2012 MTV Video Music Awards

Award ceremony February 2025 2012 MTV Video Music Awards MTV VMA 2012 logo.svg Thursday, September 6, 2012 Staples Center (Los Angeles, California) United States Kevin Hart MTV Amy Doyle Garrett English Jesse Ignjatovic Dave Sirulnick Hamish Hamilton One Direction (3) Rihanna and Drake (5 each) 2011 MTV Video Music Awards 2013 The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, hosted by Kevin Hart, took place on Thursday, September 6, 2012, honoring the best music videos from the previous year. The awards were broadcast from the Staples Center arena at L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles.http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1685091/2012-video-music-awards-staples-center.jhtml?xrs=share_twitter https://web.archive.org/web/20120914180727/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1685091/2012-video-music-awards-staples-center.jhtml?xrs=share_twitter dead September 14, 2012 2012 Video Music Awards To Take Over Staples Center Show will air live from Los Angeles on Thursday, September 6, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Montgomery James 15 May 2012 MTV News 2012-05-15 Nominations were announced on July 31, 2012. Rihanna and Drake were the most nominated artists that year, with five nominations apiece, followed by Katy Perry and Beyoncé, who received four. One Direction was the biggest winner of the night winning their three nominations, including Best New Artist, and Rihanna went on to win Video of the Year. Both M.I.A. and Chris Brown won two awards each.https://www.theguardian.com/media/musicblog/2012/sep/07/mtv-video-music-awards-recap MTV's video music awards keep the entertainment to a minimum 7 September 2012 Guardian UK 12 September 2012 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/9527348/One-Direction-beat-Justin-Bieber-and-Rihanna-at-MTV-awards.html One Direction beat Justin Bieber and Rihanna at MTV awards 7 September 2012 Daily Telegraph 12 September 2012 The awards ceremony, with an average of 6.1 million viewers, was the least-watched VMA show since 2007. The major factor which contributed to the drop in ratings was most likely altering the program's broadcast date to Thursday instead of Sunday, the day MTV had been using since 2004, with the exception of the 2006 ceremony. MTV also moved up the telecast to 8pm instead of 9pm, to avoid competing with President Barack Obama's speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. This was somewhat early for MTV's targeted audience.https://tv.yahoo.com/news/ratings-dwindle-mtvs-annual-vma-show-215138851.html Ratings dwindle for MTV's annual VMA show Yahoo TV 11 September 2012 AP 16 September 2012 Best Special Effects renamed Best Visual Effects. Performances Artist(s)Song(s)Pre-showDemi Lovato "Give Your Heart a Break"Main showRihannaASAP RockyCalvin Harris "Cockiness (Love It)" (Remix)"We Found Love"Pink "Get The Party Started" (intro)"Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"Frank Ocean "Thinkin' Bout You"One Direction "One Thing"Lil Wayne2 Chainz "Yuck!""No Worries"Green Day "Let Yourself Go"Alicia KeysNicki Minaj "Girl on Fire" (with Gabby Douglas)Taylor Swift "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" House artist Calvin Harris Source:performersKaufman Gil http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1692605/rihanna-frank-ocean-vma-2012-performers.jhtml https://web.archive.org/web/20120827221229/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1692605/rihanna-frank-ocean-vma-2012-performers.jhtml dead August 27, 2012 Frank Ocean, Rihanna Join 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Lineup | MTV Video Music Awards Mtv.com 2012-08-27 2012-09-07Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Nicki Minaj Set To Perform At 2012 VMAs! http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1693152/2012-vma-performers-lil-wayne-asap-rocky-nicki-minaj-2-chainz.jhtml https://web.archive.org/web/20120905174947/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1693152/2012-vma-performers-lil-wayne-asap-rocky-nicki-minaj-2-chainz.jhtml dead September 5, 2012 MTV 4 September 2012 Presenters Pre-show Sway Calloway – presented Best Video with a Message James Montgomery – presented Best Electronic Dance Music Video Jim Cantiello and Ton Do-Nguyen – presented Most Share-Worthy Video Christina Garibaldi – Red Carpet Main show Katy Perry – presented Best Pop Video Dwight Howard – chatted with host Kevin Hart and introduced the next set of presenters Miley Cyrus and Mac Miller – introduced P!nk Demi Lovato and Rita Ora – presented Best Male Video Zoe Saldaña – introduced Frank Ocean Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg – presented Best Hip-Hop Video The Wanted and Rebel Wilson – presented Best Female Video Psy – appeared and danced to his "Gangnam Style" on stage with host Kevin Hart while he introduced the next presenters Ezra Miller and Emma Watson – introduced Green Day Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Bill Condon, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and Jackson Rathbone – introduced an exclusive Breaking Dawn: Part 2 sneak peek preview Kesha and Wiz Khalifa – presented Best New Artist The Fierce Five (Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Jordyn Wieber, Kyla Ross and McKayla Maroney) – introduced Alicia Keys Kevin Hart – presented Video of the Year and introduced Taylor Swifthttp://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/about.jhtml https://web.archive.org/web/20120731114541/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/about.jhtml dead July 31, 2012 About The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards MTV 2012-09-07 Winners and nominees Nominees were announced on July 31, 2012.http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1690825/2012-video-music-awards-nominees.jhtml https://web.archive.org/web/20120802233821/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1690825/2012-video-music-awards-nominees.jhtml dead August 2, 2012 2012 MTV Video Music Awards: The Nominations Are In! Kaufman Gil July 31, 2012 MTV News Video of the Year Best Male VideoRihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) – "We Found Love" Drake (featuring Rihanna) – "Take Care" Gotye (featuring Kimbra) – "Somebody That I Used to Know" M.I.A. – "Bad Girls" Katy Perry – "Wide Awake"Chris Brown – "Turn Up the Music" Justin Bieber – "Boyfriend" Drake (featuring Rihanna) – "Take Care" Frank Ocean – "Swim Good" Usher – "Climax" Best Female Video Best New ArtistNicki Minaj – "Starships" Beyoncé – "Love on Top" Selena Gomez & the Scene – "Love You Like a Love Song" Katy Perry – "Part of Me" Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) – "We Found Love"One Direction – "What Makes You Beautiful" fun. (featuring Janelle Monáe) – "We Are Young" Carly Rae Jepsen – "Call Me Maybe" Frank Ocean – "Swim Good" The Wanted – "Glad You Came" Best Pop Video Best Rock VideoOne Direction – "What Makes You Beautiful" Justin Bieber – "Boyfriend" fun. (featuring Janelle Monáe) – "We Are Young" Maroon 5 (featuring Wiz Khalifa) – "Payphone" Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) – "We Found Love"Coldplay – "Paradise" The Black Keys – "Lonely Boy" Imagine Dragons – "It's Time" Linkin Park – "Burn It Down" Jack White – "Sixteen Saltines" Best Hip-Hop Video Best Electronic Dance Music VideoDrake (featuring Lil Wayne) – "HYFR" Childish Gambino – "Heartbeat" Jay-Z and Kanye West – "Paris" Nicki Minaj (featuring 2 Chainz) – "Beez in the Trap" Kanye West (featuring Pusha T, Big Sean and 2 Chainz) – "Mercy"Calvin Harris – "Feel So Close" Avicii – "Levels" Duck Sauce – "Big Bad Wolf" Skrillex – "First of the Year (Equinox)" Martin Solveig – "The Night Out" Best Direction Best ChoreographyM.I.A. – "Bad Girls" (Director: Romain Gavras) Coldplay (featuring Rihanna) – "Princess of China" (Director: Adria Petty and Alan Bibby) Duck Sauce – "Big Bad Wolf" (Director: Keith Schofield) Jay-Z and Kanye West (featuring Otis Redding) – "Otis" (Director: Spike Jonze) Frank Ocean – "Swim Good" (Director: Nabil Elderkin)Chris Brown – "Turn Up the Music" (Choreographer: Anwar "Flii" Burton) Avicii – "Levels" (Choreographers: Richy Greenfield and Petro Papahadjopoulos) Beyoncé – "Countdown" (Choreographers: Danielle Polanco, Frank Gatson, Beyoncé and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker) Jennifer Lopez (featuring Pitbull) – "Dance Again" (Choreographer: JR Taylor) Rihanna – "Where Have You Been" (Choreographer: Hi-Hat) Best Visual Effects Best Art DirectionSkrillex – "First of the Year (Equinox)" (Visual Effects: Deka Brothers and Tony "Truand" Datis) David Guetta (featuring Nicki Minaj) – "Turn Me On" (Visual Effects: Alex Frisch, Joe Harkins, Scott Metzger and Vico Sharabani) Linkin Park – "Burn It Down" (Visual Effects: Ghost Town Media) Katy Perry – "Wide Awake" (Visual Effects: Ingenuity Engine) Rihanna – "Where Have You Been" (Visual Effects: BAKED FX)Katy Perry – "Wide Awake" (Art Director: Benji Bamps) Lana Del Rey – "Born to Die" (Art Directors: Anna Brun and Audrey Malecot) Drake (featuring Rihanna) – "Take Care" (Art Director: Jeff Higinbotham) Of Monsters and Men – "Little Talks" (Art Director: Mihai Wilson and Marcella Moser) Regina Spektor – "All the Rowboats" (Art Director: Anthony Henderson) Best Editing Best CinematographyBeyoncé – "Countdown" (Editors: Alexander Hammer and Jeremiah Shuff) ASAP Rocky – "Goldie" (Editor: Samantha Lecca) Gotye (featuring Kimbra) – "Somebody That I Used to Know" (Editor: Natasha Pincus) Jay-Z and Kanye West – "Paris" (Editors: Alexander Hammer, Peter Johnson and Derek Lee) Kanye West (featuring Pusha T, Big Sean and 2 Chainz) – "Mercy" (Editor: Eric Greenburg)M.I.A. – "Bad Girls" (Director of Photography: André Chemetoff) Adele – "Someone Like You" (Director of Photography: David Johnson) Coldplay (featuring Rihanna) – "Princess of China" (Director of Photography: Stéphane Vallée) Lana Del Rey – "Born to Die" (Director of Photography: André Chemetoff) Drake (featuring Rihanna) – "Take Care" (Director of Photography: Kasper Tuxen) Best Video with a Message Most Share-Worthy VideoDemi Lovato – "Skyscraper" Kelly Clarkson – "Dark Side" Gym Class Heroes (featuring Ryan Tedder) – "The Fighter" K'naan (featuring Nelly Furtado) – "Is Anybody Out There?" Lil Wayne – "How to Love" Rise Against – "Ballad of Hollis Brown"One Direction – "What Makes You Beautiful" Beyoncé – "Countdown" Justin Bieber – "Boyfriend" Gotye (featuring Kimbra) – "Somebody That I Used to Know" Carly Rae Jepsen – "Call Me Maybe" Best Latino Artist Romeo Santoshttp://nbclatino.com/2012/09/06/romeo-santos-wins-tr3s-best-latino-artist-of-2012-at-the-mtv-video-music-awards/ Romeo Santos wins "Tr3s Best Latino Artist of 2012" at the MTV Video Music Awards Nbclatino.com 2012-06-08 2012-09-07 2012-09-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20120908061052/http://nbclatino.com/2012/09/06/romeo-santos-wins-tr3s-best-latino-artist-of-2012-at-the-mtv-video-music-awards/ dead Juanes Jennifer Lopez Pitbull Wisin & Yandelhttp://www.tr3s.com/micro/2012-vma-award-show 2012 VMA Award Show Tr3s 2012-08-01 2012-09-07 Artists with multiple wins and nominations + Artists who received multiple awardsWinsArtist3 One Direction2 Chris Brown M.I.A. + Artists who received multiple nominationsNominations Artist5 Drake Rihanna4 Beyoncé Katy Perry3 Coldplay Frank Ocean Gotye Jay-Z Justin Bieber M.I.A. One Direction2 Avicii Carly Rae Jepsen Chris Brown Duck Sauce fun. Jennifer Lopez Kanye West Lana Del Rey Linkin Park Nicki Minaj Skrillex Music Videos with multiple wins and nominations + Music Videos that received multiple awardsWinsArtistMusic Video3 One Direction "What Makes You Beautiful"2 Chris Brown "Turn Up the Music" M.I.A. "Bad Girls" + Music Videos that received multiple nominationsNominations ArtistMusic Video4 Drake (featuring Rihanna) "Take Care"3 Beyoncé "Countdown" Frank Ocean "Swim Good" Gotye (featuring Kimbra) "Somebody That I Used to Know" Justin Bieber "Boyfriend" Katy Perry "Wide Awake" M.I.A. "Bad Girls" One Direction "What Makes You Beautiful" Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) "We Found Love"2 Avicii "Levels" Carly Rae Jepsen "Call Me Maybe" Chris Brown "Turn Up the Music" Coldplay (featuring Rihanna) "Princess of China" Duck Sauce "Big Bad Wolf" fun. (featuring Janelle Monáe) "We Are Young" Jay-Z and Kanye West "Paris" Kanye West (featuring Pusha T, Big Sean and 2 Chainz) "Mercy" Lana Del Rey "Born to Die" Linkin Park "Burn It Down" Rihanna "Where Have You Been" Skrillex "First of the Year (Equinox)" See also 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards References External links Official VMA site 2361772 2012 MTV Video Music Awards MTV Video Music MTV Video Music Awards Category:2012 in Los Angeles