We are inching closer to that time of the year when the people's vote count in the music award process and we can play fashion police from the comfort of our living rooms over the vivacious and outlandish fashion that has come to be associated with MTV awards...its the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards...almost!
...And the Nominees Are! MTV Releases 2013 Video Music Awards Nominees List
*drum-rolls please*
Music and entertainment heavyweights MTV have released the nominees list for the 2013 Video Music Awards and its as interesting as always. Leading the nominations with six nominations each are Justin Timberlake, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Bruno Mars is close behind with four nominations while Pink, Robin Thicke, Miley Cyrus and Thirty Seconds To Mars have three each. Taylor Swift, Drake, Calvin Harris and Fun also get nods as they vie for awards in various categories.
The VMAs are billed to hold on August 25 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn in the US of A. Check out the full list of nominees:
Video of the Year
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Justin Timberlake, «Mirrors»
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz, «Thrift Shop»
Bruno Mars, «Locked Out of Heaven»
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, «Blurred Lines»
Taylor Swift, «I Knew You Were Trouble»
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Best Hip Hop Video
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, «Can't Hold Us»
Drake, «Started From The Bottom»
Kendrick Lamar, «Swimming Pools»
A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar, «F--kin' Problems»
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J. Cole feat. Miguel, «Power Trip»
Best Male Video
Justin Timberlake, «Mirrors»
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, «Blurred Lines»
Bruno Mars, «Locked Out of Heaven»
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Ed Sheeran, «Lego House»
Kendrick Lamar, «Swimming Pools»
Best Female Video
Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko, «Stay»
Taylor Swift, «I Knew You Were Trouble»
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Miley Cyrus, «We Can't Stop»
Pink feat. Nate Ruess, «Just Give Me A Reason»
Demi Lovato, «Heart Attack»
Best Pop Video
Bruno Mars, «Locked Out of Heaven»
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Justin Timberlake, «Mirrors»
Fun, «Carry On»
Miley Cyrus, «We Can't Stop»
Selena Gomez, «Come and Get It»
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Twenty One Pilots, «Holding On To You»
Zedd feat. Foxes, «Clarity»
Austin Mahone, «What About Love»
The Weeknd, «Wicked Games»
Iggy Azalea, «Work»
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Best Collaboration
Justin Timberlake, feat. Jay-Z, «Suit & Tie»
Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera, «Feel This Moment»
Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding, «I Need Your Love»
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, «Blurred Lines»
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Pink feat. Nate Ruess, «Just Give Me A Reason»
Best Video With A Social Message
Kelly Clarkson, «People Like Us»
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, «Same Love»
Snoop Lion, «No Guns Allowed»
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Miguel, «Candles in the Sun»
Beyoncé, «I Was Here»
Best Rock Video
Imagine Dragons, «Radioactive»
Fall Out Boy, «My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)»
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Mumford & Sons, «I Will Wait»
Thirty Seconds To Mars, «Up in the Air»
Vampire Weekend, «Diane Young»
Best Art Direction
Capital Cities, «Safe and Sound»
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Thirty Seconds To Mars, «Up in the Air»
Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu, «Q.U.E.E.N»
Lana Del Rey, «National Anthem»
Alt-J, «Tesselate»
Best Choreography
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Chris Brown, «Fine China»
Ciara, «Body Party»
Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull, «Live It Up»
Will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber, «#thatPOWER»
Bruno Mars, «Treasure»
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Best Cinematography
Thirty Seconds To Mars, «Up in the Air»
Lana Del Rey, «Ride»
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, «Sacrilege»
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, «Can't Hold Us»
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A-Trak & Tommy Trash, «Tuna Melt»
Best Direction
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z, «Suit & Tie»
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, «Can't Hold Us»
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, «Sacrilege»
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Fun., «Carry On»
Drake, «Started From The Bottom»
Best Editing
Pink feat. Nate Ruess, «Just Give Me A Reason»
Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch, «Sweet Nothing»
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, «Can't Hold Us»
Justin Timberlake, «Mirrors»
Miley Cyrus, «We Can't Stop»
Best Visual Effects
Capital Cities, «Safe and Sound»
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Duck Sauce, «It's You»
Flying Lotus, «Tony Tortures»
Skrillex feat. the Doors «Breakn' a Sweat»
The Weeknd «Wicked Games»
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