2010 MTV Video Music Awards Adayları duyuruldu. Adaylardan başı çeken isim 13 adaylıkla Lady GaGa ve onu takip eden isim ise Eminem 8 adaylıkla geceye damgalarını vurmaya hazırlanıyorlar. MTV tarihinde bir ilk gerçekleşti ve Video of the Year (Yılın Videosu) kategorisinde Lady Gaga 2 video klibiyle ["Bad Romance" ve "Telephone (feat. Beyonce)"] aday oldu, bu da diğer adayların şansını azalttı tabi. 2010 MTV Video Music Awards gecesi 12 Eylül akşamı Nokia Theatre/Los Angeles‘da gerçekleştirilecek ve MTV Türkiye‘den canlı olarak yayınlanacak. İşte kategoriler ve adayları:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Lady Gaga – ‘Bad Romance‘
Florence + The Machine – ‘Dog Days Are Over‘
30 Seconds to Mars – ‘Kings and Queens’
Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé – ‘Telephone‘
Eminem – ‘Not Afraid’
B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams – ‘Airplanes’
BEST MALE VIDEO
Eminem – ‘Not Afraid’
Usher feat. will.i.am – ‘OMG’
B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams – ‘Airplanes’
Drake – ‘Find Your Love’
Jason Derulo – ‘In My Head’
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Lady Gaga – ‘Bad Romance’
Ke$ha – ‘Tik Tok’
Katy Perry f/ Snoop Dogg – ‘California Gurls‘
Beyoncé f/ Lady Gaga – ‘Video Phone (Extended Remix)‘
Taylor Swift – ‘Fifteen’
BEST NEW ARTIST
Ke$ha – ‘Tik Tok’
Jason Derulo – ‘In My Head’
Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris – ‘Baby’
Nicki Minaj feat. Sean Garrett – ‘Massive Attack’
Broken Bells – ‘The Ghost Inside’
BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams – ‘Airplanes’
Eminem – ‘Not Afraid’
Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, & Eminem – ‘Forever’
Jay-Z feat. Swizz Beatz – ‘On to the Next One’
Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & Ratatat – ‘Pursuit of Happiness’
BEST POP VIDEO
Lady Gaga – ‘Bad Romance’
Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg – ‘California Gurls’
Ke$ha – ‘Tik Tok’
Beyoncé feat. Lady Gaga – ‘Video Phone (Extended Remix)’
B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars – ‘Nothin’ on You’
BEST COLLABORATION
B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams – ‘Airplanes’
Beyoncé feat. Lady Gaga – ‘Video Phone (Extended Remix)’
Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé – ‘Telephone’
3OH!3 feat. Ke$ha – ‘My First Kiss’
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – ‘Empire State of Mind’
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Lady Gaga – ‘Bad Romance’
Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé – ‘Telephone’
Beyoncé feat. Lady Gaga – ‘Video Phone (Extended Remix)’
Usher feat. will.i.am – ‘OMG’
Janelle Monáe feat. Big Boi – ‘Tightrope‘
BEST DIRECTION
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – ‘Empire State of Mind’ (Hype Williams)
Lady Gaga – ‘Bad Romance’ (Francis Lawrence)
Eminem – ‘Not Afraid’ (Rich Lee)
Pink – ‘Funhouse’ (Dave Meyers)
30 Seconds to Mars – ‘Kings and Queens’ (Bartholomew Cubbins)