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LONDON -- British and American acts have once again taken the lion's share of MTV Europe Music Awards nominations, but with a few strong continental and international contenders in the running.

U.K. girl group All Saints is up for four noms, including best group, best album and best song for "Never Ever." The Beastie Boys also have four nominations, including best video for "Intergalactic."

Madonna scored three, including album for "Ray of Light." Garbage is also up for three, as is ex-Take That heartthrob Robbie Williams, including album and song.

But there are also three nominations for Natalie Imbruglia, the Aussie soap starlet-turned pop star, and for Sweden's Eagle Eye Cherry. Denmark's Aqua grabbed two noms, while Germany's Rammstein, France's Dario G, Australia's Savage Garden and Haiti's Pras are up for one each.

With the exception of Madonna, most of the more established acts make token showings. Nominated for one award are Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Janet Jackson and Aerosmith.

The fifth edition of the MTV Europe Music Awards will be held Nov. 12 in Milan. Jenny McCarthy is skedded to host and amongst those performing will be All Saints, Madonna and R.E.M.

The nominees:

BEST MALE: Eagle Eye Cherry, Puff Daddy, Ricky Martin, Will Smith, Robbie Williams

BEST FEMALE: Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Natalie Imbruglia, Janet Jackson, Madonna

BREAKTHROUGH: All Saints, Aqua, Eagle Eye Cherry, Five, Natalie Imbruglia

BEST DANCE: Dario G, Faithless, Fatboy Slim, Madonna, Prodigy

BEST POP: Aqua, Backstreet Boys, Boyzone, Five, Spice Girls

BEST SONG: All Saints, "Never Ever "; Cornershop, "Brimful Of Asha"; Natalie Imbruglia, "Torn"; Savage Garden, "Truly Madly Deeply"; Robbie Williams, "Angels"

BEST GROUP: All Saints, Backstreet Boys, Beastie Boys, Garbage, Spice Girls

BEST ROCK: Aerosmith, Garbage, Marilyn Manson, Rammstein, The Smashing Pumpkins

BEST RAP: Beastie Boys, Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliot, Pras, Puff Daddy

BEST VIDEO: Aphex Twin, "Come to Daddy"; Beastie Boys, "Intergalactic"; Eagle Eye Cherry, "Save Tonight"; Garbage, "Push It"; Massive Attack, "Teardrop"

BEST ALBUM: All Saints, "All Saints"; Beastie Boys, "Hello Nasty"; Madonna, "Ray of Light"; Massive Attack, "Mezzanine"; Robbie Williams, "Life Thru A Lens"