One Direction Rules a dreadful VMA’s.

This year’s MTV Video Music Awards ratings were down 50 percent and I’m not really surprised. The show was really lackluster with only Pink delivering a killer performance with her latest amazing single “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”. Other performances by Taylor Swift, One Direction, and Rihanna were pretty blah while Green Day and Alicia Keys (featuring gold medal winning Olympian Gaby Douglas) could only muster a little more excitement. And then there was the mess that was 2 Chainz. Aside from that you had egotistical and arrogant winners like Rihanna and her douchebag jerk bf Chris Brown spouting ungrateful speeches or just incoherent ones from the likes of Nicki Minaj (oh dear what is she gonna be like on American Idol next season?)… Speaking of One Direction, they were the big winners with 3 awards while Rihanna took home two including Video of the Year for “We Found Love”. Take a look at all the winners below and head to MTV here for more info on the show and the performances.

2012 MTV Video Music Award Winners~

Video of the Year: “We Found Love”- Rihanna w/ Calvin Harris
Female Video: “Starships”- Nicki Minaj
Male Video: “Turn Up the Music”- Chris Brown
Pop Video: “What Makes You Beautiful”- One Direction
New Artist: “What Makes You Beautiful”- One Direction
Hip Hop Video: HYFR”- Drake w/ Lil Wayne
Rock Video: “Paradise”- Coldplay
Video with a Message: “Skyscraper”- Demi Lovato
Electronic/Dance Video: “Feel So Close”- Calvin Harris
Shareworthy Video: “What Makes You Beautiful”- One Direction
Art Direction: “Wide Awake”- Katy Perry
Choreography: “Turn Up the Music”- Chris Brown
Cinematography: “Bad Girls”- M.I.A.
Editing: “Countdown”- Beyonce
Visual Effects: “First of the Year”- Skrillex
Direction: “Bad Girls”- M.I.A.

And here’s Pink’s amazing performance of “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”

http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/832106/blow-me-one-last-kiss-live.jhtml#id=1692712

 

The Women of “Idol” wow at the Billboard Awards

Last night’s Billboard Awards aired on ABC, but there was a whole lot of Fox going on as three previous winners of American Idol stole the show. Those three women Grammy winners Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood and Grammy nominee Jordin Sparks all gave astounding performances that made everyone else look pretty silly. Kelly did her amazing new single “Dark Side” and it was simply a gorgeous vocal (and she looked wonderful too) while Carrie threw down the gauntlet with a soaring version of her next single “Blown Away”. However, I actually think the best performance of the night belonged to Sparks who tackled the late great Whitney Houston‘s “I Will Always Love You” in a special tribute to her. It was beautiful, powerful and emotional and a fitting tribute to this brilliant lost singer who Sparks will costar with in her final film this summer, Sparkle.
There were other performances of course and I will rank them below, but the night was also about awards as Billboard handed out trophies for the biggest hits, albums and artists of the past year. Adele (who was conspicuously absent and thus all of her wins were off camera) was the big winner with 12 awards including Artist and Album of the Year. LMFAO grabbed 6 awards while Coldplay nabbed 4. For more on the awards show which also featured tributes to Stevie Wonder and the recently passed Queen of Disco Donna Summer and all the winners, head to Billboard here. And check out all the winners below.

2012 Billboard Music Award Winners~
ARTIST AWARDS

Top Artist: Adele
Top New Artist: Wiz Khalifa
Top Male Artist: Lil Wayne
Top Female Artist: Adele
Top Duo/Group: – LMFAO
Top Billboard 200 Artist: Adele
Top Hot 100 Artist: Adele
Top Digital Songs Artist: – Adele
Top Radio Songs Artist: – Adele
Top Touring Artist – U2
Top Social Artist: – Justin Bieber
Top Streaming Artist: – Rihanna
Top Digital Media Artist – Adele
Top Pop Artist: – Adele
Top R&B Artist: – Chris Brown
Top Rap Artist: – Lil Wayne
Top Country Artist: – Lady Antebellum
Top Rock Artist: – Coldplay
Top Alternative Artist: – Coldplay
Top Latin Artist – Shakira
Top Dance Artist – Lady Gaga
Top Christian Artist – Casting Crowns

ALBUMS AWARDS:

Top Billboard 200 Album: – Adele “21”
Top Pop Album – Adele “21”
Top R&B Album – Beyonce “4”
Top Rap Album: – Lil Wayne “Tha Carter IV”
Top Country Album: – Jason Aldean “My Kinda Party”
Top Rock Album: – Coldplay “Mylo Xyloto”
Top Alternative Album: – Coldplay “Mylo Xyloto”
Top Latin Album: -Romeo Santos “Formula: Vol. 1″
Top Dance Album: – Lady Gaga “Born This Way”
Top Christian Album: – Casting Crowns “Come To The Well”

SONG AWARDS:

Top Hot 100 Song: – LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock “Party Rock Anthem”
Top Digital Song : – LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock “Party Rock Anthem”
Top Radio Song: – Pitbull Feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer “Give Me Everything”
Top Streaming Song (Audio): – Adele “Rolling in the Deep”
Top Streaming Song (Video): – Nicki Minaj “Super Bass”
Top Pop Song: – LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock “Party Rock Anthem”
Top R&B Song: – Kelly Rowland Feat. Lil Wayne “Motivation”
Top Rap Song: – LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock “Party Rock Anthem”
Top Country Song: – Jason Aldean “Dirt Road Anthem”
Top Rock Song: – Foster The People “Pumped Up Kicks”
Top Alternative Song: – Adele “Rolling In The Deep”
Top Latin Song: – Don Omar & Lucenzo “Danza Kuduro”
Top Dance Song: – LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock “Party Rock Anthem”
Top Christian Song: – Laura Story “Blessings”

Ranking the 2012 Billboard Award Performances:
~ the great
1. Jordin Sparks- “I Will Always Love You”: brilliant and heartbreaking

2. Carrie Underwood- “Blown Away”: FANtastic… literally!

3. Kelly Clarkson- “Dark Side”: all hail Ms. Clarkson!

~the good
4. John Legend- “Greatest Love of All”: lovely
5. CeeLo Green & Goodie Mob- “Fight to Win/Fight for Your Right to Party”: awesome and that one-legged dancer was incredible!
~ the pretty good
6. Usher- “Scream”
7. Stevie Wonder & Alicia Keyes medley
8. The Wanted- “Chasing the Sun/Glad You Came”: um, yes, they’re hot and I think they were on key!
9. Carly Rae Jepsen- “Call Me Maybe”: well, that was surprisingly delightful!
10. Natasha Bedingfield- “Last Dance”: it felt a bit off vocally at times, but it was a nice sentiment to the late Ms. Summer
~ the decent
11. LMFAO- “Party Rock Anthem/Sexy and I Know It”: it was a hot mess, but a really fun one
12. Linkin Park- “Building it Up”
~ the BAD
13. Katy Perry- “Wide Awake”: um, Pink did that at the Grammys a million times better than you girl
14. Justin Bieber- “Boyfriend”: boyfriend sure likes to lip sync for his life!
15. Nelly Furtado- “Big Hoops”: has her voice always been this awful, nasal and annoying? And um, that song kinda sucks.
16. Chris Brown- “Turn Up the Radio: Um, everything he does is awful. He is a hateful talentless lip syncing turd.

Five Reasons to Watch “Five”

There aren’t too many amazing original films on basic cable these days. For every great picture like Prayers for Bobby, you get a ton of bunch of woman in jeopardy junk, but Lifetime is offering up another worthy picture for you tonight with Five. Featuring a star-studded cast, lauded directors and a wonderful message, the movie is fantastic and should put Lifetime back in the Emmy race much like it did for Sigourney Weaver and the wonderful Bobby… With that said, here are five reasons you should watch Five tonight on Lifetime.

1. Five has a great, heartwarming, heartbreaking and inspiring story. It chronicles five short films exploring the impact of breast cancer on people’s lives.
2. It features a brilliant award-winning cast including Oscar nominee Patricia Clarkson, Emmy winner Tony Shalboub, Emmy nominees Jeffrey Tambor, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Annie Potts, plus  Rosario Dawson, Lindsey Fonseca, Josh Holloway, Kathy Najimy and Ginnifer Goodwin.
3. It is directed by five distinct and accomplished women~ Emmy winner Jennifer Aniston, Golden Globe nominee Demi Moore, Emmy nominee Patty Jenkins (The Killing, Monster), Penelope Spheeris (Wayne’s World) and Grammy winner Alicia Keyes.
4. It brings awareness to an important cause: breast cancer. And since this is Pinktober, breast cancer awareness month, it’s timely and a wonderful gift to those who fight this terrible disease every day.
5. It’s simply a tremendous film.

So, check it out tonight and here’s a behind the scenes video for you and a trailer for this important film.

Five trailer

Behind the scenes of Five

Jennifer Hudson wants to know “Where You At?”

Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy winning singer/actress Jennifer Hudson is back. After facing some personal tragedy with the loss of three family members, Hudson is ready for a return to the spotlight with a new album, a rockin’ new body (courtesy of Weight Watchers) and a new film, Winnie, due in the fall. First on tap is her new album, I Remember Me, which drops on March 22. The new record includes collaborations with Ne Yo and Alicia Keyes among others and the first great new single just hit the web. Check out the brand new mommy’s latest “Where You At?” below and for more on Jennifer, head here. (Oh and a side note~ did you see the new opening credits for American Idol? Jennifer is featured alongside two other superstars, Adam Lambert and Chris Daughtry, who all didn’t win their season intermixed with pictures from all the winners of the previous seasons. Looks like the producers are finally getting smart and showing all the stars from the show).

Jennifer Hudson “Where You At?”

2010 Music~ The Year of the Collaboration

It you turn on the radio these days, you can’t go a minute without hearing two big artists team up on new song. It seems to be the easiest and best way to get a hit these days. Witness the biggest hits of 2010 and you’ll see collaborations all over the place (Eminem/Rihanna, Jay Z/Alicia Keyes, Beyonce/Lady Gaga) and luckily, most of them, produce some fantastic music. So, here’s my take on the 15 best music collaborations of 2010. Take note that French DJ David Guetta is all over this chart and big new stars B.o.B. and  Bruno Mars makes two appearances as well.

Top 15 Collaborations of 2010:

15. “Billionaire”- Travis McCoy w/Bruno Mars (this top 5 hit was covered on Glee and introduced us to Mars who would later conquer the pop charts with his own hits including the # 1 “Just the Way You Are”)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aRor905cCw

14. “Club Can’t Handle Me”- Flo Rida w/David Guetta (this undeniable dance hit was featured in Step Up 3D and is the first of three Guetta songs on the list)

13. “Gettin’ Over You”- David Guetta & Chris Willis w/Fergie & LMFAO (here’s Guetta again this time with frequent collaborator Willis and Fergie who he worked with on the Black Eye Peas’ The E.N.D. album)

12. “Let it Be”- Jennifer Hudson w/The Roots (one of two songs from the Hope for Haiti telethon, Hudson brought a gorgeous gospel and R&N vibe to this Beatles’ classic)

11. “I Like It”- Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull (Iglesias nabbed his first top ten hit in 8 years with this simple but undeniable dance/pop hit)

10. “Nothin’ on You”- B.o.B. w/Bruno Mars (here’s Mars second song and B.o.B’s first of two entries on the list. It’s a massive smash and a Grammy nominee for Record of the Year to boot!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PTDv_szmL0

9. “Hallelujah”- Justin Timberlake & Matt Morris (on this haunting track from the Hope for Haiti telethon, Timberlake and buddy Morris beautifully tackle Leonard Cohen’s iconic track)

8. “Break Your Heart”- Taio Cruz w/Ludacris (for his first single, Cruz enlisted rapper Ludacris and subsequently, “Heart” became a # 1 hit)

7. “Empire State of Mind”- Jay Z & Alicia Keyes (this song was arguably 2009′s best collaboration and continued to make impressions all year-long)

6. “Commander”- Kelly Rowland w/David Guetta (this is Guetta’s third appearance on the list on the best dance track of 2010 and it’s also a worldwide smash)

5. “Airplanes”- B.o.B. w/Hayley Williams (B.o.B got a little help from Paramore’s Hayley Williams for this megahit)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn6-c223DUU

4. “Don’t You Wanna Stay”- Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson (this gorgeous ballad is only just starting to fly up the charts and could top this list next year. Aldean wisely asked Clarkson to duet with him to an amazing result and a brilliant vocal from Clarkson)

3. “Love the Way You Lie”- Eminem w/Rihanna (this multiple Grammy nominated # 1 hit was inescapable this summer and fall and is the front-runner to win in several categories at the upcoming ceremony)

2. “California Gurls”- Katy Perry w/Snoop Dogg (here’s another Grammy nominated # 1 smash which was also the song of the summer and cemented Perry as a giant pop star)

1. “Telephone”- Lady Gaga & Beyonce (What happens when you get two of the biggest ladies in the biz together? “Telephone” happens, that’s what. It was a giant hit. It’s a Grammy nominee and have you seen that video? It’s all just too delicious to deny.)

My Big Bold Grammy Award Nomination Predictions

It’s that time again…. Grammy Time! … Tonight, CBS is airing a special Grammy Awards Concert live that will feature performances by Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Miranda Lambert, B.o.B, and Bruno Mars. Also appearing to announce the nominees for this year’s awards will be Train, Selena Gomez, Dave Grohl, and Hayley Williams. All of the above are likely to grab nominations tonight as well, except for Gomez and Grohl. The special is hosted by Grammy winning NCIS LA star L.L. Cool J at 10pm.
On the broadcast, you will likely hear all the big categories nominations announced with a few choice ones thrown in for good mix. And I’ve got my Big Bold Grammy Nominations Predictions for you below focusing on the big 4 races and the Pop field. Take a look, watch the special tonight or head to the Grammy website here to see who made the cut…. I’m expecting Eminem, Lady Antebellum, Jay Z and Lady Gaga to be the frontrunners with the most nominations. However, we should also see multiple nods for Perry, Lambert, Train, Usher, Sade, Carrie Underwood, John Mayer, Rihanna, Alicia Keyes, Carole King & James Taylor, and more….

My Big Bold Grammy Award Nomination Predictions…

Record of the Year
“Love the Way You Lie”- Eminem w/Rihanna
“Empire State of Mind”- Jay Z w/Alicia Keyes
“Need You Now”- Lady Antebellum
“Dog Days are Over”- Florence + the Machine
“Bad Romance”- Lady Gaga
~spoilers:
“Hey Soul Sister”- Train”, “Nothin’ on You”- B.o.B w/Bruno Mars, “Airplanes”- B.o.B w/Hayley Williams, “California Gurls”- Katy Perry w/Snoop Dogg

Album of the Year:
Lady Antebellum- Need You Now
Eminem- Recovery
Jay Z- The Blueprint 3
Miranda Lambert- Revolution
Sade- Soldier of Love
spoilers~ Arcade Fire (The Suburbs), Usher (Raymond v. Raymond), James Taylor & Carole King (Live at the Troubadour)

Song of the Year:
“Hey Soul Sister”- Train
“Just the Way You Are”- Burno Mars
“Need You Now”- Lady Antebellum
“Love the Way You Lie”- Eminem w/Rihanna
“The House that Built Me”- Miranda Lambert
~ spoilers:  ”Bad Romance”- Lady Gaga, “Just the Way You Are”- Bruno Mars,  “Dog Days are Over”- Florence + the Machine

New Artist:
Drake
Justin Bieber
Nicki Minaj
Florence + the Machine
B.o.B
apoilers ~ Bruno Mars, Janelle Monae, Adam Lambert, Neon Trees, Mumford and Sons

Pop Album:

Sade- Soldier of Love
Katy Perry- Teenage Dream
James Taylor & Carole King- Live at the Troubadour
Lady Gaga- The Fame Monster
Sheryl Crow- 100 Miles from Memphis

spoilers~ Maroon 5- Hands All Over, Kaleidoscope Heart- Sara Bareilles, Jack Johnson- To the Sea, Sarah McLachlan- Laws of Illusion

Pop Female:
Sara Bareilles “King of Anything”
Sheryl Crow “Summer Day”
Lady Gaga “Bad Romance”
Katy Perry “Teenage Dream”
Pink “Gillter in the Air”
spoilers ~ Sarah McLachlan ”Loving You is Easy”, Norah Jones “Chasing Pirates”, Christina Aguilera “You Lost Me”

Pop Male:
Michael Buble “Haven’t Met You Yet”
Adam Lambert “Whataya Want from Me”
Bruno Mars “Just the Way You Are”
John Mayer “Half of My Heart”
Jason Mraz “A Beautiful Mess”
~Jack Johnson “You and Your Heart”, Seal “Secret”,  Taio Cruz “Dynamite”

Pop Duo or Group:

Sade “Baby Father”
The Script “Breakeven”
Maroon 5 “Misery”
Train “Hey Soul Sister”
Paramore “The Only Exception”

~ spoilers: Daughtry “Tennessee Line”, Glee Cast “Don’t Stop Believing”, One Republic “Secrets”

Best Pop Collaboration:

“You’ve Got a Friend” – James Taylor & Carol King
“Telephone” – Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce
“California Gurls” – Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg
”Imagine”- Herbie Hanc*ck, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Komono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Omnon Sangare
”Hallelujah”- Justin Timberlake with Matt Morris & Charlie Sexton

~spoilers: “If We Ever Meet Again” – Timbaland feat. Katy Perry, B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams, “Airplanes II”, Santana, India.Arie & Yo-Yo Ma, “When My Guitar Gently Weeps”

Look for Lady Antebellum, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert to rule the Country noms. In Dance, watch for Rihanna, Robyn, Kylie Minogue and Lady Gaga to name a few while Eminem, Drake and Jay Z should front the Rap categories. In R&B, we should see Usher, Alicia Keyes and Fantasia reap bids. In the Rock field, watch for Florence + the Machine, Arcade Fire and John Mayer to battle.  And watch for Madonna and Pink to go head to head in the Longform Music Video category for their recent Live Tour videos… Head to Grammy.com for all your Grammy info…

It’s the Soooooooooooooooul Train Award Nominations

Get ready to hop on the train… The Souuuuuuuuuuuuul Train that is… Today the nominations were announced for the 2010 Soul Train Awards and new mom Alicia Keyes leads the pack along with Usher as both netted four nominations. The show will air on BET Nov. 28 and will be hosted by Oscar nominees Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Terrence Howard (Hustle and Flow). It will also feature performances by R. Kelly, Ne Yo, Erykah Badu, Rick Ross, Keyshia Cole, Cee-Lo and more. Take a look at all the nominees below.

SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2010 NOMINEES~

Best New Artist:
Melanie Fiona
B.o.B
Nicki Minaj
Dondria
Wale

Best R&B/Soul Female Artist:
Alicia Keyes
Erykah Badu
Fantasia
Mary J. Blige
Monica

Best R&B/Soul Male Artist:
Usher
Kem
Trey Songz
NeYo
Jaheim

Song of the Year:
“Everything to Me”- Monica
“There Goes my Baby”- Usher
“Unthinkable (I’m Ready)”- Alicia Keyes
“Soldier of Love”- Sade
“Nothin’ on You”- B.o.B w/Bruno Mars

Best Hip Hop Song of the Year:
“Love the Way You Lie”- Eminem w/Rihanna
“B.M.F.”- Rick Ross /Styles P
“Your Love”- Nicki Minaj
“Find Your Love”- Drake
“Shutterbug”- Big Boi w/Cutty
“I Got Your Back”- T.I. w/Keri Hilson

Album of the Year:
The Element of Freedom- Alicia Keyes
Raymond v. Raymond- Usher
Soldier of Love- Sade
Thank Me Later- Drake
New Amerykah Part II~ Return of the Ankh- Erykah Badu

Best Reggae Artist:
Gyptian
Damian Marley
Jah Cure
Vybz Cartel
Gramps Morgan

Centric Award:
Jesse Boykins III
Dwele
Dondria
Corrine Bailey Rae
Janelle Monae

Best Dance Performance:
Rihanna “Rude Boy”
Ne Yo “Beautiful Monster”
Usher “OMG”
Janelle Monae w/ Big Boi “Tightrope”
Ciara “Ride”

Legends Award:
Anita Baker
Ronald Isley

Gospel Performance:
Youthful Praise feat. JJ Harrison
Fred Hammond
Marvin Sapp
Lisa Page Brooks
Hezekia Walker & LFC
Tye Tribbet

Record of the Year:
“Bittersweet”- Fantasia
“Second Chance”- El Debarge
“Find Your Love”- Drake
“When a Woman Loves”- R. Kelly
“Unthinkable (I’m Ready)”- Alicia Keyes

“Unthinkable (I’m Ready)”- Alicia Keyes

New Glee Music!

The Glee season premiere is just one week away and today we got another little tidbit to tide us over. The new Glee version of “Empire State of Mind” (originally performed by Jay Z & Alicia Keyes) just hit the web. Check it out below and watch the premiere Tuesday 9/21 on Fox.

Glee Cast “Empire State of Mind”

The MTV VMA nominations go Gaga for GAGA!

Apparently MTV should be renamed the Haus of Gaga after they handed Lady Gaga  a record-breaking 13 Video Music Award nominations including two for Video of the Year for “Bad Romance” and “Telephone” featuring Beyonce. She also received some bids for her other collaboration with Beyonce “Video Phone”. Grabbing the second most nominations was rapper Eminem with 8. Other multiple nominees include Beyonce, B.O.B with Hayley Williams, Florence + the Machine,Ke$ha, Usher, Jay Z & Alicia Keyes, Katy Perry, 30 Seconds to Mars, Drake and Pink. Watch for several of these artists and certainly Gaga to take to the stage when the show airs on MTV Sept 12 at the Nokia Theatre live in LA. For more info and to vote for your faves, click here.

And here’s the full list of nominees for the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards

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 Ke$ha, “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.oB 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”
Akon, “Sexy Chick”
Usher featuring Will.I.Am, “OMG”

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”

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 & 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”
Pink, “Funhouse”
30 Seconds To Mars, “Kings and Queens”

BEST EDITING
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Eminem, “Not Afraid”
Rihanna, “Rude Boy”
Pink, “Funhouse”
Miike Snow, “Animal”

BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Eminem, “Not Afraid”
MUSE, “Uprising”
Green Day, “1st 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”