Двадцать седьмые VMA в этом году пройдут в Лос Анджелесе 12 сентября. Под утро сегодня были объявлены номинанты.
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 COLLABORATION
* B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams: "Airplanes"
* Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga: "Video Phone" (Extended Remix)
* Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé: "Telephone"
* 3OH!3 featuring Kesha: My First Kiss
* Jay-Z & Alicia Keys: Empire State of Mind
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
* Lady Gaga: Bad Romance
* Ke$ha: Tik Tok
* Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg: California Gurls
* Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga: Video Phone (Extended Remix)
* Taylor Swift: Fifteen
BEST MALE VIDEO
* Eminem: Not Afraid
* Usher featuring Will.I.Am: OMG
* B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams: Airplanes
* Drake: Find Your Love
* Jason Derulo: In My Head
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
* B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams: Airplanes
* Eminem: Not Afraid
* Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem: Forever
* Jay-Z & Swizz Beats: On To The Next One
* Kid Cudi featuring MGMT & Ratatat: Pursuit Of Happiness
BEST NEW ARTIST
* Ke$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
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
* Lady Gaga: Bad Romance
* Eminem: Not Afraid
* P!nk: Funhouse
* 30 Seconds To Mars: Kings and Queens
BEST EDITING
* Lady Gaga: Bad Romance
* Eminem: Not Afraid
* Rihanna: Rude Boy
* P!nk: Funhouse
* Miike Snow: Animal
BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)
* Lady Gaga: Bad Romance
* Eminem: Not Afraid
* Muse: Uprising
* Green Day: 21st Century Breakdown
* Dan Black: Symphonies
BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO
* Dan Black: Symphonies
* Gorillaz featuring Bobby Womack & Mos Def: Stylo
* Coldplay: Strawberry Swing
* The Black Keys: Tighten Up
В лидерах в этом году ГаГа с 18 номинациями, правда 5 из них это фит с Би. Ни Рианны, ни Бритни нет, зато есть снова Тэйлор. Интересно, если она опять выиграет, кто вылезет в защиту ГаГи?? И снова нет ни видео группы, ни R&B-видео. А ведь там могли покрасоваться и Алиша и BEP, которых снова прокатили, и Леди А. Средненько так в целом и с каждым годом все хуже и хуже.