Paramore, Fall Out Boy, Slipknot in the running for Best Rock Video.
By Chris Harris
Britney Spears in "Piece of Me" Photo: Jive Britney Spears made last year's MTV Video Music Awards a memorable one with her performance of
"Gimme More" — albeit in ways she may not have intended. But on September 7, Spears will get a chance at VMA glory: Her
"Piece of Me" video has been nominated for the coveted Video of the Year Moonman.
Thanks to votes from thousands of MTV viewers, Spears netted her third nomination of this year's VMAs (she's scored two others in the
Best Female and
Best Pop Video categories) on Friday (August 15), but she faces some stiff competition for the awards' most sought-after prize. The
Jonas Brothers are also up for Video of the Year, for their "Burnin' Up" clip, along with
Chris Brown's "Forever," the
Pussycat Dolls' "When I Grow Up" and, in typical VMA fashion, a relative newcomer.
The Ting Tings scored their first VMA nod for "Shut Up and Let Me Go."
This year's VMAs, hosted by British comic and "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" co-star
Russell Brand, will feature live performances from the
Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne and
Kid Rock. The big show will be broadcast live at 9 p.m. on September 7 from the legendary Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood.
Also on Friday, MTV revealed the nominees in the Best Rock Video category:
Paramore scored a nod for their "CrushCrushCrush" clip, and they'll contend with the likes of
Slipknot ("Psychosocial"),
Linkin Park ("Shadow of the Day"),
Foo Fighters ("The Pretender"), and
Fall Out Boy (
"Beat It").
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