Jay-Z And Kanye West Perform "Otis"

Live at the Video Music Awards...


(Thanks to MostDopeMusic247 for the video)

2011 VMA Nominees And Winners

Here is a partial list of the winners:

Britney Spears, "Till The World Ends" - Best Pop Video
Foo Fighters, "Walk" - Best Rock Video
Nicki Minaj, "SuperBass" - Best Hip-Hop Video
Katy Perry f/Kanye West, "E.T." - Best Collaboration
Lady Gaga, "Born This Way" - Best Video With A Message (WHEN DID THIS CATEGORY START?)

Click here to see a full list of all the nominees and winners.

MTV Hosts No One... Finally!

MTV will not have a host for the 2011 Video Music Awards, as reported by Billboard. Who needs a host with performances by Chris Brown, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Adele.

2011 MTV Video Noms Announced

Still not quite sure why a network that no longer really shows videos still has an award show for them...and why the artist gets all the glory when the director is actually the one who made the damn video. I get that some artists collaborate or come up with the concept of their own video but come on...

Anyway, the odds of Katy Perry at least walking home with one award are pretty good considering she leads the nominations with 9. She earned 3 noms for her video, "Firework" alone.

Adele scored a total of 7 noms for only 1 video. Yes you read that correctly. For her awesome song, "Rolling in the Deep." Kanye West, taking that much needed break not too long ago, also got 7.

Eminem, Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and Beyoncé were not ignored getting 4 nominations each. Who was ignored for their solo work however was Rihanna. She was nominated by association as Kanye West was nominated for "All Of The Lights" which features her and Kid Cudi. Eminem was nominated for "Love the Way You Lie," which also features her. In case you are wondering, Chris Brown nabbed some noms.

Those battling for the big one, Video of the Year, are: Beastie Boys, “Make Some Noise,” Bruno Mars, “Grenade,” Adele, “Rolling in the Deep,” Tyler, The Creator, “Yonkers,” and Katy Perry, “Firework.”

You dudes, as in the public, can get more info and vote for Best New Artist by clicking here.

The big show airs live August 28 on MTV at 9 p.m. ET with the host not being known at this time, as reported by Entertainment Weekly.

By the way, since all the other blogs posted pictures of Katy Perry since she leads the nominations, I thought I would post a picture of Rihanna, for kicks.