2013 MTV EMA Nominees Announced

The MTV Video Music Awards have come and gone with a whole mess of scandals that people and the FCC are still in the middle of talking about. For us, we are pretty okay with putting that entire show in the deep, dark, crevasses of our mind, honestly.

Today, MTV’s other music oriented award show from across the pond revealed its list of nominees. The MTV Europe Music Award revealed that almost like a flashback, Macklemore with Ryan Lewis and Justin Timberlake have once again come out on top with the most nominees for the European moon man; they each come away with five nods.

Timberlake has been nominated for Best Male Artist, Best Live,  Best Look, Best U.S. Act and Best Video. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis follow in suit with nods in the categories for Best New Artist, Best Hip-Hop, Best Song, Best U.S. Act and Best World Stage Prizes.

Coming in second place in the most awards of the evening would be Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke; all who are nominated for four awards a piece.

Check out the full list of nominees in their respected categories below:

2013 MTV EMAs NOMINEES:

Best Song

Bruno Mars – ‘Locked Out Of Heaven’

Daft Punk – ‘Get Lucky’

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – ‘Thrift Shop’

Rihanna – ‘Diamonds’

Robin Thicke – ‘Blurred Lines’

Best Pop

Justin Bieber

Katy Perry

Miley Cyrus

One Direction

Taylor Swift

Best Female

Katy Perry

Lady Gaga

Miley Cyrus

Selena Gomez

Taylor Swift

Best Male

Bruno Mars

Eminem

Jay Z

Justin Bieber

Justin Timberlake

Best Live

Beyoncé

Green Day

Justin Timberlake

P!nk

Taylor Swift

Best New

Bastille

Icona Pop

Imagine Dragons

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Rudimental

Best Video

Justin Timberlake – ‘Mirrors’

Lady Gaga – ‘Applause’

Miley Cyrus – ‘Wrecking Ball’

Robin Thicke – ‘Blurred Lines’

Thirty Seconds to Mars – ‘Up In The Air’

Best Rock

Black Sabbath

Green Day

Kings Of Leon

Queens Of The Stone Age

The Killers

Best Alternative

Arctic Monkeys

Fall Out Boy

Franz Ferdinand

Paramore

Thirty Seconds To Mars

Best Hip Hop

Drake

Eminem

Jay Z

Kanye West

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Best Electronic

Afrojack

Avicii

Calvin Harris

Daft Punk

Skrillex

Best Look

Harry Styles

Justin Timberlake

Lady Gaga

Rihanna

Rita Ora

Best UK and Ireland Act

Calvin Harris

Ellie Goulding

Olly Murs

One Direction

Rudimental

The MTV EMAs are scheduled to take place on November  10, live from Amsterdam’s new Ziggo Dome.

Robin Thicke and Jimmy Fallon Sing ‘Blurred Lines’

What happens when you combine Robin Thicke, Jimmy Fallon, The Roots and kid instruments?

The answer to that would be this cute and equally funny video. The singer, the late night show host and the band look like they ransacked an elementary school, taking all the kids’ instruments like the color xylophone, a make-believe piano, a flute, some maracas and a…banana?

Check out the stripped down version of Summer’s biggest and catchiest hit yet.

This isn’t the first time that Fallon has performed some stripped-down versions of hit songs on his show. In the past he’s done the same with the likes of  Carly Rae Jepsen, Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey.

“Ooo La La” Robin Thicke’s New Song Leaks

Another day, another leaked Robin Thicke song has made its way onto the internet. This time, the disco-tinged “Ooo La La” (not to be mistaken for Britney Spear’s new song by a similar name) has been released on the Interscope Records’ Soundcloud.

Thicke’s new album, The Blurred Lines, isn’t due out until next week, but the singer has been impatient at best with his new songs because this marks the sixth song that has been “leaked” from the 11-tracked album. “The Good Life,” “Give it 2 U,” “Go Stupid 4 U,” “Take it Easy on Me” and the titled track (and major summer hit) have been released on a ready public.

For now, you can check out “Ooo La La” here then head on over to his website and pre-order the new album (or just wait until Tuesday, it is right there). If you really want to hear the already released/leaked tracks you can head on over to Soundcloud and listen your little hearts out.

MTV VMA Nominees Announced

MTV have announced the nominations for this year’s Video Music Awards (you know that one time that MTV actually cares about music?). The show which will take place on August 25 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, revealed their long list of nominees and this year “Thrift Shop” maestro, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis head the nomination count with six; Justin Timberlake is also nominated for six.

Following behind them are Bruno Mars with four while Pink,each earned three Moonmen nominations. Voting for all categories excluding “Artist to Watch” will all close on August 24.

The full list of nominations can be seen below.

Video of the Year
» Justin Timberlake, “Mirrors”
» Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz, “Thrift Shop”
» Bruno Mars, “Locked Out of Heaven”
» Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, “Blurred Lines”
» Taylor Swift, “I Knew You Were Trouble”

Best Hip Hop Video
» Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, “Can’t Hold Us”
» Drake, “Started From The Bottom”
» Kendrick Lamar, “Swimming Pools”
» A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar, “F–kin’ Problems”
» J. Cole feat. Miguel, “Power Trip”

Best Male Video
» Justin Timberlake, “Mirrors”
» Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, “Blurred Lines”
» Bruno Mars, “Locked Out of Heaven”
» Ed Sheeran, “Lego House”
» Kendrick Lamar, “Swimming Pools”

Best Female Video
» Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko, “Stay”
» Taylor Swift, “I Knew You Were Trouble”
» Miley Cyrus, “We Can’t Stop”
» Pink feat. Nate Ruess, “Just Give Me A Reason”
» Demi Lovato, “Heart Attack”

Best Pop Video
» Bruno Mars, “Locked Out of Heaven”
» Justin Timberlake, “Mirrors”
» Fun., “Carry On”
» Miley Cyrus, “We Can’t Stop”
» Selena Gomez, “Come and Get It”

Artist To Watch, Presented by Taco Bell
» Twenty One Pilots, “Holding On To You”
» Zedd feat. Foxes, “Clarity”
» Austin Mahone, “What About Love”
» The Weeknd, “Wicked Games”
» Iggy Azalea, “Work”

Best Collaboration
» Justin Timberlake, feat. Jay-Z, “Suit & Tie”
» Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera, “Feel This Moment”
» Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding, “I Need Your Love”
» Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, “Blurred Lines”
» Pink feat. Nate Ruess, “Just Give Me A Reason”

Best Video With A Social Message
» Kelly Clarkson, “People Like Us”
» Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, “Same Love”
» Snoop Lion, “No Guns Allowed”
» Miguel, “Candles in the Sun”
» Beyoncé, “I Was Here”

Best Rock Video
» Imagine Dragons, “Radioactive”
» Fall Out Boy, “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)”
» Mumford & Sons, “I Will Wait”
» Thirty Seconds To Mars, “Up in the Air”
» Vampire Weekend, “Diane Young”

Best Art Direction
» Capital Cities, “Safe and Sound”
» Thirty Seconds To Mars, “Up in the Air”
» Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu, “Q.U.E.E.N”
» Lana Del Rey, “National Anthem”
» Alt-J, “Tesselate”

Best Choreography
» Chris Brown, “Fine China”
» Ciara, “Body Party”
» Jennifer Lopes feat. Pitbull, “Live It Up”
» will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber, “#thatPOWER”
» Bruno Mars, “Treasure”

Best Cinematography
» Thirty Seconds To Mars, “Up in the Air”
» Lana Del Rey, “Ride”
» Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Sacrilege”
» Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, “Can’t Hold Us”
» A-Trak & Tommy Trash, “Tuna Melt”

Best Direction
» Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z, “Suit & Tie”
» Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, “Can’t Hold Us”
» Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Sacrilege”
» Fun., “Carry On”
» Drake, “Started From The Bottom”

Best Editing
» Pink feat. Nate Ruess, “Just Give Me A Reason”
» Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch, “Sweet Nothing”
» Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, “Can’t Hold Us”
» Justin Timberlake, “Mirrors”
» Miley Cyrus, “We Can’t Stop”