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Beyoncé, Adele lead MTV VMA nominees

out musician Troye Sivan also lands nomination

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MTV announced its 2016 VMA nominations with Beyoncé and Adele leading the pack.

Beyoncé received the most nominations, earning 11 for her visual album “Lemonade” and scoring a nomination for Video of the Year for “Formation.” Adele came in at second place with a total eight nominations, seven for “Hello” and one for “Send My Love (To Your New Lover).”

Troye Sivan’s “Blue Neighborhood Trilogy” music video series was also nominated for Best Long-Form Video. The series tells the story of Sivan and his childhood friend who encounter the struggles of a same-sex relationship. The series includes Sivan’s songs “Wild,” “Free” and “Take Me Down.”

The 33rd annual MTV VMAs air on Sunday, Aug. 28 from New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

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- “Work (featuring Drake)”

Best Male Video

Drake- “Hotline Bling”

Bryson Tiller- “Don’t”

Calvin Harris- “This is What You Came For (featuring Rihanna)”

Kanye West- “Famous”

The Weeknd- “Can’t Feel My Face”

Best Collaboration

Beyoncé- “Freedom (featuring Kendrick Lamar)”

Fifth Harmony- “Work From Home (featuring Ty Dolla $ign)”

Ariana Grande- “Let Me Love You (featuring Lil Wayne)”

Calvin Harris- “This is What You Came For (featuring Rihanna)”

Rihanna- “Work (featuring Drake)”

Best Hip-Hop Video

Drake- “Hotline Bling”

Desiigner- “Panda”

Bryson Tiller- “Don’t”

Chance the Rapper- “Angels (featuring Saba)”

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- “Irresistible (featuring Demi Lovato)”

Twenty One Pilots- “Heathens”

Panic! At The Disco- “Victorious”

Best Electronic Video

Calvin Harris & Disciples- “How Deep is Your Love”

99 Souls- “The Girl is Mine (featuring Destiny’s Child and Brandy)”

Mike Posner- “I Took a Pill in Ibiza”

Afrojack- “SummerThing!”

The Chainsmokers- “Don’t Let Me Down (featuring Daya)”

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

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PHOTOS: New York City Pride Parade

Annual LGBTQ march held in Manhattan

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The 2024 New York City Pride Parade was held on June 30. (Washington Blade photo by Daniel Truitt)

The 2024 New York City Pride Parade wound through the streets of Manhattan and past the historic Stonewall Inn on Sunday, June 30.

(Washington Blade photos by Daniel Truitt)

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PHOTOS: Fredericksburg Pride

Fourth annual LGBTQ march and festival held in Virginia town

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The 2024 Fredericksburg Pride March wound through the streets of Fredericksburg, Va. on Saturday. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

The fourth annual Fredericksburg Pride march and festival was held at Riverfront Park in Fredericksburg, Va. on Saturday, June 29. The event began with a march around downtown Fredericksburg beginning and ending in the park.

(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)

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PHOTOS: Goodwin Living Pride

Senior living and healthcare organization holds fourth annual march at Falls Church campus

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Drag artist Crimsyn marches alongside residents and supporters at the fourth annual Goodwin Living Bailey's Crossroads community Pride march on June 25. (Photo courtesy of Goodwin Living)

The senior living and healthcare organization Goodwin Living held its fourth annual community Pride march around its Bailey’s Crossroads campus in Falls Church, Va. with residents, friends and supporters on Tuesday, June 25. Following the march, a drag brunch was held with performances by drag artists of SADBrunch: Crimsyn, Sapphire Dupree and Evon Dior Michelle.

(Photos courtesy of Goodwin Living)

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