2007 MTV VMA Nominees: Full List
A bunch of dumb new categories for you to peruse after the jump, but first one bright spot: Kanye and Justice going head-to-head again.
Video of the YearRe: "Touch The Sky"'s EMA '06 loss to an inferior "We Are Your Friends," Mr. West had this to say on TRL today: that particular award never goes to black people. That's right, MTV EUROPE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE? If either Justice or Kanye win, they should give the Moonman to Daft Punk anyway. Moot point.
Amy Winehouse: "Rehab"
Beyoncé: "Irreplaceable"
Justice: "D.A.N.C.E."
Justin Timberlake: "What Goes Around... "
Kanye West: "Stronger"
Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z): "Umbrella"
Rest of the noms after the jump.
Male Artist of the YearAkon: "Don't Matter," "I Wanna Love You" (featuring Snoop Dogg), "Smack That" (featuring Eminem) Kanye West: "Can't Tell Me Nothing," "Stronger," "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been" — DJ Premier remix, featuring Nas, KRS-One and Rakim) Justin Timberlake: "Let Me Talk To You/ My Love," "SexyBack" (featuring Timbaland), "What Goes Around ... " T.I.: "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)," "You Know What It Is" (featuring Wyclef Jean), "What You Know" Robin Thicke: "Can U Believe," "Lost Without U," "Wanna Love You Girl" (remix, featuring Busta Rhymes and Pharrell) Female Artist of the Year
Amy Winehouse: "Rehab," "You Know I'm No Good"
Beyoncé: "Irreplaceable," "Beautiful Liar" (featuring Shakira)
Fergie: "Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal)," "Glamorous" (featuring Ludacris), "Fergalicious" (featuring Will.I.Am)
Nelly Furtado: "Maneater," "Say It Right"
Rihanna: "Umbrella" (featuring Jay-Z) Best New Artist
Amy Winehouse: "Rehab," "You Know I'm No Good"
Carrie Underwood: "Before He Cheats"
Gym Class Heroes: "Clothes Off," "Cupid's Chokehold/ Breakfast in America"
Lily Allen: "Alfie," "Smile," "LDN"
Peter Bjorn and John: "Young Folks" Best Group
Fall Out Boy: "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race," "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs"
Gym Class Heroes: "Clothes Off," "Cupid's Chokehold/ Breakfast in America"
Linkin Park: "What I've Done"
Maroon 5: "Makes Me Wonder"
White Stripes: "Icky Thump" Most Earthshattering Collaboration
Akon (featuring Eminem): "Smack That"
Beyoncé and Shakira: "Beautiful Liar"
Justin Timberlake (featuring Timbaland): "SexyBack"
Gwen Stefani (featuring Akon): "The Sweet Escape"
U2 (featuring Green Day): "The Saints Are Coming" Quadruple Threat of the Year
Beyoncé
Bono
Jay-Z
Justin Timberlake
Kanye West Monster Single of the Year
Avril Lavigne: "Girlfriend"
Daughtry: "Home"
Fall Out Boy: "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs"
Lil Mama: "Lip Gloss (No Music)"
T-Pain (featuring Yung Joc): "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')"
Timbaland (featuring Keri Hilson, D.O.E. and Sebastian): "The Way I Are"
MIMS: "This Is Why I'm Hot"
Plain White T's: "Hey There, Delilah"
Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z): "Umbrella"
Shop Boyz: "Party Like A Rock Star" Best Director
Beyoncé and Shakira: "Beautiful Liar" (director: Jake Nava)
Christina Aguilera: "Candyman" (directors: Mathew Rolston and Christina Aguilera)
Justin Timberlake: "What Goes Around ..." (director: Samuel Bayer)
Kanye West: "Stronger" (director: Hype Williams)
Linkin Park: "What I've Done" (director: Joseph Hahn)
Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z): "Umbrella" (director: Chris Applebaum) Best Editing in a Video
Beyoncé and Shakira: "Beautiful Liar" (editor: Jarett Figl)
Gnarls Barkley: "Smiley Faces" (editor: Ken Mowe)
Justin Timberlake: "What Goes Around ..." (editor: Hollee Singer)
Kanye West: "Stronger" (editors: Peter Johnson and Corey Weisz)
Linkin Park: "What I've Done" (editor: Igor Kovalik) Best Choreography in a Video
Beyoncé and Shakira: "Beautiful Liar" (choreographer: Frank Gatson)
Chris Brown: "Wall To Wall" (choreographers: Rich & Tone and Flii Styles)
Ciara: "Like A Boy" (choreographer: Jamaica Craft)
Eve: "Tambourine" (choreographer: Tahesha Scott)
Justin Timberlake (featuring Timbaland): "SexyBack" (choreographer: Marty Kuldeka)
Posted at 1:44 PM
Tags: Amy Winehouse | Justice | Justin Timberlake | Kanye West | MTV Video Music Awards | Rihanna
Looking over that list, I feel old and out of touch.
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wow a crazy list of awful songs! and also i like how Plain White T's: "Hey There, Delilah" was released like 3 years ago?
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Terrible songs. MTV sucks so badly, like i haven't watched MTV in like.. 1 year, and my MTV 2's been cut for like 2 months so i won't be touching the TV any soon.
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For what does the M stand in MTV? Can't remember.
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It's pretty sad that mainstream popular music has degenerated into a homogenized grouping of crappy R&B and watered-down hip-hop. It's almost strange to see The White Stripes on the list.
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Where's "Hustler" for video of the year? I'd like to see all three of them nominated.
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how about peter bjorn & john for best new artist!?! yeah!
...too bad they will never win.
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normally i don't put *too much* stock into the whole "homogenizing" of popular music. i think it, but don't say it too often. but this list is so unbearably atrocious i'm actually stunned.
kids who like music will always eventually find quality, but it sure looks like the major labels, corporations, and entertainment stations these days want to make it as difficult as possible for them to do so.
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he's to good in singing i love music do you music is relaxing just so relaxing i mean i like things like badshah and aye hip hopper
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Ugh, most of these songs are pretty annoying. Best thing I got out of it was when I was looking at the noms for Best Editing. I thought it said the Shakira and Beyonce vid was nominated by Jarret Fig!, and I was like "cool! Who's Jarret Fig, and why is he so exciting?" Fun times.
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Wow, I don't think I've ever seen such a large list of shitty music before. The White Stripes were the only thing that broke up the horrible horrible bands. Well, I admit I like Green Day, but not U2, so that kinda cancels out.
And I agree with fatso. The major labels are really letting us down these days.
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I know I am going to get shit for this.. but amy winehouse is pretty awesome despite what all the hipsters now think of her.. and thats about all on that list that is worth a damn..
its also pretty impressive that "rehab" is up for any nomination since amy's people never really pushed that video on mtv or that single on radio at all... most people saw it online on youtube.. I personally think the song "rehab" may have been too risque for the major labels to take a chance on.. despite it being the song that put amy to no. 1 in the UK...
I could rant about it even longer.. Amy's image was pushed (too hard) here in the US... her music was NOT!.. and I just dont get what the stateside labels are thinking.. egh..major labels are so lame! argh
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I absolutely love how Peter Bjorn and John and Amy Winehouse are considered "new" artists.
I do like how much they're getting love (Justice too), but damn, you have to wonder if the people who work at MTV that are true, red-blooded music fans are absolutely embarrassed to say they work there.
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Wow, MTV still plays music videos? I woudlnt have known considering all the shitty reality shows they play 24/7. Remember music shows like Alternative Nation, 120 Minutes, AMP, Headbangers Ball? They should at least bring those back to bring balance to the channel.
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mtv2 has headbangers ball. and subterranean, which plays some indie type shit
and lots of pimp my ride repeats
which is what i watch for anyway
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I'm with Weedoodoo - Amy Winehouse is the only interesting artist on that list.
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What? No love for the Galifianakis/Oldham video? SNUB!
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Geez, this is hater overload... even in blog terms.
The fact is MTV did a pretty remarkable job of compiling representatives of todays most popular, reasonably hip music. If you don't believe me, ask anyone who doesn't have a stick up their ass.
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don't be pissed at mtv for representing what a large portion of people listen to today...if you think i'm lying check the charts, shitty music rules the day. btw kanye is still tight imo
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earthshattering?
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i was just about to say that about hey there delilah. i guess it doesn't matter which year it was a "monster single" in. not that it was ever very monstrous nor had i even realized until just now that the rest of the world had heard that song that i was obsessed with the october of my junior year, close to two years ago now.
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I'm curious what all of you who hate this list would like to see. Lemme guess: more rock?
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DO THE D.A.N.C.E.!
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the funny thing is while i've never seen Justice played on MTV, i did catch D.A.N.C.E. on Nickelodeon, no lie.
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Peter Bjorn And John in the same award show as the dude who said "Im hot cause im fly/ you aint cause you not" man i wish the three of them good luck.
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They play D.A.N.C.E. on MTVU constantly. I just hope theres no fake controversy or tirades between Kanye (the stronger video is rubbish anyway) and Justice again.
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I do hope so
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What are these music videos you speak of?
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the whole "new artist" thing is a joke.
pfffft
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mtv demographic = 10-15 year olds. if you're not in that range, check yoself. it's ok - you'll eventually grow out of it.
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Why does kanye always on top? His songs doesnt hit that much compare with other nominees, plus, can't believe Christina's songs are out this year's vma. Hope the performers are really entertaining. plus the awards goes tot he one who really desereves unlike last year who turns out a BIG joke of winners.
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i think what we're all forgetting here is that
those are some kickass shades.
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yeah! i remember when plain white t's put up hey there delilah on purevolume at least two years ago. and hasn't gym class been around for a couple years now too? mainstream media is depressing
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weedoodoo, "Rehab" is on constantly on VH1 and MTV.
I don't understand the VMAs. A lot of these videos sucked.
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It's not that I think that rock is the only good genre, Rex, in fact far from it. I love hip hop, but only when it's good. And these choices here, are NOT GOOD. It's a shame that what people are saying is true though, these are the songs that have been really popular this past year. I am disappointed in both the major record labels and the general public for listening to this shit. Oh well, give the kids what they want I guess.
I'll watch the VMAs when Dopeness is up for video of the year.
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I have to say that I'm not sure if I want to record the VMA's this year like I do every year because the VMA nods are pretty stupid. I mean, look at the nominations. What happened to all of the other awards?!? Like Best Pop Video, Viewere's Choice Award for God sakes! Come on! I'm not sure if I want to even see the VMA's this year. And did you you see the list of performers? Why isn't Gym Class Heroes performing? MTV like cut have of the awards and added dumb ones. I just don't understand crap about the VMA's this year. This is dumb!!!!!!
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WTF...?! This is the worst nominees list i have ever seen..it totally sucks...!
where's +44 , yellowcard,good charlotte, bon jovi..Mtv sucks.
-blink-182- BBB.
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"Rehab" is a great song with a dull video. Grammys, year end polls, actual respect from critics and fans, yes -- VMAs, no. Why does that make me sad?
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yeah, mtv sucks..where`s best rock???mtv2 award??? viewer`s choice??
Though previous year that was a BIG PROBLEM to find these nominations too, i don`t understand what`s goin on with vma awards..why not 5 nominees??why TOO MANY!??!
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it crazy how 50 talking shit and didnt even get one nomination; Kanye is all over VMAs i think 50 cant tell him NOTHING.
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omg,how could they not put my chemical romance on there.they've worked so hard!!i don't see them anywhere.and where is paramore?this list is so screwed up,and it looks totally boring this year.and they forgot many other bands and singers.wat is with mtv lately?!?!?!?!?!
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these nominations sux so much,hip-hop & rap only...
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this isn't a music award show. its a pop music award show. doesn't anyone at mtv realize theirs more music out there then kanye west, beyonce, and akon? There is a few artists that are out of that like Linkin Park. No wait never mind. That's about it. But "What I've Done" is on pop charts. They have harder songs than that.
and another thing. since when did mtv start showing videos again?
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I just watched it....and how sad I am. Just wondering, does anyone hear real music on MTV anymore? What every happend to rock? And if thats not bad enough, when it did show some rock bands, hip-hop or rappers are right in the middle of it. But ain't no way in hell will you see it the other way around. Some Rebel Ass Metal Motherfuckers need to kill MTV. PLEASE!!!
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well,i just watched it.it kinda dissapointed me this year.i thought it would be MUCH better.the only people that i was happy to see,was panic! at the disco,fall out boy,gym class heroes,and chris brown.they were the only ones i was looking forward to seeing.the rest,not so much.brittany's performance was dull,and probally the worst performance i have ever seen in my life of any artist.that was not a comeback what so ever.but yeah,those are my opinions.and i still think they should've put my chemical romance in it!!
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y is it i cant find the crazy unheard of shit from timbaland from the vma's in vegas this year... its not like its easy to find and his web page doesnt have it either... i wanna hear whats in the vault..
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Hey does anyone know the name of the song & band where Robin Thicke & Jeniffer Hudson came out to present the Quadruple Threat Awards???
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