The nominations for this year's MTV Europe Music Awards has been announced, and Lordy my isn't there a bumper crop of bilge on display. The one bright spark is pop mentalist Lady GaGa, who leads the way in the nominations count: the New Yorker has been selected on the shortlist for six gongs, including 'Best Song' for 'Born This Way', 'Best Live Act' and 'Best Female'.

But look at the dreary rest: from Foo Fighters to Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bruno Mars to Justin Bieber, it's a list of all the worst things about American pop music, and frankly we're not interested. Take a look at the list yourself, and see how drab it all is.

Best Song

• Adele - 'Rolling In The Deep'
• Bruno Mars - 'Grenade'
• Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull - 'On The Floor'
• Katy Perry - 'Firework'
• Lady GaGa - 'Born This Way'

Best Live

• Coldplay
• Foo Fighters
• Katy Perry
• Lady GaGa
• Red Hot Chili Peppers

Best Pop

• Britney Spears
• Justin Bieber
• Katy Perry
• Lady GaGa
• Rihanna

Best New

• Bruno Mars
• Far East Movement
• Jessie J
• LMFAO
• Wiz Khalifa

Best Female

• Adele
• Beyoncé
• Jennifer Lopez
• Katy Perry
• Lady GaGa

Best Male

• Bruno Mars
• David Guetta
• Eminem
• Justin Bieber
• Kanye West

Best Hip-Hop

• Eminem
• Lil Wayne
• Jay-Z & Kanye West
• Pitbull
• Snoop Dogg

Best Rock

• Coldplay
• Foo Fighters
• Linkin Park
• Kings of Leon
• Red Hot Chili Peppers

Best Video

• Adele - 'Rolling In The Deep'
• Beastie Boys - 'Make Some Noise'
• Beyoncé - 'Run The World (Girls)'
• Justice - 'Civilization'
• Lady GaGa - 'Born This Way'

Best Alternative

• Arcade Fire
• Arctic Monkeys
• My Chemical Romance
• The Strokes
• Thirty Seconds To Mars

Best World Stage

• Arcade Fire
• The Black Eyed Peas
• Diddy Dirty Money
• Enrique Iglesias
• Kings of Leon
• Linkin Park
• My Chemical Romance
• Ozzy Osborne
• Snoop Dogg
• Thirty Seconds To Mars

Best Push

• Alexis Jordan
• Big Time Rush
• Bruno Mars
• Far East Movement
• Jessie J
• Katy B
• LMFAO
• Neon Trees
• Theophilus London
• Wiz Khalifa

Biggest Fans

• Justin Bieber
• Lady GaGa
• Paramore
• Selena Gomez
• Thirty Seconds To Mars

MTV UK & Ireland / Best UK & Ireland Act

• Adele
• Coldplay
• Florence + The Machine
• Jessie J
• Kasabian