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U2, Dave Matthews Lead My VH1 Music Awards Nominees

Fans can vote online for winners in such categories as Is It Hot in Here or Is It Just My Video?
By archive-Jon-Wiederhorn
November 2, 2001 / 5:58 PM

The people have spoken, or at least they've logged on and suggested categories and chosen finalists for the My VH1 Music Awards '01.

Now fans can vote for the winners on VH1.com between now and December 2, the night of the televised celebration. There are 15 categories, ranging from straightforward (My Favorite Male, My Favorite Female) to playful (Your Song Kicked Ass But Was Played Too Damn Much, Is It Hot in Here or Is It Just My Video?)

U2 and the Dave Matthews Band received the most nominations, with six each. Gwen Stefani has five, Staind and Alicia Keys have four, and Bon Jovi, Moby, Train, and the Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink collaboration for "Lady Marmalade" all received three.

Performers for the My VH1 Music Awards '01 include Mick Jagger, Creed, Sting, Nelly Furtado, Lenny Kravitz, Destiny's Child and No Doubt. Additional performers and a host will be announced in the weeks ahead. The event will take place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles

The nominees in each category:

My Favorite Male:

  • Lenny Kravitz

  • Moby

  • Sting

  • Enrique Iglesias

  • Elton John

    • My Favorite Female:

  • Gwen Stefani

  • Alicia Keys

  • Aaliyah

  • Madonna

  • Janet Jackson

    • My Favorite Group:

  • Bon Jovi

  • Dave Matthews Band

  • U2

  • Staind

  • Destiny's Child

    • Best Actor in a Video:

  • Christopher Walken - Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice"

  • Ben Stiller - P. Diddy's "Bad Boy for Life"

  • Robert Downey Jr. - Elton John's "I Want Love"

  • The Monkey - Weezer's "Island in the Sun"

  • Jennifer Love Hewitt - Enrique Iglesias' "Hero"

    • Must Have Album:

  • Alicia Keys - Songs in A Minor

  • U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind

  • Dave Matthews Band - Everyday

  • Matchbox Twenty - Mad Season

  • The Beatles - 1

    • My Favorite Video:

  • Christina, Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink - "Lady Marmalade"

  • Dave Matthews Band - "I Did It"

  • U2 - "Beautiful Day"

  • Fatboy Slim - "Weapon of Choice"

  • Moby & Gwen Stefani - "South Side"

    • Damn I Wish I Wrote That! (Song of the Year):

  • Dave Matthews Band - "The Space Between"

  • Alicia Keys - "Fallin'"

  • U2 - "Beautiful Day"

  • Train - "Drops of Jupiter"

  • Staind - "It's Been Awhile"

    • Welcome to the Big Time:

  • Alicia Keys

  • Staind

  • Lifehouse

  • Nelly Furtado

  • Train

    • There's No "I" in Team (Best Collaboration):

  • Eve & Gwen Stefani - "Let Me Blow Ya Mind"

  • Moby & Gwen Stefani - "South Side"

  • Various artists - "What's Going On"

  • Christina, Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink - "Lady Marmalade"

  • Eminem & Dido - "Stan"

    • Hottest Live Show:

  • Bon Jovi

  • Dave Matthews Band

  • U2

  • Madonna

  • Janet Jackson

    • Best Kept Secret:

  • Gorillaz

  • Coldplay

  • Craig David

  • Five for Fighting

  • Nikka Costa

    • Your Song Kicked Ass But Was Played Too Damn Much:

  • Lifehouse - "Hanging by a Moment"

  • Staind - "It's Been Awhile"

  • Destiny's Child - "Survivor"

  • Train - "Drops of Jupiter"

  • Shaggy - "It Wasn't Me"

    • Is It Hot in Here or Is It Just My Video:

  • Christina, Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink - "Lady Marmalade"

  • Britney Spears - "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know"

  • Lenny Kravitz - "Again"

  • Enrique Iglesias - "Hero"

  • Jennifer Lopez - "Love Don't Cost a Thing"

    • Navel Academy:

  • Gwen Stefani

  • Britney Spears

  • Mark McGrath

  • Destiny's Child

  • Jennifer Lopez

    • Coolest Fan Website:

  • Bon Jovi

  • Dave Matthews Band

  • U2

  • Backstreet Boys

  • No Doubt

    • Big in Japan (International Award):

  • The Corrs

  • Craig David

  • Robbie Williams

  • Coldplay

  • Stereophonics

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