Coldplay, Gorillaz, Green Day and Gwen Stefani are leading the nominations at this year's (05) MTV Europe Music Awards.
The YELLOW hitmakers, fronted by Chris Martin, are up for five gongs, including Best Group, Best Song for SPEED OF SOUND, Best Album for X+Y, Best Rock and Best UK And Ireland Act, at the 3 November (05) bash in Lisbon, Portugal.
Damon Albarn's cartoon group are fighting for Best Song and Best Video for Feel Good Inc, Best Group and Best UK And Ireland Act, while punk trio Green Day have received nods in four categories, including Best Album for AMERICAN IDIOT, Best Group, Best Pop and Best Rock.
American beauty GWEN STEFANI is also up for four accolades - Best Album for LOVE MUSIC ANGEL BABY, Best Video for WHAT YOU WAITING FOR?, Best Female and Best Pop.
The audience on the night will be entertained with performances by Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Robbie Williams and THE Black Eyed Peas, while the show will be hosted by ALI G comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's Kazakhstani alter ego Borat SAGDIYEV.
The main nominees are:
Best Album:
GREEN DAY - AMERICAN IDIOT
GWEN STEFANI - LOVE MUSIC ANGEL BABY
COLDPLAY - X+Y
U2 - HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB
50 CENT - THE MASSACRE
Best Song:
GORILLAZ - FEEL GOOD INC
COLDPLAY - SPEED OF SOUND
James Blunt - YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL
THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS - GALVANISE
Snoop Dogg FT JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE - SIGNS
Best Video:
GWEN STEFANI - WHAT YOU WAITING FOR?
THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS - BELIEVE
Beck - E-PRO
RAMMSTEIN - KEINE LUST
GORILLAZ - FEEL GOOD INC
Best Group:
COLDPLAY
GREEN DAY
U2
BLACK EYED PEAS
GORILLAZ
Best Male:
50 CENT
ROBBIE WILLIAMS
SNOOP DOGG
Best Female:
GWEN STEFANI
Best New Act:
JAMES BLUNT
Best Pop:
GWEN STEFANI
GREEN DAY
BLACK EYED PEAS
SHAKIRA
ROBBIE WILLIAMS
Best Rock:
COLDPLAY
GREEN DAY
U2
FOO FIGHTERS
Best Alternative:
THE White Stripes
BECK
Best R+B:
ALICIA KEYS
MARIAH CAREY
Best Hip-Hop:
50 CENT
SNOOP DOGG
AKON
MISSY ELLIOTT