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MTV Video Music Award Nominations 2016: Beyonce Breaks Her Own Record!

Making Moonmen out of Lemonade! Beyoncé‘s history-making, record-breaking visual album is poised for another big night — this time at the Video Music Awards in August. MTV announced the 2016 nominees in a Facebook Live video on Tuesday, July 26, and the Beyhive should be very pleased.

The “Partition” singer earned a career-best 11 nominations for Lemonade, including Video of the Year for “Formation” and Best Female Video for “Hold Up.” She’ll be competing in both categories against Adele, whose album 25 was one of the most hotly anticipated releases of the last year.

Related: PHOTOS: Beyonce's Best VMA Moments

The British songstress, 28, scored an impressive eight nominations, including seven for her October 2015 “Hello” video, which has more than 1.6 billion views (and counting) on YouTube. Her remaining nomination is in the Best Visual Effects category for “Send My Love (to Your New Lover).” 

Adele's
Adele’s “Hello.”

The list also includes nods for Drake‘s “Hotline Bling,” Justin Bieber‘s “Sorry,” Calvin Harris and Rihanna‘s “This Is What You Came For” and Kanye Wests infamous, NSFW “Famous,” which featured naked wax figures of celebs including Taylor Swift, Amber Rose, Bill Cosby, Donald Trump and Chris Brown.

See the full list of nominees below, and vote for your favorites at vma.mtv.com. Then tune in on Sunday, August 28, at 9 p.m. ET to see who wins at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Adele – “Hello”
Beyoncé – “Formation”
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
Justin Bieber – “Sorry”
Kanye West – “Famous”

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Adele – “Hello”
Beyoncé – “Hold Up”
Sia – “Cheap Thrills”
Ariana Grande – “Into You”
Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work” (short version)

BEST MALE VIDEO
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”
Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For”
Kanye West – “Famous”
The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face”  

Drake's
Drake’s “Hotline Bling.”

BEST COLLABORATION
Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Freedom”
Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign – “Work From Home”
Ariana Grande ft. Lil Wayne – “Let Me Love You”
Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For”
Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work” (short version)

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
Desiigner – “Panda”
Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”
Chance The Rapper ft. Saba – “Angels”
2 Chainz – “Watch Out”

Related: PHOTOS: MTV VMAs 2015 Red Carpet: Best Dressed Stars

BEST POP VIDEO
Adele – “Hello”
Beyoncé – “Formation”
Justin Bieber – “Sorry”
Alessia Cara – “Wild Things”
Ariana Grande – “Into You”

BEST ROCK VIDEO
All Time Low – “Missing You”
Coldplay – “Adventure of A Lifetime”
Fall Out Boy ft. Demi Lovato – “Irresistible”
twenty one pilots – “Heathens”
Panic! At The Disco – “Victorious”

BEST ELECTRONIC VIDEO
Calvin Harris & Disciples – “How Deep Is Your Love”
99 Souls ft. Destiny’s Child & Brandy – “The Girl Is Mine”
Mike Posner – “I Took a Pill in Ibiza”
Afrojack – “SummerThing!”
The Chainsmokers ft. Daya – “Don’t Let Me Down”

BREAKTHROUGH LONG FORM VIDEO
Florence + The Machine – The Odyssey
Beyoncé – Lemonade
Justin Bieber – PURPOSE: The Movement
Chris Brown – Royalty
Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy

Justin Bieber's
Justin Bieber’s “Sorry.”

BEST NEW ARTIST
Bryson Tiller
Desiigner
Zara Larsson
Lukas Graham
DNCE

BEST ART DIRECTION
Beyoncé – “Hold Up”
Fergie – “M.I.L.F. $”
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
David Bowie – “Blackstar”
Adele – “Hello”

Related: PHOTOS: MTV VMAs 2015 Beauty Breakdown: Red Carpet Hair and Makeup Looks

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyoncé – “Formation”
Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell – “WTF (Where They From)”
Beyoncé – “Sorry”
FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X”
Florence + The Machine – “Delilah”

BEST DIRECTION
Beyoncé – “Formation”
Coldplay – “Up&Up”
Adele – “Hello”
David Bowie – “Lazarus”
Tame Impala – “The Less I Know the Better”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Beyoncé – “Formation”
Adele – “Hello”
David Bowie – “Lazarus”
Alesso – “I Wanna Know”
Ariana Grande – “Into You”

BEST EDITING
Beyoncé – “Formation”
Adele – “Hello”
Fergie – “M.I.L.F. $”
David Bowie – “Lazarus”
Ariana Grande – “Into You”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Coldplay – “Up&Up”
FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X”
Adele – “Send My Love (to Your New Lover)”
The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face”
Zayn – “PILLOWTALK”

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