MTV VMA video nominees announced

By April MacIntyre Aug 4, 2008, 20:35 GMT

05/30/2008 - Russell Brand - Spike TV\'s 2nd Annual Guys Choice Awards - Arrivals - Sony Pictures Studios - Culver City, CA, USA © David Gabber / PR Photos

MTV’s 25th annual Video Music Awards will be hosted by Britain's Russell Brand and will air live and only one time on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 9PM (Live ET/Tape Delayed PT). 

Last week on Pete Wentz's FNMTV viewers found out the nominees for “Best Male Video” and “Best Female Video.”

This week, artists nominated  for “Best Pop Video”  and “Best Hip Hop” were revealed along with Kanye West, Mary J. Blige and Britney Spears as well as a few newcomers like Flo Rida, Tokio Hotel and Danity Kane.

In Addition, Lil Wayne has just been confirmed to perform at this year’s VMAs.

The Jonas Brothers have already been confirmed to perform.

Presenters and additional performers for the 2008 Video Music Awards will be announced at a later date.

Artists nominated for “Best Pop Video” include Britney Spears for her video “Piece of Me,” which is already up for “Best Female Video,” Panic at the Disco, Tokio Hotel, Danity Kane and the Jonas Brothers. 

Nominees vying for a “Best Hip Hop” MoonMan are Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Flo Rida, Lupe Fiasco and the "Queen of Hip Hop Soul" Mary J. Blige. 

Beginning on Friday, July 18th, MTV viewers began voting on FNMTV to help choose nominees for the 2008 Video Music Awards.  Each Friday night at 8pm ET/PT on “FNMTV,” two new categories will be announced and opened for viewers to vote for their favorite artists and videos at vma.mtv.com or from their Verizon Wireless mobile phone by texting the name of the artist to 23882. 

Categories currently open for viewers voting are “Best New Artist” Video and “Best Dancing in a Video.”

AND THE NOMINEES ARE…
BEST POP VIDEO

Jonas Brothers – “Burnin Up” 
A Little Bit Longer
Hollywood Records
Director: Brendan Malloy/Tim Wheeler          

Britney Spears – “Piece of Me”
Blackout
Jive/Zomba Label Group
Director: Wayne Isham

Tokio Hotel – “Ready Set Go”
Scream
Cherrytree/Interscope Records
Director: Warwick/Haering

Danity Kane – “Damaged
Welcome To The Dollhouse
Bad Boy Records
Director: Syndrome             

Panic At the Disco – “Nine In the Afternoon”
"Nine In The Afternoon"
Pretty. Odd.
DecayDance/Fueled By Ramen
Director: Shane Drake

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

Lil Wayne – “Lollipop”
Lil Wayne featuring Static
Tha Carter III
Cash Money Records/Universal Motown
Director: Gil Green/D. Carter

Lupe Fiasco – “Superstar”
Lupe Fiasco's "The Cool"
1st & 15th/Atlantic  Records
Director: Hype Williams

Flo Rida – “Low”
Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
Step Up 2 The Streets Original Soundtrack/ Mail On Sunday
Poe Boy Ent./Atlantic  Records
Director: Bernard Gourley

Kanye West – “Homecoming”
Graduation
Roc-A-Fella/Hip Hop Since 1978
Director: Hype Williams

Mary J. Blige – “Just Fine”                                                                     Growing Pains
Geffen Records
Director: Chris Applebaum