The nominees for the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards have been released. Basically the same 5-9 artists nominated for every award.

Male Artist of the Year

• Akon
• Robin Thicke
• T.I.
• Justin Timberlake
• Kanye West

Female Artist of the Year

• Beyonce
• Fergie
• Nelly Furtado
• Rihanna
• Amy Winehouse

Best Group

• Fall Out Boy
• Gym Class Heroes
• Linkin Park
• Maroon 5
• The White Stripes

Best New Artist

• Lily Allen
• Gym Class Heroes
• Peter Bjorn and John
• Carrie Underwood
• Amy Winehouse

Monster Single of the Year

• ‘Home’ – Chris Daughtry
• ‘Thnks Fr The Mmrs’ – Fall Out Boy
• ‘Girlfriend’ – Avril Lavigne
• ‘Lip Gloss’ – Lil Mama
• ‘This is Why I’m Hot’ – Mims
• ‘Hey There Delilah’ – Plain White T’s
• ‘Umbrella’ – Rihanna f/ Jay Z
• ‘Party Like a Rock Star’ – Shop Boyz
• ‘Buy You a Drank’ – T-Pain f/ Yung Joc
• ‘The Way I Are’ – Timbaland f/ Keri Hilson, D.O.E., & Sebastian

Most Earth-Shattering Collaboration

• ‘Smack That’ – Akon f/ Eminem
• ‘Beautiful Liar’ – Beyonce f/ Shakira
• ‘The Sweet Escape’ – Gwen Stefani f/ Akon
• ‘Sexy Back’ – Justin Timberlake f/ Timbaland
• ‘The Saints are Coming’ – U2 f/ Green Day

Quadruple Threat of the Year

• Beyonce
• Bono
• Jay-Z
• Justin Timberlake
• Kanye West

Video of the Year

• ‘Irreplaceable’ – Beyonce
• ‘D.A.N.C.E.’ – Justice
• ‘Umbrella’ – Rihanna f/ Jay Z
• ‘What Goes Around….Comes Around’ – Justin Timberlake
• ‘Stronger’ – Kanye West
• ‘Rehab’ – Amy Winehouse