Story highlights Swift was nominated for three technical awards at MTV Video Music Awards

Awards show will air live on MTV in August 20

(CNN) Apparently bathing in a tub full of diamonds is not enough to snag one of the big MTV Video Music Awards nominations.

Taylor Swift -- arguably one of the stars most associated with the awards show thanks to her now-famous 2009 onstage run-in with Kanye West -- was shut out of the major categories this year.

The singer received only three nominations: best art direction, best visual effects and best editing for her "Look What You Made Me Do" video.

That debut single and video from her "Reputation" album was much heralded and anticipated as Swift had been off the scene for a few years.

Suffice it to say fans were not happy that "Look What You Made Me Do" was not nominated for best video.

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