MTV VMAJ WINNERS

THEY'RE THE WINNERS!


The 2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan were held in Chiba on June 25, 2011 and the winners were announced earlier this morning on a special Japanese program. 

Video of the Year:
Namie Amuro — “Break It”
Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg — “California Gurls”
Lady Gaga — “Born This Way”
Girls’ Generation — “Genie”
Hikaru Utada — “Goodbye Happiness”

Album of the Year:
Eminem — Recovery
Miliyah Kato — Heaven
Linkin Park — A Thousand Suns
Kana Nishino — To Love
Yui — Holidays in the Sun

Best Male Video:
Bruno Mars — “Just the Way You Are”
Kanye West featuring Pusha T — “Runaway”
Saito Kazuyoshi — “Zutto Suki Datta”
Shota Shimizu — “You & I”

Best Female Video:
Miliyah Kato — “X.O.X.O.”
Lady Gaga — “Born This Way”
Rihanna — “Only Girl (In the World)”
Taylor Swift — “Mine”
Yui — “Rain”

Best Group Video:
The Black Eyed Peas — “The Time (Dirty Bit)”
Ikimono-gakari — “Arigatō”
Linkin Park — “The Catalyst”
Girls’ Generation — “Genie”
W-inds — “Let’s Get It On”

Best New Artist:
B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars — “Nothin’ on You”
Justin Beiber featuring Ludacris — “Baby”
Naoto Inti Raymi — “Takaramono (Kono Koe ga Naku Naru Made)”
Sendaime J Soul Brothers — “On Your Mark (Hikari no Kiseki)”
Shinsei Kamattechan — “Michinaru Hou e”

Best Rock Video:
Linkin Park — “The Catalyst”
One Ok Rock — “Jibun Rock”
Radwimps — “Dada”
Tokio Hotel — “Dark Side of the Sun” 
Vampire Weekend — “Cousins”

Best Pop Video:
Ikimono-gakari — “Arigatō”
Juju — “Kono Yoru o Tomete yo”
Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg — “California Gurls”
Kana Nishino — “Kimi tte”
Taylor Swift — “Mine”

Best R&B Video:
Ai — “Nemurenai Machi”
Miliyah Kato — “X.O.X.O.”
Ne-Yo — “Champagne Life”
Rihanna — “Only Girl (In the World)”
Usher featuring will.i.am — “OMG”

Best Hip-Hop Video:
AK-69 — “Public Enemy”
Eminem — “Not Afraid”
Far East Movement featuring Cataracs and Dev — “Like a G6″
Kanye West — “Power”
Seeda — “This Is How We Do It”

Best Reggae Video:
Fire Ball — “Dreamer”
Han-Kun — “Touch The Sky”
Iyaz — “Replay”
Nas and Damian Marley — “As We Enter”
Ryo the Skywalker — “Taiyou Ni Naritai Yo”

Best Dance Video:
Dorian — “Morning Calling”
Lady Gaga — “Born This Way”
Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. featuring Q-Tip and MNDR — “Bang Bang Bang”
The Backwoods — “Flying Bugz”
Underworld — “Always Loved a Film”

Best Video from a Film:
Asian Kung–Fu Generation — “Solanin” (from Solanin)
Avril Lavigne — “Alice” (from Alice in Wonderland)
Daft Punk — “Derezzed” (from Tron: Legacy)
Flumpool — “Kimi ni Todoke” (from Kimi ni Todoke)
Justin Beiber featuring Jaden Smith — “Never Say Never” (from The Karate Kid)

Best Collaboration Video:
Ai featuring Namie Amuro — “Fake”
Brahman/Ego-Wrappin’ — “We Are Here”
Eminem featuring Rihanna — “Love the Way You Lie”
Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg — “California Gurls”
Nicki Minaj featuring will.i.am — “Check It Out”

Best Karaokee! Song:
Avril Lavigne — “Alice”
Ikimono-gakari — “Arigatō”
Justin Beiber featuring Ludacris — “Baby”
Kana Nishino — “Kimi tte”
Girls’ Generation — “Genie”