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Elton John, David LaChapelle up for MTV Video Music Awards
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       Elton John's "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" video, featuring 'N Sync's Justin Timberlake as a glammed-up '70s-era Elton, received three nominations in the MTV Video Music Awards. The clip is up for Best Male Video, Best Direction in a Video (out photographer David LaChapelle), and Best Art Direction in a Video (Kirsten Vallow). The 2002 Video Music Awards will be broadcast on MTV on Thursday, August 29.     

        
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