MTV.com News — 'Even though we have eight VMA awards on our mantle, there's always room for more,' Billie Joe Armstrong says.By James Montgomery Green Day Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage You would think award show nominations would be old hat for the guys ... more info

Guardian Music — Performed at last weekend's All Points West music festival in New Jersey, these tracks prove the Beastie Boys have become cover starsSo whose Beastie Boys cover is the best? Chris Martin's piano ballad – his mother threw away his best pornogra... more info

PopSugar UK — Beyonce and Lady GaGa each have nine MTV VMA nominations for "Single Ladies (Put A Ring on It)", "Poker Face" and "Paparazzi". Coldplay is flying the flag for us Brits, with "Viva La Vida" nominated for Best Rock Video, Best Editing, Best Art Directi... more info

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MTV.com News — MC thanks fans, artists for tributes and well wishes.By James Montgomery Adam Yauch Photo: Mark Von Holden/ Getty Images Last month, Beastie Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch shocked fans by announcing that he has cancer, and that he would begin receiv... more info

Live Daily — With nine nominations each, Beyonce [ tickets ] and Lady Gaga lead the pack of nominees for this year's MTV Video Music Awards, which will be distributed Sept. 13 in New York City. Beyonce earned the nine nominations for one song, "Single Ladies (... more info

Altsounds — Amadou & Mariam have confirmed a show at *HMV Forum* on *3rd December*. The appearance will cap an incredible year for the duo, during which they performed on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury, supported Blur at Hyde Park, toured the US with Coldplay ... more info

Stereogum — Beyoncé and Lady Gaga lead with nine noms each, Britney got seven, and Kanye, Eminem, and Coldplay nabbed four. Event airs live 9/13 from NYC with returning host Russell Brand and performances by Taylor Swift, Pink, Green Day, and Muse. More info ... more info

MTV.com News — It'll be a battle of fashion-forward pop divas on September 13.By Eric Ditzian Beyoncé in her video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Photo: Columbia The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards nominations are in, and the 26th annual show is sha... more info

Kings of A&R — Check out the track Hummingbird by Trey Lockerbie. He is a local singer/songwriter from Nashville and has a upcoming show at The Rutledge, opening for Green River Ordinance. His track “Sullivan Street” received an honorable mention for a lyric co... more info