Robin Thicke’s racy video for “Blurred Lines†may have upset some critics, who saw the lyrics and images as misogynistic, but the funky dance piece with scantily clad models has been nominated for the MTV’s Video of the Year Award, along with videos for Justin Timberlake’s “Mirrors,†Bruno Mars’s “Locked Out of Heaven,†Taylor Swift’s “I Knew You Were Trouble,†and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’s “Thrift Shop,†the network announced Wednesday.
This year, the MTV Video Music Awards are being held for the first time at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on August 25th. Mr. Timberlake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis led the pack with six nomimations each, while Mr. Mars had four. The artists with three nominations apiece included Mr. Thicke, Miley Cyrus, Pink and Thirty Seconds to Mars.
The full list of nominees is here.
