Catch all the star-packed VMA action direct from New York on August 31. MTV News' preshow kicks things off at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the big show at 8 p.m. Performances include: Panic! At The Disco, Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, T.I., Ludacris and The Killers. 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: "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 ROCK VIDEO 30 Seconds To Mars: "The Kill" AFI: "Miss Murder" Green Day: "Wake Me Up When September Ends" Panic! at the Disco: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California" 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" 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: "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" (Even "Magnet" Johansen) "Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" (Jeremy Soule) "Electroplankton" (User Generated Soundtrack)
I voted in all of the categories except for the hip-hop/r&b/rap ones because I don't know what the fuck any of those artists sound like. I basically just voted for AFI, Madonna, and Shakira. My three favorite guilty pleasures.
Maybe it's just me, but I don't think I've watched MTV for longer than 20 or 30 minutes in over 2 or 3 years now. Sad thing is, all the music channels are turning into the same thing (IMO). Some of the nominees I actually like, though.