(Sigh), and it comes as no surprise that Beyonce and Jay Z are nominated in the most categories. Look, Jay’s got a new album out, but Sasha Fierce came out in 2008, why is it still being nominated when the same album was nominated last year. I’ll tell you why– It’s called payola (google it). See the full nominations when you continue reading:
Viewers Choice Nominees:
Beyoncé “Sweet Dreams”
Jay-Z “Empire State of Mind”
Monica “Everything To Me”
Rihanna “Hard”
Trey Songz Ft. Drake “Say Aah”
Young Money “Bedrock”
Best Collaboration:
Beyoncé Ft. Lada Gaga “Video Phone”
B.o.B. “Nothin’ On You”
Drake Ft. Trey Songz “Successful”
Drake Ft. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, & Eminem “Forever”
Trey Songz Ft. Drake “Say Aah”
Best Female Hip Hop Artist:
Ester Dean
Lil Kim
Nicki Minaj
Rasheeda
Trina
Best Male Hip Hop Artist:
B.o.B.
Drake
Fabolous
Jay-Z
Ludacris
Best New Artist:
Justin Bieber
Melanie Fiona
Nicki Minaj
Wale
Young Money
YoungStars Award:
Selena Gomez
JJ Lewis
Keke Palmer
Willow Smith
Tyler James Williams
Best Movie:
Avatar
Law Abiding Citizen
Michael Jackson: This Is It
Precious
The Blindside
Best Female R&B Artist:
Beyonce
Mary J. Blige
Melanie Fiona
Alicia Keys
Rihanna
Best Male R&B Artist:
Chris Brown
Raheem DaVaughn
Maxwell
Trey Songz
Usher
Best Group:
Black Eyed Peas
The Clipse
Diddy & Dirty Money
The New Boyz
Young Money
Video of the Year:
Beyoncé Ft. Lada Gaga “Video Phone”
B.o.B. “Nothin’ On You”
Melanie Fiona “It Kills Me”
Jay-Z “Empire State of Mind”
Jay-Z “Run This Town”
Best Gospel:
The Anointed Pace Sisters
Kirk Franklin Presents Artists United For Haiti
Tamela Mann
Marvin Sapp
Vickie Winans
Video Director of the Year:
Benny Boom
Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Chris Robinson
Hype Williams
Best Actress:
Taraji P. Henson
Regina King
Mo’Nique
Zoe Saldana
Gaborey Sidibe
Best Actor:
Quinton Aaron
Don Cheadle
Idris Elba
Jamie Foxx
Denzel Washington
Subway Sportswoman of the Year:
Tamika Catchings
Vanessa James
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Subway Sportsman of the Year:
Carmelo Anthony
Usain Bolt
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Tiger Woods
Centric Award:
Melanie Fiona
Maxwell
Chrisette Michele
Monica
Sade
Best International Act:
Kojo Antwi
Chipmunk
Dizzee Rascal
Estelle
Hip Hop Pantsula
K’NAAN
M.I.
P-Square
Corinne Bailey Rae
Sade
