Katy Perry Scores The Most MTV VMA Nominations

Posted on Thu Jul 21st, 2011 7:50am PDT By X17 Staff

No one can deny ... 2011 is Katy Perry's year. The sexy "E.T." singer has scored nine MTV Video Music Award nominations. Holla!

Russell Brand's wifey has been nominated in the following categories: Best Pop Video, Best Collaboration, Best Special Effects, Best Direction and the song "Firework" has nabbed a nom for Video of the Year.

Coming in a close second for the most nominations ... "Rolling in the Deep" diva Adele.

The 21-year-old singer has been nominated for seven awards including Video of the Year, Best Pop Video and Best Female Video.

Kanye West also earned seven noms and Bruno Mars scored four. See a complete list of the nominees ... after the jump.

2011 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Adele Ã¢â‚¬Å“Rolling In The DeepÃ¢â‚¬Â
Tyler, The Creator Ã¢â‚¬Å“Title: YonkersÃ¢â‚¬Â
Katy Perry Ã¢â‚¬Å“FireworkÃ¢â‚¬Â
Bruno Mars Ã¢â‚¬Å“GrenadeÃ¢â‚¬Â
Beastie Boys Ã¢â‚¬Å“Make Some NoiseÃ¢â‚¬Â

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Adele Ã¢â‚¬Å“Rolling In The DeepÃ¢â‚¬Â
Katy Perry Ã¢â‚¬Å“FireworkÃ¢â‚¬Â
Beyonce Ã¢â‚¬Å“Run The World (Girls)Ã¢â‚¬Â
Nicki Minaj Ã¢â‚¬Å“Super BassÃ¢â‚¬Â
Lady Gaga Ã¢â‚¬Å“Born This WayÃ¢â‚¬Â

BEST MALE VIDEO
Cee Lo Green Ã¢â‚¬Å“F*** YouÃ¢â‚¬Â
Eminem feat. Rihanna Ã¢â‚¬Å“Love The Way You LieÃ¢â‚¬Â
Bruno Mars Ã¢â‚¬Å“GrenadeÃ¢â‚¬Â
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi Ã¢â‚¬Å“All Of The LightsÃ¢â‚¬Â
Justin Bieber Ã¢â‚¬Å“U SmileÃ¢â‚¬Â

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Lil Wayne feat. Cory Gunz Ã¢â‚¬Å“6Ã¢â‚¬â„¢7Ã¢â‚¬â„¢Ã¢â‚¬Â
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi Ã¢â‚¬Å“All Of The LightsÃ¢â‚¬Â
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes Ã¢â‚¬Å“Title: Look At Me NowÃ¢â‚¬Â
Nicki Minaj Ã¢â‚¬Å“Super BassÃ¢â‚¬Â
Lupe Fiasco Ã¢â‚¬Å“The Show Goes OnÃ¢â‚¬Â
Britney Spears Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Till The World Ends (Official Music Video)

BEST POP VIDEO
Adele Ã¢â‚¬Å“Rolling In The DeepÃ¢â‚¬Â
Bruno Mars Ã¢â‚¬Å“GrenadeÃ¢â‚¬Â
Pitbull feat. NE-YO, Nayer & Afrojack Ã¢â‚¬Å“Give Me EverythingÃ¢â‚¬Â
Katy Perry Ã¢â‚¬Å“Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)Ã¢â‚¬Â
Britney Spears Ã¢â‚¬Å“Till The World EndsÃ¢â‚¬Â

BEST NEW ARTIST
Foster The People Ã¢â‚¬Å“Pumped Up KicksÃ¢â‚¬Â
Wiz Khalifa Ã¢â‚¬Å“Title: Black and YellowÃ¢â‚¬Â
Tyler, The Creator Ã¢â‚¬Å“YonkersÃ¢â‚¬Â
Big Sean feat. Chris Brown Ã¢â‚¬Å“My LastÃ¢â‚¬Â
Kreayshawn Ã¢â‚¬Å“Gucci GucciÃ¢â‚¬Â

BEST ROCK VIDEO
The Black Keys Ã¢â‚¬Å“Howlin For YouÃ¢â‚¬Â
Foo Fighters Ã¢â‚¬Å“WalkÃ¢â‚¬Â
Foster The People Ã¢â‚¬Å“Pumped Up KicksÃ¢â‚¬Â
Mumford & Sons Ã¢â‚¬Å“The CaveÃ¢â‚¬Â
Cage The Elephant Ã¢â‚¬Å“Shake Me DownÃ¢â‚¬Â

BEST COLLABORATION
Pitbull feat. NE-YO, Nayer & Afrojack Ã¢â‚¬Å“Give Me EverythingÃ¢â‚¬Â
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes Ã¢â‚¬Å“Look At Me NowÃ¢â‚¬Â
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi Ã¢â‚¬Å“All Of The LightsÃ¢â‚¬Â
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West Ã¢â‚¬Å“E.T.Ã¢â‚¬Â
Nicki Minaj feat. Drake Ã¢â‚¬Å“Moment 4 LifeÃ¢â‚¬Â