


Spears is currently on tour and her video for the song “Circus” was nominated for best choreography. Later her personal life veered out of control and her father took control of her business affairs. The annual awards are one of the cable TV channel’s most-watched programs, as much for the celebrity antics and performances as the awards themselves.Īt the height of Spears’ early career in 2003, she and Madonna famously kissed on the show. “I’ve been blessed this year to have ‘Single Ladies’ become a video people really connected with and responded to,” Beyonce said in a statement released by MTV. 1 hit “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).” Honors will be given out at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on September 13 in a show hosted by British prankster Russell Brand.īeyonce has enjoyed a hugely successful solo career since leaving the all-female group “Destiny’s Child.” Her third solo album, “I Am … Sasha Fierce,” had the No. They square off against rappers Kanye West with “Love Lockdown” and Eminem for “We Made You” in the video of the year race.

Beyonce and Lady Gaga on Tuesday 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.Īll three will compete for the honor 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 “Womanizer.”
