GREEN DAY'S ABOUT VMA NOMS

'Even though we have eight VMA awards on our mantle, there's always room for more,' Billie Joe Armstrong says. Nominations would be old hat for the guys in Green Day. After all, they've been doing this for a while now. They've won Grammys, BRITs, Junos and, if their upcoming stage version of "American Idiot" is successful, maSo, when nominations for the 2009 VMAs were announced on Tuesday, it wasn't exactly a surprise to see Green Day's name on the list (their "21 Guns" clip received three nods, for Best Rock Video, Best Direction and Best Cinematography). But to Billie Joe Armstrong and Co., the news is still a very big deal. ybe they'll be adding a Tony or two to the collection."We are so excited to be nominated this year for '21 Guns,' " Armstrong said in a statement to MTV News. "Even though we have eight VMA awards on our mantle, there's always room for more. This video we did with Marc Webb is really special. We're really proud of it." "21 Guns" faces some stiff competition in the Best Rock Video category: It's up against Coldplay's "Viva La Vida," the Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody," Paramore's "Decode" and Fall Out Boy's "I Don't Care." But, ultimately, you will decide who takes home the Moonman. Fans can go to VMA.MTV.com (or text VMA to 97979 if they are Verizon subscribers) to vote for the winners in general categories through September 13.
The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards will take place September 13 at 9 p.m. ET. Nominees, celebrity presenters and additional performers will be announced in the coming weeks.