Shakira News

The 2006 MTV Video Music Awards are gonna rock. And shake. And, um, disco.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Dani California" and Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie" nabbed a leading seven nominations apiece from the Moon Men-doling award show, including nods for the show's most coveted honor, Video of the Year.

Erstwhile MTV fixture Madonna received four nominations for her leotard-donning performance in "Hung Up," as did the video for "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" from rock newcomers Panic! At the Disco.

Rounding out the most lauded nominees was Christina Aguilera, whose "Ain't No Other Man," the lead single off her forthcoming Back to Basics album, earned four nods.

The top five nominees will all vie for Video of the Year.

In addition to their top nod, the Red Hot Chili Peppers also nabbed nominations for Best Group Video and Best Rock Video along with a host of technical honors.

As for Shakira, the hip-shaking pop star also landed a nomination for Best Female Video, where she'll battle it out with Aguilera, Madonna, last year's winner Kelly Clarkson, nominated this time for "Because of You," and Nelly Furtado, who scored a nod for "Promiscous."

The Latina songbird also scored nominations for Best Dance Video, Best Pop Video and the Viewer's Choice Award.

As for Mrs. Ritchie, her disco-themed dance-floor opus is also up for, fittingly, Best Dance Video, Pop Video and Best Choreography.

Panic! At the Disco, meanwhile, will go toe-to-toe with last year's dominating act, Green Day, in the Best Rock Video and Best Group Video categories. The American Idiot rockers were nominated this year for their heavily eyelined efforts in "Wake Me Up When September Ends."

Panic! will also battle it out in the Best New Artist category, facing such disparate acts as Angels & Airwaves, Avenged Sevenfold, Rihanna, Chris Brown and James Blunt.

Aside from the five main contenders, a score of artists managed to snag multiple nominations this year.

A.F.I., Chris Brown and Gnarls Barkley all nabbed three nominations, while Kanye West, Rihanna and the Pussycat Dolls logged two nods each.

Missing from the nominations was the video for Justin Timberlake's highly anticipated single, "SexyBack," which, having premiered just last week, didn't make the cutoff deadline for the award show.

However, MTV knows how to pander to its audience and the kudosfest will not be without its dose of Timberlake. The FutureSex/LoveSounds singer has been tapped to perform at the ceremony alongside a superstar lineup.

In addition to Timberlake, the Killers, Beyonce, the Raconteurs, Panic! At the Disco, T.I. and Ludacris are all set to perform.

MTV has yet to announce a host for the VMAs, which last year were emceed by Diddy.

The cable net did announce, however, that the voting process would be overhauled this year. For the first time ever, viewers will be able to cast their vote for their music faves in all categories, not just Viewer's Choice, as in years past.

The 2006 MTV VMAs will air live from Radio City Music Hall Aug. 31.

Here's a complete list of nominees:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR:

• Christina Aguilera, "Ain't No Other Man"
• Madonna, "Hung Up"
• Panic! at the Disco, "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Dani California"
• Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean, "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST MALE VIDEO:

• Busta Rhymes f/ Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose & DMX, "Touch It Remix"
• James Blunt, "You're Beautiful"
• Kanye West f/ Jamie Foxx, "Gold Digger"
• Nick Lachey, "What's Left Of Me"
• T.I., "What You Know"

BEST FEMALE VIDEO:

• Christina Aguilera, "Ain't No Other Man"
• Kelly Clarkson, "Because of You"
• Madonna, "Hung Up"
• Nelly Furtado f/ Timbaland, "Promiscuous"
• Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean, "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST GROUP VIDEO:

• The All-American Rejects, "Move Along"
• Fall Out Boy, "Dance, Dance"
• Gnarls Barkley, "Crazy"
• Panic! at the Disco, "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Dani California"

BEST RAP VIDEO:

• 50 Cent, "Window Shopper"
• Busta Rhymes f/ Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose & DMX, "Touch It Remix"
• Chamillionaire, "Ridin' "
• T.I., "What You Know"
• Yung Joc f/ Nitty, "It's Goin' Down"

BEST R&B VIDEO:

• Beyonce f/ Slim Thug, "Check on It"
• Chris Brown, "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)"
• Jamie Foxx f/ Ludacris, "Unpredictable"
• Mariah Carey, "Shake It Off"
• Mary J. Blige, "Be Without You"

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO:

• Black Eyed Peas, "My Humps"
• Common, "Testify"
• Daddy Yankee, "Rompe"
• Kanye West f/ Jamie Foxx, "Gold Digger"
• Three 6 Mafia, "Stay Fly"

BEST DANCE VIDEO:

• Madonna, "Hung Up"
• Nelly Furtado f/ Timbaland, "Promiscuous"
• Pussycat Dolls f/ Snoop Dogg, "Buttons"
• Sean Paul, "Temperature"
• Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean, "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST ROCK VIDEO:

• 30 Seconds To Mars, "The Kill"
• A.F.I., "Miss Murder"
• Green Day, "Wake Me Up When September Ends"
• Panic! at the Disco, "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Dani California"

BEST POP VIDEO:

• Christina Aguilera, "Ain't No Other Man"
• Madonna, "Hung Up"
• Nelly Furtado f/ Timbaland, "Promiscuous"
• Pink, "Stupid Girls"
• Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean, "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST NEW ARTIST IN A VIDEO:

• Angels and Airwaves, "The Adventure"
• Avenged Sevenfold, "Bat Country"
• Chris Brown f/ Juelz Santana, "Run It!"
• James Blunt, "You're Beautiful"
• Panic! at the Disco, "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
• Rihanna, "S.O.S."

VIEWER'S CHOICE:

• Chris Brown f/ Juelz Santana, "Run It!"
• Fall Out Boy, "Dance, Dance"
• Kelly Clarkson, "Because of You"
• Rihanna, "S.O.S."
• Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean, "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST DIRECTION IN A VIDEO:

• 10 Years, "Wasteland"
• AFI, "Miss Murder"
• Common, "Testify"
• Gnarls Barkley, "Crazy"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Dani California"

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A VIDEO:

• Christina Aguilera, "Ain't No Other Man"
• Madonna, "Hung Up"
• Pussycat Dolls f/ Snoop Dogg, "Buttons"
• Sean Paul, "Temperature"
• Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean, "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS IN A VIDEO:

• Angels and Airwaves, "The Adventure"
• Beck, "Hell Yes"
• Missy Elliott, "We Run This"
• Pearl Jam, "Life Wasted"
• U2, "Original of the Species"

BEST ART DIRECTION IN A VIDEO:

• 10 Years, "Wasteland"
• Common, "Testify"
• Panic! at the Disco, "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Dani California"
• Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean, "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST EDITING IN A VIDEO:

• The All-American, "Move Along"
• Angels and Airwaves, "The Adventure"
• Gnarls Barkley, "Crazy"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Dani California"
• U2, "Original of the Species"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A VIDEO:

• AFI, "Miss Murder"
• Ashlee Simpson, "Invisible"
• James Blunt, "You're Beautiful"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Dani California"
• Prince, "Black Sweat"

BEST VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACK:

• "Final Night Round 3"
• "Burnout Revenge"
• "NBA 2K6"
• "Driver: Parallel Lines"
• "Mark Ecko's Getting Up"

BEST VIDEO GAME SCORE:

• "Hitman: Blood Money"
• "Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter"
• "Dreamfall: The Longest Journey"
• "Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion"
• "Electroplankton"