2011 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations are in!!! Guess who got SNUBBED!?

It's about that time again!  The 2011 MTV VMA's are just around the corner, and the nominees have been unveiled!  Pop sensation, Katy Perry is  leading the way with an impressive  9 nominations, Adele follows with 7 and Kanye West snagged  6 nominations.  Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj were not left out in the cold, the ladies each garnered 3 nominations.  In what appears to some as a snub, Rihanna's name, however, is missing from the list when it comes to the big awards like 'Video of the year' and 'Best Pop Video'.(She did get some collaboration nods.)  Some seem to think that MTV is 'punishing' RiRi for her recent video controversies involving the lawsuit over the idea for 'S&M' and the hotly controversial 'Man Down' visual.

MTV has been known to blacklist certain artists.  Remember how they treated Janet Jackson after the Super Bowl 'thing'.  Again, this is purely speculation.

Moving on, here are some of the nominees:

Video Of The Year:
Adele – Rolling In The Deep
Bestie Boys – Make Some Noise
Bruno Mars – Grenade
Katy Perry – Firework
Tyler, The Creator – Yonkers

Best Pop Video:
Adele – Rolling In The Deep
Britney Spears – Till The World Ends
Bruno Mars – Grenade
Katy Perry – Last Friday Night
Pitbull f/ Ne-Yo, Nayer, and Afrojack – Give Me Everything

Best Female Video:
Adele – Rolling In The Deep
Beyonce – Run The World (Girls)
Katy Perry – Firework
Lady Gaga – Born This Way
Nicki Minaj – Super Bass

Best Rock Video:
Cage The Elephant – Shake Me Down
Foo Fighters – Walk
Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks
Mumford & Sons – The Cave
The Black Keys – Howlin’ For You

Best Hip-Hop Artist:
Chris Brown – Look At Me Now
Kanye West f/ Rihanna and Kid Cudi – All Of The Lights
Lil Wayne – 6 Foot 7 Foot
Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes on
Nicki Minaj – Super Bass

Best New Artist:
Big Sean
Foster The People
Kreashaywn
Tyler The Creator
Wiz Khalifa

Best Male Video:
Bruno Mars – Grenade
Cee-Lo – Fuck You
Eminem – Love The Way You Lie
Justin Bieber – You Smile
Kanye West – All Of The Lights

*For a complete list of the categories and nominees visit mtv.com