Lady Gaga leads MTV video award nominations

Lady Gaga has landed a record 13 nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards, ahead of rap star Eminem who captured eight nods.

The pop singer is shortlisted twice for the prestigious video of the year prize for Bad Romance and Telephone, which also featured Beyonce.

"I'm so honoured for all the little monsters and self-possessed freaks of the universe," BBC News quoted him as saying.

The awards ceremony is due to take place in Los Angeles on 12 September.

Eminem will compete against Lady Gaga in the video of the year category for Not Afraid, while Florence and the Machine is also in the running for Dog Days Are Over.