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August 7, 2007

JT, MCR Sweep MTV VMA Noms

We're still over an hour away from MTV's Video Music Award reveal, scheduled to go down live on TRL. Is that thing still hosted by Jesse Camp? OK, we're a bit out of touch when it comes to MTV (though not Lauren Conrad, strangely). But we do know a few things. No one will win "Best Post Modern Video." Bette Midler will not host. And the show will be broadcast but once. (After that, we'll have to settle for watching highlights on every blog and video-sharing network.) So yeah, a lot like last year. Except in Vegas.

As you can tell from the post title, we're trying to stick out of the pack of sad music bloggers by inventing nominees before they're even announced. Who else? You tell us. Hmm. That sexy umbrella commercial is pretty popular.

Now we present 22 years in the history of Video Of The Year. If a banned clip can end up winning top honors, maybe there's hope for a Tay Zonday upset after all!

1984 The Cars - "You Might Think"
1985 Don Henley - "The Boys of Summer"
1986 Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
1987 Peter Gabriel - "Sledgehammer"
1988 INXS - "Need You Tonight/Mediate"
1989 Neil Young - "This Note's for You"
1990 Sinéad O'Connor - "Nothing Compares 2 U"
1991 R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"
1992 Van Halen - "Right Now"
1993 Pearl Jam - "Jeremy"
1994 Aerosmith - "Cryin'"
1995 TLC - "Waterfalls"
1996 The Smashing Pumpkins - "Tonight, Tonight"
1997 Jamiroquai - "Virtual Insanity"
1998 Madonna - "Ray of Light"
1999 Lauryn Hill - "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
2000 Eminem - "The Real Slim Shady"
2001 Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink - "Lady Marmalade"
2002 Eminem - "Without Me"
2003 Missy Elliott - "Work It"
2004 OutKast - "Hey Ya!"
2005 Green Day - "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
2006 Panic! At The Disco - "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"

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That R&B video with the chubby guy singing about suicide!

Also Nookie

Posted by: Andrew at 08/07/07 12:20 PM | Reply
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they ALWAYS show the awards ceremonies over and over and over. they say they show it just once, but a week later it'll be the only thing on mtv all day.

Posted by: yeah right! at 08/07/07 12:21 PM | Reply
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According to mtvnews.com:

"Breaking with tradition, the show will air once, and only once. After the show's lone airing, viewers will have a chance to customize the show and build their own versions of the VMAs across multiple platforms."

Posted by: Akiva at 08/07/07 12:38 PM | Reply
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Didn't you work for MTV/VH1? And didn't an MTV exec buy this site?

Posted by: you liar at 08/07/07 1:22 PM | Reply
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None of My Chemical Romance. Lots of tears in the Way house tonight

Posted by: Sp3nc3r at 08/07/07 2:21 PM | Reply
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this site is claiming to not watch mtv or read rolling stone... I call total bullshit

Posted by: getting silly at 08/07/07 4:17 PM | Reply
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I really don't watch MTV anymore, though my wife makes me watch The Hills sometimes. From 1993-1998 I watched MTV about 12 hours a day.

Posted by: scott at 08/07/07 10:13 PM | Reply
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scott comes out from hiding behind amrit and the others...finally.

Posted by: adrienne at 08/08/07 1:54 AM | Reply
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MTV has lost it what happened to the good old days when they used to play real black talented artists like lauryn hill. She might have dissapeared from the limelight but her music lives on and most people would still want to see or hear her profound music. What is up with MTV promoting female black artists like beyonce, rihanna, ciara etc i mean these women are just manufactures dolls and forever humiliating themselves with their sex gimmick images and barbie doll looks, they are such a disgrace to the black communities. MTV must really think their strategy otherwise they will loose viewers to other channels

Posted by: lolo at 08/22/07 9:20 AM | Reply
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