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Singer Britney Spears arrives at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, U.S., August 28, 2016. Reuters/Eduardo Munoz

The most-anticipated awards show of the year is here! Some of the biggest names in the music industry are heading to Madison Square Garden in New York City on Monday for the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.

A-list stars such as Britney Spears, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj and Kanye West are some of the biggest names who are set to perform in the awards show.

Spears, 34, will deliver her first VMA performance since 2007. She will perform “Make Me…,” from her album “Glory,” with rapper G-Eazy.

Rihanna, 28, is expected to take the stage multiple times at the affair. The “Work” singer is also set to receive the coveted Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.

Queen Bey, 34, is said to make a surprise performance, although her plans have been kept under wraps so far. The singer is nominated for 11 Moonmen this year, including Best Female Video and Video of the Year.

Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj are joining forces again to perform their latest song collaboration, “Side to Side,” from Grande’s album “Dangerous Woman.”

West, 39, is reported to deliver a four-minute speech at the event. The rapper has been often making headlines for his lengthy rants and crazy antics during the past VMAs.

Check out the complete list of nominees below.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • Adele – "Hello"
  • Beyoncé – "Formation"
  • Drake – "Hotline Bling"
  • Justin Bieber – "Sorry"
  • Kanye West – "Famous"

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

  • Adele – "Hello"
  • Beyoncé – "Hold Up"
  • Sia – "Cheap Thrills"
  • Ariana Grande – "Into You"
  • Rihanna ft. Drake – "Work" (short version)

BEST MALE VIDEO

  • Drake – "Hotline Bling"
  • Bryson Tiller – "Don’t"
  • Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – "This Is What You Came For"
  • Kanye West – "Famous"
  • The Weeknd – "Can’t Feel My Face"

BEST COLLABORATION

  • Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar – "Freedom"
  • Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign – "Work From Home"
  • Ariana Grande ft. Lil Wayne – "Let Me Love You"
  • Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – "This Is What You Came For"
  • Rihanna ft. Drake – "Work" (short version)

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO

  • Drake – "Hotline Bling"
  • Desiigner – "Panda"
  • Bryson Tiller – "Don’t"
  • Chance The Rapper ft. Saba – "Angels"
  • 2 Chainz – "Watch Out"

BEST POP VIDEO

  • Adele – "Hello"
  • Beyoncé – "Formation"
  • Justin Bieber – "Sorry"
  • Alessia Cara – "Wild Things"
  • Ariana Grande – "Into You"

BEST ROCK VIDEO

  • All Time Low – "Missing You"
  • Coldplay – "Adventure of A Lifetime"
  • Fall Out Boy ft. Demi Lovato – "Irresistible"
  • twenty one pilots – "Heathens"
  • Panic! At The Disco – "Victorious"

BEST ELECTRONIC VIDEO

  • Calvin Harris & Disciples – "How Deep Is Your Love"
  • 99 Souls ft. Destiny’s Child & Brandy – "The Girl Is Mine"
  • Mike Posner – "I Took a Pill in Ibiza"
  • Afrojack – "SummerThing!"
  • The Chainsmokers ft. Daya – "Don’t Let Me Down"

BREAKTHROUGH LONG FORM VIDEO

  • Florence + The Machine – The Odyssey
  • Beyoncé – Lemonade
  • Justin Bieber – PURPOSE: The Movement
  • Chris Brown – Royalty
  • Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy

BEST NEW ARTIST

  • Bryson Tiller
  • Desiigner
  • Zara Larsson
  • Lukas Graham

SONG OF SUMMER

  • Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For”
  • The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey – “Closer”
  • Drake ft. Kyla & Wizkid – “One Dance”
  • Fifth Harmony ft. Fetty Wap – “All In My Head (Flex)”
  • Justin Timberlake – “Can’t Stop The Feeling”
  • Kent Jones – “Don’t Mind”
  • Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber MØ– “Cold Water”
  • Nick Jonas ft. Ty Dolla $ign – “Bacon”
  • Selena Gomez – “Kill ‘Em With Kindness”
  • Sia – “Cheap Thrills”

BEST ART DIRECTION

  • Beyoncé – "Hold Up"
  • Fergie – "M.I.L.F. $"
  • Drake – "Hotline Bling"
  • David Bowie – "Blackstar"
  • Adele – "Hello"

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

  • Beyoncé – "Formation"
  • Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell – "WTF (Where They From)"
  • Beyoncé – "Sorry"
  • FKA Twigs – "M3LL155X"
  • Florence + The Machine – "Delilah"

BEST DIRECTION

  • Beyoncé – "Formation"
  • Coldplay – "Up&Up"
  • Adele – "Hello"
  • David Bowie – "Lazarus"
  • Tame Impala – "The Less I Know the Better"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • Beyoncé – "Formation"
  • Adele – "Hello"
  • David Bowie – "Lazarus"
  • Alesso – "I Wanna Know"
  • Ariana Grande – "Into You"

BEST EDITING

  • Beyoncé – "Formation"
  • Adele – "Hello"
  • Fergie – "M.I.L.F. $"
  • David Bowie – "Lazarus"
  • Ariana Grande – "Into You"

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

  • Coldplay – "Up&Up"
  • FKA Twigs – "M3LL155X"
  • Adele – "Send My Love (to Your New Lover)"
  • The Weeknd – "Can’t Feel My Face"
  • Zayn – "PILLOWTALK"
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