Eminem, Lady Gaga Leads Nominations for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards
December 1, 2010 by Esteban "Steven" Escobar
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On Wednesday, December 1, 2010 The Recording Academy announced the Nominations for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards to be held on February 13, 2011 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.
“This year’s nominations are a true reflection of an exceptional and talented community of music makers that embody some of the highest levels of excellence and artistry in their respective fields,” said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. “It is most gratifying to see the GRAMMY Awards process once again produce a broad cross-section of diverse and impressive nominees across multiple genres. Coupled with the third year of our primetime nominations special, the road to Music’s Biggest Night, the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards in February, is off to an exciting start.”
The Following is a sampling of nominations in 108 categories from the GRAMMY Awards’ 30 Fields:
GENERAL FIELD
Album Of The Year:
The Suburbs — Arcade Fire
Recovery — Eminem
Need You Now — Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster — Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream — Katy Perry
Record Of The Year:
“Nothin’ On You” — B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
“Love The Way You Lie” — Eminem Featuring Rihanna
“F*** You” — Cee Lo Green
“Empire State Of Mind” — Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
“Need You Now” — Lady Antebellum
Best New Artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Sons
Esperanza Spalding
Song Of The Year:
“Beg Steal Or Borrow” — Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
“F*** You” — Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)
“The House That Built Me” —Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
“Love The Way You Lie” — Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters
(Eminem Featuring Rihanna)
“Need You Now” — Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
POP FIELD
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
“Don’t Stop Believin’ (Regionals Version)” — “Glee” Cast
“Misery” — Maroon 5
“The Only Exception” — Paramore
“Babyfather” — Sade
“Hey, Soul Sister (Live)” — Train
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:
“Airplanes II” — B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
“Imagine” — Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
“If It Wasn’t For Bad” — Elton John & Leon Russell
“Telephone” — Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
“California Gurls” — Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg
DANCE FIELD
Best Dance Recording:
“Rocket” — Goldfrapp
“In For The Kill” — La Roux
“Dance In The Dark” — Lady Gaga
“Only Girl (In The World)” — Rihanna
“Dancing On My Own” — Robyn
ROCK FIELD
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
“Ready To Start” — Arcade Fire
“I Put A Spell On You” — Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
“Tighten Up” — The Black Keys
“Radioactive” — Kings Of Leon
“Resistance” — Muse
Best Hard Rock Performance:
“A Looking In View” — Alice In Chains
“Let Me Hear You Scream” — Ozzy Osbourne
“Black Rain” — Soundgarden
“Between The Lines” — Stone Temple Pilots
“New Fang” — Them Crooked Vultures
Best Rock Song:
“Angry World” — Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
“Little Lion Man” — Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters
(Mumford & Sons)
“Radioactive” — Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters
(Kings Of Leon)
“Resistance” — Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
“Tighten Up” — Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriter (The Black Keys)
ALTERNATIVE FIELD
Best Alternative Music Album
The Suburbs — Arcade Fire
Infinite Arms — Band Of Horses
Brothers — The Black Keys
Broken Bells — Broken Bells
Contra — Vampire Weekend
R&B FIELD
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
“Take My Time” — Chris Brown & Tank
“Love” — Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
“You’ve Got A Friend” — Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
“Shine” — John Legend & The Roots
“Soldier Of Love” — Sade
Best Contemporary R&B Album:
Graffiti — Chris Brown
Untitled — R. Kelly
Transition — Ryan Leslie
The ArchAndroid — Janelle Monáe
Raymond V Raymond — Usher
RAP FIELD
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
“Nothin’ On You” — B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
“Deuces” — Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
“Love The Way You Lie” — Eminem & Rihanna
“Empire State Of Mind” — Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
“Wake Up! Everybody” — John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common
Best Rap Song:
“Empire State Of Mind” — Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane’t “Jnay” Sewell-Ulepic &
Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Sylvia Robinson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
“Love The Way You Lie” — Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters
(Eminem & Rihanna)
“Not Afraid” — M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, L. Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters (Eminem)
“Nothin’ On You” — Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters
(B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars)
“On To The Next One” — Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay,
songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)
Best Rap Album:
The Adventures Of Bobby Ray — B.o.B
Thank Me Later — Drake
Recovery — Eminem
The Blueprint 3 — Jay-Z
How I Got Over — The Roots
COUNTRY FIELD
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals:
“Bad Angel” — Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
“Pride (In The Name Of Love)” — Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
“As She’s Walking Away” — Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
“Hillbilly Bone” — Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
“I Run To You” — Marty Stuart & Connie Smith
Best Country Song:
“The Breath You Take” — Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (George Strait)
“Free” — Zac Brown, songwriter (Zac Brown Band)
“The House That Built Me” — Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
“I’d Love To Be Your Last” — Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
“If I Die Young” — Kimberly Perry, songwriter (The Band Perry)
“Need You Now” — Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
Best Country Album:
Up On The Ridge — Dierks Bentley
You Get What You Give — Zac Brown Band
The Guitar Song — Jamey Johnson
Need You Now — Lady Antebellum
Revolution — Miranda Lambert
AMERICAN ROOTS FIELD
Best Americana Album:
The List — Rosanne Cash
Tin Can Trust — Los Lobos
Country Music — Willie Nelson
Band Of Joy — Robert Plant
You Are Not Alone — Mavis Staples
Best Traditional Blues Album:
Giant — James Cotton
Memphis Blues — Cyndi Lauper
The Well — Charlie Musselwhite
Joined At The Hip — Pinetop Perkins & Willie “Big Eyes” Smith
Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites — Jimmie Vaughan
This year’s Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical nominations go to: Rob Cavallo, Danger Mouse, Dr. Luke, RedOne, and The Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine).
For the complete Official Nominations list you can visit http://www.grammy.com/nominees
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MTV Music Video Awards 2010 Nominees
September 10, 2010 by News Desk
Filed under Entertainment, Events, Featured
The 27 th Annual Awards Show Will Broadcast Live From Nokia Theater In Los Angeles On Sunday, September 12 at 9:00PM, (Live ET/Tape Delayed PT) hosted by Chelsea Handler.
MTV announced in a press release August 3, 2010 the Lady Gaga leading the way with an incredible thirteen nominations including “Best Pop Video,” “Best Female Video” and “Best Dance Music Video” for her global chart-topping hit “Bad Romance.” No stranger to breaking records, Gaga can now boast having the most nominations ever in a single VMA as well as being the first female artist nominated for two different videos in the “Video of the Year” category for “Bad Romance” and “Telephone” featuring Beyoncé.
“I’m so honored for all the little monsters and self-professed freaks of the universe, to have more VMA nominations in a single year than any artist in MTV history. Ironically, I’m even more proud it’s an unlucky number; 13,” said Lady Gaga. “A long time ago the world told me and my little monsters we would never be heard, together we changed the rules. God put me on Earth for 3 reasons: To make loud music, gay videos, and cause a damn raucous. Thank You MTV!”
The following are the nominees for the “2010 MTV Video Music Awards”: 2010 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
Title: Airplanes Album: B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray Director: Hiro Murai Label: Atlantic, Grand Hustle, Rebel Rock Production Company: Partizan Entertainment Producer: Anne Johnson 
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga
Title: Video Phone (Extended Remix) Album: I AM…SASHA FIERCE (Deluxe Edition) Director: Hype Williams Label: Columbia, Music World Music Production Company: Naa’ila Entertainment Producer: Hype Williams
Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé
Title: Telephone Album: The Fame Monster Director: Jonas Akerlund Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive Production Company: Serial Pictures/Anonymous Content Producers: Stephanie Bruni, Violaine Etienne and Nicole Ehrlich
3OH!3 featuring Kesha
Title: My First Kiss Album: Streets Of Gold Director: Isaac Ravishankara Label: Photo Finish Records Production Company: Anchor Light Productions Producer: Kevin Hayden
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Title: Empire State of Mind Album: The Blueprint 3 Director: Hype Williams Label: Roc Nation Production Company: Naaila Entertainment Producer: Abdur Rahman 
Lady Gaga
Title: Bad Romance Album: The Fame Monster Director: Francis Lawrence Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive Production Company: DNA Inc. Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
Ke$ha
Title: Tik Tok Album: Animal Director: Syndrome Label: RCA Production Company: Hello & Company Producer: Billy Parks
Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg
Title: California Gurls Album: Teenage Dream Director: Mathew Cullen Label: Capitol Records Production Company: Motion Theory Producer: Javier Jimenez, Patrick Nugent, Bernard Rahill, Danny Lockwood
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga
Title: Video Phone (Extended Remix) Album: I AM…SASHA FIERCE (Deluxe Edition) Director: Hype Williams Label: Columbia, Music World Music Production Company: Naa’ila Entertainment Producer: Hype Williams
Taylor Swift
Title: Fifteen Album: Fearless Director: Roman White Label: Big Machine Records, Universal Republic Production Company: Revolution Pictures, Inc. Producer: Randy Brewer
BEST MALE VIDEO
Eminem
Title: Not Afraid
Album: Recovery
Director: Rich Lee
Label: Aftermath, Interscope
Production Company: DNA
Producer: Justin Diener
Usher featuring Will.I.Am
Title: OMG
Album: Raymond v. Raymond
Director: Anthony Mandler
Label: LaFace Records, JLG
Production Company: LET Films
Producer: Kim Bradshaw
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
Title: Airplanes
Album: B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
Director: Hiro Murai
Label: Atlantic, Grand Hustle, Rebel Rock
Production Company: Partizan Entertainment
Producer: Anne Johnson
Drake
Title: Find Your Love
Album: Thank Me Later
Director: Anthony Mandler
Label: Cash Money Records, Young Money
Production Company: Let Films
Producer: C. Pardo
Jason Derulo
Title: In My Head
Album: Jason Derulo
Director: Kai Crawford
Label: Warner Bros. Records, Beluga Heights
Production Company: Red Summer Photo Play
Producer: Cisco Newman
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
Title: Airplanes
Album: B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
Director: Hiro Murai
Label: Atlantic, Grand Hustle, Rebel Rock
Production Company: Partizan Entertainment
Producer: Anne Johnson
Eminem
Title: Not Afraid
Album: Recovery
Director: Rich Lee
Label: Aftermath, Interscope
Production Company: DNA
Producer: Justin Diener
Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem
Title: Forever
Album: Music Inspired From The Film More Than A Game
Director: Hype Williams
Label: Interscope, Zone 4, Inc., Harvey Mason Music
Production Company: Naaila Entertainment, Inc
Producer: Tony McGarry
Jay-Z & Swizz Beats
Title: On To The Next One
Album: The Blueprint 3
Director: Sam Brown
Label: Roc Nation
Production Company: DNA Inc.
Producer: Jeremy Sullivan, Pepper Carlson
Kid Cudi featuring MGMT & Ratatat
Title: Pursuit Of Happiness
Album: Man on the Moon
Director: Brody Baker
Label: Fool’s Gold
Production Company: El Nino
Producer: Jules Dieng
BEST NEW ARTIST
Ke$ha
Title: Tik Tok
Album: Animal
Director: Syndrome
Label: RCA
Production Company: Hello & Company
Producer: Billy Parks
Jason Derulo
Title: In My Head
Album: Jason Derulo
Director: Kai Crawford
Label: Warner Bros. Records, Beluga Heights
Production Company: Red Summer Photo Play
Producer: Cisco Newman
Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris
Title: Baby
Album: My World Part II
Director: Ray Kay
Label: Island Def Jam, RBMG
Production Company: Rockhard Films
Producer: Nicole Acacio
Nicki Minaj featuring Sean Garrett
Title: Massive Attack
Album: N/A
Director: Hype Williams
Label: Cash Money Records, Young Money
Production Company: Naaila Entertainment
Producer: T. McGarry & K. Brown
Broken Bells
Title: The Ghost Inside
Album: Broken Bells
Director: Jacob Gentry
Label: Columbia
Production Company: POPfilms/Soapbox Films
Producer: Alexander Motlagh
BEST POP VIDEO
Lady Gaga
Title: Bad Romance
Album: The Fame Monster
Director: Francis Lawrence
Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
Production Company: DNA Inc.
Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dog
Title: California Gurls
Album: Teenage Dream
Director: Mathew Cullen
Label: Capitol Records
Production Company: Motion Theory
Producers: Javier Jimenez, Patrick Nugent, Bernard Rahill, Danny Lockwood
Ke$ha
Title: Tik Tok
Album: Animal
Director: Syndrome
Label: RCA
Production Company: Hello & Company
Producer: Billy Parks
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga
Title: Video Phone (Extended Remix)
Album: I AM…SASHA FIERCE (Deluxe Edition)
Director: Hype Williams
Label: Columbia, Music World Music
Production Company: Naa’ila Entertainment
Producer: Hype Williams
B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars
Title: Nothing on You
Album: B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
Director: Ethan Lader
Label: Atlantic, Grand Hustle, Rebel Rock
Production Company: Kleiner Inc.
Producer: Christopher Cho
BEST ROCK VIDEO
30 Seconds To Mars
Title: Kings and Queens
Album: This Is War
Director: Bartholomew Cubbins
Label: Virgin Records
Production Company: Hello and Co.
Producers: Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook, Sheeira Rees-Davies, Melissa Larsen, Dave Robertson
MUSE
Title: Uprising
Album: The Resistance
Director: Hydra
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Production Company: Humble
Producer: Humble
Paramore
Title: Ignorance
Album: Brand New Eyes
Director: Honey
Label: Fueled By Ramen
Production Company: Partizan Entertainment
Producer: Jeff Pantaleo
Florence + the Machine
Title: Dog Days Are Over
Album: Lungs
Director: LEGS
Label: Universal Republic
Production Company: Rokkit
Producer: Malachy Mcanenny
MGMT
Title: Flash Delirium
Album: Congratulations
Director: Andreas Nilsson
Label: Cloumbia
Production Company: Streetgang Films
Producer: Jason Botkin/ Jonathan Lia
BEST DANCE MUSIC VIDEO
Lady Gaga
Title: Bad Romance
Album: The Fame Monster
Director: Francis Lawrence
Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
Production Company: DNA Inc.
Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull
Title: I Like It
Album: Euphoria/Jersey Shore Soundtrack
Director: David Rousseau
Label: Universal Republic
Production Company: CreativeSeen
Producer: Alex Sdoucos
Cascada
Title: Evacuate The Dancefloor
Album: Evacuate The Dancefloor
Director: Max Nichols
Label: Robbins Entertainment, LLC
Production Company: Clark Jackson Productions
Producer: Clark Jackson
David Guetta featuring Akon
Title: Sexy Chick
Album: One Love
Director: Stephen Schuster
Label: Gum Pod
Production Company: U-MAN
Producer: Hervé Humbert
Usher featuring Will.I.Am
Title: OMG
Album: Raymond v. Raymond
Director: Anthony Mandler
Label: LaFace Records, JLG
Production Company: LET Films
Producer: Kim Bradshaw
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Lady Gaga
Title: Bad Romance
Album: The Fame Monster
Director: Francis Lawrence
Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
Production Company: DNA Inc.
Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
Florence + The Machine
Title: Dog Days Are Over
Album: Lungs
Director: LEGS
Label: Universal Republic
Production Company: Rokkit
Producer: Malachy Mcanenny
30 Seconds To Mars
Title: Kings and Queens
Album: This Is War
Director: Bartholomew Cubbins
Label: Virgin Records
Production Company: Hello and Co.
Producers: Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook, Sheeira Rees-Davies, Melissa Larsen, Dave Robertson
Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé
Title: Telephone
Album: The Fame Monster
Director: Jonas Akerlund
Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
Production Company: Serial Pictures/Anonymous Content
Producers: Stephanie Bruni, Violaine Etienne and Nicole Ehrlich
Eminem
Title: Not Afraid
Album: Recovery
Director: Rich Lee
Label: Aftermath, Interscope
Production Company: DNA
Producer: Justin Deiner
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
Title: Airplanes
Album: B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
Director: Hiro Murai
Label: Atlantic, Grand Hustle, Rebel Rock
Production Company: Partizan Entertainment
Producer: Anne Johnson
BEST ART DIRECTION
Lady Gaga
Title: Bad Romance
Album: The Fame Monster
Director: Francis Lawrence
Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
Production Company: DNA Inc.
Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
Art Director: Charles Infante
Florence + The Machine
Title: Dogs Days Are Over
Album: Lungs
Director: LEGS
Label: Universal Republic
Production Company: Rokkit
Producer: Malachy Mcanenny
Art Director: Louise Corcoran and Aldene Johnson
Eminem
Title: Not Afraid
Album: Recovery
Director: Rich Lee
Label: Aftermath, Interscope
Production Company: DNA
Producer: Justin Diener
Art Director: Ethan Tobman
30 Seconds To Mars
Title: Kings and Queens
Album: This Is War
Director: Bartholomew Cubbins
Label: Virgin Records
Production Company: Hello and Co.
Producer: Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook, Sheeira Rees-Davies, Melissa Larsen, Dave Robertson
Art Director: Marc Benacerraf
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga
Title: Video Phone (Extended Remix)
Album: I AM…SASHA FIERCE (Deluxe Edition)
Director: Hype Williams
Label: Columbia, Music World Music
Production Company: Naa’ila Entertainment
Producer: Hype Williams
Art Director: Lenny Tso
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Lady Gaga
Title: Bad Romance
Album: The Fame Monster
Director: Francis Lawrence
Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
Production Company: DNA Inc.
Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
Choreography: Laurieann Gibson
Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé
Title: Telephone
Album: The Fame Monster
Director: Jonas Akerlund
Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
Production Company: Serial Pictures/ Anonymous Content
Producers: Stephanie Bruni, Violaine Etienne and Nicole Ehrlich
Choreographer: Laurieann Gibson
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga
Title: Video Phone (Extended Remix)
Album: I AM…SASHA FIERCE (Deluxe Edition)
Director: Hype Williams
Label: Columbia, Music World Music
Production Company: Naa’ila Entertainment
Producer: Hype Williams
Choreographer: Frank Gatson
Usher featuring Will.I.Am
Title: OMG
Album: Raymond v. Raymond
Director: Anthony Mandler
Label: LaFace Records, JLG
Production Company:
Producer: Kim Bradshaw
Choreographer: Aakomon “AJ”
Janelle Monáe featuring Big Boi
Title: Tightrope
Album: The Archandroid
Director: Wendy Morgan
Label: Atlantic Records, Bad Boy Records, Wondaland
Production Company: Revolver Film Company
Producer: Helen Urriola
Choreographer: Janelle Monae & The Memphis Jookin Community (Laida Yates, Charles Riley, Marico Flake, Dareon Young)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Eminem
Title: Not Afraid
Album: Recovery
Director: Rich Lee
Label: Aftermath, Interscope
Production Company: DNA
Producer: Justin Diener
Cinematographer: Chris Probst
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Title: Empire State of Mind
Album: The Blueprint 3
Director: Hype Williams
Label: Roc Nation
Production Company: Naaila Entertainment
Producer: Abdur Rahman
Cinematographer: John Perez
Lady Gaga
Title: Bad Romance
Album: The Fame Monster
Director: Francis Lawrence
Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
Production Company: DNA Inc.
Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
Cinematographer: Thomas Kloss
Mumford and Sons
Title: Little Lion Man
Album: Sigh No More
Director: Fred & Nick
Label: Glassnote Records
Production Company: Pulse Films
Producer: Mikey Levelle
Cinematographer: Ben Magahy
Florence + The Machine
Title: Dog Days Are Over
Album: Lungs
Director: LEGS
Label: Universal Republic
Production Company: Rokkit
Producer: Malachy Mcanenny
Cinematographer: Adam Frisch
BEST DIRECTION
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Title: Empire State of Mind
Album: The Blueprint 3
Director: Hype Williams
Label: Roc Nation
Production Company: Naaila Entertainment
Producer: Abdur Rahman
Lady Gaga
Title: Bad Romance
Album: The Fame Monster
Director: Francis lawrence
Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
Production Company: DNA Inc.
Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
Eminem
Title: Not Afraid
Album: Recovery
Director: Rich Lee
Label: Aftermath, Interscope
Production Company: DNA
Producer: Justin Diener
Pink
Title: Funhouse
Album: Funhouse
Director: Dave Meyers
Label: LaFace Records, JLG
Production Company: Radical Media
Producer: Derek Roberto
30 Seconds To Mars
Title: Kings and Queens
Album: This Is War
Director: Bartholomew Cubbins
Label: Virgin Records
Production Company: Hello and Co.
Producers: Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook, Sheeira Rees-Davies, Melissa Larsen, Dave Robertson
BEST EDITING
Lady Gaga
Title: Bad Romance
Album: The Fame Monster
Director: Francis lawrence
Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
Production Company: DNA Inc.
Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
Editor: Jarrett Fijal
Eminem
Title: Not Afraid
Album: Recovery
Director: Rich Lee
Label: Aftermath, Interscope
Production Company: DNA
Producer: Justin Diener
Editor: Ken Mowe
Rihanna
Title: Rude Boy
Album: Rated R
Director: Melina
Label: Def Jam, SRP
Production Company: Black Dog Films
Producer: Jil Hardin
Editor: Clark Eddy
Pink
Title: Funhouse
Album: Funhouse
Director: Dave Meyers
Label: LaFace Records, JLG
Production Company: Radical Media
Producer: Derek Roberto
Editor: Chris Davis
Miike Snow
Title: Animal
Album: Miike Snow
Director: Sebastian Mlynarski
Label: Downtown Records
Production Company: Sebastian Mlynarski
Producer: Sebastian Mlynarski
Editor: Frank Macias
BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)
Lady Gaga
Title: Bad Romance
Album: The Fame Monster
Director: Francis Lawrence
Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
Production Company: DNA Inc.
Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
Special Effects: Tim Jarvis
Eminem
Title: Not Afraid
Album: Recovery
Director: Rich Lee
Label: Aftermath, Interscope
Production Company: DNA
Producer: Justin Diener
Special Effects: Animaholics-VFX
MUSE
Title: Uprising
Album: The Resistance
Director: Hydra
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Production Company: Humble
Producer: Humble
Special Effects: Sam Stevens
Green Day
Title: 21st Century Breakdown
Album: 21st Century Breakdown
Director: Marc Webb
Label: Reprise Records
Production Company: DNA
Producer: Michael Angelos
Special Effects: Laundry
Dan Black
Title: Symphonies
Album: ((un))
Director: Chic & Artistic
Label: The Hours
Production Company: Chris & Artistic
Producer: Corinne Bance & Axel D’Harcourt
Special Effects: Corinne Bance & Axel D’Harcourt
BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO
Dan Black
Title: Symphonies
Album: ((un))
Director: Chic & Artistic
Label: The Hours
Production Company: Corinne Bance & Axel D’Harcourt
Producer: Corinne Bance & Axel D’Harcourt
Gorillaz featuring Bobby Womack & Mos Def
Title: Stylo
Album: Plastic Beach
Director: Jamie Hewlett
Label: Virgin Records
Production Company: Zombie Flesh Eaters, HSI Productions and Passion Pictures
Producer: Cara Speller
Coldplay
Title: Strawberry Swing
Album: Viva La Vida
Director: Shynola
Label: Capitol
Production Company: Black Dog Films
Producer: Margo Mars
The Black Keys
Title: Tighten Up
Album: Brothers
Director: Chris Marrs Pillero
Label: Nonesuch
Production Company: Symphony 19
Producer: John Lathan
About MTV:
MTV is the dynamic, vibrant experiment at the intersection of music, creativity and youth culture. For over 28 years, MTV has evolved, challenged the norm, and detonated boundaries—giving each new generation a creative outlet and voice that entertains, informs and unites on every platform and screen. On-air, MTV is the number one full day-ad supported network for P12-24. Online, MTV.com averaged 24.5 million monthly unique visitors during the second quarter of 2010—up +13% year-over-year. Average video streams for the second quarter of 2010 increased +8% from Q1/2010. And MTV’s successful sibling networks MTV2 and mtvU each deliver unprecedented customized content, super-serving young males, music fans, and college students like no one else. MTV is part of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Wanna know more? Come on in… http://www.mtvpress.com
Sources: http://mtvpress.com/ and all photos of the show and red carpet, credit PictureGroup/MTV
Editor’s Note: Congratulations to all the Nominees and we will post as soon we hear the winners of the MTV Music Video Awards 2010.
About News Desk
About Diversity News Magazine: Diversity News Magazine is an independent multi-media outlet own by Minority-Owned Business who works with everyone and it is published by Diversity News Publications. Diversity News Magazine executive editor-in-chief is Esteban Escobar aka Steven Escobar an award winning honored and respected Journalist. Diversity News Magazine is a consumer news magazine covering news, entertainment, features, awards, sports, events and much more. DiversityNewsMagazine.com, an online & special print consumer news magazine that is visited by more than two million visitors a month, it is another venue for advertisers to showcase their products, brands or services on the classified and display pages. The purpose of the magazine is to educate and inform the diverse community worldwide. It focuses on local, national and international news, entertainment, features, sports and more importantly, newsworthy items that would be of interest to our diverse cultures. For more information visit Diversity News Magazine at http://www.diversitynewsmagazine.com/
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