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Well folks, what was your FAVORITE part of the VMA’s? What did you all think of Lil’ Kim’s handcuff entrance? Lil’ Kim making fun of herself was a good laugh. She sure seemed excited to be back on stage and in the limelight again. We didn’t mind what she wore as long as she wore something! We all know how she likes to wear half naked outfits at events. Do you think that she will have a big comeback? Which ladies looked sexiest? Christina didn’t look too bad in our opinion although she needs to go with a darker blonde because this platinum color just plain washes her out! The worst looking outfit would have to go to Jennifer Lopez. What is up with that turban! J-Lo we know that you’re totally gray under that thing!

The sultry “Hips Don’t Lie” singer Shakira along with the Red Hot Chili Peppers lead the number of nominations received for the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards. Both Shakira and Red Hot Chili Pepper have received seven nominations each. Madonna follows these two with 6 nominations herself for Video of the Year, her single ’Hung Up’ is nominated for Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, Best Pop Video and Best Choreography.

Beyonce Knowles announced the nominees as MTV celebrated its 25th anniversary.

Here’s how it went down:

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

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Shakira apparently made a plea for a cease fire in Lebanon while performing at a concert in Athens on thursday. "So many mothers and children are dying every day and that’s something we cannot tolerate, not today, not in the 21st century," said the Colombian beauty whose father is from Lebanon. "I want to call (on) the US leaders to stop this war, because we all know that they can stop it," she said.

Shakira nearly pulled out of performing at Heliodoro Stadium on Thursday after she was struck with a severe virus.

Shakira, currently on her feted European tour, has been suffering from a painful throat infection and soaring temperatures - but despite nearly ditching the date at the last minute, she struggled through the set not wanting to disappoint her fans.

An insider says: “Shakira was feeling lousy and had a fever all day. It was touch and go if she was going to perform until half an hour before she was due on.”

The Latin beauty, famous for her raunchy outfits, may have disappointed her male fans, but she followed doctor’s orders and covered up in sober black trousers and a T-shirt.