MTV Announces 2011 VMAs Nominees!
Uh-oh, I see drama coming - MTV revealed yesterday the list of nominees for the upcoming 2011 MTV Video Music Awards to be held next August, 28th at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles and well...there were a few suprises to say the least....Leading the pack is Katy Perry, closely followed by Adele and Kanye.
The Nominees
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”
Beyoncé – “Run the World (Girls)”
Nicki Minaj – “Super Bass”
Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”
BEST MALE VIDEO
Cee Lo Green – “F*ck 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 – “6 Foot 7 Foot”
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
Wiz Khalifa – “Black and Yellow”
Tyler, The Creator – “Yonkers”
Big Sean feat. Chris Brown – “My Last”
Kreayshawn – “Gucci Gucci”
Foster the People – “Pumped Up Kicks”
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”
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – “E.T.”
Lady Gaga – “Judas”
Kanye West – “POWER”
Death Cab for Cutie – “You Are a Tourist”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyoncé – “Run the World (Girls)”
Britney Spears – “Till the World Ends”
Lady Gaga – “Judas”
Bruno Mars – “The Lazy Song”
LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock – “Party Rock Anthem”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
Beyoncé – “Run the World (Girls)”
Eminem feat. Rihanna – “Love the Way You Lie”
Katy Perry – “Teenage Dream”
Thirty Seconds to Mars – “Hurricane”
BEST DIRECTION
Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
Beastie Boys – “Make Some Noise”
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – “E.T.”
Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Hurricane”
Eminem feat. Rihanna – “Love the Way You Lie”
BEST EDITING
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – “E.T.”
Thirty Seconds to Mars – “Hurricane”
Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi – “All of the Lights”
Manchester Orchestra – “Simple Math”
BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)
Manchester Orchestra – “Simple Math”
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – “E.T.”
Kanye West – “POWER”
Linkin Park – “Waiting for the End”
Chromeo – “Don’t Turn the Lights On”
Can somebody please tell where's Rihanna? Didn't MTV get the memo that "Only Girl (In The World), "What's My Name", "S&M" were #1 and that they sold millions of downloads? I may not consider myself part of the RihannaNavy but snubbing Rihanna like this is simply outrageous! That been said, congrats are in order to Katy Perry - she deserves all these nods, I mean the "Teenage Dream" album was simply a pop masterpiece. Adele, well she's the queen right now. She's on another level. I'd give her 'Video of the Year'. As for Kanye West, I really don't care. I got really bored of "All of the Lights" really quickly, but I must admit the video is cool though. Oh, and I hope Britney gets one award for "Till The World Ends".