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KANYE WEST UPSET OVER VMA NOMINATION: Singer thought clip for ‘Touch the Sky’ was better than nominee ‘Gold Digger.’
*It wasn’t enough that Kanye West was nominated for three MTV Video Music Awards. The rapper/producer says he has issues with the particular video the network opted to recognize.
His video for “Gold Digger,” featuring Jamie Foxx, was nominated for best pop video, best male video and best hip-hop video at Thursday's MTV Video Music Awards in New York, but West feels that his Evel Knievel-inspired clip for “Touch the Sky” would’ve been a far better choice.
"It didn't get any nominations, but it's one of the most memorable videos of the year for me," he told The Associated Press Tuesday, speaking backstage before performing at an exclusive concert for American Express cardholders.
West, who recently popped the question to his girlfriend Alexis, admits that the “Touch the Sky” single itself wasn’t a huge hit, but felt the video – featuring Pamela Anderson, Nia Long and Tracee Ellis Ross – deserved to be nominated among the year’s best.
"I'm not trying to be No. 1; I'm trying to make something that lasts forever, something that's really memorable," he said.
Meanwhile, one of the folks in the audience of West’s American Express show was Rosie O’Donnell, who will make her debut next week as a new co-host on “The View.” The TV personality told the New York Daily News that meeting West "might be freaky, like he might think I'm a stalker or something - and I would be if I didn't have my own show."
