Katy Perry Leads The Pack Of MTV’s VMA Nominations
July 21 2011, Published 12:00 p.m. ET
by Breaking Celebrity News Staff
Mrs. Russell Brand continues to have a killer year.
Teenage Dream singer Katy Perry has the most nominations – nine in all – for the 2011 MTV’s Video Music Awards to be held in August.
Among Perry’s nods: Video of the Year and Best Female Video for Firework.
Close on her heels -- singer Adele with seven nods, including Video of the Year and Best Female Video.
Canadian teen sensation Justin Bieber continues to rack up the honors: he was nominated for Best Male Video for U Smile. (Interestingly, his competition includes Cee Lo Green for F**k You , Eminem, and Kanye West).
Lady Gaga scored a nomination for Best Female Video for her runaway hit Born This Way, while Britney Spears continues her comeback by nabbing a nod for Best Pop Video for Til The World Ends.
The nominations were released late Wednesday.
Fans can vote on their favorites by logging onto MTV.com. The show will be broadcast live on MTV on August 28 from Los Angeles.
Here are the nominations in some of the major categories:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Adele, Rolling In The Deep
Katy Perry, Firework
Beastie Boys, Make Some Noise
Tyler, The Creator, Yonkers
Bruno Mars, Grenade
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Adele, Rolling in the Deep
Beyonce, Run the World (Girls)
Katy Perry, Firework
Nicki Minaj, Super Bass
Lady Gaga, Born This Way
BEST MALE VIDEO
Cee Lo Green, F--k You ( Forget You)
Eminem & Rihanna, Love the Way You Lie
Bruno Mars, Grenade
Kanye West , Rihanna & Kid Cudi, All of the Lights