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2012 MTV Video Music Award Nominations Announced – FULL LIST

6:48 am, July 31st, 2012

NOMINEES

(MTV)

The nominations for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards were announced on Tuesday.

Rihanna and Drake received the most nominations — 5 each —  with Katy Perry coming in close behind with 4 nods.

It was also announced that Alicia Keys and One Direction will be performing.

The full list of nominees is below.

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”

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”

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”
Beyoncé, “Love on Top”
Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
Selena Gomez & The Scene, “Love You Like a Love Song”

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”

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

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, “Le7els”

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”

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”
Beyoncé, “Countdown”
Avicii, “Le7els”
Jennifer Lopez f/Pitbull, “Dance Again”

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”

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”

Best Editing
Beyoncé, “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”

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”

The VMAs, will air live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on September 6 at 8 p.m.

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  • Teresacarroll24

    It’s rumored that Rob and Kristen are persenters is this true or false?

  • aquarius64

    Yes they are and I think this is nuts. Emotions are still high over the cheating scandal. Either MTV is hoping things cool down after a month has passed, or the producers are hoping for a trainwreck to get ratings.

  • Trinty

    I bet one of them drops out.

  • http://twitter.com/MonaDGuthrie Mona D. Guthrie

    It was also announced that Alicia Keys and One Direction will be performing...SkilledExplorer.blogspot.com

  • Anonymous

    who cares it’s a low rent award show anyway. a beloved oscar winning actress who shall remain nameless once said “It’s Only Fun For Five Minutes Until You Get Back To Your Seat And Realize It’s Just A Statue”. mind you she meant that as a joke and could actually act which they can’t. The VMA’s are worthless

  • Teresa Carroll

    Yeah Im preety sure that she might drop out, I mean there is no reason why he should.

  • Guest

    If its true, awkward turtle

  • D. Martin

    It would make sense for her to drop. It’s too much, too soon and I’m afraid she would get booed on stage. While some people may be still very angry at her that is not something I want to see. She really should drop out.

  • D. Martin

    I agree with you here. I suppose a lot could happen between now and then but she should drop no matter what the outcome. It’s too soon.

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