Justin Timberlake and Macklemore lead MTV nominations

Justin Timberlake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis lead the nominations for this year's MTV Video Music Awards (VMA).

Both acts are up for six prizes and go up head-to-head for the fan-voted video of the year award and in the editing and direction categories.

Justin Timberlake is also nominated for male video, pop video and collaboration with Jay-Z for Suit & Tie.

Macklemore are up for best hip-hop video, video with a social message and the cinematography prize.

Bruno Mars, Pink, Robin Thicke, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Drake, Calvin Harris, Kendrick Lamar, Capital Cities, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Thirty Seconds to Mars and Fun are also up for more than one nomination.

The Weeknd, Twenty One Pilots, Zedd, Austin Mahone and Iggy Azalea fight it out in the newly-named artist to watch category.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis appeared at this year's Radio 1 Big Weekend

Mumford & Sons are up against Imagine Dragons, Fall Out Boy, Thirty Seconds to Mars and Vampire Weekend for the best rock video prize.

The only other British interest comes in the best video category with Ed Sheeran nominated for Lego House.

The nominations were launched as a series of videos created by 23-year-old artist, Khoa, on MTV's Instagram and Vine accounts.

Selected MTV Video Music Award nominees are:

Video of the year

Justin Timberlake (Mirrors)

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz (Thrift Shop)

Bruno Mars (Locked Out of Heaven)

Robin Thicke feat. TI and Pharrell (Blurred Lines)

Taylor Swift (I Knew You Were Trouble)

Best male video

Justin Timberlake (Mirrors)

Robin Thicke feat. TI and Pharrell (Blurred Lines)

Bruno Mars (Locked Out of Heaven)

Ed Sheeran (Lego House)

Kendrick Lamar (Swimming Pools)

Best female video

Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko (Stay)

Taylor Swift (I Knew You Were Trouble)

Miley Cyrus (We Can't Stop)

Pink feat. Nate Ruess (Just Give Me A Reason)

Demi Lovato (Heart Attack)

Best pop video

Bruno Mars (Locked Out of Heaven)

Justin Timberlake (Mirrors)

Fun (Carry On)

Miley Cyrus (We Can't Stop)

Selena Gomez (Come and Get It)

Best collaboration

Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z (Suit & Tie)

Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera (Feel This Moment)

Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding (I Need Your Love)

Robin Thicke feat. TI and Pharrell (Blurred Lines)

Pink feat. Nate Ruess (Just Give Me A Reason)

Best video with a social message

Kelly Clarkson (People Like Us)

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Same Love)

Snoop Lion (No Guns Allowed)

Miguel (Candles In The Sun)

Beyonce (I Was Here)

This year's MTV VMAs take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on 25 August.

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