(07-25-2005) U2 Lands 5 VMA Noms - Yahoo*

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Green Day, Gwen, Missy Lead VMA Nods


By ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press Writer

Ed. Note -- Per MTV.com, U2's nominations fall in the following categories: Best Group Video, Breakthrough Video, Best Direction In A Video, Best Special Effects In A Video and Best Cinematography In A Video.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Punk rockers Green Day, Gwen Stefani and Missy Elliott led all nominees for the MTV Video Music Awards, the music channel announced Monday.

Green Day received eight nominations, Stefani and Elliot had six and the Irish rockers U2 got five.

MTV said to expect luxury yachts and tricked-out cars, P. Diddy and lots and lots of water as the network again tries to reinvent an awards show that routinely lures big stars and makes racy headlines.

P. Diddy will host the Aug. 28 awards show, which comes at the height of Miami's steamy summer and peak of hurricane season.

Besides Green Day, scheduled performers at the AmericanAirlines Arena overlooking picturesque Biscayne Bay include Kanye West and Kelly Clarkson. Also, for first-time, the VMAs will be scored with original music composed by Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park and hip-hop producer Lil Jon.

Water will be the show's theme, and MTV promised to create the most elaborate water effects ever produced in an awards show. The water show will be engineered in the arena by the same production company that erected the fountain in front of the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas.

Celebrities again will pull up to the bayfront arena in gleaming yachts.

But they will receive competition from other stars who will arrive in souped-up cars for an auto show on the red carpet. As the celebrities arrive, viewers will get tours of those cars from the talent themselves.

MTV President Christina Norman said: "Every year we have to outdo ourselves and this year is no exception ..."

This year's show promises to be different from last year's, when politics played a part because of the presidential campaign: The daughters of Democratic candidate John Kerry and President Bush made appearances to urge people to vote — and were roundly booed.

While there was plenty of sex appeal last year, there was little shock value compared to the 2003 show that featured the now-famous Madonna- Britney Spears kiss.

Green Day's eight nominations include six for their socially conscious song "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and two for the "American Idiot," which also is the name of their critically acclaimed album.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050725...6JxFb8C;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

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Not that I actually care about MTV, but U2's video for Sometimes was not only one of the best videos of the year, but so much better than that crap Vertigo shit.
 
PopFly said:
Wait, best 'breakthrough' video?

Indeed, when I saw this I was :shocked: too.
:tsk:

Not that MTV has any credibility anymore to begin with, but with this nomination the balance is even in the negative. What's next? Bruce Springsteen for Best Female Video?
:sigh:
 
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