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LOS ANGELES. — Justin Timberlake will receive his award live at Brooklyn’s Barclays Centre on MTV (DStv Channel 130) at 03:00 CAT next Monday.
The VMA’s primetime premiere airs later the same night at 20.30 CAT. The show subsequently premieres on MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) at 16:00 CAT on Tuesday August 27.
Timberlake has been the architect behind some of the most innovative and popular music videos of the last two decades including the emotionally drenched “Cry Me a River”, futuristic dance party, “Rock Your Body”, the dark and sultry, “SexyBack”, the exquisite black and white rat pack tribute “Suit & Tie”, as well as the hauntingly beautiful “Mirrors”.
In honour of his artistry and innovation, Justin Timberlake will be presented with the coveted “Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award” joining a prestigious list of past recipients including Michael Jackson, Madonna, Peter Gabriel, REM, Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppersand Britney Spears.
As a solo artiste and as a member of *NSYNC, Timberlake has collectively won an astounding 14 VMA awards, including “Male Artiste of the Year” and “Quadruple Threat of the Year” in 2007 and “Best Pop Video” for “Cry Me a River” in 2003, putting him second only to Madonna in total wins.
Timberlake returns to the VMAs after a hugely successful year that saw his album, The 20/20 Experience debut at the top of the charts around the world. The 20/20 Experience: 2 of 2 is set to be released on September 30.
Through the years, Timberlake has thrilled fans with countless memorable performances including 2007’s medley of “Lovestoned” and “Give it to Me” with Timbaland and Nelly Furtado, 2006’s medley of “My Love” and “SexyBack” and 2002’s “Like I Love You”.
Timberlake is the latest artiste to join the previously announced 2013 VMA performers, Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrusand Robin Thicke. Additional performers and presenters will be announced at a later date.
Timberlake, along with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, leads this year’s VMA pack with six nominations each. Timberlake’s nominations include “Video of the Year”, “Best Male Video”, “Best Pop Video” and “Best Editing” for “Mirrors”, while his “Suit & Tie” featuring JAY Z, scored nods for “Best Collaboration” and “Best Direction”.
Bruno Mars continues his hugely successful year by garnering four nominations. “P!nk” and “Thirty Seconds to Mars” are each up for three Video Music Awards.
Other notable nominees receiving multiple 2013 “MTV Video Music Award” nods range from the worlds of pop, hip-hop, EDM, R&B and Rock and include previously nominated artists such as Taylor Swift, Drake, fun., Calvin Harris and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs as well as first-time VMA nominees Kendrick Lamar, Lana Del Rey, The Weeknd and Capital Cities.
2013 VMA winners will take home a special-edition Moonman trophy, re-imagined by world-renowned, Brooklyn-based artist KAWS created exclusively for this year’s show.
To build anticipation for the show, MTV launched a successful cross platform social campaign, #RoadToTheVMAs, which features the Moonman in a myriad of iconic locations throughout Brooklyn and NYC.
Thus far, the campaign has garnered more nearly 100 million social media impressions to date including over half a million likes on Instagram, 48,5 million impressions on Twitter, nearly 40 million impressions on Facebook and over 1 million impressions on Tumblr. — MTV Base.
Online Reporter