I figured I could inject some mass participation/online discussion in my blog by sharing with all of you my predictions for possible nominations in the MTV Video Music Awards (which will be held in Miami on Aug. 29). The nominations wouldn't be announced till next month and since my predictions are subject to debate, feel free to share your thoughts or choices by clicking on the "Post a Comment" (or the one that looks like this: (0) Comments)link at the bottom. It's open to everybody! You may either agree or disagree with me, since I will include videos of artists I generally (or specifically) don't like. I'm just judging from the creative strength of the videos. Drum roll, please!

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

* "Hey Ya!", Outkast
* "Yeah!", Usher feat. Ludacris & Lil' Jon
* "My Band", D12
* "Ch-Check It Out", Beastie Boys
* "Don't Tell Me", Avril Lavigne

Other possible contenders: "All Falls Down"- Kanye West feat. Syleena Johnson, "Breaking the Habit"- Linkin Park, "Roses"- also from Outkast, "Everybody's Fool" or "My Immortal"- Evanescence, "Toxic"- Britney Spears, "99 Problems"- Jay-Z, "Pass the Dutch"- Missy Elliott, "Dance With My Father"- Luther Vandross

BEST MALE VIDEO

* "Musicology", Prince
* "All Falls Down", Kanye West feat. Syleena Johnson
* "99 Problems", Jay-Z
* "Yeah!", Usher feat. Ludacris & Lil' Jon
* "Burn", also from Usher

Other possible contenders: "Bigger Than My Body" or "Clarity"- John Mayer, "Senorita"- Justin Timberlake, "I Don't Wanna Know"- Mario Winans feat. P. Diddy and Enya, "Dance With My Father"- Luther Vandross, "Gravedigger"- Dave Matthews

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

* "Fell In Love With A Boy", Joss Stone
* "Milkshake", Kelis
* "Don't Tell Me", Avril Lavigne
* "Naughty Girl", Beyonce
* "Toxic", Britney Spears

Other possible contenders: "Pass That Dutch"- Missy Elliott, "The Voice Within"- Christina Aguilera, "You Don't Know My Name" or "If I Ain't Got You"- Alicia Keys, "Take My Breath Away"- Jessica Simpson, "Baby Boy"- also from Beyonce feat. Sean Paul, "Powerless" or "Try"- Nelly Furtado, "Everything"- Alanis Morrisette, "Sunrise"- Norah Jones, "White Flag"- Dido, "Super Duper Love"- also from Joss Stone, "Slow"-Kylie Minogue

BEST GROUP VIDEO

* "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?", Jet
* "This Love", Maroon 5
* "My Band", D12
* "Ch-Check It Out", Beastie Boys
* "Roses", Outkast

Other possible contenders: "The Reason"- Hoobastank, "Cold Hard Bitch"- also from Jet, "Breaking the Habit"- Linkin Park, "The Hardest Button to Button"- The White Stripes, "Megalomaniac" or "Talk Shows on Mute"- Incubus, "It's My Life"- No Doubt, "Everybody's Fool" or "My Immortal"- Evanescence, "Take Me Out"- Franz Ferdinand, "Feeling This" or "I Miss You"- Blink-182, "Hey Mama" or "Let's Get It Started"- Black Eyed Peas, "Walkie Talkie Man"- Steriogram

BEST ROCK VIDEO

* "Breaking The Habit", Linkin Park
* "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?", Jet
* "My Immortal", Evanescence
* "Megalomaniac", Incubus
* "The Hardest Button to Button", The White Stripes

Othe possible contenders: "Cold Hard Bitch"- also from Jet, "Where Are We Runnin'?"- Lenny Kravitz, "Take Me Out"- Franz Ferdinand, "Talk Shows on Mute"- also from Incubus, "Everybody's Fool"- also from Evanescence, "Feeling This"- Blink-182, "Walkie Talkie Man"- Steriogram

BEST POP VIDEO

* "Don't Tell Me", Avril Lavigne
* "It's My Life", No Doubt
* "This Love", Maroon 5
* "Sunrise", Norah Jones
* "The Reason", Hoobastank

Other possible contenders: "Fell In Love With A Boy" or "Super Duper Love"- Joss Stone, "Toxic"- Britney Spears, "The Voice Within"- Christina Aguilera, "White Flag"- Dido

BEST RAP VIDEO

* "99 Problems", Jay-Z
* "Ch-Check It Out", Beastie Boys
* "Overnight Celebrity", Twista
* "My Band", D12
* "All Falls Down", Kanye West feat. Syleena Johnson

Other possible contenders: "Shake Your Tailfeather"- Nelly/Murphy Lee/P. Diddy

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO

* “Pass That Dutch”, Missy Elliott
* “She Wants To Move”, N.E.R.D.
* "Hey Ya!", Outkast
* "Yeah!", Usher feat. Ludacris & Lil' Jon
* "Hey Mama", Black Eyed Peas

Other possible contenders: "Let's Get It Started"- also from Black Eyed Peas, "The Way You Move"- also from Outkast, "Milkshake"- Kelis

BEST R&B VIDEO

* "Naughty Girl", Beyonce
* "I Don't Wanna Know", Mario Winans feat. P. Diddy & Enya
* "Musicology", Prince
* "Burn", Usher
* "You Don't Know My Name", Alicia Keys

Other possible contenders: "If I Ain't Got You"- also from Alicia Keys, "Baby Boy" & "Me, Myself, & I"- also from Beyonce (former feat. Sean Paul), "Dance With My Father"- Luther Vandross, "Happy People"- R. Kelly, "Sorry 2004"- Ruben Studdard

BEST NEW ARTIST IN A VIDEO

* "This Love", Maroon 5
* "Fell In Love With A Boy", Joss Stone
* "Take Me Out", Franz Ferdinand
* "All Falls Down", Kanye West feat. Syleena Johnson
* "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?", Jet

Other possible contenders: "The Reason"- Hoobastank, "Milkshake"- Kelis, "Invisible"- Clay Aiken, "Sorry 2004"- Ruben Studdard, "I Don't Wanna Know"- Mario Winans feat. P. Diddy & Enya, "Super Duper Love"- also from Joss Stone, "Walkie Talkie Man"- Steriogram

BEST BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO

* "Hey Ya!", Outkast
* "Breaking The Habit", Linkin Park
* "The Hardest Button to Button", The White Stripes
* "Talk Shows on Mute", Incubus
* "Pass The Dutch", Missy Elliott

Other possible contenders: "Super Duper Love"- Joss Stone, "99 Problems"- Jay-Z, "Ch-Check It Out"- Beastie Boys, "Take Me Out"- Franz Ferdinand, "All Falls Down"- Kanye West feat. Syleena Johnson, "Walkie Talkie Man"- Steriogram

BEST DANCE VIDEO

* "Hey Mama", Black Eyed Peas
* "Toxic", Britney Spears
* "Hey Ya!", Outkast
* "Yeah!", Usher feat. Ludacris & Lil' Jon
* "Let's Get It Started", also from Black Eyed Peas

Other possible contenders: "Me Against The Music"- Britney Spears feat. Madonna, "The Way You Move"- also from Outkast, "Musicology"- Prince

BEST VIDEO FROM A FILM

* "The School of Rock", The School of Rock feat. Jack Black (from School of Rock)
* "Lovesong", 311 (from 50 First Dates)
* "Behind Blue Eyes", Limp Bizkit (from Gothika)
* "Accidentally in Love", Counting Crows (from Shrek 2)
* "The Heart of Every Girl", Elton John (from Mona Lisa Smile)

Other possible contenders: "The Triplets of Belleville"- M (from The Triplets of Belleville), "I Don't Want To Think About You"- Simple Plan (from Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed)

COMING SOON: Predictions for technical categories like direction, cinematography, editing, etc. as well as fantasy categories like funniest video, saddest video, and most surreal video. What are you waiting for? Send your comments and predictions now, so that the world will know!