2006 MTV Video Music Awards

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Nominations

Video of the Year

• Christina Aguilera
  Christina Aguilera
  
  Christina Mar?a Aguilera is an American pop music/contemporary R&B singer and songwriter. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#1990s revival from 1993?1994....
   — "Ain't No Other Man
  Ain't No Other Man
  
  "Ain't No Other Man" is a Grammy Award winning song written by Christina Aguilera, Charles Roane, DJ Premier, Harold Beatty, and Kara DioGuardi for Aguilera's third studio album Back to Basics ....
  "
• Madonna
  Madonna (entertainer)
  
  Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
   — "Hung Up
  Hung Up
  
  "Hung Up" is a Pop music song written by United States singer-songwriter Madonna , Stuart Price, Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus, and produced by Madonna and Price....
  "
• Panic! at the Disco — "I Write Sins Not Tragedies
  I Write Sins Not Tragedies
  
  "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" is the second single by the rock band Panic! at the Disco, from the album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out . It was released on April 27, 2006 on both compact disc and 7 inch vinyl record....
  "
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
  Red Hot Chili Peppers
  
  Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Grammy Award-winning American Rock music band formed in Los Angeles, California, California, in 1983. For most of the band's existence, the members are vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Flea , and drummer Chad Smith....
   — "Dani California
  Dani California
  
  "Dani California" is the first single from the American Rock music band Red Hot Chili Peppers' ninth studio album, Stadium Arcadium. The single was first made available at the iTunes Music Store and then was officially released on May 2, 2006....
  "
• Shakira
  Shakira
  
  Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer and philanthropist who emerged as a Prodigy in the music scene of Latin America in the mid-1990s....
   (featuring Wyclef Jean
  Wyclef Jean
  
  Wyclef Jean born Wyclef Neluset Jean on October 17, 1972) is a multi-platinum Haitian-United States of America musician, actor, record producer and former-member of the hip hop music trio Fugees....
  ) — "Hips Don't Lie
  Hips Don't Lie
  
  "Hips Don't Lie" is a Latin pop song based in a salsa music and Cumbia mix and fused with reggaeton beat performed by Colombian singer Shakira and Haitian rapping Wyclef Jean....
  "

Best Male Video

• James Blunt
  James Blunt
  
  James Blunt is an England Acoustic music folk pop singer-songwriter whose debut album, Back to Bedlam, and single releases, especially "You're Beautiful", brought him to fame in 2005....
   - "You're Beautiful
  You're Beautiful
  
  "You're Beautiful" is a pop rock song co-written by United Kingdom singer James Blunt, Sacha Skarbek and Amanda Ghost for Blunt's debut album Back to Bedlam ....
  "
• Nick Lachey
  Nick Lachey
  
  Nicholas Scott Lachey is an United States pop music singer, actor, television host, and reality television who rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the boy band 98 Degrees....
   — "What's Left of Me
  What's Left of Me (song)
  
  "What's Left of Me" is the first single to be released from Nick Lachey's second album, What's Left of Me . The ballad expresses how Lachey feels about the divorce situation with his ex-wife Jessica Simpson....
  "
• Busta Rhymes
  Busta Rhymes
  
  Trevor Smith, Jr., better known as Busta Rhymes , is a Grammy Award-nominated Jamaican?United States rapping, songwriter, and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the name Busta Rhymes after watching him perform....
   (featuring Mary J. Blige
  Mary J. Blige
  
  Mary Jane Blige is a nine-time Grammy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American R&B music singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor who has sold more than forty eight million albums worldwide....
  , Rah Digga
  Rah Digga
  
  Rah Digga is an United States rapping. Well known as a long time member of the Flipmode Squad, a hip hop music group led by Busta Rhymes, she parted ways amicably with the group in 2007....
  , Missy Elliott
  Missy Elliott
  
  Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott is a five-time Grammy Award-winning American rapping, singing, songwriter, and record producer. With record sales of over seven million in the United States, she is the only female rapper to have six albums certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, including one double platinum ....
  , Lloyd Banks
  Lloyd Banks
  
  Christopher Charles Lloyd , better known by his stage name, Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper and member of the rap group G-Unit....
  , Papoose
  Papoose (rapper)
  
  Shamele Mackie, better known by his stage name Papoose , is an United States rapper....
  , and DMX
  DMX (rapper)
  
  Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is an United States entertainer, who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name stands for Dark Man X, the name he used when he first started rapping in 1990....
  ) — "Touch It Remix
  Touch It
  
  "Touch It" is a rap/hip-hop hit by Busta Rhymes which contains a sample from "Technologic" by the electronic band Daft Punk. Released as an official single on May 14, 2006, it was the first single from Rhymes' Aftermath/Interscope debut, The Big Bang ....
  "
• T.I.
  T.I.
  
  Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., , better known by his stage name T.I., and also by his alter ego T.I.P., is a Grammy-award winning American rapping, songwriter, executive producer#Music, actor, and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records....
   — "What You Know
  What You Know
  
  "What You Know" is a Grammy Award-winning multi platinum Hip hop music song by the Southern hip hop artist T.I., and the second single from his 2006 album King ....
  "
• Kanye West
  Kanye West
  
  Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, record producer and singer. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008....
   (featuring Jamie Foxx
  Jamie Foxx
  
  Eric Marlon Bishop , professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian and singing. Foxx received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 14, 2007....
  ) — "Gold Digger
  Gold digger
  
  Gold digger can refer to:*A person who engages in gold prospecting*"Gold Digger", a 2005 single by Kanye West*Gold Digger , a comic book series by Fred Perry...
  "

Best Female Video

• Christina Aguilera
  Christina Aguilera
  
  Christina Mar?a Aguilera is an American pop music/contemporary R&B singer and songwriter. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#1990s revival from 1993?1994....
   — "Ain't No Other Man
  Ain't No Other Man
  
  "Ain't No Other Man" is a Grammy Award winning song written by Christina Aguilera, Charles Roane, DJ Premier, Harold Beatty, and Kara DioGuardi for Aguilera's third studio album Back to Basics ....
  "
• Kelly Clarkson
  Kelly Clarkson
  
  Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the highly-publicized American Idol of the television series American Idol in 2002....
   — "Because of You
  Because of You (Kelly Clarkson song)
  
  "Because of You" is a song written by pop rock singer Kelly Clarkson, David Hodges and Ben Moody, both formerly of Evanescence, and produced by Hodges and Moody....
  "
• Nelly Furtado
  Nelly Furtado
  
  Nelly Kim Furtado is a Grammy Award-winning Canada singer of Portuguese people ancestry. She is a singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress....
   (featuring Timbaland
  Timbaland
  
  Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, rapping, and singer. Timbaland has produced albums and singles for a number of artists from the mid-1990s to the present day....
  ) — "Promiscuous
  Promiscuous (song)
  
  "Promiscuous" is a song recorded by singer Nelly Furtado and Timbaland for Furtado's third album, Loose . Furtado, Attitude , Timbaland and Danja wrote the song, and Timbaland and Danja produced it....
  "
• Madonna
  Madonna (entertainer)
  
  Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
   — "Hung Up
  Hung Up
  
  "Hung Up" is a Pop music song written by United States singer-songwriter Madonna , Stuart Price, Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus, and produced by Madonna and Price....
  "
• Shakira
  Shakira
  
  Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer and philanthropist who emerged as a Prodigy in the music scene of Latin America in the mid-1990s....
   (featuring Wyclef Jean
  Wyclef Jean
  
  Wyclef Jean born Wyclef Neluset Jean on October 17, 1972) is a multi-platinum Haitian-United States of America musician, actor, record producer and former-member of the hip hop music trio Fugees....
  ) — "Hips Don't Lie
  Hips Don't Lie
  
  "Hips Don't Lie" is a Latin pop song based in a salsa music and Cumbia mix and fused with reggaeton beat performed by Colombian singer Shakira and Haitian rapping Wyclef Jean....
  "

Best Group Video

• The All-American Rejects
  The All-American Rejects
  
  The All-American Rejects are a pop rock band from Stillwater, Oklahoma, formed in 2001. The band comprises lead vocalist and bass guitarist Tyson Ritter, guitarists and vocalists Nick Wheeler and Mike Kennerty, with drummer Chris Gaylor....
   — "Move Along
  Move Along (song)
  
  "Move Along" is the title track and second single taken from The All-American Rejects' second studio album Move Along. The entire song is played at the beginning of The Hitcher , it is also played in the movies She's the Man, , and Firehouse Dog....
  "
• Fall Out Boy
  Fall Out Boy
  
  Fall Out Boy is a Grammy-nominated alternative rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of Patrick Stump , Joe Trohman , Pete Wentz , and Andy Hurley ....
   — "Dance, Dance
  Dance, Dance
  
  "Dance, Dance" is the second single from Fall Out Boy's third studio album From Under the Cork Tree. Released in 2006, the single reached #9 in the United States, becoming their second Top 10 single....
  "
• Gnarls Barkley
  Gnarls Barkley
  
  Gnarls Barkley is a Grammy award winning United States musical collaboration between multi-instrumentalist and record producer Danger Mouse from New York, and rapper/lead singer Cee-Lo Green , from Atlanta....
   — "Crazy
  Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)
  
  "'Crazy'" is the first single from Gnarls Barkley, a musical collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo, and is taken from their 2006 debut album St....
  "
• Panic! at the Disco — "I Write Sins Not Tragedies
  I Write Sins Not Tragedies
  
  "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" is the second single by the rock band Panic! at the Disco, from the album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out . It was released on April 27, 2006 on both compact disc and 7 inch vinyl record....
  "
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
  Red Hot Chili Peppers
  
  Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Grammy Award-winning American Rock music band formed in Los Angeles, California, California, in 1983. For most of the band's existence, the members are vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Flea , and drummer Chad Smith....
   — "Dani California
  Dani California
  
  "Dani California" is the first single from the American Rock music band Red Hot Chili Peppers' ninth studio album, Stadium Arcadium. The single was first made available at the iTunes Music Store and then was officially released on May 2, 2006....
  "

Best New Artist in a Video

• Angels & Airwaves
  Angels & Airwaves
  
  Angels & Airwaves is an alternative rock group fronted by Blink-182 and former Box Car Racer guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge. The band includes guitarist David Kennedy , notably from Over My Dead Body , Hazen Street and Box Car Racer, former Rocket From the Crypt and The Offspring drummer Atom Willard, and former 30 Seconds to Mars bassist Ma...
   — "The Adventure
  The Adventure
  
  "The Adventure" is the fourth track and first single off of We Don't Need to Whisper, the debut album of alternative rock band Angels & Airwaves....
  "
• Avenged Sevenfold
  Avenged Sevenfold
  
  Avenged Sevenfold is an American rock music band from Orange County, California, formed in 1999. The band has achieved mainstream success with their 2005 album City of Evil, which included singles such as "Burn It Down ", "Bat Country," "Beast and the Harlot" and "Seize the Day ." The band's success followed with their Avenged Sevenfold...
   — "Bat Country
  Bat Country
  
  "Bat Country" is a single by the American Heavy metal music band Avenged Sevenfold from their 2005 in music album, City of Evil. The song's main influence comes from Hunter S....
  "
• James Blunt
  James Blunt
  
  James Blunt is an England Acoustic music folk pop singer-songwriter whose debut album, Back to Bedlam, and single releases, especially "You're Beautiful", brought him to fame in 2005....
   — "You're Beautiful
  You're Beautiful
  
  "You're Beautiful" is a pop rock song co-written by United Kingdom singer James Blunt, Sacha Skarbek and Amanda Ghost for Blunt's debut album Back to Bedlam ....
  "
• Chris Brown
  Chris Brown (singer)
  
  Christopher Maurice Brown is an American recording artist and actor. Brown made his recording debut in late 2005 with Chris Brown at the age of 16....
   (featuring Juelz Santana
  Juelz Santana
  
  LaRon Louis James better known by his stage name Juelz Santana, is an American rapping, producer and occasional actor. He came to fame following his appearances on Cam'ron's 2002 singles, "Oh Boy" and "Hey Ma"....
  ) — "Run It!
  Run It!
  
  "Run It!" is the debut single by Chris Brown released in 2005. The single version is a popular remix that features rapper Juelz Santana. The song was a hit in the U.S., peaking at number one on November 15, 2005 and remaining there for five weeks, also giving him his first #1 on the R&B charts on November 8....
  "
• Panic! at the Disco — "I Write Sins Not Tragedies
  I Write Sins Not Tragedies
  
  "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" is the second single by the rock band Panic! at the Disco, from the album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out . It was released on April 27, 2006 on both compact disc and 7 inch vinyl record....
  "
• Rihanna
  Rihanna
  
  Robyn Rihanna Fenty , known as Rihanna , is a Barbados singer, fashion model, and former beauty queen. She also serves as the cultural ambassador for Barbados....
   — "SOS
  SOS (Rihanna song)
  
  "SOS", also known as "S.O.S. ", is a dance pop song written by Evan "Kidd" Bogart, Ed Cobb, and J. R. Rotem for Barbados pop music singer Rihanna's second studio album, A Girl like Me ....
  "

Best Pop Video

• Christina Aguilera
  Christina Aguilera
  
  Christina Mar?a Aguilera is an American pop music/contemporary R&B singer and songwriter. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#1990s revival from 1993?1994....
   — "Ain't No Other Man
  Ain't No Other Man
  
  "Ain't No Other Man" is a Grammy Award winning song written by Christina Aguilera, Charles Roane, DJ Premier, Harold Beatty, and Kara DioGuardi for Aguilera's third studio album Back to Basics ....
  "
• Nelly Furtado
  Nelly Furtado
  
  Nelly Kim Furtado is a Grammy Award-winning Canada singer of Portuguese people ancestry. She is a singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress....
   (featuring Timbaland
  Timbaland
  
  Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, rapping, and singer. Timbaland has produced albums and singles for a number of artists from the mid-1990s to the present day....
  ) — "Promiscuous
  Promiscuous (song)
  
  "Promiscuous" is a song recorded by singer Nelly Furtado and Timbaland for Furtado's third album, Loose . Furtado, Attitude , Timbaland and Danja wrote the song, and Timbaland and Danja produced it....
  "
• Madonna
  Madonna (entertainer)
  
  Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
   — "Hung Up
  Hung Up
  
  "Hung Up" is a Pop music song written by United States singer-songwriter Madonna , Stuart Price, Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus, and produced by Madonna and Price....
  "
• Pink — "Stupid Girls
  Stupid Girls
  
  "Stupid Girls" is a song written by Billy Mann, Pink , Niklas Olovson and Robin Mortensen Lynch, and produced by billyman and MachoPsycho for Pink's fourth album, I'm Not Dead ....
  "
• Shakira
  Shakira
  
  Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer and philanthropist who emerged as a Prodigy in the music scene of Latin America in the mid-1990s....
   (featuring Wyclef Jean
  Wyclef Jean
  
  Wyclef Jean born Wyclef Neluset Jean on October 17, 1972) is a multi-platinum Haitian-United States of America musician, actor, record producer and former-member of the hip hop music trio Fugees....
  ) — "Hips Don't Lie
  Hips Don't Lie
  
  "Hips Don't Lie" is a Latin pop song based in a salsa music and Cumbia mix and fused with reggaeton beat performed by Colombian singer Shakira and Haitian rapping Wyclef Jean....
  "

Best Rock Video

• 30 Seconds to Mars
  30 Seconds to Mars
  
  30 Seconds to Mars is an American rock music band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1998. The band features actor Jared Leto as vocalist, rhythm guitarist and songwriter....
   — "The Kill
  The Kill
  
  "The Kill" is the second Single from 30 Seconds to Mars' second album, A Beautiful Lie. Jared Leto described the meaning of the song as, "It's really about a relationship with yourself....
  "
• AFI
  AFI (band)
  
  AFI is an American hardcore punk band from Ukiah, California, California, formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998, lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute backup vocals....
   — "Miss Murder
  Miss Murder
  
  "Miss Murder" is the first Single from United States Rock music band AFI 's seventh studio album, Decemberunderground. "Miss Murder" was released on April 24, 2006 with the United States release of Decemberunderground on June 6, 2006....
  "
• Green Day
  Green Day
  
  Green Day is an American Rock music trio formed in 1987. The band has consisted of Billie Joe Armstrong , Mike Dirnt , and Tr? Cool for the majority of its existence....
   — "Wake Me Up When September Ends"
• Panic! at the Disco — "I Write Sins Not Tragedies
  I Write Sins Not Tragedies
  
  "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" is the second single by the rock band Panic! at the Disco, from the album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out . It was released on April 27, 2006 on both compact disc and 7 inch vinyl record....
  "
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
  Red Hot Chili Peppers
  
  Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Grammy Award-winning American Rock music band formed in Los Angeles, California, California, in 1983. For most of the band's existence, the members are vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Flea , and drummer Chad Smith....
   — "Dani California
  Dani California
  
  "Dani California" is the first single from the American Rock music band Red Hot Chili Peppers' ninth studio album, Stadium Arcadium. The single was first made available at the iTunes Music Store and then was officially released on May 2, 2006....
  "

Best R&B Video

• Beyoncé
  Beyoncé Knowles
  
  Beyonc? Giselle Knowles , commonly known as Beyonc? , is an American contemporary R&B singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools, and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child....
   (featuring Slim Thug
  Slim Thug
  
  Slim Thug is an United States rapper. He gained mainstream attention for his contribution to the popular single from rapper Mike Jones, ?Still Tippin?....
  ) — "Check on It
  Check on It
  
  "Check on It" is a song by American Contemporary R&B singer Beyonc? Knowles, featuring American rappers Bun B and Slim Thug. It was written by Knowles, Swizz Beatz, Sean Garrett, Angela Beyinc? and Slim Thug, and produced by Knowles and Swizz Beatz for the 2006 film The Pink Panther , in which Knowles co-stars....
  "
• Mary J. Blige
  Mary J. Blige
  
  Mary Jane Blige is a nine-time Grammy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American R&B music singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor who has sold more than forty eight million albums worldwide....
   — "Be Without You
  Be Without You
  
  "Be Without You" is an contemporary R&B song written by American singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige, Johnta Austin, Bryan Michael Cox, and Jason Perry for Blige's seventh studio album The Breakthrough....
  "
• Chris Brown
  Chris Brown (singer)
  
  Christopher Maurice Brown is an American recording artist and actor. Brown made his recording debut in late 2005 with Chris Brown at the age of 16....
   — "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)
  Yo (Excuse Me Miss)
  
  "Yo " is the second single from Chris Brown 's debut album Chris Brown , released in 2005 in the U.S. and 2006 for the rest of the world. "Yo ", produced by Dre & Vidal, became Brown's second top ten hit in the U.S., peaking at number seven on February 7, 2006....
  "
• Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey
  
  Mariah Carey is an United States singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S....
   — "Shake It Off
  Shake It Off
  
  "Shake It Off" is a song co-written by American singer Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, Johnta Austin, and recorded for Carey's fourteenth album, The Emancipation of Mimi ....
  "
• Jamie Foxx
  Jamie Foxx
  
  Eric Marlon Bishop , professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian and singing. Foxx received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 14, 2007....
   (featuring Ludacris
  Ludacris
  
  Christopher Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, Grammy Award-winning American rapping. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings....
  ) — "Unpredictable
  Unpredictable (song)
  
  "Unpredictable" is the title track from Jamie Foxx's second album, Unpredictable and was released as the first single from the album in 2005....
  "

Best Rap Video

• 50 Cent
  50 Cent
  
  Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' and The Massacre ....
   — "Window Shopper
  Window Shopper
  
  "Window Shopper" is a single by rapper 50 Cent. It was the second single and first single from the Get Rich or Die Tryin' Get Rich or Die Tryin' released in 2005....
  "
• Chamillionaire
  Chamillionaire
  
  Hakeem Seriki , better known by his stage name Chamillionaire is an American rapper, CEO, singer and musician from Houston, Texas and the Chief executive officer of Chamillitary Entertainment....
   (featuring Krayzie Bone
  Krayzie Bone
  
  Anthony Henderson better known as Krayzie Bone, is a two-time Grammy Award-winning artist and member of the rap/hip-hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony....
  ) — "Ridin'"
• Busta Rhymes
  Busta Rhymes
  
  Trevor Smith, Jr., better known as Busta Rhymes , is a Grammy Award-nominated Jamaican?United States rapping, songwriter, and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the name Busta Rhymes after watching him perform....
   (featuring Mary J. Blige
  Mary J. Blige
  
  Mary Jane Blige is a nine-time Grammy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American R&B music singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor who has sold more than forty eight million albums worldwide....
  , Rah Digga
  Rah Digga
  
  Rah Digga is an United States rapping. Well known as a long time member of the Flipmode Squad, a hip hop music group led by Busta Rhymes, she parted ways amicably with the group in 2007....
  , Missy Elliott
  Missy Elliott
  
  Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott is a five-time Grammy Award-winning American rapping, singing, songwriter, and record producer. With record sales of over seven million in the United States, she is the only female rapper to have six albums certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, including one double platinum ....
  , Lloyd Banks
  Lloyd Banks
  
  Christopher Charles Lloyd , better known by his stage name, Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper and member of the rap group G-Unit....
  , Papoose
  Papoose (rapper)
  
  Shamele Mackie, better known by his stage name Papoose , is an United States rapper....
  , and DMX
  DMX (rapper)
  
  Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is an United States entertainer, who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name stands for Dark Man X, the name he used when he first started rapping in 1990....
  ) — "Touch It Remix
  Touch It
  
  "Touch It" is a rap/hip-hop hit by Busta Rhymes which contains a sample from "Technologic" by the electronic band Daft Punk. Released as an official single on May 14, 2006, it was the first single from Rhymes' Aftermath/Interscope debut, The Big Bang ....
  "
• T.I.
  T.I.
  
  Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., , better known by his stage name T.I., and also by his alter ego T.I.P., is a Grammy-award winning American rapping, songwriter, executive producer#Music, actor, and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records....
   — "What You Know
  What You Know
  
  "What You Know" is a Grammy Award-winning multi platinum Hip hop music song by the Southern hip hop artist T.I., and the second single from his 2006 album King ....
  "
• Yung Joc
  Yung Joc
  
  Jasiel Robinson , better known by his stage name Yung Joc is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper from College Park, Georgia, Georgia ....
   (featuring Nitti) — "It's Goin' Down
  It's Goin' Down (Yung Joc song)
  
  "It's Goin' Down" is the first single from Yung Joc's debut album New Joc City, and is produced by and features Nitti . The song is part of the snap genre, popular in hip-hop music from the Southern United States....
  "

Best Hip Hop Video

• Black Eyed Peas — "My Humps
  My Humps
  
  "My Humps" is the third Single from The Black Eyed Peas' fourth album, Monkey Business . It samples a section of the song "I Need a Freak" by Sexual Harassment as well as the 1989 song "Wild Thing " by Tone Loc....
  "
• Common
  Common (rapper)
  
  Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. , better known by his stage name Common , is an United States rapper and actor.Common debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar? and maintained a significant underground following into the late 90s, after which he gained notable mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians....
   — "Testify"
• Daddy Yankee
  Daddy Yankee
  
  Ram?n Ayala , known artistically as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award winning Puerto Rico reggaeton recording artist. Ayala was born in R?o Piedras, Puerto Rico the largest district of San Juan, where he became interested in music at a young age....
   — "Rompe
  Rompe
  
  "Rompe" is a popular Reggaeton song by Daddy Yankee. The song held the #1 spot of Billboard 's Hot Latin Tracks chart for over three months and reached a peak position of #24 on the Hot 100 chart of the same publication....
  "
• Three 6 Mafia
  Three 6 Mafia
  
  Three 6 Mafia is an Academy Awards winning United States Rap music group originating from Memphis, Tennessee, Tennessee. Formed in 1991 by DJ Paul, Lord Infamous, and Juicy J, they shortly thereafter recruited fellow Memphian rappers Koopsta Knicca, Gangsta Boo, and Crunchy Black....
   (featuring Young Buck
  Young Buck
  
  David Darnell Brown , better known by his stage name Young Buck, is an American rapper who is signed to G-Unit Records and Cashville Records....
  , Eightball, and MJG) — "Stay Fly
  Stay Fly
  
  "Stay Fly" is the first single from rap group Three 6 Mafia's 2005 album Most Known Unknown. The song peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 to become the group's biggest hit....
  "
• Kanye West
  Kanye West
  
  Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, record producer and singer. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008....
   (featuring Jamie Foxx
  Jamie Foxx
  
  Eric Marlon Bishop , professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian and singing. Foxx received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 14, 2007....
  ) — "Gold Digger
  Gold digger
  
  Gold digger can refer to:*A person who engages in gold prospecting*"Gold Digger", a 2005 single by Kanye West*Gold Digger , a comic book series by Fred Perry...
  "

Best Dance Video

• Nelly Furtado
  Nelly Furtado
  
  Nelly Kim Furtado is a Grammy Award-winning Canada singer of Portuguese people ancestry. She is a singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress....
   (featuring Timbaland
  Timbaland
  
  Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, rapping, and singer. Timbaland has produced albums and singles for a number of artists from the mid-1990s to the present day....
  ) — "Promiscuous
  Promiscuous (song)
  
  "Promiscuous" is a song recorded by singer Nelly Furtado and Timbaland for Furtado's third album, Loose . Furtado, Attitude , Timbaland and Danja wrote the song, and Timbaland and Danja produced it....
  "
• Madonna
  Madonna (entertainer)
  
  Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
   — "Hung Up
  Hung Up
  
  "Hung Up" is a Pop music song written by United States singer-songwriter Madonna , Stuart Price, Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus, and produced by Madonna and Price....
  "
• Sean Paul
  Sean Paul
  
  Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques , simply known as Sean Paul, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician....
   — "Temperature
  Temperature (song)
  
  "Temperature" is a reggae–dancehall song written by Sean Paul for his third album The Trinity ....
  "
• Pussycat Dolls
  Pussycat Dolls
  
  The Pussycat Dolls are an American Pop music girl group, and dance musical ensemble founded by choreography Robin Antin. The group originated in 1995 as a burlesque troupe based in Los Angeles....
   (featuring Snoop Dogg
  Snoop Dogg
  
  Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg , is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, record producer, and actor....
  ) — "Buttons
  Buttons (song)
  
  "Buttons" is a song written by Sean Garrett, Jamal Jones, Jason Perry, and Nicole Scherzinger for the Pussycat Dolls' debut album PCD . Released as the album's fourth single, the song became one of their biggest hits....
  "
• Shakira
  Shakira
  
  Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer and philanthropist who emerged as a Prodigy in the music scene of Latin America in the mid-1990s....
   (featuring Wyclef Jean
  Wyclef Jean
  
  Wyclef Jean born Wyclef Neluset Jean on October 17, 1972) is a multi-platinum Haitian-United States of America musician, actor, record producer and former-member of the hip hop music trio Fugees....
  ) — "Hips Don't Lie
  Hips Don't Lie
  
  "Hips Don't Lie" is a Latin pop song based in a salsa music and Cumbia mix and fused with reggaeton beat performed by Colombian singer Shakira and Haitian rapping Wyclef Jean....
  "

Best Direction in a Video

• 10 Years
  10 Years
  
  10 Years is an United States alternative metal band, formed in Knoxville, Tennessee in 2000....
   — "Wasteland" (Director: Kevin Kerslake
  Kevin Kerslake
  
  Kevin Kerslake is an United States music video director. He has directed videos for Stone Temple Pilots, Filter , R.E.M., 311 , Faith No More, Green Day, Depeche Mode, The Smashing Pumpkins, Papa Roach, Nirvana , Rise Against, The Offspring, and Blue October, as well as several other bands....
  )
• AFI
  AFI (band)
  
  AFI is an American hardcore punk band from Ukiah, California, California, formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998, lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute backup vocals....
   — "Miss Murder
  Miss Murder
  
  "Miss Murder" is the first Single from United States Rock music band AFI 's seventh studio album, Decemberunderground. "Miss Murder" was released on April 24, 2006 with the United States release of Decemberunderground on June 6, 2006....
  " (Director: Marc Webb
  Marc Webb
  
  Marc Webb is a music video, short film and major motion picture director signed to DNA in Hollywood, California and Academy Productions Ltd in the United Kingdom....
  )
• Common
  Common (rapper)
  
  Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. , better known by his stage name Common , is an United States rapper and actor.Common debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar? and maintained a significant underground following into the late 90s, after which he gained notable mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians....
   — "Testify
  Testify (Common song)
  
  "Testify" is the fourth single from rapping Common 's 2005 in music album Be . Clocking in at just above two and a half minutes, it is the second shortest track on Be ....
  " (Director: Anthony Mandler
  Anthony Mandler
  
  Anthony Mandler is an United States music video music video director. He was raised in Hollywood with celebrity classmates and industry people around him....
  )
• Gnarls Barkley
  Gnarls Barkley
  
  Gnarls Barkley is a Grammy award winning United States musical collaboration between multi-instrumentalist and record producer Danger Mouse from New York, and rapper/lead singer Cee-Lo Green , from Atlanta....
   — "Crazy
  Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)
  
  "'Crazy'" is the first single from Gnarls Barkley, a musical collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo, and is taken from their 2006 debut album St....
  " (Director: Robert Hales
  Robert Hales (director)
  
  Robert Hales is a graphic designer and music video director from the United Kingdom. Hales has directed music videos by artists such as Jet , The Veronicas, Fuel , Stereophonics, The Donnas, Justin Timberlake, Nine Inch Nails, Gnarls Barkley and Crowded House....
  )
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
  Red Hot Chili Peppers
  
  Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Grammy Award-winning American Rock music band formed in Los Angeles, California, California, in 1983. For most of the band's existence, the members are vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Flea , and drummer Chad Smith....
   — "Dani California
  Dani California
  
  "Dani California" is the first single from the American Rock music band Red Hot Chili Peppers' ninth studio album, Stadium Arcadium. The single was first made available at the iTunes Music Store and then was officially released on May 2, 2006....
  " (Director: Tony Kaye
  Tony Kaye (director)
  
  Tony Kaye is a film director of films, music videos, advertisements and documentaries.Kaye is a prolific director of music videos, including the video for "Runaway Train " by Soul Asylum, which won a Grammy Award; "Dani California" by Red Hot Chili Peppers; "What God Wants" by Roger Waters; and "Help Me" and "God's Gonna Cut You Down" by J...
  )

Best Choreography in a Video

• Christina Aguilera
  Christina Aguilera
  
  Christina Mar?a Aguilera is an American pop music/contemporary R&B singer and songwriter. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#1990s revival from 1993?1994....
   — "Ain't No Other Man
  Ain't No Other Man
  
  "Ain't No Other Man" is a Grammy Award winning song written by Christina Aguilera, Charles Roane, DJ Premier, Harold Beatty, and Kara DioGuardi for Aguilera's third studio album Back to Basics ....
  " (Choreographer: Jerri Slaughter)
• Madonna
  Madonna (entertainer)
  
  Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
   — "Hung Up
  Hung Up
  
  "Hung Up" is a Pop music song written by United States singer-songwriter Madonna , Stuart Price, Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus, and produced by Madonna and Price....
  " (Choreographer: Stephanie Roos)
• Sean Paul
  Sean Paul
  
  Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques , simply known as Sean Paul, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician....
   — "Temperature
  Temperature (song)
  
  "Temperature" is a reggae–dancehall song written by Sean Paul for his third album The Trinity ....
  " (Choreographer: Tanisha Scott)
• Pussycat Dolls
  Pussycat Dolls
  
  The Pussycat Dolls are an American Pop music girl group, and dance musical ensemble founded by choreography Robin Antin. The group originated in 1995 as a burlesque troupe based in Los Angeles....
   (featuring Snoop Dogg
  Snoop Dogg
  
  Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg , is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, record producer, and actor....
  ) — "Buttons
  Buttons (song)
  
  "Buttons" is a song written by Sean Garrett, Jamal Jones, Jason Perry, and Nicole Scherzinger for the Pussycat Dolls' debut album PCD . Released as the album's fourth single, the song became one of their biggest hits....
  " (Choreographer: Mike Mindon)
• Shakira
  Shakira
  
  Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer and philanthropist who emerged as a Prodigy in the music scene of Latin America in the mid-1990s....
   (featuring Wyclef Jean
  Wyclef Jean
  
  Wyclef Jean born Wyclef Neluset Jean on October 17, 1972) is a multi-platinum Haitian-United States of America musician, actor, record producer and former-member of the hip hop music trio Fugees....
  ) — "Hips Don't Lie
  Hips Don't Lie
  
  "Hips Don't Lie" is a Latin pop song based in a salsa music and Cumbia mix and fused with reggaeton beat performed by Colombian singer Shakira and Haitian rapping Wyclef Jean....
  " (Choreographer: Shakira)

Best Special Effects in a Video

• Angels & Airwaves
  Angels & Airwaves
  
  Angels & Airwaves is an alternative rock group fronted by Blink-182 and former Box Car Racer guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge. The band includes guitarist David Kennedy , notably from Over My Dead Body , Hazen Street and Box Car Racer, former Rocket From the Crypt and The Offspring drummer Atom Willard, and former 30 Seconds to Mars bassist Ma...
   — "The Adventure
  The Adventure
  
  "The Adventure" is the fourth track and first single off of We Don't Need to Whisper, the debut album of alternative rock band Angels & Airwaves....
  " (Special Effects: Jack Effects)
• Beck
  Beck
  
  Beck Hansen is an United States musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist known by the stage name Beck. With a pop art collage of musical styles, oblique and irony lyrics, and postmodern arrangements incorporating sample , drum machines, live instrumentation and sound effects, Beck has been hailed by critics and the public...
   — "Hell Yes
  Hell Yes (Beck Song)
  
  Hell Yes, or Ghettochip Malfunction, or GameBoy Variations, is a remix Extended play of several songs from Beck's 2005 album, Guero....
  " (Special Effects: Hammer & Tongs)
• Missy Elliott
  Missy Elliott
  
  Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott is a five-time Grammy Award-winning American rapping, singing, songwriter, and record producer. With record sales of over seven million in the United States, she is the only female rapper to have six albums certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, including one double platinum ....
   — "We Run This
  We Run This
  
  "We Run This" is the third U.S. single from rapper Missy Elliott's 2005 album The Cookbook, and the lead single from her 2006 compilation Respect M.E.....
  " (Special Effects: Louis Mackall and Tonya Wallander)
• Pearl Jam
  Pearl Jam
  
  Pearl Jam is an American rock music band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready ....
   — "Life Wasted
  Life Wasted
  
  "Life Wasted" is a song by the American rock music band Pearl Jam. Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Stone Gossard, "Life Wasted" was released on August 28, 2006 as the second single from the band's eighth studio album, Pearl Jam ....
  " (Special Effects: Fernando Apodaca)
• U2
  U2
  
  U2 are a rock music band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. .The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency....
   — "Original of the Species
  Original of the Species
  
  "Original of the Species" is the tenth track on U2's 2004 album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, and was the fifth and final single from the album....
  " Special Effects: (John Leamy & Lawrence Nimrichter)

Best Art Direction in a Video

• 10 Years
  10 Years
  
  10 Years is an United States alternative metal band, formed in Knoxville, Tennessee in 2000....
   — "Wasteland" (Art Director: Trae King)
• Common
  Common (rapper)
  
  Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. , better known by his stage name Common , is an United States rapper and actor.Common debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar? and maintained a significant underground following into the late 90s, after which he gained notable mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians....
   — "Testify
  Testify (Common song)
  
  "Testify" is the fourth single from rapping Common 's 2005 in music album Be . Clocking in at just above two and a half minutes, it is the second shortest track on Be ....
  " (Art Director: David Ross)
• Panic! at the Disco — "I Write Sins Not Tragedies
  I Write Sins Not Tragedies
  
  "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" is the second single by the rock band Panic! at the Disco, from the album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out . It was released on April 27, 2006 on both compact disc and 7 inch vinyl record....
  " (Art Directors: Lindy McMichael, Jamie Drake and Erin Wieczorek)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
  Red Hot Chili Peppers
  
  Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Grammy Award-winning American Rock music band formed in Los Angeles, California, California, in 1983. For most of the band's existence, the members are vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Flea , and drummer Chad Smith....
   — "Dani California
  Dani California
  
  "Dani California" is the first single from the American Rock music band Red Hot Chili Peppers' ninth studio album, Stadium Arcadium. The single was first made available at the iTunes Music Store and then was officially released on May 2, 2006....
  " (Art Director: Justin Dragonis)
• Shakira
  Shakira
  
  Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer and philanthropist who emerged as a Prodigy in the music scene of Latin America in the mid-1990s....
   (featuring Wyclef Jean
  Wyclef Jean
  
  Wyclef Jean born Wyclef Neluset Jean on October 17, 1972) is a multi-platinum Haitian-United States of America musician, actor, record producer and former-member of the hip hop music trio Fugees....
  ) — "Hips Don't Lie
  Hips Don't Lie
  
  "Hips Don't Lie" is a Latin pop song based in a salsa music and Cumbia mix and fused with reggaeton beat performed by Colombian singer Shakira and Haitian rapping Wyclef Jean....
  " (Art Director: Laura Fox)

Best Editing in a Video

• The All-American Rejects
  The All-American Rejects
  
  The All-American Rejects are a pop rock band from Stillwater, Oklahoma, formed in 2001. The band comprises lead vocalist and bass guitarist Tyson Ritter, guitarists and vocalists Nick Wheeler and Mike Kennerty, with drummer Chris Gaylor....
   — "Move Along
  Move Along (song)
  
  "Move Along" is the title track and second single taken from The All-American Rejects' second studio album Move Along. The entire song is played at the beginning of The Hitcher , it is also played in the movies She's the Man, , and Firehouse Dog....
  " (Editor: J.D. Smyth)
• Angels & Airwaves
  Angels & Airwaves
  
  Angels & Airwaves is an alternative rock group fronted by Blink-182 and former Box Car Racer guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge. The band includes guitarist David Kennedy , notably from Over My Dead Body , Hazen Street and Box Car Racer, former Rocket From the Crypt and The Offspring drummer Atom Willard, and former 30 Seconds to Mars bassist Ma...
   — "The Adventure
  The Adventure
  
  "The Adventure" is the fourth track and first single off of We Don't Need to Whisper, the debut album of alternative rock band Angels & Airwaves....
  " (Editor: Clark Eddy)
• Gnarls Barkley
  Gnarls Barkley
  
  Gnarls Barkley is a Grammy award winning United States musical collaboration between multi-instrumentalist and record producer Danger Mouse from New York, and rapper/lead singer Cee-Lo Green , from Atlanta....
   — "Crazy
  Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)
  
  "'Crazy'" is the first single from Gnarls Barkley, a musical collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo, and is taken from their 2006 debut album St....
  " (Editor: Ken Mowe)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
  Red Hot Chili Peppers
  
  Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Grammy Award-winning American Rock music band formed in Los Angeles, California, California, in 1983. For most of the band's existence, the members are vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Flea , and drummer Chad Smith....
   — "Dani California
  Dani California
  
  "Dani California" is the first single from the American Rock music band Red Hot Chili Peppers' ninth studio album, Stadium Arcadium. The single was first made available at the iTunes Music Store and then was officially released on May 2, 2006....
  " (Editor: Peter Goddard)
• U2
  U2
  
  U2 are a rock music band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. .The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency....
   — "Original of the Species
  Original of the Species
  
  "Original of the Species" is the tenth track on U2's 2004 album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, and was the fifth and final single from the album....
  " (Editor: Olivier Wicki)

Best Cinematography in a Video

• AFI
  AFI (band)
  
  AFI is an American hardcore punk band from Ukiah, California, California, formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998, lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute backup vocals....
   — "Miss Murder
  Miss Murder
  
  "Miss Murder" is the first Single from United States Rock music band AFI 's seventh studio album, Decemberunderground. "Miss Murder" was released on April 24, 2006 with the United States release of Decemberunderground on June 6, 2006....
  " (Director of Photography: Wells Hackett)
• James Blunt
  James Blunt
  
  James Blunt is an England Acoustic music folk pop singer-songwriter whose debut album, Back to Bedlam, and single releases, especially "You're Beautiful", brought him to fame in 2005....
   — "You're Beautiful
  You're Beautiful
  
  "You're Beautiful" is a pop rock song co-written by United Kingdom singer James Blunt, Sacha Skarbek and Amanda Ghost for Blunt's debut album Back to Bedlam ....
  " (Director of Photography: Robbie Ryan)
• Prince
  Prince (musician)
  
  Prince Rogers Nelson is an United States musician. He performs under the Mononymous person name of Prince, but has also been known by various other names, among them an Love Symbol ...
   — "Black Sweat
  Black Sweat
  
  "Black Sweat" is a song by Prince that was released as the second Single from his 2006 album 3121 . The music video to accompany the single was released on February 2, 2006....
  " (Director of Photography: Checco Varese)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
  Red Hot Chili Peppers
  
  Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Grammy Award-winning American Rock music band formed in Los Angeles, California, California, in 1983. For most of the band's existence, the members are vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Flea , and drummer Chad Smith....
   — "Dani California
  Dani California
  
  "Dani California" is the first single from the American Rock music band Red Hot Chili Peppers' ninth studio album, Stadium Arcadium. The single was first made available at the iTunes Music Store and then was officially released on May 2, 2006....
  " (Director of Photography: Tony Kaye
  Tony Kaye (director)
  
  Tony Kaye is a film director of films, music videos, advertisements and documentaries.Kaye is a prolific director of music videos, including the video for "Runaway Train " by Soul Asylum, which won a Grammy Award; "Dani California" by Red Hot Chili Peppers; "What God Wants" by Roger Waters; and "Help Me" and "God's Gonna Cut You Down" by J...
  )
• Ashlee Simpson
  Ashlee Simpson
  
  Ashlee Nicole Wentz , now professionally known as Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, is an American pop rock singer-songwriter, and occasional actor. Simpson-Wentz, who is the younger sister of pop singer Jessica Simpson, rose to prominence in mid-2004 through the success of her number-one album Autobiography and the accompanying reality televi...
   — "Invisible
  Invisible (Ashlee Simpson song)
  
  "Invisible" is a song performed by Ashlee Simpson, released as a single in the summer of 2006. The track was Invisible by the band Jaded Era; to date, it is the first single by Simpson that she did not co-write....
  " (Director of Photography: Jeff Cutter)

Best Video Game Soundtrack

• "Burnout Revenge
  Burnout Revenge
  
  Burnout Revenge is the fourth video game in the Burnout series of racing games, released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox on September 13, 2005 and Xbox 360 on March 7, 2006, alongside the PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS title Burnout Legends....
  " (Electronic Arts
  Electronic Arts
  
  Electronic Arts is an international video game developer, marketer, video game publisher and distributor of video games. Established in 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers responsible for its games....
  )
• "Driver: Parallel Lines
  Driver: Parallel Lines
  
  Driver: Parallel Lines is the fourth video game in the Driver series. The game was released on March 14 , 2006 on the Xbox and PlayStation 2 consoles by Atari, Wii and Personal computer on June 26 2007 by Ubisoft....
  " (Atari
  Atari
  
  Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Infogrames ....
  )
• "Fight Night Round 3" (Electronic Arts)
• "Marc Ecko's Getting Up
  Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
  
  Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure is a video game released on February 14, 2006. It was developed by The Collective, Inc. and published by Atari under license by Marc Ecko....
  " (Atari)
• "NBA 2K6" (2K Games
  2K Games
  
  2K Games is a video game publishing subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive which also owns Rockstar Games notable for the Grand Theft Auto series....
  )

Best Video Game Score

• "Dreamfall: The Longest Journey" (Leon Willett)
• "Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" (Jeremy Soule
  Jeremy Soule
  
  Jeremy Soule is a BAFTA Award-winning United States composer of soundtracks for film, television and video games. Soule's soundtracks are often critically acclaimed as being among the best in the computer and video game industry and as rivaling the quality of many orchestral film soundtracks....
  )
• "Electroplankton
  Electroplankton
  
  Electroplankton is an interactive music video game developed by the Japanese interactive media artist Toshio Iwai and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console video game console....
  " (user generated soundtrack)
• "Hitman: Blood Money
  Hitman: Blood Money
  
  Hitman: Blood Money is a stealth game developed by IO Interactive, published by Eidos Interactive and directed by Rasmus H?jengaard. It is the fourth entry in the Hitman video game series and was released on May 26 in Europe and on May 30 in the United States, 2006 for the PlayStation 2, Personal computer, Xbox and Xbox 360....
  " (Jesper Kyd
  Jesper Kyd
  
  Jesper Kyd is an acclaimed video game and film music composer.He combines sounds of dark ambient, Electronic music and symphonic music and has won many awards....
  )
• "Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter" (Tom Salta)

Ringtone of the Year

• Black Eyed Peas — "My Humps
  My Humps
  
  "My Humps" is the third Single from The Black Eyed Peas' fourth album, Monkey Business . It samples a section of the song "I Need a Freak" by Sexual Harassment as well as the 1989 song "Wild Thing " by Tone Loc....
  "
• Bubba Sparxxx
  Bubba Sparxxx
  
  Warren Anderson Mathis , known by his stage name Bubba Sparxxx, is an American Southern rapping. His most notable hit is "Ms. New Booty" featuring The Ying Yang Twins which peaked at #7 in the United States....
   (featuring Ying Yang Twins
  Ying Yang Twins
  
  The Ying Yang Twins are an Atlanta, Georgia-based United States crunk hip hop music duo consisting of Kaine and D-Roc . It is unknown why they chose to add a "g" to the end of "Yin", as their name is clearly a derivative of the Chinese philosophy of Yin and Yang....
  ) — "Ms. New Booty
  Ms. New Booty
  
  "Ms. New Booty" is a Hip-hop music song by rap artist Bubba Sparxxx featuring Ying Yang Twins and Mr. Collipark from his 2006 album The Charm....
  "
• Fort Minor
  Fort Minor
  
  Fort Minor is the hip hop music side project of Mike Shinoda, vocalist of the rock band Linkin Park. Shinoda's first solo album as Fort Minor, The Rising Tied, was released in 2005 with the singles "Where'd You Go" featuring Holly Brook and Jonah Matranga and "Remember the Name" featuring Styles of Beyond....
   (featuring Holly Brook
  Holly Brook
  
  Holly Brook, is a multi-instrumental singer and songwriter from Mazomanie, Wisconsin....
  ) — "Where'd You Go
  Where'd You Go
  
  "Where'd You Go" is the fourth single from Fort Minor's debut album The Rising Tied. Released in 2006, the song features Holly Brook and Jonah Matranga....
  "
• Nelly
  Nelly
  
  Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapping, singing, actor and entrepreneur. He has performed with the rap group St....
   (featuring Paul Wall
  Paul Wall
  
  Paul Slayton , better known by his stage name Paul Wall or "The People's Champ", is an American rapper. Wall graduated from Jersey Village High School and later graduated with a degree in mass communications from the University of Houston....
  ) — "Grillz
  Grillz
  
  "Grillz" is a 2005 rap single from the album Sweatsuit by Nelly featuring Paul Wall and Ali & Gipp about Grill , cosmetic dental apparatuses....
  "
• Kanye West
  Kanye West
  
  Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, record producer and singer. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008....
   (featuring Jamie Foxx
  Jamie Foxx
  
  Eric Marlon Bishop , professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian and singing. Foxx received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 14, 2007....
  ) — "Gold Digger
  Gold digger
  
  Gold digger can refer to:*A person who engages in gold prospecting*"Gold Digger", a 2005 single by Kanye West*Gold Digger , a comic book series by Fred Perry...
  "

MTV2 Award

• 30 Seconds to Mars
  30 Seconds to Mars
  
  30 Seconds to Mars is an American rock music band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1998. The band features actor Jared Leto as vocalist, rhythm guitarist and songwriter....
   — "The Kill
  The Kill
  
  "The Kill" is the second Single from 30 Seconds to Mars' second album, A Beautiful Lie. Jared Leto described the meaning of the song as, "It's really about a relationship with yourself....
  "
• Lil Wayne
  Lil Wayne
  
  Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an United States Rapping. Formerly a member of the rap group the Hot Boys, he joined the Cash Money Records collective as a teenager....
   — "Fireman
  Fireman
  
  Fireman may refer to:* Firefighter, employed that is to extinguish fires and rescue people from harms way* Fire Officer, a senior ranking firefighter or Fire Safety Inspector in the UK...
  "
• Taking Back Sunday
  Taking Back Sunday
  
  Taking Back Sunday is an United States Rock music band from Amityville, New York, Long Island, New York, New York, formed in 1999. The current members are vocalist Adam Lazzara, guitarist and back-up vocalist Matthew Fazzi, guitarist Eddie Reyes, drummer Mark O'Connell, and bassist Matt Rubano....
   — "MakeDamnSure
  MakeDamnSure
  
  "MakeDamnSure" is an alternative rock song by Taking Back Sunday on their first major label release, Louder Now. It has experienced much more success than the band's other singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and Modern Rock Tracks chart....
  "
• Three 6 Mafia
  Three 6 Mafia
  
  Three 6 Mafia is an Academy Awards winning United States Rap music group originating from Memphis, Tennessee, Tennessee. Formed in 1991 by DJ Paul, Lord Infamous, and Juicy J, they shortly thereafter recruited fellow Memphian rappers Koopsta Knicca, Gangsta Boo, and Crunchy Black....
   (featuring Young Buck
  Young Buck
  
  David Darnell Brown , better known by his stage name Young Buck, is an American rapper who is signed to G-Unit Records and Cashville Records....
  , Eightball, and MJG) — "Stay Fly
  Stay Fly
  
  "Stay Fly" is the first single from rap group Three 6 Mafia's 2005 album Most Known Unknown. The song peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 to become the group's biggest hit....
  "
• Yung Joc
  Yung Joc
  
  Jasiel Robinson , better known by his stage name Yung Joc is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper from College Park, Georgia, Georgia ....
   (featuring Nitti) — "It's Goin' Down
  It's Goin' Down
  
  It's slang/phrase among American English speakers and it usually means "It's going to happen or it's about something to happen"."It's Goin' Down" is the name of more than one article....
  "

Viewer's Choice

• Chris Brown
  Chris Brown (singer)
  
  Christopher Maurice Brown is an American recording artist and actor. Brown made his recording debut in late 2005 with Chris Brown at the age of 16....
   (featuring Juelz Santana
  Juelz Santana
  
  LaRon Louis James better known by his stage name Juelz Santana, is an American rapping, producer and occasional actor. He came to fame following his appearances on Cam'ron's 2002 singles, "Oh Boy" and "Hey Ma"....
  ) — "Run It!
  Run It!
  
  "Run It!" is the debut single by Chris Brown released in 2005. The single version is a popular remix that features rapper Juelz Santana. The song was a hit in the U.S., peaking at number one on November 15, 2005 and remaining there for five weeks, also giving him his first #1 on the R&B charts on November 8....
  " (10%)
• Kelly Clarkson
  Kelly Clarkson
  
  Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the highly-publicized American Idol of the television series American Idol in 2002....
   — "Because of You
  Because of You (Kelly Clarkson song)
  
  "Because of You" is a song written by pop rock singer Kelly Clarkson, David Hodges and Ben Moody, both formerly of Evanescence, and produced by Hodges and Moody....
  " (28%)
• Fall Out Boy
  Fall Out Boy
  
  Fall Out Boy is a Grammy-nominated alternative rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of Patrick Stump , Joe Trohman , Pete Wentz , and Andy Hurley ....
   — "Dance Dance" (38%)
• Rihanna
  Rihanna
  
  Robyn Rihanna Fenty , known as Rihanna , is a Barbados singer, fashion model, and former beauty queen. She also serves as the cultural ambassador for Barbados....
   — "SOS
  SOS (Rihanna song)
  
  "SOS", also known as "S.O.S. ", is a dance pop song written by Evan "Kidd" Bogart, Ed Cobb, and J. R. Rotem for Barbados pop music singer Rihanna's second studio album, A Girl like Me ....
  " (6%)
• Shakira
  Shakira
  
  Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer and philanthropist who emerged as a Prodigy in the music scene of Latin America in the mid-1990s....
   (featuring Wyclef Jean
  Wyclef Jean
  
  Wyclef Jean born Wyclef Neluset Jean on October 17, 1972) is a multi-platinum Haitian-United States of America musician, actor, record producer and former-member of the hip hop music trio Fugees....
  ) — "Hips Don't Lie
  Hips Don't Lie
  
  "Hips Don't Lie" is a Latin pop song based in a salsa music and Cumbia mix and fused with reggaeton beat performed by Colombian singer Shakira and Haitian rapping Wyclef Jean....
  " (18%)

Video Vanguard Award

• Hype Williams
  Hype Williams
  
  Harold "Hype" Williams is an American music video director and film film director of African-American and Honduran descent. The son of working-class parents, he grew up wanting to be a painter....
  

Performances

Pre-show

• Fergie
  Stacy Ferguson
  
  Stacy Ann Ferguson , better known by her stage name Fergie, is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer, model, and actress. She was a member of the kids' television program Kids Incorporated, and the girl group Wild Orchid ....
   — "London Bridge
  London Bridge (Fergie song)
  
  "London Bridge", is a song co-written and performed by pop music singer Fergie for her debut album, The Dutchess. It contains a sample taken from Bump_City by Tower Of Power ....
  "
• My Chemical Romance
  My Chemical Romance
  
  My Chemical Romance is an American rock band formed in 2001 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The band consists of five members that are Gerard Way, Mikey Way, Frank Iero, Ray Toro and Bob Bryar....
   — "Welcome to the Black Parade
  Welcome to the Black Parade
  
  "Welcome to the Black Parade" is the first Single and fifth Track from My Chemical Romance's third studio album, The Black Parade. It was released on September 11, 2006 on iTunes and October 9, 2006 on Compact Disc....
  "

Main Show

• Justin Timberlake
  Justin Timberlake
  
  Justin Randall Timberlake is an United Statesn pop music singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. He has won six Grammy Awards as well as an Emmy Award....
   (featuring Timbaland
  Timbaland
  
  Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, rapping, and singer. Timbaland has produced albums and singles for a number of artists from the mid-1990s to the present day....
  ) — "My Love
  My Love (Justin Timberlake song)
  
  "My Love" is a hit single co-written by Justin Timberlake, T.I., Nate Hills, and Timbaland for Timberlake's second studio album FutureSex/LoveSounds ....
  "/"SexyBack
  SexyBack
  
  "SexyBack" is a song co-written and performed by the United States singer Justin Timberlake for his second solo album FutureSex/LoveSounds ....
  "
• The Raconteurs
  The Raconteurs
  
  The Raconteurs , are an American rock band formed in 2005, featuring four members known for other musical projects: Jack White , Brendan Benson , Jack Lawrence , and Patrick Keeler ....
  
• Shakira
  Shakira
  
  Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer and philanthropist who emerged as a Prodigy in the music scene of Latin America in the mid-1990s....
   with Wyclef Jean
  Wyclef Jean
  
  Wyclef Jean born Wyclef Neluset Jean on October 17, 1972) is a multi-platinum Haitian-United States of America musician, actor, record producer and former-member of the hip hop music trio Fugees....
   — "Hips Don't Lie
  Hips Don't Lie
  
  "Hips Don't Lie" is a Latin pop song based in a salsa music and Cumbia mix and fused with reggaeton beat performed by Colombian singer Shakira and Haitian rapping Wyclef Jean....
  "
• Ludacris
  Ludacris
  
  Christopher Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, Grammy Award-winning American rapping. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings....
   (featuring Pharrell and the Pussycat Dolls
  Pussycat Dolls
  
  The Pussycat Dolls are an American Pop music girl group, and dance musical ensemble founded by choreography Robin Antin. The group originated in 1995 as a burlesque troupe based in Los Angeles....
  ) — "Money Maker
  Money Maker
  
  "Money Maker" is the first single from Ludacris's fifth album Release Therapy.The song was released to the radio on July 17, 2006. The song is produced by The Neptunes and features Pharrell....
  "
• Busta Rhymes
  Busta Rhymes
  
  Trevor Smith, Jr., better known as Busta Rhymes , is a Grammy Award-nominated Jamaican?United States rapping, songwriter, and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the name Busta Rhymes after watching him perform....
   - "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
  Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
  
  "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" is the first single by Busta Rhymes from his second album When Disaster Strikes. It is one of the album's party songs but also carries Busta's speedy delivery....
  "
• Missy Elliott
  Missy Elliott
  
  Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott is a five-time Grammy Award-winning American rapping, singing, songwriter, and record producer. With record sales of over seven million in the United States, she is the only female rapper to have six albums certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, including one double platinum ....
   - "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
  The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
  
  "The Rain " is a song recorded by American rapper Missy Elliott. It was written and composed by Don Bryant, Bernard Miller, Elliott, and producer Timbaland for her debut album Supa Dupa Fly and contains a sample of Ann Peebles' 1974 single "I Can't Stand the Rain ", whose lyrics serve as the chorus....
  "
• OK Go
  OK Go
  
  OK Go is a Rock music rock band originally from Chicago, now residing in Los Angeles. The band is composed of Damian Kulash , Tim Nordwind , Dan Konopka and Andy Ross , who joined them in 2005 in replacement of Andy Duncan ....
   — "Here It Goes Again
  Here It Goes Again
  
  "Here It Goes Again" is a power pop song by OK Go, and is the third released single from the album Oh No. It also appears on the compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 23 ....
  "
• The All-American Rejects
  The All-American Rejects
  
  The All-American Rejects are a pop rock band from Stillwater, Oklahoma, formed in 2001. The band comprises lead vocalist and bass guitarist Tyson Ritter, guitarists and vocalists Nick Wheeler and Mike Kennerty, with drummer Chris Gaylor....
   — "Move Along
  Move Along (song)
  
  "Move Along" is the title track and second single taken from The All-American Rejects' second studio album Move Along. The entire song is played at the beginning of The Hitcher , it is also played in the movies She's the Man, , and Firehouse Dog....
  "
• Beyoncé
  Beyoncé Knowles
  
  Beyonc? Giselle Knowles , commonly known as Beyonc? , is an American contemporary R&B singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools, and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child....
   — "Ring the Alarm
  Ring the Alarm
  
  "Ring the Alarm" is an contemporary R&B?hip hop soul song written by Beyonc? Knowles, Swizz Beatz, and Sean Garrett for Beyonc?'s second solo album, B'Day ....
  "
• T.I.
  T.I.
  
  Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., , better known by his stage name T.I., and also by his alter ego T.I.P., is a Grammy-award winning American rapping, songwriter, executive producer#Music, actor, and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records....
   (featuring Young Dro
  Young Dro
  
  D'Juan Hart, better know by his stage name Young Dro is an United States rapper from Atlanta, Georgia ....
  ) — "Shoulder Lean
  Shoulder Lean
  
  "Shoulder Lean" is the debut single by Young Dro from his debut album Best Thang Smokin. The song features Grand Hustle rapper T.I. for the hook....
  "/"What You Know
  What You Know
  
  "What You Know" is a Grammy Award-winning multi platinum Hip hop music song by the Southern hip hop artist T.I., and the second single from his 2006 album King ....
  "
• Panic! at the Disco
  Panic! at the Disco
  
  Panic at the Disco is a rock music/pop music band that originated in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Their 2005 debut album, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, reached #13 on the Billboard 200, and has sold over 2.2 million copies since its September 2005 release....
   — "I Write Sins Not Tragedies
  I Write Sins Not Tragedies
  
  "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" is the second single by the rock band Panic! at the Disco, from the album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out . It was released on April 27, 2006 on both compact disc and 7 inch vinyl record....
  "
• Tenacious D
  Tenacious D
  
  Tenacious D is a Satire rock band formed in Los Angeles, California. The band consists of musicians and actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass .Tenacious D formed in 1994 when the members performed as an acoustic duo....
  
• Christina Aguilera
  Christina Aguilera
  
  Christina Mar?a Aguilera is an American pop music/contemporary R&B singer and songwriter. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#1990s revival from 1993?1994....
   — "Hurt
  Hurt (Christina Aguilera song)
  
  "Hurt" is a pop music ballad written by Christina Aguilera, Linda Perry and Mark Ronson for Aguilera's third studio album, Back to Basics ....
  "
• The Killers
  The Killers (band)
  
  The Killers are an American alternative rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2002. The group consists of Brandon Flowers , Dave Keuning , Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr....
   — "Enterlude"/"When You Were Young
  When You Were Young
  
  "When You Were Young" is a song written and performed by Las Vegas, Nevada-based rock band, The Killers , and is the third track on their second album Sam's Town, released in October 2006....
  "

Appearances

• 50 Cent
  50 Cent
  
  Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' and The Massacre ....
   and LL Cool J
  LL Cool J
  
  James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J, is an American rapper and actor. LL Cool J stands for "Ladies love Cool James." He is known for romantic ballads such as "I Need Love" and "Hey Lover" as well as pioneering hip-hop such as "Headsprung", "I Can't Live Without My Radio", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin' System", "Mama Said Knock You O...
   – presented Best Female Video
• André 3000
  André 3000
  
  Andr? Lauren Benjamin better known by his stage name Andr? 3000, is an United States rapper, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor, best known for his work in the group OutKast....
   and Ciara
  Ciara
  
  Ciara Princess Harris , commonly known as Ciara , is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, fashion model, music video director, actor and soon to be fashion designer....
   – presented Best Hip Hop Video
• AFI
  AFI (band)
  
  AFI is an American hardcore punk band from Ukiah, California, California, formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998, lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute backup vocals....
   – winner of Best Rock Video
• Avenged Sevenfold
  Avenged Sevenfold
  
  Avenged Sevenfold is an American rock music band from Orange County, California, formed in 1999. The band has achieved mainstream success with their 2005 album City of Evil, which included singles such as "Burn It Down ", "Bat Country," "Beast and the Harlot" and "Seize the Day ." The band's success followed with their Avenged Sevenfold...
   – winner of Best New Artist
• The Black Eyed Peas
  The Black Eyed Peas
  
  The Black Eyed Peas are an United States hip hop music group from Los Angeles. As of 2009, the group is composed of will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and Fergie ....
   – winner of Best Hip Hop Video
• James Blunt
  James Blunt
  
  James Blunt is an England Acoustic music folk pop singer-songwriter whose debut album, Back to Bedlam, and single releases, especially "You're Beautiful", brought him to fame in 2005....
   – winner of Best Male Video
• Abigail Breslin
  Abigail Breslin
  
  'Abigail Kathleen Breslin' is an Academy-Award nominated United States child actor. The fourth youngest actress ever to be nominated for a competitive Academy Award, Breslin is best known for portraying Olive Hoover in the film Little Miss Sunshine, Nim Rusoe in Nim's Island, and the title character in Kit Kittredge: An American Girl...
   and Fergie
  Stacy Ferguson
  
  Stacy Ann Ferguson , better known by her stage name Fergie, is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer, model, and actress. She was a member of the kids' television program Kids Incorporated, and the girl group Wild Orchid ....
   – presented Best New Artist
• Chris Brown
  Chris Brown (singer)
  
  Christopher Maurice Brown is an American recording artist and actor. Brown made his recording debut in late 2005 with Chris Brown at the age of 16....
   – introduced OK Go
  OK Go
  
  OK Go is a Rock music rock band originally from Chicago, now residing in Los Angeles. The band is composed of Damian Kulash , Tim Nordwind , Dan Konopka and Andy Ross , who joined them in 2005 in replacement of Andy Duncan ....
  
• Chamillionaire
  Chamillionaire
  
  Hakeem Seriki , better known by his stage name Chamillionaire is an American rapper, CEO, singer and musician from Houston, Texas and the Chief executive officer of Chamillitary Entertainment....
   – winner of Best Rap Video
• Diddy
  Sean Combs
  
  Sean John Combs , known by his stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy and now Diddy, is an American record producer, rapper, actor, men's fashion designer, entrepreneur and dancer....
   – introduced T.I.
  T.I.
  
  Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., , better known by his stage name T.I., and also by his alter ego T.I.P., is a Grammy-award winning American rapping, songwriter, executive producer#Music, actor, and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records....
  
• Fall Out Boy
  Fall Out Boy
  
  Fall Out Boy is a Grammy-nominated alternative rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of Patrick Stump , Joe Trohman , Pete Wentz , and Andy Hurley ....
   – Introduced Panic! at the Disco and winners of the Viewer's Choice Award
• Fort Minor
  Fort Minor
  
  Fort Minor is the hip hop music side project of Mike Shinoda, vocalist of the rock band Linkin Park. Shinoda's first solo album as Fort Minor, The Rising Tied, was released in 2005 with the singles "Where'd You Go" featuring Holly Brook and Jonah Matranga and "Remember the Name" featuring Styles of Beyond....
   (Mike Shinoda
  Mike Shinoda
  
  Michael Kenji Shinoda is an American musician, record producer, and artist from Agoura Hills, California. His father is a Japanese American, while his mother is of European and Indigenous peoples of the Americas descent....
  ) – winner of Ringtone of the Year
• Al Gore
  Al Gore
  
  Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. is an United States environmentalism activist who served as the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President of the United States Bill Clinton....
   – spoke about global warming
  Global warming
  
  Global warming is the increase in the Instrumental temperature record of the Earth's near-surface air and the oceans since the mid-twentieth century and its projected continuation....
  
• Paris Hilton
  Paris Hilton
  
  Paris Whitney Hilton is an United States socialite, celebutante, heiress, Model , media personality, singer and occasional actress.She is known for her appearance in a 1 Night in Paris in 2004, her appearance on the television series The Simple Life, her several minor film roles , her 2004 tongue-in-cheek autobiography, her 2006 album...
   – introduced The All-American Rejects
  The All-American Rejects
  
  The All-American Rejects are a pop rock band from Stillwater, Oklahoma, formed in 2001. The band comprises lead vocalist and bass guitarist Tyson Ritter, guitarists and vocalists Nick Wheeler and Mike Kennerty, with drummer Chris Gaylor....
  
• Jackass: Number Two
  Jackass: Number Two
  
  Jackass Number Two is a 2006 comedy film. It is the sequel to Jackass: The Movie , both based upon the MTV series Jackass . Like its predecessor and the original TV show, the film is a compilation of stunts, pranks and skits with essentially no plot....
   cast – presented and reminded home audience to vote for Viewer's Choice
• Nick Lachey
  Nick Lachey
  
  Nicholas Scott Lachey is an United States pop music singer, actor, television host, and reality television who rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the boy band 98 Degrees....
   and Nicole Richie
  Nicole Richie
  
  Nicole Camille Richie is an American actress, author, singer, socialite, celebutante, and television personality. The adopted daughter of Lionel Richie, she is perhaps best known for her role in the reality television show The Simple Life....
   – presented Best Pop Video
• Amy Lee
  Amy Lee
  
  Amy Lynn Hartzler , best known as Amy Lee, is an United States singer-songwriter and classically-trained pianist. She is co-founder and lead vocalist of the alternative metal band Evanescence....
   of Evanescence
  Evanescence
  
  Evanescence is an American rock music band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody.After recording two private Extended play and a demo CD named Origin , with the help of Bigwig Enterprises in 2000, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen , on Wind-up Records in 2003...
   and Jared Leto
  Jared Leto
  
  Jared Joseph Leto is an United States actor and musician. His first major acting performance was as Jordan Catalano in the television series My So-Called Life....
   of 30 Seconds to Mars
  30 Seconds to Mars
  
  30 Seconds to Mars is an American rock music band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1998. The band features actor Jared Leto as vocalist, rhythm guitarist and songwriter....
   – presented Best Group Video
• Lil' Jon – introduced Pharrell and Ludacris
  Ludacris
  
  Christopher Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, Grammy Award-winning American rapping. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings....
  
• Lil' Kim
  Lil' Kim
  
  Kimberly Denise Jones , better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is a Grammy Award winning, American multi-platinum rapper and singer. Her 2005 album, The Naked Truth , was awarded the 5 mics award from The Source magazine, making it the first album by any female rapper to achieve that rating....
   – introduced Best Male Video
• Jennifer Lopez
  Jennifer Lopez
  
  Jennifer Lynn Lopez , popularly nicknamed J.Lo, is an American Golden Globe-nominated actor, Grammy Award-nominated singer, record producer, dancer, fashion designer and television producer....
   – introduced Video of the Year and announced the launch of MTV Tr3s
  MTV Tr3s
  
  MTV Tr3?s is an United States cable television, direct broadcast satellite and Terrestrial television broadcast network that prides itself as a bi-cultural entertainment destination....
  
• Ne-Yo
  Ne-Yo
  
  Shaffer Chimere Smith , better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American pop music and contemporary R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, and occasional rapping....
   and Rihanna
  Rihanna
  
  Robyn Rihanna Fenty , known as Rihanna , is a Barbados singer, fashion model, and former beauty queen. She also serves as the cultural ambassador for Barbados....
   – presented Ringtone of the Year
• Pink – winner of Best Pop Video and presented Best Rock Video with Lou Reed
  Lou Reed
  
  Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock music musician best known as the guitarist, Singing and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground as well as a successful solo artist whose career has spanned several decades....
  
• The Pussycat Dolls – winner of Best Dance Video
• Queen Latifah
  Queen Latifah
  
  Dana Elaine Owens , better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American Rapping, Singing, CoverGirl and actress. Latifah's work in music, film and television has earned her a Golden Globe Award award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, a Grammy Award, six additional Grammy nominations, an Emmy Award nominat...
   – introduced Al Gore
  Al Gore
  
  Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. is an United States environmentalism activist who served as the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President of the United States Bill Clinton....
  
• Lou Reed
  Lou Reed
  
  Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock music musician best known as the guitarist, Singing and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground as well as a successful solo artist whose career has spanned several decades....
   – played throughout the show and presented Best Rock Video with Pink
• The Rock – introduced Shakira
  Shakira
  
  Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer and philanthropist who emerged as a Prodigy in the music scene of Latin America in the mid-1990s....
  
• Axl Rose
  Axl Rose
  
  W. Axl Rose is an United States musician, best known as the lead vocalist of hard rock rock band Guns N' Roses.Rose grew up in Indiana in a troubled family environment....
   – introduced The Killers
  The Killers (band)
  
  The Killers are an American alternative rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2002. The group consists of Brandon Flowers , Dave Keuning , Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr....
  
• Sarah Silverman
  Sarah Silverman
  
  Sarah Kate Silverman is an American comedian, writer, singer, guitarist and actress. Although usually credited as Sarah Silverman, she is sometimes credited by her nickname, Big S. Her satire comedy addresses social taboos and controversy topics such as racism, sexism, and religion....
   – backstage coverage and stand-up routine
• Jessica Simpson
  Jessica Simpson
  
  Jessica Ann Simpson is an United States singer, actress, and reality television who rose to fame in the late 1990s. She has achieved seven Billboard Top 40 hits, and has three gold and two multi-platinum RIAA-certified albums....
   – introduced Best Dance Video
• Britney Spears
  Britney Spears
  
  'Britney Jean Spears' is a Grammy Awards-winning American pop music singer, dancer, actress, and glamour model.Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#199...
   and Kevin Federline
  Kevin Federline
  
  Kevin Earl Federline is an United States Dancing, rapper, wrestler, fashion Model , and actor. Previously engaged to actress Shar Jackson, Federline is best known for his two-year marriage to pop music singer Britney Spears....
   (via satellite) – presented Best R&B Video
• Slim Thug
  Slim Thug
  
  Slim Thug is an United States rapper. He gained mainstream attention for his contribution to the popular single from rapper Mike Jones, ?Still Tippin?....
   – winner of Best R&B Video with Beyoncé
• Snoop Dogg
  Snoop Dogg
  
  Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg , is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, record producer, and actor....
   – presented Best Rap Video
• Kanye West
  Kanye West
  
  Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, record producer and singer. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008....
   – presented Hype Williams
  Hype Williams
  
  Harold "Hype" Williams is an American music video director and film film director of African-American and Honduran descent. The son of working-class parents, he grew up wanting to be a painter....
   with Video Vanguard Award
• Shaun White
  Shaun White
  
  Shaun WhiteAge: 22Shaun Roger White has been a notable competitor in professional snowboarding since he was thirteen years old, but is also known for his skateboarding....
   – introduced the cast of Jackass: Number Two
• Hype Williams
  Hype Williams
  
  Harold "Hype" Williams is an American music video director and film film director of African-American and Honduran descent. The son of working-class parents, he grew up wanting to be a painter....
   – winner of Video Vanguard Award

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