On Sunday, September 13th the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards will take place. If you have been following MTV Video Music Awards through the years, you know that in its 25 years of existence it has changed a lot, has become lesser of a means for honoring those who deserve to be honored and more of promoting; this year it promotes "Twilight: New Moon." Ashley Green will be in the pre-show and New Moon Trailer 3 will also be released here.The only thing that did not change is the abundanc of music. The house band will be rapper Wale and go-go band UCB. Janet Jackson, Beyoncé, Green Day, Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, and P!nk are just some of those who will be performing.

Here's the live streaming video from the VMA red carpet :






Here are the nominees for the 2009 VMA :

Video of the Year

* Beyoncé — "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
* Eminem — "We Made You"
* Lady Gaga - "Poker Face"
* Britney Spears - "Womanizer"
* Kanye West - "Love Lockdown"

Best Male Video

* Eminem — "We Made You"
* Jay-Z — "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"
* Ne-Yo — "Miss Independent"
* T.I. (featuring Rihanna) — "Live Your Life"
* Kanye West — "Love Lockdown"

Best Female Video

* Beyoncé — "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
* Kelly Clarkson — "My Life Would Suck Without You"
* Lady Gaga — "Poker Face"
* Katy Perry — "Hot N Cold"
* Pink — "So What"
* Taylor Swift — "You Belong with Me"

Best New Artist

* 3OH!3 — "Don't Trust Me"
* Drake — "Best I Ever Had"
* Kid Cudi — "Day 'n' Nite"
* Lady Gaga — "Poker Face"
* Asher Roth — "I Love College"

Best Pop Video

* Beyoncé — "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
* Cobra Starship (featuring Leighton Meester) — "Good Girls Go Bad"
* Lady Gaga — "Poker Face"
* Britney Spears — "Womanizer"
* Wisin & Yandel — "Abusadora"

Best Rock Video

* Coldplay — "Viva la Vida"
* Fall Out Boy — "I Don't Care"
* Green Day — "21 Guns"
* Kings of Leon — "Use Somebody"
* Paramore — "Decode"

Best Hip-Hop Video

* Eminem — "We Made You"
* Flo Rida (featuring Kesha) — "Right Round"
* Jay-Z — "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"
* Asher Roth — "I Love College"
* Kanye West — "Love Lockdown"

Breakthrough Video

* Anjulie — "Boom"
* Bat for Lashes — "Daniel"
* Chairlift — "Evident Utensil"
* Cold War Kids — "I've Seen Enough"
* Death Cab for Cutie — "Grapevine Fires"
* Gnarls Barkley — "Who's Gonna Save My Soul"
* Major Lazer — "Hold the Line"
* Matt and Kim — "Lessons Learned"
* Passion Pit — "The Reeling"
* Yeah Yeah Yeahs — "Heads Will Roll"

Best Direction in a Video

* Beyoncé — "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Director: Jake Nava)
* Cobra Starship (featuring Leighton Meester) — "Good Girls Go Bad" (Director: Kai Regan)
* Green Day — "21 Guns" (Director: Marc Webb)
* Lady Gaga — "Paparazzi" (Director: Jonas Åkerlund)
* Britney Spears — "Circus" (Director: Francis Lawrence)

Best Choreography in a Video

* Beyoncé — "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Choreographers: Frank Gatson and JaQuel Knight)
* Ciara (featuring Justin Timberlake) — "Love Sex Magic" (Choreographers: Jamaica Craft and "Marty")
* Kristinia DeBarge — "Goodbye" (Choreographer: Jamaica Craft)
* A.R. Rahman and the Pussycat Dolls (featuring Nicole Scherzinger) — "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" (Choreographers: Robin Antin and Mikey Minden)
* Britney Spears — "Circus" (Choreographer: Andre Fuentes)

Best Special Effects in a Video

* Beyoncé — "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Special Effects: VFX Effects and Louis Mackall V)
* Eminem — "We Made You" (Special Effects: Ingenuity Engine)
* Gnarls Barkley — "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" (Special Effects: Gradient Effects and Image Metrics)
* Lady Gaga — "Paparazzi" (Special Effects: Chimney Pot)
* Kanye West (featuring Mr Hudson) — "Paranoid" (Special Effects: Wizardflex)

Best Art Direction in a Video

* Beyoncé — "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Art Director: Niamh Byrne)
* Coldplay — "Viva la Vida" (Art Director: Gregory de Maria)
* Gnarls Barkley — "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" (Art Director: Zach Matthews)
* Lady Gaga — "Paparazzi" (Art Director: Jason Hamilton)
* Britney Spears — "Circus" (Art Directors: Laura Fox and Charles Varga)

Best Editing in a Video

* Beyoncé — "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Editor: Jarrett Fijal)
* Coldplay — "Viva la Vida" (Editor: Hype Williams)
* Miley Cyrus — "7 Things" (Editor: Jarrett Fijal)
* Lady Gaga — "Paparazzi" (Editors: Danny Tull and Jonas Åkerlund)
* Britney Spears — "Circus" (Editor: Jarrett Fijal)

Best Cinematography in a Video

* Beyoncé — "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Director of Photography: Jim Fealy)
* Coldplay — "Viva la Vida" (Director of Photography: John Perez)
* Green Day — "21 Guns" (Director of Photography: Jonathan Sela)
* Lady Gaga — "Paparazzi" (Director of Photography: Eric Broms)
* Britney Spears — "Circus" (Director of Photography: Thomas Kloss)

Best Video (That Should Have Won a Moonman)

* Beastie Boys — "Sabotage"
* Björk — "Human Behaviour"
* Dr. Dre — "Nuthin' but a "G" Thang"
* Foo Fighters — "Everlong"
* George Michael — "Freedom! '90"
* OK Go — "Here It Goes Again"
* Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — "Into the Great Wide Open"
* Radiohead — "Karma Police"
* David Lee Roth — "California Girls"
* U2 — "Where the Streets Have No Name"

Best Performance in a Pepsi Rock Band Video

The following have received nominations for "Best Performance in a Pepsi Rock Band Video":

* Blaq Star — "Shining Star"
* Nerds in Disguise — "My Own Worst Enemy"
* One (Wo)Man Band — "Bad Reputation"
* The Sleezy Treezy — "Here It Goes Again"
* Synopsis — "The Kill"

Best Breakout New York City Artist Award

The following have received nominations for "The Best Breakout New York City Artist Award", with the winner to be announced at the VMAs:

* MeTalkPretty
* Red Directors
* The Shells

1 comments:

  1. Anonymous said...

    Can you periodically explain who you are, where your camera and microphone are located, what we are seeing, what direction and street we're facing, who the people across the street are and what they're doing?  

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