Before They Were Stars
The 2012 MTV VMA Nominees Before They Became Music Sensations
MTV brings the summer of 2012 to a close with the live 29th annual MTV Video Music Awards on September 6 at 8/7c pm. As usual, the nominee list is a who’s who of the music industry elite with Rihanna and Drake at the front of the pack each with five “Moonman” nods. Always a wild TV party, the VMA ceremony also actually celebrates music (which was the cornerstone of the cable channel back in the day), so expect performances by Rhianna, One Direction, Pink, Green Day and a whole lot more. With the stars ready to belt out their songs and tear up the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Snakkle was curious about how well you know this year’s crop of nominees? We’ve assembled a visual photo feast featuring some of the biggest noms before they became global music sensations. Can you name them correctly? By Tara Bennett
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Brad Delson in a Junior Yearboook Photo at Agoura High School in Agoura, California (1994), and Brad Delson Today
The lead guitarist and a founding member of Linkin Park, Brad Delson still looks like an unassuming nice guy 17 years after he graduated from high school. You’d never know that he and fellow bandmates Mike Shinoda, Chester Bennington, Joe Hahn, Dave Farrell, and Rob Bourdon are one of the most successful rock bands of the new millennium. Linkin Park’s “Burn It Down” is nominated for Best Rock Video and Best Visual Effects.
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