AllHipHop — Rappers Eminem, Jay-Z and Kanye West will do battle during the 26th Annual 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, which take place live in New York this September.   Eminem and Kanye West were each nominated in four categories for their videos “We Ma... 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

VH1 News — Eminem has denied that it's his voice on "Die Already," a dis track against rapper Soulja Boy Tell'em. more info

MTV.com News — 'Wow, whoever made 'Die Already' really does sound like me,' Em tweets.By Gil Kaufman, with additional reporting by Steven Roberts Eminem Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic Eminem has quickly gone from years of beef-less silence to a raging wa... more info

MTV.com News — Show airs live on Sunday, September 13 at 9 p.m. on MTV.By MTV News staff Lady Gaga Photo: Michael Buckner/ Getty Images The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards nominations are in! Beyoncé and Lady Gaga lead the way with nine nods apiece, and Kan... 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

VH1 News — Britney Spears' "Womanizer," Beyoncé's "Single Ladies," Eminem's "We Made You," Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" and Kanye West's "Love Lockdown" are nominated for Video of the Year at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. more info

MTV.com News — 2009 MTV Video Music Awards air live on MTV September 13 at 9 p.m.By James Montgomery Britney Spears in her video for "Womanizer" Photo: Frank Micelotta/Jive Records It's the biggest award of the night, and some of the biggest names in mus... more info

Rolling Stone — Nirvana, Eminem, Guns n’ Roses and 50 Cent, what do they all have in common? They were all winners of MTV Video Music Awards’ Best New Artist trophies, and now Lady Gaga, Drake, Kid Cudi, Asher Roth and 3OH!3 will look to join those names as they... more info

MTV.com News — The hip-hop superstars will compete with each other in four categories on September 13.By James Montgomery Kanye West and Eminem Photo: Rahav Segev/WireImage/Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic We don't know all the nominees for the 2009 MTV Video Musi... more info