L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — MTV announced the nominees for this year's Video Music Awards, and there were clear leaders - and one eyebrow-raising omission. more info

ContactMusic — Rihanna and Drake both lead the MTV Video Music Awards 2012 with five nominations apiece The Bajan beauty will take on the rapper for the Video of the Year prize after her We Found Love video got a nod and the pair are also up for the accolade th... more info

Prefix — On Thursday, September 6, MTV will air its Video Music Awards live from LA's Staples Center. It's always a star-studded ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/rihanna-drake-lead-2012-vma-nominations/67609/ more info

Pop Crunch — It looks like alleged lovers Drake and Rihanna share more in common than a sometime turbulent relationship with Chris Brown. The nominees for the 2012 MTV Video Music Award were [...] more info

Perez Hilton — AND these supreme stars are just some of the multitude of mega talent that will be taking part in the music video awards orgy-extravaganza that is the MTV Video Music Awards 2012! Katy Perry has been nominated for Video of the Year with her fantastic... more info

ContactMusic — Rihanna and Drake lead the MTV Video Music Awards 2012 with five nominations each The singer and rapper share a nod in the Best Video category for their collaboration Take Care while Rihanna also has another nomination in the coveted section for... more info

Topix — The MTV Video Music Award nominations are out, and Rihanna and Drake are leading the pack with five nominations each. more info

ContactMusic — The nominations for the Mtv Video Music Awards are in and in an intriguing twist its former lovers Rihanna and Drake who lead the way in the category nods with each up for five awards each Its fair to say that both have had an eventful year thus far ... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Former collaborators Rihanna and Drake look set to steal the show at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards after picking up the lion's share of nominations. more info

Starpulse — Former collaborators Rihanna and Drake look set to steal the show at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards after picking up the lion's share of nominations. The biggest prize of the evening - the Video... more info