2007 MTV Music Awards

This time around Las Vegas will get to host the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards on September 9^th, 2007 at 9p.m. EST and the nominees just got released.

Beyonce and Justin Timberlake both earned seven nominations for their work in 2007. Kanye West and Rihanna have five nominations and new artist Amy Winehouse has three nominations for this years MTV VMA's.

There will be performances by Kanye West, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake and Amy Winehouse. Not to mention that Fall Out Boy, Timbaland, Chris Brown, Lily Allen and the Foo Fighters will also grace the stages to perform.

Like every year, the Best New Artist award will be decided by the fans, who can vote for their favorite artists at www.vma.mtv.com Amy Winehouse, Gym Class Heroes, Carris Underwood, Lil Allen and Peter Bjorn and John will all be up for the Best new artist award.

Here is a quick break down of some of the most popular categories:

Video of the Year
» Amy Winehouse: "Rehab"
» Beyoncé: "Irreplaceable"
» Justice: "D.A.N.C.E."
» Justin Timberlake: "What Goes Around ... Comes Around"
» Kanye West: "Stronger"
» Rihanna (f. Jay-Z): "Umbrella"

Male Artist of the Year
» Akon
» Kanye West
» Justin Timberlake
» T.I
» Robin Thicke

Female Artist of the Year
» Amy Winehouse
» Beyonce
» Fergie
» Nelly Furtado
» Rihanna

Best New Artist
» Amy Winehouse
» Carrie Underwood
» Gym Class Heroes
» Lil Allen
» Peter Bjorn and John

Best Group
» Fall Out Boy
» Gym Class Heroes
» Linkin Park
» Maroon 5
» White Stripes

For the full list of the awards and nominations visit http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2007/nominees.jhtml