Beyonce and Justin Timberlake Lead the Way With Seven Nominations Each Followed by Kanye West and Rihanna With Five Nods and Amy Winehouse Vying for Three Moonmen

Beyonce and Justin Timberlake Lead the Way With Seven Nominations Each Followed by Kanye West and Rihanna With Five Nods and Amy Winehouse Vying for Three Moonmen

MTV Announces New Categories Honoring Year-Long, All-Around Achievements of Artists

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The "2007 MTV Video Music Awards" is set to take over the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas Sunday, September 9th at 9PM (Live ET/Tape Delayed PT.) To get things started, today the VMA's hijacked a special edition of "TRL" to announce nominees, performers and much more for the September 9th musical extravaganza. Artists nominated for the "2007 MTV Video Music Awards" include Justin Timberlake and Beyonce with seven nominations each; Kanye West and Rihanna received five nominations while Amy Winehouse received three nods. Timbaland, Kanye West, Fall Out Boy, Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse, Chris Brown, Foo Fighters and Rihanna are all scheduled to perform at the "2007 MTV Video Music Awards." In addition, Justin Timberlake and Timbaland are set to host their own Fantasy Suite party. Additional performers and presenters will be announced shortly.

In tune with the total reinvention of this year's show, MTV has pared down the categories to eight to be awarded during the live two hour show including new categories:

   -- Male Artist of the Year / Female Artist of the Year -- recognizes the      artist's complete body of work throughout 2007.    -- Most Earthshattering Collaboration -- a new award that recognizes the      best teaming of creative minds in 2007.    -- Monster Single of the Year -- awarded to that unavoidable super smash      that you just can't get outta your head!    -- Quadruple Threat award --- honors those boundary-busting artists who      have conquered multiple worlds including, but not limited to; music,      fashion, philanthropy, business, acting and dance.   

"What great nominees! They truly reflect a stellar year in music and videos and show some love to the new faces that burst onto the scene this year," said MTV President Christina Norman.

The Ballots for "The 2007 MTV Video Music Awards" were sent out for the first time to artists and musical tastemakers as well as to an exclusive industry group and viewers who determined the nominees for the telecast. Approximately 50 viewers and individuals representing record labels, music journalists, video directors and music producers, selected the nominees for awards categories encompassing such wide-ranging contemporary music forms as rap, dance, R&B and rock. Ballots are cast online and duplication is avoided through a special control number assigned to each ballot, which can only be tallied once.

Shugoll Research is the Official Business Advisor of the "2007 MTV Video Music Awards".

Voting for "Best New Artist" begins August 7th through the show Live on September 9th. Viewers can vote by visiting www.vma.mtv.com.

Jesse Ignjatovic is the Executive Producer, Den of Thieves for the "2007 MTV Video Music Awards." Dave Sirulnick is Executive Producer. Chris Choun is Co-Executive Producer. Jen Jones and Jane Mun are Co-Producers. Amy Doyle and Joanna Bomberg are Music Talent Executives. Robin Reinhardt-Locke is Celebrity Talent Executive. Garrett English is Executive in Charge of Production. Hamish Hamilton is Director.

   Following are the nominees for the "2007 MTV Video Music Awards"                                GENERAL CATEGORIES      VIDEO OF THE YEAR    AMY WINEHOUSE   "Rehab"   Back To Black   Universal Republic   Director: Phil Griffin   Producer: Hywit Abate   Production Company: Bikini Films    BEYONCE   "Irreplaceable"   B'Day   Columbia Records   Director: Anthony Mandler   Producer: Kim Bradshaw   Production Company: Box Fresh Pictures    JUSTICE   "D.A.N.C.E."   Vice Records   Director: Jonas & Francois   Producer: Jonas & Francois   Production Company: 75 Prod    JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE   "What Goes Around ... Comes Around"   Future Sex/Love Sounds   Jive Records/Zomba Label Group   Director: Samuel Bayer   Producer: Veronica Zelle   Production Company: H.S.I. Productions    KANYE WEST   "Stronger"   Graduation   Hip Hop Since 1978/Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam   Director: Hype Williams   Producer:  Hype Williams   Production Company:  Naaila Entertainment    RIHANNA featuring JAY-Z   "Umbrella"   Good Girl Gone Bad   Def Jam   Director: Chris Applebaum   Producer:  John Hardin   Production Company: Reactor Films      MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR    AKON   "Don't Matter"   Konvicted   Universal Motown   Director: Gil Green   Producer: Jeff Panteleo   Production Company: Partizan Entertainment    Featuring EMINEM   "Smack That"   Konvicted   Universal Motown   Director: Benny Boom   Producer: David Duarte   Production Company: F.M. Rocks    JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE   Featuring T.I.   "Let Me Talk To You/My Love"   Future Sex/Love Sounds   Jive Records/Zomba Label Group   Director: Paul Hunter   Producer: Veronica Zelle   Production Company: H.S.I. Productions    Featuring TIMBALAND   "Sexy Back"   Future Sex/Love Sounds   Jive Records/Zomba Label Group   Director: Michael Haussman   Producer: Nina Huang   Production Company: H.S.I. Productions    And SNOOP DOGG   "I Wanna Love You"   Konvicted   Universal Motown   Director: Benny Boom   Producer: Jeff Panteleo   Production Company: Partizan Entertainment    "Love Stoned/I Think She Knows Interlude"   Future Sex/Love Sounds   Jive Records/Zomba Label Group   Director: Robert Hales   Producer: Richard Weaver & Oualid Mousaness   Production Company: H.S.I. Productions    "What Goes Around ... Comes Around"   Future Sex/Love Sounds   Jive Records/Zomba Label Group   Director: Samuel Bayer   Producer: Veronica Zelle   Production Company: H.S.I. Productions    KANYE WEST   "Can't Tell Me Nothing"   Graduation   Roc-A-Fella   Director: Hype Williams   Producer: Hype Williams   Production Company: Naaila Entertainment    "Stronger"   Graduation   hiphopsince1978/Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam   Director: Hype Williams   Producer: Hype Williams   Production Company: Naaila Entertainment    With NAS, KRS-ONE & RAKIM   "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been DJ Premier Remix)"   Nike Air Force (25th Anniversary)   Nike   Director: Thibaut de Longeville   Producer: Jeff Tammes   Production Company: Partizan Entertainment    ROBIN THICKE   "Can U Believe"   The Evolution of Robin Thicke   Star Trak/Interscope Records   Director: Benny Boom   Producer: Roger Ubina   Production Company: Uncle Music    "Lost Without You"   The Evolution of Robin Thicke   Star Trak/Interscope Records   Director: Benny Boom   Producer: Roger Urbina   Production Company: F.M. Rocks    Featuring BUSTA RHYMES & PHARRELL   "I Wanna Love You Girl (Remix)"   The Evolution of Robin Thicke   Star Trak/Interscope Records   Director: P.R. Brown   Producer: Michael Angelos   Production Company: Anonymous    T.I.   "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)"   T.I. vs T.I.P.   Grand Hustle/Atlantic Records   Director: Eric White   Producer: Joyce Washington   Production Company: Uncle Films, L.L.C    Featuring WYCLEF JEAN   "You Know What It Is"   T.I. vs T.I.P.   Grand Hustle/Atlantic Records   Director: Chris Robinson   Producer: Joyce Washington   Production Company: H.S.I. Productions   "What You Know"   KING (The Album), ATL (The Movie)   Grand Hustle/Atlantic Records   Director: Chris Robinson   Producer: Melissa Larsen   Production Company: H.S.I. Productions      FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR    AMY WINEHOUSE   "Rehab"   Back To Black   Universal Republic   Director: Phil Griffin   Producer: Hywit Abate   Production Company: Bikini Films    "You Know I'm No Good"   Back To Black   Universal Republic   Director: Phil Griffin   Producer: Kate Phillips for Alchemy   Production Company: Alchemy    BEYONCE   "Irreplaceable"   B'Day   Columbia Records   Director: Anthony Mandler   Producer: Kim Bradshaw   Production Company: Box Fresh Pictures    And SHAKIRA   "Beautiful Liar"   B'DAY Deluxe Edition & Video Anthology   Columbia Records   Director: Jake Nava   Producer: Ben Cooper   Production Company: Anonymous Content    FERGIE   "Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal)"   The Dutchess   Wil.I.Am Music Group/A&M Records   Director: Anthony Mandler   Producer: Gina Leonard   Production Company: Cyclops Productions    "Glamorous"   Featuring LUDACRIS   The Dutchess   Wil.I.Am Music Group/A&M Records   Director: Dave Meyers   Producer: Gina Leonard   Production Company: @radical.media    Featuring WIL.I.AM   "Fergalicious"   The Dutchess   Wil.I.Am Music Group/A&M Records   Director: Fatima Robinson   Producer: Dawn Rose   Production Company: Black Dog Films    NELLY FURTADO   "Maneater"   Loose   Mosley Music/Geffen Records   Director: Anthony Mandler   Producer: Ciarro Pardo, Grace Miguel, Lou Miguel   Production Company: Box Fresh Pictures    "Say It Right"   Loose   Mosley Music/Geffen Records   Director: Rankin & Chris   Producer: Nicole Acacio   Production Company: North By North Six    RIHANNA featuring JAY-Z   "Umbrella"   Good Girl Gone Bad   Def Jam   Director: Chris Applebaum   Producer:  John Hardin   Production Company: Reactor Films      BEST NEW ARTIST    AMY WINEHOUSE   "Rehab"   Back To Black   Universal Republic   Director: Phil Griffin   Producer: Hywit Abate   Production Company: Bikini Films    "You Know I'm No Good"   Back To Black   Universal Republic   Director: Phil Griffin   Producer: Kate Phillips   Production Company: Alchemy    CARRIE UNDERWOOD   "Before He Cheats"   Some Hearts   Arista Nashville   Director: Roman White   Producer: Randy Brewer   Production Company: Rev-o-lution Pictures    GYM CLASS HEROES   "Clothes Off"   As Cruel As School Children   DecayDance/Fueled By Ramen   Director: Alan Ferguson   Producer: Jose Carlos Mangual   Production Company: The Kompany    "Cupid's Chokehold/Breakfast in America"   As Cruel As School Children   DecayDance/Fueled By Ramen   Director: Alan Ferguson   Producer: Jacqui Frisco   Production Company: Anonymous Content    LILY ALLEN   "Alfie"   Alright, Still   Capitol Records   Director: Sarah Chatfield   Producer: Fiona Wright   Production Company: Colonel Blimp    "Smile"   Alright, Still   Capitol Records   Director: Sophie Muller   Producer: Rob Small   Production Company: Factory Films    "LDN"   Alright, Still   Capitol Records   Director: Nima Nourizadeh   Producer: Grace Bodie   Production Company: Partizan Entertainment    PETER BJORN & JOHN   "Young Folks"   Writer's Block   Almost Gold Recordings   Director: Ted Malmros   Producer: Ted Malmros   Production Company: Oktan      BEST GROUP    FALL OUT BOY   "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race"   Infinity On High   Island Records   Director: Alan Ferguson   Producer: Jacqui Frisco   Production Company: Anonymous Content    "THNKS FR TH MMRS"   Infinity On High   Island Records   Director: Alan Ferguson   Producer: Jacqui Frisco   Production Company: Anonymous Content    GYM CLASS HEROES   "Clothes Off"   As Cruel As School Children   DecayDance/Fueled By Ramen   Director: Alan Ferguson   Producer: Jose Carlos Mangual   Production Company: The Kompany    "Cupid's Chokehold/Breakfast in America"   As Cruel As School Children   DecayDance/Fueled By Ramen   Director: Alan Ferguson   Producer: Jacqui Frisco   Production Company: Anonymous Content    LINKIN PARK   "What I've Done"   Minutes To Midnight   Warner Bros. Records   Director: Joseph Hahn   Producer: Bill Boyd   Production Company: @radical.media    MAROON 5   "Makes Me Wonder"   It Won't Be Soon Before Long   A&M/Octone Records   Director: John Hillcoat   Producer: Shelli Jury   Production Company: Oil Factory    WHITE STRIPES   "Icky Thump"   Icky Thump   Third Man Records/Warner Bros. Records   Director: The Malloys & Jack White   Producer: John Hopgood   Production Company: Frames Per Second Productions, Inc.      MOST EARTHSHATTERING COLLABORATION    AKON featuring EMINEM   "Smack That"   Konvicted   Universal Motown   Director: Benny Boom   Producer: David Duarte   Production Company: F.M. Rocks    BEYONCE & SHAKIRA   "Beautiful Liar"   B'DAY Deluxe Edition & Video Anthology   Columbia Records   Director: Jake Nava   Producer: Ben Cooper   Production Company: Anonymous Content    GWEN STEFANI featuring AKON   "The Sweet Escape"   The Sweet Escape   Interscope Records   Director: Joseph Kahn   Producer: Maryann Tenado   Production Company: H.S.I. Productions    JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE featuring TIMBALAND   "Sexy Back"   Future Sex/Love Sounds   Jive Records/Zomba Label Group   Director: Michael Haussman   Producer: Nina Huang   Production Company: H.S.I. Production    U2 featuring GREEN DAY   "The Saints Are Coming"   U218 Singles   Interscope Records   Director: Chris Milk   Producer: Barbara Benson   Production Company: @radical.media      QUADRUPLE THREAT OF THE YEAR    BEYONCE (Columbia Records)    BONO (Interscope)    JAY-Z (Roc-A-Fella)    JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE (Jive Records/Zomba Label Group)    KANYE WEST (Roc-A-Fella)      MONSTER SINGLE OF THE YEAR    AVRIL LAVIGNE   "Girlfriend"   The Best Damn Thing   RCA   Director: The Malloys   Producer: John Winters   Production Company: Black Dog Films    DAUGHTRY   "Home"   Daughtry   RCA   Director: Danny Clinch   Producer:  Lindha Narvaez   Production Company: Three on the Tree Productions    FALL OUT BOY   "THNKS FR TH MMRS"   Infinity On High   Island Records   Director: Alan Ferguson   Producer: Jacqui Frisco   Production Company: Anonymous Content    LIL' MAMA   "Lip Gloss (No Music)"   The Voice of the Young People   Jive Records/Zomba Label Group   Director: Malcolm Jones   Producer: Brian Quinlan   Production Company: @radical.media    MIMS   "This Is Why I'm Hot"   M.I.M.S. (Music Is My Savior)   American King/UBO   Director: Dale Resteghini   Producer: Kim Resteghini   Production Company: Raging Nation Films    PLAIN WHITE T'S   "Hey There, Delilah"   All That We Need   Fearless Records   Director: Jay Martin   Producer: Kwame Amoaku   Production Company: 5 Guns No Cables    RIHANNA featuring JAY-Z   "Umbrella"   Good Girl Gone Bad   Def Jam   Director: Chris Applebaum   Producer:  John Hardin   Production Company: Reactor Films    SHOP BOYZ   "Party Like A Rock Star"   Rockstar Mentality   ONDECK Records/Universal Republic   Director: Marc Klasfeld   Producer: Billy Parks   Production Company: Rockhard Films    TIMBALAND featuring KERI HILSON, D.O.E. & Sebastian   "The Way I Are"   Timbaland Presents: Shock Value   Interscope Records/Mosley Music Group/Blackground Records   Director: Shane Drake   Producer: Hiywet Abate & Kate Phillips   Production Company: Merge    T-PAIN featuring YUNG JOC   "Buy You A Drank (Shawty Snappin')"   Epiphany   Jive Records   Director: Benny Boom   Producer: Joyce Washington   Production Company: Uncle Music                             PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES      BEST DIRECTOR    BEYONCE & SHAKIRA   "Beautiful Liar"   B'DAY Deluxe Edition & Video Anthology   Columbia Records   Director: Jake Nava   Producer: Ben Cooper   Production Company: Anonymous Content    CHRISTINA AGUILERA   "Candyman"   Back To Basics   RCA   Director: Mathew Rolston & Christina Aguilera   Producer: Barbara Benson   Production Company: @radical.media    JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE   "What Goes Around ... Comes Around"   Future Sex/Love Sounds   Jive Records/Zomba Label Group   Director: Samuel Bayer   Producer: Veronica Zelle   Production Company: H.S.I. Productions    KANYE WEST   "Stronger"   Graduation   Hip Hop Since 1978/Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam   Director: Hype Williams   Producer: Hype Williams   Production Company: Naaila Entertainment    LINKIN PARK   "What I've Done"   Minutes To Midnight   Warner Bros. Records   Director: Joseph Hahn   Producer: Bill Boyd   Production Company: @radical.media    RIHANNA featuring JAY-Z   "Umbrella"   Good Girl Gone Bad   Def Jam   Director: Chris Applebaum   Producer:  John Hardin   Production Company: Reactor Films      BEST EDITING IN A VIDEO    BEYONCE & SHAKIRA   "Beautiful Liar"   B'DAY Deluxe Edition & Video Anthology   Columbia Records   Director: Jake Nava   Producer: Ben Cooper   Production Company: Anonymous Content   Editor: Jarett Figl    GNARLS BARKLEY   "Smiley Faces"   St. Elsewhere   Downtown/Atlantic Records   Director: Robert Hales   Producer: Coleen Haynes   Production Company: H.S.I. Productions, Inc.   Editor: Ken Mowe    JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE   "What Goes Around ... Comes Around"   Future Sex/Love Sounds   Jive Records   Director: Samuel Bayer   Producer: Veronica Zelle   Production Company: H.S.I. Productions   Editor: Hollee Singer    KANYE WEST   "Stronger"   Graduation   Hip Hop Since 1978/Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam   Director: Hype Williams   Producer: Hype Williams   Production Company: Naaila Entertainment   Editor: Peter Johnson & Corey Weisz    LINKIN PARK   "What I've Done"   Minutes To Midnight   Warner Bros. Records   Director: Joseph Hahn   Producer: Bill Boyd   Production Company: @radical.media   Editor: Igor Kovalik      BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A VIDEO    BEYONCE & SHAKIRA   "Beautiful Liar"   B'DAY Deluxe Edition & Video Anthology   Columbia Records   Director: Jake Nava   Producer: Ben Cooper   Production Company: Anonymous Content   Choreographer: Frank Gatson    CHRIS BROWN   "Wall To Wall"   Exclusive   Jive Records/Zomba   Director: Erik White   Producer: Roger Urbina   Production Company: Uncle Music   Choreographer: Rich & Tone and Flii Styles    CIARA   "Like A Boy"   Ciara: The Evolution   Laface/Zomba Label Group   Director: Ms. D   Producer: Michael Angelos   Production Company: DNA   Choreographer: Jamaica Craft (lead choreographer)    EVE   "Tambourine"   Here I Am   Aftermath/Geffen/interscope/Full Surface   Director: Melina   Producer: John Winter   Production Company: Black Dog Films   Choreographer: Tanesha Scott    JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE featuring TIMBALAND   "My Love"   Future Sex/Love Sounds   Jive Records   Director: Michael Haussman   Producer: Nina Huang   Production Company: H.S.I. Production   Choreographer: Marty Kuldeka   

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