The full List of 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees:

http://www.mtv.com/news/a...nees.jhtml

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"

(This category will be gone next year. Just another fad category to bring in some electronic acts)

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" (#POW!)
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" (Love this vid!)


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"

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Pretty usual list but yay for M.I.A & Frank Ocean:nod:

But seriously.. they just nominate the same bitches year to year

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Frank da gawd.

a sticky? really?

errant said:

a sticky? really?

It probably took MTV 8 months to actually show all these videos at least twice in their entireity. They should be giving awards to the Best New Underage Pregnant Chick or the Most Spoiled 16 Year Old with a Fame Complex, Best Tantrum Thrown Cause Daddy Got You the Wrong Car!!!

Billmenever said:

this

Best Over The Hill Skater "Boy" Award.

Wow I've never even heard 90% of the songs on that list.

Times have changed.

first host promo hosted by Kevin Hart

http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/823808/vmas-hottest-new-couple-kevin-kanye-kim.jhtml#id=1690642

One Direction is performing so far...

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HonestMan13 said:

It probably took MTV 8 months to actually show all these videos at least twice in their entireity. They should be giving awards to the Best New Underage Pregnant Chick or the Most Spoiled 16 Year Old with a Fame Complex, Best Tantrum Thrown Cause Daddy Got You the Wrong Car!!!

Back in the day, I couldn't wait to see the MTV Video Awards...school would had just started and this would be talk the next day. However....it's been years since I've seen it in it's entirety. I used to watch it mainly for the performances, or whatever drama would happen (who can forget when Courtney Love crashed the Madonna interview? :lol). Now, if I watch it at all, it's to bullshit on here with y'all.

That MIA video was awesome!

Alicia Keys is performing also

Taylor Swift has just been announced as another performer that will take this years VMA stage! She will perform her new single "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"

Rihanna joins the 2012 VMAs growing list of already-confirmed performers, which includes Taylor Swift, One Direction, Green Day, Alicia Keys and Pink.

Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller and Team USA Olympian gymnasts the Fierce Five (McKayla Maroney, Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas, Kyla Ross and Aly Raisman) will all present awards when the show airs live on Thursday, September 6 at 8 p.m. EST.

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