The nominations for the 2016 Grammy Awards were announced Monday, and to nobody’s surprise, Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd led the pack with the most nods. Lamar pulled in the most nominations, 11, while Swift and The Weeknd received seven nods each.

Ed Sheeran took to Twitter to share his excitement about his nominations. Even though he says he wasn’t expecting any nominations, no one’s jaw dropped over his hit “Thinking Out Loud” receiving three nominations. The song, which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 (and remained there for eight weeks straight),  earned nominations for Record of The Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance. Sheeran also received a nomination as a songwriter for The Weeknd’s “Beauty Behind the Madness” for Album of the Year.

I wasn’t expecting the Grammy noms, thank you

— Ed Sheeran (@edsheeran) December 7, 2015

  Another Brit to earn three nods is James Bay. The rocker will be going up against his tour mate from earlier this year, Elle King, for Best Rock Song. After his breakout year, Bay is also up for the coveted Best New Artist and Best Rock Album for his debut album, “Chaos and the Calm.”

THREE GRAMMY NOMINATIONS. THREE!!! ???????????????????? pic.twitter.com/Xe8y3XGy0s — James Bay (@JamesBayMusic) December 7, 2015

While many of the artists that make up the nominees for the big categories are obvious Top 40 contenders, the Grammy Awards still left room for some misses. Although Drake wasn’t shut out completely (earning nods for his songs “Energy” and “Back to Back” as well as his album “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late”), his song “Hotline Bling,” one of the most ubiquitous songs of the moment, was left out, despite being released before the cut off date. Last year, the Grammy’s asked Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney to perform their collaboration “FourFiveSeconds,” but perhaps forgot about the track, seeing as it received no love from the committee.

The award show honors music released October 1 through September 30, which is why 1989 may feel a little dated and why Adele is noticeably absent. This at least will give Bieliebers and Directioners another year to hope for nominations.

Check out a selection of nominees below, and the full list here:

Best New Artist
Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
Meghan Trainor

Record of the Year
“Really Love” D’Angelo and the Vanguard
“Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
“Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
“Blank Space,” Taylor Swift
“Can’t Feel My Face,” the Weeknd

Song of the Year
“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
“Blank Space,” Taylor Swift
“Girl Crush,” Little Big Town
“See You Again,” Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
“Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran

Album of the Year:
Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
To Pimp a Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
Traveller, Chris Stapleton
1989, Taylor Swift
Beauty Behind the Madness, The Weeknd

Best Pop Solo Performance
“Heartbeat Song,” Kelly Clarkson
“Love Me Like You Do,” Ellie Goulding
“Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
“Blank Space,” Taylor Swift
“Can’t Feel My Face,” The Weeknd

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Ship to Wreck,” Florence + the Machine
“Sugar,” Maroon 5
“Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
“Bad Blood,” Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
“See You Again,” Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

Best Pop Vocal Album
Piece by Piece, Kelly Clarkson
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, Florence + the Machine
Uptown Special, Mark Ronson
1989, Taylor Swift
Before This World, James Taylor

Best Dance Recording
“We’re All We Need,” Above & Beyond featuring Zoë Johnston
“Go,” The Chemical Brothers
“Never Catch Me,” Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Runaway (U & I),” Galantis
“Where Are Ü Now,” Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber

Best Dance Album
Our Love, Caribou
Born in the Echoes, The Chemical Brothers
Caracal, Disclosure
In Colour, Jamie xx
Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü, Skrillex and Diplo

Best Rock Performance
“Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes
“What Kind of Man,” Florence + the Machine
“Something from Nothing,” Foo Fighters
“Ex’s & Oh’s,” Elle King
“Moaning Lisa Smile,” Wolf Alice

Best Rock Song (awarded to songwriters)
“Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes
“Ex’s & Oh’s,” Elle King
“Hold Back the River,” James Bay
“Lydia,” Highly Suspect
“What Kind of Man,” Florence + the Machine

Best Rock Album
Chaos and the Calm, James Bay
Kintsugi, Death Cab for Cutie
Mister Asylum, Highly Suspect
Drones, Muse
.5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot

Best Alternative Music Album
Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
Vulnicura, Björk
The Waterfall, My Morning Jacket
Currents, Tame Impala
Star Wars, Wilco

Best R&B Performance
“If I Don’t Have You,” Tamar Braxton
“Rise Up,” Andra Day
“Breathing Underwater,” Hiatus Kaiyote
“Planes,” Jeremih featuring J. Cole
“Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey),” The Weeknd

Best R&B Song
“Coffee,” Miguel
“Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey),” The Weeknd
“Let It Burn,” Jazmine Sullivan
“Really Love,” D’Angelo and the Vanguard
“Shame,” Tyrese

Best Urban Contemporary Album
Ego Death, The Internet
You Should Be Here, Kehlani
Blood, Lianne La Havas
Wildheart, Miguel
Beauty Behind the Madness, The Weeknd

Best R&B Album
Coming Home, Leon Bridges
Black Messiah, D’Angelo and the Vanguard
Cheers to the Fall, Andra Day,
Reality Show, Jazmine Sullivan
Forever Charlie, Charlie Wilson

Best Rap Performance
“Apparently,” J. Cole
“Back to Back,” Drake
“Trap Queen,” Fetty Wap
“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
“Truffle Butter,” Nicki Minaj featuring Drake and Lil Wayne
“All Day,” Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“Only Man Can Change the World,” Big Sean featuring Kanye West and John Legend
“Glory,” Common and John Legend
“Classic Man,” Jidenna featuring Roman GianArthur
“These Walls,” Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat
“Only,” Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown

Best Rap Song
“All Day,” Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney
“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
“Energy,” Drake
“Glory,” Common and John Legend
“Trap Queen,” Fetty Wap

Best Rap Album
2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole
Compton, Dr. Dre
If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, Drake
To Pimp a Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj

Best Country Solo Performance
“Burning House,” Cam
“Traveller,” Chris Stapleton
“Little Toy Guns,” Carrie Underwood
“John Cougar, John deere, John 3:16,” Keith Urban
“Chances Are,” Lee Ann Womack

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“Stay a Little Longer,” Brothers Osborne
“If I Needed You,” Joey+Rory
“The Driver,” Charles Kelly, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay
“Girl Crush,” Little Big Town
“Lonely Tonight,” Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe

Best Country Song (awarded to songwriter)
“Chances Are,” Lee Ann Womack
“Diamond Rings and Old Barstools,” Tim McGraw
“Girl Crush,” Little Big Town
“Hold My Hand,” Brandy Clark
“Traveller,” Chris Stapleton

Best Country Album
Motevallo, Sam Hunt
Pain Killer, Little Big Town,
The Blade, Ashley Monroe
Pageant Material, Kacey Musgraves
Traveller, Chris Stapleton

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Empire: Season 1, Various Artists
Fifty Shades of Grey, Various Artists
Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me, Various Artists
Pitch Perfect 2, Various Artists
Selma, Various Artists

Best Music Video
“LSD,” A$AP Rocky
“I Feel Love (Every Million Miles),” The Dead Weather
“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
“Bad Blood,” Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Freedom,” Pharrell Williams

Best Music Film
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown
Sonic Highways
What Happened, Miss Simone?
The Wall
Amy

Joe Jonas and Charlie Puth made an appearance on “Good Morning America” to announce this years American Music Awards nominations.

After the year Taylor Swift has had since her release of “1989,” it’s no surprise that she lead the pack with 6 nominations, including Artist of the Year and Song of the Year. Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd follow with 5 nominations each. Both will rival Swift for Artist and Song of the Year.

American Music Awards nominations are determined by album and digital sales, radio, streaming, social activity and touring data tracked by Billboard, Nielsen Entertainment and Next Big Sound. But, winners are decided by the fans. Fans can vote on the AMA website, as well as by mentioning the artist of choice with a hashtag of the category (and #AMAs) on Facebook and Twitter.

The American Music Awards, hosted by Jennifer Lopez, will air live on Sunday, November 22nd at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

Check out the full list of nominations below.

Artist of the Year
Luke Bryan
Ariana Grande
Maroon 5
Nicki Minaj
One Direction
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
The Weeknd

New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s
Fetty Wap
Sam Hunt
Tove Lo
Walk The Moon
The Weeknd

Song of the Year
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth — “See You Again”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars — “Uptown Funk”
Ed Sheeran — “Thinking Out Loud”
Taylor Swift — “Blank Space”
The Weeknd — “Can’t Feel My Face”

Collaboration of the Year Un-Leashed by T-Mobile
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth — “See You Again”
Rihanna & Kanye West Featuring Paul McCartney — “FourFiveSeconds”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars — “Uptown Funk”
Skrillex & Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber — “Where Are Ü Now”
Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar — “Bad Blood”

Favorite Male Artist — Pop/Rock
Nick Jonas
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith

Favorite Female Artist — Pop/Rock
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor

Favorite Duo or Group — Pop/Rock
Maroon 5
One Direction
Walk The Moon

Favorite Album – Pop/Rock
Ed Sheeran — x
Sam Smith — In The Lonely Hour
Taylor Swift — 1989

Favorite Male Artist — Country
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt

Favorite Female Artist — Country
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood

Favorite Duo or Group — Country
Zac Brown Band
Florida Georgia Line
Little Big Town

Favorite Album — Country
Jason Aldean — Old Boots, New Dirt
Florida Georgia Line — Anything Goes
Sam Hunt — Montevallo

Favorite Artist — Rap/Hip-Hop
Drake
Fetty Wap
Nicki Minaj

Favorite Album — Rap/Hip-Hop
J. Cole — 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Drake — If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
Nicki Minaj — The Pinkprint

Favorite Male Artist — Soul/R&B
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
The Weeknd

Favorite female Artist — Soul/R&B
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna

Favorite Album — Soul/R&B
Chris Brown — X
D’Angelo and The Vanguard — Black Messiah
The Weeknd — Beauty Behind the Madness

Favorite Artist — Alternative Rock
Fall Out Boy
Hozier
Walk The Moon

Favorite Artist — Adult Contemporary
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor

Favorite Artist — Latin
Enrique Iglesias
Ricky Martin
Romeo Santos

Favorite Artist — Contemporary Inspirational
Casting Crowns
Hillsong United
MercyMe

Favorite Artist — EDM
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Zedd

Top Soundtrack
Fifty Shades of Grey
Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
Pitch Perfect 2

Nicki Minaj has been teasing her fans with a surprise, and today that surprise was finally revealed. ABC Family has picked up a comedy series based on Nicki Minaj’s life, which the rapper will executive produce.

BREAKING NEWS! @NickiMinaj is executive producing & appearing in a new @ABCFamily comedy based on her life! http://t.co/nmEvsmqdzD

— ABC Family (@ABCFamily) September 29, 2015

The project will begin shooting in Minaj’s hometown of Queens this winter. Written by Kate Angelo (Sex Tape), the show will center on Minaj’s childhood from her immigration from Trinidad in the early 90s to her eventual rise to fame.

In a statement, Minaj said, “This is one of the more unique adventures I’ve ever embarked on. I couldn’t be more proud and excited to team up with an amazing group of people to give the world something really special.”

ABC Family echoed her Minaj’s excitement, EVP Programming and Development Karey Burke saying, “Nicki Minaj is a force to be reckoned with at everything she touches. Nicki is an international superstar, yet not everyone knows how inspiring and hilarious her true story is, and we can’t wait to share it with the world.”

Minaj is not the first musician ABC Family has worked with. The network is also working on a drama with Christina Aguilera and on a comedy with music manager Irving Azoff.

The MTV Video Music Awards are known for not only some crazy on-stage moments, but for the outrageous fashion on the red carpet. Celebrities forgo any and all fashion rules to make statements or to simply grab some headlines. Miley Cyrus turned heads in a silver barely there number, while Nick Jonas made us sweat (not in a good way) while draped in head to toe leather. Still, some stars managed to turn heads for their impressive style.

Check out our favorite, and not so favorite, red carpet looks.

Rosemary’s Pick: Kourtney Kardashian. With all the outrageous outfits on the red carpet, it was no easy feat to stand out in a simple bright coral jumpsuit, but Kourtney managed to pull it off. Kourtney paired the outfit with gold jewels, heels and a matching clutch. The eldest of the Kardashian sisters wore her dark hair straight and sleek giving her a sexy sophisticated look. No doubt about it, Kourtney dropped jaws as she stepped out in the Balmain number. (Also, thank you for giving short girls everywhere hope for rocking a jumpsuit!)

Frances’ Pick: Nicki Minaj. Nicki is known for her crazy red carpet outfits, especially for award shows like the VMA’s, but she kept things a little more low key in a metallic gold sheer dress by Labourjoisie. Don’t get me wrong, she was showing a lot of skin, but the pearl accents and perfectly placed cutouts made the outfit look more sophisticated versus flashy. Her perfectly contoured face makeup, winged eyeliner and blunt bangs hairstyle gave her a gorgeous natural makeup look that completed the ensemble.

Shortly after Miley Cyrus announced she would be hosting the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, nominations were revealed.

Fuck yeah VMAs!!!!! #VMAs on @MTV Aug 30 at 9pm

A photo posted by Miley Cyrus (@mileycyrus) on Jul 20, 2015 at 3:52pm PDT

Leading the pack of nominees is Taylor Swift, with nine noms to her name. Taylor can credit “Bad Blood” for seven nominations (Video of the Year among those), and two for “Blank Space” (Best Female Video and Best Pop Video). Going up against Taylor for Video of the Year is her pal Ed Sheeran for “Thinking Out Loud,” which earned him another 3 nominations. His video for “Don’t” gave him another 2, for a total of 6 nominations for the Brit. Fellow British songwriter James Bay is nominated for “Artist to Watch.” But Ed Sheeran’s pals in One Direction were noticeably snubbed again this year, despite having videos for “Steal My Girl” and “Night Changes.”

While Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” received nominations for Best Female Video and Best Hip Hop Video, Nicki was snubbed in the Video of the Year category. Additionally, “Feeling Myself,” her video with Beyonce received zero love. Nicki let out her frustration in a series of tweets:

While no names were named, it seemed as though Nicki Minaj might have been referencing Taylor Swift, and perhaps would even pull a Kanye if she won?

Taylor Swift surprisingly didn’t stay quiet on the matter, but Nicki insisted it had nothing to do with Taylor personally.

Drama already and the VMA’s don’t even take place until August 30, 2015.

Check out the full list of nominees below:

Video of the Year
Beyoncé, 7/11
Ed Sheeran, Thinking Out Loud
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar, Bad Blood
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars, Uptown Funk
Kendrick Lamar, Alright

Best Male Video
Ed Sheeran, Thinking Out Loud
Mark Ronson ft. 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 ft. 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 presented by Taco Bell
Fetty Wap, Trap Queen
Vance Joy, Riptide
George Ezra, Budapest
James Bay, Hold Back The River
FKA Twigs Pendulum

Best Collaboration
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar, Bad Blood
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars, Uptown Funk
Wiz Khalifa ft. 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 ft. Kanye West & John Legend, One Man Can Change the World
Rihanna, American Oxygen
Wale, The White Shoes

Professional Categories

Best Art Direction
Taylor Swift ft. 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 with Justin Bieber, Where Are U Now (Brewer)

Best Choreography
Beyoncé, 7/11 (Beyoncé & Chris Grant, with additional choreography, Gabriel Valenciano)
OK Go, I Won’t Let You Down (OK Go, air:man & 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 ft. Kendrick Lamar, Never Catch Me (Larkin Sieple)
Ed Sheeran, Thinking Out Loud (Daniel Pearl)
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar, Bad Blood (Christopher Probst)
FKA Twigs, Two Weeks (Justin Brown)
Alt-J, Left Hand Free (Mike Simpson)

Best Direction
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar, Bad Blood (Joseph Kahn)
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars, Uptown Funk (Bruno Mars & Cameron Duddy)
Kendrick Lamar, Alright (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies)
Hozier, Take Me To Church (Brendan Canty & Conal Thomson)
Childish Gambino, Sober (Hiro Murai)

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

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

Is it just us or were the VMAs filled with loads of awkward moments? We’re not just talking about all the performances we’ve already forgotten about, but all the in between moments where it seemed all celebrities were throwing shade at each other. Miley Cyrus’ unenthusiastic face during Taylor Swift’s performance, as well as her refusal to clap for Ed Sheeran’s win topped our most memorable moments. Check out not only Miley, but Rita Ora making some unapologetic faces at fellow artists in our Storify below. Some people won awards in between too.