Kanye West Leads The MTV VMAs With 11 Nominations

 

2011 will go down as the year MTV turned its back on popularity in favor of credibility. Superstars like Britney Spears and Lady Gaga were generally overlooked, while upcoming acts like Tyler, The Creator and Manchester Orchestra were recognized. Of course, the big names nabbed their fair share of nominations. Kanye West leads the field with 11 – thanks to his colorful “All Of The Lights” video and appearance on Katy Perry’s “ET”. Speaking of the real life Smurfette, she came in second with 9 nominations for 4 different videos. Meanwhile, Adele picked up 7 just for “Rolling In The Deep”.
Monsters and Beyonce stans are already expressing their anger at the nominations on Twitter. Their favorites could only manage 3 nominations each. Britney did even worse. She got two nods. However, spare a thought for Rihanna and her sure-to-be depressed navy. RiRi’s videos were overlooked entirely but at least she got some recognition for her feature on Kanye’s “All Of The Lights”.
For the full list of nominees, including the technical categories, hit up MTV.com.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Adele, “Rolling In The Deep”
Beastie Boys, “Make Some Noise”
Bruno Mars, “Grenade”
Katy Perry, “Firework”
Tyler, The Creator “Yonkers”
BEST COLLABORATION
Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes, “Look At Me Now”
Kanye West featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi “All Of The Lights”
Katy Perry featuring Kanye West, “ET”
Nicki Minaj feat. Drake, “Moment For Life”
Pitbull featuring Nayer, Ne-Yo and Afrojack, “Give Me Everything”
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Adele, “Rolling In The Deep”
Beyonce, “Run The World”
Katy Perry, “Firework”
Lady Gaga, “Born This Way”
Nicki Minaj, “Superbass”
BEST MALE VIDEO
Bruno Mars, “Grenade”
Cee-Lo Green, “Fuck You”
Eminem featuring Rihanna, “Love The Way You Lie”
Justin Bieber, “U Smile”
Kanye West featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi, “All Of The Lights”
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes, “Look At Me Now”
Kanye West featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi, “All Of The Lights”
Lil Wayne, “6 Foot, 7 Foot”
Lupe Fiasco, “The Show Goes On”
Nicki Minaj, “Super Bass”
BEST NEW ARTIST
Big Sean featuring Chris Brown, “My Last”
Foster The People, “Pumped Up Kicks”
Kreayshawn, “Gucci Gucci”
Tyler, The Creator, “Yonkers”
Wiz Khalifa, “Black & Yellow”
BEST POP VIDEO
Adele, “Rolling In The Deep”
Britney Spears, “Til The World Ends”
Bruno Mars, “Grenade”
Katy Perry, “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”
Pitbull featuring Nayer, Ne-Yo and Afrojack, “Give Me Everything”
BEST ROCK VIDEO
Cage The Elephant, “Shake Me Down”
Foo Fighters, “Walk”
Foster The People, “Pumped Up Kicks”
Mumford & Sons, “The Cave”
The Black Keys, “Howlin’ For You”
The MTV VMAs will air live on the cable network at 9 p.m. on August 28.

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