MTV have announced the nominations for their 2002 Video Music Awards in the US, and Eminem, POD and Missy ‘Misdemeanor’ Elliott come out tops with six nominations each. Eminem's ‘Without You’ is up for Best Video of the Year, Best Male Video, Best Rap Video, Viewers Choice, Best Direction, and Best Editing. Elliott's ‘One Minute Man’ gets nominations for Best Hip Hop Video, Best Direction, Best Special Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, and Best Cinematography. POD's six are spread over two videos – ‘Alive’ is up for Video of the Year, Best Group Video, Viewers Choice, Best Direction, and Best Special Effects, while ‘Youth of the Nation’ is up for Best Rock Video. Host of US show Saturday Night Live's Jimmy Fallon will host the awards ceremony on 29 Aug at Radio City Music Hall in New York, with Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Pink, and Eminem are set to perform.
Nomanations in full:
Best Video of the Year: Nsync – Gone, Eminem - Without Me, Linkin Park - In the End, P.O.D. - Alive, Nas - One Mic, White Stripes - Fell in Love with a Girl
Best Male Video: Craig David - Walking Away, Eminem - Without Me, Enrique Iglesias - Hero, Elton John - This Train Don't Stop There Anymore, Nelly - #1, Usher - U Got It Bad
Missy ElliottBest Female Video: Ashanti - Foolish, Michelle Branch - All You Wanted, Pink - Get the Party Started, Shakira - Whenever, Wherever, Britney Spears - I'm a Slave 4 U
Best Group Video: 'NSync featuring Nelly - Girlfriend, Blink-182 - First Date, Dave Matthews Band - Everyday, Linkin Park - In the End, No Doubt featuring Bounty Killer - Hey Baby, P.O.D. - Alive
Best Rap Video: DMX - Who We Be, Eminem - Without Me, Ludacris - Saturday (Oooh Oooh!), Nas - One Mic, P. Diddy/Black Rob and Mark Curry - Bad Boy for Life
Best R&B Video: Aaliyah - Rock the Boat, Ashanti - Foolish, Mary J. Blige - No More Drama, Alicia Keys - A Woman's Worth, Usher - U Got It Bad
Best Hip-Hop Video: Missy ‘Misdemeanor’ Elliott featuring Ludacris and Trina - One Minute Man, Fat Joe featuring Ashanti - What's Luv, Ja Rule featuring Ashanti - Always On Time, Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule - I'm Real (Remix), OutKast featuring Killer Mike - The Whole World, Busta Rhymes featuring P. Diddy and Pharell - Pass the Courvoisier (Part II)
Best Dance Video: Dirty Vegas - Days Go By, Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of My Head, Pink - Get the Party Started, Shakira - Whenever, Wherever, Britney Spears - I'm a Slave 4 U
Best Rock Video: Creed - Sacrifice, Jimmy Eat World - The Middle, Korn - Here to Stay, Linkin Park - In the End, POD - Youth of the Nation, System of a Down - Chop Suey!,
Best Pop Video: 'NSync featuring Nelly - Girlfriend (Remix), Michelle Branch - All You Wanted, No Doubt featuring Bounty Killer - Hey Baby, Pink - Get the Party Started, Shakira - Whenever, Wherever
Best New Artist in a Video: Ashanti - Foolish, B2K - Uh Huh, Avril Lavigne - Complicated, John Mayer - No Such Thing, Puddle of Mudd - Blurry
Best Video from a Film: Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott - Hero, Ludacris featuring Nate Dogg - Area Codes, Nelly - #1, Will Smith - Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)
Viewers Choice: B2K - Uh Huh, Michelle Branch - Everywhere, Brandy - What About Us?, Eminem - Without Me, Enrique Iglesias - Hero
MTV2 Award: Dashboard Confessional - Screaming Infidelities, The Hives - Hate to Say I Told You So, Norah Jones - Don't Know Why, Musiq - Halfcrazy, Nappy Roots featuring Jazze Pha - Awnaw, The Strokes - Last Nite