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All right, everybody exhale: the nominees for the 2015 VMAs have arrived. The nominations were announced this morning on Beats 1 Radio, and they’re dominated by industry heavyweights like Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj.
Some of our favorites snuck in there too, though: Fetty Wap and FKA Twigs share a bill (for the first and probably last time) as “Artist to Watch” nominees, while Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd got tagged for “Alright” and “Earned It,” respectively. Check the full list below, and get ready for a whole lot of:
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Artist to Watch
Fetty Wap
Vance Joy
George Ezra
James Bay
FKA Twigs
Best Female Performance
Beyoncé, “7/11”
Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”
Nicki Minaj, “Anaconda”
Sia, “Elastic Heart”
Ellie Goulding, “Love Me Like You Do”
Best Male Performance
Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
Kendrick Lamar, “Alright”
The Weeknd, “Earned It”
Nick Jonas, “Chains”
Best Collaboration
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood”
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
Ariana Grande feat. the Weeknd, “Love Me Harder”
Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj, “Bang Bang”
Best Hip Hop Video
Nicki Minaj, “Anaconda”
Fetty Wap, “Trap Queen”
Kendrick Lamar, “Alright”
Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
Big Sean feat. E-40, “I Don’t Fuck With You”
Best Rock Video
Hozier, “Take Me to Church”
Fall Out Boy, “Uma Thurman”
Florence + the Machine, “Ship to Wreck”
Arctic Monkeys, “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?”
Walk the Moon, “Shut Up and Dance”
Best Video With a Social Message
Jennifer Hudson, “I Still Love You”
Colbie Caillat, “Try”
Big Sean feat. Kanye West & John Legend, “One Man Can Change the World”
Rihanna, “American Oxygen”
Wale, “The White Shoes”
