The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards nominations are in! [artist id="1236911"]Beyoncé[/artist] and [artist id="3061469"]Lady Gaga[/artist] lead the way with nine nods apiece, and [artist id="1230523"]Kanye West[/artist] and [artist id="502642"]Eminem[/artist] are facing off in the same four categories. The winners will be revealed when the show airs on Sunday, September 13, at 9 p.m. on MTV.

[article id="1616219"]Hosted by Russell Brand[/article] for the second year in a row, the VMAs will air live from Radio City Music Hall in New York. [article id="1616201"]Taylor Swift[/article], [article id="1617257"]Pink, Green Day[/article] and [article id="1616256"]Muse[/article] are already confirmed to perform. Celebrity presenters include Katy Perry, Ne-Yo and Chace Crawford.

A complete list of nominees follows.

Video of the Year

» Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"

» Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"

» Eminem, "We Made You"

» Kanye West, "Love Lockdown"

» Britney Spears, "Womanizer"

Best New Artist

» Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"

» Drake, "Best I Ever Had"

» 3OH!3, "Don't Trust Me"

» Kid Cudi, "Day 'N' Nite"

» Asher Roth, "I Love College"

Best Male Video

» Eminem, "We Made You"

» Ne-Yo, "Miss Independent"

» Kanye West, "Love Lockdown"

» T.I. (featuring Rihanna), "Live Your Life"

» Jay-Z, "D.O.A."

Best Female Video

» Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"

» Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"

» Katy Perry, "Hot N Cold"

» Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You"

» Taylor Swift, "You Belong With Me"

» Pink, "So What"

Best Hip-Hop Video

» Eminem, "We Made You"

» Flo Rida, "Right Round"

» Kanye West, "Love Lockdown"

» Asher Roth, "I Love College"

» Jay-Z, "D.O.A."

Best Pop Video

» Britney Spears, "Womanizer"

» Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"

» Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"

» Wisin y Yandel, "Abusadora"

» Cobra Starship (featuring Leighton Meester), "Good Girls Go Bad"

Best Rock Video

» Coldplay, "Viva la Vida"

» Paramore, "Decode"

» Kings of Leon, "Use Somebody"

» Green Day, "21 Guns"

» Fall Out Boy, "I Don't Care"

Breakthrough Video

» Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Heads Will Roll"

» Matt and Kim, "Lessons Learned"

» Passion Pit, "The Reeling"

» Bat for Lashes, "Daniel"

» Anjulie, "Boom"

» Cold War Kids, "I've Seen Enough"

» Death Cab for Cutie, "Grapevine Fires"

» Gnarls Barkley, "Who's Gonna Save My Soul"

» Chairlift, "Evident Utensil"

» Major Lazer, "Hold the Line"

Best Video (That Should Have Won A Moonman)

» David Lee Roth, "California Girls"

» Foo Fighters, "Everlong"

» U2, "Streets Have No Name"

» George Michael, "Freedom"

» OK Go, "Here It Goes Again"

» Tom Petty, "Into the Great Wide Open"

» Dr. Dre (featuring Snoop Dogg), "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang"

» Beastie Boys, "Sabotage"

» Björk, "Human Behavior"

» Radiohead, "Karma Police"

Best Choreography

» Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"

» Kristinia DeBarge, "Goodbye"

» Britney Spears, "Circus"

» Ciara (featuring Justin Timberlake), "Love Sex Magic"

» A. R. Rahman and Pussycat Dolls (featuring Nicole Scherzinger), "Jai Ho!"

Best Direction

» Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"

» Lady Gaga, "Paparazzi"

» Britney Spears, "Circus"

» Cobra Starship (featuring Leighton Meester), "Good Girls Go Bad"

» Green Day, "21 Guns"

Best Editing

» Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"

» Lady Gaga, "Paparazzi"

» Britney Spears, "Circus"

» Miley Cyrus, "7 Things"

» Coldplay, "Viva la Vida"

Best Special Effects

» Gnarls Barkley, "Who's Gonna Save My Soul"

» Lady Gaga, "Paparazzi"

» Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"

» Eminem, "We Made You"

» Kanye West (featuring Mr. Hudson), "Paranoid"

Best Cinematography

» Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"

» Lady Gaga, "Paparazzi"

» Britney Spears, "Circus"

» Green Day, "21 Guns"

» Coldplay, "Viva la Vida"

Art Direction

» Beyonce "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"<

» Lady Gaga, "Paparazzi"

» Britney Spears, "Circus"

» Gnarls Barkley, "Who's Gonna Save My Soul"

» Coldplay, "Viva la Vida"

The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards will take place September 13 at 9 p.m. ET. Nominees, celebrity presenters and additional performers will be announced in the coming weeks. To be the first to find out the inside scoop, follow the Inside MTV Twitter account at Twitter.com/InsideMTV.