MCTThe place: Las Vegas, Nevada. The time: LIVE at 9PM. The event: MTV Video Music Awards. For those who love celebrities, music, comedy and drama, this is the perfect show to watch. All of the hottest actors and musicians will be in attendance. Performers for the night include; Nelly Furtado, Gym Class Heroes, Lil’ Wayne, T-Pain, Timbaland, Kanye West, Fall Out Boy, Chris Brown, The Foo Fighters and Rihanna. This show is bound to be a night to remember.
Music superstar, Timbaland, will serve as the “maestro.” According to the official MTV website, Timbaland will be in charge of creating several “show-stopping and unexpected artist collaborations.”
Nominees for Best Group are Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes, Linkin Park, Maroon 5 and The White Stripes.
Best New Artist nominations are Lily Allen, Gym Class Heroes, Peter Bjorn & John, Carrie Underwood and Amy Winehouse.
Nominees for Female Artist of the Year are Beyonce, Fergie, Nelly Furtado, Rihanna and Amy Winehouse. Nominees for Male Artist of the Year include: Akon, Robin Thicke, T.I., Justin Timberlake and Kanye West.
As for the nominations of Monster Single of the Year, they are Daughtry “Home,” Fall Out Boy “Thnks Fr Th Mmrs,” Avril Lavigne “Girlfriend,” Lil Mama “Lip Gloss,” Mims “This is Why I’m Hot,” Plain White T’s “Hey There Delilah,” Rihanna ft Jay-Z “Umbrella,” Shop Boyz “Party Like A Rock Star,” T-Pain ft Yung Joc “Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin’)” and Timbaland ft Keri Hilson and D.O.E. & Sebastian “The Way I are.”
Nominees for Most Earth-Shattering Collaboration are Akon ft Eminem “Smack That,” Beyonce ft Shakira “Beautiful Liar,” Gwen Stefani ft Akon “The Sweet Escape,” Justin Timberlake ft Timbaland “SexyBack” and U2 ft Green Day “The Saints Are Coming.”
Nominees for Video of the Year are Beyonce “Irreplaceable,” Justice “D.A.N.C.E.,” Rihanna ft Jay-Z “Umbrella,” Justin Timberlake “What Goes Around.Comes Around,” Kanye West “Stronger” and Amy Winehouse “Rehab.”
The videos nominated for the Best Choreography are Beyonce ft Shakira “Beautiful Liar,” Chris Brown “Wall to Wall,” Ciara “Like A Boy,” Eve “Tambourine” and Justin Timberlake “My Love.”
Videos in the Best Director category are Christina Aguilera “Candyman,” Beyonce ft Shakira “Beautiful Liar,” Kanye West “Stronger,” Linkin Park “What I’ve Done,” Rihanna ft Jay-Z “Umbrella” and Justin Timberlake “What Goes Around Comes Around.”
In the Best Editing category, the videos up for nomination are Beyonce ft Shakira “Beautiful Liar,” Gnarls Barkley “Smiley Faces,” Linkin Park “What I’ve Done,” Justin Timberlake “What Goes Around Comes Around” and Kanye West “Stronger.”
There are always surprised performances, wacky outfits, crazy hair styles and much more at the VMA’s. So dont forget to tune in to MTV on September 9 at 9 p.m.
