MTV.com News — 'I have mad respect for both of them,' Best New Artist nominee says.By Kara Warner Ke$ha Photo: MTV News The buzz around our MTV Video Music Awards has hit a fever pitch, with just four more days until the biggest stars in music descend on ... more info

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MTV.com News — Nicki Minaj, Gucci Mane, Lil Twist and more weigh in.By Mawuse Ziegbe, with reporting by MTV News staff Drake performs at the OVO Festival on Sunday Photo: Stephen Fernandez/ Splash News The Best Hip-Hop Video category at Sunday's MTV Video... more info

MTV.com News — Five-times-nominated MC also tells VMA host Chelsea Handler on 'Chelsea Lately': 'Five is my favorite number'; friend T.I. is doing OK.By James Dinh B.o.B Photo: ABC If T.I.'s recent club appearance didn't convince fans that the rapper is t... more info

MTV.com News — Bigger Than the Sound guesses Sunday's big winners.By James Montgomery Lady Gaga and Eminem onstage during last year's MTV Video Music Awards Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards are right around the corner — an... more info

MTV.com News — Fif says he'll 'concentrate on the music,' including possible Kanye West, Swizz Beatz collabos, but promises to tweet again post-VMAs.By Shaheem Reid 50 Cent Photo: Jorge Rosenberg/ Getty Images Unless 50 Cent changes his mind, we're all sa... more info

VH1 News — VMA host Chelsea Handler called Lady Gaga's fashion "a jackpot." She also has plans to hook up with Eminem after Sunday's show. more info

Idolator — Today we kick off our predictions for a few of the key categories at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards (full list of nominees here), an event that has Lady Gaga vying for 13 moon men, Eminem and Beyonce nominated for eight and B.o.B and Florence +... more info

Pop Crunch — Hip-hop heavyweight Eminem gets a little help from his fans in a spankin’-new promo for the 2010 MTV Music Video Awards! The ad — which premiered to audiences on Tuesday — features this year’s most nominated male artist escaping from a fiery ... more info

VH1 News — Take a look back at Eminem's road to Recovery and the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. more info