‘It’s gonna be hard taking the Biebs down,’ the ‘Tik Tok’ singer tells MTV News about her Best New Artist nom. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Christina Garibaldi Ke$ha Photo: MTV News Ke$ha will storm this September’s Video Music Awards with four nominations — she picked up three for her infectious breakthrough single “Tik Tok,” as well as one for “My First Kiss,” her duet with 3Oh!3. But the singer isn’t quite sure she’ll be able to wrest the Best New Artist Moonman from windswept heartthrob Justin Bieber . “It’s gonna be hard taking the Biebs down,” she told MTV News. “It’s gonna be hard, but my fans — we can do it!” Justin Bieber isn’t Ke$ha’s only stiff competition on September 12; the brash singer is also up for Best Female Video against heavy hitters like Lady Gaga, Beyonc
