VMA Nominations 2012

 

MTV Video Music Awards 2012, full list of nominations:

 

Video of the Year:

Katy Perry, 'Wide Awake'

Gotye, 'Somebody That I Used To Know' (A good video and a ubiquitious siong)

Rihanna, 'We Found Love'

Drake feat. Rihanna, 'Take Care'

M.I.A., 'Bad Girls'

 

Best New Artist:

Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, 'We Are Young' (I go with these guys over One Direction because, well because they are better)

Carly Rae Jepsen, 'Call Me Maybe'

Frank Ocean, 'Swim Good'

One Direction, 'What Makes You Beautiful'

The Wanted, 'Glad You Came'

 

Best Hip-Hop Video:

Childish Gambino, 'Heartbeat'

Drake feat. Lil Wayne, 'HYFR'

Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean & 2 Chainz, 'Mercy'

Watch the Throne, 'Paris' (No doubt, Jigga and Kweezy? Must be)

Nicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz, 'Beez in the Trap'

 

Best Male Video:

Justin Bieber, 'Boyfriend' (A tough call, but the Drake album is too old and nobody will care Ocean is  gay any more)

Frank Ocean, 'Swim Good'

Drake feat. Rihanna, 'Take Care'

Chris Brown, 'Turn Up the Music'

Usher, 'Climax'

 

Best Female Video:

Rihanna, 'We Found Love' (As years go, this one is pretty lame. I chose the best song)

Katy Perry, 'Part of Me'

Beyoncé, 'Love on Top'

Nicki Minaj, 'Starships'

Selena Gomez & The Scene, 'Love You Like a Love Song'

 

Best Pop Video:

One Direction, 'What Makes You Beautiful' (OR: they get best new band, and fun. get this)

Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, 'We Are Young'

Rihanna, 'We Found Love'

Justin Bieber, 'Boyfriend'

Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa, 'Payphone'

 

Best Rock Video:

Coldplay, 'Paradise'

The Black Keys, 'Lonely Boy' (A hard call, but I think they will go with the real stuff)

Linkin Park, 'BURN IT DOWN'

Jack White, 'Sixteen Saltines'

Imagine Dragons, 'It's Time'

 

Best Electronic Dance Music Video:

Duck Sauce, 'Big Bad Wolf'

Calvin Harris, 'Feel So Close'

Skrillex, 'First of the Year (Equinox)'  (No brainer)

Martin Solveig, 'The Night Out'

Avicii, 'Le7els'

 

Best Video With a Message:

Demi Lovato, 'Skyscraper' (For their tween audience)

Rise Against, 'Ballad of Hollis Brown'

Kelly Clarkson, 'Dark Side'

Gym Class Heroes, 'The Fighter'

K'Naan feat. Nelly Furtado, 'Is Anybody Out There?'

Lil Wayne, 'How to Love'

 

Best Art Direction:

Katy Perry, 'Wide Awake' (They've got to give her something)

Drake feat. Rihanna, 'Take Care'

Lana Del Rey, 'Born to Die'

Regina Spektor, 'All the Rowboats'

Of Monsters & Men, 'Little Talks'

 

Best Choreography:

Chris Brown, 'Turn Up the Music'

Rihanna, 'Where Have You Been'

Beyonce, 'Countdown' (Well, it won't be Chris Brown)

Avicii, 'Le7els'

Jennifer Lopez f/Pitbull, 'Dance Again'

 

Best Cinematography:

M.I.A., 'Bad Girls'

Adele, 'Someone Like You' (The woman, the legend)

Drake feat. Rihanna, 'Take Care'

Coldplay feat. Rihanna, 'Princess of China'

Lana Del Rey, 'Born to Die'

 

Best Direction:

M.I.A., 'Bad Girls'

Duck Sauce, 'Big Bad Wolf'

Coldplay feat. Rihanna, 'Princess of China' (they've been all over these awards)

Frank Ocean, 'Swim Good'

Watch the Throne, 'Otis'

 

Best Editing:

Beyoncé, 'Countdown'

A$AP Rocky, 'Goldie' (Never discount the cool factor)

Gotye, 'Somebody That I Used to Know'

Watch the Throne, 'Paris'

Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean and 2 Chainz, 'Mercy'

 

Best Visual Effects:

Katy Perry, 'Wide Awake'

Rihanna, 'Where Have You Been'

David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, 'Turn Me On' (Just so they can mention him by name)

Linkin Park, 'BURN IT DOWN'