Not five minutes after Lady Gaga hit headlines with eight gongs and a dress made of meat at the MTV VMAs, the nominations for the MTV Europe Music Awards are announced. Once again Lady Gaga is fronting the pack, but this time she's tied neck and neck with Katy Perry on five nominations each.  The two pop ladies will compete for awards for Best Pop Act, Best Song, Best Female Act and Best Video.

Meanwhile, Eminem is coming in close second with four nominations for Best Song, Best Male Act, Best Hip-Hop and Best Video. The full list of nominations is below.

 

Best Rock
Kings Of Leon
Linkin Park
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Muse
Ozzy Osbourne

 

Best Alternative
Gorillaz
Gossip
Paramore
Vampire Weekend
Arcade Fire

Best Pop
Lady Gaga
Usher
Katy Perry
Miley Cyrus
Rihanna

Best Hip-Hop
T.I.
Eminem
Kanye West
Lil Wayne
Snoop Dogg

Best Live Act
Bon Jovi
Lady Gaga
Muse
Kings of Leon
Linkin Park

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 Male
Eminem
Justin Bieber
Usher
Enrique Iglesias
Kanye West

Best Female
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Miley Cyrus
Shakira
Rihanna

Best New Act
Ke$ha
B.o.B
Jason Derulo
Plan B
Justin Bieber

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 Push Act
Ke$ha
Alexandra Burke
Jason Derulo
Justin Bieber
Selena Gomez and The Scene
B.o.B
The Drums
Professor Green
Hurts
Mike Posner

Best World Stage Performance
Green Day
Muse
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Katy Perry
Gorillaz
Tokio Hotel

Best UK & Ireland Act
Rox
Delphic
Tinie Tempah
Ellie Goulding
Marina & The Diamonds