Best Male Video nominee Usher for 'Caught Up'. - FILE
MIAMI, (Reuters):
UNITED STATES punk-pop band Green Day captured eight nominations for Boulevard of Broken Dreams and American Idiot on Monday to lead nominees for the MTV Video Music Awards.
Rocker Gwen Stefani and rap artiste Missy Elliott each won six nominations and the Irish band U2 had five.
The 22nd annual MTV awards will be broadcast from Miami on August 28. Rapper Kanye West, American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson as well as Green Day are among the scheduled performers, MTV said in a news release.
The Video of the Year nominees are: Coldplay for Speed of Sound, Kanye West for Jesus Walks, Green Day for Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell for Drop It Like It's Hot and Gwen Stefani for Hollaback Girl.
BEST MALE VIDEO
Nominated for Best Male Video are 50 Cent for Candy Shop, Kanye West for Jesus Walks, Beck for E-Pro, Usher for Caught Up, and John Legend for Ordinary People.
For Best Female Video: Amerie for 1 Thing, Mariah Carey for We Belong Together, Gwen Stefani for Hollaback Girl, Shakira for La Tortura and Kelly Clarkson for Since U Been Gone.
