Taylor Swift's incredible year is continuing with an impressive nine nominations at this year's MTV VMAs.
The musician's star-studded promo for 'Bad Blood' will contest the coveted Video of the Year prize with 'Alright' from her collaborator Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson's 'Uptown Funk', Beyoncé's '7/11', and 'Thinking Out Loud' by Ed Sheeran.
Read the full list of MTV VMAs nominees here
Sheeran follows closely behind with six nominations, while Beyoncé, Lamar and Ronson have five nods each.
'Bad Blood' is also in the running for Best Collaboration, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Visual Effects, Art Direction and Cinematography categories, while another of Swift's videos, 'Blank Space', is up for Best Female Video and Best Pop Video.
MTV has nominated Diplo, Skrillex, Nicki Minaj and FKA twigs in three categories. Ariana Grande, The Weeknd and Fetty Wap secure a pair of nominations each.
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Fans will be able to begin voting for their favourite artists later today (July 21).
Miley Cyrus has been confirmed to present this year's ceremony, two years after shocking millions of viewers with her risqué twerking routine with Robin Thicke.
She quipped last night that she would be hosting the ceremony as "MTV won't let me perform".
Cyrus, Sheeran and Katy Perry were the big winners at last year's MTV VMAs, which also saw Beyoncé receive the Video Vanguard Award.
The 2015 MTV Video Music Awards will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, August 30.
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