Las Vegas' band The Killers with Brandon Flowers, Ronnie Vannuci, Mark Stoermer and Dave Keuning, used Twitter to thank their fans the voting that happened on mtv website for Best VMA Rock Performance which would be announced on MTV VMA Awards, which happened last sunday.
This last VMA - MTV Video Music Awards - was full of surprises: Kanye West and Jay-Z had surprised performances, Beyoncé announced she is expecting a baby, both Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse had a memorable tribute.
The nice Selena Gomez was the host of VMA pre-show where she interviewed several artists already on the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, including her boyfriend Justin Bieber.
The nominees for this year's awards and the winners in bold.
Video Of The Year:
Adele - Rolling In The Deep
Beastie Boys - Make Some Noise
Bruno Mars - Grenade
Katy Perry - Firework
Tyler, The Creator - Yonkers
Best Male Video:
Justin Bieber - U Smile
Eminem (feat. Rihanna) - Love The Way You Lie
Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You!
Bruno Mars - Grenade
Kanye West (feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi) - All Of The Lights
Best Female Video:
Adele - Rolling In The Deep
Beyoncé - Run The World (Girls)
Lady Gaga - Born This Way
Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
Katy Perry - Firework
Best New Artist:
Big Sean (feat. Chris Brown) - My Last
Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
Kreayshawn - Gucci Gucci
Tyler, The Creator - Yonkers
Wiz Khalifa - Black & Yellow
Best Pop Video:
Adele - Rolling In The Deep
Bruno Mars - Grenade
Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
Pitbull (feat. Ne-Yo, Nayer & Afrojack) - Give Me Everything
Britney Spears - 'Till The World Ends
Best Rock Video:
The Black Keys - Howlin' For You
Cage The Elephant - Shake Me Down
Foo Fighters - Walk
Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
Mumford & Sons - The Cave
Best Hip-Hop Video:
Chris Brown (feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes) - Look At Me Now
Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On
Lil Wayne (feat. Cory Gunz) - 6 Foot 7 Foot
Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
Kanye West (feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi) - All Of The Lights
Best Collaboration:
Chris Brown (feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes) - Look At Me Now
Nicki Minaj (feat. Drake) - Moment 4 Life
Katy Perry (feat. Kanye West) - E.T.
Pitbull (feat. Ne-Yo, Nayer & Afrojack) - Give Me Everything
Kanye West (feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi) - All Of The Lights
Best Direction In A Video:
30 Seconds To Mars - Hurricane (Director: Bartholomew Cubbins)
Adele - Rolling In The Deep (Director: Sam Brown)
Beastie Boys - Make Some Noise (Director: Adam Yauch)
Eminem (feat. Rihanna) - Love The Way You Lie (Director: Joseph Kahn)
Katy Perry (feat. Kanye West) - E.T. (Director: Floria Sigismondi)
Best Choreography In A Video:
Beyoncé - Run The World (Girls) (Choreographer: Frank Gatson)
Lady Gaga — Judas (Chroeographer: Laurieann Gibson)
LMFAO (feat. Lauren Bennett and GoonRock) — Party Rock Anthem (Choreographer: Hokuto Konishi)
Bruno Mars — The Lazy Song (Choreographers: Bruno Mars and Poreotics)
Britney Spears — Till the World Ends (Choreographer: Brian Friedman)
Best Special Effect In A Video:
Chromeo — Don’t Turn the Lights On (Special Effects: The Mill)
Linkin Park — Waiting for the End (Special Effects: Ghost Town Media)
Manchester Orchestra — Simple Math (Special Effects: DANIELS)
Katy Perry (feat. Kanye West) — E.T. (Special Effects: Jeff Dotson for Dot & Effects)
Kanye West (feat. Dwele) — Power (Special Effects: Nice Shoes and ArtJail)
Best Art Direction In A Video:
Adele — Rolling in the Deep (Art Director: Nathan Parker)
Death Cab for Cutie — You Are a Tourist (Art Directors: Nick Gould, Tim Nackashi and Anthony Maitz)
Lady Gaga — Judas (Art Director: Amy Danger)
Katy Perry (feat. Kanye West) — E.T. (Art Director: Jason Fijal)
Kanye West (feat. Dwele) — Power (Art Director: Babak Radboy)
Best Editing In A Video:
30 Seconds to Mars — Hurricane (Editors: Jared Leto, Frank Snider, Michael Bryson, Stefanie Visser and Daniel Carberry)
Adele — Rolling in the Deep (Editor: Art Jones at Work)
Manchester Orchestra — Simple Math (Editor: DANIELS)
Katy Perry (feat. Kanye West) — E.T. (Editor: Jarrett Fijal)
Kanye West (feat. Rihanna and Kid Cudi) — All of the Lights (Editor: Hadaya Turner)
Best Cinematography In A Video:
30 Seconds to Mars — Hurricane (Directors of Photography: Benoît Debie, Jared Leto, Rob Witt and Daniel Carberry)
Adele — Rolling in the Deep (Director of Photography: Tom Townend)
Beyoncé — Run the World (Girls) (Director of Photography: Jeffrey Kimball)
Eminem (feat. Rihanna) — Love the Way You Lie (Director of Photography: Christopher Probst)
Katy Perry — Teenage Dream (Director of Photography: Paul Laufer)
Best Video With A Message:
Eminem (feat. Rihanna) — Love the Way You Lie
Lady Gaga — Born This Way
Katy Perry — Firework
Pink — Fuckin’ Perfect
Rise Against — Make It Stop (September’s Children)
Taylor Swift — Mean
What do you think about the winners? Do you agree or you you think any artist was "robbed"?
"Just found out about the VMA win.. Nobody has fans like you guys. Nobody! Thank you for hangin' with us. Lucky us" by thekillers
