MTV VMAs 2015: Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Beyonce lead the nominations

Taylor Swift's incredible year just got ever better as she picks up nine nominations for this year's MTV Video Music Awards. 

One of the superstar's multiple nods includes the coveted Video of the Year for Bad Blood, which will go head-to-head with Kendrick Lamar's Alright, Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk, Beyoncé's 7/11, and Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran.

Bad Blood also receives nominations for Best Director, Best Collaboration, Art Direction, Visual Effects, Cinematography and Best Editing, while her Black Space visual is up for Best Female Video and Best Pop Video. 

Meanwhile, Ed follows with six nominations; for prizes including Best Pop Video, Best Male Video and Best Cinematography - all for his chart-topping single Thinking Out Loud. 

Elsewhere, Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande, Fetty Wap and Hozier are all up for multiple awards. 

Fans will be able to begin voting for their favourite artists today (July 21), with the ceremony itself taking place on August 30 at Los Angeles' Microsoft Center. 

Miley Cyrus has been confirmed to host this years awards, quipping on Twitter that she is presenting because "MTV won't let me perform".

See the full list of nominees for the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards below: 

Video of the Year
Beyoncé – '7/11'
Ed Sheeran – 'Thinking Out Loud'
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar – 'Bad Blood'
Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars – 'Uptown Funk'
Kendrick Lamar – 'Alright'

Best Male Video
Ed Sheeran – 'Thinking Out Loud'
Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars – 'Uptown Funk'
Kendrick Lamar – 'Alright'
The Weeknd – 'Earned It'
Nick Jonas – 'Chains'

Best Female Video
Beyoncé – '7/11'
Taylor Swift – 'Blank Space'
Nicki Minaj – 'Anaconda'
Sia – 'Elastic Heart'
Ellie Goulding – 'Love Me Like You Do'

Best Hip-Hop Video
Fetty Wap – 'Trap Queen'
Nicki Minaj – 'Anaconda'
Kendrick Lamar – 'Alright'
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – 'See You Again'
Big Sean ft. E-40 – 'IDFWU'

Best Pop Video
Beyoncé – '7/11'
Ed Sheeran – 'Thinking Out Loud'
Taylor Swift – 'Blank Space'
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars – 'Uptown Funk'
Maroon 5 – 'Sugar'

Best Rock Video
Hozier – 'Take Me To Church'
Fall Out Boy – 'Uma Thurman'
Florence + the Machine – 'Ship To Wreck'
Walk the Moon – 'Shut Up and Dance'
Arctic Monkeys – 'Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?'

Artist to Watch
Fetty Wap – 'Trap Queen'
Vance Joy – 'Riptide'
George Ezra – 'Budapest'
James Bay – 'Hold Back The River'
FKA Twigs – 'Pendulum'

Best Collaboration
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar – 'Bad Blood'
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars – 'Uptown Funk'
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth – 'See You Again'
Ariana Grande & The Weeknd – 'Love Me Harder'
Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj – 'Bang Bang'

Video with a Social Message
Jennifer Hudson – 'I Still Love You'
Colbie Caillat – 'Try'
Big Sean featuring Kanye West and John Legend – 'One Man Can Change the World'
Rihanna – 'American Oxygen'
Wale – 'The White Shoes'

Best Art Direction
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar – 'Bad Blood' (Charles Infante)
Snoop Dogg – 'So Many Pros' (Jason Fijal)
Jack White – 'Would You Fight For My Love' (Jeff Peterson)
The Chemical Brothers – 'Go' (Michel Gondry)
Skrillex & Diplo – 'Where Are U Now' with Justin Bieber (Brewer)

Best Choreography
Beyoncé – '7/11' (Beyoncé, Chris Grant, Additional choreography: Gabriel Valenciano)
OK Go – 'I Won't Let You Down' (OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano)
Chet Faker – 'Gold' (Ryan Heffington)
Ed Sheeran – 'Don't' (Nappy Tabs)
Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – 'Never Catch Me' (Keone and Mari Madrid)

Best Cinematography
Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar – 'Never Catch Me' (Larkin Sieple)
Ed Sheeran – 'Thinking Out Loud' (Daniel Pearl)
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar – 'Bad Blood' (Christopher Probst)
FKA twigs – 'Two Weeks' (Justin Brown)
alt-J – 'Left Hand Free' (Mike Simpson)

Best Direction
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar – 'Bad Blood' (Joseph Kahn)
Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars – 'Uptown Funk' (Bruno Mars & Cameron Duddy)
Kendrick Lamar – 'Alright' (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies)
Hozier – 'Take Me To Church' (Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson of Feel Good Lost)
Childish Gambino – 'Sober' (Hiro Murai)

Best Editing
Beyoncé – '7/11' (Beyoncé, Ed Burke, Jonathan Wing)
Ed Sheeran – 'Don't' (Jacquelyn London)
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar – 'Bad Blood' (Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street)
A$AP Rocky – 'L$D' (Dexter Navy)
Skrillex & Diplo – 'Where Are U Now' with Justin Bieber (Brewer)

Best Visual Effects
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar – 'Bad Blood' (Ingenuity Studios)
FKA twigs – 'Two Weeks' (Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy)
Childish Gambino – 'Telegraph Ave.' (Gloria FX)
Skrillex & Diplo – 'Where Are U Now' with Justin Bieber (Brewer)
Tyler, The Creator – 'F****** Young/Death Camp' (Gloria FX)