Justine Timberlake, Macklemore na Rayan Lewis waongoza kinyang'anyiro tuzo za MTV VMA 2013

Justine Timberlake, Macklemore na Ryan Lewis wameongoza kutajwa katika kinyang'anyiro tuzo za MTV VMA, 2013 ambapo kila mmoja ametajwa kuwa nominated mara sita, Bruno Mars, Robin Thicke, Kendrick Lamar na Drake pia wametajwa kuwa nominated mara nyingi katika tuzo hizo (Video Music Awards)

Mirror ya Justin Timberlake kutoka kwenye album yake (The 20/20 Experience),imekuwa nominated kwenye category ya Video of the Year, Best Male Video, Best Pop Video na Best Editing, wakati video yake ya “Suit & Tie” with Jay-Z, imechaguliwa katika Best Collaboration na Best Direction. 

Macklemore na Ryan Lewis, wanagombania category kubwa sana ambayo ni tuzo ya Video bora ya mwaka kwa hit yao “Thrift Shop,”wakati goma yao “Can't Hold Us” imeingia kwenye Best Hip Hop Video, Best Cinematography, Best Direction na Best Editing.Video ya “Same Love” imechaguliwa kwenye category  Best Video yenye meseji ya kijamii (Social Message). 

Kendrick Lamar na Drake ni wawili kati ya ma Rapper waliochaguliwa zaidi kwenye 2013 VMAs. Wote wawili wapo kwenye category ya Best Hip Hop video.“Started From The Bottom”  ya Drake pamoja na “Swimming Pools." ya Kendrik Lamar. 

MTV 2013 Video Music Awards inatarajiwa kufanyika live siku ya Jumapiliis  ya tarehe 25, 9 pm EST.

Video of the Year
Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz – “Thrift Shop”
Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven”
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell – “Blurred Lines”
Taylor Swift – “I Knew You Were Trouble”

Best Hip Hop Video
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us”
Drake – “Started From The Bottom”
Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools”
A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – “F–kin’ Problems”
J. Cole feat. Miguel – “Power Trip”

Best Male Video
Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell – “Blurred Lines”
Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven”
Ed Sheeran – “Lego House”
Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools”

Best Female Video
Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko – “Stay”
Taylor Swift – “I Knew You Were Trouble”
Miley Cyrus – “We Can’t Stop”
Pink feat. Nate Ruess – “Just Give Me A Reason”
Demi Lovato – “Heart Attack”

Best Pop Video
Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven”
Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
Fun. – “Carry On”
Miley Cyrus – “We Can’t Stop”
Selena Gomez – “Come and Get It”

Artist To Watch (Formerly Best New Artist)
Twenty One Pilots – “Holding On To You”
Zedd feat. Foxes – “Clarity”
Austin Mahone – “What About Love”
The Weeknd – “Wicked Games”
Iggy Azalea – “Work”

Best Collaboration
Justin Timberlake, feat. Jay-Z – “Suit & Tie”
Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera – “Feel This Moment”
Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding – “I Need Your Love”
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell – “Blurred Lines”
Pink feat. Nate Ruess – “Just Give Me A Reason”

Best Video With A Social Message
Kelly Clarkson – “People Like Us”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Same Love”
Snoop Lion – “No Guns Allowed”
Miguel – “Candles in the Sun”
Beyoncé- “I Was Here”

Best Rock Video
Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive”
Fall Out Boy – “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)”
Mumford & Sons – “I Will Wait”
Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Up in the Air”
Vampire Weekend – “Diane Young”

Best Art Direction
Capital Cities – “Safe and Sound”
Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Up in the Air”
Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu – “Q.U.E.E.N”
Lana Del Rey – “National Anthem”
Alt-J – “Tesselate”

Best Choreography
Chris Brown – “Fine China”
Ciara – “Body Party”
Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull – “Live It Up”
will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber – “#thatPOWER”
Bruno Mars – “Treasure”

Best Cinematography
Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Up in the Air”
Lana Del Rey – “Ride”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Sacrilege”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us”
A-Trak & Tommy Trash – “Tuna Melt”

Best Direction
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z – “Suit & Tie”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Sacrilege”
Fun. – “Carry On”
Drake – “Started From The Bottom”

Best Editing
Pink feat. Nate Ruess – “Just Give Me A Reason”
Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch – “Sweet Nothing”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us”
Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
Miley Cyrus – “We Can’t Stop”

Best Visual Effects
Capital Cities – “Safe and Sound”
Duck Sauce – “It’s You”
Flying Lotus – “Tony Tortures”
Skrillex feat. the Doors – ”Breakn’ a Sweat”
The Weeknd – “Wicked Games”