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Taylor Swift's been nominated for a shitload of MTV Europe Music Awards

  • September 15, 2015
  • Brad O'Mance

Taylor Swift

In a shocking turn of events, Taylor Swift has been nominated for nine (NINE!) MTV Europe Music Awards.

Three of those nom­in­a­tions are for 'Bad Blood'. :(

Other nominees include Robyn-haired rhet­or­ical question enthu­si­ast Justin Bieber (he's got six), One Direction, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Pharrell Williams and so on.

The awards take place on Sunday October 25 in Milan, which is in Italy.

Here's the full list of nominees if you can be bothered:

BEST SONG
Ellie Goulding, "Love Me Like You Do"
Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MØ, "Lean On"
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk!"
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood"
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, "See You Again"

BEST POP
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Justin Bieber
One Direction
Taylor Swift

BEST FEMALE
Ellie Goulding
Miley Cyrus
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Taylor Swift

BEST MALE
Ed Sheeran
Jason Derulo
Justin Bieber
Kanye West
Pharrell Williams

BEST LIVE ACT
Ed Sheeran
Foo Fighters
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett
Taylor Swift

BEST NEW ACT
Echosmith
James Bay
Jess Glynne
Shawn Mendes
Tori Kelly

BEST VIDEO
Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, "Downtown"
Pharrell Williams, "Freedom"
Sia, "Elastic Heart"
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood"

BEST ROCK
AC/DC
Coldplay
Foo Fighters
Muse
Royal Blood

BEST ALTERNATIVE
Fall Out Boy
Florence + the Machine
Lana Del Rey
Lorde
Twenty One Pilots

BEST HIP HOP
Drake
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj
Wiz Khalifa

BEST ELECTRONIC
Avicii
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Major Lazer
Martin Garrix

BEST PUSH
Echosmith
James Bay
Jess Glynne
Kwabs
Natalie La Rose
Royal Blood
Shamir
Shawn Mendes
Tori Kelly
Years & Years
Zara Larsson

BEST COLLABORATION
David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack, "Hey Mama"
Justin Bieber, Skrillex, Diplo, "Where Are You Now?"
Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk!"
Taylor Swift & Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood"
Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth, "See You Again"

BIGGEST FANS
5 Seconds of Summer
Justin Bieber
Katy Perry
One Direction
Taylor Swift

BEST LOOK
Justin Bieber
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Nicki Minaj
Rita Ora
Taylor Swift

BEST WORLD STAGE <<<< WHAT?
Afrojack Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland UK 2014
Alicia Keys O2 Academy Glasgow, Scotland UK 2014
B.O.B. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2014
Biffy Clyro O2 Academy Glasgow, Scotland UK 2014
Charli XCX Circus, Helsinki, Finland 2014
Dizzee Rascal Isle of MTV, Malta 2014
Ed Sheeran V Festival, Hylands Park, UK 2014
Iggy Azalea Wireless Festival, London, UK 2014
Jason Derulo Isle of MTV, Malta 2015
Jessie Ware Cork, Ireland 2014
Kaiser Chiefs MTV Crashes Plymouth, UK 2014
Slash O2 Academy Glasgow, Scotland UK 2014
Tomorrowland Belgium & Brazil 2015
YG MTV Evolution, Manila, Philippines 2015

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