Rihanna, Drake, Katy snag MTV VIdeo Music Award nominations

The MTV VMA nominations have been announced, and Drake
and Rihanna lead the pack
with five nods each.
Last year's big winner Katy
Perry isn't far behind, with

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four nominations. Kanye
West and Justin Bieber are
among the double
nominees. Chris Brown will
go up against Drake, Bieber,
Usher and Frank Ocean in
the best male video
category.
Rihanna has two chances to
win for video of the year;
she's nominated both for
her hit We Found Love and
for her duet with Drake on
Take Care. Others in the
category include Katy Perry
for Wide Awake; Gotye for
Somebody That I Used To
Know; and M.I.A. for Bad Girls.
Starting today, viewers can vote for general VMA categories,
including Video of the Year, Best New Artist and more by visiting
vma.mtv.com.
Winners will be announced at the show, airing live from Los
Angeles on Sept. 6, and will feature performances from Alicia
Keys and One Direction, up for best pop video for their hit What
Makes You Beautiful.::::