This past Wednesday (July 20th), MTV announced the nominees for the 2011 MTV VMA's which will premiere on MTV on August 28th 9p/8c. Top nominees are Adele, Katy Perry and Kanye West. The nominations goes as follows:

Best New Artist:Big Sean, Foster The People, Kreayshawn, Taylor, The Creator and Wiz Khalifa

Best Male Video: Bruno Mars (Grenade), Cee-Lo Green (F*** You), Eminem feat. Rihanna (Love the Way You Lie), Justin Bieber (U Smile) & Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi (All of the Lights)

Best Pop Video: Adele (Rolling in the Deep), Britney Spears (Till the World Ends), Bruno Mars (Grenade), Katy Perry (Last Friday Night [T.G.I.F]) & Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Nayer & Afrojack (Give Me Everything)

Best Hip-Hop Video: Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Ryhmes (Look At Me Now), Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi (All of the Lights), Lil Wayne (6 Foot, 7 Foot), Lupe Fiasco (The Show Goes On) and Nicki Minaj (Superbass)

Best Rock Video: Cage The Elephant (Shake Me Down), Foo Fighters (Walk), Foster the People (Pumped Up Kicks), Mumford & Sons (The Cave) & The Black Keys (Howlin' For You)

Best Female Video: Adele (Rolling in the Deep), Beyonce (Run the World [Girls]), Katy Perry (Firework), Lady Gaga (Born This Way) & Nicki Minaj (Super Bass)

Video of the Year: Adele (Rolling in the Deep), Beastie Boys (Make Some Noise), Bruno Mars (Grenade), Katy Perry (Firework) & Taylor, The Creator (Yonkers)

The other nominations were:

*Best Art Direction

*Best Choreography

*Best Cinematography

*Best Direction

*Best Editing

*Best Special Effects

The MTV VMA's all goes down August 28th on MTV hosted by TBA. Voting for these nominations is open and you can vote by clicking here. Stay Tuned for more MTV VMA 2011 updates with D.J's Music Site.