Si svolgeranno il 13 settembre prossimo al Nokia Theater di Los Angeles i Video Music Awards per i quali MTV ha annunciato oggi la lista dei candidati per la ventisettesima edizione della premiazione.
La sorpresa nella lunga lista rivelata è senza dubbio Lady GaGa che ha ricevuto ben 13 nomination tra le quali “Best Female Video“, “Best Dance Video” e “Best Pop video“andando a collezionare l’ennesimo record dall. Tra le new entry nella competizione troviamo Ke$ha candidata per tre nomine grazie al brano “Tik Tok“; tra i veterani invece troviamo Beyoncé che riceve anche una nomination in coppia con Lady GaGa per il brano “Telephone”
Per le categorie maschili invece troviamo tra i più nominati Eminem, reduce dal successo del suo ultimo album, con otto nomination tra cui “Best Male Video” e “Video of the Year” per “Not Afraid“. La rivelazione maschile dell’anno, Justin Bieber, è invece candidato solo ad una nomination nella categoria “Best New Artist“. Grande esclusa dalle nomine resta Christina Aguilera che quindi va ad aggiungere l’ennesimo flop per l’ultimo album.
Questa la lista dei candidati nelle varie categorie:
BEST COLLABORATION
- B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams – Airplanes
- Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga – Video Phone (Extended Remix)
- 3OH!3 featuring Kesha – My First Kiss
- Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
- Lady Gaga – Bad Romance
- Ke$ha -Tik Tok
- Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg – California Gurls
- Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga – Video Phone (Extended Remix)
- Taylor Swift – Fifteen
BEST MALE VIDEO
- Eminen – 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 HIP HOP VIDEO
- B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams – Airplanes
- Eminem – Not Afraid
- Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem – Forever
- Jay-Z & Swizz Beats – On To The Next One
- Kid Cudi featuring MGMT & Ratatat – Pursuit Of Happiness
BEST NEW ARTIST
- Ke$ha – Tik Tok
- Jason Derulo – In My Head
- Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris – Baby
- Nicki Minaj featuring Sean Garrett – Massive Attack
- Broken Bells – The Ghost Inside
BEST POP VIDEO
- Lady Gaga – Bad Romance
- Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dog – California Gurls
- Ke$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
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 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 Beyoncé – Telephone
- Beyoncé 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 & 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 & 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 – SymphoniesSpecial Effects: Corinne Bance & Axel D’Harcourt
BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO
- Dan Black – Symphonies
- Gorillaz featuring Bobby Womack & Mos Def – Stylo
- Coldplay – Strawberry Swing
- The Black Keys – Tighten Up