COLDPLAY - COLDPLAY AND GORILLAZ TOP MTV EUROPE NOMINATIONS

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

MOBY

EMINEM

Best Female:

ALICIA KEYS

SHAKIRA

GWEN STEFANI

MISSY ELLIOTT

MARIAH CAREY

Best New Act:

AKON

KAISER CHIEFS

JAMES BLUNT

DANIEL POWTER

RIHANNA

Best Pop:

GWEN STEFANI

GREEN DAY

BLACK EYED PEAS

SHAKIRA

ROBBIE WILLIAMS

Best Rock:

COLDPLAY

GREEN DAY

U2

FOO FIGHTERS

FRANZ FERDINAND

Best Alternative:

THE WHITE STRIPES

BECK

SYSTEM OF A DOWN

BLOC PARTY

GOLDFRAPP

Best R+B:

ALICIA KEYS

MARIAH CAREY

JOHN LEGEND

MARIO

USHER

Best Hip-Hop:

50 CENT

SNOOP DOGG

AKON

MISSY ELLIOTT

KANYE WEST.