Rihanna dan Drake nampaknya akan saling berkompetisi dalam ajang MTV Video Music Awards 2012 mendatang. Semua nominasi telah dirilis dan dua musisi RnB tersebut masing-masing mendapatkan lima nominasi untuk beberapa kategori penting termasuk Video terbaik tahun ini.

Rencananya gelaran MTV Video Music Awards 2012 akan digelar pada 6 September mendatang di Los Angeles. Sejumlah penampilan dari Justin Bieber hingga Katy Perry dipastikan akan meramaikan acara penghargaan tahunan ini.

Berikut rilisannya

Video of the Year 
 

Katy Perry, "Wide Awake"
Gotye, "Somebody That I Used To Know" 
Rihanna, "We Found Love" 
Drake feat. Rihanna, "Take Care" 
M.I.A., "Bad Girls"

Best New Artist
 

Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, "We Are Young"
Carly Rae Jepsen, "Call Me Maybe" 
Frank Ocean, "Swim Good" 
One Direction, "What Makes You Beautiful" 
The Wanted, "Glad You Came"

Best Hip-Hop Video
 

Childish Gambino, "Heartbeat" 
Drake feat. Lil Wayne, "HYFR" 
Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean & 2 Chainz, "Mercy" 
Watch the Throne, "Paris" 
Nicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz, "Beez in the Trap"

Best Male Video
 

Justin Bieber, "Boyfriend"
Frank Ocean, "Swim Good" 
Drake feat. Rihanna, "Take Care" 
Chris Brown, "Turn Up the Music" 
Usher, "Climax"

Best Female Video
 

Rihanna, "We Found Love"
Katy Perry, "Part of Me" 
Beyoncé, "Love on Top" 
Nicki Minaj, "Starships" 
Selena Gomez & The Scene, "Love You Like a Love Song"

Best Pop Video
 

One Direction, "What Makes You Beautiful"
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, "We Are Young" 
Rihanna, "We Found Love" 
Justin Bieber, "Boyfriend" 
Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa, "Payphone"

Best Rock Video
 

Coldplay, "Paradise"
The Black Keys, "Lonely Boy" 
Linkin Park, "Burn It Down" 
Jack White, "Sixteen Saltines" 
Imagine Dragons, "It's Time"

Best Electronic Dance Music Video
 

Duck Sauce, "Big Bad Wolf"
Calvin Harris, "Feel So Close" 
Skrillex, "First of the Year (Equinox)" 
Martin Solveig, "The Night Out" 
Avicii, "Le7els"

Best Video With a Message
 

Demi Lovato, "Skyscraper"
Rise Against, "Ballad of Hollis Brown" 
Kelly Clarkson, "Dark Side" 
Gym Class Heroes, "The Fighter" 
K'Naan feat. Nelly Furtado, "Is Anybody Out There?" 
Lil Wayne, "How to Love"

Best Art Direction
 

Katy Perry, "Wide Awake"
Drake feat. Rihanna, "Take Care" 
Lana Del Rey, "Born to Die" 
Regina Spektor, "All the Rowboats" 
Of Monsters and Men, "Little Talks"

Best Choreography

Chris Brown, "Turn Up the Music"
Rihanna, "Where Have You Been" 
Beyoncé, "Countdown" 
Avicii, "Le7els" 
Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull, "Dance Again"

Best Cinematography
 

M.I.A., "Bad Girls"
Adele, "Someone Like You" 
Drake feat. Rihanna, "Take Care" 
Coldplay feat. Rihanna, "Princess of China" 
Lana Del Rey, "Born to Die"

Best Direction
 

M.I.A., "Bad Girls"
Duck Sauce, "Big Bad Wolf" 
Coldplay feat. Rihanna, "Princess of China" 
Frank Ocean, "Swim Good" 
Watch the Throne, "Otis"

Best Editing
 

Beyoncé, "Countdown"
A$AP Rocky, "Goldie" 
Gotye, "Somebody That I Used to Know" 
Watch the Throne, "Paris" 
Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean and 2 Chainz, "Mercy"

Best Visual Effects

Katy Perry, "Wide Awake"
Rihanna, "Where Have You Been"
David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, "Turn Me On"
Linkin Park, "Burn It Down"