MTV Europe Music Awards nominations 

The MTV Europe Music Awards take place in Berlin on Thursday (Friday NZT).

Irish rockers U2 will play an open-air concert in the city to coincide with the annual event, which is one of pop music's biggest nights outside of the United States.

It is being held in the German capital to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a symbol of the Cold War that split the city and Germany.

Despite its name, US acts continue to dominate the nominations for awards.

Following is a list of nominations:

Best Song
Beyonce/Halo; Black Eyed Peas/I Got A Feeling; David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland/When Love Takes Over; Kings Of Leon/Use Somebody; Lady Gaga/Pokerface

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

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

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

Best Female
Beyonce; Katy Perry; Lady Gaga; Leona Lewis; Shakira

Best European Act
Deep Insight (Finland); Dima Bilan (Russia); Doda (Poland); Lost (Italy); maNga (Turkey)

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

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

Best Urban
Ciara; Eminem; Jay-Z; Kanye West; T.I

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

Best Alternative
Muse; Paramore; Placebo; The Killers; The Prodigy

Best Video
Beyonce/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