The event will be hosted by British comic star Russell Brand for the second year running, and Katy Perry, Ne-Yo and 'Gossip Girl' star Chace Crawford will all present prizes. Pink and Green Day have been confirmed to perform at the ceremony, to be held in New York on September 13, with other acts to follow. The same Eminem track is pitched against Kanye's 'Paranoid' in the Best Special Effects category. Eminem's 'We Made You' and Kanye's 'Love Lockdown' will battle it out to be crowned Video of the Year, Best Male Video and Best Hip-Hop Video. The two singers will battle it out against Britney Spears' 'Womanizer', Eminem for 'We Made You' and Kanye West's 'Love Lockdown' in the Video of the Year category.Īlso competing for Best Female Video are Katy Perry for 'Hot N Cold', Kelly Clarkson with 'My Life Would Suck Without You', Pink's 'So What' and Taylor Swift with 'You Belong To Me'.īritney has scored seven nominations, including Video of the Year and Best Pop Video for 'Womanizer'.Įminem and Kanye have each received four nominations.

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