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JONAS BROTHERS, FALL OUT BOY, FOO FIGHTERS,
CHRIS BROWN, LINKIN’ PARK, PUSSYCAT DOLLS, THE TING TINGS, PARAMORE, SLIPKNOT AND BRITNEY SPEARS MAKE UP THIS YEAR’S
“2008 VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS” NOMINEES
FOR “VIDEO OF THE YEAR” AND “BEST ROCK VIDEO”

Pete Wentz announces “Video of the Year” nominees, watch it here!

Viewer voting for the 2008 MTV VMAs nominees has ended with a bang! For the fourth consecutive week MTV viewers have helped determine nominees for the “2008 MTV Video Music Awards” and this Friday on FNMTV Premieres artists up for “Best Rock Video” and” Video of the Year” were revealed. The competition for the highly anticipated award of the year is hot and includes everyone from English indie-pop band The Ting Tings for “Shut Up And Let Me Go” to Britney Spears, who already finds herself in the running for “Best Female Video” and “Best Pop Video” for “Piece of Me.” As previously announced, MTV’s 25th annual Video Music Awards will be hosted by comedian/actor Russell Brand and will air live and only one time in its original incarnation, on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 9PM SHARP (Live ET/Tape Delayed PT). Lil Wayne , Jonas Brothers and Kid Rock have already been confirmed to perform at this year’s show. Presenters and additional performers for the “2008 Video Music Awards” will be announced at a later date.

The “2008 MTV Video Music Awards” nominees for “Video of the Year” includes multiple nominees Britney Spears – “Piece of Me, Jonas Brothers - “Burnin Up,” Chris Brown – “Forever,” and Pussycat Dolls – “When I Grow Up.” Rounding out the “Video of the Year” noms is British duo The Ting Tings with “Shut Up And Let Me Go.” Artists vying for this year’s “Best Rock Video” are Paramore, Slipknot, Linkin’ Park, Foo Fighters and Fall Out Boy.


AND THE NOMINEES ARE…


VIDEO OF THE YEAR:

Britney Spears
"Piece of Me"
Blackout
Jive/Zomba Label Group
Director: Wayne Isham

Jonas Brothers
"Burnin Up"
A Little Bit Longer
Hollywood Records
Director: Brendan Malloy/Tim Wheeler

Chris Brown
"Forever"
Exclusive The Forever Edition
Jive/Zomba Label Group
Director: Joseph Kahn

Pussycat Dolls
"When I Grow Up"
Doll Domination
Interscope Records
Director: Joseph Kahn

The Ting Tings
"Shut Up and Let Me Go"
We Started Nothing
Columbia
Director: Alex & Liane


BEST ROCK VIDEO:

Paramore
"crushcrushcrush"
Riot!
Fueled By Ramen
Director: Shane Drake

SlipKnot
Psychosocial
All I Hope For Is Gone
Roadrunner
PR Brown

Linkin Park
"Shadow of the Day"
Minutes to Midnight
Warner Bros. Records
Director: Joe Hahn

Foo Fighters
"The Pretender"
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
RCA
Director: Sam Brown

Fall Out Boy
"Beat It"
LIVE in Phoenix
Island Records
Director: Shane Drake