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Lana Del Rey, Frank Ocean & Jack White Nominated For MTV Awards
Curious as to what else got the seal of approval? Check out the full shortlist below.
A whole host of acts that we’re pretty interested in have been nominated for this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, and you can find all of the details right here.
For example, we’ve got good ol’ Lana Del Rey nominated for both Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography for ‘Born To Die’, whilst Frank Ocean gets all kinds of nods for ‘Swim Good’.
Then, there’s the likes of The Black Keys, Coldplay and Jack White all competing for Best Rock Video. There’s a fight we’d like to see reenacted…
Curious as to what else got the seal of approval? Check out the full shortlist below.
Video of the Year:
Katy Perry – “Wide Awake”
Gotye – “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Rihanna – “We Found Love”
Drake – “Take Care” (Feat. Rihanna)
M.I.A. – “Bad Girls”
Best New Artist:
Fun. – “We Are Young” (Feat. Janelle Monae)
Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”
Frank Ocean – “Swim Good”
One Direction – “What Makes You Beautiful”
The Wanted – “Glad You Came”
Best Hip-Hop Video:
Childish Gambino – “Heartbeat”
Drake – “HYFR” (Feat. Lil Wayne)
Kanye West – “Mercy” (feat. Pusha T, Big Sean & 2 Chainz)
Watch The Throne – “Paris”
Nicki Minaj – “Beez in the Trap” (feat. 2 Chainz)
Best Male Video:
Justin Bieber – “Boyfriend”
Frank Ocean – “Swim Good”
Drake – “Take Care” (Feat. Rihanna)
Chris Brown – “Turn Up The Music”
Usher – “Climax”
Best Female Video:
Rihanna – “We Found Love”
Katy Perry – “Part Of Me”
Beyoncé – “Love On Top”
Nicki Minaj – “Starships”
Selena Gomez & The Scene – “Love You Like a Love Song”
Best Pop Video:
One Direction – “What Makes You Beautiful”
Fun. – “We Are Young” (feat. Janelle Monae)
Rihanna – “We Found Love”
Justin Bieber – “Boyfriend”
Maroon 5 – “Payphone” (feat. Wiz Khalifa)
Best Rock Video:
Coldplay – “Paradise”
The Black Keys – “Lonely Boy”
Linkin Park – “BURN IT DOWN”
Jack White – “Sixteen Saltines”
Imagine Dragons – “It’s Time”
Best Electronic Dance Music Video:
Duck Sauce – “Big Bad Wolf”
Calvin Harris – “Feel So Close”
Skrillex – “First of the Year (Equinox)”
Martin Solveig – “The Night Out”
Avicii – “Le7els”
Best Video With A Message:
Demi Lovato – “Skyscraper”
Rise Against – “Ballad Of Hollis Brown”
Kelly Clarkson – “Dark Side”
Gym Class Heroes – “The Fighter”
K’Naan – “Is Anybody Out There?” (Feat. Nelly Furtado)
Lil Wayne – “How to Love”
Best Art Direction:
Katy Perry – “Wide Awake”
Drake – “Take Care” (Feat. Rihanna)
Lana Del Rey – “Born To Die”
Regina Spektor – “All The Rowboats”
Of Monsters & Men – “Little Talks”
Best Choreography:
Chris Brown – “Turn Up the Music”
Rihanna – “Where Have You Been”
Beyoncé – “Countdown”
Avicii – “Le7els”
Jennifer Lopez – “Dance Again” (feat. Pitbull)
Best Cinematography:
M.I.A. – “Bad Girls”
Adele – “Someone Like You”
Drake – “Take Care” (feat. Rihanna)
Coldplay – “Princess Of China” (feat. Rihanna)
Lana Del Rey – “Born To Die”
Best Direction:
M.I.A. – “Bad Girls”
Duck Sauce – “Big Bad Wolf”
Coldplay – “Princess Of China” (feat. Rihanna)
Frank Ocean – “Swim Good”
Watch The Throne – “Otis”
Best Editing:
Beyoncé – “Countdown”
A$AP Rocky – “Goldie”
Gotye – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
Watch The Throne – “Paris”
Kanye West – “Mercy” (feat. Pusha T, Big Sean & 2 Chainz)
Best Visual Effects:
Katy Perry – “Wide Awake”
Rihanna – “Where Have You Been”
David Guetta – “Turn Me On” (feat. Nicki Minaj)
Linkin Park – “Burn It Down’
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