The nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards 2013 were announced Wednesday morning, with Justin Timberlake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis earning the most nominations. Several others, including Bruno Mars, Robin Thicke, Miley Cyrus and P!nk, earned multiple nominations.

Others who earned multiple nods are Taylor Swift, Drake, Calvin HArris, Kendrick Lamar, The Weekend, fun., Thirty Seconds to Mars, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Capital Cities.

MTV used social media, including an Instagram video, to announce the nominees for the top prize - Video of the Year. Timberlake’s “Mirrors,” Mars’ “Locked Out Of HEaven,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop”, Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” and Swift’s “I Knew you Were Trouble” will compete for the award.

Timberlake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis both earned six nominations. Timberlake’s nominations include Best Collaboration for “Suit & Tie” with Jay-Z. The 20/20 Experience singer has won seven VMAs in his career.

Mards earned four nominations, while P!nk, Robin Thicke, Miley Cyrus and Thirty Seconds to Mars all received three.

This year’s ceremony will be the first one ever held in Brooklyn, with the Barclays Center hosting the event. It airs live on Sunday, Aug. 25 at 9 p.m. This is also the show’s 30th anniversary

One of the big changes includes the renaming of the Best New Artist category to Artist To Watch, which was inspired by MTV’s campaign of the same name. Twenty One Pilots for “Holding On To You,” Zedd featuring Foxes for “Clarity,” Austin Mahone for “What About Love,” The Weeknd for “Wicked Games” and Iggy Azalea for “Work” are nominated in the category.

Here's the list of nominees:

Video Of The Year
Justin Timberlake - “Mirrors”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz - “Thrift Shop”
Bruno Mars - “Locked Out of Heaven”
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell - “Blurred Lines”
Taylor Swift - “I Knew You Were Trouble”

Best Hip-Hop Video
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - “Can’t Hold Us”
Drake - “Started From The Bottom”
Kendrick Lamar - “Swimming Pools”
A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar - “F**kin Problems”
J. Cole feat. Miguel - “Power Trip”

Best Male Video
Justin Timberlake - “Mirrors”
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. 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”
P!nk 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”

Artist To Watch Presented by Taco Bell®
Twenty One Pilots - “Holding On To You”
Zedd Feat. Foxes - “Clarity”
Austin Mahone - “What About Love”
The Weeknd - “Wicked Games”
Iggy Azalea - “Work”

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. T.I. and Pharrell - “Blurred Lines”
P!nk 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”
Beyoncé - “I Was Here”

Best Rock Video
Imagine Dragons - “Radiocative”
Fall Out Boy Fall Out Boy - “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)”
Mumford & Sons Mumford & Sons - “I Will Wait”
30 Seconds To Mars Thirty Seconds to Mars - “Up In The Air”
Vampire Weekend - “Diane Young”

Best Art Direction
Capital Cities - “Safe and Sound”
Thirty Seconds To Mars - “Up In The Air”
Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu - “Q.U.E.E.N”
Lana Del Rey - “National Anthem”
Alt-J - “Tesselate”

Best Choreography
Chris Brown - “Fine China”
Ciara - “Body Party”
Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull – “Live It Up”
will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber – “#thatPOWER”
Bruno Mars - “Treasure”

Best Cinematography
Thirty Seconds To Mars - “Up In The Air”
Lana Del Rey - “Ride”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - “Sacrilege”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - “Can’t Hold Us”
A-Trak & Tommy Trash - “Tuna Melt”

Best Direction
Justin Timberlake feat. JAY-Z - “Suit & Tie”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - “Can’t Hold Us”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - “Sacrilege”
fun. - “Carry On”
Drake - “Started From The Bottom”

Best Editing
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess - “Just Give Me A Reason”
Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch - “Sweet Nothing”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - “Can’t Hold Us”
Justin Timberlake - “Mirrors”
Miley Cyrus - “We Can’t Stop”

Best Visual Effects
Flying Lotus – “Tiny Tortures”
Skrillex feat. The Door – “Breakin’ A Sweat”
The Weeknd – “Wicked Games”
Duck Sauce – “It’s You”
Capital Cities – “Safe and Sound”

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