Lady Gaga.
The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards that will be aired live on September 12 is taking place at the Nokia theatre in Los Angeles. Lady gaga and Beyonce’s collaborations ‘telephone’ and ‘video phone’ got the highest nomination. The two renowned acts who thrilled the crowd last year might be performing together on stage this year. Lady gaga has dominated this year’s VMA earning 16 nominations (3 of which were collaboration with Beyoncé ‘video phone’). Lady gaga who won the best new act at the 2009 VMA broke record as the most ever nomination for a single artiste in a VMA. Eminem was behind Lady gGaga with 8 nominations from his album ‘recovery’ hit single ‘not afraid’. Others nominees who topped the list were Beyonce, Jayz, Usher. To our surprise, Rihanna who had released most viewed videos like ‘hard’, ‘te amo’, ‘rude boy’ and others managed to get one nomination for best editing ‘rude boy’ which is quite unusual. Taylor Swift who stole the show with Kanye West last year was again nominated in the same category with Beyonce. New acts like Ke$ha, Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber, Jason got their first nomination contending for the best new artiste which will be decided by viewers. Here is the full list of nominees
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’
Florence + The Machine, ‘Dog Days Are Over’
30 Seconds To Mars, ‘Kings and Queens’
Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé, ‘Telephone’
Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams, ‘Airplanes’
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’
Ke$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’
BEST COLLABORATION
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams, ‘Airplanes’
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, ‘Video Phone (Extended Remix)’
3OH!3 featuring Ke$ha, ‘My First Kiss’
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, ‘Empire State of Mind’
BEST NEW ARTIST
Ke$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 HIP HOP VIDEO
B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams, ‘Airplanes’
Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’
Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem, ‘Forever’
Jay-Z & Swizz Beats, ‘On To The Next One’
Kid Cudi featuring MGMT and Ratatat, ‘Pursuit Of Happiness’
BEST POP VIDEO
Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’
Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg, ‘California Gurls’
Ke$ha, ‘Tik Tok’
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, ‘Video Phone (Extended Remix)’
B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars, ‘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 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 Beyonce, ‘Telephone’
Beyonce 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 and 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 and Alicia Keys, ‘Empire State of Mind’
Director: Hype Williams
Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’
Director: Francis Lawrence
Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’
Director: Rich Lee
P!nk, ‘Funhouse’
Director: Dave Meyers
30 Seconds To Mars, ‘Kings and Queens’
Director: Bartholomew Cubbins
BEST EDITING
Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’
Editor: Jarrett Fijal
Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’
Editor: Ken Mowe
Rihanna, ‘Rude Boy’
Editor: Clark Eddy
P!nk, ‘Funhouse’
Editor: Chris Davis
Miike Snow, ‘Animal’
Editor: Frank Macias
BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)
Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’
Special Effects: Tim Jarvis
Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’
Special Effects: Animaholics-VFX
Muse, ‘Uprising’
Special Effects: Sam Stevens
Green Day, ’21st Century Breakdown’
Special Effects: Laundry
Dan Black, ‘Symphonies’
Special Effects: Corinne Bance & Axel D’Harcourt
BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO
Dan Black, ‘Symphonies’
Gorillaz featuring Bobby Womack and Mos Def, ‘Stylo’
Coldplay, ‘Strawberry Swing’
The Black Keys, ‘Tighten Up’
