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| Katy Perry crushes Gaga in MTV music video nominations Posted: 20 Jul 2011 08:06 PM PDT LOS ANGELES, July 21 — Pop singer Katy Perry won a leading nine nominations for the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards yesterday, reducing eccentric superstar Lady Gaga to also-ran status with just three nods. Sultry British singer Adele, whose second album "21" is the world's top-selling record this year, earned seven nominations — all of them for her hit single "Rolling in the Deep". Rapper Kanye West was the top male nominee, with seven nods for his futuristic "E.T" collaboration with Perry as well as his own music videos for "All of the Lights" and "Power". Soulful "Grenade" singer Bruno Mars earned four nominations while Beyonce, Eminem, rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars and female rapper Nicki Minaj racked up three nods apiece. The awards will be handed out during a televised live show in Los Angeles on August 28. Winners are picked by public voting.
"Firework" was nominated for both video of the year and best female video, while "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F)" got a best pop video mention. Perry will compete with Adele ("Rolling in the Deep"), first time VMA nominee Tyler the Creator ("Yonkers"), Bruno Mars ("Grenade") and the Beastie Boys ("Make Some Noise") for video of the year —the top MTV video music prize. Lady Gaga was the big winner at last year's MTV music awards, taking home eight prizes, including video of the year for "Bad Romance". But after months of hype for her new album "Born This Way" the flamboyant New York singer was sidelined in the 2011 nominations. Her three nods came for best female video for "Born This Way", while "Judas" will compete for art direction and choreography. Rappers Wiz Khalifa, Tyler the Creator, and Big Sean will face off in the best new artist category against American indie band Foster the People and hip-hop singer Kreayshawn. The TV audience for last year's MTV Video Music Awards was the biggest since 2002, attracting some 11.4 million viewers. — Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
| No ‘Hobbit’ at Comic-Con, says Peter Jackson Posted: 20 Jul 2011 07:04 PM PDT  Jackson posted new link for his film-making video blog to make up for the Comic-Con absence. — Reuters pic In a posting on his Facebook page, Jackson said it was too early to show any film clips of the widely-anticipated movies based on JRR Tolkien's "The Hobbit" at Comic-Con, as had been speculated. "Bad news is that we won't be doing any 'Hobbit' presentation," Jackson wrote. Movie studios "New Line and Warner Bros were very happy to support a presentation, but I declined, simply because I felt it was too early. There's so much more of the films still to shoot." Jackson, of course, directed the three "Lord of the Rings" movies and in the process won an Academy Award for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." He also built a huge fan base who would do just about anything for an early glimpse of "The Hobbit" movies, which are currently being filmed. There will be two films based on the Tolkien novel. The first is set for release in 2012. Jackson did have some good news for fans, however. He has posted a new link for his video blog on making the films. "At least you don't have to travel to San Diego to see it," Jackson wrote in his posting. Comic-Con, which officially begins today, is a huge convention attended by lovers of comic books and sci-fi movies and TV shows, and it is widely used by Hollywood studios to promote future films. — Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
The nine nods for Perry (picture), 26, were the climax of an extraordinary 12 months that has seen the once struggling gospel singer reinvent herself as a pop sex kitten with a string of hits like "California Gurls", "Teenage Dream" and "Firework".| You are subscribed to email updates from The Malaysian Insider :: Showbiz To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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