MTV Europe VMAs 2009 Nominees – U2, La Roux Fly Flag

September 21, 2009 by Dave Parrack

After the highly controversial MTV VMAs over in the States, which saw Russel Brand’s aggressive presenting style completely overshadowed by Kanye West’s show of douchebaggery, comes the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards.

Let’s hope Kanye doesn’t show up for this one, although seeing as no one in Europe had heard of Taylor Swift until she came face to face with him there’s unlikely to be a repeat of the incident.

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Rather than focus on European acts, the MTV Europe Music Awards seems to be full of U.S. acts, which kind of makes me wonder why MTV bother having a separate awards ceremony for the continent. Regardless, MTV does bother, and the British acts up for awards this year include La Roux, U2, Pixie Lott, Leona Lewis, Muse, Mika, Robbie Williams, and Coldplay.

The ceremony will be held in Berlin, Germany on Nov. 5 and here are the nominations in full (courtesy of Digital Spy).

Best Song

Beyoncé – ‘Halo’
Black Eyed Peas – ‘I Got A Feeling’
David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland – ‘When Love Takes Over’
Kings Of Leon – ‘Use Somebody’
Lady Gaga – ‘Pokerface’

Best Live Act

Beyoncé
Green Day
Kings of Leon
Lady Gaga
U2

Best Group

Black Eyed Peas
Green Day
Jonas Brothers
Kings of Leon
Tokio Hotel

Best New Act

Daniel Merriweather
La Roux
Lady Gaga
Pixie Lott
Taylor Swift

Best Female

Beyoncé
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Leona Lewis
Shakira

Best Push Artist

Daniel Merriweather
Hockey
La Roux
Little Boots
Metro Station
Pixie Lott
The Veronicas
White Lies

Best Male

Eminem
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Mika
Robbie Williams