She won four out of the ten categories she was nominated in at the MTV Video Music Awards last month. And American Taylor Swift looks set to expand her silverware collection even further after receiving a record-breaking nine MTV Europe Music Awards nominations in the list which was announced today.
Her global smash hit Bad Blood, which featured Kendrick Lamar, is up for three accolades – Best Song, Best Video and newly-introduced category Best Collaboration – and the 25-year-old has been nominated in every possible additional category. She’s also up for Best Pop, Best Female, Best Live Act, Biggest Fans and Best Look and will go head-to-head with Justin Bieber in three of those five categories.
Justin, 21, has a good chance of acquiring some new silverware at the ceremony next month which is to be held at the Mediolanum Forum in Milan, Italy.
With a total of six nominations – Best Pop, Best Male, Best Collaboration, Biggest Fans and Best Look – it’s set to be a big night for him and his female rival.
The most controversial category is undoubtedly Best Female as arch-enemies Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj – who hosted last year’s ceremony – are both nominated, along with Taylor.
Recall that Nigerian stars Yemi Alade & Davido and South Africa’s AKA and Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz are also nominated in the Best African Act category.
See the full nominations list below:
Best Song Best Rock
Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do AC/DC
Major Lazer & DJ Snake feat. MØ – Lean On Coldplay
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk! Foo Fighters
Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood Muse
Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth – See You Again Royal Blood
Best Pop Best Alternative
5 Seconds of Summer Fall Out Boy
Ariana Grande Florence + The Machine
Justin Bieber Lana Del Ray
One Direction Lorde
Taylor Swift Twenty One Pilots
Best Female Best Hip Hop
Ellie Goulding Drake
Miley Cyrus Kanye West
Nicki Minaj Kendrick Lamar
Rihanna Nicki Minaj
Taylor Swift Wiz Khalifa
Best Male Best Electronic
Ed Sheeran Avicii
Jason Derulo Calvin Harris
Justin Bieber David Guetta
Kanye West Major Lazer
Pharrell Williams Martin Garrix
Best Live Act Best Push
Ed Sheeran Echosmith
Foo Fighters James Bay
Katy Perry Jess Glynne
Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett Kwabs
Taylor Swift Natalie La Rose
Royal Blood
Best New Act Shamir
Echosmith Shawn Mendes
James Bay Tori Kelly
Jess Glynne Years & Years
Shawn Mendes Zara Larsson
Tori Kelly
Best Collaboration
Best Video David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj – Hey Mama
Kendrick Lamar – Alright Justin Bieber, Skirllex, Diplo – Where are You Now?
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Downtown Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk!
Pharrell Williams – Freedom Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood
Sia – Elastic Heart Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth – See You Again
Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood
Best World Stage
Biggest Fans Afrojack Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland 2014
5 Seconds of Summer Alicia Keys O2 Academy Glasgow, Scotland 2014
Justin Bieber B.O.B. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2014
Katy Perry Biffy Clyro O2 Academy Glasgow, Scotland 2014
One Direction Charli XCX Circus, Helsinki, Finland 2014
Taylor Swift Dizzee Rascal Isle of MTV, Malta 2014
Ed Sheeran V Festival, Hylands Park, UK 2014
Best Look Iggy Azalea Wireless Festival, London, UK 2014
Justin Bieber Jason Derulo Isle of MTV, Malta 2015
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Jessie Ware Cork, Ireland 2014
Nicki Minaj Kaiser Chiefs MTV Crashes Plymouth 2014