Rihanna and Drake Lead 2012 MTV VMA Nominations- FULL LIST

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2012 MTV VMA NOMINATIONS- FULL LIST:Video of the YearKaty Perry, "Wide Awake"Gotye, "Somebody That I Used To Know"Rihanna, "We Found Love"Drake feat. Rihanna, "Take Care"M.I.A., "Bad Girls"Best New ArtistFun. feat. Janelle Monae, "We Are Young"Carly Rae Jepsen, "Call Me Maybe"Frank Ocean, "Swim Good"One Direction, "What Makes You Beautiful"The Wanted, "Glad You Came"Best Hip-Hop VideoChildish Gambino, "Heartbeat"Drake feat. Lil Wayne, "HYFR"Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean & 2 Chainz, "Mercy"Watch the Throne, "Paris"Nicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz, "Beez in the Trap"Best Male VideoJustin Bieber, "Boyfriend"Frank Ocean, "Swim Good"Drake feat. Rihanna, "Take Care"Chris Brown, "Turn Up the Music"Usher, "Climax"Best Female VideoRihanna, "We Found Love"Katy Perry, "Part of Me"Beyoncé, "Love on Top"Nicki Minaj, "Starships"Selena Gomez & The Scene, "Love You Like a Love Song"Best Pop VideoOne Direction, "What Makes You Beautiful"Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, "We Are Young"Rihanna, "We Found Love"Justin Bieber, "Boyfriend"Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa, "Payphone"Best Rock VideoColdplay, "Paradise"The Black Keys, "Lonely Boy"Linkin Park, "BURN IT DOWN"Jack White, "Sixteen Saltines"Imagine Dragons, "It's Time"Best Electronic Dance Music VideoDuck Sauce, "Big Bad Wolf"Calvin Harris, "Feel So Close"Skrillex, "First of the Year (Equinox)"Martin Solveig, "The Night Out"Avicii, "Le7els"Best Video With a MessageDemi Lovato, "Skyscraper"Rise Against, "Ballad of Hollis Brown"Kelly Clarkson, "Dark Side"Gym Class Heroes, "The Fighter"K'Naan feat. Nelly Furtado, "Is Anybody Out There?"Lil Wayne, "How to Love"Best Art DirectionKaty Perry, "Wide Awake"Drake feat. Rihanna, "Take Care"Lana Del Rey, "Born to Die"Regina Spektor, "All the Rowboats"Of Monsters & Men, "Little Talks"Best ChoreographyChris Brown, "Turn Up the Music"Rihanna, "Where Have You Been"Beyoncé, "Countdown"Avicii, "Le7els"Jennifer Lopez f/Pitbull, "Dance Again"Best CinematographyM.I.A., "Bad Girls"Adele, "Someone Like You"Drake feat. Rihanna, "Take Care"Coldplay feat. Rihanna, "Princess of China"Lana Del Rey, "Born to Die"Best DirectionM.I.A., "Bad Girls"Duck Sauce, "Big Bad Wolf"Coldplay feat. Rihanna, "Princess of China"Frank Ocean, "Swim Good"Watch the Throne, "Otis"Best EditingBeyoncé, "Countdown"A$AP Rocky, "Goldie"Gotye, "Somebody That I Used to Know"Watch the Throne, "Paris"Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean and 2 Chainz, "Mercy"Best Visual EffectsKaty Perry, "Wide Awake"Rihanna, "Where Have You Been"David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, "Turn Me On"Linkin Park, "BURN IT DOWN"http://bit.ly/ClevverMusic - Subscribe to ClevverMusic!!!http://on.fb.me/loxDu6 - ClevverMusic Facebook Fan Page!http://Twitter.com/ClevverMusic - Follow Us!The 2012 MTV VMA award nominations were announced this morning- and lovebirds Rihanna and Drake are leading the pack! You're watching ClevverMusic. MTV unveiled their 2012 VMA nominations this morning, with Rihanna and Drake each leading with 5 nominations. The award show will air live from Los Angeles Staples' Center on September 6th. Coveted award "Video of the Year" sees Drake's "Take Care" video which features Rihanna, going up against Rihanna's very own "We Found Love" video. Also leading in nominations is Katy Perry with 4 noms who's video "Wide Awake" also is up for "Video of the Year."Interestingly enough, this year's show will continue the Chris Brown vs Drake saga, as the two hip hop singers battle it out for in "Best Male Video" category, which also includes Usher, Justin Bieber, and newcomer Frank Ocean. .But that's not the only battle going down at this year's show, rising boybands One Direction and The Wanted will go head-to-head for "Best New Artist".No word yet on a host for the show, but it's been rumored Alicia Keys and One Direction will perform on the show. A full list of the nominees are down below in the description. Fans can vote on all categories at vma.mtv.com. Tell us who you think will win "Video of the Year"? Be sure to keep it locked right here at ClevverMusic for more VMA updates, bye friends!

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