I've never agreed with any award-giving body on who gets nominated or gets awards for best this or that, but this year's VMAs are akin to the year Milli Vanilli won Grammys over the Indigo Girls. (The fact that I date myself by remembering this hoopla means I'm really mystified by what's going on, too.)
And I love Kreayshawn's as much as the next bubblegum beat lover, but…c'mon. “Best New Artist”? She has ONE SONG out, folks! And, uh, no Lady Gaga in the “Best Video of the Year” category? That's just nuts. And no nominations for Rihanna? Weird.
And, uh, why is Tyler, the Creator's “Yonkers” video in “Best Video of the Year” but wasn't nominated in the hip-hop category? Katy Perry, Adele and Kanye West have the most nominations this year…where did everyone else go? (Last but not least–no ironic Rebecca Black nomination? Tsk, tsk, tsk, MTV!)
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The other WTF moments:
- Tyler, the Creator told MTV that getting nominated was “surreal.” And then he said all his rivals suck except for Adele. “I'm really excited, shout out to Ron Artest. If I lose to any of those wackass videos, I'm gonna be mad because they all suck — except for Adele's,” he told MTV News. He also said, “The Best New Artist thing, that's cool. Wiz is a really good dude and
I've been a fan of his music, so if he wins I'll be pretty excited. I
wanna win that for sure, but Wiz is awesome, I've been listening to him
since '08,” he said. “Even Kreayshawn, she's cool. So if she wins that
too, I'll be pretty stoked. But you know, I wanna win, I'm just gonna
keep it 100.” - Adele pisses Lady Gaga fans off in a major way: Twitter is full of comments such as “Adele probably ate Lady Gaga's other nominations” or “Gaga will not be wearing the meat dress at the 2011 VMAs because she is afraid Adele will eat her.”
Video of the Year:
Adele – 'Rolling In the Deep'
Tyler The Creator – 'Yonkers'
Katy Perry – 'Firework'
Bruno Mars – 'Grenade'
Beastie Boys – 'Make Some Noise'
Best Female Video:
Adele – 'Rolling In the Deep'
Katy Perry – 'Firework'
Beyonce Knowles – 'Run the World ( Girls)'
Nicki Minaj – 'Super Bass'
Lady Gaga – 'Born this Way'
Best Male Video:
Cee Lo Green – 'F**k You'
Eminem feat. Rihanna – 'Love the Way You Lie'
Bruno Mars – 'Grenade'
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi – 'All of The Lights'
Justin Bieber – 'U Smile'
Best Hip-Hop Video:
Lil Wayne feat. Cory Gunz – '6'7''
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi – 'All of The Lights'
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – 'Look At Me Now'
Nicki Minaj – 'Super Bass'
Lupe Fiasco – 'The Show Goes On'
Best New Artist:
Foster the People – 'Pumped Up Kicks'
Wiz Khalifa – 'Black and Yellow'
Tyler- The Creator – 'Yonkers'
Big Sean feat. Chris Brown – 'My Last'
Kreayshawn – 'Gucci Gucci'
Best Pop Video:
Adele – 'Rolling In the Deep'
Bruno Mars – 'Grenade'
Pitbull feat. NE-YO – Nayer & Afrojack- 'Give Me Everything'
Katy Perry – 'Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)'
Britney Spears – 'Til the World Ends'
Best Rock Video:
The Black Keys – 'Howlin For You'
Foo Fighters – 'Walk'
Foster the People – 'Pumped Up Kicks'
Mumford & Sons – 'The Cave'
Cage the Elephant – 'Shake Me Down'
Best Collaboration:
Pitbull feat. NE-YO- Nayer & Afrojack – 'Give Me Everything'
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – 'Look At Me Now'
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi – 'All of The Lights'
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – 'E.T.'
Nicki Minaj feat. Drake – 'Moment 4 Life'
Best Art Direction:
Adele – 'Rolling In The Deep'
Katy Perry – 'Firework'
Lady Gaga – 'Judas'
Kanye West – 'Power'
Death Cab For Cutie – 'You Are A Tourist'
Best Choreography:
Beyonce Knowles – 'Run the World (Girls)'
Britney Spears – 'Til the World Ends'
Lady Gaga – 'Judas'
Bruno Mars – 'The Lazy Song'
LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock – 'Party Rock Anthem'
Best Cinematography:
Adele – 'Rolling In The Deep'
Beyonce Knowles- 'Run The World (Girls)'
Eminem feat. Rihanna – 'Love the Way You Lie'
Katy Perry – 'Teenage Dream'
Thirty Seconds to Mars – 'Hurricane'
Best Direction:
Adele – 'Rolling In the Deep'
Beastie Boys – 'Make Some Noise'
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – 'E.T.'
Thirty Seconds to Mars – 'Hurricane'
Eminem feat. Rihanna – 'Love the Way You Lie'
Best Editing:
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – 'E.T.'
Thirty Seconds to Mars – 'Hurricane'
Adele – 'Rolling In the Deep'
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi – 'All of The Lights'
Manchester Orchestra – 'Simple Math'
Best Special Effects:
Manchester Orchestra – 'Simple Math'
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – 'E.T.'
Kanye West – 'Power'
Linkin Park – 'Waiting for the End'
Chromeo – 'Don't Turn the Lights On'
