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Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse will compete against one another for the best new artist award at the MTV Video Music Awards.
The British singers, who have both been working to crack the American music market, were announced as nominees at the awards night launch in New York last night.
Allen had earlier encountered trouble as she tried to enter the US to attend the event.
She was detained at Los Angeles airport and questioned over her June arrest after a photographer alleged she assaulted him in London.
Winehouse was also nominated for female artist of the year and video of the year for the single that propelled her to fame – Rehab.
American singers Justin Timberlake and Beyonce Knowles were the stars of the evening, each receiving seven nominations, including best female and male artist.
R& B star Rihanna and rapper Kayne West were nominated in five categories.
The awards will take place in Las Vegas on September 9, with Allen, Winehouse, Rihanna, Kayne West and Foo Fighters all scheduled to perform.
And the nominees are…
Best group
Fall Out Boy
Gym Class Heroes
Linkin Park
Maroon 5
The White Stripes
Female artist of the year
Beyonce
Fergie
Nelly Furtado
Rihanna
Amy Winehouse
Male artist of the year
Akon
Robin Thicke
T.I
Justin Timberlake
Kayne West
Best new artist
Lily Allen
Amy Winehouse
Gym Class Heroes
Carrie Underwood
Peter Bjorn and John
Monster single of the year
Daughtry - Home
Fall Out Boy - Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
Avril Lavigne Girlfriend
Lil Mama - Lip Gloss
Mims - This Is Why I'm Hot
Plain White T's - Hey There Delilah
Rihanna f/ Jay-Z - Umbrella
Shop Boyz -Party Like A Rock Star
T-Pain f/ Yung Joc - Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')
Timbaland f/ Keri Hilson, D.O.E. & Sebastian - The Way I Are
Video of the year
Beyonce – Irreplacable
Justin Timberlake – D.A.N.C.E
Rihanna f/ Jay Z – Umbrella
Justin Timberlake – What goes around… comes around
Kayne West – Stronger
Amy Winehouse - Rehab
Most earth shattering collaboration
Akon f/ Eminem - Smack That
Gwen Stefani f/ Akon -The Sweet Escape
Justin Timberlake f/ - Timbaland SexyBack
U2 f/ Green Day -The Saints Are Coming
Quadruple threat of the year
Beyonce
Bono
Jay Z
Justin Timberlake
Kayne West
Best choreographer
Beyoncé f/ Shakira - Beautiful Liar
Chris Brown - Wall To Wall
Ciara - Like A Boy
Eve - Tambourine
Justin Timberlake - My Love
Best director
Christina Aguilera - Candyman (Matthew Rolston)
Beyoncé f/ Shakira - Beautiful Liar Jake Nava
Kanye West - Stronger (Hype Williams)
Linkin Park - What I've Done (Joe Hahn)
Rihanna f/ Jay-Z - Umbrella (Chris Applebaurn)
Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around...Comes Around (Samuel Bayer)
Best editing
Beyoncé f/ Shakira - Beautiful Liar
Gnarls Barkley - Smiley Faces
Linkin Park -What I've Done
Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around...Comes Around
Kanye West - Stronger

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Allen's getting her own T.V Show?!? Do people not see her squinty little evil eyes? She's a desperate outrage, but on the plus side she might not have time to make music...
Johan, London, UK
Thats sad
Americans let terroists in their country and they kill 3000 of your citizens, but you wont let a artist come into your country because of a petty criminal offence she committed,
Whatever happened to forgiveness or does that only apply to americans when convienient? Your pettiness and harshess shall be metted out when God judges all.
In the meantime, keep your america, those who really are not terrorists but have a black mark in their past can live without entering your country, God forgives people who did wrong and are otherwise honest decent people,
The terrorists? They will have perfect criminal free pasts and will probably continue to enter your nation, your not really stopping anything, your dimwitteness only hurts Grow a brain ...
Rick Smith, Smallville, NON-USA
Are there only 10 music artists on MTV or is it just me? WTF? Bring some diversity to these awards or I'll wait for the Grammies. Not even sure if I'll watch this year.
Ryan Blundell, Prescott, Arizona
Allen vs Winehouse? No contest surely. I'll back talent over profile: Winehouse in 3.
Gaz, London, UK