ARIA Awards 2016: Beyoncé leads nominees for Best International Artist

After dominating the recent MTV Video Music Awards, Beyoncé Knowles is poised for a tough competition over Australia’s Best International Artist for this year.

The “Lemonade” singer is one of the 10 international artists nominated for the prestigious award, which will be presented at the 30th Annual ARIA Awards in Sydney next month.

Aside from Beyonce, nominees include Taylor Swift, Adele, Drake, Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Meghan Trainor, One Direction, Twenty One Pilots, and The Weekend.

Beyonce for shortlisted for “Lemonade,” Adele for “25,” Coldplay for “A Head Full of Dreams,” Drake for “Views” and “If You’re Reading This Too Late,” Meghan Trainor for “Title” and “Thank You,” Justin Bieber for “Purpose,” Taylor Swift for “1989,” One Direction for “Made in the A.M.,” Twenty One Pilots for “Blurryface” and the Weekend for “Beauty Behind the Madness.”

As for local artists, Flume and Troye Sivan dominated the home-grown nominees for the upcoming ARIA Awards. (Read: ARIA Awards 2016: Flume, Troy Sivan lead nominees)

The ARIA Awards will be presented to the winners on Nov. 23 at the Star Casino in Sydney. Tickets will be sold to the public starting Oct. 10. The ceremonies will be broadcasted on Channel Ten.