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MTV Video Music Awards 2008 September 7 on Sunday at 9PM (ET/PT)

MTV music awards back in LA

Set to Air Live From Paramount Pictures on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 9PM (ET/PT)

LOS ANGELES (RAWDOGGTV) - The MTV Video Music Awards will return to Los Angeles for the first time in a decade on September 7, 2008.

MTV said this year’s ceremony would use the city streets, rooftops, and sound stages all over the Paramount lot. The host, performers, nominees, and presenters will be announced at a later date. MTV and Paramount are units of Viacom Inc.

The high-wattage event, now in its 25th year, will take place on the Paramount Pictures lot in Hollywood, and will air on the channel that evening. Los Angeles last hosted the event in 1998. Since then, the awards have been held mostly in New York, but traveled to Miami in 2004 and 2005, and then Las Vegas last year.

T.I. and RIHANNA will perform “Live Your Life” single from the upcoming “Paper Trail”, Album which will hit the market on September 30th

MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS
NOMINEE CATEGORIES:

The “2008 MTV Video Music Awards” nominees for “Video of the Year” includes multiple nominees Britney Spears – “Piece of Me, Jonas Brothers - “Burnin Up,” Chris Brown – “Forever,” and Pussycat Dolls – “When I Grow Up.” Rounding out the “Video of the Year” noms is British duo The Ting Tings with “Shut Up And Let Me Go.” Artists vying for this year’s “Best Rock Video” are Paramore, Slipknot, Linkin’ Park, Foo Fighters and Fall Out Boy.

AND THE NOMINEES ARE…

VIDEO OF THE YEAR:

Britney Spears
“Piece of Me”
Blackout
Jive/Zomba Label Group
Director: Wayne Isham

Jonas Brothers“Burnin Up”
A Little Bit Longer
Hollywood Records
Director: Brendan Malloy/Tim Wheeler

Chris Brown“Forever”
Exclusive The Forever Edition
Jive/Zomba Label Group
Director: Joseph Kahn

Pussycat Dolls
“When I Grow Up”
Doll Domination
Interscope Records
Director: Joseph Kahn

The Ting Tings“Shut Up and Let Me Go”
We Started Nothing
Columbia
Director: Alex & Liane

BEST ROCK VIDEO:

Paramore“crushcrushcrush”
Riot!
Fueled By Ramen
Director: Shane Drake

SlipKnot
Psychosocial
All I Hope For Is Gone
Roadrunner
PR Brown

Linkin Park“Shadow of the Day”
Minutes to Midnight
Warner Bros. Records
Director: Joe Hahn

Foo Fighters“The Pretender”
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
RCA
Director: Sam Brown

Fall Out Boy“Beat It”
LIVE in Phoenix
Island Records
Director: Shane Drake

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

BEST MALE VIDEO

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

BEST DANCING IN A VIDEO

BEST NEW ARTIST

BEST ROCK VIDEO

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

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Courtesy: http://mtvawards.blogspot.com/

Performers

Similar to the 2007 show, MTV will announce a majority of the show’s performers in updates in their official Video Music Awards website.

Jonas Brothers (Announced 7/18/2008)
Lil Wayne (Announced 8/01/2008)
Kid Rock (Announced 8/14/2008)
Rihanna (Announced 8/21/2008)
Pink (Announced 8/21/2008)
Paramore (Announced 8/21/2008)
T.I. (Announced 8/21/2008)
Lupe Fiasco (Announced 8/28/2008)
Katy Perry (Announced 8/28/2008)
T-Pain (Announced 8/28/2008)
The Ting Tings (Announced 8/28/2008)
Travis Barker (Announced 8/28/2008)
DJ AM (Announced 8/28/2008)

Appearances & Presenters
Presenters
Ciara
Lindsay Lohan
Michael Phelps
Miley Cyrus
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Scarlett Johansson
Ashley Tisdale
Vanessa Hudgens
Zac Efron
Corbin Bleu
Drake Bell
Josh Peck
Twilight cast
Either SoReal Cru, Kaba Modern, or Fanny Pak

Promotion
E! News and Access Hollywood revealed that MTV has recorded a series of commercial ads to promote the 2008 VMA’s. The promos will feature host Russell Brand and MTV regulars Britney Spears, Pete Wentz, and LL Cool J.[3][4] Brand revealed on his radio show that he will also record a promo with Slash of Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver.

Nominees
All videos eligible for nomination made their appearance on MTV between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008.

Video of the Year

Chris Brown — “Forever”
Jonas Brothers — “Burnin’ Up”
Pussycat Dolls — “When I Grow Up”
Britney Spears — “Piece of Me”
The Ting Tings — “Shut Up and Let Me Go”

Best Male Video

Chris Brown — “With You”
Flo Rida (featuring T-Pain) — “Low”
Lil Wayne (featuring Static Major) — “Lollipop”
T.I. — “No Matter What”
Usher (featuring Young Jeezy) — “Love in This Club”

Best Female Video

Mariah Carey — “Touch My Body”
Katy Perry — “I Kissed a Girl”
Rihanna — “Take a Bow”
Jordin Sparks (featuring Chris Brown) — “No Air”
Britney Spears — “Piece of Me”

Best New Artist

Miley Cyrus — “7 Things”
Katy Perry — “I Kissed a Girl”
Jordin Sparks (featuring Chris Brown) — “No Air”
Taylor Swift — “Teardrops on My Guitar”
Tokio Hotel — “Ready, Set, Go!”

Best Pop Video

Danity Kane — “Damaged”
Jonas Brothers — “Burnin’ Up”
Panic at the Disco — “Nine in the Afternoon”
Britney Spears — “Piece of Me”
Tokio Hotel — “Ready, Set, Go!”

Best Rock Video

Fall Out Boy (featuring John Mayer) — “Beat It”
Foo Fighters — “The Pretender”
Linkin Park — “Shadow of the Day”
Paramore — “Crushcrushcrush”
Slipknot — “Psychosocial”

Best Hip-Hop Video

Mary J. Blige — “Just Fine”
Lupe Fiasco (featuring Matthew Santos) — “Superstar”
Flo Rida (featuring T-Pain) — “Low”
Lil Wayne (featuring Static Major) — “Lollipop”
Kanye West (featuring Chris Martin) — “Homecoming”

Best Dancing in a Video

Chris Brown — “Forever”
Danity Kane — “Damaged”
Madonna (featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland) — “4 Minutes”
Ne-Yo — “Closer”
Pussycat Dolls — “When I Grow Up”

Best Direction in a Video

Erykah Badu — “Honey” (Directors: Erykah Badu and Mr. Roboto)
Linkin Park — “Shadow of the Day” (Director: Joe Hahn)
Panic at the Disco — “Nine in the Afternoon” (Director: Shane Drake)
Pussycat Dolls — “When I Grow Up” (Director: Joseph Kahn)
Rihanna — “Take a Bow” (Director: Anthony Mandler)

Best Choreography in a Video

Adele — “Chasing Pavements” (Choreographer: Marguerite Derricks)
Chris Brown — “Forever” (Choreographers: Tone & Rich)
Chris Brown (featuring T-Pain) — “Kiss Kiss” (Choreographer: Flii Stylz)
Gnarls Barkley — “Run” (Choreographer: Mikey Rooney)
Pussycat Dolls — “When I Grow Up” (Choreographers: Robin Antin and Mikey Minden)

Best Special Effects in a Video

Erykah Badu — “Honey” (Special Effects: X1 FX)
Coldplay — “Violet Hill” (Special Effects: Gregory de Maria)
Missy Elliott — “Ching-a-Ling/Shake Your Pom Pom” (Special Effects: Les Umberger)
Linkin Park — “Bleed It Out” (Special Effects: David Lebensfeld and Adam Catino)
Kanye West (featuring T-Pain) — “Good Life” (Special Effects: SoMe, Jonas & François)

Best Art Direction in a Video

Gnarls Barkley — “Run” (Art Directors: Happy and Kells Jesse)
MGMT — “Electric Feel” (Art Director: Sophie Kosofsky)
Katy Perry — “I Kissed a Girl” (Art Director: Benji Bamps)
Pussycat Dolls — “When I Grow Up” (Art Director: Marcelle Gravel)
The White Stripes — “Conquest” (Art Director: David Fitzpatrick)

Best Editing in a Video

Erykah Badu — “Honey” (Editor: T. David Binns)
Death Cab for Cutie — “I Will Possess Your Heart” (Editors: Aaron Stewart-Ahn and Jeff Buchanan)
Ne-Yo — “Closer” (Editor: Clark Eddy)
Katy Perry — “I Kissed a Girl” (Editor: Tom Lindsay)
Weezer — “Pork and Beans” (Editor: Jeff Consiglio and Colin Woods)

Best Cinematography in a Video

Erykah Badu — “Honey” (Director of Photography: Karsten “Crash” Gopinath)
Death Cab for Cutie — “I Will Possess Your Heart” (Directors of Photography: Aaron Stewart Ahn and Shawn Kim)
Katy Perry — “I Kissed a Girl” (Director of Photography: Simon Thirlaway)
Pussycat Dolls — “When I Grow Up” (Director of Photography: Christopher Probst)
The White Stripes — “Conquest” (Director of Photography: Wyatt Troll)

Best UK Video

Coldplay — “Violet Hill”
Duffy — “Warwick Avenue”
Estelle (featuring Kanye West) — “American Boy”
Leona Lewis — “Bleeding Love”
The Ting Tings — “Shut Up and Let Me Go”

Courtesy: wikipedia.org

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