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Eminem, P.O.D., Elliott Top Nominations For MTV Video Awards

By Carla Hay, N.Y.
Publication: Billboard Bulletin
Date: Tuesday, July 23 2002
With six nods each, Eminem, P.O.D., and Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott lead the nominees for the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, to be presented Aug. 29 at New York's Radio City Music Hall.

In the category for video of the year, Eminem's "Without Me" and P.O.D.'s "Alive"

are up against 'N Sync's "Gone," Linkin Park's "In the End," Nas' "One Mic," and the White Stripes' "Fell in Love With a Girl." "Without Me" also received nods for best male video, rap video, direction, editing, and viewers choice. "Alive" garnered other nominations for best group video, direction, special effects, and viewers choice; another P.O.D. clip, "Youth of a Nation," is up for best rock video. Elliott's "One Minute Man" (a video featuring Ludacris and Trina) earned nominations for best hip-hop video, direction, special effects, editing, art direction, and cinematography.

The show, hosted by Jimmy Fallon, will include performances by Bruce Springsteen, Eminem, and Pink.

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