2009 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS

Nominees

Best Male Video

T.I. f/ Rihanna"Live Your Life"

Directed by Anthony Mandler

The entire video for "Live Your Life" is shot in a Memento-like reverse chronological order. If that doesn’t hold your attention, T.I.'s hot co-star Rihanna will.

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Eminem"We Made You"

Directed by Joseph Kahn

A celebrity-bashing Eminem couples his legendary wordplay with unflattering (but funny) impersonations in this comedic clip.

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Jay-Z"D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"

Directed by Anthony Mandler

Jay-Z's video for "D.O.A." is almost like The Godfather for the new millennium, except, instead of picking people off, Jay attacks Auto-Tune machines. Now that's a 21st century beef!

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Kanye West"Love Lockdown"

Directed by Simon Henwood

Kanye gave us a taste of his monster hit "Love Lockdown" when he closed last year's VMAs, and he steps up the artistic flair in his video performance by adding a full-blown African tribe playing the drum line.

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Ne-Yo"Miss Independent"

Directed by Chris Robinson

Take Ne-Yo rocking a fedora, add a bevy of beautiful businesswomen and you have a music video for the self-sufficient ladies anthem of the year.

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