2013 MTV Video Music Award nominees list
Video of the year
Justin Timberlake — “Mirrorsâ€
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz — “Thrift Shopâ€
Bruno Mars — “Locked Out of Heavenâ€
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell — “Blurred Linesâ€
Taylor Swift — “I Knew You Were Troubleâ€
Best hip-hop video
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton — “Can’t Hold Usâ€
Drake — “Started From The Bottomâ€
Kendrick Lamar — “Swimming Poolsâ€
A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar — “F**kin Problemsâ€
J. Cole feat. Miguel — “Power Tripâ€
Best male video
Justin Timberlake —- “Mirrorsâ€
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell — “Blurred Linesâ€
Bruno Mars — “Locked Out of Heavenâ€
Ed Sheeran — “Lego Houseâ€
Kendrick Lamar — “Swimming Poolsâ€
Best female video
Rihanna feat. Mickey Ekko — “Stayâ€
Taylor Swift — “I Knew You Were Troubleâ€
Miley Cyrus — “We Can’t Stopâ€
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess — “Just Give Me A Reasonâ€
Demi Lovato — “Heart Attackâ€
Best pop video
Bruno Mars — “Locked Out of Heavenâ€
Justin Timberlake — “Mirrorsâ€
fun. — “Carry Onâ€
Miley Cyrus — “We Can’t Stopâ€
Selena Gomez — “Come and Get Itâ€
Artist to watch
Twenty One Pilots — “Holding On To Youâ€
Zedd Feat. Foxes — “Clarityâ€
Austin Mahone — “What About Loveâ€
The Weeknd — “Wicked Gamesâ€
Iggy Azalea — “Workâ€
Best collaboration
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z —“Suit & Tieâ€
Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera — “Feel This Momentâ€
Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding — “I Need Your Loveâ€
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell — “Blurred Linesâ€
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess — “Just Give Me A Reasonâ€
Best video with a social message
Kelly Clarkson — “People Like Usâ€
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — “Same Loveâ€
Snoop Lion — “No Guns Allowedâ€
Miguel — “Candles In The Sunâ€
Beyoncé — “I Was Hereâ€
Best rock video
Imagine Dragons — “Radiocativeâ€
Fall Out Boy — “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)â€
Mumford & Sons — “I Will Waitâ€
30 Seconds To Mars — “Up In The Airâ€
Vampire Weekend — “Diane Youngâ€
Best art direction
Capital Cities — “Safe and Soundâ€
Thirty Seconds To Mars — “Up In The Airâ€
Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu — “Q.U.E.E.Nâ€
Lana Del Rey — “National Anthemâ€
alt-J — “Tesselateâ€
Best choreography
Chris Brown — “Fine Chinaâ€
Ciara — “Body Partyâ€
Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull — “Live It Upâ€
will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber — “#thatPOWERâ€
Bruno Mars — “Treasureâ€
Best Cinematography
Thirty Seconds To Mars — “Up In The Airâ€
Lana Del Rey — “Rideâ€
Yeah Yeah Yeahs — “Sacrilegeâ€
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton — “Can’t Hold Usâ€
A-Trak & Tommy Trash — “Tuna Meltâ€
Best direction
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z — “Suit & Tieâ€
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton — “Can’t Hold Usâ€
Yeah Yeah Yeahs — “Sacrilegeâ€
fun. — “Carry Onâ€
Drake - “Started From the Bottomâ€
Best editing
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess — “Just Give Me A Reasonâ€
Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch — “Sweet Nothingâ€
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton — “Can’t Hold Usâ€
Justin Timberlake — “Mirrorsâ€
Miley Cyrus — “We Can’t Stopâ€
Best visual effects
Flying Lotus — “Tiny Torturesâ€
Skrillex feat. The Door — “Breakin’ a Sweatâ€
The Weeknd — “Wicked Gamesâ€
Duck Sauce — “It’s Youâ€
Capital Cities — “Safe and Soundâ€
The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards will air live from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Aug. 25 at 9 p.m. E.T.
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