adminJustin’s “Mirrors” video — which pays a moving tribute to his grandparents’ marriage — earned the star four nominations ranging from the top prize, Best Male Video, Best Pop Video and Best Editing. In addition to “Mirrors”, his comeback single “Suit & Tie” which features rapper Jay-Z, picked up two additional nods for Best Collaboration and Best Direction.
First time nominees Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are celebrating nods for three different visuals, with their number one hit single “Thrift Shop” up for Video of the Year; “Can’t Hold Us” up for Best Hip-Hop Video, Best Cinematography, Best Direction and Best Editing; and finally, “Same Love” up for Best Video with a Social Message. Both acts face stiff competition in the top category, however, as Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines”, Taylor Swift’s “I Knew You Were Trouble” and Bruno Mars’ “Locked Out of Heaven” also compete for the Video of the Year award.
Bruno follows Justin and Macklemore in third place for the most nominations, landing four in total, while Robin, Pink, Miley Cyrus and 30 Seconds to Mars all have three nods each. Meanwhile, newcomers Iggy Azalea and Austin Mahone will compete for the renamed Artiste to Watch prize, which was previously called Best New Artiste. The MTV Video Music Awards take place in Brooklyn, New York, on August 25.
MTV Video Music Awards 2013 — selected nominations list:
Video of the Year
Justin Timberlake — Mirrors
Bruno Mars — Locked Out of Heaven
Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell and T.I. — Blurred Lines
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz — Thrift Shop
Taylor Swift — I Knew You Were Trouble
Best Male Video
Justin Timberlake — Mirrors
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell — Blurred Lines
Bruno Mars — Locked Out of Heaven
Ed Sheeran — Lego House
Kendrick Lamar — Swimming Pools
Best Female Video
Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko — Stay
Taylor Swift — I Knew You Were Trouble
Miley Cyrus — We Can’t Stop
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess — Just Give Me A Reason
Demi Lovato — Heart Attack
Artiste to Watch
Twenty One Pilots — Holding On To You
Zedd Feat. Foxes — Clarity
Austin Mahone — What About Love
The Weeknd — Wicked Games
Iggy Azalea — Work
Best Collaboration
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z — Suit & Tie
Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera — Feel This Moment
Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding — I Need Your Love
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell — Blurred Lines
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess, —Just Give Me A Reason
Best Pop Video
Bruno Mars — Locked Out of Heaven
Justin Timberlake — Mirrors
fun. — Carry On
Miley Cyrus — We Can’t Stop
Selena Gomez – Come and Get It
Best Hip-Hop Video
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton — Can’t Hold Us
Drake — Started From The Bottom
Kendrick Lamar — Swimming Pools
A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar — F**kin Problems
J. Cole feat. Miguel — Power Trip
Best Rock Video
Imagine Dragons, — Radiocative’
Fall Out Boy Fall Out Boy — My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)
Mumford & Sons Mumford & Sons — I Will Wait
30 Seconds to Mars Thirty Seconds to Mars, “Up in the Air”
Best Video With A Social Message
Kelly Clarkson — People Like Us
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — Same Love
Snoop Lion — No Guns Allowed
Miguel — Candles in the Sun
Beyoncé — I Was Here — NET.
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