Se han anunciado las candidatos a los MTV Music Awards 2009, que este año cumplen su vigesimo sexta edición. Los premios se entregarán el próximo 13 de septiembre.

Como favoritas parten Beyoncé y Lady Gaga con 9 nominaciones cada una. Ambas artistas, como no podía ser de otra manera, se han mostrado muy contentas con la noticia.

También entre los favoritos Britney Spears con 7 opciones a premio. Kanye West, Eminem y Coldplay recibieron 4 nominaciones cada uno.

Los fans pueden votar en las categorías generales a través de vma.mtv.com, y mandando sms, desde el 4 de agosto hasta el 13 de septiembre.

La lista de nominados es la siguiente:

Video del año
Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"
Eminem, "We Made You"
Kanye West, "Love Lockdown"
Britney Spears, "Womanizer"

Nuevo artista
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"

Video masculino
Eminem, "We Made You"
Ne-Yo, "Miss Independent"
Kanye West, "Love Lockdown"
T.I. (featuring Rihanna), "Live Your Life"
Jay-Z, "D.O.A."

Video femenino
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"

Video hip-hop
Eminem, "We Made You"
Flo Rida, "Right Round"
Kanye West, "Love Lockdown"
Asher Roth, "I Love College"
Jay-Z, "D.O.A."

Video pop
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"

Video rock
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"

Video (que debería haber ganado un premio MTV antes)
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"

Coreografía
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!"

Dirección
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"

Montaje
Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
Lady Gaga, "Paparazzi"
Britney Spears, "Circus"
Miley Cyrus, "7 Things"
Coldplay, "Viva la Vida"

Efectos especiales
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"

Fotografía
Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
Lady Gaga, "Paparazzi"
Britney Spears, "Circus"
Green Day, "21 Guns"
Coldplay, "Viva la Vida"

Dirección artística
Beyoncé, "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"