Award
The
2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan
were held in
Chiba
on June 25, 2011, at the
Makuhari Messe
.
[2]
The VMAJ were the culmination of
MTV Japan
's Music of Hope campaign, the channel's multiplatform response to the
2011 T?hoku earthquake and tsunami
.
[3]
The 2011 awards were marked the ten-year anniversary of the
MTV Video Music Awards Japan
.
On May 1, a pre-event to promote the awards was held, starting at 4 pm (
JST
) at the
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
. Performers included the singer
Nishino Kana
and the
boy band
MBLAQ
.
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Additionally,
MTV Japan
donated 10
Yens
per vote to the
Japanese Red Cross
.
[5]
Lady Gaga
opened the show trapped in a giant
spider web
for her performance of "
The Edge of Glory
", the latest single from her third album
Born This Way
. Later, Gaga climbed to the top of the stage to a custom-made spider-shaped piano inspired by
Maman
, the ten-metre
Louise Bourgeois
sculpture located in
Roppongi Hills
in Tokyo, and performed "
Born This Way
".
The winners were announced on July 2, on a special program. The big winner was Lady Gaga with three awards, including
Video of the Year
,
Best Female Video
and
Best Dance Video
.
Awards
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Video of the Year
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Lady Gaga
? "
Born This Way
"
Album of the Year
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Kana Nishino
?
To Love
Best Male Video
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Bruno Mars
? "
Just the Way You Are
"
Best Female Video
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Lady Gaga
? "
Born This Way
"
Best Group Video
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Girls' Generation
? "
Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)
"
Best New Artist
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Justin Bieber
featuring
Ludacris
? "
Baby
"
Best Rock Video
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Tokio Hotel
? "Dark Side of the Sun"
Best Pop Video
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Ikimono-gakari
? "Arigat?"
Best R&B Video
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Rihanna
? "
Only Girl (In the World)
"
Best Hip-Hop Video
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Eminem
? "
Not Afraid
"
Best Reggae Video
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Iyaz
? "
Replay
"
Best Dance Video
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Lady Gaga
? "
Born This Way
"
Best Video from a film
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Avril Lavigne
? "
Alice
" (from
Alice in Wonderland
)
Best Collaboration
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Eminem
featuring
Rihanna
? "
Love the Way You Lie
"
Best Karaokee! Song
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Girls' Generation
? "
Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)
"
Live performances
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Guest celebrities
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References
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"Popular model: 'It's my treasure', Wei Son hugged by and photographed with Lady Gaga"
Archived
November 21, 2011, at the
Wayback Machine
, June 27, 2011,
Livedoor News
(in Japanese)
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"International music event will go live on June 25, 2011 to benefit the Japanese Red Cross"
.
MTV Asia
. April 1, 2011. Archived from
the original
on March 4, 2016
. Retrieved
April 1,
2011
.
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"TENTH ANNUAL MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN TO BECOME MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN"
.
MTV Japan
. April 26, 2011. Archived from
the original
on May 12, 2011
. Retrieved
May 13,
2011
.
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"MBLAQ and Nishino Kana to perform for MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2011"
. koreaboo.com. February 20, 2010. Archived from
the original
on March 15, 2012
. Retrieved
April 1,
2010
.
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"ノミネ?ト作品の投票がスタ?ト!1票につき10円がMTVから寄付されます。"
(in Japanese).
MTV Japan
. May 2, 2011. Archived from
the original
on May 27, 2011
. Retrieved
May 13,
2011
.
- ^
"Lady Gaga To Perform at MTV Video Music Aid Japan Show"
.
MTV News
. April 14, 2010
. Retrieved
April 15,
2010
.
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