam Records. (Ends August 13, 2015)
- Enter by August 17, 2015 to win a VIP trip to the VMAs via z100.
- Be in the Fan Pit, red carpet fan pit, or a seat filler at the VMAs via 1iota.
The 2015 MTV VMAs will be broadcast live on MTV August 30th at 9PM ET/PT.
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