But anyway, the nominations were announced on TRL this afternoon. Get a look at all of them... after the jump...
2007 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARD NOMINEES
BEST GROUP
Fall Out Boy
Gym Class Heroes
Linkin Park
Maroon 5
The White Stripes
FEMALE ARTIST
Beyoncé
Fergie
Nelly Furtado
Rihanna
Amy Winehouse
MALE ARTIST
Akon
Robine Thicke
T.I.
Justin Timberlake
Kanye West
MONSTER SINGLE
Daughtry "Home"
Fall Out Boy "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs"
Avril Lavigne "Girlfriend"
Lil Mama "Lip Gloss"
Mims "This Is Why I'm Hot"
Plain White T's "Hey There Delilah"
Rihanna f/ Jay-Z "Umbrella"
Shop Boyz "Party Like A Rock Star"
T-Pain f/ Yung Joc "Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')"
Timbaland f/ Keri Hilson, D.O.E. & Sebastian "The Way I Are"
MOST EARTH-SHATTERING COLLABORATION
Akon f/ Eminem "Smack That"
Beyoncé f/ Shakira "Beautiful Liar"
Gwen Stefani f/ Akon "The Sweet Escape"
Justin Timberlake f/ Timbaland "SexyBack"
U2 f/ Green Day "The Saints Are Coming"
QUADRUPLE THREAT OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé
Bono
Jay-Z
Justin Timberlake
Kanye West
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé "Irreplaceable"
Justice "D.A.N.C.E."
Rihanna f/ Jay-Z "Umbrella"
Justin Timberlake "What Goes Around...Comes Around"
Kanye West "Stronger"
Amy Winehouse "Rehab"
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyoncé f/ Shakira "Beautiful Liar"
Chris Brown "Wall To Wall"
Ciara "Like A Boy"
Eve "Tambourine"
Justin Timberlake "My Love"
BEST DIRECTOR
Christina Aguilera "Candyman"
Beyoncé f/ Shakira "Beautiful Liar"
Kanye West "Stronger" Linkin Park "What I've Done"
Rihanna f/ Jay-Z "Umbrella"
Justin Timberlake "What Goes Around...Comes Around"
BEST EDITING
Beyoncé f/ Shakira "Beautiful Liar"
Gnarls Barkley "Smiley Faces"
Linkin Park "What I've Done"
Justin Timberlake "What Goes Around...Comes Around"
Kanye West "Stronger"
And you can vote for
BEST NEW ARTIST here.
The choices:
Lily Allen
Gym Class Heroes
Peter Bjorn & John
Carrie Underwood
Amy Winehouse
The 24th annual VMAs will be handed out during a live two-hour show from the Palms Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on September 9th. Only eight categories will be awarded on the broadcast. Performers will include Kanye West, Fall Out Boy, Amy Winehouse, Chris Brown, the Foo Fighters and Rihanna, and Timbaland will be the "maestro."
Check out all the clips here.