This years "MTV Video Music Japan Awards" will take place on June 25th, 6pm at the Mukuhari Messe in Chiba.

Due to the current situation in Japan, this year's awards have been renamed to MTV Video Music Aid Japan and the proceeds of the event will go to the Japanese Red Cross.

Here are the nominees:

Best Male Video
Bruno Mars - Just the Way You Are
Kanye West - Runaway feat. PUSHA T
Kazuyoshi Saito - Zutto Suki Datta
Shota Shimizu - YOU&I

Best Female Video
Miliyah Kato - X.O.X.O.
Lady Gaga - Born This Way
Rihanna - Only Girl(In the World)
Taylor Swift - Mine
YUI - Rain

Best Group Video
Black Eyed Peas - The Time(Dirty Bit)
Ikimonogakari - Arigatou
Linkin Park - The Catalyst
Shojo Jidai - Genie
w-inds. - Let's get it on

Best New Artist Video
B.O.B - Nothin' on You feat. Bruno Mars
Justin Bieber - Baby feat. LUDACRIS
NAOTO INTI RAYMI - Takaramono ~ Kono Koe ga Nakunaru Made
3rs Generation J Soul Brothers - On Your Mark～Hikari no Kiseki～
SinseiKamattechan - Biji Naru Hou e

Best Video Of The Year
Namie Amuro - Break It
Katy Perry - California Gurls feat. SNOOP DOGG
Lady Gaga - Born This Way
Shojo Jidai - Genie
Hikaru Utada- Goodbye Happiness

Best Rock Video
Linkin Park - The Catalyst
ONE OK ROCK - Jibun Rock
Radwimps - DADA
Tokio Hotel - Darkside of the Sun
Vampire Weekend - Cousins

Best Pop Video
Ikimonogakari - Arigatou
JUJU - Kono Yoru wo Tometeyo
Katy Perry - California Gurls feat. SNOOP DOGG
Kana Nishino - Kimitte
Taylor Swift - Mine

Best R&B Video
AI - Nemurenai Machi
Miliyah Kato - X.O.X.O.
NE-YO - Champagne Life
Rihanna - Only Girl(In the World)
Usher - OMG feat. WILL.I.AM

Best Hip-Hop Video
AK-69 - Public Enemy
Eminem - Not Afraid
Far East Movement - Like a G6 feat. CATARACS & DEV
Kanye West - Power
SEEDA - This Is How We Do It

Best Reggae Video
Fire Ball - Dreamer
HAN-KUN - Touch the Sky
IYAZ - Replay
NAS & Damian "Jr Gong" Marley - As We Enter
Ryo the Skywalker - Taiyou ni Naritai yo

Best Dance Video
Dorian - Morning Calling
Lady Gaga - Born This Way
Mark Ronson & The Business Intl - Bang Bang Bang
The Backwoods - Flying Bugz
Underworld - Always Loved a Film (Alternative Edit)

Best Video From a Film
Asian Kung-Fu Generation - Solanin
Avril Lavigne - Alice
Daft Punk - Derezzed
flumpool - Kimi ni Todoke
Justin Bieber - Never Say Never feat. Jaden Smith

Best Collaboration Video
AI - Fake feat. Namie Amuro
Brahman / Ego-Wrappin' - We Are Here
Eminem - Love the Way You Lie feat. Rihanna
Katy Perry - California Gurls feat. Snoop Dogg
Nicki Minaj - Check It Out feat. WILL.I.AM

Best Album Of The Year
Eminem - Recovery
Miliyah Kato - Heaven
Linkin Park - A Thousand Suns
Kana Nishino - to Love
YUI - Holidays In the Sun

Best Karaoke Song
Avril Lavigne - Alice
Ikimonogakari - Arigatou
Justin Bieber - Baby feat. Ludacris
Kana Nishino - Kimitte
Shojo Jidai - Genie

The event will be hosted by AKB48 and includes performances of Lady Gaga, Exile, Kana Nishino and more. Moreover a special one-hour version of "MTV Video Music Aid Japan Awards" will air on MTV channels worldwide as an installment of MTV’s weekly live music series, MTV World Stage.

no SCANDAL?

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some of my favorite singers are nominated.. .wow.
but unfortunately no SCANDAL .shy.

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@SecretBase uuuuuh.do we have a problem here?

awesome! darn no SCANDAL or one ok rock.... can't wait to see the tv program!

I saw a picture of SCANDAL in Mtv though......
Can anyone tell me what they were there for??