Tokio Hotel 'Don't Expect' To Snag Best New Artist VMA From The Ladies

'We have no chance,' frontman Bill Kaulitz says of band's two nominations. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Kim Stolz Tokio Hotel's Bill Kaulitz in the video for "Ready, Set, Go!" Photo: Universal Tokio Hotel are the only males to be nominated for Best New Artist at this year's Video Music Awards — they are also the only foreign act contending for the prize. Maybe that will give them the edge, but the guys are quite shy about their chances of snagging a Moonman at Sunday's big show. "We don't expect it, so for us, it's so cool to be nominated," frontman Bill Kaulitz told MTV News. "I think it's really, really special for us — it's America and it's our first American award, and that's so huge." The German pop-rockers are up against American pop stars like Jordin Sparks and Miley Cyrus , but back in Germany, the guys are the megastars. They've sold millions of records in their home country and scored several #1 hits since they got together in 2001. ... (link)