VMAs 2011: Nominations Announced

Music (and music video) fans, get ready for a spectacular night: MTV has just announced the nominations for the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, which will take place on August 28. Katy Perry leads the pack with no less than 9 nods.

As MTV puts it, it was only befitting to have Perry lead nominations, since she’s been having an amazingly successful year.

To make it even better, with “Firework” and “E.T.,” she positioned herself in the running for Best SFX, Video of the Year and Best Direction, in addition to six other categories she was nominated for.

Hot on Katy’s well-heeled shoes are British singer Adele and rapper Kanye West, both with seven nominations each.

Bruno Mars is up next with four nods, while a trio of very powerful ladies, Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Nicki Minaj, are next in line, with three nominations each.

Also up for Moonmen are rapper Eminem (also with three nominations), Pitbull, and rock band 30 Seconds to Mars, fronted by actor Jared Leto.

“Among the acts with two nominations are such veterans as the Beastie Boys, Chris Brown, 30 Seconds to Mars and Pitbull, as well as first-time VMA nominees Tyler, The Creator; Foster the People; and Manchester Orchestra,” MTV informs.

“Other newbies making the nominee list include Wiz Khalifa and Big Sean for Best Hip-Hop Video and Mumford & Sons for Best Rock Video,” the e-zine further says.

Voting for your favorite artists has begun for the general categories, and will continue throughout the live show, which, as noted above, will take place on August 28.

You can vote on the official MTV webpage or through text message. Also over at MTV, you can find the complete list of nominees, which is also included below.

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” Beyonce – “Run the World (Girls)” Katy Perry – “Firework” Nicki Minaj – “Super Bass” Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”

BEST MALE VIDEO:

Cee Lo Green – “[Expletive] 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 – “6’7’” 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 Wiz Khalifa Big Sean feat. Chris Brown Tyler, The Creator Kreayshawn

BEST POP VIDEO:

Katy Perry – “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” Adele – “Rolling in the Deep” Bruno Mars – “Grenade” Pitbull feat. NE-YO, Nayer & Afrojack – “Give Me Everything” 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:

Beyonce – “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” Beyonce – “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” Eminem feat. Rihanna – “Love the Way You Lie” Katy Perry feat. Kayne West – “E.T.” Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Hurricane” Beastie Boys – “Make Some Noise”

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