MTV Video Music Awards 2012: Nominations Announced

Rihanna is the artist that leads the pack with most nominations including Video of The Year for her Drake collaboration Take Care and her own smash hit We Found Love, plus her Coldplay collab Princess of China for Direction and Cinematography and Where Have You Been for Choreography.

In terms of videos, the most nominated clip is Drake & Rihanna's Take Care. Check out the list below.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Gotye, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Rihanna, “We Found Love”
Drake (feat. Rihanna), “Take Care”
M.I.A., “Bad Girls”

BEST NEW ARTIST
Fun. (feat. Janelle Monae), “We Are Young”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
The Wanted, “Glad You Came”

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Childish Gambino, “Heartbeat”
Drake (feat. Lil Wayne), “HYFR”
Kanye West (feat. Pusha T, Big Sean & 2 Chainz), “Mercy”
Watch the Throne, “Paris”
Nicki Minaj (feat. 2 Chainz), “Beez in the Trap”

BEST MALE VIDEO
Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”
Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
Drake (feat. Rihanna), “Take Care”
Chris Brown, “Turn Up the Music”
Usher, “Climax”

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Rihanna, “We Found Love”
Katy Perry, “Part of Me”
Beyoncé, “Love on Top”
Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
Selena Gomez & The Scene, “Love You Like a Love Song”

BEST POP VIDEO
One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
Fun. (feat. Janelle Monae), “We Are Young”
Rihanna, “We Found Love”
Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”
Maroon 5 (feat. Wiz Khalifa), “Payphone”

BEST ROCK VIDEO
Coldplay, “Paradise”
The Black Keys, “Lonely Boy”
Linkin Park, “BURN IT DOWN”
Jack White, “Sixteen Saltines”
Imagine Dragons, “It’s Time”

BEST ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC VIDEO
Duck Sauce, “Big Bad Wolf”
Calvin Harris, “Feel So Close”
Skrillex, “First of the Year (Equinox)”
Martin Solveig, “The Night Out”
Avicii, “Le7els”

BEST VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE
Demi Lovato, “Skyscraper”
Rise Against, “Ballad of Hollis Brown”
Kelly Clarkson, “Dark Side”
Gym Class Heroes, “The Fighter”
K’Naan (feat. Nelly Furtado), “Is Anybody Out There?”
Lil Wayne, “How to Love”

BEST ART DIRECTION
Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Drake (feat. Rihanna), “Take Care”
Lana Del Rey, “Born to Die”
Regina Spektor, “All the Rowboats”
Of Monsters & Men, “Little Talks”

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Chris Brown, “Turn Up the Music”
Rihanna, “Where Have You Been”
Beyoncé, “Countdown”
Avicii, “Le7els”
Jennifer Lopez (feat. Pitbull), “Dance Again”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
Adele, “Someone Like You”
Drake (feat. Rihanna), “Take Care”
Coldplay (feat. Rihanna), “Princess of China”
Lana Del Rey, “Born to Die”

BEST DIRECTION
M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
Duck Sauce, “Big Bad Wolf”
Coldplay (feat. Rihanna), “Princess of China”
Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
Watch the Throne, “Otis”

BEST EDITING
Beyoncé, “Countdown”
A$AP Rocky, “Goldie”
Gotye, “Somebody That I Used to Know”
Watch the Throne, “Paris”
Kanye West (feat. Pusha T, Big Sean & 2 Chainz), “Mercy”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Rihanna, “Where Have You Been”
David Guetta (feat. Nicki Minaj), “Turn Me On”
Linkin Park, “Burn It Down”