Aussie musicians are making waves in the U.S. right now and they’ve cleaned up with a whole host of MTV Video Music Award nominations.
Leading the charge is Iggy Azalea, who has been nominated for a whopping seven awards, including Video of the Year, Best Female Video, Best Pop Video and Best Art Direction for her track, “Fancy”, featuring Charli XCX. The 24-year-old rapper has also been nominated for her duet, “Problem”, with Ariana Grande.
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Adelaide export Sia Furler, whose album 1000 Forms of Fear debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts this week, has been nominated for two awards, including Video of the Year and Best Choreography, both for her hit, “Chandelier”.
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Hailing from Sydney, the Aussie boy band 5 Seconds of Summer also received a nomination in the Artist to Watch category. They’ll also be performing on the night of the awards. Hopefully, we don’t see these guys doing any twerking this year, though.
Take a look at the full list of nominations:
Video Of The Year
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX — “Fancy”
Beyoncé ft. Jay Z — “Drunk in Love”
Pharrell Williams — “Happy”
Sia — “Chandelier”
Miley Cyrus — “Wrecking Ball”
Best Hip-Hop Video
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 Video
Pharrell Williams — “Happy”
John Legend — “All of Me”
Ed Sheeran ft. Pharrell Williams — “Sing”
Sam Smith — “Stay With Me”
Eminem ft. Rihanna — “The Monster”
Best Female Video
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX — “Fancy”
Beyoncé — “Partition”
Lorde — “Royals”
Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea — “Problem”
Katy Perry ft. Juicy J — “Dark Horse”
Best Pop Video
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 Video
Imagine Dragons — “Demons”
Arctic Monkeys — “Do I Wanna Know”
The Black Keys — “Fever”
Lorde — “Royals”
Linkin Park — “Until It’s Gone”
MTV Artist to Watch
Sam Smith — “Stay With Me”
5 Seconds of Summer — “She Looks So Perfect”
Charli XCX — “Boom Clap”
Schoolboy Q — “Man of the Year”
Fifth Harmony — “Miss Movin’ On”
Best Collaboration
Beyoncé ft. Jay Z — “Drunk in Love”
Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea — “Problem”
Pitbull ft. Ke$ha — “Timber”
Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne and Tyga — “Loyal”
Eminem ft. Rihanna — “The Monster”
Katy Perry ft. Juicy J — “Dark Horse”
MTV Clubland Award
DJ Snake & Lil Jon — “Turn Down for What”
Zedd ft. Hayley Williams — “Stay the Night”
Calvin Harris — “Summer”
Martin Garrix — “Animals”
Disclosure — “Grab Her!”
BEST Video With A Social Message
Angel Haze ft. Sia — “Battle Cry”
Avicii — “Hey Brother”
Beyoncé — “Pretty Hurts”
J. Cole ft. TLC — “Crooked Smile”
Kelly Rowland — “Dirty Laundry”
David Guetta ft. Mikky Ekko — “One Voice”
Best Cinematography
30 Seconds to Mars — “City of Angels”
Beyoncé — “Pretty Hurts”
Arcade Fire — “Afterlife”
Gesaffelstein — “Hate or Glory”
Lana Del Rey — “West Coast”
Best Editing
Eminem — “Rap God”
MGMT — “Your Life is a Lie”
Zedd ft. Hayley Williams — “Stay the Night”
Beyoncé — “Pretty Hurts”
Fitz and the Tantrums — “The Walker”
Best Choreography
Sia — “Chandelier”
Beyoncé — “Partition”
Usher — “Good Kisser”
Michael Jackson ft. Justin Timberlake — “Love Never Felt So Good”
Jason Derulo ft. 2Chainz — “Talk Dirty”
Kiesza — “Hideaway”
Best Direction
DJ Snake & Lil Jon — “Turn Down for What”
OK Go — “The Writing’s On the Wall”
Miley Cyrus – “Wrecking Ball”
Beyoncé — “Pretty Hurts”
Eminem ft. Rihanna — “The Monster”
Best Art Direction
DJ Snake & Lil Jon — “Turn Down for What”
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX — “Fancy”
Eminem — “Rap God”
Arcade Fire — “Reflektor”
Tyler, The Creator — “Tamale”
Best Visual Effects
DJ Snake & Lil Jon — “Turn Down for What”
OK Go — “The Writing’s On the Wall”
Disclosure — “Grab Her!”
Eminem — “Rap God”
Jack White — “Lazaretto”
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