Those Red Hot Chili Peppers dominate the nominations for this year's MTV Europe Music Awards, which will take place in Copenhagen on 2 Nov. The LA band are shortlisted in four categories, including Best Album, Best Group, Best Rock Act and Best Song.
In the Best Album category they will compete with Madonna, Christina Aguilera and Nelly Furtado, all of whom are nominated in a total of three categories. Shakira, Kanye West and Muse are all also up for three gongs.
Organisers have confirmed Justin Timberlake will host the awards show, which will take place in Copenhagen's Bella Center Conventional Hall in front of an audience of 3000. An additional 10,000 are expected to watch the event on screens in the city's Radhuspladsen Town Square. Confirming his role as host, Timberlake told reporters: "It's going to be an amazing night. I'm working on several ideas with MTV at the moment and there are some great new interactive parts to the show."
Elsewhere in awards news, the nominations for the 2006 American Music Awards were announced yesterday. The main rival to the Grammys will take place on 21 Nov at LA's Shrine Auditorium. The Red Hot Chili Peppers are well represented again, up for three awards, as are Mariah Carey, the Black Eyed Peas and Nickelback. Mary J Blige, Kelly Clarkson, Eminem, Jamie Foxx, Pussycat Dolls, Rascal Flatts, TI, Carrie Underwood and Kanye West are each up for two awards. The winners will now be selected via a poll of 20,000 US music fans.