It's Ladies Night as Katy Perry and Lady Gaga Lead the Race With Five Nominations Each at the 2010 MTV EMAs

It's Ladies Night as Katy Perry and Lady Gaga Lead the Race With Five Nominations Each at the 2010 MTV EMAs

LONDON, September 20, 2010/PRNewswire/ --

- Katy Perry and Linkin Park Confirmed to Perform Live in Madrid

- http://www.mtvema.com

MTV Networks International (MTVNI), owned by Viacom Inc (NYSE:
VIA, VIA.B) today reveals this year's nominations for the 2010 EMAs, MTV's
annual celebration of contemporary music and youth culture. Set to take place
at Caja Magica in Madrid, the 17th annual EMAs will broadcast live on MTV
channels across the globe from Sunday 7th November 2010, 21:00 CET. The 2010
MTV EMAs are sponsored by the new Suzuki Swift, Calvin Klein Jeans and Dell.

Two previous EMA winners are confirmed to perform on Sunday
7th November as part of the 2010 MTV EMAs. Pop superstar, Katy Perry and rock
gods Linkin Park will be taking the stage, live in Madrid.

Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Rihanna go head to head in the Best
Pop, Best Female and Best Song categories while Gaga is also celebrating a
nod for Best Live Act and Katy Perry is up for Best World Stage Performance.

Elsewhere in the nominations list, released today, Eminem
cements his reclaimed Hip Hop crown with four nominations including Best
Song, Best Male and Best Video for his amazing Rihanna collaboration, "Love
the Way You Lie."

British stadium rockers Muse along with Thirty Seconds to
Mars, Linkin Park and Kings of Leon find themselves up against the Prince of
Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, while pop phenomenon Justin Bieber, Ke$ha, B.o.B,
Plan B and Jason Derulo go all out in competition for Best New Act.

The full list of nominations is below:

Best Rock Best Alternative
Kings Of Leon Gorillaz
Linkin Park Gossip
Thirty Seconds to Mars Paramore
Muse Vampire Weekend
Ozzy Osbourne Arcade Fire

Best Pop Best Hip Hop
Lady Gaga T.I.
Usher Eminem
Katy Perry Kanye West
Miley Cyrus Lil Wayne
Rihanna Snoop Dogg

Best Live Act Best Song
Bon Jovi Usher - OMG
Lady Gaga Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg - California Gurls
Muse Eminem feat. Rihanna - Love the Way You Lie
Kings of Leon Rihanna - Rude Boy
Linkin Park Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

Best Male Best Female
Eminem Lady Gaga
Justin Bieber Katy Perry
Usher Miley Cyrus
Enrique Iglesias Shakira
Kanye West Rihanna

Best New Act Best Video
Ke$ha Thirty Seconds to Mars - Kings and Queens
B.o.B Katy Perry - California Gurls
Jason Derulo Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce - Telephone
Plan B Plan B - Prayin'
Justin Bieber Eminem feat Rihanna - Love the Way You Lie

Best Push Act Best World Stage Performance
Ke$ha Green Day
Alexandra Burke Muse
Jason Derulo Thirty Seconds to Mars
Justin Bieber Katy Perry
Selena Gomez and The Scene
Gorrilaz
B.o.B Tokio Hotel
The Drums
Professor Green
Hurts
Mike Posner

MTV EMA 2010 Regional Nominations:

ARTIST REGION VIDEO
Edo Maajka ADRIA Ove Godine
Gibonni ADRIA Zed Jam
Leeloojamais ADRIA Still I Try
Negative ADRIA Daj Mi Ritam
Gramophonedzie ADRIA Why Don't You
Mohammed Hamaki ARABIA Ahla Haga Feki
Khaled Selim ARABIA Kan fein
Joseph Attieh ARABIA Marmoum
Charlie Straight CZECH & SLOVAK Your House
Rytmus CZECH & SLOVAK Verejny Nepriatel
Aneta Langerova CZECH & SLOVAK V Bezvetri
Ewa Farna CZECH & SLOVAK Maska
Marek Ztraceny CZECH & SLOVAK Levna instituce
Medina DENMARK Vi To
Turboweekend DENMARK Trouble Is
Rasmus Seebach DENMARK Lidt I Fem
Alphabeat DENMARK Heat Wave
Burhan G DENMARK Mest Ondt
Chisu FINLAND BADEN-BADEN
Jenni Vartiainen FINLAND NETTIIN
Amorphis FINLAND HOUSE OF SLEEP
Fintelligens FINLAND MIKA BOOGIE
Stamina FINLAND PAKKOLASKU
Pony Pony Run Run FRANCE Hey You
Sexion d'Assaut FRANCE Desole
David Guetta FRANCE Memories
Ben l'Oncle Soul FRANCE Seven Nation Army
Phoenix FRANCE Lisztomania
Xavier Naidoo GERMANY Alles kann besser werden
Unheilig GERMANY Geboren um zu Leben
Jan Delay GERMANY Disko
Sido GERMANY Der Himmel soll warten
(Feat. Adel Tawil)
Gentleman GERMANY To The Top
Myron Stratis GREECE Oxi ego
Melisses GREECE Kryfa
STAVENTO GREECE San erthei i mera
Sakis Rouvas GREECE Spase to hrono
Vegas GREECE Tous ponaei
The Van Jets Dutch/Belgian Down Below
The Opposites Dutch/Belgian Licht uit
Caro Emerald Dutch/Belgian A Night Like This
Waylon Dutch/Belgian Happy Song
Stromae Dutch/Belgian Alors On Danse
NEMJUCI HUNGARY Runaway
KISCSILLAG HUNGARY Orokre
NEO HUNGARY Serial Killer
HOSOK HUNGARY Aki velunk
THE KOLIN HUNGARY San Francisco
Hadag Nahash ISRAEL Shir Nehama
(Consolation Song)
Infected Mushroom ISRAEL Smashing The Opponent
Ivri Lider ISRAEL Jesse
Karolina ISRAEL Sorry Charlie
Sarit Hadad ISRAEL Do You Love Me
Malika Ayane ITALY Satisfy My Soul
Dari ITALY Piu di te
Marco Mengoni ITALY Stanco (Deeper Inside)
Sonohra ITALY Good Luck My Friend
Nina Zilli ITALY L'Uomo Che Ama Le Donne
Lars Vaular NORWAY Rett Opp Og Ned
Karpe Diem NORWAY Byduer I Dur
Tommy T NORWAY About That Girl
Casiokids NORWAY En Vill En
Susanne Sundf0r NORWAY The Brothel
Hey POLAND Kto tam? Kto jest w
srodku?
Mrozu POLAND Miliony Monet
Tede POLAND Glam Rap (feat. Natalia
Lesz)
Agnieszka Chylinska POLAND Wybaczam Ci
Afromental POLAND Radio Song
Diabo na Cruz PORTUGAL Dona Ligeirinha
Legendary Tiger Man PORTUGAL These Boots (feat. Maria)
Orelha Negra PORTUGAL A Cura
Deolinda PORTUGAL Um Contra Outro
Nu Soul Family PORTUGAL This Is For My People
Connect- R ROMANIA Burning Love
Inna ROMANIA Amazing
Dan Balan ROMANIA Chica Bomb
DeepCentral ROMANIA In Love
Edward Maya ROMANIA Stereo Love
A-studio RUSSIA "Urban"
Serebro RUSSIA "Ne vremia"
Dima Bilan RUSSIA Safety
Timati RUSSIA "Skolko stoit lyubov
(SSL)"
Noize MC RUSSIA "Mizantrop-rap"
SFDK SPAIN S.E.V.I.L.L.A
Najwa Nimri SPAIN El Ultimo Primate
Lori Meyers SPAIN Mi realidad
Mala Rodriguez SPAIN Dirty Bailarina (No
pidas perdon)
Enrique Iglesias SPAIN I Like It
Lazee SWEDEN Calling Out
Robyn SWEDEN Dancing On My Own
Kent SWEDEN Idioter
Miike Snow SWEDEN Silvia
Swedish House Mafia SWEDEN One
Greis SWITZERLAND So Leid
Baschi SWITZERLAND Unsterblich
Lunik SWITZERLAND People Hurt People
Marc Sway SWITZERLAND Losing
Stefanie Heinzmann SWITZERLAND No One
Rox UK My Baby Left Me
Delphic UK Counterpoint
Tinie Tempah UK Frisky
Ellie Goulding UK Starry Eyed
Marina & The Diamonds UK Hollywood
Alyosha UKRAINE Sweet People
Antibodies UKRAINE Take Your All
Dio.filmy UKRAINE Mne uje 20
Kryhitka UKRAINE Epicentr
Max Barskih UKRAINE Agonia

To vote for your favourite EMA artists, please go to
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Notes to Editors

Vote for Best Regional Act at http://www.mtvema.com Voting
closes Monday 18th October and the winner from each region will enter the
shortlist for Best European Act, also through mtvema.com.

Winner of Best European Act, Best Push Act and Best World
Stage Performance will be announced online at http://www.mtvema.com during
the 2010 MTV EMAs on Sunday 7th November 2010.

The 2010 MTV EMAs is executive produced by Richard Godfrey and Jane
Fraser. Co-executive producer is Bruce Gillmer with Debbie Philips as
producer, Raffaele Sangiovanni as executive in charge of production, line
producer Sil Mcllveen and director Paul Shyvers. The 2010 MTV EMAs is an MTV
Italia S.r.l - 360degreesPlaymaker Production for MTV NETWOKS EUROPE"

(c) MTV NETWORKS EUROPE 2010 - All rights reserved

About MTV Networks International

MTV Networks International (MTVNI) includes the premier multimedia
entertainment brands MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, MTVNHD, Tr3s: MTV, Musica y Mas,
TMF (The Music Factory), VIVA, Comedy Central and Game One. MTV Networks'
brands are seen globally in 645 million households in 161 territories and 34
languages via 165 locally programmed and operated TV channels and more than
500 digital media properties. The company's diverse holdings also include
interests in television syndication, digital media, publishing, home video,
licensing & merchandising and feature films. MTV Networks International is a
unit of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B).

About Suzuki

The Suzuki Motor Corporation with headquarters in Hamamatsu
(Japan) is the leading international manufacturer of small automobiles and
the 10th largest car manufacturer of the world. Founded in 1909, Suzuki today
employs about 51,500 people around the world and has business activities in
196 countries and regions and production bases in 23 different countries and
regions. In the fiscal year 2009/10 Suzuki posted 2.47 trillion Yen (18.8
billion Euro*) net sales and 79.4 billion Yen (605.03 million Euro*)
operating income. Its global sales reached 2.35 million automobiles and 3.02
million motorcycles and ATV. With its three lines of business - automobiles,
motorcycles and outboard motors - Suzuki embodies a unique "Way of Life!"
that stands for the brand values "excitement", "straightforward", "value",
"sporty" and "spirit".

(* Exchange rate: 131.18 Yen/Euro)

About Calvin Klein, Inc.

Calvin Klein, Inc. is one of the leading fashion design and
marketing studios in the world. It designs and markets women's and men's
designer collection apparel and a range of other products that are
manufactured and marketed through an extensive network of licensing
agreements and other arrangements worldwide. Brands/lifestyles include Calvin
Klein Collection, ck Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein Jeans, and
Calvin Klein Underwear. Product lines under the various Calvin Klein brands
include apparel, accessories, shoes, sleepwear, hosiery, socks, swimwear,
belts, eyewear, watches, jewelry, coats, suits, fragrances, and cosmetics, as
well as products for the home. For more information, visit
http://www.calvinklein.com.

About Dell:

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers worldwide
innovative technology, business solutions and services they trust and value.
For more information, visit http://www.dell.com.

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