MTV  MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

Teen pop-queen Britney Spears and the inescapable Backstreet Boys lead the nomination list for the 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards, which will be held at the Point in Dublin Nov.11.

Here is the complete list of the 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards nominees.

• Best Male Artist: Ricky Martin, George Michael, Sasha, Will Smith, Robbie Williams
• Best Female Artist: Geri Hailwell, Lauryn Hill, Whitney Houston, Madonna, Britney Spears
• Best Breakthrough Artist: Eminem, Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Vengaboys, Westlife
• Best Group: Backstreet Boys, Cardigans, Jamiroquai, Offspring, TLC
• Best R&B: Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Lopez, TLC
• Best Pop: Backstreet Boys, Boyzone, 5ive, Ricky Martin, Britney Spears
• Best Hip-Hop: Beastie Boys, Busta Rhymes, Eminem, Puffy, Will Smith
• Best Dance: Basement Jaxx, Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, Jamiroquai, Mr. Oizo
• Best Rock: Cardigans, Lenny Kravitz, Marilyn Manson, Offspring, Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Best UK and Ireland Act: Basement Jaxx, Boyzone, Lynden David Hall, Manic Street Preachers, Texas, Westlife
• Best Italian Act: Alex Britti, Elio e le Storie Tese, Jovanotti, Negrita, Vasco Rossi
• Best German Act: Absolute Beginner, Freundeskreis, Guano Apes, Xavier Naidoo, Sasha
• Best Nordic Act: Jennifer Brown, Cardigans, Andreas Johnson, Lene Marlin, Petter
• Best Video: Aphex Twins, "Windowlicker;" Bjork, "All is Full of Love;" Blur, "Coffee and TV;" Fatboy Slim, "Praise You;" George Michael with Mary J. Blige, "As"
• Best Song: Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"; Madonna, "Beautiful Stranger"; George Michael with Mary J. Blige, "As"; Britney Spears, "Baby One More Time"; TLC, "No Scrubs"
• Best Album: Backstreet Boys, Millenium; Boyzone, By Request; Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill; Offspring, Americana; Red Hot Chili Peppers, Californiacation