TOMB RAIDER CHALLENGES FOR MTV SUPREMACY
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[ July 22nd 2001 ]

Lara Croft Tomb Raider is set to leave an indelible mark at this years MTV music awards ceremony as Irish rock group U2 and Missy Elliot go head to head for the coveted music award.

U2, whose Elevation music video depicts a battle of the bands as Bono helms a rescue attempt to capture fellow band member the Edge from his evil twin counterpart, have been nominated for "Best Group Video", "Best Video from a Movie", "Best Special Effects Video" and "Best Editing of a Music Video." Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot's baseline track "Get Ur Freak On" leaps into the awards challenge with nominations for "Best Video of the Year", "Best Female Video", "Best Hip Hop Video", "Best Editing Video" and "Best Cinematography in a Video."

Elektras Tomb Raider soundtrack, sporting the industries top recording artists, has stormed the album charts across the world and supports Paramount Pictures Lara Croft: Tomb Raider motion picture which has collected over $200m in ticket sales revenue since its silver screen inception June 15th. Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie teams up with real life father Jon Voight sent on an incredible quest for the Clock Of Ages, a powerful ancient time-traveling device which has the capacity of mass destruction. Although panned by critics across the globe, an aggressive marketing campaign has ensured that Tomb Raider peaks the financial Paramount Summit for 2001 and looks set to challenge this years top earning block busters.