Rihanna and Drake Lead Nominations for 2012 MTV Video Music Awards

The superstars and frequent collaborators, earn five nominations including Video of the Year. Rihanna’s “We Found Love” will compete against Drake’s “Take Care,” for which she is a featured guest (MTV only gives the nomination to the lead artist in the category).

Drake’s wild Bar Mitzvah re-enactment in the video for “HYFR” garners him a nomination for Best Hip-Hop Video, while theRihanna-assisted “Take Care” picks up Best Male Video, Best Art Direction, and Best Cinematography.

Katy Perry finishes with four nods, while Beyoncé, Frank Ocean, M.I.A., The Throne, and Coldplay trail with three nominations apiece.

The 2012 MTV VMAs will air live on September 6 at 8 p.m. EST from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, with performances from Alicia Keys and One Direction.

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Photos: Sylvester Stallone’s Son, Sage Finally Laid to Rest

Family and friends mourned the son of movie star Sylvester Stallone at a private funeral held at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church in Brentwood, Los Angeles on Saturday.

Hollywood star, Stallone who is said to be grief stricken by Sage’s death, released an emotional statement earlier this week, talking about his 'agonising' loss.

He said: 'When a parent loses a child there is no greater pain... This agonizing loss will be felt for the rest of our lives. Sage was our first child and the centre of our universe and I am humbly begging for all to have my son's memory in full left in peace.'

Sylvester's ex-wife and Sage's mother Sasha Czack, his current wife Jennifer Flavin, younger brother Frank and longtime friend and attorney Marty Singer were also in attendance at the funeral.

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'I Vowed Never to Attend the Grammy Awards Again' - Femi Kuti

Nigerian Afrobeat star, Femi Kuti, who has been nominated in the World Music category, will not be attending the Grammy Awards scheduled for Sunday in Los Angeles.

According to his 49-year-old singer and band lead dancer, Yeni Kuti, the Afrobeat star does not see any reason to attend because of his earlier experience.

In her words, "his argument is that he cannot travel all the way to Los Angeles and come back empty handed” Those who know the singer are not entirely surprised at his decision to shun the 54th edition of the Grammy Awards since he shunned Last year's too.