The MTV Video Music Awards are to kick off shortly and here is a list of the nominees.
Eminem leads all male performers with eight nominations while Lady Gaga leads all performers with 13 nominations, including two in the “Video of the Year” category for both “Bad Romance” and “Telephone.”
Eminem’s “Not Afraid” is nominated for “Best Male Video” and “Video of the Year” awards.
Ke$ha - “Tik Tok”
Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg - “California Gurls”
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga - “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”
Taylor Swift - “Fifteen”
Usher featuring Will.I.Am - “OMG”
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams - “Airplanes”
Drake - “Find Your Love”
Jason Derulo - “In My Head”
Florence + The Machine - “Dog Days Are Over”
30 Seconds To Mars - “Kings and Queens”
Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé - “Telephone”
Eminem - “Not Afraid”
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams - “Airplanes”
Eminem - “Not Afraid”
Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem - “Forever”
Jay-Z & Swizz Beats - “On To The Next One”
Kid Cudi featuring MGMT & Ratatat - “Pursuit Of Happiness”
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga - “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”
Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé - “Telephone
3OH!3 featuring Kesha - “My First Kiss
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - “Empire State of Mind”
Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dog - “California Gurls”
Ke$ha - “Tik Tok”
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga - “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”
B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars - “Title: Nothing on You”
Muse - “Uprising”
Paramore - “Ignorance”
Florence + the Machine - “Dog Days Are Over”
MGMT - “Flash Delirium”
Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull - “I Like It”
Cascada - “Evacuate The Dancefloor”
David Guetta featuring Akon - “Sexy Chick”
Usher featuring Will.I.Am - “OMG”
Jason Derulo - “In My Head”
Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris - “Baby”
Nicki Minaj featuring Sean Garrett - “Massive Attack”
Broken Bells - “The Ghost Inside”
Florence + The Machine - “Dogs Days Are Over”
Eminem - “Not Afraid”
30 Seconds To Mars - “Kings and Queens”
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga - “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”
Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé - “Telephone”
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga - “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”
Usher featuring Will.I.Am - “OMG”
Janelle Monáe featuring Big Boi - “Tightrope”
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - “Empire State of Mind”
Lady Gaga - “Bad Romance”
Mumford and Sons - “Little Lion Man”
Florence + The Machine - “Dog Days Are Over”
Lady Gaga - “Bad Romance”
Eminem - “Not Afraid”
P!nk - “Funhouse”
30 Seconds To Mars - “Kings and Queens”
Eminem - “Not Afraid”
Rihanna - “Rude Boy”
P!nk - “Funhouse”
Miike Snow - “Animal”
Eminem - “Not Afraid”
Muse - “Uprising”
Green Day - “21st Century Breakdown”
Dan Black - “Symphonies”
Gorillaz featuring Bobby Womack & Mos Def - “Stylo”
Coldplay - “Strawberry Swing”
The Black Keys - “Tighten Up”
Eminem leads all male performers with eight nominations while Lady Gaga leads all performers with 13 nominations, including two in the “Video of the Year” category for both “Bad Romance” and “Telephone.”
Eminem’s “Not Afraid” is nominated for “Best Male Video” and “Video of the Year” awards.
Best Female Video
Lady Gaga - “Bad Romance”Ke$ha - “Tik Tok”
Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg - “California Gurls”
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga - “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”
Taylor Swift - “Fifteen”
Best Male Video
Eminem - “Not Afraid”Usher featuring Will.I.Am - “OMG”
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams - “Airplanes”
Drake - “Find Your Love”
Jason Derulo - “In My Head”
Video of the Year
Lady Gaga - “Bad Romance”Florence + The Machine - “Dog Days Are Over”
30 Seconds To Mars - “Kings and Queens”
Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé - “Telephone”
Eminem - “Not Afraid”
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams - “Airplanes”
Best Hip Hop Video
B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams - “Airplanes”Eminem - “Not Afraid”
Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem - “Forever”
Jay-Z & Swizz Beats - “On To The Next One”
Kid Cudi featuring MGMT & Ratatat - “Pursuit Of Happiness”
Best Collaboration
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams - Airplanes”Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga - “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”
Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé - “Telephone
3OH!3 featuring Kesha - “My First Kiss
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - “Empire State of Mind”
Best Pop Video
Lady Gaga - “Bad Romance”Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dog - “California Gurls”
Ke$ha - “Tik Tok”
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga - “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”
B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars - “Title: Nothing on You”
Best Rock Video
30 Seconds To Mars - “Kings and Queens”Muse - “Uprising”
Paramore - “Ignorance”
Florence + the Machine - “Dog Days Are Over”
MGMT - “Flash Delirium”
Best Dance Music Video
Lady Gaga - “Bad Romance”Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull - “I Like It”
Cascada - “Evacuate The Dancefloor”
David Guetta featuring Akon - “Sexy Chick”
Usher featuring Will.I.Am - “OMG”
Best New Artist
Ke$ha - “Tik Tok”Jason Derulo - “In My Head”
Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris - “Baby”
Nicki Minaj featuring Sean Garrett - “Massive Attack”
Broken Bells - “The Ghost Inside”
Best Art Direction
Lady Gaga - “Bad Romance”Florence + The Machine - “Dogs Days Are Over”
Eminem - “Not Afraid”
30 Seconds To Mars - “Kings and Queens”
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga - “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”
Best Choreography
Lady Gaga - “Bad Romance”Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé - “Telephone”
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga - “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”
Usher featuring Will.I.Am - “OMG”
Janelle Monáe featuring Big Boi - “Tightrope”
Best Cinematography
Eminem - “Not Afraid”Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - “Empire State of Mind”
Lady Gaga - “Bad Romance”
Mumford and Sons - “Little Lion Man”
Florence + The Machine - “Dog Days Are Over”
Best Direction
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - “Empire State of Mind”Lady Gaga - “Bad Romance”
Eminem - “Not Afraid”
P!nk - “Funhouse”
30 Seconds To Mars - “Kings and Queens”
Best Editing
Lady Gaga - “Bad Romance”Eminem - “Not Afraid”
Rihanna - “Rude Boy”
P!nk - “Funhouse”
Miike Snow - “Animal”
Best SFX (Special Effects)
Lady Gaga - “Bad Romance”Eminem - “Not Afraid”
Muse - “Uprising”
Green Day - “21st Century Breakdown”
Dan Black - “Symphonies”
Breakthrough Video
Dan Black - “Symphonies”Gorillaz featuring Bobby Womack & Mos Def - “Stylo”
Coldplay - “Strawberry Swing”
The Black Keys - “Tighten Up”