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The nominations for this year's MTV Video Music Awards have finally been announced. There's few surprises in the list, with Beyoncé leading the pack and set to sweep the board with a grand total of five nominations in the main categories. However, we are shocked by the low quality of some of the videos nominated. Justin Bieber's 'Sorry', a green screen dance video which doesn't even feature the singer and plays out like a fan-made compilation, is one of the nominations; while Rihanna's 'Work', the no-choreography, no-creativity, no-looks, no-aesthetic, no-talent video that was so boring they had to film two, is also nominated twice; and Sia's music video that isn't a music video but is actually a lyric video for 'Cheap Thrills' is also nominated. Meanwhile, more worthy music videos like Fergie's 'MILF$', Gwen Stefani's 'Make Me Like You', Lana Del Rey's 'High By The Beach', Bonnie McKee's 'I Want It All' and Cupcakke's 'Pedophile' were all paid dust. There's no word yet on hosts or performances we can expect on the night, but given whose currently promoting new music we can expect performances from the likes of Katy, Rihanna, Britney, Beyonce and Adele. What do you think of the nominations? Are they well deserved or are there some glaring omissions? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below! Video of the Year Beyoncé - "Formation" Adele - "Hello" Drake - "Hotline Bling" Justin Bieber - "Sorry" Kanye West - "Famous" Best Female Video Ariana Grande - "Into You" Beyoncé - "Hold Up" Adele - "Hello" Rihanna f/ Drake - "Work" Sia f/ Sean Paul - "Cheap Thrills" Best Collab Beyoncé f/ Kendrick Lamar - "Freedom" Ariana Grande f/ Lil Wayne - "Let Me Love You" Calvin Harris f/ Rihanna - "This Is What You Came For" Rihanna f/ Drake - "Work" Fifth Harmony f/ Ty Dolla $ign - "Work from Home" Best New Artist Desiigner Bryson Tiller DNCE Zara Larsson Lukas Graham Best Pop Video Alessia Cara - "Wild Things" Ariana Grande - "Into You" Adele - "Hello" Justin Bieber - "Sorry" Beyoncé - "Formation" Best Male Video Bryson Tiller - "Don't" Calvin Harris f/ Rihanna - "This Is What You Came For" Drake - "Hotline Bling" Kanye West - "Famous" The Weeknd - "Can't Feel My Face" Best Rock Video All Time Low - "Missing You" Panic! At the Disco - "Victorious" Coldplay - "Adventure of a Lifetime" Fall Out Boy f/ Demi Lovato - "Irresistible" twenty one pilots - "Heathens" Best Hip-Hop Video 2 Chainz - "Watch Out" Bryson Tiller - "Don't" Chance The Rapper f/ Saba - "Angels" Desiigner - "Panda" Drake - "Hotline Bling" Best Electronic Video 99 Souls f/ Destiny's Child & Brandy - "The Girl Is Mine" Afrojack - "Summerthing" Calvin Harris & Disciples - "How Deep Is Your Love" Mike Posner - "I Took A Pill In Ibiza (SeeB Remix)" The Chainsmokers f/ Daya - "Don't Let Me Down" Breakthrough Long Form Video Beyoncé - "Lemonade" Chris Brown - "Royalty" Florence + The Machine - "The Odyssey" Justin Bieber - "Purpose: The Movement" Troye Sivan - "Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy" Professional Categories

We're dangerously close to the end of the year, and as most normal people start to consider Christmas presents and family vacations, pop music lovers are getting ready for another big event in their calendars: mash-up season. First triggered by DJ Earworm way back in 2009 with his hit-filled track 'United States of Pop', epic end of year mash-ups have basically become a tradition in the pop world and are now something fans can look forward to every year, with the biggest recieving millions of views and extensive radio play. First started in 2010 by Daniel Kim, 'Pop Danthology' is one such mashup which often jams in dozens of your favourite pop songs to make a cohesive, danceable track. For the first time, 2015's 'Pop Danthology' is split into two parts a decision Kim says was dictated by the fact that "it has become increasingly more challenging to satisfy my fans and fit in all of their many favourite songs in my year-end mashup". Part one is just over four minutes long and features an impressive 45 songs, ranging from tracks by pop starlets such as Demi Lovato's 'Cool For The Summer', Hilary Duff's 'Sparks', Kelly Clarkson's 'Heartbeat Song' to sleeper hits like 'Fetty Wap's 'Trap Queen', Skrillex, Diplo and Justin Bieber's 'Where Are U Now', Maroon 5's 'Sugar', and Zedd and Selena Gomez's 'I Want You To Know'. Meanwhile, part two clocks in at just over five minutes, featuring a grand total of 37 songs including Adele's 'Hello', Ariana Grande's 'Focus', Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea's 'Pretty Girls', Ellie Goulding's 'Love Me Like You Do', Major Lazer, DJ Snake, and MO's 'Lean On', Rihanna's 'Bitch Better Have My Money', Selena Gomez and A$AP Rocky's 'Good For You', Silento's 'Watch Me', Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar's 'Bad Blood' and The Weeknd's 'Can’t Feel My Face'. What do you guys think? Will you be playing this track at your Thanksgiving dinners, or are the originals always the best? Let us know in the comments down below!