The 2006 MTV Video Awards nominations are out and leading the pack are Shakira and Red Hot Chili Peppers with seven apiece.

Other stars to get more than a mention are Madonna, James Blunt and Christina Aguilera.

The winners will be announced on 31st August in New York’s Radio City Music Hall and for the first time viewers can vote in every category.

FULL LIST OF NOMINEES

Video of the year:
Christina Aguilera - Ain’t No Other Man
Madonna - Hung Up
Panic! At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California
Shakira - Hips Don’t Lie.

Best male video:
James Blunt - You’re Beautiful
Busta Rhymes - Touch It (remix)
Nick Lachey - What’s Left Of Me
T.I - What You Know
Kanye West - Gold Digger.

Madonna

Best female video:
Christina Aguilera - Ain’t No Other Man
Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You
Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous
Madonna - Hung Up
Shakira - Hips Don’t Lie.

Best group video:
The All-American Rejects - Move Along
Fall Out Boy - Dance, Dance
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
Panic! At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California.

Best rap video:
50 Cent - Window Shopper
Busta Rhymes - Touch It (remix)
Chamillionaire - Ridin’
T.I - What You Know
Young Joc - It’s Goin’ Down.

Christina Aguliera

Best R ‘n’ B video:
Beyonce - Check On It
Mary J Blige - Be Without You
Chris Brown - Yo! (Excuse Me Miss)
Mariah Carey - Shake It Off
Jamie Foxx - Unpredictable.

Best hip-hop video:
Black Eyed Peas - My Humps
Common - Testify
Daddy Yankee - Rompe
Three 6 Mafia - Stay Fly
Kanye West - Gold Digger.

Best dance video:
Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous
Sean Paul - Temperature
Pussycat Dolls - Buttons
Madonna - Hung Up
Shakira - Hips Don’t Lie.

James Blunt

Best rock video:
Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends
AFI - Miss Murder
30 Seconds To Mars - The Kill
Panic! At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California.

Best pop video:
Christina Aguilera - Ain’t No Other Man
Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous
Madonna - Hung Up
Pink - Stupid Girls
Shakira - Hips Don’t Lie.

Best new artist:
Angels And Airwaves - The Adventure
Avenged Sevenfold - Bat Country
James Blunt - You’re Beautiful
Chris Brown - Run It
Panic! At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Rhiana - SOS.

Mariah Carey

Best direction:
10 Years - Wasteland
AFI - Miss Murder
Common - Testify
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California.

Best choreography:
Christina Aguilera - Ain’t No Other Man
Madonna - Hung Up
Sean Paul - Temperature
Pussycat Dolls - Buttons
Shakira - Hips Don’t Lie.

Best special effects:
Angels And Airwaves - The Adventure
Beck - Hell Yes
Missy Elliott - We Run This
Pearl Jam - Life Wasted
U2 - Original Of The Species.

Best art direction:
10 Years - Wasteland
Common - Testify
Panic! At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California
Shakira - Hips Don’t Lie.

Best editing:
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
The All-American Rejects - Move Along
Angels And Airwaves - The Adventure
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California
U2 - Original Of The Species.

Best cinematography:
AFI - Miss Murder
James Blunt - You’re Beautiful
Prince - Black Sweat
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California
Ashlee Simpson - Invisible.

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