Shakira, Chili Peppers, Madonna, Panic! Lead List Of Nominees For MTV Video Music Awards

Performers include Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, T.I., Ludacris and the Killers.

The list of nominees for the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards includes a familiar mix of hip-shakers, funky Californians, ambitious blondes — and one group of tight-trousered gatecrashers.Swivel-hipped Shakira and the rejuvenated Red Hot Chili Peppers lead the field with seven noms each, followed closely by the majestic Madonna and upstart Las Vegas rockers Panic! at the Disco, both with five nods. Christina Aguilera is next with four.Videos from all five artists — Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie," the Chili Peppers' "Dani California," Madonna's "Hung Up," Panic's "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" and Aguilera's "Ain't No Other Man" — will go head-to-head for the coveted Video of the Year Moonman at the 2006 VMAs, which will air live from New York's Radio City Music Hall on August 31. Panic! are also one of the first artists confirmed to perform on the show, joining an all-star cast that also includes Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, T.I., Ludacris and the Killers. Shakira's "Hips" scored nominations for Best Female Video (where it also faces off against Aguilera and Madonna, as well as Kelly Clarkson's "Because of You" and Nelly Furtado's "Promiscuous"), Best Dance Video, Best Pop Video and the Viewer's Choice Award, plus a pair of technical nods — for Choreography and Art Direction — along with its Video of the Year nom.In addition to their Video of the Year nom, the Chili Peppers' "Dani California" is up for Best Group Video and Best Rock Video (it also landed a host of technical nominations, for Direction, Editing, Cinematography and Art Direction)."I found out we got [seven nominations] when my office paged me this morning," RHCP frontman Anthony Kiedis told MTV News. "And ironically enough, seven is the number my 4-year-old nephew predicted when he first saw the video. You know when you're getting through to the 4-year-old kids you're doing something right. Making a great video still means a lot to us — we look at it as a great opportunity and we put our hearts into it. So these nominations mean a lot to us."VMA vet Madonna is up for Best Female Video, Dance Video, Pop Video and Choreography, while Panic! at the Disco — who less than two years ago weren't even a band — saw their "Sins" clip nominated for Best Rock Video, Best Group Video and Best New Artist (going up against Angels & Airwaves' "The Adventure," Avenged Sevenfold's "Bat Country," Rihanna's "S.O.S.," Chris Brown's "Run It!" and James Blunt's "You're Beautiful"), plus an Art Direction nom ."It was kind of mind-blowing when we heard that the Red Hot Chili Peppers got a few and then Madonna got a few, and we were right there with them," Panic! frontman Brendon Urie said Monday (July 31). "It's crazy to see us up there. It's been a year of firsts for us: We did our first album and we got our first big sales, and our first gold record, and now we got our first five VMA nominations. ... It's awesome to see all the success that's coming."Aguilera's four nominations include nods for Video of the Year and Best Female Video, while a gaggle of artists — including AFI, Chris Brown and Gnarls Barkley — locked up three nominations apiece. Fall Out Boy, Kanye West, Rihanna and the Pussycat Dolls each scored two noms."It feels phenomenal," T.I. — whose "What You Know" clip is nominated for Best Male Video and Best Rap Video — told MTV News. "Lots of hard work and perseverance paying off, and I'm definitely look forward to that big night. It's going to be a monumental evening. I'm excited because it's going to be my first time performing [at the awards], and I'm nominated. So it's been a great year for me, and I'm just looking forward to doing my thing."

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Christina Aguilera: "Ain't No Other Man"Madonna: "Hung Up"Panic! at the Disco: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST MALE VIDEO
Busta Rhymes f/ Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose & DMX: "Touch It Remix"James Blunt: "You're Beautiful"Kanye West f/ Jamie Foxx: "Gold Digger"Nick Lachey: "What's Left of Me"T.I.: "What You Know"

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Christina Aguilera: "Ain't No Other Man"Kelly Clarkson: "Because of You"Madonna: "Hung Up"Nelly Furtado f/ Timbaland: "Promiscuous"Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST GROUP VIDEO
The All-American Rejects: "Move Along"Fall Out Boy: "Dance, Dance"Gnarls Barkley: "Crazy"Panic! at the Disco: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"

BEST RAP VIDEO
50 Cent: "Window Shopper"Busta Rhymes f/ Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose & DMX: "Touch It" (remix)Chamillionaire: "Ridin' "T.I.: "What You Know"Yung Joc f/ Nitty: "It's Goin' Down"

BEST R&B VIDEO
Beyoncé f/ Slim Thug: "Check on It"Chris Brown: "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)"Jamie Foxx f/ Ludacris: "Unpredictable"Mariah Carey: "Shake It Off"Mary J. Blige: "Be Without You"

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
Black Eyed Peas: "My Humps"Common: "Testify"Daddy Yankee: "Rompe"Kanye West f/ Jamie Foxx: "Gold Digger"Three 6 Mafia: "Stay Fly"

BEST DANCE VIDEO
Madonna: "Hung Up"Nelly Furtado f/ Timbaland: "Promiscuous"Pussycat Dolls f/ Snoop Dogg: "Buttons"Sean Paul: "Temperature"Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST ROCK VIDEO
30 Seconds to Mars: "The Kill"AFI: "Miss Murder"Green Day: "Wake Me Up When September Ends"Panic! at the Disco: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"

BEST POP VIDEO
Christina Aguilera: "Ain't No Other Man"Madonna: "Hung Up"Nelly Furtado f/ Timbaland: "Promiscuous"Pink: "Stupid Girls"Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST NEW ARTIST IN A VIDEO
Angels and Airwaves: "The Adventure"Avenged Sevenfold: "Bat Country"Chris Brown f/ Juelz Santana, "Run It!"James Blunt: "You're Beautiful"Panic! at the Disco: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"Rihanna: "S.O.S."

VIEWER'S CHOICE
Chris Brown f/ Juelz Santana: "Run It!"Fall Out Boy: "Dance, Dance"Kelly Clarkson: "Because of You"Rihanna: "S.O.S."Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST DIRECTION IN A VIDEO
10 Years: "Wasteland" (Director: Kevin Kerslake)AFI: "Miss Murder" (Director: Marc Webb)Common: "Testify" (Director: Anthony Mandler)Gnarls Barkley: "Crazy" (Director: Robert Hales)Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California" (Director: Tony Kaye)

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A VIDEO
Christina Aguilera: "Ain't No Other Man"Madonna: "Hung Up"Pussycat Dolls f/ Snoop Dogg: "Buttons"Sean Paul: "Temperature"Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS IN A VIDEO
Angels and Airwaves: "The Adventure"Beck: "Hell Yes"Missy Elliott: "We Run This"Pearl Jam: "Life Wasted"U2: "Original of the Species"

BEST ART DIRECTION IN A VIDEO
10 Years: "Wasteland"Common: "Testify"Panic! at the Disco: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST EDITING IN A VIDEO
The All-American Rejects: "Move Along"Angels and Airwaves: "The Adventure"Gnarls Barkley: "Crazy"Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"U2: "Original of the Species"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A VIDEO
AFI: "Miss Murder"Ashlee Simpson: "Invisible"James Blunt: "You're Beautiful"Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"Prince: "Black Sweat"

BEST VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACK
"Final Night Round 3" (Electronic Arts)"Burnout Revenge" (Electronic Arts)"NBA 2K6" (2K Games)"Driver: Parallel Lines" (Atari)"Mark Ecko's Getting Up" (Atari)

BEST VIDEO GAME SCORE
"Hitman: Blood Money" (Jesper Kyd)"Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter" (Tom Salta)"Dreamfall: The Longest Journey" (Even "Magnet" Johansen)"Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" (Jeremy Soule)"Electroplankton" (User Generated Soundtrack)