Hozier and U2 are among the nominees for this year's MTV Video Music Awards in the US.
Hozier is nominated in the Best Alternative category for Too Sweet.
U2 are nominated in the Best Rock category for Atomic City.
Taylor Swift leads the pack with 10 nominations.
Swift, who is currently on the European leg of her Eras tour, has been nominated eight times for her Post Malone collaboration Fortnight. She has also been nominated in the Best Pop and Artist of the Year categories.
Collaborator Malone, who has nine nominations, is close behind, with eight for Fortnight and another for Best Collaboration for I Had Some Help, recorded with Morgan Wallen.
Ariana Grande, Bad Bunny, Eminem, Sabrina Carpenter and SZA have also been nominated in the Artist of the Year category, alongside Swift.
Swift and Malone's collaboration is joined by Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Eminem, SZA and Ariana Grande in the race for Video of the Year.
Competing with Fortnight in the Song of the Year category are Carpenter, Teddy Swims, Jack Harlow, Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar.
Last year's ceremony saw Swift take home nine awards, bringing her total number of VMA awards to 23.
Only Beyoncé, with 28, has more awards, with Swift trailed by Madonna, who has 20 awards, and Lady Gaga, who has 19.
Other musicians to see a high number of nominations include Grande, Carpenter and Eminem, who have six each, and Megan Thee Stallion and SZA, who have five each.
Chappell Roan, Gracie Abrams and Morgan Wallen are among the artists being recognised at the VMAs for the first time.
The awards will take place at the UBS Arena in New York on Tuesday 10 September.
Fan voting is open in 15 categories at vote.mtv.com.
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