The nominations are in for the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards and Kanye West leads the pack with an astounding 11 nominations.
MTV announced the nominees for its highly anticipated award show last night and has called all the fans to start voting for their favorite artists online.
With all the nominations announced, there are a few artists who have claimed their stake at the VMAs before the red carpet even gets rolled out.
Kanye West took the lead with 11 nominations, but pop singer Katy Perry is bound to score big with her 9 nominations.
UK singer Adele has had one of the best album selling albums this year and she picked up 7 nominations for her hit single “Rolling In The Deep.”
To our surprise, MTV didn’t bombard artists like Britney Spears or Lady Gaga with award nominations. Lady Gaga was nominated for just three awards, while Britney Spears grabbed two nominations.
Newer artists like Tyler, the Creator picked up a nomination for Video Of The Year, which Kanye West claimed earlier this year and Manchester Orchestra picked up a nod as well.
Check out the nominations list on the next few pages!
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Tyler, the Creator was nominated for Video Of The Year for his video “Yonkers.” Here is his competition:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Adele, “Rolling In The Deep”
Beastie Boys, “Make Some Noise”
Bruno Mars, “Grenade”
Katy Perry, “Firework”
Tyler, The Creator “Yonkers”
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BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Adele, “Rolling In The Deep”
Beyonce, “Run The World”
Katy Perry, “Firework”
Lady Gaga, “Born This Way”
Nicki Minaj, “Superbass”
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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”
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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”
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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”
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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”
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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”
