Katy Perry, Rihanna & Drake Get Mad VMA Love! Check Out The 2012 Nominees Here!

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 fantastical adventure-time vid for Wide Awake, and Rihanna’s dark and twisty tale of emotionally (and physically) damaging romance AKA We Found Love will be competing alongside!
Riri is also getting props in the best video category for the smooth and somber visuals for her and Drake’s Take Care, and M.I.A. will be throwing her galang-spiced towel in for her death-defying CRAY vehicular stunts in the desert-set, dash-board banging vid for Bad Girls!
And, rounding out the Video of the Year nominations for 2012 is the paint-splattered vid for Gotye’s Somebody I Used to Know.
Ooooo we can’t WAIT to see what ridiculous schemes MTV is cooking up for our viewing pleasure!
The 2012 Music Video Awards blast onto screens this September 6!
Check out some snaps of the TOP nominees (below), and for the full list of nominations, click …AFTER THE JUMP!
Best Pop Video
fun. f/ Janelle Monae – We Are Young
Justin BieberBoyfriend
Maroon 5 f/ Wiz Khalifa – Payphone
One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
Rihanna – We Found Love
Best Rock Video
The Black Keys – Lonely Boy
Coldplay – Paradise
Imagine Dragons – It’s Time
Jack White – Sixteen Saltines
Linkin Park – Burn It Down
Best Hip-Hop Video
Childish Gambino – Heartbeat
Drake f/ Lil Wayne – HYFR
Kanye West f/ Pusha T, Big Sean, and 2 Chainz – Mercy
Nicki Minaj f/ 2 Chainz – Beez in the Trap
The Throne – Paris
Best New Artist
Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
Frank Ocean – Swim Good
fun. f/ Janelle Monae – We Are Young
One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
The Wanted – Glad You Came
Best Female Video
Beyonc├â┬⌐ – Love on Top
Katy Perry – Part of Me
Nicki Minaj – Starships
Rihanna – We Found Love
Selena Gomez & The Scene – Love You Like a Love Song
Best Male Video
Chris Brown – Turn Up the Music
Drake f/ Rihanna – Take Care
Frank Ocean – Swim Good
Justin Bieber – Boyfriend
Usher – Climax
Best Electronic Dance Music Video
Avicii – Le7els
Calvin Harris – Feels So Close
Duck Sauce – Big Bad Wolf
Martin Solveig – The Night Out
Skrillex – First of the Year (Equinox)
Best Video with a Message
Demi Lovato – Skyscraper
Gym Class Heroes f/ Ryan Tedder – The Fighter
Kelly Clarkson – Dark Side
K’Naan f/ Nelly Furtado – Is Anybody Out There?
Lil Wayne – How to Love
Rise Against – Ballad of Hollis Brown
Video of the Year
Drake f/ Rihanna – Take Care
Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know
Katy Perry – Wide Awake
M.I.A. – Bad Girls
Rihanna – We Found Love
Best Art Direction
Drake f/ Rihanna – Take Care
Katy Perry – Wide Awake
Lana Del Rey – Born to Die
Of Monsters & Men – Little Talks
Regina Spektor – All the Rowboats
Best Choreography
Avicii – Le7els
Beyonc├â┬⌐ – Countdown
Chris Brown – Turn Up the Music
Jennifer Lopez f/ Pitbull – Dance Again
Rihanna – Where Have You Been
Best Cinematography
Adele – Someone Like You
Coldplay f/ Rihanna – Princess of China
Drake f/ Rihanna – Take Care
Lana Del Rey – Born to Die
M.I.A. – Bad Girls
Best Direction
Coldplay f/ Rihanna – Princess of China
Duck Sauce – Big Bad Wolf
Frank Ocean – Swim Good
M.I.A. – Bad Girls
The Throne – Otis
Best Editing
A$AP Rocky – Goldie
Beyonc├â┬⌐ – Countdown
Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know
Kanye West f/ Pusha T, Big Sean and 2 Chainz – Mercy
The Throne – Paris
Best Visual Effects
David Guetta f/ Nicki Minaj – Turn Me On
Katy Perry – Wide Awake
Linkin Park – Burn It Down
Rihanna – Where Have You Been
Skrillex – First of the Year (Equinox)
[Image via Ramey Pix.]