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Sydney, AU (Sony BMG
Music Entertainment) - If the line-up for this year's MTV AVMAs wasn't already hotter than hot, then it sure as hell is now!
Shannon Noll has been announced as a performer at the awards ceremony, and will join the likes of Rogue Traders,
Lee Harding and The
Darkness up on stage. Shannon won Best Male Artist last year and will be hoping to make it two in a row this year!
Shannon,
Bernard Fanning and New Zealand rap-artist
Scribe are the latest installment of performers locked in for the MTV Australia Video
Music Awards which take place at Sydney SuperDome on April 12.
The MTV AVMAs nominations list includes 13 viewer-voted categories; Best Male Artist, Best Female Artist, Spankin' New Artist, Best Group, Best Dance Video, Best Pop Video, Best Rock Video, Best R&B Video, Best Hip Hop Video, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Video of the Year, and the Viewers Choice Award, nominated and voted for by MTV viewers, as well as the MTV chosen Free Your Mind Award.
Voting for the MTV AVMAs is now open, and closes on Friday 31 March, with more than 1 million votes already in. MTV viewers can cast their vote by logging on to mtv.com.au/avma or by simply sending an SMS with the word 'vote' to 191MTV and following the prompts.
Winners will be announced at the MTV AVMAs on Wednesday 12th April, 2006 which is telecast live, kicking off with all the action from the red carpet at 7pm.