Lady Gaga wins Record 13 MTV Nominations

LOS ANGELES: Lady Gaga won a leading 13 nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday, setting a new record for the most nominations ever in a single VMA season, MTV said.

Rapper Eminem was the most nominated male artist with eight nods after the success of his latest album "Recovery", while Canadian star Justin Bieber scored his first nomination in the best new artist category for the music video of hit single "Baby."

Newcomer Ke$ha joined veterans Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Katy Perry, Usher and indie band Florence and the Machine among the other nominees.

Lady Gaga has two entries in the coveted video of the year category — "Bad Romance" and "Telephone" featuring Beyonce — where her competition includes Eminem for "Not Afraid" and rapper B.o.B for "Airplanes."

The glam pop singer also won nods in the best pop, best dance and best female music video categories. "I'm so honored for all the little monsters and self-professed freaks of the universe, to have more VMA nominations in a single year than any artist in MTV history. Ironically, I'm even more proud it's an unlucky number; 13," Lady Gaga said. "Thank You MTV!," she said.

The awards will be presented in a live telecast from Los Angeles on Sept. 12.

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