2006 MTV Video Music Awards

Posted on 08.29.2006

2006 MTV Video Music Awards

The 2006 MTV Video Music Awards will be held on August 31, 2006, honoring the best music videos from July 1, 2005 — June 30, 2006. The show will be hosted by Jack Black at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

It was previously announced that Beyonce, Panic ! at the Disco, T.I. The Killers, Ludacris, and Justin Timberlake are confirmed to perform at the star studded awards show. More performers and presenters will be announced shortly. "Jack Black is the perfect mix of comedy, rock, irreverence, and star-power that will set the tone for an amazing show," said Ms. Norman. "His love of music and impeccable comic timing will rock the VMAs, NYC, and the entire world on August 31st." "My plan is to bring the thunder," said Black. "I’ve got my top men working on it as we speak in my thunder laboratory. Radio City Music Hall will never be the same."

Black and Kyle Gass together form Tenacious D, the self-proclaimed "Greatest Band on Earth." They are getting ready to release their first feature film, "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny," for New Line Cinema on Friday, November 17th . The soundtrack will be released on Tuesday, November 14th on Epic Records. Tenacious D’s first album, the self-titled Tenacious D, was released in 2001 and was certified Platinum in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

The 2006 VMAs will be a multi-platform, multi-screen experience. For the first time ever in awards show history, MTV will expose fans to the insanity on and off the stage. While the VMAs are airing live on MTV, Overdrive, the network’s broadband channel, will air "VMA Live : Backstage Uncensored," an unprecedented live view of the ALL the action behind the scenes and backstage viewers have never gotten to see. In addition to the television and broadband experiences, MTV Mobile on all wireless carriers will also offer updates and recaps of the VMAs within minutes. Also, prior to the show, viewers will have access to all nominated videos on MTV Overdrive.

Salli Frattini and Dave Sirulnick are the Executive Producers for the "2006 MTV Video Music Awards." Ian Stewart and Summer Strauch are Producers. Hamish Hamilton is Producer/Director. Kathy Flynn is Event Producer.

The "2006 MTV Video Music Awards" will be available to a potential viewing audience of more than 1.3 billion people via MTV’s global network of 50 channels reaching 481.5 million households around the world as well as through syndication. Its convergent and original online programming will reach the entire interactive community, via MTV’s 44 Web sites around the world.

Nominations for 2006 MTV Video Music Awards :

Video of the Year
Christina Aguilera — "Ain’t No Other Man"
Madonna — "Hung Up"
Panic ! at the Disco — "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California"
Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean) — "Hips Don’t Lie"

Best Male Video
Busta Rhymes (featuring Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose, and DMX) — "Touch It Remix"
James Blunt — "You’re Beautiful"
Kanye West (featuring Jamie Foxx) — "Gold Digger"
Nick Lachey — "What’s Left Of Me"
T.I. — "What You Know"

Best Female Video
Christina Aguilera — "Ain’t No Other Man"
Kelly Clarkson — "Because of You"
Madonna — "Hung Up"
Nelly Furtado (featuring Timbaland) — "Promiscuous"
Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean) — "Hips Don’t Lie"

Best Group Video
The All-American Rejects — "Move Along"
Fall Out Boy — "Dance, Dance"
Gnarls Barkley — "Crazy"
Panic ! at the Disco — "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California"

Best Rap Video
50 Cent — "Window Shopper"
Busta Rhymes (featuring Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose, and DMX) — "Touch It Remix"
Chamillionaire (featuring Krayzie Bone) — "Ridin’"
T.I. — "What You Know"
Yung Joc (featuring Nitti) — "It’s Goin’ Down"

Best R&B Video
Beyoncé (featuring Slim Thug and Bun B) — "Check on It"
Chris Brown — "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)"
Jamie Foxx (featuring Ludacris) — "Unpredictable"
Mariah Carey — "Shake It Off"
Mary J. Blige — "Be Without You"

Best Hip Hop Video
Black Eyed Peas — "My Humps"
Common — "Testify"
Daddy Yankee — "Rompe"
Kanye West (featuring Jamie Foxx) — "Gold Digger"
Three 6 Mafia (featuring Young Buck, Eightball, and MJG) — "Stay Fly"

Best Dance Video
Madonna — "Hung Up"
Nelly Furtado (featuring Timbaland) — "Promiscuous"
Pussycat Dolls (featuring Snoop Dogg) — "Buttons"
Sean Paul — "Temperature"
Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean) — "Hips Don’t Lie"

Best Rock Video
30 Seconds To Mars — "The Kill"
AFI — "Miss Murder"
Green Day — "Wake Me Up When September Ends"
Panic ! at the Disco — "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California"

Best Pop Video
Christina Aguilera — "Ain’t No Other Man"
Madonna — "Hung Up"
Nelly Furtado (featuring Timbaland) — "Promiscuous"
P !nk — "Stupid Girls"
Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean) — "Hips Don’t Lie"

Best New Artist
Angels and Airwaves — "The Adventure"
Avenged Sevenfold — "Bat Country"
Chris Brown (featuring Juelz Santana) — "Run It !"
James Blunt — "You’re Beautiful"
Panic ! at the Disco — "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
Rihanna — "S.O.S."

MTV2 Award
30 Seconds To Mars — "The Kill"
Lil Wayne — "Fireman"
Taking Back Sunday — "MakeDamnSure"
Three 6 Mafia (featuring Young Buck, Eightball, and MJG) — "Stay Fly"
Yung Joc (featuring Nitti) — "It’s Goin’ Down"

Viewer’s Choice
Chris Brown (featuring Juelz Santana) — "Run It !"
Fall Out Boy — "Dance, Dance"
Kelly Clarkson — "Because of You"
Rihanna — "S.O.S."
Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean) — "Hips Don’t Lie"

Best Direction
10 Years — "Wasteland" (directed by Kevin Kerslake)
AFI — "Miss Murder" (directed by Marc Webb)
Common — "Testify" (directed by Anthony Mandler)
Gnarls Barkley — "Crazy" (directed by Robert Hales)
Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California" (directed by Tony Kaye)

Best Choreography
Christina Aguilera — "Ain’t No Other Man"
Madonna — "Hung Up"
Pussycat Dolls (featuring Snoop Dogg) — "Buttons"
Sean Paul — "Temperature"
Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean) — "Hips Don’t Lie"

Best Special Effects
Angels and Airwaves — "The Adventure"
Beck — "Hell Yes"
Missy Elliott — "We Run This"
Pearl Jam — "Life Wasted"
U2 — "Original of the Species"

Best Art Direction
10 Years — "Wasteland"
Common — "Testify"
Panic ! at the Disco — "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California"
Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean) — "Hips Don’t Lie"

Best Editing
The All-American Rejects — "Move Along"
Angels and Airwaves — "The Adventure"
Gnarls Barkley — "Crazy"
Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California"
U2 — "Original of the Species"

Best Cinematography
AFI — "Miss Murder"
Ashlee Simpson — "Invisible"
James Blunt — "You’re Beautiful"
Prince — "Black Sweat"
Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California"

Best Video Game Soundtrack
"Burnout Revenge" (Electronic Arts)
"Driver : Parallel Lines" (Atari)
"Fight Night Round 3" (Electronic Arts)
"Mark Ecko’s Getting Up" (Atari)
"NBA 2K6" (2K Games)

Best Video Game Score
"Dreamfall : The Longest Journey" (Leon Willett)
"Elder Scrolls IV : Oblivion" (Jeremy Soule)
"Electroplankton" (user generated soundtrack)
"Hitman : Blood Money" (Jesper Kyd)
"Ghost Recon : Advanced Warfighter" (Tom Salta)

Ringtone Of The Year
Black Eyed Peas - "My Humps"
Bubba Sparxxx (featuring Ying Yang Twins) - "Ms. New Booty"
Fort Minor (featuring Holly Brook) - "Where’d You Go"
Kanye West (featuring Jamie Foxx) - "Gold Digger"
Nelly (featuring Paul Wall) - "Grillz"

Performances
Beyoncé
The All-American Rejects
Christina Aguilera
Panic ! at the Disco
The Killers
Justin Timberlake
Ludacris
OK Go
Pharrell
The Raconteurs
Shakira
T.I.

Appearances
50 Cent
Borat
Chris Brown
Diddy
Missy Elliott
Fall Out Boy
Paris Hilton
Jackass : Number Two cast
Nick Lachey
Amy Lee of Evanescence
Jared Leto of 30 Seconds To Mars
Lil’ Jon
LL Cool J
Lindsay Lohan
Jennifer Lopez
Ne-Yo
The Pussycat Dolls
Busta Rhymes
Rihanna
Axl Rose
Sarah Silverman
Jessica Simpson
Snoop Dogg
Kanye West
Shaun White
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