Taylor Swift's superhero-themed video on Bad Blood is up for video of the year.It will compete with Beyonce's 7/11; Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud;
The awards are being held in Los Angeles on 30 August.Ronson's Uptown Funk, featuring Bruno Mars, and Kendrick Lamar's Alright.
The awards show, which hands out Moonman statuettes as its prize, has seen some controversial antics from its stars in recent years.
Swift, whose album 1989 was 2014's best-selling album globally, also earned nominations for her music video Blank Space in the best female video and best pop video categories.
Cyrus, who has risen to the ranks of hosting this year's show, tweeted a picture of herself wearing placards saying: "MTV won't let me perform" and then: "So I'm hosting this year's VMAs."
In 2013 singer Miley Cyrus twerked through her performance holding a foam finger and, in 2009, hip-hop star Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for best female video.
Ellie Goulding is the only British artist up for best female video, for Love Me Like You Do. She is up against Beyonce's 7/11, Nicki Minaj's Anaconda, Sia's Elastic Heart and Taylor Swift's Blank Face.
Three British starts are listed in the artists to watch category: George Ezra, FKA Twigs and James Bay, while the other two nominees are American - Vance Joy and Fetty Wap.
The awards show, which began in 1984, will be broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater, formerly the Nokia Theatre in LA.
In the best male category, British artist Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud is competing with The Weekend for Earned It, Nick Jonas's Chains, Lamar's Alright and Ronson's Uptown Funk.
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