Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars lead nominees for MTV Video Music Awards
Gaga scored 12 nominations, including artist of the year and best album for Mayhem . Mars received 11 nods for Die with a Smile , his Grammy-winning song with Gaga, and for APT. , a duet with K-pop sensation Rose.
Both Mars collaborations will compete for video of the year against Birds of a Feather by Billie Eilish, the Kendrick Lamar diss track Not Like Us , Sabrina Carpenter's Manchild and others.
Superstars Beyoncé and Taylor Swift received nominations for artist of the year. The two women have the most career VMAs with 30 each. Other nominees in the category are Lamar, Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny, country singer Morgan Wallen and Canadian pop star The Weeknd.
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