2009 BET HIP HOP AWARDS NOMINEES

The 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards nominations are out & Mr. Kanye "crash anywhere/anything" West leads the pack with a total of 9 nods. Jay-Z & Lil Wayne follow with 7 nominations each while west coast & Hip Hop veteran Ice Cube will be honored with the "I AM HIP-HOP" Icon Award.




Here's the full list of nominees:

Best Hip-Hop Collabo


Jim Jones & Ron Browz f/ Juelz Santana - Pop Champagne
Lil Wayne f/ Bobby Valentino - Mrs. Officer
Rick Ross f/ John Legend - Magnificent
T.I. f/ Rihanna - Live Your Life
Young Jeezy f/ Kanye West - Put On




Best Live Performer


Busta Rhymes
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
T.I.
Kanye West



Lyricist of the Year


Drake
Eminem
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Kanye West



Video Director of the Year


Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Mr. Boomtown
Chris Robinson
Hype Williams



Producer of the Year


Ron Browz
Cool & Dre
Tha Bizness
T-Pain
Kanye West



Track of the Year


Day "N" Nite - Kid Cudi
D.O.A. (Death of Auto Tune) - Jay-Z
Every Girl - Young Money (Lil Wayne, Drake, Jae Mills, Gudda Gudda & Mack
Maine)
Live Your Life - T.I. f/ Rihanna
Turn My Swag On - Soulja Boy Tell'em



CD of the Year


Eminem - Relapse
Q-Tip - The Renaissance
T.I. - Paper Trail
Kanye West - 808 & Heartbreak
Young Jeezy - The Recession



Rookie of the Year


B.O.B.
Dorrough
Drake
Kid Cudi
Wale




Best Hip-Hop Video


Dorrough - Ice Cream Paint Job
Eminem - We Made You
Jay-Z - D.O.A. (Death of Auto Tune)
Kid Cudi - Day "N" Nite
T.I. f/ Rihanna - Live Your Life




MVP of the Year


Drake
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
T.I.
Kanye West



DJ of the Year


DJ AM
DJ Drama
DJ Khaled
DJ Tony Neal
DJ Greg Street



Hustler of the Year


Diddy
Drake
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Kanye West




Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)- uhhhhh this is really an award category??


Jay-Z
Kid Cudi
Lil Wayne
Soulja Boy Tell'em
Kanye West




Best Hip-Hop Blog Site


All Hip Hop
Nah Right
SOHH
This Is 50
World Star Hip Hop




People's Champ (Viewers Choice)


Dorrough - Ice Cream Paint Job
Fabolous f/ The-Dream - Throw It In The Bag
Kid Cudi - Day "N" Nite
Soulja Boy Tell'em - Turn My Swag On
Kanye West f/ Young Jeezy - Amazing






Comedian Mike Epps will host the show on October 27 at 8PM on BET.

MTV 2009 VMA NOMINATIONS

The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards are back where it belongs, at Radio City Music Hall in NYC!



The nominees were released yesterday & here it is:

Video of the Year:

Kanye West -- "Love Lockdown"

Beyonce -- "Single Ladies"

Eminem -- "We Made You"

Britney Spears -- "Womanizer"

Lady GaGa -- "Poker Face"

Best Male Video:

Kanye West -- "Love Lockdown"

Jay-Z -- "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"

Eminem -- "We Made You"

T.I. featuring Rihanna -- "Live Your Life"

Ne-Yo -- "Miss Independent"

Best Female Video:

Taylor Swift -- "You Belong With Me"

Beyonce -- "Single Ladies"

Kelly Clarkson -- "My Life Would Suck Without You"

Pink -- "So What"

Lady GaGa -- "Poker Face"

Katy Perry - "Hot N Cold"

Best New Artist:

3OH!3 -- "Don't Trust Me"

Drake -- "Best I Ever Had"

Kid Cudi -- "Day 'n' Nite"

Lady Gaga -- "Poker Face"

Asher Roth -- "I Love College"

Best Pop Video:

Beyoncé -- "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"

Cobra Starship (featuring Leighton Meester from Gossip Girl) -- "Good Girls Go Bad"

Lady Gaga -- "Poker Face"

Britney Spears -- "Womanizer"

Wisin & Yandel -- "Abusadora"

Best Rock Video:

Coldplay -- "Viva la Vida"

Fall Out Boy -- "I Don't Care"

Green Day -- "21 Guns"

Kings of Leon -- "Use Somebody"

Paramore -- "Decode"

Best Hip-Hop Video:

Eminem -- "We Made You"

Flo Rida (featuring Kesha) -- "Right Round"

Jay-Z -- "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"

Asher Roth -- "I Love College"

Kanye West -- "Love Lockdown"

Breakthrough Video:

Anjulie -- "Boom"

Bat for Lashes -- "Daniel"

Chairlift -- "Evident Utensil"

Cold War Kids -- "I've Seen Enough"

Death Cab for Cutie -- "Grapevine Fires"

Gnarls Barkley -- "Who's Gonna Save My Soul"

Major Lazer -- "Hold the Line"

Matt and Kim -- "Lessons Learned"

Passion Pit -- "The Reeling"

Yeah Yeah Yeahs -- "Heads Will Roll"

Best Direction in a Video:

Beyoncé -- "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Director: Jake Nava)

Cobra Starship (featuring Leighton Meester) -- "Good Girls Go Bad" (Director: Kai Regan)

Green Day -- "21 Guns" (Director: Marc Webb)

Lady Gaga -- "Paparazzi" (Director: Jonas Åkerlund)

Britney Spears -- "Circus" (Director: Francis Lawrence)

Best Choreography in a Video:

Beyoncé -- "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Choreographers: Frank Gatson and JaQuel Knight)

Ciara (featuring Justin Timberlake) -- "Love Sex Magic" (Choreographers: Jamaica Craft and "Marty")

Kristinia DeBarge -- "Goodbye" (Choreographer: Jamaica Craft)

A.R. Rahman and the Pussycat Dolls (featuring Nicole Scherzinger) -- "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" (Choreographers: Robin Antin and Mikey Minden)

Britney Spears -- "Circus" (Choreographer: Andre Fuentes)

Best Special Effects in a Video:

Beyoncé -- "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Special Effects: VFX Effects and Louis Mackall V)

*Eminem -- "We Made You" (Special Effects: Ingenuity Engine)

Gnarls Barkley -- "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" (Special Effects: Gradient Effects and Image Metrics)

Lady Gaga -- "Paparazzi" (Special Effects: Chimney Pot)

Kanye West (featuring Mr Hudson) -- "Paranoid" (Special Effects: Wizardflex)

Best Art Direction in a Video:

Beyoncé -- "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Art Director: Niamh Byrne)

Coldplay -- "Viva la Vida" (Art Director: Gregory De Maria)

Gnarls Barkley -- "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" (Art Director: Zach Matthews)

Lady Gaga -- "Paparazzi" (Art Director: Jason Hamilton)

Britney Spears -- "Circus" (Art Directors: Laura Fox and Charles Varga)

Best Editing in a Video:

Beyoncé Knowles -- "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Editor: Jarrett Fijal)

Coldplay -- "Viva la Vida" (Editor: Hype Williams)

Miley Cyrus -- "7 Things" (Editor: Jarrett Fijal)

Lady Gaga -- "Paparazzi" (Editors: Danny Tull and Jonas Åkerlund)

Britney Spears -- "Circus" (Editor: Jarrett Fijal)

Best Cinematography in a Video:

Beyoncé -- "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Director of Photography: Jim Fealy)

Coldplay -- "Viva la Vida" (Director of Photography: John Perez)

Green Day -- "21 Guns" (Director of Photography: Jonathan Sela)

Lady Gaga -- "Paparazzi" (Director of Photography: Eric Broms)

Britney Spears -- "Circus" (Director of Photography: Thomas Kloss)

Beyonce and Lady Gaga lead the pack with 9 nominations each, followed by Britney Spears with 7; Coldplay, Eminem, and Kanye West with 4 each.

The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards will be hosted by Russell Brand again & will air live Sunday, September 13 at 9:00PM.