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Lady Gaga and Katy Perry lead the nominations for this year's MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs), with four each.
Both singers will go head-to-head with Rihanna in the categories for Best Pop, Best Female and Best Song.
Lady Gaga is also nominated for Best Live Act, while Perry is up for Best World Stage Performance.
The 17th annual EMAs will take place at Caja Magica in Madrid on November 7.
Elsewhere, Eminem has been shortlisted for four awards, including Best Song, Best Male and Best Video for his Rihanna-featuring track, 'Love The Way You Lie'.
Joining Lady Gaga in the Best Live act category are Muse, Kings Of Leon, Linkin Park and Bon Jovi.
Ke$ha, B.o.B, Jason Derulo, Plan B and Justin Bieber are all nominated for Best New Act.
Perry and Linkin Park will perform at the ceremony in November.
The EMA 2010 nominations are:
Best Alternative
Gorillaz
Gossip
Paramore
Vampire Weekend
Arcade Fire
Best Hip Hop
T.I.
Eminem
Kanye West
Lil Wayne
Snoop Dogg
Best Song
Usher - OMG
Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg - California Gurls
Eminem feat. Rihanna - Love the Way You Lie
Rihanna - Rude Boy
Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
Best Female
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Miley Cyrus
Shakira
Rihanna
Best Video
Thirty Seconds to Mars - Kings and Queens
Katy Perry - California Gurls
Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce - Telephone
Plan B - Prayin'
Eminem feat Rihanna - Love the Way You Lie
Best World Stage Performance
Green Day
Muse
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Katy Perry
Gorrilaz
Best Rock
Kings Of Leon
Linkin Park
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Muse
Ozzy Osbourne
Best Pop
Lady Gaga
Usher
Katy Perry
Miley Cyrus
Rihanna
Best Live Act
Bon Jovi
Lady Gaga
Muse
Kings of Leon
Linkin Park
Best Male
Eminem
Justin Bieber
Usher
Enrique Iglesias
Kanye West
Best New Act
Ke$ha
B.o.B
Jason Derulo
Plan B
Justin Bieber
MTV EMAs 2009 - Highlights
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