Rihanna and country singer Taylor Swift will go head-to-head at the MTV Europe Music Awards, battling it out to be named best pop star in the world.
The Umbrella hitmaker is leading the nominations with nods in six categories, including best female, best song, and best video. Swift is close behind with five nominations, including best live act and best look.
The two are going up against each other in the prestigious best pop act category, alongside Justin Bieber, No Doubt, and Katy Perry, and they will also battle it out for the title of best female, with the shortlist also featuring Perry, Pink, and Nicki Minaj.
In the best male category, Bieber gets another nod but faces some tough competition from hip-hop heavyweights Jay-Z, Kanye West, Flo Rida and Pitbull.
The Baby hitmaker and Firework singer Perry have notched up a total of four nominations each, and Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, and Lana Del Rey are among the acts receiving three nods.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Frankfurt, Germany on 11 November (12).
The full list of main nominations is as follows:
Best Pop Act:
Justin Bieber
No Doubt
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
Rihanna
Best Song:
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris - We Found Love
Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know
Pitbull feat. Chris Brown - International Love
fun. feat. Janelle Monae - We Are Young
Best Female:
Rihanna
Katy Perry
Pink
Taylor Swift
Nicki Minaj
Best Male:
Justin Bieber
Kanye West
Flo Rida
Pitbull
Jay Z
Best New Act:
Rita Ora
fun.
One Direction
Lana Del Rey
Carly Rae Jepsen
Best Live Act:
Taylor Swift
Lady Gaga
Jay Z and Kanye West
Green Day
Muse
Best Hip Hop:
Jay Z and Kanye West
Nas
Rick Ross
Drake
Nicki Minaj
Best Rock:
Linkin Park
Green Day
Muse
The Killers
Coldplay
Best Electronic:
David Guetta
Swedish House Mafia
Avicii
Skrillex
Calvin Harris
Best Alternative:
Jack White
The Black Keys
Arctic Monkeys
Florence + The Machine
Lana Del Rey
Best Video:
M.I.A. - Bad Girls
Lady Gaga - Marry The Night
Katy Perry - Wide Awake
Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris - We Found Love
PSY - Gangnam Style
Best Look:
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Jack White
Taylor Swift
A$AP Rocky
Best World Stage:
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
B.o.B
Evanescence
Flo Rida
Jason Derulo
Joe Jonas
Justin Bieber
Kasabian
Ke$ha
LMFAO
Maroon 5
Nelly Furtado
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sean Paul
Snoop Dogg
Snow Patrol
Taylor Swift
Biggest Fans:
Justin Bieber
One Direction
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Katy Perry
Best Push:
Foster The People
Lana Del Rey
Mac Miller
Michael Kiwanuka
Gotye
Rebecca Ferguson
fun.
Rita Ora
Conor Maynard
Of Monsters And Men
Carly Rae Jepsen