Lady Gaga and Kings of Leon nominated for five MTV EMAs

Lady Gaga and Kings of Leon have been nominated for five MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs).

The singer and the band will both compete for Best Song, for 'Poker Face’ and 'Use Somebody’ respectively, Best Live Act and Best World Stage Performance, with Gaga also nominated for Best Female and Best New Act, while Kings of Leon are also up for the Best Group and Best Rock prizes.

Beyonce Knowles follows them in the nominations list, receiving nods in four categories, while Eminem and Green Day are each up for three accolades.

American artists dominate the shortlists, with Jay-Z, Katy Perry, Kanye West and Black Eyed Peas each named in two categories.

U2 are the only non-American stars to receive more than one nomination, competing for Best Live Act and Best Rock.

British singer Leona Lewis, 'American Idiot’ hitmakers Green Day and German group Tokio Hotel will perform live at this year’s ceremony, which takes place in Berlin, Germany, on November 5.

MTV viewers can vote for the winners in 11 of the 13 categories via website www.mtvema.com.

The nominees for Best European Act are yet to be revealed.

MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) 2009 full list of nominations:

Best Song:
Beyonce Knowles - 'Halo'
Black Eyed Peas - 'I Got A Feeling'
David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland – 'When Love Takes Over’
Kings of Leon – 'Use Somebody’
Lady Gaga - 'Pokerface'

Best Male:
Eminem
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Mika
Robbie Williams

Best Live Act:
Beyonce Knowles
Green Day
Kings of Leon
Lady Gaga
U2

Best Urban:
Ciara
Eminem
Jay-Z
Kanye West
TI

Best Group:
Black Eyed Peas
Green Day
Jonas Brothers
Kings of Leon
Tokio Hotel

Best Rock:
Foo Fighters
Green Day
Kings of Leon
Linkin Park
U2

Best New Act:
Daniel Merriweather
La Roux
Lady Gaga
Pixie Lott
Taylor Swift

Best Alternative:
Muse
Paramore
Placebo
The Killers
The Prodigy

Best Female:
Beyonce Knowles
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Leona Lewis
Shakira

Best Video:
Beyonce Knowles – 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)’
Britney Spears – 'Circus’
Eminem – 'We Made You’
Katy Perry – 'Waking up in Vegas’
Shakira – 'She Wolf’

Best World Stage Performance:
Coldplay
Kid Rock
Kings of Leon
Lady Gaga
Linkin Park

Best Push Artist:
Daniel Merriweather
Hockey
La Roux
Little Boots
Metro Station
Pixie Lott
The Veronicas
White Lies

Kings of Leon to release remix album

KINGS OF LEON have reportedly revealed that they will release a remix album of their hits.

The band told Billboard that their back catalogue will be remixed by a host of artists for the new LP.

Drummer Nathan Followill said the record came about after he heard that Justin Timberlake and Pharrell had previously reworked some of the band's songs.

He said: "It's neat to have these people who we would've jumped at the chance to work with ourselves... coming to us before we even get a chance to ask them.

"It's amazing to hear your song played by these people who are so creative. Most of the time it takes me two or three listens to even wrap my head around, 'Oh man, that's our song'."

Mark Ronson is one of the names reportedly lined up for the album.

Followill also said the band want to be more adventurous on their next album.

He said: "There's stuff that sounds like Radiohead. There's stuff that sounds like Thin Lizzy. There's stuff that sounds like The Band."

Kings of Leon Announce Fall Tour, Go Platinum

Nashville rock band the Kings of Leon today announced dates for a 30-plus-date North American arena trek this fall. The announcement comes just as their 2008 album "Only By the Night" has been certified platinum by the RIAA -- the first U.S. platinum certification for a band that has sold millions internationally.

After a July 31 appearance on the Today Show, the tour will kick off August 7 with the band's headlining stint at Lollapalooza in Chicago and continue through October. They will also perform on the "Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" on August 24.

"Only By the Night" hit No. 5 on the Billboard 200, while single "Sex On Fire" topped Billboard's Modern Rock Chart and won a Grammy for best rock performance by a duo or group. The platinum certification is awarded for shipments of at least a million, and the album has sold 959,000 units in the U.S. to date according to Nielsen SoundScan.

As Billboard Magazine previously reported (cover story, Feb. 21), the Kings of Leon became international superstars before making a real impact at home -- "Only By the Night" sold millions of copies worldwide and went Platinum in multiple countries before breaking the 400,000 mark in the U.S.

"The market has come around to the band," RCA VP/GM Tom Corson told Billboard earlier this year. "It's just their time. The band has put the work in over the years, they have their finest album to date, and consumers are into it."

Here are the Kings of Leon's tour dates:

August 7: Chicago, IL (Lollapalooza)
August 9: Morrison, CO (Red Rocks Amphitheater)
August 12: Edmonton, AB (Rexall Place)
August 13: Calgary, AB (Pengrowth Saddledome)
August 15: Vancouver, BC (General Motors Place)
August 16: Vancouver, BC (General Motors Place)
August 19: Las Vegas, NV (The Joint)
August 21: San Diego, CA (Cox Arena)
August 22: Los Angeles, CA (The Forum)
Sept. 8: Columbia, MD (Merriweather Post Pavilion)
Sept. 9: Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena)
Sept. 11: Mansfield, MA (Comcast Center)
Sept. 12: East Rutherford, NJ (Izod Center)
Sept. 14: Uniondale, NY (Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum)
Sept. 16: Montreal, QC (Bell Centre)
Sept. 17: Ottawa, ON (Scotiabank Place)
Sept. 19: Hamilton, ON (Copps Coliseum)
Sept. 20: London, ON (John Labatt Centre)
Sept. 22: Auburn Hills, MI (The Palace of Auburn Hills)
Sept. 23: Columbus, OH (Schottenstein Center)
Sept. 25: Noblesville, IN (Verizon Wireless Music Center)
Sept. 26: Milwaukee, WI (Bradley Center)
Sept. 28: Minneapolis, MN (Target Center)
Sept. 30: St. Louis, MO (Scottrade Center)
Oct. 2: Austin, TX (Austin City Limits Festival)
Oct. 3: Oklahoma City, OK (Ford Center)
Oct. 6: Houston, TX (Toyota Center)
Oct. 7: Dallas, TX (American Airlines Center)
Oct. 9: Atlanta, GA (Philips Arena)
Oct. 10: Lexington, KY (Rupp Arena)
Oct. 13: Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center)
Oct. 16: Nashville, TN (Sommet Center)
Oct. 20: Guadalajara, MEX (Telmex Arena)
Oct. 22: Mexico City, MEX (Sports Arena)
Oct. 24: Monterrey, MEX (Arena Monterrey)