The VMA's will take place on September 6th, just a few weeks to go!

They just announced the nominations too

Video of the Year

‪Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
‪Gotye, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Rihanna, “We Found Love”
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
M.I.A., “Bad Girls”

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Best New Artist

‪Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, “We Are Young”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
The Wanted, “Glad You Came”

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Best Hip-Hop Video

‪Childish Gambino, “Heartbeat”
Drake feat. Lil Wayne, “HYFR”
Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean & 2 Chainz, “Mercy”
Watch the Throne, “Paris”
Nicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz, “Beez in the Trap”


Best Male Video

‪Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”
Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
Chris Brown, “Turn Up the Music”
Usher, “Climax”


Best Female Video

‪Rihanna, “We Found Love”
Katy Perry, “Part of Me”
Beyonce, “Love on Top”‬
Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
Selena Gomez & The Scene, “Love You Like a Love Song”

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Best Pop Video

‪One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, “We Are Young”
Rihanna, “We Found Love”
Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”
‪Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa, “Payphone”

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Best Rock Video

‪Coldplay, “Paradise”
‪The Black Keys, “Lonely Boy”
Linkin Park, “BURN IT DOWN”
Jack White, “Sixteen Saltines”
Imagine Dragons, “It’s Time”

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Best Electronic Dance Music Video‬

‪Duck Sauce, “Big Bad Wolf”
‪Calvin Harris, “Feel So Close”
Skrillex, “First of the Year (Equinox)”
Martin Solveig, “The Night Out”
Avicii, “Levels”‬


Best Video With a Message

‪Demi Lovato, “Skyscraper”
Rise Against, “Ballad of Hollis Brown”
Kelly Clarkson, “Dark Side”
Gym Class Heroes, “The Fighter”
K’Naan feat. Nelly Furtado, “Is Anybody Out There?”
Lil Wayne, “How to Love”
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Best Art Direction

‪Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
Lana Del Rey, “Born to Die”
Regina Spektor, “All the Rowboats”
Of Monsters & Men, “Little Talks”


Best Choreography

‪Chris Brown, “Turn Up the Music”
Rihanna, “Where Have You Been”
Beyonce, “Countdown”
Avicii, “Levels”
‪Jennifer Lopez f/Pitbull, “Dance Again”
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Best Cinematography
‪M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
Adele, “Someone Like You”
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
Coldplay feat. Rihanna, “Princess of China”
Lana Del Rey, “Born to Die”

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Best Direction

‪M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
Duck Sauce, “Big Bad Wolf”
Coldplay feat. Rihanna, “Princess of China”
Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
Watch the Throne, “Otis”

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Best Editing

‪Beyonce, “Countdown”
‪A$AP Rocky, “Goldie”
Gotye, “Somebody That I Used to Know”
Watch the Throne, “Paris”
Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean and 2 Chainz, “Mercy”

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Best Visual Effects‪
Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Rihanna, “Where Have You Been”
David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, “Turn Me On”
Linkin Park, “BURN IT DOWN”‬


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Very annoyed Lana has been snubbed

Thanks for this ! I think Rihanna will win a lot here.

In all fairness, they haven't really promoted her in the States a lot. But at least she got a couple of nominations. What about Madonna?

Agreed. This is going to be her year! I predict she'll get at least 2 awards

I am not suprised about Madonna but minus her recent video, her videos for this era have been amazing. Her best since American Life.

Exactly! I think 'GGW' was too raunchy, which is why it didn't get any nods, but I thought 'GMAYL' would be nominated at least in the pop categories

Madonna has never chased awards though. People have to remember that. When ever she has won its been off the back of being amazing purely by chance. Not by going all out in the most desperate of ways just to win a VMA like some have done!

Pleased for Rihanna. At last she might finally get a VMA! not too disappointed for Lana as her best is still to come so she has plently time yet.

They're pretty fair IMO

I hope either Katy or Rihanna sweep.

You're right about Madonna, but I thought she was going to be nominated in at least one category! I'm a little surprised.

And yes, I think Rihanna is definitely going to win this year. Both 'WFL' and 'WHYB' were amazing videos!

MIA Bad girls is the best video of the year but if that doesn't win, then We found love should win.

Or because the guys in heels put the homophobes off putting it up for any awards

M.I.A. is this year's biggest surprise. Her video barely got any rotation on MTV, yet she got 4 (I think) nominations! I loved her video, so I'm pleasantly surprised, though

This is what I voted for. I didn't vote for Best New Artist and Best Hip Hop Video, but I wish I could vote for Art Direction and Choreography. Too bad these are not voting categories

Lady Gaga fans seem outraged... so I decided to go about my way to piss them off by mouthing Lady who?.


I'd say I had a good day of fishing.

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Mcfly fans come to a close second in the nutjob/idiot rankings

The first two performers have just been announced

Alicia Keys and One Direction

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I'm excited for Alicia. She'll obviously perform her new lead single, so it's going to be a good way to kick off the new era

A bit unneccesary though. There really wasn't really any need for you to do that.

Happy with the nominations, reckon Rihanna will probably win the most awards on the night followed by Katy Perry.

Oh there really was

Why are people surprised about Gaga?! She hasn't released any video to qualify for a nomination has she?

Anywho, I hope Rihanna wins a few for WFL, brilliant, gritty video. I am also surprised Lana didn't get a single nomination her videos are always great. I can see One Direction winning a few if they're fan voted.

Tell her deluded little fanbase that.

I don't think GaGa fans have a reason to be upset either. The only video she released during the deadline was 'MTN' and it didn't get a really positive feedback. Besides, if she promotes or better yet premieres a new single at the VMA's, I don't think she's too fussed about being "snubbed"

I hope more artists will be added to the line-up soon. MTV has only confirmed Alicia Keys and 1D. I expect an announcement about Rihanna pretty soon. She has loads of nominations, so she'll probably be performing, even though she's currently on vacation around Europe.

The Lana snub is just idiotic

Agreed but hardly unexpected. The Best New Artist snub is the most glaring one. Her album, whilst far more 'popular' elsewhere in the world, is still the best selling in the US by a US 2012 debuting artist (even though not one single has been released to radio there). The SNL debacle still in play there, sadly. Oh well. Their loss, hopefully us in Europe will get even more of her than if she had really taken off in the US.