Lady Gaga leads nominations

Posted: Tuesday, April 5, 2011 8:18 pm

NEW YORK (AP) — Lady Gaga and rapper Tyler the Creator lead MTV’s new O Music Awards with three nominations each.
MTV announced Tuesday the categories and nominees for its new Web-based awards show, a celebration of digital music. The awards include categories such as best fan cover, most viral dance and best music hashtag meme.
Lady Gaga and Tyler the Creator are both nominated for most innovative artist, among other awards.
Winners will be decided by fan voting in social media.
Other nominated artists include Kanye West, the Flaming Lips, Nicki Minaj (mih-NAHJ’), Arcade Fire and Justin Bieber (BEE’-bur).
The awards will be presented in a live, hour-long webcast streaming April 28 on MTV websites.
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Published in The Messenger 4.5.11