Beyonce and Lady Gaga vie for MTV Awards

POP STARS Beyonce and Lady Gaga have each earned nine nominations for next month’s MTV Video Music Awards, more than any other artist, while Britney Spears continued her musical comeback with seven nods.

All three will compete for the honour of video of the year, with Beyonce earning a bid for Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), Lady Gaga for Poker Face and Britney Spears for Womaniser.

They square off against rappers Kanye West with Love Lockdown and Eminem for We Made You in the video of the year race.