Adele, Chris Brown si Lil Wayne sunt primii trei artisti confirmati pentru Video Music Awards 2011. Mult asteptatul eveniment va avea loc pe 28 august, in Los Angeles. Alte nume vehiculate sunt Britney Spears sau Lady Gaga.

Cei care se afla pe primele trei locuri pe lista nominalizatilor sunt Katy Perry, cu noua puncte, Adele si Kanye West, cu cate sapte puncte.

Aceasta este lista completa a nominalizatilor:


VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Adele - "Rolling in the Deep"
Tyler, the Creator - "Yonkers"
Katy Perry - "Firework"
Bruno Mars - "Grenade"
Beastie Boys - "Make Some Noise"


BEST FEMALE VIDEO

Adele - "Rolling in the Deep"
Katy Perry - "Firework"
Beyonce - "Run the World (Girls)"
Nicki Minaj - "Super Bass"
Lady Gaga - "Born This Way"


BEST MALE VIDEO

Cee Lo Green - "F*** You"
Eminem feat. Rihanna - "Love the Way You Lie"
Bruno Mars - "Grenade"
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi - "All of the Lights"
Justin Bieber - "U Smile"


BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO

Lil Wayne feat. Cory Gunz - "6 Foot 7 Foot"
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi - "All of the Lights"
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes - "Look at Me Now"
Nicki Minaj - "Super Bass"
Lupe Fiasco - "The Show Goes On"


BEST NEW ARTIST

Wiz Khalifa - "Black and Yellow"
Tyler, The Creator - "Yonkers"
Big Sean feat. Chris Brown - "My Last"
Kreayshawn - "Gucci Gucci"
Foster the People - "Pumped Up Kicks"


BEST POP VIDEO

Adele - "Rolling in the Deep"
Bruno Mars - "Grenade"
Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Nayer & Afrojack - "Give Me Everything"
Katy Perry - "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"
Britney Spears - "Till the World Ends"


BEST ROCK VIDEO

The Black Keys - "Howlin' for You"
Foo Fighters - "Walk"
Foster The People - "Pumped Up Kicks"
Mumford & Sons - "The Cave"
Cage The Elephant - "Shake Me Down"

BEST COLLABORATION

Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Nayer & Afrojack - "Give Me Everything"
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes - "Look at Me Now"
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi - "All of the Lights"
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West - "E.T."
Nicki Minaj feat. Drake - "Moment 4 Life"


BEST ART DIRECTION

Adele - "Rolling in the Deep"
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West - "E.T."
Lady Gaga - "Judas"
Kanye West - "POWER"
Death Cab for Cutie - "You Are a Tourist"


BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Beyonce - "Run the World (Girls)"
Britney Spears - "Till the World Ends"
Lady Gaga - "Judas"
Bruno Mars - "The Lazy Song"
LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock - "Party Rock Anthem"


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Adele - "Rolling in the Deep"
Beyonce - "Run the World (Girls)"
Eminem feat. Rihanna - "Love the Way You Lie"
Katy Perry - "Teenage Dream"
Thirty Seconds to Mars - "Hurricane"


BEST DIRECTION

Adele - "Rolling in the Deep"
Beastie Boys - "Make Some Noise"
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West - "E.T."
Thirty Seconds To Mars - "Hurricane"
Eminem feat. Rihanna - "Love the Way You Lie"


BEST EDITING

Katy Perry feat. Kanye West - "E.T."
Thirty Seconds to Mars - "Hurricane"
Adele - "Rolling in the Deep"
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi - "All of the Lights"
Manchester Orchestra - "Simple Math"

BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)

Manchester Orchestra - "Simple Math"
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West - "E.T."
Kanye West - "Power"
Linkin Park - "Waiting for the End"
Chromeo - "Don't Turn the Lights On"