News: NYC Prepares For MTV's VMA's
MTV hopes to put music fans under its spell with another edition of the VMA's. And artists like Busta Rhymes, Ludacris, Missy Elliot and T.I., among others will be in attendance.
The festivities will kick-off on August 29 in Battery Park, where artists like Rihanna and Chamillionaire will ascend the stage. The following day, August 30, the music industry will join forces to wage war against AIDS, reaching out to the youth with the message of AIDS prevention.
On Thursday (August 31), the ceremony, which will be hosted by actor Jack Black, will be underway.
The show will feature performances by Pharrell, Ludacris, Beyonce and T.I., as well as pop stars like Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera.
MTV wouldn't be MTV if there was not more in store than just a star studded line-up. The organization has teamed up with a long list of hot spots throughout the city, including Jay-Z's trendy 40/40 club, and made available $250.000 VMA Metro Cards to transport New Yorkers to the venue.
The music channel has also created very limited edition batch of t-shirts featuring custom art using the lyrics from Video Of The Year Nominees' and Performers' songs including: Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Shakira and T.I. These t-shirts will be distributed to fans around VMA Week events in NYC including the VMA Kickoff Concert and at the city hot spots leading up the VMA's.
This year's list of nominees are as follows:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Christina Aguilera: "Ain't No Other Man"
Madonna: "Hung Up"
Panic! at the Disco: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"
Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"
BEST MALE VIDEO
Busta Rhymes f/ Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose & DMX: "Touch It Remix"
James Blunt: "You're Beautiful"
Kanye West f/ Jamie Foxx: "Gold Digger"
Nick Lachey: "What's Left of Me"
T.I.: "What You Know"
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Christina Aguilera: "Ain't No Other Man"
Kelly Clarkson: "Because of You"
Madonna: "Hung Up"
Nelly Furtado f/ Timbaland: "Promiscuous"
Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"
BEST GROUP VIDEO
The All-American Rejects: "Move Along"
Fall Out Boy: "Dance, Dance"
Gnarls Barkley: "Crazy"
Panic! at the Disco: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"
BEST RAP VIDEO
50 Cent: "Window Shopper"
Busta Rhymes f/ Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose & DMX: "Touch It" (remix)
Chamillionaire: "Ridin'"
T.I.: "What You Know"
Yung Joc f/ Nitty: "It's Goin' Down"
BEST R&B VIDEO
Beyoncé f/ Slim Thug: "Check on It"
Chris Brown: "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)"
Jamie Foxx f/ Ludacris: "Unpredictable"
Mariah Carey: "Shake It Off"
Mary J. Blige: "Be Without You"
BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
Black Eyed Peas: "My Humps"
Common: "Testify"
Daddy Yankee: "Rompe"
Kanye West f/ Jamie Foxx: "Gold Digger"
Three 6 Mafia f/ Young Buck, Eightball & MJG: "Stay Fly"
BEST DANCE VIDEO
Madonna: "Hung Up"
Nelly Furtado f/ Timbaland: "Promiscuous"
Pussycat Dolls f/ Snoop Dogg: "Buttons"
Sean Paul: "Temperature"
Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"
BEST POP VIDEO
Christina Aguilera: "Ain't No Other Man"
Madonna: "Hung Up"
Nelly Furtado f/ Timbaland: "Promiscuous"
Pink: "Stupid Girls"
Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"
BEST NEW ARTIST IN A VIDEO
Angels and Airwaves: "The Adventure"
Avenged Sevenfold: "Bat Country"
Chris Brown f/ Juelz Santana, "Run It!"
James Blunt: "You're Beautiful"
Panic! at the Disco: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
Rihanna: "S.O.S."
VIEWER'S CHOICE
Chris Brown f/ Juelz Santana: "Run It!"
Fall Out Boy: "Dance, Dance"
Kelly Clarkson: "Because of You"
Rihanna: "S.O.S."
Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"
MTV2 AWARD
Three 6 Mafia f/ Young Buck, Eightball & MJG: "Stay Fly"
30 Seconds to Mars: "The Kill"
Lil Wayne: "Fireman"
Taking Back Sunday: "Makedamnsure"
Yung Joc f/ Nitty: "It's Goin' Down"
RINGTONE OF THE YEAR
Black Eyed Peas: "My Humps"
Bubba Sparks f/ Ying Yang Twins: "Ms. New Booty"
Fort Minor: "Where'd You Go"
Nelly f/Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp: "Grillz"
Kanye West f/ Jamie Foxx: "Gold Digger"
BEST DIRECTION IN A VIDEO
10 Years: "Wasteland" (Director: Kevin Kerslake)
AFI: "Miss Murder" (Director: Marc Webb)
Common: "Testify" (Director: Anthony Mandler)
Gnarls Barkley: "Crazy" (Director: Robert Hales)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California" (Director: Tony Kaye)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A VIDEO
Christina Aguilera: "Ain't No Other Man"
Madonna: "Hung Up"
Pussycat Dolls f/ Snoop Dogg: "Buttons"
Sean Paul: "Temperature"
Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS IN A VIDEO
Angels and Airwaves: "The Adventure"
Beck: "Hell Yes"
Missy Elliott: "We Run This"
Pearl Jam: "Life Wasted"
U2: "Original of the Species"
BEST ART DIRECTION IN A VIDEO
10 Years: "Wasteland"
Common: "Testify"
Panic! at the Disco: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"
Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"
BEST EDITING IN A VIDEO
The All-American Rejects: "Move Along"
Angels and Airwaves: "The Adventure"
Gnarls Barkley: "Crazy"
Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"
U2: "Original of the Species"
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A VIDEO
AFI: "Miss Murder"
Ashlee Simpson: "Invisible"
James Blunt: "You're Beautiful"
Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"
Prince: "Black Sweat"
BEST VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACK
"Final Night Round 3" (Electronic Arts)
"Burnout Revenge" (Electronic Arts)
"NBA 2K6" (2K Games)
"Driver: Parallel Lines" (Atari)
"Mark Ecko's Getting Up" (Atari)
BEST VIDEO GAME SCORE
"Hitman: Blood Money" (Jesper Kyd)
"Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter" (Tom Salta)
"Dreamfall: The Longest Journey" (Leon Willett)
"Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" (Jeremy Soule)
"Electroplankton" (User Generated Soundtrack)
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