MTV video Music Awards.

Ανακοινώθηκαν οι υποψηφιότητες για τα MTV video Music Awards 2012 που θα γίνουν στο Staples Center του Λος Αντζελες, στις 6 Σεπτεμβρίου 2012, με τη Rihanna και τον Drake να ξεχωρίζουν με 5 υποψηφιότητες ο καθένας.

Οι υποψηφιότητες αναλυτικά είναι:

Video της χρονιάς
Katy Perry - "Wide Awake"
Gotye - "Somebody That I Used To Know"
Rihanna - "We Found Love"
Drake feat. Rihanna - "Take Care"
M.I.A.- "Bad Girls"

Καλύτερος νέος καλλιτέχνης
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae - "We Are Young"
‪Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"
Frank Ocean - "Swim Good"
One Direction - "What Makes You Beautiful"
The Wanted - "Glad You Came"

Καλύτερο 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"
Nicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz - "Beez in the Trap"

Καλύτερο Video άνδρα καλλιτέχνη
Justin Bieber - "Boyfriend"
Frank Ocean - "Swim Good"
Drake feat. Rihanna - "Take Care"
Chris Brown - "Turn Up the Music"
Usher - "Climax"

Καλύτερο Video γυναίκας καλλιτέχνη
Rihanna - "We Found Love"
Katy Perry - "Part of Me"
Beyonce - "Love on Top"‬
Nicki Minaj - "Starships"
Selena Gomez & The Scene - "Love You Like a Love Song"

Καλύτερο Pop Video
One Direction - "What Makes You Beautiful"
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae - "We Are Young"
Rihanna - "We Found Love"
Justin Bieber - "Boyfriend"
Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa - "Payphone"

Καλύτερο Rock Video
Coldplay - "Paradise"
The Black Keys - “Lonely Boy"
Linkin Park - "BURN IT DOWN"
Jack White - "Sixteen Saltines"
Imagine Dragons - "It's Time"

Καλύτερο video ηλεκτρονικής/dance μουσικής
Duck Sauce - "Big Bad Wolf"
Calvin Harris - "Feel So Close"
Skrillex - "First of the Year (Equinox)"
Martin Solveig - "The Night Out"
Avicii - "Le7els"

Καλύτερο Video με μήνυμα
Demi Lovato - "Skyscraper"
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"

Καλύτερη καλλιτεχνική διεύθυνση
Katy Perry - "Wide Awake"
Drake feat. Rihanna - "Take Care"
Lana Del Rey - "Born to Die"
Regina Spektor - "All the Rowboats"
Of Monsters & Men - "Little Talks"

Καλύτερη χορογραφία
Chris Brown - "Turn Up the Music"
Rihanna - "Where Have You Been"
Beyonce - "Countdown"
Avicii - "Le7els"
Jennifer Lopez f/Pitbull - "Dance Again"

Καλύτερη φωτογραφία
‪M.I.A. - "Bad Girls"
Adele - "Someone Like You"
Drake feat. Rihanna - "Take Care"
Coldplay feat. Rihanna - "Princess of China"
Lana Del Rey - "Born to Die"

Καλύτερο μοντάζ
Beyonce - "Countdown"
A$AP Rocky - "Goldie"
Gotye - "Somebody That I Used to Know"
Watch the Throne - "Paris"
Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean and 2 Chainz - "Mercy"

Καλύτερα οπτικά εφέ
Katy Perry - "Wide Awake"
Rihanna - "Where Have You Been"
David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj - "Turn Me On"
Linkin Park - "BURN IT DOWN"