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The 2011 MTV VMA Nominations are in with Katy Perry, Adele and Bruno Mars leading the pack

July 20th, 2011

The nominations for the 2011 MTV VMAs were announced tonight and leading the pack of superstars was none other than the woman slated to make the announcements, Ms. Katy Perry. Perry took a break from her California Dreams tour to make the announcements live on MTV.com. From her album Teenage Dream, Perry landed a whopping nine nominations including Best Pop Video, Best Female Video, Best Collaboration and Video of the Year.

Adele’s smash hit Rolling In The Deep, which made her album 21 one of the biggest of the decade, received seven nominations for its visually stunning video. Additionally, Bruno Mar’s Grenade also received three well-deserved nominations for Best Pop Video, Best Male Video and Video of the Year.

A surprise contender for Video of the Year was controversial rapper Tyler, The Creator with his R-rated video for Yonkers. Tyler is up against Katy Perry, Adele, Beastie Boys and Bruno Mars.

The 2011 VMAs will air live on Sunday, August 28 at 9 pm ET/PT. Returning to the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, the 28th Annual MTV VMAs will no doubt deliver the groundbreaking performances, jaw-dropping outfits and outrageous antics audiences have come to love.

Please see below for the complete list of nominees.

Best Pop Video

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

Best Rock Video

Shake Me Down – Cage the Elephant
Walk – Foo Fighters
Pumped Up Kicks – Foster The People
The Cave – Mumford and Sons
Howlin’ for You – The Black Keys

Best Hip-Hop Videos

Look At Me Now – Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes
All of the Lights – Kanye West feat. Kid Cudi and Rihanna
6 Foot, 7 Foot – Lil Wayne
The Show Goes On – Lupe Fiasco
Super Bass – Nicki Minaj

Best New Artist

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

Best Female Video

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

Best Male Video

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

Best Collaboration

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

Video of the Year

Rolling in the Deep – Adele
Make Some Noise – Beastie Boys
Grenade – Bruno Mars
Fireworks – Katy Perry
Yonkers – Tyler, The Creator

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Posted on Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 at 11:18 pm by and is filed under Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture, News.

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