MTV VMAs 2013: Nominations List

17 July 2013, 13:33 | Updated: 4 December 2017, 11:10

Justin Timberlake, Robin Thicke and Taylor Swift will all battle out for Video Of The Year this August.

The nominations for this year's MTV Video Music Awards 2013 have been announced, which sees Justin Timberlake and Macklemore picking up six nods each.

Both stars will be aiming to win the coveted Video Of The Year prize with 'Mirrors' and 'Thrift Shop' both nominated against Taylor Swift's 'I Knew You Were Trouble', Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' and Bruno Mars' 'Locked Out Of Heaven'.

Elsewhere, British star will go up for Best Male Video with 'Lego House' and there's also nods for fellow Brits Alt-J and Mumford & Sons.

The Best Female Video will see Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Pink and Demi Lovato all going head to head. 

The 30th annual awards show will  take place live on 25^th August from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. 

Check out the full list of nominations for the MTV VMAs 2013 below:

Video of the Year

• Justin Timberlake – "Mirrors"
• Macklemore and 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 Video

• Macklemore and 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 and Kendrick Lamar – "F**kin Problems"
• J. Cole feat. Miguel – "Power Trip"

Best Male Video

• Justin 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 Video

• Rihanna 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 Video

• Bruno 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 Collaboration

• Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z – "Suit and 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 Message

• Kelly Clarkson – "People Like Us"
• Macklemore and Ryan Lewis – "Same Love"
• Snoop Lion – "No Guns Allowed"
• Miguel – "Candles in the Sun"
• Beyoncé – "I Was Here"

Best Rock Video

• Imagine Dragons – "Radioactive"
• 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 Direction

• Capital 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 – "Tessellate"

Best Choreography

• Chris Brown – "Fine China"
• Ciara – "Body Party"
• Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull – "Live It Up"
• will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber – "#thatPOWER"