Video Of The Year:Rolling In The Deep, ADELE Best Female Video: Run The World, Beyonce, tying Madonna with three wins. Best Pop Video: Born This Way, Lady Gaga Best Dance Video: Britney Spears, Till The World Ends
I think Katy might go home empty-handed, not because she's undeserving. Girl has has an amazing era and she has had great videos to boot this year ("Firework", "E.T." and "T.G.I.F."), but MTV might be somewhat biased against her for some inexplicable reason.
What you read. I think MTV will give its most prestigious award to the artist that has the biggest hit AND album of the year. I do know this is a video-driven award, but I have been following these awards for years, and they almost always go hand in hand with the music scene
1984 The Cars — "You Might Think"
1985 Don Henley — "The Boys of Summer"
1986 Dire Straits — "Money for Nothing"
1987 Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer"
1988 INXS — "Need You Tonight/Mediate"
1989 Neil Young — "This Note's for You"
1990 Sinéad O'Connor — "Nothing Compares 2 U"
1991 R.E.M. — "Losing My Religion"
1992 Van Halen — "Right Now"
1993 Pearl Jam — "Jeremy"
1994 Aerosmith — "Cryin'"
1995 TLC — "Waterfalls"
1996 The Smashing Pumpkins — "Tonight, Tonight"
1997 Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity"
1998 Madonna — "Ray of Light"
1999 Lauryn Hill — "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
2000 Eminem — "The Real Slim Shady"
2001 Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink — "Lady Marmalade"
2002 Eminem — "Without Me"
2003 Missy Elliott — "Work It"
2004 OutKast — "Hey Ya!"
2005 Green Day — "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
2006 Panic! at the Disco — "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
2007 Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z) — "Umbrella"
2008 Britney Spears — "Piece of Me"
2009 Beyoncé — "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
2010 Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance".
No way will they give it to any of the other girls.
Video Of The Year: Rolling In The Deep, ADELE Best Female Video: Run The World, Beyonce, tying Madonna with three wins. Best Pop Video: Born This Way, Lady Gaga Best Dance Video: Britney Spears, Till The World Ends
I think Katy might go home empty-handed, not because she's undeserving. Girl has has an amazing era and she has had great videos to boot this year ("Firework", "E.T." and "T.G.I.F."), but MTV might be somewhat biased against her for some inexplicable reason.
Ch, if Adele wins VOTY over the pop girls, expect a lot of e-crying. I hope you're right.
Video Of The Year: Rolling In The Deep, ADELE Best Female Video: Run The World, Beyonce, tying Madonna with three wins. Best Pop Video: Born This Way, Lady Gaga Best Dance Video: Britney Spears, Till The World Ends
I think Beyonce will get Best Dance Video, and Britney will get Best Pop Video.
Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean) — "Hips Don't Lie"
Seriously? Out of this lineup, you would think Aguilera, Shakira or Madonna would have won under fan-voted (if it was truly fan-voted ). I wouldn't be surprised if "Rolling in the Deep" wins. These girls think MTV are only here for the pop girls.
these three didn't win because of the songs' success
but I think Adele will probably get a nomination. when are they announcing them btw?
Goodness. This ATRL crowd is so defensive.
2008 Britney Spears — "Piece of Me"
Remember "Gimme More" (VMA, 2007)? MTV wanted to make it up for Britney and her team for embarrassing her and they gave her VOTY. MTV also wanted to play part in her "comeback". You should watch "For The Record". You can totally tell they knew they were winning that year.
2009 Beyoncé — "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
This is not Best Video, it is called Video Of the Year, which means, a video with some kind of impact. And...seriously, no other video had the impact of SL.
2010 Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance".
Again, are you doubting the appeal of BR and how it established her as the huge star/icon she is right now?
2008 Britney Spears — "Piece of Me"
Remember "Gimme More" (VMA, 2007)? MTV wanted to make it up for Britney and her team for embarrassing her and they gave her VOTY. MTV also wanted to play part in her "comeback". You should watch "For The Record". You can totally tell they knew they were winning that year.
2009 Beyoncé — "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
This is not Best Video, it is called Video Of the Year, which means, a video with some kind of impact. And...seriously, no other video had the impact of SL.
2010 Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance".
Again, are you doubting the appeal of BR and how it established her as the huge star/icon she is right now?
isn't it exactly what I'm saying? the wins have nothing to do with the songs's success
I think Wolff is saying that factors outside of the quality of the video may come into play when determining Video of the Year. Adele has had a lot of impact - her song(s), album, everything. That's probably why they COULD go for her.
Really, these videos by these big pop girls this year have not had that much impact. We haven't seen a "Bad Romance" or "Single Ladies" this year. I don't expect Adele to win under that stupid fan-voting thing, but I wouldn't be surprised if MTV said, "**** the fan-voting, we're going with you."
isn't it exactly what I'm saying? the wins have nothing to do with the songs's success
And it doesn't really. Many factors are considered: visuals, cultural impact, how the artist is perceived in the industry. I would say that the VOTY award usually goes to the artist/video with the most impact on the industry scene every year. Adele (and women in general) has had a tremendous year, and "Rolling In The Deep" is a great video. I would say, this would take it easily.
What you read. I think MTV will give its most prestigious award to the artist that has the biggest hit AND album of the year. I do know this is a video-driven award, but I have been following these awards for years, and they almost always go hand in hand with the music scene
1984 The Cars — "You Might Think"
If this was true, Thriller should have won in 1984. I can't believe Michael didn't win that year
I think Wolff is saying that factors outside of the quality of the video may come into play when determining Video of the Year. Adele has had a lot of impact - her song(s), album, everything. That's probably why they COULD go for her.
I see but I think Adele has had more of a Grammy type of impact, if that makes sense. Mtv cares about singers like Gaga or Britney so they give them all of the awards and then get tons of media coverage for it
Adele's impact this year is album/singles sales and my point is that they don't usually give awards for that. it's either fan voting (panic at the disco), honoring an artist in order to get ratings (britney, gaga) or just because the videos are undeniably good (single ladies, bad romance)