Gomez Wins Her First-Ever Moonman at the MTV VMAs…

There’s no doubt Selena Gomez is over the moon(man) tonight…

The 21-year-old half-Mexican American singer/actress claimed the first Moonman of her career at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, broadcast live Sunday night from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.

Selena Gomez

Gomez’s “Come & Get It” video beat out Bruno Mars’ “Locked Out of Heaven,” Justin Timberlake’s “Mirrors,”
fun.’s “Carry On”
and Miley Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop” in the Best Pop Video category.

Gomez, who was nominated last year for Best Female Video for her inescapable hit “Love You Like a Love Song,” lost out to One Direction’s “Best Song Ever” in the Best Song of the Summer category.

Meanwhile, Bruno Mars batted .500 at the MTV VMAs on Sunday night.

The 27-year-old part-Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, nominated for four awards, won the Best Male Video prize for his “Locked Out of Heaven” clip, beating out Justin Timberlake, Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, Ed Sheeran and Kendrick Lamar.

Mars also took home the prize for Best Choreography for the slick dance moves in the music video for his latest single “Treasure.”

Here’s the complete list of 2013 MTV Video Music Awards nominees below:

Video of the Year
Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”

Best Hip-Hop Video
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us”

Best Male Video
Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven”

Best Female Video
Taylor Swift – “I Knew You Were Trouble”

Best Pop Video
Selena Gomez – “Come & Get It”

Artist to Watch
Austin Mahone – “What About Love”

Best Collaboration
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess – “Just Give Me a Reason”

Best Video with a Social Message
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert – “Same Love”

Best Rock Video
Thirty Seconds to Mars – “Up in the Air”

Best Art Direction
Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu – “Q.U.E.E.N”

Best Choreography
Bruno Mars – “Treasure”

Best Cinematography
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us”

Best Direction
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z – “Suit & Tie”

Best Editing
Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”

Best Visual Effects
Capital Cities – “Safe and Sound”

Song of Summer
One Direction – “Best Song Ever”

Mars Nominated for Four MTV Video Music Awards

It looks like Bruno Mars  is MTV’s Latino MVP…

The 27-year-old part-Puerto Rican singer-songwriter has been nominated for four MTV Video Music Awards, including video of the year for his No. 1 hit single “Locked Out of Heaven.”

Bruno Mars

Mars faces stiff competition in the category from Justin Timberlake (for “Mirrors”), Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz (for “Thrift Shop”), Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell (for “Blurred Lines”) and Taylor Swift (for “I Knew You Were Trouble”).

In addition, Mars’s “Locked Out of Heaven” is nominated for Best Male Video, Best Pop Video, as well as Best Choreography for his latest single Treasure.”

Other Latino nominees include Pitbull, Miguel, Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato.

 

Fans can now vote in general VMA categories, including video of the year and artist to watch at vma.mtv.com.

Brooklyn’s Barclays Center hosts the VMAs for the first time on Sunday, August 25.

All winners on the big night will also take home a limited-edition KAWS Moonman.

Here’s the full list of 2013 MTV Video Music Awards nominees below:

Video of The Year

Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz – “Thrift Shop”
Bruno Mars  – “Locked Out of Heaven”
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell – “Blurred Lines”
Taylor Swift – “I Knew You Were Trouble”

Best Hip-Hop Video

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us”
Drake – “Started From The Bottom”
Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools”
A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – “F**kin Problems”
J. Cole feat. Miguel – “Power Trip”

Best Male Video

Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell – “Blurred Lines”
Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven”
Ed Sheeran – “Lego House”
Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools”

Best Female Video

Rihanna feat. Mickey Ekko – “Stay”
Taylor Swift – “I Knew You Were Trouble”
Miley Cyrus – “We Can’t Stop”
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess – “Just Give Me A Reason”
Demi Lovato – “Heart Attack”

Best Pop Video

Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven”
Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
fun. – “Carry On”
Miley Cyrus – “We Can’t Stop”
Selena Gomez – “Come and Get It”

Artist To Watch 

Twenty One Pilots – “Holding On To You”
Zedd Feat. Foxes – “Clarity”
Austin Mahone – “What About Love”
The Weeknd – “Wicked Games”
Iggy Azalea – “Work”

Best Collaboration

Justin Timberlake feat. JAY Z -“Suit & Tie”
Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera – “Feel This Moment”
Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding – “I Need Your Love”
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell – “Blurred Lines”
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess – “Just Give Me A Reason”

Best Video With A Social Message

Kelly Clarkson  – “People Like Us”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Same Love”
Snoop Lion – “No Guns Allowed”
Miguel – “Candles In The Sun”
Beyoncé – “I Was Here”

Best Rock Video

Imagine Dragons – “Radiocative”
Fall Out Boy – “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)”
Mumford & Sons – “I Will Wait”
30 Seconds To Mars – “Up In The Air”
Vampire Weekend – “Diane Young”

Best Art Direction

Capital Cities – “Safe and Sound”
30 Seconds To Mars – “Up In The Air”
Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu – “Q.U.E.E.N”
Lana Del Rey – “National Anthem”
alt-J – “Tesselate”

Best Choreography

Chris Brown – “Fine China”
Ciara – “Body Party”
Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull – “Live It Up”
will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber – “#thatPOWER”
Bruno Mars – “Treasure”

Best Cinematography

30 Seconds To Mars – “Up In The Air”
Lana Del Rey – “Ride”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Sacrilege”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us”
A-Trak & Tommy Trash – “Tuna Melt”

Best Direction

Justin Timberlake feat. JAY Z – “Suit & Tie”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Sacrilege”
fun. – “Carry On”

Drake – “Started From The Bottom”

Best Editing

P!nk feat. Nate Ruess – “Just Give Me A Reason”
Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch – “Sweet Nothing”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us”
Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
Miley Cyrus – “We Can’t Stop”

Best Visual Effects

Flying Lotus – “Tiny Tortures”
Skrillex feat. The Door – “Breakin’ A Sweat”
The Weeknd – “Wicked Games”
Duck Sauce – “It’s You”
Capital Cities – “Safe and Sound”

Natalia Kills’ Releases Video for Latest Single

Natalia Kills has released her latest video in her quest to become an international singing sensation… But the song’s title may scare listeners of the opposite sex.

Natalia Kills

The 25-year-old half-Uruguayan singer-songwriter’s just-released video for her latest single, “Kill My Boyfriend,” showcases Kills’ killer style as she cruises the streets in a BMW, lounges on a chair and catwalks through the kitchen, among other things.

“Kill My Boyfriend” is the fourth single from Kills’ debut album, “Perfectionist,” which she released last March. Her previous singles include: “Mirrors”, “Wonderland” and “Free.”

Kills, whose real name is Natalia Keery-Fisher, didn’t start out her entertainment career as a singer though… She actually made her acting debut at age 9 in New Voices. Later Kills landed a regular role on the TV sitcom All About Me, as well as a role in the BBC’s long-running radio drama The Archers.

During her time on television and radio she began writing songs, some of which were featured in films and television shows, including Bring It On 4Sleepover, Just My Luck and Entourage.

She even auditioned for the role of Princess Amidala in the Star Wars film series but ultimately lost the part to Natalie Portman. She did note later that, “I auditioned in front of George Lucas, it was amazing.”