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The Nominees for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards were announced this week and Beyoncé leads the pack with 10 nods! Her 'Video Phone' co-star, Lady Gaga walked away with 6 nominations, and country star Taylor Swift grabbed eight!

Other notable Grammy nominees include: Calle 13, Paulina Rubio, Ricardo Arjona, Wisin y Yandel, Katy Perry, Adele, Pink, and Kanye West.

For a full list of nominees, head over to the Grammys Website.

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The list of nominees for the 2010 People's Choice Awards reads like a who's who of the music, film and TV charts, topped by multi-nominees Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Rihanna, and Taylor Swift.

Dominicana, Zoe Saldana, was nominated in the Favorite Breakout Movie Actress category for her role as Nyota Uhura in Star Trek!

The show, which will air on January 6 on CBS, latched onto the hottest entertainment trend this year, los vampiros! "Twilight" received nods for Favorite Movie and On-Screen Team for Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. Stewart and Pattinson are also nominated in the Favorite Movie Actress and Actor categories, and Lautner earned a Breakout Movie Actor bid.

HBO's "True Blood" snagged a nod for Favorite TV Obsession, and lead Anna Paquin fué nominada in the category of TV Drama Actress.

Felicidades a todos!

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Kanye West should be on top of his game. Named #4 on MTV News' list of Hottest MCs, the 32-year-old rapper has a bald beauty on his arm, stacks galore, and is arguably one of the best producers of all time. What did Jay-Z call him on Bill Maher? Oh yeah, a genius!

But the Taylor Swift fiasco started a downward spiral that even we couldn't have anticipated. After a round of press apologies, backing out of his Fame Kills tour with Lady Gaga, and avoiding this past weekend's BET Hip Hop Awards (in which he lead the pack with 9 nominations), it seems Ye is finally taking a much needed professional break.

According to Hip Hop Wired, Kanye is going on a religious retreat to reassess his life at Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, a small coastal town in South India. Ye attributes his misdirection to the untimely death of his mother, Donda West, in 2007, to whom his latest album, "808s and Heartbreak," is largely attributed.

MTV Tr3s wishes Mr. West the best of luck with his retreat... [HipHopWired]

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Looks like Kanye West better not even think of messing with Calle 13.

In response to Kanye's infamous interruption of Taylor Swift's speech at this year's VMA's, Calle 13 posted this on Twitter:

"Kanye West nunca me quitaría el microfono por que le rompa la cara de mamao que tiene. jejeje.. enserio. no es chiste."

Ouch! Them sounds like fighting words!!  We'll take Calle 13 on our side any day of the week!

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Kanye West may be a jerk for interrupting 19-year-old Taylor Swift's VMA win, but it seems like even criticism from the President can't hold West down.

On Wednesday night, BET announced the nominees for their third annual Hip Hop Awards and Kanye leads the pack with 9 nods in categories like Best Hip-Hop Collabo, Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year, Producer of the Year, CD of the Year, MVP of the Year, Hustler of the Year, the Made-You-Look award (for style) and People's Champ.

Following Kanye with 7 nominations each are Jay-Z and Lil Wayne, and jailed T.I. received 6.

The 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards will be taped Oct. 10th in Atlanta and air Oct. 27, and we can't wait to see what Mr. West will do if he loses in any of the 9 categories he's nominated in. It's about to get interesting!

Did you miss Kanye's 2009 VMA outburst? Well, watch it again with toda tu familia con subtítulos en Español and find out why even el Presidente Obama is talking about Kanye! No te lo pierdas, este Domingo a las 5pm EST.

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The 2009 VMAs was chock full of good music, juicy drama and out-of-this-world fashion.

Janet Jackson's tributo a su hermano, Michael, was not only a really heartfelt memorial, but also featured some of the most renowned choreography in the history of MJ's illustrious career, with recreations of "Thriller," "Bad," "Smooth Criminal," and "Scream."  Lady Gaga’s performance was aún más loca de lo que esperábamos with its bloody grand finale, and  Jay-Z and Alicia Keys closed the show with a hoppin' rendition of  "Empire State of Mind."  In between there were performances by Beyoncé, Green Day, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and Aerosmith’s Joe Perry -- as well as Wale and the numerous artists (como Pitbull! Latinos represent!) that joined him as the VMA house band.  Pink had arguably one of the best shows of the night when she performed from a flying trapeze!

Host Russell Brand kept the dirty jokes flying, Pop Queen Madonna paid tribute to the late King of Pop, and Kanye West did his best to steal the show but was promptly escorted out of the venue for another awards show outburst.  No nos sorprendió mucho!  Lady Gaga wowed with her ever-inventive vestuario, and even the Twilight cast showed up to show off the drama-filled trailer for 'New Moon.'

While Wisin y Yandel didn’t win for "Best Pop Video," Latin artists were definitely in the house!  Pitbull and Wale performed a hip-hop go-go version of "I Know You Want Me," and Mr. 305 made sure to give a big shout-out to all the Latinos!  Also representing at the show were Shakira, JLo and hubby Marc Anthony, "Blaxican" Pussycat Doll Melody Thornton, and honorary Latina Nelly Furtado who gave el Dúo Dinámico a nod during her presenter's speech.

So what did you guys think about this year's VMAs? Did it meet or exceed your expectations?

Watch más videos exclusivos from the show, browse fotos and see the full list of ganadores at VMA.MTV.COM!  Also make sure to watch the show all over again con subtítulos en Español (más divertido para la familia entera!) este domingo a las 5pm EST, solo por MTV Tr3s!

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Kanye West has always been famous for his rants, but at this year's VMAs he may have taken it a step too far.

While Taylor Swift was accepting her first-ever VMA for Best Female Video, Kanye stormed the stage, stole her mic and interrupted her speech, shouting "Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time!"  Both Taylor and Beyoncé (along with todos nosotros who were watching) were in total shock!  Demasiado, no??!!!

Beyoncé, in a super-classy momento, called Taylor up on stage while she was accepting her own Video of the Year award, to let the country pop starlet finish her speech.   Talk about VMA drama!

Kanye later released a statement apologizing to Taylor for what he did:

I'm not crazy y'all, I'm just real. I'm sorry for that.

Can you say awkward?  Qué creen?  Did Kanye cross the line, or was he just exercising his freedom of speech?

For more VMA recaps, photos, videos and a complete list of winners, check out the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards page, and don't forget to watch the show when it re-airs on MTV Tr3s este domingo a las 5pm (con subtítulos en Español!).

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Thought that the Wisin y Yandel nomination for Best Pop Video was the most exciting thing that could happen to the VMAs?  Look out, porque los VMAs just keep getting más y más emocionantes!  Just added to the list of performers are hip-hop mogul Jay-Z and avantgarde pop princesa Lady Gaga!

With a total of 9 nominations for "Poker Face" and "Paparazzi," Lady Gaga, along with Jay-Z's bella esposa Beyoncé, is the one to beat at los VMAs este año.   About getting to perform at the VMAs, Lady Gaga had this to say:

I'm simply gutted to be both a performer and nominee at the 2009 VMAs. In fact, I'm so happy, I could die.

Qué dramática!  Pero, de veras, did we really expect anything else from this over-the-top cantante?  Personally, we can't wait to see que locuras she'll be doing (and wearing!) onstage!

Jay-Z, quien está nominado para Best Hip-Hop Video y Best Male Video, will also be hitting the VMA stage in style.  Su nuevo album, The Blueprint 3, is due to drop on September 11, just two days before the VMAs.

Also announced today are three additional presenters: "Manos Al Aire" cantante Nelly Furtado, Miranda Cosgrove of iCarly fama, and "Gossip Girl" star Leighton Meester, who was last seen partying it up en el más reciente video de Cobra Starship.

For more info on the show and to vote for your fave Video of the Year, Best Male, Best Female, Best Pop (hint hint: Wisin y Yandel), Best Hip-Hop y más, make sure to check out VMA.MTV.COM! You can also vote via SMS; text 97979 to vote para tus nominados favoritos por teléfono.

The show, which will once again be hosted by el escandaloso cómico inglés Russell Brand, will air live on September 13th at 9pm EST on MTV and again con subtítulos en español on September 20th at 5pm EST on MTV Tr3s! No te lo vas a querer perder, we guarantee it!

Los dejamos con esto, to get the VMA party started -- ahora, a bailar!

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If you thought having Russell Brand emcee the VMAs would be sufficient controversy for post-show water cooler convo, think again.

The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards just got more interesting after today's announcement that bad-ass singer P!nk and punk rockers Green Day would perform.  Green Day will treat the VMA crowd to a single off of their new relase 21st Century Breakdown.  P!nk will bring some much-needed "Bad Influence" to the show by performing a tune from Funhouse, most likely in dominatrix-inspired lingerie. P!nk and Green Day will be joining Muse and Taylor Swift on stage as headliners.

About reprising her 2008 VMA role, Pink told MTV News:

Last year, I got to jump out of a window at the VMAs in L.A...This year, I can't wait to blow the roof off Radio City in New York.

En otras noticias VMAs, the first round of celebrity presenters was announced, including Katy Perry (you can already hear the blogs buzzing), Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford, and Ne-Yo.

The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards will take place September 13 at 9 pm ET.  Stay plugged into Blogamole for VMA news including nominee, performer and presenter updates.

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Word is that Selena Gomez is already prepping for her upcoming debut album...

And wants to collaborate with "Love Story" singer, Taylor Swift. These chicas have more than their love for the JoBros in common - they share the country vibe too. According to AceShowbiz.com, the Disney star was impressed by the live collaboration Taylor and Miley Cyrus remixed for the Grammy Awards, and has already spoken to Swift about uniting for a duet. Selena's album is due out in July.

Guess Selena axed the roquera band idea. Will she have the star power to become a solista? [MTV News]

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