‘Airplanes’ rapper, who’s nominated for five awards, will also perform on September 12. By James Montgomery B.o.B Photo: MTV News First, B.o.B was just a humble 2010 MTV Video Music Award nominee (five times over). Now, he’s a VMA performer too. On Wednesday (August 18), it was announced that the man known as Bobby Ray would be taking the stage at the 2010 VMAs, joining a performers list that now includes Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Drake and Florence and the Machine. It was just the latest in a string of fairly remarkable news for the up-and-coming star of Southern hip-hop , who can already count a #1 album ( The Adventures of Bobby Ray ) and a pair of smash-hit singles (“Nothin’ on You” and “Airplanes”) among his accomplishments this year. And though he presumably didn’t know he’d be performing at the VMAs when we spoke to him earlier this month at Lollapalooza , B.o.B was already making plans to wow folks at the show. “I’m just gonna wear rocket boots the whole night. And nothing else,” he laughed. “Buck naked, rocket boots. That’s how I roll.” And while we suspect he was just kidding about the nudity (though, really, who can be sure?), B.o.B was dead serious about the honor of being nominated for the VMAs. Even though he didn’t really think his chances of winning a Moonman were all that good … then again, 2010 has been a banner year for him, so who knows? “I don’t know. I really don’t know. There are a lot of very talented artists and musicians in the categories I am nominated for, so really, I feel like just being nominated is cool,” he said. “Just being there, and showing myself, and being present is the main thing that matters. And if you win, that’s cool. You have something to take home, sit on your mantle for the rest of your life and show your kids. ‘Back when I was your age, I was winning awards. What are you going to do with your life?’ ” The 27th annual MTV Video Music Awards will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on September 12 at 9 p.m. ET. Fans can go to VMA.MTV.com (or text VMA to 97979 if they are Verizon subscribers) to vote for the winners from now through September 12. Related Photos 2010 Video Music Awards Performers And Presenters Lady Gaga Leads The 2010 VMA Nominees Related Artists B.o.B
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