The MTV Video Music Awards were announced tonight. All the usual suspects are present! Read the entire press release here. A summary and list of nominees are below:
New York, NY (July 20, 2011) – The annual battle for music video supremacy is on for this year’s hottest pop, rock and hip-hop artists at the upcoming “2011 MTV Video Music Awards” on Sunday, August 28 at 9PM (ET/PT). MTV today announced the nominees for this year’s fourteen VMA categories. Katy Perry leads the way with an incredible nine VMA nominations.
Adele has garnered an impressive seven nominations for her soulful smash hit, “Rolling In the Deep.”
Kanye West is the alpha male VMA nominee racking up seven nominations for his collaboration with Perry, as well as for his powerful and artistic videos “All of The Lights” and “Power.”
The 2011 VMA nominee landscape is filled with MTV veterans and newcomers alike. Silky, smooth singer / songwriter Bruno Mars is up for four coveted Moonman awards. Beyoncé, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, and Thirty Seconds To Mars, have three VMA nominations apiece. Beastie Boys, Chris Brown, Pitbull, Lil Wayne, as well as first time VMA nominees, Tyler, The Creator, Foster the People and Manchester Orchestra all have two nods each for Moonmen this year.
Beginning Wednesday, July 20 at 11pm ET, Viewers can vote for general VMA categories, including “Best New Artist, ” by visiting vma.mtv.com online or m.mtv.com on their mobile phone.
In addition, Best New Artist text voting is open to all wireless carrier subscribers by texting BNA to 66333.
Voting continues through the show, live on August 28th. Verizon subscribers can vote on all categories via SMS by texting VMA to 66333 (standard message rates apply.)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Adele – Rolling In The Deep
Tyler, The Creator – Yonkers
Katy Perry – Firework
Bruno Mars – Grenade
Beastie Boys – Make Some Noise
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Adele – Rolling In The Deep
Katy Perry – Firework
Beyonce – Run The World (Girls)
Nicki Minaj – Super Bass
Lady Gaga – Born This Way
BEST MALE VIDEO
Cee Lo Green – F*** You
Eminem feat. Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie
Bruno Mars – Grenade
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi – All Of The Lights
Justin Bieber – U Smile
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Lil Wayne feat. Cory Gunz – Tha Carter IV
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi – All Of The Lights
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now
Nicki Minaj – Super Bass
Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On
BEST NEW ARTIST
Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks
Wiz Khalifa – Black and Yellow
Tyler, The Creator – Yonkers
Big Sean feat. Chris Brown – My Last
Kreayshawn – Gucci Gucci
BEST POP VIDEO
Adele – Rolling In The Deep
Bruno Mars – Grenade
Pitbull feat. NE-YO, Nayer & Afrojack – Give Me Everything
Katy Perry – Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
Britney Spears – Till The World Ends
BEST ROCK VIDEO
The Black Keys – Howlin For You
Foo Fighters – Walk
Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks
Mumford & Sons – The Cave
Cage The Elephant – Shake Me Down
BEST COLLABORATION
Pitbull feat. NE-YO, Nayer & Afrojack -Give Me Everything
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi – All Of The Lights
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – E.T.
Nicki Minaj feat. Drake – Moment 4 Life
BEST ART DIRECTION
Adele – Rolling In The Deep – Nathan Parker
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – E.T. – Jason Fijal
Lady Gaga – Judas – Amy Danger
Kanye West – Power – Babak Radboy
Death Cab For Cutie – You Are A Tourist – Nick Gould, Tim Nackashi, Anthony Maitz
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyonce – Run The World (Girls) – Frank Gatson
Britney Spears – Till The World Ends – Brian Freedman
Lady Gaga – Judas – Laurieann Gibson
Bruno Mars – The Lazy Song – Bruno Mars & Poreotics
LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock – Party Rock Anthem – Hokuto Konishi of the Quest Crew
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Adele – Rolling In The Deep – Tom Townend
Beyonce – Run The World (Girls) – Jeffrey Kimball
Eminem feat. Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie – Christopher Probst
Katy Perry – Teenage Dream – Paul Laufer
Thirty Seconds To Mars – Hurricane – Cinematographers: Benoit Debie, Jared Leto, Rob Witt, Daniel Carberry
BEST DIRECTION
Adele – Rolling In The Deep – Sam Brown
Beastie Boys – Make Some Noise – Adam Yauch
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – E.T.
Thirty Seconds To Mars – Hurricane
Eminem feat. Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie – Joseph Kahn
BEST EDITING
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – E.T.- Jarrett Fijal
Thirty Seconds To Mars – Hurricane – Jared Leto, Frank Snider, Michael Bryson, Stefanie Visser, Daniel Carberry
Adele – Rolling In The Deep – Art Jones at Work
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi – Hadaya Turner
Manchester Orchestra – Simple Math – DANIELS
BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)
Manchester Orchestra – Simple Math – DANIEL
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – Title: E.T. – Jeff Dotson for Dot & Effects
Kanye West – Power – Nice Shoes, ArtJail
Linkin Park – Waiting For The End – Ghost Town Media
Chromeo – Don’t Turn The Lights On – Special Effects: The Mill
