GO VOTE: Buzznet Video Music Awards Nominees Announced!

So, after a week of nominations and a few bumps in the process, Buzznet is pleased to announce the nominees for our first ever BUZZNET VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS.

Please remember: Except for the “Editor’s Choice” award, all of these videos were nominated by fans. I had no control over the nomination process except for deleting spam votes (and there were a lot of them, trust me) and, yes, I did decide a video didn’t qualify for “Best Hip Hop Video.” My call on this was simple: A rock/pop act adding Snoop Dogg to their track does NOT make it hip-hop.

If your favorite band didn’t make the cut: I’m sorry. We had a lot of interesting one-off nominations and some videos really did fight to try to make it into the top 5 but JUST missed the cut. For next year I’ll be taking a few steps to ensure that we get a little more variety from category to category, including being a LOT stricter about what qualifies as a “Rock” video and what qualifies as a “Pop” video.

HOWEVER, this is about this year, so let’s look at who’s nominated:

BEST ROCK VIDEO:

  • I Feel Like Dancing – All Time Low
  • Monster – Paramore
  • Hurricane – 30 Seconds to Mars
  • Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na) – My Chemical Romance
  • Til I Forget About You – Big Time Rush

BEST POP VIDEO:

  • Boyfriend – Big Time Rush
  • I Feel Like Dancin’ – All Time Low
  • ‘Til the World Ends – Britney Spears
  • Love You Like a Love Song – Selena Gomez and the Scene
  • Judas – Lady Gaga

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO:

  • Super Bass – Nicki Minaj
  • Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO
  • Forget You – Cee-Lo Green
  • I Need a Doctor – Dr. Dre ft. Eminem
  • Space Bound – Eminem

I DIDN’T LIKE THE SONG UNTIL I SAW THE VIDEO“:

  • Worldwide – Big Time Rush
  • Born This Way – Lady Gaga
  • Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) – Katy Perry
  • Lazy Song – Bruno Mars
  • Love You Like a Love Song – Selena Gomez and the Scene

EDITOR’S CHOICE:(this category features videos by acts who were not nominated in any other category but I thought they should at least be represented here. This is the only category who’s nominations were selected by me.)

  • The Ballad of Mona Lisa – Panic! at the Disco
  • Make Me Wanna Die – The Pretty Reckless
  • Blow – Ke$ha
  • Like It’s Her Birthday – Good Charlotte
  • All is Not Lost – Ok Go

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS IN A VIDEO:

  • Boyfriend – Big Time Rush
  • E.T. – Katy Perry ft. Kanye West
  • Hold It Against Me – Britney Spears
  • Monster – Paramore
  • I Feel Like Dancing – All Time Low

VIDEO OF THE YEAR:

  • Boyfriend – Big Time Rush
  • I Feel Like Dancing – All Time Low
  • Hold It Against Me – Britney Spears
  • Hurricane – 30 Seconds to Mars
  • Monster – Paramore

So, go on and VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITES and get your friends to cast their votes, too! You’ll have until SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2011 to vote for your favorites. Winners will be announced in a special blog post on SEPTEMBER 9TH.