Rihanna And Drake Lead MTV Video Music Awards Nominations

(WENN) - Former collaborators Rihanna and Drake look set to steal the show at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards after picking up the largest share of nominations.

The biggest prize of the evening - the Video of the Year trophy - will be a showdown between Rihanna (We Found Love), Drake featuring Rihanna (Take Care), Gotye (Somebody That I Used To Know), Katy Perry (Wide Awake) and M.I.A. (Bad Girls).

RiRi will also battle it out for Best Female Video, Best Pop Video, Best Choreography and Best Visual Effects.

Drake, who was once romantically linked to the pop star, was nominated in categories including Best Hip-Hop Video, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Male Video - where he will go up against his rival, Chris Brown.

Close on their heels is Katy Perry with four nominations, while several acts including Beyonce, Coldplay, Frank Ocean and M.I.A. have three shots at taking home Moonmen.

The Best New Artist race is between fun. (We Are Young), Carly Rae Jepsen (Call Me Maybe), Frank Ocean (Swim Good), One Direction (What Makes You Beautiful) and The Wanted (Glad You Came).

R&B singer Alicia Keys and boyband One Direction are among the acts who will perform at the 29th annual ceremony, scheduled to take place at Los Angeles Staples Center on September 6.

The full list of 2012 MTV Video Music Awards nominees is as follows:

Video of the Year:

Katy Perry, Wide Awake

Gotye, Somebody That I Used To Know

Rihanna, We Found Love

Drake featuring Rihanna, Take Care

M.I.A., Bad Girls

Best New Artist:

Fun. featuring Janelle Monae, We Are Young

Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe

Frank Ocean, Swim Good

One Direction, What Makes You Beautiful

The Wanted, Glad You Came

Best Hip-Hop Video:

Childish Gambino, Heartbeat

Drake featuring Lil Wayne, HYFR

Kanye West featuring Pusha T, Big Sean & 2 Chainz, Mercy

Jay-Z and Kanye West, N**gas in Paris

Nicki Minaj featuring 2 Chainz, Beez in the Trap

Best Male Video:

Justin Bieber, Boyfriend

Frank Ocean, Swim Good

Drake featuring Rihanna, Take Care

Chris Brown, Turn Up the Music

Usher, Climax

Best Female Video:

Rihanna, We Found Love

Katy Perry, Part of Me

Beyonce, Love on Top

Nicki Minaj, Starships

Selena Gomez & The Scene, Love You Like a Love Song

Best Pop Video:

One Direction, What Makes You Beautiful

Fun. featuring Janelle Monae, We Are Young

Rihanna, We Found Love

Justin Bieber, Boyfriend

Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa, Payphone

Best Rock Video:

Coldplay, Paradise

The Black Keys, Lonely Boy

Linkin Park, Burn It Down

Jack White, Sixteen Saltines

Imagine Dragons, Its Time

Best Electronic Dance Music Video:

Duck Sauce, Big Bad Wolf

Calvin Harris, Feel So Close

Skrillex, First of the Year (Equinox)

Martin Solveig, The Night Out

Avicii, Le7els

Best Video With a Message:

Demi Lovato, Skyscraper

Rise Against, Ballad of Hollis Brown

Kelly Clarkson, Dark Side

Gym Class Heroes, The Fighter

KNaan featuring Nelly Furtado, Is Anybody Out There?

Lil Wayne, How to Love

Best Art Direction:

Katy Perry, Wide Awake

Drake featuring Rihanna, Take Care

Lana Del Rey, Born to Die

Regina Spektor, All the Rowboats

Of Monsters & Men, Little Talks

Best Choreography:

Chris Brown, Turn Up the Music

Rihanna, Where Have You Been

Beyonce, Countdown

Avicii, Le7els

Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull, Dance Again

Best Cinematography:

M.I.A., Bad Girls

Adele, Someone Like You

Drake featuring Rihanna, Take Care

Coldplay featuring Rihanna, Princess of China

Lana Del Rey, Born to Die

Best Direction:

M.I.A., Bad Girls

Duck Sauce, Big Bad Wolf

Coldplay featuring Rihanna, Princess of China

Frank Ocean, Swim Good

Jay-Z and Kanye West, Otis

Best Editing:

Beyonce, Countdown

A$AP Rocky, Goldie

Gotye, Somebody That I Used to Know

Jay-Z and Kanye West, N**gas in Paris

Kanye West featuring Pusha T, Big Sean and 2 Chainz, Mercy

Best Visual Effects:

Katy Perry, Wide Awake

Rihanna, Where Have You Been

David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Turn Me On

Linkin Park, Burn It Down.

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