Justin Timberlake Leads the Pack With Six MTV Video Music Awards Nominations
Posted on Wed Jul 17th, 2013 10:00am PDT By X17 Staff
Smooth operator Justin Timberlake is leading the pack at the MTV Music Video Awards this year with six nominations. But the "Suit & Tie singer should feel newbies Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, 2013's breakout collaborators, champing at the bit with their six VMA noms.
JT's nominations included Best Male Video and Best Pop Video for "Mirrors," as well as Best Direction, Best Editing and Best Collaboration for "Suit & Tie," his collaboration with Jay-Z.
"Blurred Lines"' sexy singer Robin Thicke, Bruno Mars (for "Locked Out of Heaven") and Taylor Swift (for "I Knew You Were Trouble") will all be duking it out with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop" for Video of the Year. The artists who beat the heat with most VMA nominations are Robin Thicke, Bruno Mars, Pink, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Calvin Harris, fun. and Drake.
Nominations are all well and good -- but who who will walk away with the most Moonmen this year? Check out the VMAs on Sunday, Aug. 25 to find out!
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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"
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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 Lopez 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"
Best Visual Effects

Capital Cities, "Safe and Sound"

Duck Sauce, "It's You"

Flying Lotus, "Tony Tortures"

Skrillex feat. the Doors "Breakn' a Sweat"

The Weeknd "Wicked Games"
