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Rihanna and Taylor Swift lead the nominations for this year's MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) picking up six each. Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj and Lady Gaga have picked up four nominations each, along with Justin Bieber.

Actor and comedian Mike Epps (@THEREALMIKEEPPS) will once again host this year's festivities from the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta on Saturday, September 29, 2012 with the network premiere on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 8:00 pm*.

Hosted by comedian Kevin Hart, the '2012 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS also featured performances by Frank Ocean, who sang 'Thinkin About You', Rihanna who performed 'Cockiness' and 'We Found Love', One Direction singing 'One Thing' and Taylor Swift with her new single, 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.' Check out all four performances below!

On Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. ET*, BET Networks will premiere BET PRESENTS: BAD25 - THE SHORT FILMS OF MICHAEL JACKSON, a two-hour tribute to the industry-redefining short films emanating from the landmark Michael Jackson album, BAD, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

With the show just a few days away, MTV announced new additions to the performance line-up for the '2012 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS including Rihanna kicking off the VMAs with A$AP Rocky, Nicki Minaj will perform as a surprise guest with a previously announced VMA artist, 2 Chainz taking the VMA stage for the first time ever, and Lil Wayne with the worldwide premiere performance of his brand new single.

Multi-Platinum selling, Grammy-nominated recording artist Drake, previously announced that the 3rd annual OVO FEST is geared up to take place tonight, August 5th at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre. The hip-hop summer festival will also feature special guests The Weeknd, A$AP Rocky and 2 Chainz. The annual event will see Drake bring Hip Hop's most buzzed about artists to his home town following his sold out 27-city Club Paradise Tour.

MTV has announced the nominees for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. The awards will be held in Los Angeles on September 6.

Talk Show Listings For Friday, July 20

Talk Show Listings For Friday, July 20

Actor Samuel L. Jackson, declared the highest grossing movie actor of all time according to the Guinness Book of World Records, will be this year's BET AWARDS 12 host. In addition, the members of Maze featuring Frankie Beverly are the prestigious recipients of the 'Cadillac Lifetime Achievement Award;' and Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj were revealed as the first confirmed performers.

Multi-Platinum selling, Grammy® nominated recording artist Drake, announced today that the 3rd annual OVO FEST is geared up to take place on August 5th at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre. The hip-hop summer festival will also feature special guests The Weeknd, A$AP Rocky and 2 Chainz. The annual event will see Drake bring Hip Hop's most buzzed about artists to his home town following his sold out 27-city Club Paradise Tour.

Earlier today at a press conference held in BET's New York studios, it was announced that actor Samuel L. Jackson, declared the highest grossing movie actor of all time according to the Guinness Book of World Records, will be this year's BET AWARDS 12 host. In addition, the members of Maze featuring Frankie Beverly were announced to be the prestigious recipients of the 'Cadillac Lifetime Achievement Award;' and Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj were revealed as the first confirmed performers.

MTV and mtvU today announced that DJ Pauly D and Dev will host the 2012 mtvU WOODIE AWARDS SPECIAL premiering on Sunday, March 18 at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT. The half-hour show will spotlight the hottest performances and most unforgettable moments from the 2012 mtvU WOODIE AWARDS SPECIAL which rocked Austin, Texas earlier this week during the SXSW Music festival.

MTV and mtvU today announced that DJ Pauly D and Dev will host the 2012 mtvU WOODIE AWARDS SPECIAL premiering on Sunday, March 18 at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT. The half-hour show will spotlight the hottest performances and most unforgettable moments from the 2012 mtvU WOODIE AWARDS SPECIAL which rocked Austin, Texas earlier this week during the SXSW Music festival.