14 DAY TRIAL // Are you ready? On August 24, the biggest names in music and showbiz will come together to celebrate a year of excellence in music videos, with MTV’s Video Music Awards, the 2014 edition. The nominees have been announced – and it looks like Beyonce is the leader of the pack.
The diva, who is now on tour with her husband Jay Z, the On the Run Tour, has landed no less than 8 nominations, including in the most important category of the gala, the Video of the Year one.
Eminem and Australian rapper Iggy Azalea also landed plenty of nods, 7 each, but other famous performers also stand good chances of not going home empty-handed. Miley Cyrus, Sia, Pharrell Williams, Lorde, Katy Perry, and Ariana Grande are also nominated.
The Video Music Awards 2014 will take place on August 24 at 9 p.m. ET (so you know to put the kids to bed as a precaution, just in case Miley Cyrus is asked to perform live again), at The Forum in Inglewood, California, and will air live.
Below is the list of nominees in all the major categories. For the more technical categories, check out the complete list over at MTV.
Meanwhile, if she’s not on stage performing, I like to imagine Beyonce must be like this right now:
Video of the Year
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX, “Fancy” Beyonce ft. Jay-Z, “Drunk in Love” Pharrell Williams, “Happy” Sia, “Chandelier” Miley Cyrus, “Wrecking Ball”
Best Pop
Pharrell Williams, “Happy” Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX, “Fancy” Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz, “Talk Dirty” Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea, “Problem” Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc, “Wake Me Up”
Best Rock
Imagine Dragons, “Demons” Arctic Monkeys, “Do I Wanna Know” The Black Keys, “Fever” Lorde, “Royals” Linkin Park – “Until It’s Gone”
Best Hip Hop
Eminem, “Bezerk” Drake ft. Majid Jordan, “Hold On (We’re Going Home)” Childish Gambino, “3005” Kanye West, “Black Skinhead” Wiz Khalifa, “We Dem Boyz”
Best Male
Pharrell Williams, “Happy” John Legend, “All of Me” Ed Sheeran ft. Pharrell, “Sing” Sam Smith, “Stay with Me” Eminem ft. Rihanna, “Monster”
Best Female
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX, “Fancy” Beyonce, “Partition” Lorde, “Royals” Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea, “Problem” Katy Perry ft. Juicy J, “Dark Horse”
Best Direction
DJ Snake & Lil Jon, “Turn Down for What” OK Go, “The Writing’s on the Wall” Miley Cyrus, “Wrecking Ball” Beyonce, “Pretty Hurts” Eminem ft. Rihanna, “The Monster”
Best Video with a Social Message
Angel Haze ft. Sia, “Battle Cry” Avicii, “Hey Brother” Beyonce, “Pretty Hurts” J. Cole ft. TLC, “Crooked Smile” Kelly Rowland, “Dirty Laundry” David Guetta ft. Mikky Ekko, “One Voice”