Lady Gaga and Kings of Leon have been nominated for five MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs).
The singer and the band will both compete for Best Song, for 'Poker Face’ and 'Use Somebody’ respectively, Best Live Act and Best World Stage Performance, with Gaga also nominated for Best Female and Best New Act, while Kings of Leon are also up for the Best Group and Best Rock prizes.
Beyonce Knowles follows them in the nominations list, receiving nods in four categories, while Eminem and Green Day are each up for three accolades.
American artists dominate the shortlists, with Jay-Z, Katy Perry, Kanye West and Black Eyed Peas each named in two categories.
U2 are the only non-American stars to receive more than one nomination, competing for Best Live Act and Best Rock.
British singer Leona Lewis, 'American Idiot’ hitmakers Green Day and German group Tokio Hotel will perform live at this year’s ceremony, which takes place in Berlin, Germany, on November 5.
MTV viewers can vote for the winners in 11 of the 13 categories via website www.mtvema.com.
The nominees for Best European Act are yet to be revealed.

MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) 2009 full list of nominations:

Best Song:
Beyonce Knowles - 'Halo'
Black Eyed Peas - 'I Got A Feeling'
David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland – 'When Love Takes Over’
Kings of Leon – 'Use Somebody’
Lady Gaga - 'Pokerface'

Best Male:
Eminem
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Mika
Robbie Williams

Best Live Act:
Beyonce Knowles
Green Day
Kings of Leon
Lady Gaga
U2

Best Urban:
Ciara
Eminem
Jay-Z
Kanye West
TI

Best Group:
Black Eyed Peas
Green Day
Jonas Brothers
Kings of Leon
Tokio Hotel

Best Rock:
Foo Fighters
Green Day
Kings of Leon
Linkin Park
U2

Best New Act:
Daniel Merriweather
La Roux
Lady Gaga
Pixie Lott
Taylor Swift

Best Alternative:
Muse
Paramore
Placebo
The Killers
The Prodigy

Best Female:
Beyonce Knowles
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Leona Lewis
Shakira

Best Video:
Beyonce Knowles – 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)’
Britney Spears – 'Circus’
Eminem – 'We Made You’
Katy Perry – 'Waking up in Vegas’
Shakira – 'She Wolf’

Best World Stage Performance:
Coldplay
Kid Rock
Kings of Leon
Lady Gaga
Linkin Park

Best Push Artist:
Daniel Merriweather
Hockey
La Roux
Little Boots
Metro Station
Pixie Lott
The Veronicas
White Lies

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