MTV Video Music Award Noms Are Out

The "MTV Video Music Award" nominees were announced last night, and Katy Perry led the way with nine nominations  including Video of the Year and Best Female Video.  Her "Firework" video is up for those. Adele and Kanye West are next with seven apiece.  Bruno Mars was nominated for four "Moonman" trophies.  Lady Gaga, Beynonce, Nicki Minaj and Eminem all got three each. This year's ceremony goes down on August 28th.  Voting is open now at VMA.MTV.com. If you're really crazy about VMA voting, you can vote on your smart-phone at m.MTV.com and Verizon subscribers can vote on all categories by texting "VMA" to 66333.  As usual, standard texting rates apply.

Here's a list of all the categories you care about:

Video of the Year:

--Katy Perry, "Firework"

--Adele, "Rolling in the Deep"

--Beastie Boys, "Make Some Sense"

--Bruno Mars, "Grenade"

--Tyler, the Creator, "Yonkers"

Best Collaboration:

--Katy Perry featuring Kanye West, "E.T."

--Kanye West featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi, "All of the Lights"

--Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes, "Look At Me Now"

--Nicki Minaj and Drake, "Moment 4 Life"

--Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Nayer, and Afrojack, "Give Me Something"

Best Female Video:

--Katy Perry, "Firework"

--Adele, "Rolling in the Deep"

--Beyoncé, "Run the World (Girls)"

--Lady Gaga, "Born This Way"

--Nicki Minaj, "Super Bass"

Best Male Video:

--Bruno Mars, "Grenade"

--Cee Lo Green, "[Eff] You"

--Eminem featuring Rihanna, "Love the Way You Lie"

--Justin Bieber, "U Smile"

--Kanye West featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi, "All of the Lights"

Best New Artist:

--Big Sean featuring Chris Brown, "My Last"

--Foster the People, "Pumped Up Kicks"

--Kreayshawn, "Gucci Gucci"

--Tyler, the Creator, "Yonkers"

--Wiz Khalifa, "Black and Yellow"

Best Pop Video:

--Katy Perry, "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"

--Adele, "Rolling in the Deep"

--Britney Spears, "Till the World Ends"

--Bruno Mars, "Grenade"

--Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Nayer, and Afrojack, "Give Me Something"

Best Hip-Hop Video:

--Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes, "Look At Me Now"

--Kanye West featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi, "All of the Lights"

--Lil Wayne, "6 Foot, 7 Foot"

--Lupe Fiasco, "The Show Goes On"

--Nicki Minaj, "Super Bass"

Best Rock Video:

--Cage the Elephant, "Shake Me Down"

--Foo Fighters, "Walk"

--Foster the People, "Pumped Up Kicks"

--Mumford & Sons, "The Cave"

--The Black Keys, "Howlin' for You"

You can browse the COMPLETE list of nominees . . . including the "professional categories" like Best Cinematography and Editing  at the MTV's VMA website, here