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 — Eminem is the first person to reach 60 million fans on Facebook The rapper and actor has beaten Lady Gaga and Rihanna to the staggering figure gaining 60093667 likes on the social networking site According to social media tracker site Sta... more info

ContactMusic — Nicola Roberts identifies with Rihannas fashion sense The Beat Of My Drum singer - who worked with Rihanna on Sky Livings new fashion series Styled To Rock - says she feels akin to the superstar and her bold dress sense because they share the s... 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

Big Apple Music Scene — Every day, we see a different artist billed as the next big thing. The next Justin Bieber! The next Adele! But who, out of all those musicians on YouTube, Facebook, Reddit, and Twitter, will make it to the top? Who really is the next Justin Bieber? T... 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