BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Mariah Carey, Touch My Body
Katy Perry, I Kissed A Girl
Rihanna, Take A Bow
Jordin Sparks, No Air
Britney Spears, Piece of Me

BEST MALE VIDEO
Chris Brown, With You
Flo Rida, Low
Lil Wayne, Lollipop
T.I., No Matter What
Usher, Love This Club

BEST DANCING IN A VIDEO
Chris Brown, Forever
Danity Kane, Damaged
Madonna, 4 Minutes
Ne Yo, Closer
Pussycat Dolls, When I Grow Up

BEST ROCK VIDEO
Fall Out Boy, Beat It
Foo Fighters, The Pretender
Linkin Park, Shadow of the Day
Parmamore, crushcrushcrush
Slipknot, Psychosocial

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Mary J. Blige, Just Fine
Lupe Fiasco, Superstar
Flo Rida, Low
Lil Wayne, Lollipop
Kanye West, Homecoming

BEST NEW ARTIST
Miley Cyrus, 7 Things
Katy Perry, I Kissed A Girl
Jordin Sparks, No Air
Taylor Swift, Teardrops On My Guitar
Tokio Hotel, Ready, Set, Go!

BEST POP VIDEO
Danity Kane, Damaged
Jonas Brothers, Burnin Up
Panic at the Disco, Nine in the Afternoon
Britney Spears, Piece of Me
Tokio Hotel, Ready, Set, Go!

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Chris Brown, Forever
Jonas Brothers, Burnin’ Up
Pussycat Dolls, When I Grow Up
Britney Spears, Piece of Me
The Ting Tings, Shut Up and Let Me Go

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Kanye performed a new different song called “Love Lockdown.” I can’t hate on Kanye. The man is brilliant but I was expecting him to go all out here and he failed to bring forth the awesomeness. It’s great, you can sing Ye, but we’d like to hear something a little less solemn. You gotta do what you do best if you’re going to close out the show. Am I right? Check out “Love Lockdown” below.

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Christina performed the new single “It Keeps Gettin’ Better” off her greatest hits record. Sounds like Kylie Minogue and a Goldfrapp had a huge influence on Xtina this time around. Who knew the synth sound went well with her powerful vocals? This was definitely one of the better performances of the night.

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T.I. and Rihanna team up to perform “Whatever U Like” and “Live Your Life.”

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Pink broke glass, started a fire, took off her clothes and showed us how much of a rock star she is.

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Lil Wayne and T-Pain got the crowd jumpin’ with the help of British sensation Leona Lewis.

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The Jonas Brothers started off with a rather tame performance on a Sesame Street-like neighborhood that later exploded into a block party. Fangirls crowded the streets and the brothers rocked out on stage.

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Rihanna channeled Marilyn Manson in her MTV Video Music Awards performance with new single “Disturbia.” She also threw in a bit of The White Stripes riff from “Seven Nation Army.” It made for a rocking opening performance.

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