MTV Video Music Awards 2016

MTV Video Music Awards 2016
Awarded for	MTV Video Music Awards
date	August 28, 2016
Loan location	New York City
Country	United States
Awarded by	MTV
Most awards	Beyoncé (8)
Most of the nominations	Beyoncé (11)
website	www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/

The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards were held at Madison Square Garden on August 28, 2016 in New York City , New York . It was the 33rd MTV Video Music Awards . Beyoncé received the most nominations with eleven, followed by Adele with eight. With eight categories won, Beyoncé received the most prizes at this year's awards.

Appearances

Preliminary program

Alessia Cara & Troye Sivan - Wild Things / Wild / Scars to Your Beautiful
Jidenna - Little Bit More
Lukas Graham - Mama Said

Main show

Rihanna - Don't Stop the Music / Only Girl (In the World) / We Found Love / Where Have You Been
Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj - Side to Side
Future - Fuck Up Some Commas
Rihanna - Rude Boy / What's My Name? / Work
Nick Jonas & Ty Dolla $ ign - Bacon
Beyoncé - Pray You Catch Me / Hold Up / Sorry / Don't Hurt Yourself / Formation
Britney Spears & G-Eazy - Make Me ... / Me, Myself & I
Rihanna - Needed Me / Pour It Up / Bitch Better Have My Money
The Chainsmokers & Halsey - Closer
Rihanna - Stay / Diamonds / Love on the Brain

Winners and nominations

The nominees were announced on July 26, 2016.

Video of the Year

Beyoncé - Formation

Adele - Hello
Justin Bieber - Sorry
Drake - Hotline Bling
Kanye West - Famous

Best Male Video

Calvin Harris ( feat.Rihanna ) - This Is What You Came For

Drake - Hotline Bling
Bryson Tiller - Don't
The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face
Kanye West - Famous

Best Female Video

Beyoncé - Hold Up

Adele - Hello
Ariana Grande - Into You
Rihanna (feat. Drake ) - Work
Sia - Cheap Thrills

Best New Artist

DNCE

Best Pop Video

Beyoncé - Formation

Adele - Hello
Justin Bieber - Sorry
Alessia Cara - Wild Things
Ariana Grande - Into You

Best rock video

Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

All Time Low - Missing You
Coldplay - Adventure of a Lifetime
Fall Out Boy (feat. Demi Lovato ) - Irresistible
Panic! at the Disco - Victorious

Best hip-hop video

Drake - Hotline Bling

2 Chainz - Watch Out
Chance the Rapper (feat. Saba) - Angels
Desiigner - Panda
Bryson Tiller - Don't

Best Electronic Video

Calvin Harris and Disciples - How Deep Is Your Love

99 Souls (feat. Destiny's Child and Brandy ) - The Girl Is Mine
Afrojack - SummerThing!
The Chainsmokers ( feat.Daya ) - Don't Let Me Down
Mike Posner - I Took a Pill in Ibiza

Best collaboration

Fifth Harmony ( feat.Ty Dolla Sign ) - Work from Home

Beyoncé (feat. Kendrick Lamar ) - Freedom
Ariana Grande ( feat.Lil Wayne ) - Let Me Love You
Calvin Harris ( feat.Rihanna ) - This Is What You Came For
Rihanna (feat. Drake ) - Work

Breakthrough Long Form Video

Beyoncé - lemonade

Justin Bieber - Purpose: The Movement
Chris Brown - Royalty
Florence + the Machine - The Odyssey
Troye Sivan - Blue Neighborhood Trilogy

Best Direction

Beyoncé - Formation (Director: Melina Matsoukas )

Adele - Hello (Director: Xavier Dolan )
David Bowie - Lazarus (Director: Johan Renck )
Coldplay - Up & Up (Directors: Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia)
Tame Impala - The Less I Know the Better (Director: Canada)

Best choreography

Beyoncé - Formation (Choreographers: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight and Dana Foglia)

Beyoncé - Sorry (Choreographers: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, Dana Foglia, Anthony Burrell and Beyoncé)
Missy Elliott ( feat.Pharrell ) - WTF (Where They From) (Choreographer: Hi-Hat)
FKA Twigs - M3LL155X (Choreographer: FKA Twigs)
Florence + The Machine - Delilah (Choreographer: Holly Blakey)