LOS ANGELES, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Pop singer Lady Gaga and

her "Die with a Smile" collaborator Bruno Mars landed at the top

of the list of nominees announced on Tuesday for this year's 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 Beyonce and Taylor Swift both received

nominations for artist of the year. The two women have the most

career VMA awards 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.

The VMAs began airing on MTV in 1984 and became

known for memorable moments such as an onstage kiss between

Madonna and Britney Spears and Lady Gaga's appearance in a raw

meat dress.

Fans can vote online in 19 of this year's categories.

Winners will be announced on September 7 at a ceremony broadcast

live from New York on the CBS network.

New categories were added this year for best country video

and best pop artist.

The nominees for country video include "Think I'm in Love

with You" by Chris Stapleton, "Liar" by Jelly Roll and Wallen's

"Smile".

Carpenter, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, and Tate McRae are

among those in the running for pop artist.