It’s that time of year again! With the BET Awards in the history books, the annual MTV Video Music Awards is on the horizon. The ceremony is to take place on August 24th in Los Angeles, California. LFHH will be live-tweeting from our Twitter handle @lfhappyhour. The complete performance line up has not been revealed as of yet, but Usher has been named as the opening act. We can also bet on Iggy Azalea to perform, since she has ruled the music charts all summer long. I’m certain that another Miley Cyrus/Robin Thicke collaboration will probably not take place. And the burning question will be: Will Beyonce perform … LIVE? (We all saw the BET Awards)
The nominations for this year’s show have been released and as ANYONE could have predicted, Beyonce grabbed the most nods. Here’s a list of the nominations:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Beyonce feat. Jay Z “Drunk In Love”
Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX “Fancy”
Miley Cyrus “Wrecking Ball”
Pharrell Williams “Happy”
Sia “Chandelier”
ARTIST TO WATCH
5 Seconds of Summer “She Looks So Perfect”
Charli XCX “Boom Clap”
Fifth Harmony “Miss Movin On”
Sam Smith “Stay With Me”
Schoolboy Q “Man Of The Year”
BEST POP VIDEO
Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea “Problem”
Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc “Wake Me Up”
Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX “Fancy”
Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz “Talk Dirty”
Pharrell Williams “Happy”
BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
Childish Gambino “3005″
Drake feat. Majid Jordan “Hold On (We’re Going Home)”
Eminem “Berzerk”
Kanye West “Black Skinhead”
Wiz Khalifa “We Dem Boyz”
BEST MALE VIDEO
Ed Sheeran feat. Pharrell Williams “Sing”
Eminem feat. Rihanna “The Monster”
John Legend “All Of Me”
Pharrell Williams “Happy”
Sam Smith “Stay With Me”
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea “Problem”
Beyonce “Partition”
Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX “Fancy”
Katy Perry feat. Juicy J “Dark Horse”
Lorde “Royals”
BEST VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE
Angel Haze feat. Sia “Battle Cry”
Avicii “Hey Brother”
Beyonce “Pretty Hurts”
David Guetta feat. Mikky Ekko “One Voice”
J. Cole feat. TLC “Crooked Smile”
Kelly Rowland “Dirty Laundry”
BEST COLLABORATION
Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea “Problem”
Beyonce feat. Jay Z “Drunk In Love”
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Tyga “Loyal”
Eminem feat. Rihanna “The Monster”
Katy Perry feat. Juicy J “Dark Horse”
Pitbull feat. Kesha “Timber”
BEST ROCK VIDEO
Arctic Monkeys “Do I Wanna Know?”
Black Keys “Fever”
Imagine Dragons “Demons”
Linkin Park “Until It’s Gone”
Lorde “Royals”
BEST ART DIRECTION
Arcade Fire “Reflektor”
DJ Snake & Lil Jon “Turn Down For What”
Eminem “Rap God”
Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX “Fancy”
Tyler, The Creator “Tamale”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyonce “Partition”
Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz “Talk Dirty”
Kiesza “Hideaway”
Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake “Love Never Felt So Good”
Sia “Chandelier”
Usher “Good Kisser”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Thirty Seconds to Mars “City of Angels”
Arcade Fire “Afterlife”
Beyonce “Pretty Hurts”
Gesaffelstein “Hate Or Glory
Lana Del Rey “West Coast”
BEST DIRECTION
Beyonce “Pretty Hurts”
DJ Snake & Lil Jon “Turn Down For What”
Eminem feat. Rihanna “The Monster”
Miley Cyrus “Wrecking Ball”
OK Go “The Writing’s On The Wall”
BEST EDITING
Beyonce “Pretty Hurts”
Eminem “Rap God”
Fitz and the Tantrums “The Walker”
MGMT “Your Life is a Lie”
Zedd feat. Hayley Williams “Stay the Night”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Disclosure “Grab Her!”
DJ Snake & Lil Jon “Turn Down For What”
Eminem “Rap God”
Jack White “Lazaretto”
OK Go “The Writing’s On The Wall”
Who will win?
-Aaron
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