Rihanna to play at MTV Video Music Awards 2012

Rihanna is the latest big name to be announced for September's MTV Video Music Awards.

Best new artist nominee Frank Ocean will also perform alongside previously announced acts like One Direction, Taylor Swift and Green Day.

The Wanted and Ke$ha have also been added to the line-up of presenters on the night.

The MTV VMAs take place on Friday 7 September at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles.

Rihanna is up for five awards including the main prize, video of the year, for We Found Love.

Her collaboration with Drake, Take Care, is also competing in the same category.

One Direction are in the running in two categories, best new artist and best pop video.

The full list of nominees is:

Video of the year

鈥狵aty Perry, Wide Awake

鈥狦otye, Somebody That I Used To Know

鈥猂ihanna, We Found Love

鈥狣rake feat. Rihanna, Take Care

鈥狹.I.A., Bad Girls

鈥Best new artist

鈥狥un. feat. Janelle Monae, We Are Young

鈥狢arly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe

鈥狥rank Ocean, Swim Good

鈥狾ne Direction, What Makes You Beautiful

鈥猅he Wanted, Glad You Came

鈥Best hip hop video

鈥狢hildish Gambino, Heartbeat

鈥狣rake feat. Lil Wayne, HYFR

鈥狵anye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean & 2 Chainz, Mercy

鈥猈atch the Throne, Paris

Nicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz, Beez in the Trap

Best male video

鈥狫ustin Bieber, Boyfriend

鈥狥rank Ocean, Swim Good

Drake feat. Rihanna, Take Care

鈥狢hris Brown, Turn Up the Music

鈥猆sher, Climax

Best female video

鈥猂ihanna, We Found Love

鈥狵aty Perry, Part of Me

鈥狟eyonce, Love on Top鈥

鈥狽icki Minaj, Starships

鈥猄elena Gomez & The Scene, Love You Like a Love Song

鈥Best pop video

鈥狾ne Direction, What Makes You Beautiful

鈥狥un. feat. Janelle Monae, We Are Young

鈥猂ihanna, We Found Love

鈥狫ustin Bieber, Boyfriend

鈥狹aroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa, Payphone

鈥Best rock video

鈥狢oldplay, Paradise

鈥猅he Black Keys, Lonely Boy

鈥狶inkin Park, Buen it Down

鈥狫ack White, Sixteen Saltines

鈥狪magine Dragons, It's Time

鈥Best electronic dance music video鈥

鈥狣uck Sauce, Big Bad Wolf

鈥狢alvin Harris, Feel So Close

鈥猄krillex, First of the Year (Equinox)

鈥狹artin Solveig, The Night Out

鈥狝vicii, Le7els鈥

Best video with a message

鈥狣emi Lovato, Skyscraper

鈥猂ise Against, Ballad of Hollis Brown

鈥狵elly Clarkson, Dark Side

鈥狦ym Class Heroes, The Fighter