MTV’s third week of four 2008 MTV Video Music Awards (airing September 7) nomination announcements revealed the fifth and sixth category nominations last week on their Friday night video show “FNMTV.”  I am going to give you the chart achievements of the nominated songs on the Billboard Hot 100 in the Best New Artist and Best Dancing in a Video categories:

Best New Artist

Miley Cyrus — “7 Things” (#9)
Katy Perry — “I Kissed a Girl” (#1)
Jordin Sparks (featuring Chris Brown) — “No Air” (#3)
Taylor Swift — “Teardrops on My Guitar” (#13)
Tokio Hotel — “Ready, Set, Go!” (never charted in America)

Best Dancing in a Video

Chris Brown — “Forever” (currently #2)
Danity Kane — “Damaged” (#9)
Madonna (featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland) — “4 Minutes” (#3)
Ne-Yo — “Closer” (currently #10)
Pussycat Dolls — “When I Grow Up” (currently #9)

If we base it only on their chart successes, it looks like Perry and Brown are the frontrunners in their respective categories.  Do you agree?  Who do you think will ultimately win on September 7?  This week they will be announcing the nominations in the last two categories…Best Rock Video and Video of the Year.  Who do you think will be nominated?  Let us know what you think!  P.S. - Lil Wayne was recently announced to be a performer on the show, but apparently Danity Kane are no longer performing.

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