Taylor Swift leads MTV VMA nominations

The pop superstar will be in the running for nine awards at the August 30 gala, topping English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, who was tapped for six. The host of the Los Angeles gala will be singer Miley Cyrus, who at the 2013 awards stripped down to a flesh-colored bikini and twerked with Robin Thicke -- adding to her notoriety but also bringing the bottom-thrusting dance move into the mainstream. Swift is in the running for Video of the Year for "Bad Blood," which features the 25-yea