KANYE WEST, EMINEM AND COLDPLAY VIE FOR FOUR AWARDS EACH, GREEN DAY GETS THREE NOMINATIONS WHILE JAY-Z GRABS TWO

The 26th Annual Awards Show Will Broadcast Live From New York City On Sunday, September 13 at 9:00PM, (Live ET/Tape Delayed PT)

MTV today announced the nominees for the "2009 MTV Video Music Awards." The ladies lead the pack as Beyonce and Lady Gaga earn nine nominations each for "Single Ladies (Put A Ring on It)," "Poker Face" and "Paparazzi" respectively. Britney Spears follows with an impressive seven combined nominations for "Womanizer" and "Circus." Jay-Z, Green Day, Eminem, Kanye West and Coldplay will each find themselves vying for several moonmen on the big night. In addition, Latin Grammy award-winning Puerto Rican duo Wisin Y Yandel, rapper Drake and rockers Kings of Leon are a few of the artists who have received their first VMA nomination. Included in the impressive line-up of first-time nominees is rapper Asher Roth who finds himself up against one of today's most notorious artists Eminem, in the "Best Hip-Hop" category. As previously announced, Russell Brand will host and set to perform are Green Day, P!nk, Taylor Swift and Muse. Katy Perry, Ne-Yo and Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford are confirmed presenters. The "2009 MTV Video Music Awards" will air live on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 9PM (Live ET/Tape delayed PT) and on Sunday, September 20 at 5pm ET with Spanish subtitles on MTV Tr3s. MTV will announce additional performers, nominees and presenters on a later date.

"I'm excited and honored to be tied for most nominated for the VMAs. I've been blessed this year to have 'Single Ladies' become a video people really connected with and responded to. I've spent so much time watching all the great versions people created all around the world. It's beautiful to feel you touch people and bring a song to life with a video." - Beyonce

"After years of hustle in New York City, where we made our art videos in bars, myself and the Haus of Gaga are honored to receive 9 nominations for the 2009 VMAs. We believe in the immensity and the promise of 'showbiz' and will continue to give it mouth-to-mouth, till its vomiting return. All you need is a camcorder, a flashlight, and one truly GREAT idea. Thank you MTV for being our video flagship, and for supporting this bunch of inspired kids, who love to get wasted and make art, together."- Lady Gaga and the Haus

Viewers can vote for general VMAs categories, including "Best New Artist," by visiting vma.mtv.com beginning Tuesday, August 4. "Best New Artist" voting continues through the show, live on September 13. In addition, Verizon Wireless subscribers can vote by texting VMA to 97979 (standard message rates apply.)

MTV, Pepsi and Rock Band™ have created a new category at this year's VMAs, "Best Performance in a Pepsi Rock Band Video" that allows fans, for the first time, to win their very own Moonman. This summer, contestants entered their original Rock Band™ music videos, which fans will then vote on to select the ultimate winner. Viewers can help decide which band will travel to the "2009 MTV Video Music Awards," walk the red carpet, receive their Moonman, and be featured in an MTV produced promotional spot airing the night of the show by logging on to www.PepsiRockBand.com from August 8 - September 1.

Following are the nominees for the "2009 MTV Video Music Awards":

2009 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES
	VIDEO OF THE YEAR
	Beyonce		Lady Gaga
	Title: Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)		Title: Poker Face
	Album: I AM...SASHA FIERCE		Album: The Fame
	Director: Jake Nava		Director: Ray Kay
	Label: Music World Music/Columbia		Label: Interscope
	Production Company: Anonymous Content		Production Company: Rockhard Films
	Producer: John Winter		Producer: Jil Hardin
	Eminem		Kanye West
	Title: We Made You		Title: Love Lockdown
	Album: Relapse		Album: 808's and Heartbreak
	Director: Joseph Kahn		Director: Simon Henwood
	Label: Interscope		Label: hiphopsince1978/Roc-A-Fella
	Production Company: HSI Productions		Production Company: HSI Productions
	Producer: Mary Ann Tanedo		Producer: Hagai Shaham
	Britney Spears
	Title: Womanizer
	Album: Circus
	Director: Joseph Kahn
	Label: Jive/Zomba Label Group
	Production Company: HSI Productions
	Producer: Mary Ann Tanedo
	BEST NEW ARTIST
	Lady Gaga		Drake
	Title: Poker Face		Title: Best I Ever Had
	Album: The Fame		Album: So Far Gone Mixtape
	Director: Ray Kay		Director: Kanye West
	Label: Interscope		Label: Young Money/ Universal Republic
	Production Company: Rockhard Films		Production Company: GhostTown Media
	Producer: Jil Hardin		Producer: Justin Benoliel
	3OH!3		Kid Cudi
	Title: Don't Trust Me		Title: Day N'Nite
	Album: Want		Album: Man On The Moon
	Director: Steve Jocz		Director: SoMe
	Label: Photo Finish Records		Label: G.O.O.D Music/Fool's Gold
	Production Company: Dignity & Shame		Production Company: Snoop Talk
	Producer: Travis Kopach		Producer: Stuart Leed
	Asher Roth
	Title: I Love College
	Album: Asleep in the Bread Aisle
	Director: Jay Lia/Scooter Braun
	Label: SRC/Universal
	Motown/Schoolboy
	Production Company: Soundis Azaiz
	Producer: Jonathan Lia Pruductions
	BEST MALE VIDEO
	Eminem		Kanye West
	Title: We Made You		Title: Love Lockdown
	Album: Relapse		Album: 808's and Heartbreak
	Director: Joseph Kahn		Director: Simon Henwood
	Label: Interscope		Label: hiphopsince1978/Roc-A-Fella
	Production Company: HSI Productions		Production Company: HSI Productions
	Producer: Mary Ann Tanedo		Producer: Hagai Shaham
	Jay-Z		T.I. featuring Rihanna
	Title: D.O.A (Death of Auto-Tune)		Title: Live Your Life
	Album: The Blueprint 3		Album: Paper Trail
	Director: Anthony Mandler		Director: Anthony Mandler
	Label: Roc Nation		Label: Atlantic Records
	Production Company: Les Enfants		Production Company: Les Enfants
	Terribles		Terribles
	Producer: Ciarro Pardo		Producer: Gina Leonard
	Ne-Yo
	Title: Miss Independent
	Album: The Year of the Gentleman
	Director: Chris Robinson
	Label: Def Jam
	Production Company: Robot Films
	Producer: Megan Gutman
	BEST FEMALE VIDEO
	Katy Perry		Beyonce
	Title: Hot n Cold		Title: Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
	Album: One of The Boys		Album: I AM...SASHA FIERCE
	Director: Alan Ferguson		Director: Jake Nava
	Label: Capitol Records		Label: Music World Music/Columbia
	Production Company: Frank The		Production Company: Anonymous Content
	Plumber/Anonymous Content
	Producer: Melissa Larsen		Producer: John Winter
	Kelly Clarkson		Lady Gaga
	Title: My Life Would Suck Without You		Title: Poker Face
	Album: All I Ever Wanted		Album: The Fame
	Director: Wayne Isham		Director: Ray Kay
	Label: RCA		Label: Interscope
	Production Company: Razor Factory		Production Company: Rockhard Films
	Producer: Craig Fanning		Producer: Jil Hardin
	Taylor Swift		P!nk
	Title: You Belong With Me		Title: So What
	Album: Fearless		Album: Funhouse
	Director: Roman White		Director: Dave Meyers
	Label: Big Machine Records		Label: LaFace Records
	Production Company: Revolution Pictures		Production Company: Radical Media
	Producer: Randy Brewer		Producer: Derek Roberto
	BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
	Eminem		Kanye West
	Title: We Made You		Title: Love Lockdown
	Album: Relapse		Album: 808's and Heartbreak
	Director: Joseph Kahn		Director: Simon Henwood
	Label: Interscope		Label: hiphopsince1978/Roc-A-Fella
	Production Company: HSI Productions		Production Company: HSI Productions
	Producer: Mary Ann Tanedo		Producer: Hagai Shaham
	Jay-Z		Asher Roth
	Title: D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)		Title: I Love College
	Album: The Blueprint 3		Album: Asleep in the Bread Aisle
	Director: Anthony Mandler		Director: Jay Lia/Scooter Braun
	Label: Roc Nation		Label: SRC/Universal Motown/Schoolboy
	Production Company: Les Enfants		Production Company: Soundis Azaiz
	Terribles
	Producer: Ciarro Pardo		Producer: Jonathan Lia Pruductions
	Flo Rida
	Title: Right Round
	Album: R.O.O.T.S.
	Director: Malcolm Jones
	Label: Atlantic Records/Poe Boy Ent.
	Production Company: Jason Valens
	Producer: Cafe 451
	BEST POP VIDEO
	Beyonce		Lady Gaga
	Title: Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)		Title: Poker Face
	Album: I AM...SASHA FIERCE		Album: The Fame
	Director: Jake Nava		Director: Ray Kay
	Label: Music World Music/Columbia		Label: Interscope
	Production Company: Anonymous Content		Production Company: Rockhard Films
	Producer: John Winter		Producer: Jil Hardin
	Britney Spears		Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester
	Title: Womanizer		Title: Good Girls Go Bad
	Album: Circus		Album: Hot Mess
	Director: Joseph Kahn		Director: Kai Regan
	Label: Jive/Zomba Label Group		Label: Fueled By Ramen/DecayDance
	Production Company: HSI Productions		Production Company: East Pleasant Pictures
	Producer: Mary Ann Tanedo		Producer: Xander Strohm
	Wisin y Yandel
	Title: Abusadora
	Album: La Revolucion
	Director: Jessy Terrero
	Label: Machete Music
	Production Company: Terrero Films
	Producer: Josh Goldstein
	BEST ROCK VIDEO
	Coldplay		Kings of Leon
	Title: Viva La Vida		Title: Use Somebody
	Album: Viva La Vida		Album: Only By the Night
	Director: Hype Williams		Director: Sophie Muller
	Label: Capitol		Label: RCA
	Production Company: Naailia Entertainment		Production Company: Oil Factory
	Producer: Hype Williams		Producer: Grant Jue
	Green Day		Fall Out Boy
	Title: 21 Guns		Title: I Don't Care
	Album: 21(st) Century Breakdown		Album: Folie A Deux
	Director: Marc Webb		Director: Alan Ferguson Hemingway
	Label: Reprise Records		Label: Island
	Production Company: DNA Inc		Production Company: Frank The Plumber
	Producer: Michael Angelos		Producer: Melissa Larsen
	Paramore
	Title: Decode
	Album: Twilight, Original Motion
	Picture Soundtrack
	Director: Shane Drake
	Label: Atlantic/Fueled By Ramen/Chop Shop
	Production Company: Red Van Pictures
	Producer: Brandon Bonfiglio
	BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
	Beyonce		Britney Spears
	Title: Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)		Title: Circus
	Album: I AM...SASHA FIERCE		Album: Circus
	Director: Jake Nava		Director: Francis Lawrence
	Label: Music World Music/Columbia		Label: Jive Records
	Production Company: Anonymous Content		Production Company: DNA Inc
	Producer: John Winter		Producer: Heather Heller
	Choreographer: Jaquel Knight & Frank Gatson Jr.		Choreographer: Andre Fuentes
	Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake		AR Rahman & Pussy Cat Dolls
			featuring Nicole Scherzinger
	Title: Love Sex Magic		Title: Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)
	Album: Fantasy Ride		Album: Doll Domination 2.0
	Director: Diane Martel		Director: Thomas Kloss
	Label: LaFace Records/Zomba Label Group		Label: Interscope
	Production Company: HSI Productions		Production Company: DNA Inc
	Producer: Jil Hardin		Producer: Michael Angelos
	Choreographer: Jamaica Craft & "Marty" James Martin Kudelka		Choreographer: Robin Antin & Mikey Minden
	Kristina DeBarge
	Title: Goodbye
	Album: Exposed
	Director: Ray Kay
	Label: Island/Def Jam
	Production Company: Rockhard Films
	Producer: Nicole Acacio
	Choreographer: Jamaica Craft
	BEST DIRECTION
	Beyonce		Lady Gaga
	Title: Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)		Title: Paparazzi
	Album: I AM...SASHA FIERCE		Album: The Fame
	Director: Jake Nava		Director: Jonas Akerlund
	Label: Music World Music/Columbia		Label: Interscope/Konlive/Streamline
	Production Company: Anonymous Content		Production Company: Factory Films Ltd.
	Producer: John Winter		Producer: Steven Johnson
	Green Day		Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester
	Title: 21 Guns		Title: Good Girls Go Bad
	Album: 21(st) Century Breakdown		Album: Hot Mess
	Director: Marc Webb		Director: Kai Regan
	Label: Reprise Records		Label: Fueled By Ramen/DecayDance
	Production Company: DNA Inc		Production Company: East Pleasant Pictures
	Producer: Michael Angelos		Producer: Xander Strohm
	Britney Spears
	Title: Circus
	Album: Circus
	Director: Francis Lawrence
	Label: Jive Records
	Production Company: DNA Inc
	Producer: Heather Heller
	BEST EDITING
	Beyonce		Britney Spears
	Title: Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)		Title: Circus
	Album: I AM...SASHA FIERCE		Album: Circus
	Director: Jake Nava		Director: Francis Lawrence
	Label: Music World Music/Columbia		Label: Jive Records
	Production Company: Anonymous		Production Company: DNA Inc
	Content
	Producer: John Winter		Producer: Heather Heller
	Editor: Jarrett Fijal		Editor: Jarrett Fijal
	Miley Cyrus		Coldplay
	7 Things		Title: Viva La Vida
	Album: Breakout		Album: Viva La Vida
	Director: Brett Ratner		Director: Hype Williams
	Label: Hollywood Records		Label: Capitol
	Production Company: HSI Productions		Production Company: Naailia Entertainment
	Producer: Skot Bradford		Producer: Hype Williams
	Editor: Jarrett Fijal		Editor: Hype Williams
	Lady Gaga
	Title: Paparazzi
	Album: The Fame
	Director: Jonas Akerlund
	Label: Interscope/Konlive/Streamline
	Production Company: Factory Films Ltd.
	Producer: Steven Johnson
	Editor: Danny Tull & Jonas Akerlund
	BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
	Beyonce		Gnarls Barkley
	Title: Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)		Title: Who's Gonna Save My Soul
	Album: I AM...SASHA FIERCE		Album: The Odd Couple
	Director: Jake Nava		Director: Chris Milk
	Label: Music World Music/Columbia		Label: Atlantic Records/Downtown
	Production Company: Anonymous Content		Production Company: Radical Media Inc
	Producer: John Winter		Producer: Anne Johnson
	Special Effects: VFX Effects/Louis Mackall V		Special Effects: Gradient Effects/Image-Metrics
	Lady Gaga		Eminem
	Title: Paparazzi		Title: We Made You
	Album: The Fame		Album: Relapse
	Director: Jonas Akerlund		Director: Joseph Kahn
	Label: Interscope/Konlive/Streamline		Label: Interscope
	Production Company: Factory Films Ltd.		Production Company: HSI Productions
	Producer: Steven Johnson		Producer: Mary Ann Tanedo
	Special Effects: Chimney Pot		Special Effects: Ingenuity Engine
	Kanye West ft Mr. Hudson
	Title: Paranoid
	Album: 808's and Heartbreak
	Director: NABIL
	Label: hiphopsince1978/Roc-A-Fella
	Production Company: Partizan
	Producer: Justin Benoliel and Kathleen Heffernan
	Special Effects: Wizardflex
	BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
	Beyonce		Coldplay
	Title: Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)		Title: Viva La Vida
	Album: I AM...SASHA FIERCE		Album: Viva La Vida
	Director: Jake Nava		Director: Hype Williams
	Label: Music World Music/Columbia		Label: Capitol
	Production Company: Anonymous Content		Production Company: Naailia Entertainment
	Producer: John Winter		Producer: Hype Williams
	Cinematographer: Jim Fealy		Cinematographer: John Perez
	Lady Gaga		Green Day
	Title: Paparazzi		Title: 21 Guns
	Album: The Fame		Album: 21(st) Century Breakdown
	Director: Jonas Akerlund		Director: Marc Webb
	Label: Interscope/Konlive/Streamline		Label: Reprise Records
	Production Company: Factory Features		Production Company: DNA Inc
	Producer: Steven Johnson		Producer: Michael Angelos
	Cinematographer: Eric Broms		Cinematographer: Jonathan Sela
	Britney Spears
	Title: Circus
	Album: Circus
	Director: Francis Lawrence
	Label: Jive Records
	Production Company: DNA Inc
	Producer: Heather Heller
	Cinematographer: Thomas Kloss
	BEST ART DIRECTION
	Beyonce		Britney Spears
	Title: Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)		Title: Circus
	Album: I AM...SASHA FIERCE		Album: Circus
	Director: Jake Nava		Director: Francis Lawrence
	Label: Music World Music/Columbia		Label: Jive Records
	Production Company: Anonymous Content		Production Company: DNA Inc
	Producer: John Winter		Producer: Heather Heller
	Art Director: Niamh Byrne		Art Director: Laura Fox & Charles Varga
	Lady Gaga		Gnarls Barkley
	Title: Paparazzi		Title: Who's Gonna Save My Soul
	Album: The Fame		Album: The Odd Couple
	Director: Jonas Akerlund		Director: Chris Milk
	Label: Interscope/Konlive/Streamline		Label: Atlantic Records/Downtown
	Production Company: Factory Features		Production Company: Radical Media Inc
	Producer: Steven Johnson		Producer: Anne Johnson
	Art Director: Jason Hamilton		Art Director: Zach Matthews
	Coldplay
	Title: Viva La Vida
	Album: Viva La Vida
	Director: Hype Williams
	Label: Capitol
	Production Company: Naailia Entertainment
	Producer: Hype Williams
	Art Director: Gregory De Maria
	BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO
	Death Cab For Cutie		Gnarls Barkley
	Title: Grapevine Fires		Title: Who's Gonna Save My Soul
	Album: Narrow Stairs		Album: The Odd Couple
	Director: Walter Robot		Director: Chris Milk
	Label: Atlantic		Label: Atlantic Records/Downtown
	Production Company: Merge @ Crossroads		Production Company: Radical Media
	Producer: Walter Robot		Producer: Anne Johnson
	Cold War Kids		Anjulie
	Title: I've Seen Enough		Title: Boom
	Album: Loyalty to Loyalty		Album: Anjulie
	Director: Vern Moan		Director: Adria Petty
	Label: Downtown Records		Label: Concord
	Production Company: Vern Moon		Production Company: Harves
	Producer: Vern Moon		Producer: Scott Howard
	Chairlift
	Title: Evident Utensil		Bat For Lashes
	Album: Does You Inspire You		Title: Daniel
	Director: Ray Tintori		Album: Two Suns
	Label: Columbia/Kanine Records		Director: Johan Renck
	Production Company: Court 13 Omnimedia		Label: Astralwerks
	Producer: Bob Weisz		Production Company: RAF/RSA Film
			Producer: Eva Templeman
	Major Lazer		Passion Pit
	Title: Hold The Line		Title: The Reeling
	Album: Guns Don't Kill People Lazers Do		Album: Manners
	Director: Ferry Gouw		Director: Humble
	Label: Downtown Records		Label: Columbia/Frenchkiss Records
	Production Company: Ferry Gouw		Production Company: Humble
	Producer: Ferry Gouw		Producer: Kim Koby
	Matt & Kim		Yeah Yeah Yeahs
	Title: Lessons Learned		Title: Heads Will Roll
	Album: Grand		Album: It's Blitz!
	Director: Taylor Cohen & Otto		Director: Richard Ayoade
	Arsenault
	Label: Fader		Label: D G C/Interscope
	Production Company: FVNMO		Production Company: Warp Films
	Producer: Taylor Cohen, Otto Arsenault		Producer: Jon Adams
BEST VIDEO (THAT SHOULD HAVE WON A MOONMAN)
	U2		Dr Dre
	Title: Where The Streets Have No Name		Title: Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang
	Album: Joshua Tree		Album: The Chronic
	Director: Miert Avis		Director: Andre Young (Dr. Dre)
	Label: Island		Label: Interscope/The Atlantic Group
	Beastie Boys		Bjork
	Title: Sabotage		Title: Human Behavior
	Album: III Communication		Album: Debut
	Director: Spike Jonze		Director: Michel Gondry
	Label: Grand Royal/Capitol Records		Label: Elektra Entertainment
	Radiohead		George Michael
	Title: Karma Police		Title: Freedom
	Album: OK Computer		Album: Listen Without Prejudice Vol.1
	Director: Jonathan Glazer		Director: David Fincher
	Label: Capitol Records		Label: Columbia Records
	Foo Fighters		Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
	Title: Everlong		Title: Into The Great Wide Open
	Album: The Colour And The Shape		Album: Into The Great Wide Open
	Director: Michel Gondry		Director: Jeff Stein
	Label: Capitol Records/Roswell		Label: MCA Records
	OK Go		David Lee Roth
	Title: Here It Goes Again		Title: California Girls
	Album: Oh No		Album: Crazy From The Heat
	Director: OK GO & Trish Sie		Director: Pete Angelus and David Lee Roth
	Label: Capitol Records		Label: Warner Bros. Records

Shugoll Research and Telescope are the Official Business Advisors of the "2009 MTV Video Music Awards" Nominee and Winner Voting periods.

Jesse Ignjatovic/Den of Thieves is the Executive Producer for the "2009 MTV Video Music Awards." Dave Sirulnick is Executive Producer. Garrett English is co-Executive Producer/Executive in Charge of Production. Amy Doyle is co-Executive Producer. Joanna Bomberg is Executive in Charge of Music and Talent. Jen Jones is Producer. Hamish Hamilton is Director. Robin Reinhardt-Locke is Celebrity Talent Executive.

Official sponsors of the "2009 MTV Video Music Awards" are 5 Gum, Febreze, Pepsi, Rhapsody , Sears, Taco Bell , U.S. Army and Verizon Wireless.

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