MTV VMAs Are Tonight! Who Do You Want to Win?

Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, and Taylor Swift
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The music world has descended on Brooklyn for the 2013 Video Music Awards tonight! For the first time EVER the show will be held at the Barclays Center, and that's not only thing that's new. There's a new category: Best Video With a Social Message (Beyonce and Kelly Clarkson are up for that one). Plus, we're expecting performances by Lady Gaga (to start the show), Katy Perry (to close the show), Miley Cyrus, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis and more. And then there's just all those Moonmen to give out. Scroll down to see the full list of nominees -- including Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Selena Gomez and more -- and watch live on MTV tonight at 9/8c.

Video Of The YearJustin Timberlake - “Mirrors”Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz - “Thrift Shop”Bruno Mars - “Locked Out of Heaven”Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell - “Blurred Lines”Taylor Swift - “I Knew You Were Trouble”

Best Hip-Hop VideoMacklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - “Can’t Hold Us”Drake - “Started From The Bottom”Kendrick Lamar - “Swimming Pools”A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar - “F**kin Problems”J. Cole feat. Miguel - “Power Trip”

Best Male VideoJustin Timberlake - “Mirrors”Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell - “Blurred Lines”Bruno Mars - “Locked Out of Heaven”Ed Sheeran - “Lego House”Kendrick Lamar - “Swimming Pools”

Best Female VideoRihanna feat. Mickey Ekko - “Stay”Taylor Swift - “I Knew You Were Trouble”Miley Cyrus - “We Can’t Stop”P!nk feat. Nate Ruess - “Just Give Me A Reason”Demi Lovato - “Heart Attack”

Best Pop VideoBruno Mars - “Locked Out of Heaven”Justin Timberlake - “Mirrors”fun. - “Carry On”Miley Cyrus - “We Can’t Stop”Selena Gomez - “Come and Get It”

Artist To Watch Twenty One Pilots - “Holding On To You”Zedd Feat. Foxes - “Clarity”Austin Mahone - “What About Love”The Weeknd - “Wicked Games”Iggy Azalea - “Work”

Best CollaborationJustin Timberlake feat. JAY Z -“Suit & Tie”Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera - “Feel This Moment”Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding - “I Need Your Love”Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell - “Blurred Lines”P!nk feat. Nate Ruess - “Just Give Me A Reason”

Best Video With A Social MessageKelly Clarkson - “People Like Us”Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - “Same Love”Snoop Lion - “No Guns Allowed”Miguel - “Candles In The Sun”Beyoncé - “I Was Here”

Best Rock VideoImagine Dragons - “Radiocative”Fall Out Boy - “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)”Mumford & Sons - “I Will Wait”30 Seconds To Mars - “Up In The Air”Vampire Weekend - “Diane Young”

Best Art DirectionCapital Cities - “Safe and Sound”30 Seconds To Mars - “Up In The Air”Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu - “Q.U.E.E.N”Lana Del Rey - “National Anthem”alt-J - “Tesselate”

Best ChoreographyChris Brown - “Fine China”Ciara - “Body Party”Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull – “Live It Up”will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber – “#thatPOWER”Bruno Mars - “Treasure”

Best Cinematography30 Seconds To Mars - “Up In The Air”Lana Del Rey - “Ride”Yeah Yeah Yeahs - “Sacrilege”Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - “Can’t Hold Us”A-Trak & Tommy Trash - “Tuna Melt”

Best DirectionJustin Timberlake feat. JAY Z - “Suit & Tie”Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - “Can’t Hold Us”Yeah Yeah Yeahs - “Sacrilege”fun. - “Carry On”Drake - “Started From The Bottom”

Best EditingP!nk feat. Nate Ruess - “Just Give Me A Reason”Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch - “Sweet Nothing”Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - “Can’t Hold Us”Justin Timberlake - “Mirrors”Miley Cyrus - “We Can’t Stop”

Best Visual EffectsFlying Lotus – “Tiny Tortures”Skrillex feat. The Door – “Breakin’ A Sweat”The Weeknd – “Wicked Games”Duck Sauce – “It’s You”Capital Cities – “Safe and Sound”

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