Gym Class Heroes Linkin Park Maroon 5 The White Stripes Best New Artist Gym Class Heroes Lily Allen Peter Bjorn and John Carrie Underwood Amy Winehouse Quadruple Threat of the Year Justin Timberlake Beyoncé Bono Jay-Z Kanye West Most Earthshattering Collaboration Beyoncé and Shakira – "Beautiful Liar" Akon (featuring Eminem) – "Smack That" Gwen Stefani (featuring Akon) – "The Sweet Escape" Justin Timberlake (featuring Timbaland) – "SexyBack" U2 and Green Day – "The Saints Are Coming" Monster Single of the Year Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z) – "Umbrella" Daughtry – "Home" Fall Out Boy – "Thnks fr th Mmrs" Avril Lavigne – "Girlfriend" Lil Mama – "Lip Gloss (No Music)" Mims – "This Is Why I'm Hot" Plain White T's – "Hey There Delilah" Shop Boyz – "Party Like a Rockstar" T-Pain (featuring Yung Joc) – "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" Timbaland (featuring D.O.E., Keri Hilson and Sebastian) – "The Way I Are" Best Director Justin Timberlake – "What Goes Around... Comes Around" (Director: Samuel Bayer) Christina Aguilera – "Candyman" (Directors: Matthew Rolston and Christina Aguilera) Beyoncé and Shakira – "Beautiful Liar" (Director: Jake Nava) Linkin Park – "What I've Done" (Director: Joseph Hahn) Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z) – "Umbrella" (Director: Chris Applebaum) Kanye West – "Stronger" (Director: Hype Williams) Best Choreography in a Video Justin Timberlake (featuring T.I.) – "Let Me Talk to You/My Love" (Choreographer: Marty Kudelka) Beyoncé and Shakira – "Beautiful Liar" (Choreographer: Frank Gatson) Chris Brown – "Wall to Wall" (Choreographers: Rich & Tone and Flii Stylz) Ciara – "Like a Boy" (Choreographer: Jamaica Craft) Eve (featuring Swizz Beatz) – "Tambourine" (Choreographer: Tanisha Scott and Jamaica Craft) Best Editing in a Video Gnarls Barkley – "Smiley Faces" (Editor: Ken Mowe) Beyoncé and Shakira – "Beautiful Liar" (Editor: Jarrett Fijal) Linkin Park – "What I've Done" (Editor: Igor Kovalik) Justin Timberlake – "What Goes Around... Comes Around" (Editor: Holle Singer) Kanye West – "Stronger" (Editors: Peter Johnson and Corey Weisz) MTV2 On The Rise Contest Flowers for Dorian won the MTV2 On The Rise contest. The prize for winning was getting flown to New York City to film 5 live videos in front of a green screen. The 5 videos were on Comcast's On Demand and one of the videos premiered at the VMAs. Flowers for Dorian's video for the song Love Remains premiered at the VMAs. Performances Unlike previous editions of the MTV Video Music Awards, the 2007