Beyonce leads MTV video nominations, Swift shut out

New York

BEYONCE'S critically-praised visual album Lemonade on Tuesday earned the R&B singer a career-best 11 nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards, in a list that included multiple nods for Adele and rapper Kanye West but nothing for Taylor Swift.

Adele's YouTube-shattering video for her 2015 comeback single Hello notched seven nominations, while the sultry British singer earned an eighth mention for Send My Love (To Your New Lover)." The controversial video for West's Famous - which features portrayals of 12 nude celebrities including Swift sleeping next to the rapper - got two nominations, including the top award of video of the year.