The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards nominations list has just been announced.
Leading the pack with six nominations apiece are Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Justin Timberlake. The former scores nominations in the Best Hip-Hop Video, Video Of The Year, Best Cinematography, Best Direction & Best Editing and Best Video With A Social Message categories with their singles “Thrift Shop”, “Can’t Hold Us” and “Same Love”.
The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards airs live on August 25th, from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.



HERE is the list of Namination

BEST POP VIDEO

Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven”
fun. – “Carry On”
Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
Miley Cyrus – “We Can’t Stop”
Selena Gomez – “Come & Get It”

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO

A$AP Rocky – “****in’ Problems (feat. 2 Chainz, Drake and Kendrick Lamar)”
Drake – “Started From the Bottom”
J.Cole – “Power Trip (feat. Miguel)”
Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools (Drank)”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Can’t Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton)”

ARTIST TO WATCH

Austin Mahone – “What About Love”
Iggy Azalea – “Work”
The Weeknd – “Wicked Games”
twenty one pilots – “Holding On to You”
Zedd – “Clarity (feat. Foxes)”

BEST MALE VIDEO

Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven”
Ed Sheeran – “Lego House”
Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools (Drank)”
Robin Thicke – “Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. and Pharrell)”

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

Demi Lovato – “Heart Attack”
Miley Cyrus – “We Can’t Stop”
P!nk – “Just Give Me A Reason (feat. Nate Ruess)”
Rihanna – “Stay (feat. Mikky Ekko)”
Taylor Swift – “I Knew You Were Trouble”

BEST VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE

Beyoncé – “I Was Here”
Kelly Clarkson – “People Like Us”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Same Love (feat. Mary Lambert)”
Miguel – “Candles In the Sun”
Snoop Lion – “No Guns Allowed (feat. Drake and Cori B)”

BEST COLLABORATION

Calvin Harris – “I Need Your Love (feat. Ellie Goulding)”
Justin Timberlake – “Suit & Tie (feat. Jay-Z)”
P!nk – “Just Give Me A Reason (feat. Nate Ruess)”
Pitbull – “Feel This Moment (feat. Christina Aguilera)”
Robin Thicke – “Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. and Pharrell)”

BEST ROCK VIDEO

Fall Out Boy – “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)”
Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive”
Mumford & Sons – “I Will Wait”
Thirty Seconds to Mars – “Up In the Air”
Vampire Weekend – “Diane Young”

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven”
Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz)”
Robin Thicke – “Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. and Pharrell)”
Taylor Swift – “I Knew You Were Trouble”

BEST ART DIRECTION

alt-J – “Tessellate”
Capital Cities – “Safe & Sound”
Janelle Monae – “Q.U.E.E.N. (feat. Erykah Badu)”
Lana Del Rey – “National Anthem”
Thirty Seconds to Mars – “Up In the Air”

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Bruno Mars – “Treasure”
Chris Brown – “Fine China”
Ciara – “Body Party”
Jennifer Lopez – “Live It Up (feat. Pitbull)”
will.i.am – “#thatPOWER (feat. Justin Bieber)”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

A-Track and Tommy Trash – “Tuna Melt”
Lana Del Rey – “Ride”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Can’t Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton)”
Thirty Seconds to Mars – “Up In the Air”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Sacrilege”

BEST DIRECTION

Drake – “Started From the Bottom”
fun. – “Carry On”
Justin Timberlake – “Suit & Tie (feat. Jay-Z)”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Can’t Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton)”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Sacrilege”

BEST EDITING

Calvin Harris – “Sweet Nothing (feat Florence Welch)”
Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Can’t Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton)”
Miley Cyrus – “We Can’t Stop”
P!nk – “Just Give Me A Reason (feat. Nate Ruess)”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Capital Cities – “Safe & Sound”
Duck Sauce – “It’s You”
Flying Lotus -” Tiny Tortures”
Skrillex – “Breakin’ A Sweat (feat. The Doors)”
The Weeknd – “Wicked Games”