2010 MTV Video Music Awards: The Nominees- Plus Can Kanye West Redeem Himself?

It's going to be a Gaga night next Sunday at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards- with a little Kanye mixed in.

With 13-count 'em 13- nominations under her garter belt, Lady Gaga will likely be all the buzz during MTV's 27^th annual awards show next week. And even if for some unfathomable reason Gaga doesn't walk away with even one moonman, her name will be mentioned in nearly every major category. Meanwhile Kanye West's weekend Twitter rampage shows he hasn't fully recovered from last year's incident with singer Taylor Swift.

According to MTV.com, Lady Gaga's 13 nominations are a VMA record. Rapper Eminem, who follows Gaga with eight nominations, is reportedly peeved about the date of the show, which is the night before his stadium concerts with Jay-Z at Yankees Stadium. The VMA's will be held in Los Angeles.

Comedian Chelsea Handler will host the 2010 VMAs, while musical guests will include Linkin Park, Usher and Justin Bieber.

Can Kanye West Redeem Himself at this year's VMAs?

The return of the MTV Video Music Awards brings back memories of last year's Kanye West-Taylor Swift flap. West infamously interrupted Swift's "Best Female Video Award" winners speech by saying that his pal Beyonce deserved the win. Over the weekend, West tweeted an apology to Swift and offered to write a song for her.

On Twitter, West posted, "When I woke up from the crazy nightmare I looked in the mirror and said GROW UP KANYE ... I take the responsibility for my actions".

He also tweeted, "wrote a song for Taylor Swift that's so beautiful and I want her to have it. If she won't take it then I'll perform it for her".

And while West is expected to take the stage this year at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, don't expect it to be anything like last year.Over the weekend he tweeted, "With new found humility ... who am I to run on stage? I would never ever again in a million years do that. Sorry to let you down".

I smell an on-stage apology in the air.

Major Categories for the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards:

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
"Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
"Tik Tok" - Ke$ha
"California Gurls" - Katy Perry
"Video Phone (extend remix)" -- Beyonce featuring Lady Gaga
"Fifteen" - Taylor Swift

BEST NEW ARTIST:
"Tik Tok" -- Ke$ha
"Baby" -- Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris
"In My Head" -- Jason Derulo
"Massive Attack" -- Nicki Minaj featuring Sean Garrett
"The Ghost Inside" -- Broken Bells

BEST COLLABORATION
"Airplanes" - B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
"Video Phone (Extended Remix)" - Beyonce featuring Lady Gaga
"Telephone" - Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce
"My First Kiss" - 3OH!3 featuring Ke$ha
"Empire State of Mind" - Jay-Z and Alicia Keys

BEST MALE VIDEO
"Not Afraid" - Eminem
"Airplanes" - B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
"In My Head" - Jason Derulo

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
"Airplanes" - B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
"Forever" - Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem
"Pursuit Of Happiness" - Kid Cudi featuring MGMT & Ratatat

BEST POP VIDEO
"Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
"Tik Tok" - Ke$ha
"Nothing on You" - B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars

BEST ROCK VIDEO
"Kings and Queens" - 30 Seconds To Mars
"Ignorance" - Paramore
"Flash Delirium" - MGMT

BEST DANCE MUSIC VIDEO
"Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
"Evacuate The Dancefloor" - Cascada
"OMG" - Usher featuring Will.I.Am

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
"Kings and Queens" - 30 Seconds To Mars
"Not Afraid" - Eminem

BEST ART DIRECTION
"Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
"Not Afraid" - Eminem
"Video Phone (Extended Remix)" - Beyonce featuring Lady Gaga

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
"Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
"Telephone" - Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce
"Video Phone (Extended Remix)" - Beyonce featuring Lady Gaga
"OMG" - Usher featuring Will.I.Am
"Tightrope" - Janelle Monae featuring Big Boi

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Not Afraid" - Eminem
"Empire State of Mind" - Jay-Z and Alicia Keys
"Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
"Little Lion Man" - Mumford and Sons
"Dog Days Are Over" - Florence + The Machine

BEST DIRECTION
"Empire State of Mind" - Jay-Z and Alicia Keys
"Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
"Not Afraid" - Eminem
"Kings and Queens" - 30 Seconds To Mars

BEST EDITING
"Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
"Not Afraid" - Eminem
"Rude Boy" - Rihanna
"Animal" - Miike Snow

BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)
"Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
"Not Afraid" - Eminem
"Uprising" - Muse
"21st Century Breakdown" - Green Day
"Symphonies" - Dan Black

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO
"Symphonies" - Dan Black
"Stylo" - Gorillaz featuring Bobby Womack and Mos Def
"Strawberry Swing" - Coldplay
"Tighten Up" - The Black Keys

You can catch the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, September 12^th at 9:00 PM ET/PT on MTV.

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Sources:

http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2010/categories.jhtml

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1644956/20100803/lady_gaga.jhtml

http://mtvpress.com/2010VMA/release/mtv_names_deadmau5_as_house_artist_for_the_2010_video_music_awards_and_push/

http://twitter.com/KanyeWest