The pop star known for her outrageous outfits, Lady Gaga, has garnered 13 nominations for the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, which will be broadcast on MTV base (DStv Channel 322).
Lady Gaga’s nominations include Best Pop Video, Best Female Video and Best Dance Music Video for her global chart-topping hit, Bad Romance. The performer 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 Beyonce.
The most nominated male artist is rapper Eminem with eight nominations. These include Best Male Video, and Video of the Year for Not Afraid.
VMA newcomer Ke$ha is up for three Moonmen for Tik Tok while up and coming rapper B.o.B has an impressive five nominations including in the Best Hip-Hop category for Airplanes against Forever by Drake. Other artists receiving first time VMA nominations are Justin Bieber for Best New Artist for his hit single Baby, indie favorite Florence + The Machine with five noms for Dog Days Are Over and Jason Derulo for In My Head.
In addition, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, P!nk, 30 Seconds To Mars, Katy Perry and Usher are also nominated for Moonmen this year.
The “2010 MTV Video Music Awards’ will take place at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 21H00 (Eastern Time). MTV will announce additional performers, presenters and host on a later date.
“I’m so honoured 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 three reasons: To make loud music, gay videos, and cause a damn ruckus. Thank You MTV!”
For full list of nominees visit www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2010/.
